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Finally got some blue felt and finished of the 2nd Truck portrait by Sam Custodio. Cut from 4mm hoop pine ply, felt backer on 3mm mdf, framed with pine stained walnut. A3 size

Custom order - designed by buyer. Maple and Walnut

I found some 7/8" red birch on clearance sale a few weeks ago at Woodworkers Source (in Tucson) and I have been itching to press it into service so I did a quick cut for a fellow ham radio operator who is a good friend. Now I will need to make a few more for others Lol! I like this wood a lot. It scrolled nicely even though it was 7/8" (I used a #7 FD-UR on my Seyco). I made the pattern with MS Word using Arial Rounded MT Bold (size 180). I did a fun test run with 2x4 lumber on my own callsign last week. I had to use a #9 blade to keep things moving. The super soft pine just bogged anything smaller than a #9 down. Being 2X4, it looked OK but I decided to spray paint white it to hide it's origin Lol! I discovered that I had placed the pattern right over some rip out at the edge. Oh well, it was just for fun anyways These desk plaques really help dress up amateur stations.. Here is a shot of an older plaque I made years ago to showcase one of my retro setups. As a business idea for those who sell their stuff, If you do a "sample" call sign plaque you might get some custom orders. Just a thought.

Made this Box for my SIL for her birthday to hold a deck of playing cards.

Just stumbled upon this site. It may be old news to some. I have not had a good peruse as of yet, but there seems to some interesting and simple patterns. https://suncatcherstudio.com/patterns/

Pattern by Sue Walker of Resting Wolf, done on A4 1/4 inch BB plywood using #2/0 spiral blade, I had a bit of a accident while doing the nose a bit broke off so I could do with some honest opinions please ,is it very noticeable ?or is it just because I know it should be there!! I tried to put the piece back on but it was just too small a piece and fragile,thanks Dan

This clock was made from chestnut wood (the body) and white walnut wood (the disk)

ok- now for a true suggestion.: i built this table from a slab of mahogany given to me. it was a fun project. https://cherrytreetoys.com/tiffany-occasional-table-plan/

I purchased Lou, my Paint Mare, in 2006 at the age 6 or 7 - previous owner was unsure of her age. For the first year we had some rough times as she was barely green broke but soon we had some wonderful rides together. When my eldest daughter and her family came into my life in 2008, she too developed a great relationship with my horse but experienced her own issues (bulging lower disc in the back after a fall from Lou) with her. When we left Colorado for Ohio in 2012, Lou stayed behind until we could get into a better financial position and finally joined us here in 2017. Unfortunately, we learned that she had developed Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Cancer) in her left eyelid which is a common problem with Paint horses that have bald faces like mine. I wasn't able to afford the surgery at Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital so we decided to try other medications that ultimately did not help matters. After some aggravating and heart-wrenching thought and discussion, I decided that Lou would be euthanized and so Monday, yesterday, she crossed over the Rainbow Bridge onto greener pastures. With much thanks to Grampa for his efforts, I made this memorial for my eldest so she could keep something of Lou (I have my halter and saddle). The picture is of my eldest's last rodeo with Lou this past August while the horsehair is a lock of Lou's mane. Charmayne Picture of Lou by Scott Baker, on Flickr I'll give the frame to my eldest when she comes back out this next weekend as I didn't put the last pieces on until tonight.

what you could make with it is a donation to the TOM foundation- a non profit organization helping people in my shop named Tom further their woodworking skills.

Cool!

Thanks I will pass it on to my Grandson he makes cutting blocks. IKE

Whatever it is - it looks beautiful. Great gift.

I was looking at that a few weeks ago!

Thanks for reminding me John. I've used a couple of things a year ago, but forgot it was there. I think there is a few shapes in there that I can use in a design.

Sweet! Here's one of my signs. I hope Jim chimes in and shows his sign.

Thanks. I bookmarked it. A few years ago I found a site that had free patterns for stained-glass windows. Those looked easy to turn into intarsia but I never tried it. I'll see if I can find it.

Looks like sapele to me

Looks like an amazing piece of wood. If it has been in the back of machine shop for years I would have some concern that it may have absorbed some oil from cutting operations or lubricants used for cooling. I would test a finish on it before investing a lot of labor making something.

Quick story. My wife works for a small machine shop. I have made a few items for some folks there through the years. I made a little desk clock for my wife and the owner took notice and liked what he saw. He told my wife he had a piece of wood in the back of the machine shop that his father had many, many years ago. The father died about 25 years ago I was told. Anyway, he told my wife I could have it. This is what i got last night when my wife came home. It is a very dark wood and very dirty. It has sat in the back of the machine shop for at least 25 years, probably longer. The son (present owner) of the owner really doesn't know how old it is. He was told by his father it is an "exotic wood". He thinks he may have got it in trade for some machined parts. It is over 6' tall, over 13" wide and 2" thick and very, very heavy. It took 2 guys to put it in the back of our Ford Escape. My wife and I had a heck of a time getting it into the house. An amazing piece of wood. The more I look at it it appears to be mahogany. Once I get it downstairs to my workshop under better lighting and a little sanding to get the crud off I may be able to tell what it is. Wouldn't it be something if it turns out to be genuine Honduras Mahogany. Of course I have no way of identifying Honduras Mahogany. Just wishful thinking. I can't even imaging what something like that would cost to buy. I have no idea what I'm going to use it for or even how to cut it up. I'm not really a furniture maker. I have made a few end tables and a wall mirror. But I do mostly Intarsia and fretwork now. Guess I'll have to learn how to resaw with my 12" Jet bandsaw.

