If you have the day off today, or even 2 hours after work, you can easily build a small coffin candy dish and use up some of the scraps in your shop. This has an easy to remove top and is just the right size at 15" long by 6" at its widest point. Also, no need to measure angles as I show you how...
This is my current personal best. It was a real challenge. The top and bottom were turned separately and each component sanded before it came off the lathe. I used one of those contour tools (wires in a row, pressed against wood, shows the reverse contour on the other side of the ruler) to...
Got into some really nice tight burls.. The apple was some of the largest I have EVER seen, almost 20" across.
The pith is minute with no cracking.. looks like a hollow form to me.
cherry..
apple..
"tight pith cherry"
fun stuff..
will be nice to makes some chips with...
Hello all,
Here is a little something to droolllll OVER.:tinysmile_tongue_t:.... Veener Quality Flitch Cut Cherry.....125" Boards cut into 5/4 with 8/4 wrapped Heart for legs or post.....Waxed, Banded, and stickered going into the kiln soon. I believe we might have to keep this...
Chris Brittain and I had a nice day of sawing.. yesterday was spalted Magnolia today was Curly, Burly Red Maple Slabs and Turning blanks.. Carolina Gold!
Feast your (birds) eyes..
:D
It was loaded with quilt, curl, birdseyes and lace..
crazy stuff.
Thought I'd share a link with you all that I like to look through consistently.
Hearne Hardwoods Favorite Flitches...lord only knows the cost, but if you have the right client :) :)
http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/Inventory/VirtualInventory/figured_hardwoods.html