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I was disappointed with the “blotchiness” of the color in the Ash that I used for this project, so I kept it for myself and made another one for my customer. This board is made from 5/4 ” Cherry , Ash , Maple and Black Walnut which had a knot in the edge of the board with some pretty nice figure coming from it . I assembled the board and routed the profile on it …The knot had split during the drying process , so I carefully gouged it out until I got to solid wood and then “massaged” it with my PorterCable ROS until I felt happy with the results . I really love the waterfall effect of the grain pattern and all of my guests make mention of it . I made this about 5 years ago and have since routed a juice groove into the back of it where I have done most of the cutting on this board . Your comments are welcome and appreciated : )
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#1 posted 08-10-2008 05:16 AM
Very nice Dusty. A great looking board.
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#2 posted 08-10-2008 05:23 AM
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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#3 posted 08-10-2008 05:42 AM
Another gorgeous board Dusty. I really like the grain pattern. Thanks for sharing.
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#4 posted 08-10-2008 07:36 AM
Very nice. I like the grain pattern around the knot area.
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#5 posted 08-10-2008 10:16 AM
Very nice.Great job!
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#6 posted 08-10-2008 12:15 PM
Looks like it held up well! It looks great!
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#7 posted 08-10-2008 04:56 PM
Hi Dusty;
Gee do you think you’re a perfectionist?
I mean really, this one wasn’t good enough for a customer?
I’d like to see the one you felt WAS good enough!
Beautiful!!
Lee
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Dusty56
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#8 posted 08-10-2008 06:06 PM
Hello Lee and thank you for the comment . If you look at the Ash in the pictures , you will notice what I meant by “blotchiness” . Most of the Ash is creamy / yellowish color , yet some areas of it are almost white and appear to be bleached out or stained . It was extremely noticeable when the board was brand new . The wood is quite solid so I really have no clue why it differs in color. I didn’t have a camera back when I made the other board for my customer , so no pix of that one . Same design , except I thoroughly examined the next Ash for flaws and of course the knot and special grain weren’t in the Black Walnut …...Thanks again for your feedback and I look forward to your next post as always : ) Have a great day !
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#9 posted 08-11-2008 12:50 AM
Another great piece of work Dusty. You use a lot of differnt types of wood that I would never have thought of. This gives me some insight for future projects.
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#10 posted 08-17-2008 05:19 AM
Great job. Nice contrast of colors.
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#11 posted 10-19-2008 05:42 AM
Wow! great job.
Bud
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dorran
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#12 posted 08-10-2009 04:34 AM
Nice. Beauty and Functionality. Not too fancy to be afraid to use it.
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#13 posted 08-10-2009 04:37 AM
Very Cool Rusty
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#14 posted 08-10-2009 04:59 AM
Thank you dorran and you too , a1Tim ! lol
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Jerry
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#15 posted 10-12-2009 04:42 AM
Great looking board! The edge detail really highlights the design. All of the “Soft” edges contrast very nicely with the crisp 90 deg edge detail. Very nice work!
Jerry
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