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Has been a while since I've posted any new intarsia. Here is a photo of my newest piece titled "Eagles Realm". It sits in a 16" x20" cherry frame with purpleheart accents and has 175...
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Hi Everyone
Has been a while since I've posted any new intarsia. Here is a photo of my newest piece titled "Eagles Realm". It sits in a 16" x20" cherry frame with purpleheart accents and has 175...
Dan--Notice I said Original PAM,not the butter flavored.The original has no smell and does not turn rancid. On all of my tool table tops I spray on and wipe off.Been using it for years
Hi Mike
The best lube that I have found to keep all of my bandsaw blades clean and slick is PAM original cooking spray. Just a little squirt while the blade is running and you immediately hear the...
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Here are a few pics of my newest commission that I did for a client in Ga.They live in Big Canoe and have been known to see a few bears roaming the property. It was for a 70th birthday...
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Here is a link to my video on the demonstration on the Hocking Valley Corn sheller that I recently restored. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bfTHz84RXs
Here is a restoration of a circa 1900 Hocking Valley corn sheller that I was commissioned to do.
When I first took on this project I had my doubts whether or not I could get it to work. After...
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I start off by knocking off the 4 corners then do that again which now becomes an 8 sided shaft. Then it is a matter of rotating it slightly as many times as it takes until it is as round...
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LOML wanted me to make her a new walking stick. Had to be a minimum of 44” long but my lathe can only take stock 40” plus she wanted it made from a couple of different woods and it had...
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I do quite a bit of furniture repair and usually end up taking the chair apart to get to where the old glue has failed. Sometimes the tenons are cracked or broken in which case I have to use...
Hi everyone--Happy New Year
My Wife's cousin in NC had a cat ( Toby) that they have had for a number of years. As many of you know a pet is part of the family and we all mourn their passing. I was...
Thanks guys
This was definitely a test of my scrolling skills, especially the fence-used a 2/0 reversed tooth blade threaded through 1/16" holes.Also had to use 2 power jewelers glasses to see what...
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Here are a couple of pics of my newest commission. It is for my wife's cousin down in NC who owns a buffalo ranch. Buffalo Jack is the president of the Southeast Buffalo Association and...
Hi Ken
I am presently doing a WIP blog on a couple of the other forums that show the steps to make my newest commission. It is a keepsake box for a customer in NC who owns a buffalo ranch and wants...
Hi Dan
I get alot of my exotics from Wall lumber in NC. Tulipwood runs about $25 bf but is getting harder to find anything over 2-3" wide.
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Got a call from a client in California yesterday that saw my website and asked if I could do a hummingbird box for him to give to his wife for her birthday which is next week. I said...
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It's always fun to take on unusual little projects like this. Can't say that I'm a carver but the customer was thrilled with the end result. Here is another view of the...
When you do custom woodworking you sometimes get asked to do some pretty strange things, which makes it kinda exciting. I was asked by a client if I did any carving. He explained that he had put up a...
Beautiful job--I would guess from the green and purple streaking it would be poplar
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I'm in the process of designing the sign for our scrolling group-- The River City Scrollers here in Richmond. At our last meeting we cut out all of the letters for the sign and we...
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Just got the results from the NC Woodworkers 2010 Calender contest and it appears that my rendition of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello won the spot for artistic scroll saw work. Very...
Here are a couple of pics of my newest intarsia commission. It is for a wedding present. The box is 6"x 8" and uses 45 pieces from 10 different woods. .This was a fun project. Very challenging...
Thanks Jim
I didn't take a close up of the shelf edges but they are a simple inlay using holly and ebony. Just adds a nice artistic touch.
As many of you know, I've been working on a large commission for a client to replace all of the metal shelving in a couple of closets.I ordered 550 bf of Jatoba for this project and am slowly getting...
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l love using pocket hole screws. They are quick, easy to use and make a strong connection. The down side is that you normally can't use them for exposed work mostly because they are...
I really haven't been doing alot of scrolling lately except for a class that I've been teaching for some of the Seniors here in Midlothian at a place called -LLI( Lifetime Learning Institute).It's a...