What did you do in your shop today?

Mr. Peet said:
Yes, that is common Black cherry, Prunus serotina. The cherries are more often sour and bitter. They are edible, just like other cherries, the pits are not to be eaten, as they contain toxins. Many call these trees choke cherries because of the fruit, not knowing the actual name.

Seeing an off centered pith and some twist in the trunk, this tree will yield wood that will move more than a straight trunked tree. Might get some neat figure. See some scaring as well. Is that an uprooted honeysuckle at the base?

Yes, Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, is an understory shrub edge species. The Canadian Choke Cherry is a larger variety cultivar that often attains a small tree size. Because of it's red leaves, it is often used in landscaping.
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Thanks for the info Mark. I didn’t look closely, but I believe that was a honeysuckle at the base. Plenty of Buckthorn in the tree line too.

After cutting the tree into thirds and loading it up, the tree service company tried pulling the root ball out for the homeowner with their crane bucket. He was getting most of it when they realized there was an underground electric service going right through the roots (service line coming out of the ground) They immediately stopped and advised the homeowner to call the power company.

The base section was somewhat surprisingly solid at ground level. There were some big black ants crawling around on the trunk, but very minor rot on the 30+ inch base.

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So I got one of the hangers for the slat board wall. The 3/4" boards would not work as they would be to thick. 20261009_150017.webp
So I set up a 1/2" dado stack and cut some rabbets.
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This will work, even if so.e of them have bigger flanges.
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Easy peasy.
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All done and the sample will sit flat.
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Im still waiting for a couple more samples before I assemble everything just to make sure I get the spacing for the slats right. Im thinking 1/4" to 3/8" should work.
 
10 yard roll off at the apartment house had the wife and I spending 3 days going thru 40 something years of accumulations. Shop looks much more cleaner now! Load of copper and steel waste got me over 200 bucks at the recycle place.
More room for wood! Don't tell her that though!
 
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Phil.H said:
10 yard roll off at the apartment house had the wife and I spending 3 days going thru 40 something years of accumulations. Shop looks much more cleaner now! Load of copper and steel waste got me over 200 bucks at the recycle place.
More room for wood! Don't tell her that though!
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I got some more samples for the hangers so I was able to calculate how wide the space should be between the boards, i settled on 3/8" and made a spacer for assembly.
Everything is square, a little glue, the spacer, and 3 brad nails for each end.
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The samples hanging. They go in easy.
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Top slat is double wide for a header banner.
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Side profile, I'll hit the endgrain one more time with some stain.
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3 slat walls done, I just need to install the hangers.
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Mr. Peet said:
Will these be standing alone or butted to one another? Just wondering as the board ends do not look stained evenly.
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I plan to stain the ends again today, the end grain just soaks up the stain. There will be a space between them when they are hung.
 
Ooooohhh, I see. I thought these were going to be wall hanging decor up near the altar but they're more like a French cleat thing for the Sunday bulletin and other church info. Very cool.
 
I guess I’m a glutton for resin punishment. A small cup maybe 4 inches from left over resin and scrap Australian Burl cutoffs. Haven’t parted it yet and no finish.

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I’ll use a resin table top finish when this is finished. Long way to go yet.

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I hate the mess, but ultimately they are cool projects.

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Man the lathe looks funny covered in all that crap. It's like Halloween spider webs.
 
William Tanner said:
Had a first timer in the shop today. He had a strong desire to turn a cigar. He has carved cigars in the past. The wood is wet maple so we ensconced it in this container with silica beads to dry.

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That’s got to be pretty exciting to mentor a new turner! Be sure to post a pic of the final product when completed. Chuck
 
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