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the starting mat.
whats left of a burl, that I used for last years reindeer
a piece of mahogany, that I was given by former co worker
a piece of air dried walnut, urban salvage, part of a trade for some 4X4 oak dunnage
more later
Bob
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all laid out , holes drilled, need to change blade on band saw.
Then I see what the lower bearings look like & its time for some maint.
2 mahogany ones for the bil that gave me the burl, he's into sail boats
4 walnut for my buddy, 2 for his family, & 2 for his inlaws
1 burl one to finish my set from last year
Bob
They are going to be nice! Every year your post (or a similar one) inspires me to make sure I have the pattern.
Then I proceed to do nothing. Perhaps this weekend I can break that pattern.
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Now a final hand sanding to 220
don't think OSHA would like my drying oven.
It did cause me problems, with a couple of the lacquer pieces.
put them at about 95 F. & I had a bunch of bubble holes to sand out.
using Deft on 6 pcs. First time I have used lacquer.
using varnish on the burl pc. because thats what I used on the burl ones from last year.
Bob
(12-20-2019, 12:17 PM)Chuck Nickerson Wrote: [ -> ]They are going to be nice! Every year your post (or a similar one) inspires me to make sure I have the pattern.
Then I proceed to do nothing. Perhaps this weekend I can break that pattern.
Thanks Chuck
once you start, they get real popular, & you can spend much time turning them out
But they are a very good way to use up all those odd short pcs. we all end up with.
Bob
Those are very cool!
Do any of them ever get to be Rudolph
These are perfect, but a possible addition could be a bottle-opener in the antlers. I mean, if you were going to sell these.
(12-20-2019, 10:54 PM)wood-chips Wrote: [ -> ]Those are very cool!
Do any of them ever get to be Rudolph
I don't think so, but I have given/traded 20 or away. So you never know
(12-20-2019, 11:52 PM)Robin Dobbie Wrote: [ -> ]These are perfect, but a possible addition could be a bottle-opener in the antlers. I mean, if you were going to sell these.
Thank you but no, the necks on them, are fragile. One I made last year, I glued that *&^%$# together 3 times
Bob