You want one of those Steve? I have a couple of original #80 Stanly scrapers like it. It just collect dust now. 320 grit paper works magic. Not too much different then using using a hand or card scraper. It just makes your hand less tired.

Hokusai did some amazing stuff. I'm waiting for you to post pics of that one!

Another piece for the girlfriend... Water themed again

This one is rather special and poignant... I went to the beach to get some sand..

I got the sand from the beach where she cast her daughters ashes.. She lost her 6 year old baby girl almost two years ago..

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I'll make the foam and spindrift tomorrow after this layer of epoxy cures... I like to create depth by layering..

Was this while on the vacation trip? resort I think? I remember that!

I completely missed this post back in Dec. I can't refuse a tool! I'll PM.
Really fantastic project for a truly unfortunate (enormous understatement) event. It'll be a special piece for sure. Thanks for sharing.

Where'd you source the legs?

That is gorgeous, true artwork.

I got the legs from Amazon.. I like them because they are different

Bookcase Shelf unit I made for our only grandchild born in November.

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Nice! I like how stuff won't roll off the back/sides. Grandchildren put anything that they can get their hands on where ever they feel like, so hot-wheels, legos, rocks, whatever, will end up sitting on that thing, and the stuff can only roll off in one direction.

My granddaughter would call that a 'ladder'...

LOL! As a grandfather of a 3 grandsons that are all about to be 8, 5 and 2, that's so fitting. Yes, the 1.5 year old is a climber. His cousins have bunk beds. The other day he went from not climbing, and when his aunt turned around, he was on the penultimate step of the ladder.

I can't find the pic, but this was hilarious to me.

Our kids have a fridge that's laid out like this one, freezer on the bottom and "french doors" for the fridge section.
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There is a picture of one of the grandsons when he was 3, with the two fridge doors open, standing on the bottom of the "fridge" section.

That bookshelf is a candidate for some sort of connector to screw the top to the wall.

Yep - my son is aware. Right now the granddaughter is about 10 weeks old - so we've got a few days to get one of those safety chains hooked up to the wall for safety sake.

Another coat or two of resin and this one is done...

I'm giving it to the GF on Valentines

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Wow, that's amazing!

I've seen a bunch of "river tables" or whatever they are called, and most of them are pretty snoozy, and none have looked like water. But yours are very impressive!

I just saw this pic while I was looking back..

This is a serving platter I made

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You can see how I layer the different parts of the illusion..

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The GF and I had Valentines early to avoid the madness of trying to eat out on V day...

She had no idea I was making this for her..

And when I mentioned I got the sand from the beach where she spread her daughters ashes....The waterworks started..

Not a very good pic....


We also disagree how it should be oriented.. She thinks sitting on the beach looking at the water..

I think sitting on a boat looking at the beach......

Its her table so...

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Anyone here in woodworking and finishing use Tibet Almond Stick? I just read about it in another forum. Not too active so info is scarce.

^ nice work Tim, beautiful.

I made a Viking battle ax today for my 17 year old Grandson. He's infatuated with knives, swords, etc. When we were in Toledo Spain I bought him an El Cid replica sword of very good quality. His mom wasn't so excited but Scott is a very responsible level headed kid so it's fine. I ordered this ax head on Amazon. Hand forged Damascus steel made in Pakistan. Super nice quality, those middle eastern guys have been expert metalurgists for eons. You may have seen the sledge hammer I posted before, I used the same Rosewood for this handle.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1707608616.jpg

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You can see the grain of the wood flows with the curve. You know, so it won't snap when you're beheading someone

Always an important consideration when making an axe

Glad it turned out well!
Never heard of it.

I believe we had a presenter at one of our woodworking guild seminars that was discusses finishes - and they mentioned the product as one they sometimes use. I've got no experience with it though.

Here is what a book that I have on repairing furniture say's: Tight rolls of felt saturated with a thin mineral oil that is supposed to remove scratches, but actually wets down any dry particles of finish in them. You should get better results with colored polishes or shoe polish."

Kitchen finally coming into focus:


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Thanks. I had an idea that it wasn't a magic stick.

Cranked out another table top. Was a little heavy with the white pigment.. So it looks like you looking the ocean from a plane, with some cloudcover..

Or maybe you see waves.. sometimes less is more with the pigments..


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You could give a table top like the recent one above some scale (and whimsy) by adding a tiny die-cast model of a car on the shore or some other beach-y artifact.

I think your work is beautiful.

I've thought about embedding things in the resin, seashells etc.. but even the tiniest shell would look huge considering the scale of the table tops.. The one I just finished is 24in, the previous was 48in

I have an idea developing of an Escher like table using my laser engraver, wood, and resin and dyes...

She got legs... and know how to use....

Got some legs from amazon...

The girlfriend then claimed it....

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About done with the axes and hatchets. I've given away all but my first one. Everyone wants to hang them up as art but I say use it! at least for kindling. Tools should be used for what they're designed for. Think I'll do a hammer or two and then start the table I have in mind

This is a tangent so sorry.

I have vinyl (fake wood grain) strips on the main floor. Over time gaps have developed along the short side (butt end) between some of the strips.

I can't even imagine a way to remediate this other than re-installing much of the flooring.

Any ideas?

TIA

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Wow! Very nice. I'd somehow missed your other post farther up showing one of the hung axes.

What's the story with these? I assume you hung them, or did you have something to do with the production of the blades as well? Did you steam bend the handle on the one or just select the handle for the grain that curved? What sort of wood is the handle made from? I'd have a hard time putting something like that to use.

Colored caulk. You can varigate the colors somewhat using 2 shades close to each other. Or you can sprinkle dye powder in the wet caulk a lightly tool it with a wet, smooth rag.

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I just make the handles. A buddy gave me a few planks of inch thick really old Rosewood his grandfather brought back from Asia a hundred years ago. The curve in the handles is not steam bent, I split the board and followed the bent grain with the help of my band saw, my router table and lots of sanding. Final finish is Howard's Feed and Wax (basically bees wax) sanded in with 400 grit. The heads are Damascus steel hand forged in Pakistan and of excellent quality.

Thanks Zeke.

My vinyl bathroom floor tiles shrunk over time. A bit of caulk between made it watertight again.
Never thought about the color powder.

Sounds like you have loose lay click together planks and a butt joint has failed. Not uncommon. I fix this with super glue, a short 4x4 block, double stick tape and a hammer. Stick the block to the plank near the gap and before you beat it home (with your foot on the block) put a few drops of super glue along the locking butt joint. Pick the plank with the shortest distance from a wall. The joint will typically continue to migrate if you just fill the gap with caulk or whatever. My method is a permanent fix.

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They're stacking up and all spoken for. The larger heads are 6" point to point and 7" deep. Not pictured are 2 I've already given away. All a little different and each is about a days work. On the far right is a chunk of the raw Rosewood. I'll never sell one, they're all gifted.