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Fun gift project

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  1. Jack Straw

    Jack Straw

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    Kerry Farwood and I made these for a birthday present for Kerry’s coworker.

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    Great!!!
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    They look great. They are made out of birch? We don't get birch here.
     
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    Gorgeous:yes:
     
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    Very Nice!
     
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    co-worker must be some special
     
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    Looks great!! Do anything special to wood?

    Battery operated candles?


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    Good question.
    Not sure I should show these to my wife or I'll have another project.
     
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    Very nicely done Jack Straw and please tell the Mrs I said so.



    Yes Bill, Jack Straw and his wife are really special!
     
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    White birch and we did nothing to seal it. We used battery candles, I think a real flame may be a problem
     
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    Hmm, flame + wood = FIYAH.
    Or so I've heard.
     
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    Especially white birch paper bark!
     
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    Wife has already seen these, and no mention of wanting some.
    If I handed her the tools, (aside from a CS) she'd make it herself.
     
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    Well, you did get a bandsaw, dintcha?:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Oh yeah, I remember now. Thanks for the reminder. :handshake:
    I might even have time this year to get it all tuned up for some cuts. :dex::picard:
     
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    Jon, you'll be happy to know I got new tires for the saw and posted a quick update today in the bandsaw thread.
    Now, another year or so, and I'll be cuttin' wood with it. :hair::picard:
     
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    You are well ahead of me. Here is where I am at...:headbang:


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    You have a lot on your plate Jon, with the recent move.......don't kill yourself.
    No plan to get that in-depth unless needed. Mine needed new tires, and the cool blocks.
    However, my resawing plans have been adjusted. I was going to use some rough Pine and Spruce to cover the upper 1/2 of the shop walls after resawing, but for now, I'm going with good old OSB.
    The price has dropped back almost to where it was when I used it on the "studio" (for the wife) side of the building.
     
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