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Well, I had a lot of glued up pieces left over from the first board, that I thought that I would make another one.

On this one I decided to make the diamonds 1/4 size to highlight the weave pattern. This time I used canarywood instead of oak. I also use pieces with a lot more variation on color.

Here’s a picture showing the last clamping operation. I did this probably like 20 times to glue it up.

Red wood is Santos Mahogany and the dark is Peruvian Walnut.

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


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CharlieM1958

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posted 70 days ago

Really cool, Gary! You have a lot more patience then me.

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

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Woodshopfreak

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posted 70 days ago

looks amazeing. Are all those peices separate?

-- Tyler, Illinois

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SPalm

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posted 70 days ago

Jiminy Crickets Gary, that’s some serious glue-up. Makes me dizzy just looking at those clamps. How do you know when to stop adding pieces?

The board turned out nice, though.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Chris

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posted 70 days ago

Way cool board Gary…

I love the 3-D quality of the basket weave with the canary wood “field” that seems to give it the depth.

Are you using mineral oil or some such finish?

-- Chris

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 70 days ago

Tyler – The mahogany and walnut is glued together in advance and then cut into pieces. If my count is right
there are 70 pieces for the final glue-up.

Chris – The finish is 4 caots of water based poly.

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

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Jimthecarver

180 posts in 191 days


posted 70 days ago

Alright Gary!....I guess I’m going to have to make one of these now.
I love a challenge, I think that definately fits as such.
Smokin job.
One question….How do you think the finish will hold up? But then again Who the heck would use such a beautiful board.
Jim

-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.

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CanadianWoodChuck

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posted 70 days ago

WOW – Most excellent Gary. That waterbased poly sure made it pop.

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 70 days ago

Jim – My wife won’t use it or the first one. She thinks they’re too pretty so I am not worried about the finish.
I think I would use mineral oil if she were actually going to use it.

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

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Bradford

552 posts in 229 days


posted 70 days ago

Nice board. I like to see what you’ve made next. I knew the second I saw the board that it was yours. I only had to read the name to confirm. Thanks for keeping us inspired.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Karson

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posted 70 days ago

Gary Another great board. Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Woodhacker

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posted 70 days ago

Great job Gary! I like this one even better than the first.

Was this one any easier/harder to glue up compared to the first? In other words, did the smaller diamonds make a difference in that regard?

-- Martin, Kansas

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Napaman

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posted 70 days ago

gary
__spectacular as always…
—-can you get a photo of them side by side so we can see difference in the two???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

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rikkor

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posted 70 days ago

Wow! That is superb.That’s all I am going to say, so as not to diminish it.

-- Maplewood, MN

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sIKE

289 posts in 160 days


posted 70 days ago

Very Nice!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

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Bob #2

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posted 70 days ago

yer Bad!

BOB

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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bigguy

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posted 70 days ago

Beautiful work…but all of your stuff is beautiful. How long did this take? I think I’m experiencing wood envy…

Ron

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

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GaryK

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posted 70 days ago

Matt – Good idea.
.
The new one is bigger because I used up all the material I had.
.

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

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closetguy

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posted 70 days ago

Cool!!!

-- Dennis... www.closetdreams.com

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TomK

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posted 70 days ago

This is even better than than the first one, Gary.
Just wanted to say, I had the opportunity to meet Gary and take a look at his first-rate shop a couple weeks ago. He is as fine a host as he is a woodworker. It was a real pleasure!

-- North Texas

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Grumpy

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posted 70 days ago

Very striking contrast Gary, great looking board. How do you rate those clamps, they look effective?.

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

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Jeff_T

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posted 70 days ago

I agree with your wife those are too nice to use. They should be displayed – Beautiful Work.

-- Jeff T in Westport CT.

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USCJeff

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posted 70 days ago

Another nice one. I think I like the oak better than the canary, but both are quite beautiful. I like the larger diamonds versus the 1/4 sized ones on this attempt, but would proudly display either. Well done as always.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

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dlcarver

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posted 70 days ago

Amazing Gary !!!

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

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dalec

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posted 70 days ago

Nice illusion. I don’t understand how you were able to get the pieces to align and stay flat in the glue up process. I know it is driven by skill. Or was it magic?

Dalec

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brunob

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posted 70 days ago

As useual Gary, you’ve done an inspiring job.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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David Harms

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posted 70 days ago

very nice Gary! I personally like the tight weave of the second one after seeing them next to each other, but both are amazing!!

-- David - Houston, Texas.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 70 days ago

Another beautiful piece, Gary. I would hate to try and choose between them. So I will just say that they both look equally good.

I am not sure that I would have had the patience to do one of these, with all the clamping that is necessary. I know that I wound not have been able to do two.

Well done.

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

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TedM

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posted 70 days ago

Gary, another great job! Fantastic wood choices!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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trifern

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posted 70 days ago

Gary, fantastic as always. My personal preference is attempt #2. However, you can’t go wrong with either one. Thank you for sharing.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Bob A in NJ

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posted 70 days ago

Gary, You are awesome!

-- Bob A in NJ

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jockmike2

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posted 70 days ago

another great job gary, you do great on every project. you must be the bionicman, i hope you and youre ideas last forever. frends, ike miy m does always work. night.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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ShannonRogers

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posted 70 days ago

I agree with everyone above. I like the tighter weave of the second board. I would love to see how the glue up went from start to finish. I am having trouble envisioning how you got it all together from just your final pic. Any more you can show us?

-- Check out my new blog "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.rogersfinewoodworking.com/blog

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daveintexas

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posted 70 days ago

Gary, they are sweeeet looking. You ought to send one to Emeril Live cooking show. Who knows you might get so many orders for them you can patent the design and retire to the coast.

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

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Napaman

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posted 70 days ago

thanks for the side by side post Gary!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

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davidtheboxmaker

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posted 70 days ago

Gary
They’re both great, but the second one is best for my taste. You must have spent hours piecing them together.

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DAN

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posted 70 days ago

very nice … fun stuff

-- ..... smalll army of cast iron wingnuts !! cool photo in FORUM

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 70 days ago

Hey Gary;

As per usual…

Nice

Lee

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SteveKorz

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posted 69 days ago

Very nice Gary!!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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thetimberkid

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posted 68 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Joe Lyddon

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posted 66 days ago

Gary,

Very nice job… a very cool LOOK!

Thank you!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1389"

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matt garcia

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posted 50 days ago

Your name should be “Scary Gary”!!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

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