What did you do in your shop today?

[Don Ratcliff]

Holy @#$%&!! That's soooo awesome.

That's not a painted edge is it? I need a write up on how you dooded that!

I don't paint so no, that edge is laminated. I learned from the guy that can't spell. This is his stuff. The carvings he does have been featured in the Smithsonian and these bowls are his latest idea (I'm not a fan but he loves them) he calls them the tree of life. He built the table and chairs out of koa. All the cabinets and furniture are also his work from koa. He actually built the entire house by hand. Not all out of koa though. It's like a museum inside with glass cases and everything. It's my Disneyland and it's anot honor to learn from him. Levan keola sequria is his name.

 

[Spinartist]

That "wood" make a cool uplight lamp. Just put a bulb inside.

 

[Spinartist]

*lathe.....not lath....
Boy, we need to work on your spelling as much as several others around here....

I just quit caring. Auto correct is going to screw me up every time

I don't think Sharpie has auto correct!

 

[Spinartist]

Sprayed two coats of white paint on beer tap handles. Kiln is an old wine cooler that I converted.

 

[Schroedc]

I got a little bit of drilling, tubing, and turning done today and started on my wooden knife....

 

[Spinartist]

I got a little bit of drilling, tubing, and turning done today and started on my wooden knife....

I love the peg board & dowels to hold the pen tubes!! Great idea!!!

 

[Schroedc]

The peg board was a brainstorm I had three years ago when I had to make 1000 pens in 3 months. I've kept them around and they do come in handy. I've got some that hold 100 pairs, some that hold 50 pairs and a few made to just hold 10 pairs for smaller runs. They also fit my bakery pans I use in the shop in a rolling rack to keep stuff out of the way.

 

[Don Ratcliff]

I carved the koa horse head pull for the mailbox. This is before I put a coat of clear on it.

 

[deltatango]

Cut up some old maple from a tree I felled and Alaskan Saw Mill-(ed) back in 1972 in New Hampshire


Just some old wood...

 

[Spinartist]

Cut up some old maple from a tree I felled and Alaskan Saw Mill-(ed) back in 1972 in New Hampshire
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Just some old wood...
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At least there's a couple turning blanks!!

 

[Kevin]

I think I'll work on the Katana tonight.

 

[Spinartist]

Painted red on most of the 40 beer tap handles on the lathe. Have 7 that needed touch up white paint. need to do 3 coats of red.

 

[ripjack13]

Do you collect the beer taps too, or just make em?

 

[Spinartist]

Do you collect the beer taps too, or just make em?

Just make em. Can't drink most beer. Have Celiac's. Need to be gluten free.

 

[ripjack13]

I carved the koa horse head pull for the mailbox. This is before I put a coat of clear on it.

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Well...I guess it's not Mr Ed....he ain't got no mouth! How's he sposta tell you that you have mail?

 

[ripjack13]

Cut up some old maple from a tree I felled and Alaskan Saw Mill-(ed) back in 1972 in New Hampshire
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Just some old wood...
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Oh my goodness....that spalted stuff is very toxic. You should probably bundle those up with the bloodwood and other toxic wood you may inadvertently aquired and send it out to me. I'll take one for the team. I have taken all the necessary precautions so I'll be able to "dispose" of them properly....
I'm looking out for ya Mark....

 

[Tony]

I carved the koa horse head pull for the mailbox. This is before I put a coat of clear on it.

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When are you going to do the self portrait? You know, the other end of the horse?? Tony

 

[Don Ratcliff]

It's a mailbox pull, it should look good from far but far from good so it doesn't get stolen.

 

[Blueglass]

Looks like ink got dribbled all over that wood. I love spalting.

 

[deltatango]

Yeah it's cool. Can't beat it.