46 days ago
by OregonBurls |
32 comments »
Hey everyone, It was suggested that I start a discussion on how to find and harvest burls. Please give your input also.
I don’t deal with straight grain that often. I cut and sell burls for a living so here is what I know.
It is illegal to harvest a burl without permission. of course if it is on your own property you can give yourself permission. What I do is put an ad on Craig’s list saying I want your burls. Most people don’t know what burls are. So you don’t get that many calls....
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405 days ago
by Grumpy |
30 comments »
Here are a few Christmas/birthday presents just completed.The dilema is which one would you keep for yourself (if any)please let me know what you thinkYou can pass your vote 1 to 10 or 11 if you would not keep any.The wood is all from Australian eucalypt burls. Pens are either blackwood, myrtle or camphor laurel. The bases are either blackwood or myrtle.The finish is wipe on poly on pens & bases.
Number 1Myrtle
Number 2Myrtle
Number 3Myrtle
Number 4Myrtle
Number 5Myrtle
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206 days ago
by osageman |
29 comments »
CLICK ON MY PROFILE (osageman) TO SEE THE PHOTO OF THE WOODEN SPOON. UNDER, LATEST PROJECTS… I can be contacted at, osagemann@yahoo.com if any one is interested in having me make a wooden utensil for them…
How is everyone ! Sorry this is taking so long to set up…
The suggestion I was given, was, to run the spoon guessing contest as a blog, so that is what I’ll do.
No one had the right guess last month, so I will use the same spoon. If you check back and...
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402 days ago
by DAN |
26 comments »
Hey Lumberjocks
I ran a test run of tiles. All finished the same way with the exception of background color.All are fired stoneware clay handpressed into a plaster mold made from one of my wood carvings.
10 backgrounds with a wash of bronze finish … see my 100 pounds of clay blog to see the brand.
These are unique in that the bronze finish is patinated using “liver of sulphur” to a dark brown.. Topcoat is a matt laqcuer to lock in the patina.
My question is which...
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162 days ago
by Jim Earl |
25 comments »
On May 6, 2009, I was taken to the hospitol for chest pains and having trouble breathing. I was additted within the hour and given all kinds of test. My lungs had given out. I could not produce enough oxygen to supply my blood. I was put on oxygen that was really being forced in hard. This supplied the oxygen it took to substained my blood. Ireally dont know how they figure all that. All I know is I have to have forced oxygen on at all times now to get enough in my blood. It is truely a pure...
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109 days ago
by Rj |
24 comments »
I feel really strange writing this I really don’t like to publicize my personal problems but this one goes way beyond just myself.Recently about a month ago my dad passed away . My wife and I have been busy getting his things in order, (he liked collecting cars , boats Etc). We also have to help my mother get her life in order .On top of that This last Sunday morning I got word that my brother lost his life on Saturday (he left behind his wife and daughter she’s 20). I’m going t...
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98 days ago
by Andy |
22 comments »
This box required a great deal more time and care during the final sanding,mostly in trying to maintain the edge of the ridges.At first I intended to keep them as crisp as possible…which took alot of time…but I didnt care for the look afterwards.It just looked too machine made,not as organic as like.I started out with a concept of sand dunes that I thought would tie in nicely with the grain of the Myrtlewood,but thats about it.I dont try and plan out every detail of the shaping a...
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372 days ago
by DAN |
22 comments »
Inprocess photos … two tiles to choose from.
frame is 4/4 quartersawn white oak. dyed, stained and seedlac … still needs a little work.
Which tile looks best in the frame ?
Photos are taken in my shop, on my table saw, covered with a burlap furniture blanket, under a 48 inch fluorescent light.
just because …. here is a set of experimental “elephant skin” tiles …
11 22 2008 Went with the darker one …. B
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35 days ago
by OregonBurls |
21 comments »
Hey everyone,
I was asked by a few of you from my blog “How to find legal burls” “once I get them how do I cut the burls”?
Well I just made a short vidio on how I cut to the burl in the context of a bowl or hollow form blank.
Please coment and add if I don’t cover it well. If you not want to go thru the hassle of finding and cutting your own you can alway buy from me. LOLThanksGreg
Thanks Todd on the tip for getting the video on this post.
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408 days ago
by pashley |
21 comments »
I admit, I had a heck of a time when I first started with Sketchup; I was not getting it – and I have been working with software for 20 years.
But I saw the value in Sketchup. I could create my own WW plans, and manipulate them like crazy to make sure everything fit, and that particular woods and finishes would look good together – before ever cutting a single piece of wood.
I bought a “for Dummies” book, and watched some YouTube videos; I tried playing with it o...
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