Salt Cedar trunk blanks.

No, it pretty much looks like junk. If you want you can box it up and send it to me and I will get rid of it for you. J/K
It looks like plenty to make a jewelry box, or a small change box or something. I wouldn’t throw it away, something will come up in the future you can use it on and maybe it will be dry by then.

Thanks Bentlyj. I was planning a box of sorts, but there are so many splits/gaps that may cause problems.

I also figure some people will suggest pens. But for me that wouldn’t be much fun.

The grain is what I like. If I was better at inlays, that is something I would like to do to show it off.

The real problem for me, the pieces are so small.

Thanks.
W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

something like that is more than adequate for inlay work etc. Save it and use it as a decorative element in something you make. You could even do some marquetry with it.

-- 3rd generation craftsman ~ www.passionforwoodworking.com

look’s like clocks,or for relief carving wood.

-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.

Clocks, that an new idea for me. I have been thinking along this line two way. First a little mantel or something like ‘Regulator’.

My ability to carve is out of the question. Too many broken knife tips.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

if you can’t hide a “flaw”, highlight it.

there are some great boxes on this site with interesting tops. mix and match it with another wood for a nice contrast maybe. Fill the voids, leave them alone, use a couple of decorative butterflies to help keep the checks in check. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

How about one of those wine bottle holders?

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.