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  1. 04-27-2015, 9:15 PM #1
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    Hackberry Headboard

    I usually hang out in the turners forum but sometimes tackle other types of woodworking.
    This will be a birthday present for a young lady. I was told "She likes dolphins". Hopefully she will like this. The hackberry had quite a bit of character with some blue stain, a little curl and a few worm holes. It was dyed with Belen's Sola-Lux "Sea Blue" thinned with lacquer thinner. The dolphin is walnut with an exotic for the eye.
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  3. 04-27-2015, 9:40 PM #2
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    I like it. I'm sure the recipient will be thrilled. The blue looks great with the dolphin!
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  4. 04-27-2015, 10:41 PM #3
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    #1 I like it - nice, clever, finishing scheme.
    #2 You win - I had to google hackberry. New one on me. Interesting. From a lumber yard, or a local/small mill?
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  5. 04-28-2015, 6:05 AM #4
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    That is really great! I better not let anyone in my house see that.....
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    Dennis, that's very sweet. Terrific job !
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  7. 04-28-2015, 10:59 AM #6
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    Dennis, it looks great! How did you attach the horizontal field to the posts? Curious to know how to accommodate wood movement in such a big piece.
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  8. 04-28-2015, 6:45 PM #7
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    Ted: The horizontal field has wide tenons into a long mortice in the posts (glued only in the top 5 inches). The bottom stretcher also connects via mortice-tenon (fully glued).

    Kent: The hackberry is from one that I cut done for a neighbor a couple of years ago, I took it to local guy to get milled up.
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  9. 04-28-2015, 6:53 PM #8
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    Thanks Dennis.
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  10. 04-29-2015, 6:21 AM #9
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    hi dennis: I think any kid would love this special headboard made just for them. Super job!
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    The headboard looks great and gives me some ideas. My daughters SO runs a charter fishing boat out of Surfside Texas and she is into marine-related furnishings.

    Is the Dolphin applied or inlaid into the Hackberry? I can't tell from the picture.

    BTW, I have a large stack of spalted Hackberry that I'm holding for the right project. I also have several large Hackberry logs that are laid aside to spalt before sawing.
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  12. 05-15-2015, 9:23 PM #11
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    That's really outstanding!
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    What woodworker would not want wood water waves? Works wonderfully!
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  14. 06-08-2015, 11:58 PM #13
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    Impressive.
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