05-13-2011 10:43 PM
by Paul Sellers |
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Most people only talk about grain at the most superficial level of how it looks. We woodworkers enter the fibres. We tease the cells apart with the chisel’s edge and search for weaknesses and strengths in the species. We want to know these intimate details so we can exemplify the strengths and protect the weak from harm. I thought that it might help to give my personal insights into the different woods that I have worked with for almost five decades. Most of them are common enough, ...
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06-12-2015 10:28 PM
by PaulN |
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Update 19 Nov 2020
5 years ago I posted this photo of cherry burls drying in my barn. Sold them all for cheap to get rid of them to someone who came to pick them up. Now I have accumulated a bunch more, about twice as many, a few are really huge. Any interest? I could only ship the smaller ones (15lbs +/-).
I live in NW Massachusetts. Please email me if you want further information.
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04-22-2013 11:20 PM
by jjw5858 |
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If you are at your desk stressed, maybe stuck inside on a rainy day, or possibly contemplating troubles of the world, I have something for you to read. Here is a short journey of an escape to something that may bring a positive rejuvenation to your spirit…...................
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