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    Walnut Crotch for a Project

    Here's some walnut I am planning to cut for drawer front veneer. The drawers are for the desk faces. The desk photo is one I attached earlier and the attachments will not allow me to duplicate the thread???

    Oh well at least you see some wood.

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    WOW!! Now, I for one, will be looking forward to see the finished post... That's some fine looking wood...

    Never thought I'd say that to another dude...
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    Man, I would love to have some walnut that nice!

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    I'd like to see that car in the background.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Hough View Post
    I'd like to see that car in the background.
    I was thinking the same thing.

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    Lots in those pics to ooh an ahh at!
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    Good look'in stuff. Just finished a little project using quite a few pieces of crotch wood in walnut, maple and a lot of cherry for door and side panels. The client's family have a mill. Some of the pieces were over 5' wide.

    The car, the car. 53 TD Classic with after market grill ?

    Good luck with your project.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan O'Sullivan View Post
    The desk photo is one I attached earlier and the attachments will not allow me to duplicate the thread???
    Just change the name of the file to be attached. The forum software doesn't know that it's the same photo. Stoopid software.

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    When you attempt to upload an existing file, the upload window tells you that, plus where it is. Just copy and paste the URL to it.
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    Hey Dan!!! I you have trouble finding a use for that lumber, give me a call and I will drive right on up there. Should make for some fine looking drawers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Hough View Post
    I'd like to see that car in the background.
    I would guess that the car is an early 1950's MG TD or possibly a TF.

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    The car, the car. 53 TD Classic with after market grill ?

    You have a sharp eye. Its a 50 with a grill I made up when I got it 41 years ago. I took it off our a roll of chicken/goat fence stuff. It looked so much like a grill I seen on an old Riley I just never put the original louvres back on. I hope to finish the project this spring but I have a big punch list to complete first.
    dan

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    How thick is that walnut,Dan? It would look splendid as a shotgun stock!! That stuff is going to be hard,too. Don't you just hate to lose the saw kerf ? I always do!!!

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    Walnut Crotch Project

    How thick is that walnut,Dan? It would look splendid as a shotgun stock!! That stuff is going to be hard,too. Don't you just hate to lose the saw kerf ? I always do!!!

    Hey George
    I have 11-12 boards ranging 12/4 to 8/12 at 10'long. The photos posted are the 4/4 stuff I got from a guy over in Tenn. He has lots of 4/4 stuff that is priced very reasonably. I have a 10/4 piece with killer crotch and a crook that just lays down the wrist line. With no large cheek piece to deal with I see a nice half stock in that chunk of 15 year old air dried walnut. It will work.

    In the Woodworking Projects forum I have posted some pictures of cutting a board to put a 1/16" veneer on desk drawer faces. I like to use thicker veneer for my 18th C stuff. It gives me a little more wiggle room. I have been doing the old toothing plane, hide glue and hammer method. I practiced up with some scraps to get back in the groove so its been really easy... no bubbles or loose edges that can't be fixed with the iron.

    Take a look over there if you're interested. I'm trying to show some work in stages rather than - here's the done deal.

    More to come

    dan

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    Walnut Crotch Available

    Hey Mike
    If you are searching for some figured walnut or cherry, I can wire you up with a guy over in Tenn. A good guy.

    If you're serious, let me know as he wants to sell off some of his mother lode.

    dan

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