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  1. Grahamt

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    7512482C-F605-4509-89F8-3989ADC661DB.jpeg 93C62C74-65F7-4066-9BD8-FC75CD08836F.jpeg C73663D8-7016-4AD2-AB10-0D0DC6F16D9F.jpeg B4307649-7915-4657-B210-AC4C0072BE11.jpeg Possibly a bit over ambitious or maybe me and my saw need to sharpen up our skills.
    Frees free so 30 inch on my 12 inch saw was a must .
     
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    Next D6287496-3565-4AC4-845D-22C88E32CD70.jpeg
     
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    Patience is a virtue:)
     
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    Always the optimist
    Or not depending how it goes F4274C1E-16D4-49A4-9FBA-0D448B320642.jpeg
     
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    5BFFF726-9540-4BFA-B607-63CA0B0122C5.jpeg F2D069BD-3BE2-4BB9-9FDE-6D4E2296535B.jpeg Nearly needed new under wear when this went bang and bounced off door
     
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    Yeah, you might want to move the splitting operation a bit further away from the house.;)

    You did good!
     
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    E06462C0-98F0-4BD6-9654-5D80A890E0FF.jpeg Some sweet smells coming off this, would have been nice for a wood turner
     
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    Are you sniffing crotches?


    Lol
     
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    Smack bang in the middle of the piece at the top , no wander it was left
     
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    That's a nasty one.
     
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    Checked wood iv split it’s only 24 % on moisture meter
     
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    That has some nice grain. Once cut and turned the internal pressures will most likely cause cracking. It would be fun though to try.
     
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    Well if a crotch smelled sweet, why stop there?:eek:


    :D
     
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    The coffee cup is a nice one Grahamt!
     
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    Iv put it to one side in case I know any one that turns wood
     
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    It's not how big your tool is,it's how you use it...
     
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    That would depend on the tool woodn’t it?
     
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    Make a cool lamp base.
     
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