I usually cut 1/8" baltic birch but it is only so thin. I have always anted thinner material but of course i am cheap and dont want to actually pay for anything cheaper. Thought of trying some veneers but again, a bit pricey just for an experiment. Got to thinking that beer cans would be perfect. I first cut off the top and bottom, it was just a curly thing at this point. Next I ironed it on a big paperback book for about 4 minutes. Took quite a bit to get it to relax. Sandwiched it between 2 pieces of 1/8" scrap and cut out some letters and stars. Turned out great. I will certainly figure a way to start using this method more often. The best part is sourcing the material!!

Beautiful piece, how thick is the wood for the box, RJ

Similar story Erv....thanks for sharing. I would say I was very lucky to get a piece of wood like this. Once in a lifetime for me anyway. I forgot to mention, it still has some bark attached to it. The person who gave me this beautiful hunk of wood said he doesn't wan't anything elaborate just something as a reminder for his office. He admired the simple desk clock I made for my wife. He want's something nautical. I thought a lighthouse or something similar. I have 2 projects going now and will finish them first before I tackle this monster. Probably 3 or 4 weeks before I get to it. I'm 81 and not very fast.Haha

This is a beautiful hunk of wood and until you got it cleaned and sanded and a bit of water on it, I would have said it was in the Mahogany family! The reason I say this is that a few years back I was given some dark wood that was about 2 inch's thick and 4 inch's wide and was tongue and grooved and there was still a few of the old square nails in the wood. These nails were no longer being made for commercial use I believe in 1914! I am assuming that this wood came out of some manufacturing building and not from some gym or church or such. I had no idea what kind of wood it was until like yourself I did a little cleaning and sanding and it revealed a dark reddish grain which looked like Mahogany. I give it a test on the scroll saw and it was Mahogany which is the only wood that I have run across that I have a reaction to! The dust will have me sneezing and my eyes running like a facet! I always have a mask on when ever I am at the saw but I had to see if I was right about the wood. It looks like we both have some very old wood and I can't wait to see what you come up with as a gift to the person that give this to you! Erv

Nice work Ken!

Updated this morning Cleaned it up a bit more. Sanded to 150 grit and splashed some water on it. It is not as red looking as yesterday's picture

Great project.

Beautiful little box you’ve made.

Yeah, where's the pics?

It's a little beauty, she will love it. Marg

anouther wounderful project ! looks great!!!

Looks awesome. Inlays really done well!

A little ripper Karl. I do like making boxes.

You've done well. Very nice!

BadBob has the right answer. Could also buy marine plywood.

Cheers John, it was a bit of a challenge but then where’s the fun if it’s not

Recent rainy weather held me off from assorted outdoor projects so I decided to cut a project I had in my pattern library for quite a while. It's a narrow fret box made from Bubinga 10 x 4.5". Original pattern had straight sides and I decided to add furniture style feet. A little tricky cutting these small parts but I got it done.

After a little more investigation I'm now leaning towards African Ribbon Mahogany or "Sapele". Whatever it is, it has aged nicely. I'm going to clean up the rest of it, then I'll decide what to make from it. Shoiuld keep me busy for a while.

there are a few different species in the mahogany family.it sure looks like one of them https://www.wood-database.com/wood-finder/?fwp_name=M

Update Looks like genuine Mahogany to me, but I really don't know. What do you think it is? Cleaned it up the best I could. I'll let it dry for a few hours, then give it a nice sanding with 150G and see what it looks like then. To me it is an incredible piece of wood.

This is what Advance Machinery site" How do you easily identify which clamp is which? Small and large slot clamps both have a smooth top, but are easy to differentiate since the large slot is twice the size of the small one. The medium slot clamp has a dimple in its top so you can easily tell it apart from the others. Also, all separately ordered clamp pairs are supplied in individual bags identifying their size.

It's been sitting in the back of the machine shop for many years. One side is darker than the other and it is really dirty. I'm going to try amd clean it. then and it it to get a better look. I do know most woods darken with age especially mahogany.

Thanks for the offer Dan. I'm going to try and figure out what I have later today or tomorrow.

I'm going to try and find out later today what I actually have. It was given to me as a gift. I would never sell it. Besides, I plan on making something for him out of the wood.

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Whoa!! 5 star across the board!!!! Looks like you pleased the crowd and then some!!! You got some atta boys coming Rockytime

fantastic!!! i always think of my brother when i see good gitars...now if i could just learn to spell it lol

Now that its decided that beer cans will be used as a material. I give you the first beer can pattern. RJF

You might want to consider MDO (Medium Density Overlay) if it is available in your area. It is used for making outdoor signs.

Cedar is a good outdoor material. They use that for fences and it is easily available in big box stores. It is on the softer type of woods but you might give it a look see. Dick heppnerguy