Using ugly wood
#11
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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#12
(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

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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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#13
Aint nothing wrong with a little character. We all have flaws. lol
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#14
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.
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#15
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!
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#16
I like the spaulted and knotted stuff and let it talk to me.
You have seen some of my stuff here before I think.

Laugh

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
You can tell a lot about the character of a man -
By the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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#17
(01-22-2018, 10:40 AM)BrokenOlMarine Wrote: 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.

If it's a big void, coffee grounds into epoxy works faster.
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#18
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.
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#19
(01-22-2018, 03:54 PM)ron kanter Wrote: 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.

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. 
Smirk
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.
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#20
Nice work Mac 
Yes

I like finding uses for character pieces 
Cool
Greg

It's better to burn out than it is to rust

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