Seems like there ought to be a market for all those nice shavings. Christmas manger builders? Audobon duck nest constructors? Rabbit and chicken hutches?
What did you do in your shop today?
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I let them dry out and bag them. Give them to people who do a lot of fires. I'll also, bag them up in a used-up paper bag. meltdown used-up candles and drip them over in the bag, fold down the bag really tight, and you've got a great fire starter.
I try not to let them go to waste.
I have been known to run rabbit hutch and chick brooder liners and fill with a layer of anything but walnut or stabilized. I would strongly recommend no sumacs or other potentially irritating woods.
Turned a few more and first coat of oil today… maple burl, cherry and dyed maple.
I made a few dowels today.
................. Jerry (in Tucson)
................. Jerry (in Tucson)
Never seen such beautiful dowels! Chuck
For any particular purpose?
Cause I know what I'd be using them for!
@Nubsnstubs what type of wood are those made from?
Yep. I'm making 3 Olive bowls I cored from one piece. Olive is not woodturner friendly. There is always something you need to do to make a good stable form.
I use a Veritas 3/8 Dowel Maker. A 14" dowel takes about 1 minute from mounting to removing the finished dowel.
So any and all cracks will have home made Olive dowels spanning the gaps or cracks after I take the sides down to 3/8" - 1/2" thick. Drill a 3/8" hole across the gap or crack, insert dowel using whatever glue I feel like using. CA or TB 3. I try not to get glue residue in the cracks as you don't know if there will be a big glue spot left when finished.
I'll post a few picture tomorrow when I take some and post what the bowls look like. ................ Jerry (in Tucson)
Dem are purdier than the ones I got!
Worked on a couple hollow forms. The first is a little Amur maple burl, about 4" tall. It's in a bag now and drying.
The next is a little silver maple form that I'm just finishing up shaping. This one's going to be interesting to hollow. Lots of rot and open spaces but I think there is enough meat there to hold it together.
The next is a little silver maple form that I'm just finishing up shaping. This one's going to be interesting to hollow. Lots of rot and open spaces but I think there is enough meat there to hold it together.
A friend brought over a two foot log of Ash. It had been sitting for three years. Wondered if I could use it. Well, it was punky stuff. I was able to manage two blanks out of it. So soft I couldn't use a worm screw and had to use a face plate. I've not use a face plate in years. Decided they needed roughed out right away. The second one has a good size knot in it... don't know if that one will survive.
Those are going to look really nice when you get back to them. Please post pics when you finish them. Chuck
Nice to have friends bring you their firewood.
Those are gonna be purdy, real purdy!
Just had these walnut slabs dropped off by another guy in the church about an hour ago. Said they'd been sitting around for 10 years and I could have them. At least 30" X 30"
Bonanza!!! You have incredible friends! Chuck
Recently visited my brother and he broke out his new crib board for a game. It looked like a dollar store plywood knockoff. Being a self respectful woodworker I was embarrassed to have such a shameful wood product in the family so... CK top and mahogany box. Still needs finish but the build is done.
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Awesome for just throwing it together! Hard to tell from pic, what is the inlay? Chuck