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Second coat of finish on some decorative 4oz mason jar lids. A local sells herbs in bulk and asked for these. They encapsulate a metal lid so the jars seal up tightly. the natural edge knobs are sycamore limb pieces
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I have been grabbing some scraps and making small bowls and enjoying it. Trying different looks and some beading too. First one is Quilted Maple 3 1/3" diameter. Had this small piece for a long time. Found it in a stump I was removing out back many years ago. Second one is Ash from another tree out back. 4" diameter. Next one is Elm that came from the firewood pile also 4" diameter.
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A few months ago my son told me he was going to start making "river" tables. When he told me I was surprised because I didn't really know what is a river table. Secondly, he is in his 40's and had never expressed any interest in wood working that I knew of. More recently, he and his lovely bride have expanded into making charcuterie boards. Once again I wasn't sure what that even was. Well, I have to say, he's doing some very nice things. Stick with me, this is wood turning related. He has given me several cut offs and most of the time they are too small to do much with so I use them for ornaments and such. Recently, he gave me some red elm pieces and they were big enough to turn a couple of little bowls, bigger bowl is about 7" diameter and the smaller is slightly less, maybe 6". I have to say, I had no idea how pretty is the grain in red elm. It looks very open grain but it doesn't feel or sand that way. These pieces were kiln dried and about 2" thick before turning. Since the wood was already dried the bowls are single turned to finish. Red elm is a little dusty but cuts nicely and these have very little sanding on them. They have minwax antique oil for a finish.
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I have a large elm tree in my front yard that needs to come down. Since it's into power lines on one side and overhangs some power lines that go through the yard I have to hire it done. The tree service is also a saw mill with a portable unit he can bring to the house. I plan to have him cut as much as possible into usable planks for me. My current thoughts are to rent a storage unit that is close by, stack and sticker everything and let it dry for a year (I plan to have him cut everything to 1/2" thick). Any advise for me? Pitfalls to avoid? Thanks in advance.
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From the album: Bowls and Platters
Elm winged bowl with the wings flying -
Chinese Elm in the back yard had to come down. It was dying and fairly large pieces were coming off during storms. These are the small pieces! The tree was well over 60 feet tall! The tree guys said they will help me cut up some blanks from the base. If you're here tomorrow morning you can have all you can carry!
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Started it this AM the wood is elm, damp but mostly dry so I'm going for finished dimensions.
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Turned 'em set 'em aside to dry and the little buggers went all changeling on me Too cute for them to be too ugly or sumpin'
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Little Elm Bowl from a tree fall. There are lots of larger pieces in this tree. This was just the hunk I walked out and picked up. It's a little bowl with knots that seem to dislike me. It's still green and rough but I'm thinking I may leave it this and finish is in this shape. What to do with that cracked knot? I can't turn it out because there's another know underneath it.
