slow week at sawdust haven

[SCROLLSAW703]

I've got a customer order for a project the customer wants cut in cherry. And working with chery is no problem. I use it often. The project is 11" x 14", so it's not a huge project. I've seen the same project cut in 1/4" red oak plywood. I'm kickin' around cuttin' it cherry plywood. I haven't done any lookin' to see if any our humble little lumber stores even carry it. I have my doubts. Anybody ever work with cherry plywood? I don't use 1/4" ply of any kind except for ornaments. I don't like workin' w/plywood much. 

If I'm not able to find it locally, another idea I'm kickin' around is resawin' cherry wood to about 3/8" or so, do a glue up, & run it thru the planer to whatever thickness I decide. What do ya think about that idea?

Otherwise, like the title says, it's been a slow, non productive week at the shop. Beentough to focus on my projects. I lost a close friend I've known all my life this last week to pancreatic cancer. It has been a sad, depressing loss. He was a major part of my life. We buried him yesterday. He was diagnosed less than two months ago. He was a great help to me not only in the shop, but with life, too. He was a simple man, farmer & rancher all of his life. Very intelligent. I'll miss him greatly. 

With that said, any advice or help with the cherry plywood & my glue up idea would be appreciated. I do glue ups for several of my projects, I'm just reaching out for information. Thank you in advance. Brad 

[JOE_M]

I bought some 1/4" cherry from Ocooch, thinking I'd use it for puzzles. I think the price was in the $7 range for a 12x24 piece. The inner ply is MDF. It was nice, but like cutting jello so the pieces fit too loosely for puzzles, I ended up making boxes out of it.

If you've got the time and the tools there is no reason not to go ahead and use the real stuff.

[Kragax]

Brad,

 I cant help you with you materials question, but I wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. Lifetime friends are a rare commodity these days and the add much to our lives. That kind of history between friends is a wonderful thing. I have  a couple myself although we don't see each other often enough. It sounds like that "simple man' touched your life and made it better. After the pain subsides those memories will keep you warm, mine do. Again sorry for your loss. God Bless.....Craig

[meflick]

Brad, Like Craig i can't be of help with your questions regarding wood choices/options but I also wanted to express my condolences to you on the loss of your good friend.  It sounds like you had a wonderful friendship and he was a standup guy that we all hope our sons grow up to be and our daughters marry.  I think he probably consider himself lucky to have you in his life as well.  While I don't profess to know the specific pain you are presently enduring as I have not lost a close friend, I did lose my mother and mother-in-law last year.  The loss of good friends and family is very trying, especially when they endure traumatic illnesses like he did with Pancreatic Cancer.  I hope that you will find comfort and solace in the wonderful help  and memories that you were able to have. God Bless and prayers for you and his family at this time.

[Scrappile]

I do the glue up one often.  I get cherry, maple, and a few other woods from a guy on Ebay.  He sell like 20-30 boards in a box.  He sells 1/2", 1/4" thickness, the pieces are 12" long and you can get in different widths usually from 2 1/2" - 4".  I have always received good wood from him.  Goo service.  Various prices depending species thickness and width requested.  I have always paid less than $45 with free shipping. 

Very sorry for your loss of your friend.  Unfortunately, the older we all get, the more frequently it occurs.

[amazingkevin]

4 hours ago, SCROLLSAW703 said:

I've got a customer order for a project the customer wants cut in cherry. And working with chery is no problem. I use it often. The project is 11" x 14", so it's not a huge project. I've seen the same project cut in 1/4" red oak plywood. I'm kickin' around cuttin' it cherry plywood. I haven't done any lookin' to see if any our humble little lumber stores even carry it. I have my doubts. Anybody ever work with cherry plywood? I don't use 1/4" ply of any kind except for ornaments. I don't like workin' w/plywood much. 

If I'm not able to find it locally, another idea I'm kickin' around is resawin' cherry wood to about 3/8" or so, do a glue up, & run it thru the planer to whatever thickness I decide. What do ya think about that idea?

