Woodworking

[MasterBlaster]

Do you keep the fur?

 

[Raj]

2' by 3" thick black walnut, finished with Magic Resin.

 

[Hobby Climber]

Do you keep the fur?

I took a Fur Managers (Trappers) course some time ago and have been enjoying trapping very much since.

Maybe I will start a new thread and talk about it more over there.

No I don't keep all the fur, sometimes I will keep a pelt or two for my own personal use or for friends.

 

[Raj]

A fair bit of black walnut is dry, so I planed them and brought them to the GF's house.

 

[Raj]

Some charcuterie boards, hope they sell. The apple is 8" wide by 16" long. I cut the tree a couple years ago, not much was millable, I did save the good stuff, now it's dry, and not all that cracked!

 

[lxskllr]

I like "defective" wood. Makes it interesting, and gives it character. The two I especially like are the bottom left board with the knothole, and the board to the right of it. I like the color of that one.

 

[Raj]

28" wide black walnut by 51" long, just over an inch thick, out of the kiln, 8% moisture! Flattened and rough sanded both sides, 20 minutes.

 

[Raj]

Making charcuterie boards for customers. Top one is 28" wide by 50" long, bottom one are 11" wide by 30" long.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Now all you need is hammer them straight!!!

 

[Raj]

Some crotch pieces left over from some other custom boards, I filled the cracks and bark inclusions with polyester resin and set them aside for future use. Someone messaged me wanting a small counter top for a laundry room, my left overs fit the bill.
Tung oil finish.

 

[alcoley1975]

Very nice Raj!! I do a lot of live edge work.

 

[BlackSmith]

Nice work...

 

[Raj]

Very nice!

 

[alcoley1975]

Thanks. It's a hobby. I've never sold anything.

 

[lxskllr]

I especially like the counter/island.

 

[frans]

I am into hand carved items

 

[lxskllr]

Nice. What did you use for the 'egg pockets'; gouges?

 

[BlackSmith]

I have respect for carvers. Making one off projects that can’t be duplicated by a machine takes skills I don’t possess.

And welcome to the House Al...

 

[frans]

Nice. What did you use for the 'egg pockets'; gouges?

Round bit bought from Amazon

 

[frans]

Befor and after.

 

[Bodean]

Very cool. Frans.

 

[Raj]

Nice carvings!

 

[Raj]

I've been making a few table tops, this one is a sugar maple, it was tapered pretty good so I split it, flipped it and glued.

 

[Fiddler]

Huge Lion Carved From A Single Tree Trunk Took 20 People 3 Years to Complete

The giant lion sculpture in China is carved from a single tree and holds the record for the world’s largest redwood sculpture.

themindcircle.com

 

[Nutball]

Look up tree root table. They are pretty cool, new to me, probably old news to you guys.