Reindeer 2019

[JimBob327]

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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

[JimBob327]

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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

[Chuck Nickerson]

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.

[JimBob327]

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

[JimBob327]

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all taped up, I do not know why I missed taking any pics, while I was cutting them out

Alright, now have them all sanded to 150 grit, using my Ridgid  O/S

moving on

Bob

[JimBob327]

   

   

   

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

[wood-chips]

Those are very cool!
Do any of them ever get to be Rudolph 

[JimBob327]

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

[Robin Dobbie]

These are perfect, but a possible addition could be a bottle-opener in the antlers. I mean, if you were going to sell these.

[JimBob327]

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