Do you want a potpourri or are you driving?
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Quite some time ago I acquired 4 bundles of crate sides about 200 pieces. Over the years I have used them for various projects.
The other day the wife asked me to make a crate for one of her projects. This is what I come up with.
As a side note one of my friends saw the crate and asked if he could have a panel to hang in his man cave. I wonder could there be a revenue opportunely?
The other day the wife asked me to make a crate for one of her projects. This is what I come up with.
As a side note one of my friends saw the crate and asked if he could have a panel to hang in his man cave. I wonder could there be a revenue opportunely?
Glenn
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I create problem solving challenges and opportunities for design modification, not mistakes.
SS 520 born 04/16/03, Power Station mounted Band saw , Scroll saw, Jointer, Belt sander, Overarm router, dedicated Mark V drill press, SS Maxi-clamp system, Shopsmith woodworking bench
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A couple of years ago, a colleague with a century-old house had a huge walnut yard tree taken down -- capital punishment for dropping too many walnuts on his house. He hired a sawyer with a portable bandsaw mill to slice it up into huge slabs, plus some smaller beams and boards.
I told my friend about the figure in walnut crotches, but the sawyer just cut them out and left for them firewood. So my friend gave me the crotch pieces, and I gave him a gallon of Anchorseal to use on the rest of the lumber. When I got the crotch pieces home, I Anchorsealed the ends, and then just left them outside in the weather.
Adding to my turning-log stockpile, early this summer a neighbor gave me a couple of pieces of "firewood" from a tree than fell in his woods. Fast forward to yesterday, and I finally got around to chainsawing the logs into turning blanks. The redder pieces in the pics below are from my neighbor's tree. Anyone care to guess what kind of wood it is?
Needless to say, I'm excited about turning some bowls!
I told my friend about the figure in walnut crotches, but the sawyer just cut them out and left for them firewood. So my friend gave me the crotch pieces, and I gave him a gallon of Anchorseal to use on the rest of the lumber. When I got the crotch pieces home, I Anchorsealed the ends, and then just left them outside in the weather.
Adding to my turning-log stockpile, early this summer a neighbor gave me a couple of pieces of "firewood" from a tree than fell in his woods. Fast forward to yesterday, and I finally got around to chainsawing the logs into turning blanks. The redder pieces in the pics below are from my neighbor's tree. Anyone care to guess what kind of wood it is?
Needless to say, I'm excited about turning some bowls!
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Beautiful looking crotch pieces. Gonna be some gorgeous turnings.
Id guess your mystery wood is tulip.
Id guess your mystery wood is tulip.
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Negatory on the Tulip, Gene. But I couldn’t ID it myself, even when the tree was mostly still intact. Looking at just the chain-sawn end grain from a distance, I thought it was black cherry, which is common around here. But when I looked up close, I could see that the bark wasn’t right for black cherry. My neighbor had to set me straight.
A couple hints: 1) At about 12” in trunk diameter, this tree was fully mature. 2) This species produces food that deer like to eat.
A couple hints: 1) At about 12” in trunk diameter, this tree was fully mature. 2) This species produces food that deer like to eat.
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Pecan?
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Nope, mature Pecan trees range from 2’ to 4’ in diameter.JPG wrote:Pecan?
Hint #3: Per wood-database.com, this wood is about 10% denser and 25% harder than white oak.
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Iron wood?BuckeyeDennis wrote:Nope, mature Pecan trees range from 2’ to 4’ in diameter.JPG wrote:Pecan?
Hint #3: Per wood-database.com, this wood is about 10% denser and 25% harder than white oak.
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Nope, not ironwood. I don’t think that stuff grows in Ohio.
Hint #4: This wood is traditionally used for making top-quality handsaw handles.
Hint #4: This wood is traditionally used for making top-quality handsaw handles.
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I am thinking a rosewood variant but I didn't think any rosewood grew in the States.
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