These pens are made from pine slavaged from the bottom of the Cape Fear. Old Growth Riverwood, in Wilmington, pulls these logs up, runs them through the sawmill and kiln, and makes flooring and all sorts of unique furniture. I found them while we were on vacation and got a box full of scraps for...
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Osage-orange, Horse-apple, Bois D'Arc, or Bodark (Maclura pomifera)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera
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Wanting to try my hand at Archery ( starting with bow making ) and am looking for...
Hay all. Well I finally overcame my fear/hesitation of building chairs.
I always had shied:embaresseaway from building them, you know the fear of the unknown. Silly, really I guess, however it did stop me from attempting it for several years.
Here is a quick pic of the completed chair
I...
For anyone looking for a destination this Saturday, the CFCC is having their annual Wooden Boat Festival. The College has a number of boats on display –in water and on-land. The boat building department of the college is open to the public as well.
http://cfcc.edu/blogs/news/category/news/events/
Well.. maybe fear is a strong word, perhaps a little silent chuckle is more in order. Anyway, every since getting a workbench magazine last year with a deck redo project, my wife and I have been eyeing this project. Here is a link with the inspiration for this project. We started with this...