The Woodshop Shed

Four Wooden Rings

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(from Lumberjocks.com)


At last Saturday's craft show I received order for 2 rings….one is a size 5 1/4 African Blackwood ring and the other is a size 12 walnut ring with turquoise inlay. I made two of each in case I scrapped one out. Actually I made 3 of the blackwood rings and one did blow up on the mandrel.They are finished with EEE and Shellawax.I added some shots of the mandrels I use. They go from size 5-12.Cheers, Jim

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Cabinet-grade Finishing

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(from Popularwoodworking.com)


Not everything has to have a furniture-grade finish. If you read the woodworking magazines or look online, you often come across instructions for filling pores, glazing, toning, rubbing out, and so on. These are wonderful techniques for use on …Source

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Spalted Maple #8

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Spalted Maple, 7 1/2” x 3 3/4”,
Friction Polish.
MEYSPRING Pacific Blue Epoxy Resin Color Pigment for the branch hole that gave me grief.Picture of the log the day we cut it up. That branch where the arrow is pointing… I told my wife
that day… that knot is going to cause problems down the road. LOL

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Just a little something

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Hello everyone, I'm just about ready to get back in the shop after having a laminoplasty operation on my C3, C4, and C5 vertebrae. I've had spinal stenosis in my neck and lower back for years and I had to finally get it fixed in my neck. I was losing sensation in my fingers and was told if it wasn't fixed, it could progress to a point where I wouldn't have control or feeling in my thumb and index fingers.Here is a couple of things I made just before I went in for surgery. The acorn is made with red oak for the bottom and cedar for the top. I covered the inside of the top with tiger maple to hide the the hole made from the tailstock. I used leather in the bottom of the container. I used my wood burning pen to make the design on the top and I drilled a crooked hole for the stem. I finished everything with shellac.The base is unknown wood with a walnut trim. I used brass to form the stand and used shrink wrap to form a cushion on the brass to keep the acorn from slipping off the stand.The mushroom is made from a chunk of wood from a fireplace log, however I have no idea what it is. I used my wood burning pen to add the detail. I have no idea what I'll do with it, I was just bored and decided to try one.

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