Podlets continue to sprout
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(from Lumberjocks.com)
 Standing around 5 inches tall these podlets were turned by Natural Selection Studio's Greg Gallegos and
a couple of orphans left at my Retreat
Burned and painted by me.C and C welcome
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Head start for Christmas Boxes
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(from Lumberjocks.com)
 5 boxes for the girls Christmas. Wife, Daughter, DIL, Granddaughter, Grandson's girl friend.3 are Walnut, one is Mahogany and one Purpleheart. The drawers have 3 layers of steam bent cherry for the backs and a poplar front. Cork lining. Drawers are painted with 2 coats of yellow milk paint, then 2 coats of green. Sanded and burnished to give the used and abused look. 3 Coats of Osmo poly-x oil on top of all that to seal the milk paint. Osmo on the 18 staves and 3 support columns, top and bottom. Splines are dyed basswood.Plans were from the Woodcraft Magazine article. Some changes in the drawer construction and splines.Top ornament was turned on my lathe. Poplar.Used a mini table saw for a lot of the small pieces, really worked great.Time consuming. Next year the girls get a simpler box. Much simpler. These have 90 pieces.
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Fighting Rust with Brass and Bronze
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(from Popularwoodworking.com)
The summer is here in earnest, and with it came the rising humidity. Humidity and ferrous-based metals such as carbon steel and cast iron don't get along that well, and the result of the turbulent relationship between the two is …Source
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