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I once forgot I'd altered to walking mode made for an interesting and very scenic route by car

Blo once dried and oxidised provides quite a durable finish and won't attract dust threads I'd use graphite

Sho sugi ban or yakisugi if known by its proper name works really well with resinous Woods here's a couple of stools and a planter just finished with blo after burning

This is a pic I found of meber 400 does look very simarlar

Definitely a hardwood if not oak possibly sweet chestnut

A closer shot of grain hope that helps

Picture of endgrain sshavings and wide surface below dougs post

Planes like oak onion skin like shavings

Think your mistaken there doug

Just started cleaning up this oak board by hand on my low bench

We all have our ways and means to achieving same objective no ways right or wrong, several ways to skin a cat, all a matter of preference

Woodworking like music has a limited amount of joints and styles, same with notes and chords trying to create something original and unique is a challenge,has already been done personally the arts and crafts or shaker styles are my favourites unpretentious,and form and usefulness over style

They're very good for shining behind show anywhere lights shining through eg hollows very useful when flattening,don't see how you would see that from ceiling level

Signpost bird feeding station I made a while ago, just turned a post from 3x3 with spigots for a piece of box section steel I just acquired and knocked into ground

We're all our own worst critics, we see all our mistakes, everyone else just sees a lovely box

Daughter asked for a small bookcase for kids bedroom so made this from stuff I had lying around

For my French beans to grow up lol

Same with most builders I know who are quite happy for me to take studding and joists away keeps the skip emptier and my fire and hobby going with free wood

All the timber for the frame for this deck was made from 3 pallets a company I work for allowed me to strip down.They were the shipping pallets that 3 new Anca cncs were delivered on, and they were glad to get rid of them Also I generally do ask but if an opportunity arises and there's no one...

And a couple more pics