Cutting boards.

[Steve H]

Not finished. But I had to show. There are 7 strips of wood on this. They blended pretty darn well if I do say so myself!

 

[yankee2bbq]

Nice work Steve!

 

[Steve H]

Nice work Steve!

Thanks Justin!

 

[yankee2bbq]

I want to add something about the “curl” in the wood you are working with. A few years ago, when we bought our house, we had our natural hard wood floors refinished. The carpenter that was doing the work said, “ You have a lot of “rift wood”. I asked, “what is rift wood?” He said the curls of the wood.

Above is a picture of our floors.
Learned something new that day!

 

[Steve H]

I want to add something about the “curl” in the wood you are working with. A few years ago, when we bought our house, we had our natural hard wood floors refinished. The carpenter that was doing the work said, “ You have a lot of “rift wood”. I asked, “what is rift wood?” He said the curls of the wood.
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Above is a picture of our floors.
Learned something new that day!

Nice looking floor! It's funny. If I go to buy curly Maple. It's $$$. But when I buy Maple through my supplier. I usually get a few pieces mixed in at normal price. Not complaining mind you!

 

[chopsaw]

“rift wood”.

That's considered 1/4 sawn . Used a lot in hardwood flooring because it controls twist and warping . It's how the planks are cut from the log .

 

[chopsaw]

blended pretty darn well

Yeah , looks good . You using the jointer ?

 

[Steve H]

Yeah , looks good . You using the jointer ?

Yes I am.

 

[yankee2bbq]

That's considered 1/4 sawn . Used a lot in hardwood flooring because it controls twist and warping . It's how the planks are cut from the log .

Yeap. I just googled it. Thanks.

How did we live before the internet?

 

[cptnding]

How did we live before the internet?

Just fine

 

[chopsaw]

How did we live before the internet?

Did an office back in the early 90's that was Tiger stripe ( 1/4 sawn ) oak veneer paneling .
" Curly " runs across the normal grain .

 

[Steve H]

I found a site where you can buy roughly 20 pounds of assorted pieces of hardwood for projects. You don't know exactly what you get. Just rough measurements of the lumber. This bunch had some nice ash, cherry, walnut. And a piece of wood that is either purple heart. Or padauk. Or the deepest red cherry I've ever seen! Either way. I glued it up with some walnut. I love the results!

 

[02ebz06]

Looks like Brazilian Cherry to me.
I made this out of it several years ago:

 

[MJB05615]

Steve, I'm late as usual, but those look great! Nice work. I'm completely untalented when it comes to woodwork, much respect.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

How's the end grain coming along?

 

[Steve H]

Looks like Brazilian Cherry to me.
I made this out of it several years ago:
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Thanks! Not sure what this is. Nice looking wood though.

 

[Steve H]

How's the end grain coming along?

Slow. I'll get there

 

[chopsaw]

Could be either one . I was at the hardwood yard this morning . Looks like Padauk , but is a bit more red . Whatever it is , it's nice . They had a new stack of purple heart . Not sure I get the attraction there .
Ran a bunch of cherry through the planer . Went to put the hose back on the sander and got a surprise . To many gates open I guess . Clean no glue , so I bagged it up .


BTW ,, Steve H Bosch has the 1617 EVS on sale . $200 router for $165 .
Nice router with great features and expandable to a table and plunge .

 

[clifish]

Could be either one . I was at the hardwood yard this morning . Looks like Padauk , but is a bit more red . Whatever it is , it's nice . They had a new stack of purple heart . Not sure I get the attraction there .
Ran a bunch of cherry through the planer . Went to put the hose back on the sander and got a surprise . To many gates open I guess . Clean no glue , so I bagged it up .
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BTW ,, Steve H Bosch has the 1617 EVS on sale . $200 router for $165 .
Nice router with great features and expandable to a table and plunge .
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Now you did it Chop, he has 3 in his cart now...lol

 

[Steve H]

Could be either one . I was at the hardwood yard this morning . Looks like Padauk , but is a bit more red . Whatever it is , it's nice . They had a new stack of purple heart . Not sure I get the attraction there .
Ran a bunch of cherry through the planer . Went to put the hose back on the sander and got a surprise . To many gates open I guess . Clean no glue , so I bagged it up .
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BTW ,, Steve H Bosch has the 1617 EVS on sale . $200 router for $165 .
Nice router with great features and expandable to a table and plunge .
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Thinking about it! I can get it for 152.00. No taxes. Nice looking router for sure.