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[treeturner123]

A couple of things I finished recently.
A table for my mother, to put her cup of coffee on next to her chair when she is watching.... dare I even say it... Emmerdale (oh the horror...).
The wood is Pau Rosa. This is probably the most beautiful timber I have ever worked with but, man oh man, it is a total pain! The central column is made from a single plank, cut in to eight strips with the correct bevel and then "folded" round to make appearance of a solid piece of wood. It is very very hard so you have to keep sharpening cutting tools. The upside to that is that you can sand it to mirror finish. I used tung oil to finish it but I'm not happy with the result (probably my lack of skill). I may re-sand it and just wax it.

I also made some toy dogs for my 2 year old great niece and nephew (twins). Mostly Linden wood; ya gotta use offcuts for something

Love the dogs!

 

[Matty]

Just knocked up a carved sign for a mates gun shop, wood is local monterey cypress, came out ok I reckon.

 

[duke]

Just knocked up a carved sign for a mates gun shop, wood is local monterey cypress, came out ok I reckon.
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Nice

 

[Stigmorgan]

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Just knocked up a carved sign for a mates gun shop, wood is local monterey cypress, came out ok I reckon.
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Nice, you could drill out the "bullet holes" and rough up the edges a little to look like real bullet holes as a little extra

 

[Matty]

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Nice, you could drill out the "bullet holes" and rough up the edges a little to look like real bullet holes as a little extra

or I could get the .44 out and have some target practise

 

[Matty]

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Nice, you could drill out the "bullet holes" and rough up the edges a little to look like real bullet holes as a little extra

 

[Matty]

Good shout!

 

[paulrbarnard]

Good shout!

If you used the .44 I’m impressed

Best I’ve achieved

 

[Matty]

Lol, no I just used the pillar drill, I was tempted though lol

 

[rob1693]

Built a greenhouse on to the front of my workshop

 

[Matty]

For chillis only yeah?

 

[rob1693]

For chillis only yeah?

There is 2 cucumbers in their, but rest very hot 🌶

 

[JSW]

There is 2 cucumbers in their, but rest very hot 🌶

Scotch Bonnets?

 

[Stigmorgan]

Lol, no I just used the pillar drill, I was tempted though lol

Maybe next time

 

[rob1693]

Scotch bonnet
Habenero
Ghost (naga moriche)
Armageddon
Chocolate habenero

And milder varieties In another greenhouse and outside

 

[JSW]

Scotch bonnet
Habenero
Ghost (naga moriche)
Armageddon
Chocolate habenero

And milder varieties I'm another greenhouse ang outside

Great choices, I'm a diehard Scotch Bonnet fan, wonderful when home-grown, they add a huge amount of depth to whatever they're added to, not just heat.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Spent a couple of hours making a gift box for the wand I made yesterday, I included the meanings of each wood, taken from the world of Harry Potter.

 

[paulrbarnard]

Spent a couple of hours making a gift box for the wand I made yesterday, I included the meanings of each wood, taken from the world of Harry Potter.
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Stig,

Looks amazing but If you are selling these you probably need to be wary of copyright.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Stig,

Looks amazing but If you are selling these you probably need to be wary of copyright.

The wand is a gift for a colleagues 50th birthday, she's a huge Harry Potter fan so I went the extra mile and made the box, if I sell them I won't be doing boxes, the box took longer to make than the wand

 

[Harry581010]

This was a tricky one. It was a part of the course so I had to rush it a bit but I'll remake one similar and have it as a base to a table. One leg has a single notch, one has 2 notches and the third has none. It slides straight through. Unfortunately I can't work out how to add the video of the assembly so there's a pic of it part assembled