Congrats! I’ve not done it myself, either, but have friends back in Redding who do it professionally. There’s a lot to it! Yours turned out just great! Chuck
What did you do in your shop today?
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Note to The Haole Texan - once formerly known as "Stoopid Islander". The variations are normal for stained glass - by virtue of how they are frequently made. In 1955 the year before I was born, Ford decided to build the (then) world's largest float glass plant (almost 2 million sf) in Nashville. In it's day it would make about 500 tons of glass a day or about 250,000 sf. (or so I was told - but other figures would indicate they averaged much more per day). They have tight control on color, thickness, and other parameters - everything automated (have gone from something like 3000 workers now to 500 and now owned by the 6th or 7th company) Colored/stained glass manufacturers are a different entity - small batches by hand - hand transferring crucibles of molten glass to a small rolling mill from a batch oven. Each crucible slightly different by nature from the others.
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For all those not fluent in "lil' Mikey" I will translate this from Backwood Lords Americanized Befuddled Language Articulation or as is commonly known "BLA BLA" to English.
Here's what he said; "Cool, I agree with you on the color but hey, it's glass."
Thanks Mike, I like it too.
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Roughed out the start of a batch to get ready for Peeper season.
cherry sassafras
maple hackberry
cherry sassafras
maple hackberry
Got them turned and sanded with 180. The wood scientist should rename sassafras “butta”…
Some great looking pieces of wood you have there will look great with finish on.
Smells sooo good when turning too!
It will be interested to see that sassafras and maple burl with a finish on them. Do you power sand and stop sanding at 180 grit?
Power sand with 180, don’t use coarser because it deeply scratches the wood and necessitates more sanding to remove, then hand sand 180 to 600.
First coat of oil
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Gorgeous!
That maple one is really nice.
Sat around and picked the bark off this burl I got last week. Anyone else find solace in menial tasks??
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I will be busy for a while! Found these nice burls on Marketplace and couldn't pass them up. Ended up getting 5 slabs about 24x36x2" and some chunks. Very nice stuff with lots of curls and eyes. Now just gotta figure out some projects.I'm not sure about solace, send me this burl and I'll find out.
Send those too, I'll find solace and some projects for you. You're welcome
Congrats! What a treasure trove! Chuck
Well, H. E. Double Hockey Sticks - the last time I tried to buy something on marketplace - I got scammed.
I told you, it got lost in the mail. No refunds!
I know what you mean. I always buy local to me and this guy just happened to be 20 minutes away. I drove to his house and SURPRISE - he has a portable mill in his backyard with a pole barn full of slabs. Most was redwood but had some really nice Maple in there also. I think I may be seeing him again soon!!
Nice stuff Chris! I envy you guys in the PNW...