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Saw an article where a guy who has a sawmill makes them. Was wondering if there is any special trick to this? Eldest son really enjoys sending pics of people’s balanced rock formations. I have lots of various chunks of wood that could be made into these “stones” as a Christmas gift.
https://www.amazon.com/handmade/Tumi-Ish...65-8054800
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I'm not a Tumi Ishi block maker, but you did prompt me to use Google to find yet one more thing I had no idea existed
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(11-08-2019, 07:20 PM)farmerj111 Wrote: I'm not a Tumi Ishi block maker, but you did prompt me to use Google to find yet one more thing I had no idea existed
My wife sent it to me and I had the same issue. We can both go to bed now we learned one new thing today.
Think I’m going to mess around with some of my scraps and make a small set. Certainly not a issue making a beeswax and oil finish.
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11-09-2019, 08:53 AM
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Another day and I'm little bit smarter. Of course, I'm 72 yo and still feel pretty ignorant at times.
Would be great for someone that has a both at a craft fair
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(11-09-2019, 08:53 AM)Halfathumb Wrote: Another day and I'm little bit smarter. Of course, I'm 72 yo and still feel pretty ignorant at times.
Would be great for someone that has a both at a craft fair
Exactly, which we have a week from today. Going to make a couple sets today.
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They look to me like Pet rock's or blocks.
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Those are made by simply holding the piece against a disk sander at random angles. The blocks shown on Amazon are made locally here from wood I sell from the Saint Louis Forest.
They are fun to play with. I have the record for our set of a tower nine tall. Most of my competitors were under ten years old.
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Oh! ??? They don't have a bottle of Titebond out of the picture?
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Before putting them to disk sander I’ve been knocking some of the corners off them on the bandsaw.
Took 5 sets of 11 blocks each to the craft show yesterday, sold four of them. Fifth one is also sold to a neighbor.
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11-17-2019, 10:16 AM
(11-17-2019, 12:50 AM)stoppy Wrote: Took 5 sets of 11 blocks each to the craft show yesterday, sold four of them. Fifth one is also sold to a neighbor.
Just wondering how much they sold for and what people will pay for scrap sanded down??
