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Jointer Fence for a Special Friend Jointer Fence for a Special Friend Jointer Fence for a Special Friend Click the pictures to enlarge them

I asked Douglas Bordner to do some photo editing for a web site I have been planning with Lee Jesberer. I e-mailed a bunch of photos and had Douglas remove the background from them. I’d tried this myself and decided I didn’t have time to learn the tricks of the trade. Shortly Douglas was sending them back and, boy oh boy, are they great. It really helps to show off a piece of furniture to have the photo reworked to show it at it’s best. It even better than shooting with all the lights and backdrops. I have those but it doesn’t always come out just as I planned. I e-mailed Douglas and asked what he would like me to build him for his work. this is what he asked for.

The fence is made of soft Maple. The body is 1/2 inch thick and 14 inchs long. The under fence is also 1/2 inch thick and has a relief cut on the edge to prevent a shaving from hanging up while jointing. The bull is original pyrography and is based on my collection of photos that I shot while I lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I test drove it on a #7 and a#5 and got square edges on both. Now, Douglas, all we need is to get you a #7 or #8 so you can joint with the best of them. Enjoy it my friend, you earned it fair and square.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon


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Thos. Angle

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posted 250 days ago

I forgot to mention Carleen’s involvement with this project. She was looking for a piece to do a sample of some dye she was mixing and came and showed me the color on the blank for this piece. So that is why the back is sorta red. Adds a nice contrast

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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Dadoo

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posted 250 days ago

Nice Thos…Really, really nice.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 250 days ago

Hi Tom;

Few points:

1: Fabulous job

2: Beautiful art work:

3: Excellent workmanship

4: You dun a nice thing, George !!! (this came from a cartoon somewhere)

Tom and Carleen;

This was a very nice thing you did to show your appreciation to Douglas. When I first contacted Doug, to see if he could help us, he was eagerly onboard, before I finished asking.

Just goes to show the bonding going on on this special website. (thanks to Martin, and Ms. Debbie)

This really is a beautiful, practical peice of art!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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mot

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posted 250 days ago

1. Nice
2. Nice
3. Nice
4. Nice

That’s a pretty special gift, there Douglas! Nice job Tom!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Russel

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posted 250 days ago

Beautiful work.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 250 days ago

I 4th that

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Jeff

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posted 250 days ago

This is wonderful Tom. You guys do good work and it’s nice to see the bonds forged at LJ going beyond the screen. Thanks for sharing.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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CharlieM1958

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posted 250 days ago

Not to take sides, Tom, but I think Doug made out like a bandit in this deal. Beautiful!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 250 days ago

Don’t worry about that equity Charlie, we were working this as Time Dollars. I figure Tom’s got about ten hours on account, twenty minutes per photo. Tom better get busy and build 30 new things for knockout. I won’t cheat him.

before

tomsbed

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Hawgnutz

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posted 250 days ago

Tom, you always seem to amaze me with your artistic bent! Wow, what a special gift for Doug! I am sure he will treasure it and pass it down to his kin!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

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David

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posted 250 days ago

Tom -

Very cool over the last several posts between Tom, Douglas & Lee to see the wonderful friendship developing.

Tom this is a real work of art and an excellent addition to a jointing plane.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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Peter O

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posted 250 days ago

This is a beautiful tool. I find a lot of enjoyment in using an elegant tool.

I love trading work! In almost every case, both people feel like they got a good deal.

-- What exactly is "The Move" and who are you calling a "Quirky Jerk"? -- http://www.north40custom.com

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gene

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posted 250 days ago

Tom, As usual, simply beautiful ! Everything you make reflects the artistry and craftsmanship talents you have.
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

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Andy

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posted 250 days ago

Boy Tom, there is nothing plain about this plane! Beautiful work!! Looks like Douglas is pretty good at the photo/web work also.Good trade.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

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Thos. Angle

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posted 250 days ago

Thanks everybody for the kind words. I just looked at another post and found out there is a computer program that can almost do the same thing. I didn’t know those exist, well maybe I thought of it but not affordable to common folks. I still do the art work with a pencil and paper then transfer it to the wood and do the actual woodburning one mark at a time. I’ve had some people who think I have some way to push a button and do these, it ain’t so easy.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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cckeele

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posted 250 days ago

Magnificent artwork. Looks like alot of hours into that bull. Maybe you can have an iron made so next time you can stamp it, lol.

I’ve been using photoshop to edit my pics as of late and think there coming out pretty good. You really only need to master the magnetic lasso. You can probably find a free trial version on the web.

-- All donations should be made out to me and in the form of wood or tools ~Chris

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Thos. Angle

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posted 250 days ago

Thanks Chris, I just don’t have time to learn another program. I’m still working on SketchUp and a website program. Actually the bull didn’t take as long to do as it did to learn to do it. But it is a lot of little marks.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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Grumpy

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posted 250 days ago

Nice work Thos, excellent detail. You’re not related to Buffalo Bill are you?

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

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Thos. Angle

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posted 250 days ago

No,Grumpy, But I did live in Cody, Wyoming for some time.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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Karson

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posted 250 days ago

Great Job Thos. A beautiful piece of work.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Bob Babcock

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posted 250 days ago

Very, very nice Thomas. Having just done my 1st pyro work I can appreciate all to well what went into that buffalo. Beautiful detail. I was afraid of burning where I shouldn’t burn….doesn’t erase like a pencil.

Great to see the cooperation between you guys as well.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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cajunpen

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posted 250 days ago

What a heartwarming experience it is to follow this thread. I, like everyone else, am impressed with the bonding that LumberJocks has made possible. New friends are hard to come by.

Thomas your workmanship is outstanding, as well as your generosity. Douglas your photo editing is also excellent. I’ve done some of it in the past – but never to the level that you have achieved. It is true – all you have to do is “master” a technique and anybody can do it – BUT mastering that technique is the challenge. Heck, brain surgery is a snap, if you been to Med school and completed all of the necessary years of Residency.

I may have missed something, but is the website you guys working on a secret (or not yet for publicity)? If not, what is the site?

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

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mrtrim

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posted 250 days ago

exelent work thos . you are a truly talented man

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

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Thos. Angle

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posted 250 days ago

Bill,
It’s no secret, just one for my businesses.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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miles125

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posted 250 days ago

That looks great Thos!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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jockmike2

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posted 250 days ago

Neat job guys, worked out well all around, like someone said, only here on LJs. I know I’m grateful. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Jiri Parkman

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posted 203 days ago

Nice job.

-- Jiri

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