Pulpit

Karson,

Very nice work, excellent choice of woods. I really like the Bubinga Veneer, it just dances under the finish. What is the rest of the Pulpit made of?

Also sounds like you made quite a trade and have more in the future, along with a friend.

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

The cradle was sprayed with Zinsser Sanding sealer. Which is a 2 lb cut of dewaxed shellac. The top of the Pulpit is Bubinga which has a very deep grain pattern and when you touch it you expect it to be undulating. But it’s smooth. The real problem is glueing the veneer because the grain structure of the veneer is almost straight up and the glue goes through the end grain quite easy.

The rest of the pulpit is Missouri Black walnut, that I’ve been transporting for 30 years in all of my moves. The base is Walnut burl veneer on the flat surfaces. The Baltic Birch plywood has 2 inches of solid walnut glued unto the edges before the veneer was applied. That allowed me to do the milling and truing everything up without worrying about plywood core showing. I’ll go back and pick the pulpit up next summer (once the weather warms up) and put a french polish coat on top of everything.

And yes the wife of the sawmill owner was standing beside me last night as it was presented to the church, and she said to me, “Mine is next.” The sawmill owner asked me if I’d be interested in furnishing his house. I don’t know if I need that much lumber.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Great story. There’s such wonderful people working wood—it’s a real pleasure to be a small
part of this community.

Gary

-- Gary, Florida

Beautiful Karson, if only God would grant me such gifts as yours, I do envy your skill. It does sound like you did’nt do badly with the cherry wood. Good job. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Well I also got 125 BD ft of Holly and 150 Bd ft of Popular which I’ll use for drawers. I’ve got that wood stacked in the barn and have fans blowing on it. It dropped from 35 Per cent moisture to 13 – 16. So it drying fine.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Hey Karson: Sweeet work. I’m working on a pulpit right now myself. Would you be willing to share what the height and width and depth of this project is? Now that the project is complete, is there anything you wish you had included in the design, or would change?

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

This is a real honey of a piece Karson. The waterfall babinga is amazing. I have to get me some of that stuff for my next piece. I wonder how THAT would look on a Thorsen table! Thanks so much for steering me over here.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

An amazing piece Karson. I do not know what else to say.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Nice work, that’s a beautiful piece, very nice work.

corey

-- http://woodshop51503.tripod.com/index.html

Karson,
That Bubinga is some of the most beautiful stuff I have ever seen. Very nice work.
?”Storing up treasures in Heaven”?
ryan

-- Ryan Corrigan Sadieville, KY http://www.CelticCrossWood.com

Karson does great work…I’m real jealous of his wood collection!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Dennis come and visit and I’ll load you up.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I’ll have to renew my class one it’s been a long time since I’ve driven an 18 wheeler! LOL Thanks Karson

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Well not that much! LOL.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I don’t know how I missed this one, but that’s the most beautiful wood I’ve seen. Great pulpit.

-- Jesus is Lord!

So beautiful, I love the pattern of the finish as well.

Diane

-- http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/DMarcella/

really nice project. the top is spectacular.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever