A neighbor had a small maple tree taken down today. I saw it cut up on the curb and thought... "what the heck?":
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Just kidding that would have been a horrible idea :).
I cut the log in half, removed the bark and limbs and dug in with a bowl gouge:
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I am planning to make a preventative treatment of some lumber that I bought showing evidence of powder post beetles (or other boring insect) just in case they are still active. I can't find a chemical that is sold in anything less than 1-gal, does anyone in the Apex area have some remnant...
I have a stack of poplar drying that's about 7 months along. I recently brought some into the shop to check moisture and see how it looks planed. Much to my dismay, it has powder post beetle damage which appears to be fresh. I went back out and checked a stack of red oak drying adjacent to...
I finished the last piece of my kitchen counter. This piece is 60" x 26" and is the part that doubles as a table top when there are bar stools under it. I fastened it in place and sanded it to the final thickness so it would match the adjoining piece perfectly. This has been an outstanding...