Otherwise, like the title says, it's been a slow, non productive week at the shop. Beentough to focus on my projects. I lost a close friend I've known all my life this last week to pancreatic cancer. It has been a sad, depressing loss. He was a major part of my life. We buried him yesterday. He was diagnosed less than two months ago. He was a great help to me not only in the shop, but with life, too. He was a simple man, farmer & rancher all of his life. Very intelligent. I'll miss him greatly. 

With that said, any advice or help with the cherry plywood & my glue up idea would be appreciated. I do glue ups for several of my projects, I'm just reaching out for information. Thank you in advance. Brad 

Sorry for your loss.

[heppnerguy]

I have a few almost life time friends and I lost one myself about four years ago. You can not replace those people in your life because of all the time and things you did together. There are few people that come into one's life that you know beyond a doubt that this person would do anything for you and you for them. You love them so much and you know each other so well.. the two of you accept the good, the rough side of each other and know so much about each other's private lives. No amount of money can buy another them, but you will always have the great memories you shared together that no one can take from you and you will never stop remembering for the rest of your life.  Right now there is a hole in your heart and tear in your eye when you think about him, but now is the time to talk to God and thank Him that he put this person, that is so dear to you, in your life. I am so sorry whenever I hear about someone like this life long friend leaving this  world and us behind. But I believe some day we will back together again for all eternity and we can start to rebuild new memories as we worship our God together for all eternity. Bless you and I will put you and his family in our daily prayers

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[SCROLLSAW703]

Thank you meflick, Scrappile, Craig, Kevin & Dick for the kind words. That means alot to me. That is one of the main things I truly enjoy about this forum is the kind hearted folks here. You're right dick. No amount of money can replace or bring him back, but he's not suffering anymore, & that's comforting. This man help me find my way to God, & understand His power. He didn't know a stranger. But he always told me I'll never be perfect in anyone's eyes, but in the the eyes & hands of God, I was somebody in this life. 

Maybe this ain't the place to talk about all this, but, as opinionated as i am at times, you folks ALL mean alot to me as friends & brothers. I've always been a lone wolf. Mostly because of all the years of OTR trucking. But he always told me God was with me, no matter where in the country I was. He always laughed at me when we'd get to talkin' about me bein' on the road so much. I told him when I finally had to get off the road five years ago, my wife had to teach me to live at home again. He thought that was pretty funny. He said to me "as much outlaw as you got in ya, & as hard headed as you are, I can only imagine how those lessons went!" But it was true! I was out 3 - 8 weeks at a time, home was just never a place to be for me. My wife put up with it for alot of years, but she knew it was all I knew to make a living. I've always been a driver, & still am at heart.

He'd talk to me about my woodworking. He enjoyed woodworking. After I had my truck wreck five years ago, first of 35 years in the saddle, I went into a deep depression. My Sawbones told us my career was over. I'd never drive OTR again due to my health. Fred told me God started me in woodworking 25 years ago because he had a different plan for me. He knew my health was failin', & the way He got me out of the truck was that accident, & then opened up a new door for me to get into my woodworkin' full time. He always bragged to anybody that'd listen to him about my work. I'm by no means the scroller most of you here are, & I been at this a day or two. I enjoy seeing all your work, & learnin' from all of you. I don't compare my work & abilities to anybody's, I'm just a beginner, so to speak, but it keeps my mind & hands busy. Check out my fb page sawdust haven & you'll see all my projects there. Then you'll see what I'm sayin' about bein' nowhere near as good as most of you talented fellas. But I keep tryin'. Someday, somebody will hopefully be able to say my work is satisfactory. 

Again, I sincerely appreciate the kind words gentlemen! It really does mean alot to me! Your prayers are most appreciated, Dick. I need them right now. You boys have a blessed day! thank you again! brad.

Edited October 23, 2017 by SCROLLSAW703