Very nice, but I think that fish carving is way too nice looking to be left outside to weather and crack.
What free wood did you find today?
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Hope you visited glass beach. Best sea glass-
thx, they are going water seal it like decking, and it's redwood so it'll last 10 yrs or so
i collected a few agates on the beach right below the house, same place the wood came from
ugly wood makes for a pretty turning. You posted it, pressure is on…. 
That outer wrinkle just tells you the amount of energy that is going on inside and looking forward to the progress and finished product.
Got the outside shaped anyway. Going to core one or two out of it. Maybe today???
My mom (who recently celebrated her 90th) is coming over for dinner today!
Burly bonus on this sideGot the outside shaped anyway. Going to core one or two out of it. Maybe today???
My mom (who recently celebrated her 90th) is coming over for dinner today!
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Wow- core it baby!Got the outside shaped anyway. Going to core one or two out of it. Maybe today???
My mom (who recently celebrated her 90th) is coming over for dinner today!
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I mentioned in another post that I have not seen Norway maple in lumber form available- I posted a tree marked here in Brooklyn heights. Give us a scoop as far as working with it- working properties in between soft red and hard maple? I know I mentioned to you, that this wood species was used by Stradivari.Is your Mom going to get a piece of this for her belated birthday?
Arn
You most definitely need to make that return trip!!! Grab as much as you can!
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I would say comparable to silver Maple. No huge ribbons, off the gouge, like some Maple throws, but decent shavings. I found this huge piece at the firewood lot, so might have been sitting a while since it was cut. I never checked moisture content, but it’s not very wet.Wow- core it baby!
Is your Mom going to get a piece of this for her belated birthday?
Arn
I have another piece of the log still to be processed. I’ll call you out @Arn213 if I find a piece that’s this good and save it for you.
I’ve got the rest of it Chuck.
Ended up with 3 bowls total from the blank. Interesting “curly ribbons”(?) running across the bottom of the bowl.
Those are baby “angel steps” figuring- did you play “Stairway to Heaven” or “Sweet Little Angel” when you were working on it?
found an oak crotch piece in the dumpster at work. Had to get the toy mill out to clear a stack of cedar slab anyway so while it was filled up, I had to look at my freebie
The last picture is proof of life for my cedar claims this weekend.
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Dang you scored with a book-match set on the first photo Frank! The cat is looking to score too…..
I cut the bookmatch as close to the dead center as possible. This was a smaller branch area so any chance of medullary rays had to be carefully planned.
There is another bookmatch on the one outside edge but it is blah. Probably cut the first outer piece into pen blanks since it is decently spalted
There is another bookmatch on the one outside edge but it is blah. Probably cut the first outer piece into pen blanks since it is decently spalted
You will get to build something nice with the bm set (bench perhaps and center seam it at the wider crotch section) Frank @2feathers Creative Making:
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Yeah, the wife is already working on this bookmatch. She will let us know shortly, what it will be...