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01-21-2018, 09:46 PM
Was given some firewood(first and second slices from a saw mill). Oak. Decided to try and make something nicer looking.
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01-21-2018, 10:16 PM
(01-21-2018, 09:46 PM)K. L McReynolds Wrote: (first and second slices from a saw mill) Slab Flitch Looks good. Nice save. I like the top
Steve
Mo. I miss the days of using my dinghy with a girlfriend too. Zack Butler-4/18/24 The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints WaterlooMark 02/9/2020 
01-21-2018, 11:06 PM
Aint nothing wrong with a little character. We all have flaws. lol
01-22-2018, 06:38 AM
Most folks considered those defects, I consider them character. Love that box!
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
01-22-2018, 07:48 AM
Just a few years ago a lot of that stuff was pitched in the fire. Now everybody seems to want it & there aren't enough knots in a tree to go around!
01-22-2018, 10:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2018, 10:42 AM by BrokenOlMarine.)
I like the spaulted and knotted stuff and let it talk to me.
You have seen some of my stuff here before I think.  Very nice work. I use a trick I learned on a you tube video to fill in the holes sometimes... Old Coffee grounds. Yup, you can use them natural or dye them. Then add a layer, some CT glue. A layer, some CT glue. Build it up and then sand flush. Works like a charm.
Jim in Okie
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01-22-2018, 03:44 PM
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01-22-2018, 03:54 PM
It's wood not plastic laminate.
Seeing the changes, defects, bug holes, whatever, is only a reminder that it is real wood. Some character is more visually appealing than other character, but I definitely like to keep it real. Nice job with the boxes. ▼
01-22-2018, 04:55 PM
(01-22-2018, 03:54 PM)ron kanter Wrote: It's wood not plastic laminate. I agree... I only fill in the really big ones that go thru the entire thickness of the wood, to make a piece usable. I used it when I made my gunsmith box. 
Jim in Okie
You can tell a lot about the character of a man - By the way he treats those who can do nothing for him. 
01-22-2018, 07:35 PM
Nice work Mac
 I like finding uses for character pieces 
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