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Thread: Natures loss my gain
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09-24-2011, 05:31 PM #1
Natures loss my gain
I noticed that there was a cedar tree cut down the other day when I was going to work so at lunch I went back to where it was and asked the guys who cut it down if I could take a couple limbs. They were glad to not have to load up the ones at least that I took.
I cut them down and skinned them and have turned out 2 cedar brush handles, Here's a couple pictures of one of them.
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09-24-2011, 05:43 PM #2
Very nice. cedar is one of my favorite woods love the way it looks and smells.
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09-24-2011, 05:54 PM #3
They are really nice; wish I had paid attention in my high school woodworking class.
I made a fishing rod holder once; took it home and nobody knew what the hell it was.
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09-24-2011, 06:13 PM #4
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09-25-2011, 01:40 AM #5
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Thanked: 0You know, I thought about doing the same thing when I saw them cutting down those trees.. too bad I was already late for an appointment.... allwell.. Awesome work as usual!!
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09-25-2011, 01:45 AM #6
It amazes me how much cedar is being removed near my home right now. Unfortunately I learned to dislike the smell of cedar very quickly when I did a series of 40 custom closets in a row as a cabinet maker.
Nice handles.
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09-25-2011, 01:25 PM #7
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09-25-2011, 02:45 PM #8
We never got woodworking in school would give anything to know how to work a lathe..
Amazing work BTW!
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09-25-2011, 02:52 PM #9
In my experience teaching students, school isn't the place to learn turning. The teachers generally knew little to nothing about it so they taught students the method of scrape out a rough shape then comes the 36 grit gouge. Its much harder to unlearn something.
Search for a local group of wood turners, they usually have at least one guy willing to teach for free. There are few people as kind as wood turners.
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09-26-2011, 03:07 AM #10
you are truly a master with woodwork!
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