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09-13-2019, 09:06 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 08:59 AM)Shadow Wrote: Some planting boxes for the greenhouse.
![[Image: wey3E0j.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/wey3E0j.jpg) Nice shop and work area. Someday......
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09-13-2019, 09:13 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 08:53 AM)FlyoverCountry Wrote: Is that you in the pink? I might dump twaddles...
It's not working out anyway. @ FlyoverCountry that is my grand daughter.
She is not married, she is a yoga/pilates instructor and elementary school teacher.
She lives in Florida.
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09-13-2019, 09:15 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 09:06 AM)Oldcynic Wrote: Nice shop and work area. Someday...... 
Thank you, it works really well. Not shown is the beer fridge and sound system. It's kick ass.
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09-13-2019, 09:15 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 08:30 AM)Oldcynic Wrote: When you mentioned the SMELL of sawdust, it rang a bell. Back when I was living up north, heating my house with a Ulafus wood stove, i would come home from work an split a pile of wood to wind down. Seemed to dull the frustration of dealing with customers and employees all day.
Oak was my favorite. I recall splitting oak and picking up the two halves and savoring the aroma coming from the pink, damp insides. Locust was hard to split and STINK. That wood stank when splitting and stank when burning.
Being a motor mechanic/dealer/fabricator/enthusiast, i worked with things metal and mechanical. Now in my retirement I'm slowly building my own house, working with concrete and wood for the first time. Wood doesn't cooperate like metal does. When you cut and weld a 1x2 square steel tube, it does what you expect. Wood has a mind of its own. You must anticipate what it's going to do just like any living thing.
Bolted nispero (an extremely hard wood here, impervious to termites and must be pre-drilled to nail) to my cement footers and over the weeks it changes shape even though it was bolted and epoxyed.
Definitely a new learning experience. My hat is off to you. I'm still learning how to "judge" the use of a 2x6 according to its grain pattern.
This video is from Feb 2018:
https://youtu.be/IdPCN80_qDQ
I have never heard of nispero wood. The wood-database calls it bulletwood. It must be tough!
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09-13-2019, 09:17 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 09:15 AM)Shadow Wrote: (09-13-2019, 09:06 AM)Oldcynic Wrote: Nice shop and work area. Someday...... 
Thank you, it works really well. Not shown is the beer fridge and sound system. It's kick ass. Good music while working is a must. As for the beer, I like my ten fingers too much.
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09-13-2019, 09:23 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 09:17 AM)Oldcynic Wrote: Good music while working is a must. As for the beer, I like my ten fingers too much. 
For a second there I thought you meant ten fingers of scotch
I don't like beer either, I only fill the fridge I don't empty it.
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09-13-2019, 09:26 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 09:13 AM)SlowLoris Wrote: (09-13-2019, 08:53 AM)FlyoverCountry Wrote: Is that you in the pink? I might dump twaddles...
It's not working out anyway. @FlyoverCountry that is my grand daughter.
She is not married, she is a yoga/pilates instructor and elementary school teacher.
She lives in Florida.
. She's adorable
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09-13-2019, 09:35 AM RE: WOOD you? Woodworking thread for those who like sawdust
(09-13-2019, 09:23 AM)SlowLoris Wrote: Awesome! Was that a piece of trim on the old piano or did you mill the profile with a shaper/router?
That's just a piece of trim I pulled off. My only power tools are a skill saw and a cordless drill. Most of what I fool around with is refinishing old furniture. I love taking something of quality that's been abused and restoring it.
I so understand wanting your workspace clean and clutter free!!!!!
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