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My process is pretty basic. I do my sanding on the lathe with it running at a very low speed, and I use an angle sander with 3 inch...

You know Matt has some nice Mulberry that would give great contrast 'trees' colorwise. @Sprung

So, which weeping willow were you going with? Salix alba and Salix babylonica and the two most common I have dealt with. I have seen...

When you sanded each piece, did they all smell the same? Blank 2 & 3 remind me of Allocasuarina but that smells different than most oaks.

I’ve been wanting to take these large dead Aspen’s down for some time. 20” diameter. Had to use a bunch of wedges to get one leaner to...

They were somewhat hollowed from the bottom. I created myself a cheat sheet as I was getting started so I wouldn’t forget to do a step...

I believe that wood reacts to blacklight. Also think it has more pore banding. Never saw your tag John. There were a few weeks the tag...

Yes, i checked inside wood already. To me it looks like #1 matches inside wood, but #2 & #3 do not.

These look great! I just finished watching a couple of video's on making a similar design. Thinking about a couple for family members.

I worked on this batch of Christmas ornaments that I will be giving to friends and family this year. The light is a little tea light...

My process is pretty basic. I do my sanding on the lathe with it running at a very low speed, and I use an angle sander with 3 inch...

A friend gave me some Yew branches, so I made a few trees. Bigger ones are about 8-9” tall. Put a coat of walnut oil on them. I usually...

A friend gave me some Yew branches, so I made a few trees. Bigger ones are about 8-9” tall. Put a coat of walnut oil on them. I usually...

A friend gave me some Yew branches, so I made a few trees. Bigger ones are about 8-9” tall. Put a coat of walnut oil on them. I usually...

I’d stick with mango.