Stuff I find hiding in pieces of old wood

That guy has some serious talent!
Saw him and the central Ohio woodturners club at the Paul Bunyan show.

 

That hat is so cool!

 

Rules....oh, no....there are no rules here.

So, I scrapped the cutting board because of the red oak.
So, what to do with it. From the abyss of my imagination,
I saw the axis of the squares that build the Golden spiral.
Sometimes it is the mere challenge of making something
happen that is the real fun of it. I hope that some day, past my
time here in space and time, a discerning wood worker will examine this
box. What they will find if they look close enough are a number of strange anomalies.
...and I hope that they scratch their head and wonder
.....why? .....and how?

 

Not quite sure what the issue was with the red oak in the cutting board, I liked it. But, you found an amazing way to use it.

 

That's awesome, but he is gonna need a much bigger block of wood if he makes me one!!

Edit: $66.00 for a flat free wheelbarrow tire??

 

Looks good on a slant like that.

 

Finished the "new cutting board.
Walnut/hard maple/hickory/purple heart.




Custom to fit the left sink.

Scraps are easily pushed into the right sink to be gathered
for the composter. Kind of disappointed that the purple heart
lost some of it's color w/the oil finish.
I went w/the mineral oil. We shall see.

 

Beautiful!

 

Very nice!! I like the fit to sink option.

 

...so the red oak thing....
cells of the wood are too big.
Can not be sealed completely to prevent trapping stuff.

I found plenty of evidence that lots of folks have used
red oak cutting boards for years …...and they're still here.

...but, once the seed is planted.....

 

Thanks!

I think it will be much more useful that way.

 

Yes, Purple Heart will darken as it ages. Used to turn a lot of Purple Heart pens for Purple Heart recipients. Didn't like how they aged so went with purple acrylic pens for them. Like walnut that is not kiln dried, it will continue getting dark (more so if exposed to sunlight for long periods of time).

 

Love the strings running through it!
Thought you might like this...
The Nautilus Sculpture

 

Having had a chance to use it a few times.....

….no brag, just fact....

the sink option is fabulous.

 

Yep, it ain't bragging if it is the truth!!

 

I finally brought the Golden spiral box to fruition.
If nothing else, it is a unique box and I doubt there will ever
be another one like it. It will head out into the world next week.
Thoughts.....








I really hope that some day.....way past my time here in time and space....
a discerning wood worker will examine this box carefully. He will find some
very strange anomalies and scratch his head and wonder .....why? ...and how?

 

Do you sign and date them? I think you should.

 

Yes. I don't date them
but I sign them w/a custom branding iron.



I thought is was kind of weird the first few times I did it....
but it has become very enjoyable to finish a piece and put my name on it.

 

Cold coyote calls.

Caught this guy in the late afternoon sun....
setting on the coffee table in front of the wood stove....curing finish.

 

Love that grainy wood! It looks cool with the pine center. Here's something to drool over...