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Have you thought of splitting the log into usable pieces? It might be worth a try.
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Very nice work and they look pretty cool
I just hope you don't freeze to death if you run outta wood and are afraid to burn the reindeer up
Oh............Nothing Runs Like A Deere
Again........they are really nice
JEFF
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Walking thru the local Sears I noticed an add on light for power tools- the box has a picture of the light on a bandsaw, with THE REINDEER laying on the saw! Too Funny
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btw....is this your design/idea or did you find it somewhere? its pretty cool!
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packerguy said:
btw....is this your design/idea or did you find it somewhere? its pretty cool!
And going........and going.........and going........
(props to Goalie.)
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A wonderful craftsman named Tom Miller was making these in Auburn, Alabama in the mid-70's. He farmed out the design to a small crew of folks (my mother included) who would cut them out of dimensional construction lumber (pine, fir whatever) then burn them with a blowtorch and polish the result with a wheel made of synthetic rope. The burning and polishing resulted in a really nice warm brown, with cool dimensional changes where the wood went from early to late growth. He also made them out of hard wood on a larger scale. I don't know if the design was his originally, but I have the templates he gave my mom. I always assumed he was the creator. I've been making them as gifts for a while, always crediting Tom. Your nose is a little stumpier than his. But then, they always varied a little based on the skills and inclinations of the person who was doing the cutting.
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jonsmithnyc said:
I've been making them as gifts for a while, always crediting Tom. Your nose is a little stumpier than his.
Well....getting a little personal ain't you? Course I've never seen Tom's nose.
Everyone of them is a little different, but they sure are fun considering how simple they are to make.
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Oh!......Welcome to the forum!
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Just thought I would give this thread a bump, given the season.
Thanks 'Rookie.
In-laws are getting some of these this year out of some wood I cut out of their back yard last year.