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Forum topic by Douglas Bordner posted 550 days ago 515 views 0 times favorited 20 replies Add to Favorites Watch
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Douglas Bordner

3427 posts in 962 days


550 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

784 posts in 682 days


550 days ago

That’s a great story!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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trifern

7897 posts in 665 days


550 days ago

Neat story. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Mark Shymanski

1555 posts in 611 days


550 days ago

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

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

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Brad_Nailor

1226 posts in 856 days


550 days ago

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

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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CharlieM1958

7674 posts in 1117 days


550 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

951 posts in 780 days


550 days ago

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

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Lee A. Jesberger

3710 posts in 878 days


550 days ago

Wow Doug;

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

Lee

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

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SteveKorz

2030 posts in 612 days


550 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.

116 posts in 666 days


550 days ago

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

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GaryK

9537 posts in 887 days


550 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

30 posts in 568 days


550 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

295 posts in 603 days


550 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

1233 posts in 975 days


550 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

25806 posts in 1299 days


549 days ago

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

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

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Bob #2

3055 posts in 920 days


549 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

3427 posts in 962 days


549 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

6456 posts in 881 days


549 days ago

Good one !

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

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Grumpy

14932 posts in 749 days


543 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

14174 posts in 1059 days


543 days ago

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

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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teenagewoodworker

2482 posts in 666 days


543 days ago

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

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