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Douglas Bordner

2443 posts in 505 days


93 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: woodburning

Long about October I started querying my fellow jocks about the best woodburning set up to get my wife as a present. I got one for her for Christmas and subsequently posted her practice board.

Well some woman looking to secure a personalized pyrography for her husband’s birthday Googled Woodburning and Omaha — which by a roundabout path brought her and my Missus together – all through the auspices of our woodworking community and it’s presence on the web.

Here’s a look at her $125.00 project:

pams1

Who knows what might happen with your project!

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

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Eric

629 posts in 225 days


93 days ago

That’s a great story!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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trifern

3215 posts in 208 days


93 days ago

Neat story. 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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Mark Shymanski

385 posts in 154 days


93 days ago

Interesting story, great project. I really like the details.

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

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Brad_Nailor

694 posts in 399 days


93 days ago

Nice! Thats a great surprise! Not so loud though…Martin might want a commission!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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CharlieM1958

3958 posts in 659 days


93 days ago

First and foremost, Doug, it is a beautiful piece. She has great natural ability.

Now cross your fingers and hope that her art really turns into a financial success. Then you can retire and spend all your time in the shop. :-)

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

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SPalm

701 posts in 323 days


93 days ago

Sweet. Good for you guys. That is really neat.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Lee A. Jesberger

2577 posts in 421 days


93 days ago

Wow Doug;

This is fantastic! Pretty soon you’ll be able to retire!

Lee

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SteveKorz

1108 posts in 155 days


93 days ago

Cool Story, and great project!... she’s really got some talent!

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

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Mark D.

69 posts in 209 days


93 days ago

That is a great turn of events… Your wifey is quite the woodburner!

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GaryK

8400 posts in 429 days


93 days ago

I’ve always thought she did good work!

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

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benhasajeep

29 posts in 110 days


93 days ago

Looks like you need to put her to some serious work. And of course use some of the proceeds for some new shop equipment that you can “share” :)

-- Ben, Living the good life in Maine now (almost, just need to retire in 2 decades time)

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gator9t9

282 posts in 146 days


93 days ago

Yeah great story and beautiful woodburning yes …

.....and as her success builds ….so does her side of the workshop …..

good luck to all …

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

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Zuki

805 posts in 518 days


92 days ago

Cool. You better survey a section of the shop for her.

Now where will you go when you want to get away? :-)

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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Karson

12613 posts in 842 days


92 days ago

Douglas: Give you wife lots of congratulations. This is an interesting web site isn’t it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Bob #2

1795 posts in 463 days


92 days ago

I like the peice Doug. It tells a story where so many don’t

Funny how life works when you let it .

Bob

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

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Douglas Bordner

2443 posts in 505 days


92 days ago

She has half of the mud room tricked out in an amazing graphics/fabric arts workshop. I have many semi-organized piles out in the garage. Mrs. Right & Left Brain and Captain Chaos; it’s a marriage made in heaven.

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

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DAN

2845 posts in 424 days


92 days ago

Good one !

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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Grumpy

4771 posts in 292 days


86 days ago

It’s a small world now Douglas.

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

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MsDebbieP

11536 posts in 602 days


86 days ago

Congrats on the “connecting of artist and buyer” and the piece is stunning. I agree that it is story of 1000 words+

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

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teenagewoodworker

1932 posts in 209 days


86 days ago

thats a nice story. your wife must have been very excited.

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