John Ormsby

Welcome to Lumberjocks! Enjoy yourself.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Welcome to Lumberjocks. This is a great community of people with like interests.There is much to learn here & you will have the opportunity to share your skills & ideas with others. I hope you enjoy LJ’s as much as I do.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Let me welcome you to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an exciting and rewarding aspect of your woodworking adventure.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Welcome to LumberJocks. You will like it here.

-- Maplewood, MN

We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Welcome to the wonderful world of LJ’s (Enjoy) Come on in, The water’s fine, fine, fine. Happy, that you have chosen to join the family.
You can ask, show, teach, learn, and Share woodworking experiences.
There’s something here for anyone that likes working with wood.
Plus new friends
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

Hi John,

glad to see someone else in my neck of the woods! Welcome, can’t wait to see some of your posts.

-- bfd, Folsom, CA

Hi John

Welcome to Lumberjocks! Sounds like you have been working wood almost as long as I have. Enjoy, it becomes addictive after awhile. Cheaper than booze and drugs and a lot more fun.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

A BIG WELCOME JOHN!!

Thank you for your input on dust collectors.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Good to see another California woodworker in the shop. Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- Dust collectors suck.

Welcome John! Looking forward to see your projects and comments. Have fun and work safe.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Welcome, I look forward to benifiting from your experience.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

How ya doing John. Iron buff has been used for centuries to darken wood. The way I make it is to take a pad of 0000 steel wool, rinse the oil off with lacquer thinner, tear it into chunks and put it in a closed jar with a pint of white vinegar. The acid in the vinegar dissolves the iron in the steel wool. The longer you let it set, the more iron is in the solution and the darker it will make your wood. I found this in a magazine and am just trying it out on a run of clocks I am building. When you are ready to use it, you strain it through an old tshirt and then through a coffee filter to get rid of any partially dissolved portions of steel. Brush it on. Like I said, it is a chemical reaction, leaving a completely even finish. I don’t know about sanding and finishing, but suspect that most sanding should be done before applying. I don’t know either how it will take a finish, but will find out on these samples. If you go to the forum, I will keep posting updates. Forum name iron buff.

-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville

Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA