| Project by Duckster | posted 11-03-2018 12:59 PM | 1250 views | 0 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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Howdy from South Texas,
It’s been months since I’ve added any new projects. I am a fishing guide in the bays here on the coast and contacted a Vibro virus while wade fishing. I almost lost my leg, but thank God, they removed the bad flesh before it got that far. I’ve spent months with healing and skin graphs, but as you can see I’m back in the shop.
I made this desk for myself. It is out of Tiger Maple and I used Jacobean stain with 3 coats of Urethane for the finish.
I had 3 spots in the wood that refused to take the stain. I couldn’t figure out why?
Enjoy.
-- Duckster, Texas. {Any day of fishing, Beats a good day at work.} Wash your feet and love Jesus
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Andre
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#1 posted 11-03-2018 05:00 PM
Talk about bad luck! Glad to hear you are better, specially after looking at that beautiful desk.
About the stain problem, woods like that are telling you please don’t stain me! :)
-- Lifting one end of the plank.
Duckster
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#2 posted 11-03-2018 05:06 PM
I usually don’t stain it but wife said it had to match her other stuff. You know Happy Wife, Happy Life
-- Duckster, Texas. {Any day of fishing, Beats a good day at work.} Wash your feet and love Jesus
pottz
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#3 posted 11-03-2018 06:21 PM
glad to hear everything turned out ok and your back at it.that finish is gorgeous,the stain really made the grain pop.im not much of a stain guy myself but in this case,wow.nice work duckster.
-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Richard
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#4 posted 11-03-2018 09:56 PM
Very Nice Work & Well Done!
Rick S.
-- Richard (Ontario, CANADA)
Duckster
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#5 posted 11-04-2018 01:04 PM
Thanks for your comments.
-- Duckster, Texas. {Any day of fishing, Beats a good day at work.} Wash your feet and love Jesus
Andre
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#6 posted 11-04-2018 05:53 PM
Oh how so true! You know Happy Wife, Happy Life, same usually goes for my favorite daughter also. LOL!
-- Lifting one end of the plank.
swirt
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#7 posted 11-05-2018 12:30 AM
Beautiful desk. Stain or not, I like the color and striping you achieved so it looks great.
-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com
Michael M Selby
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#8 posted 11-05-2018 12:34 PM
Sorry to here about your sickness & after a long time what an come back with a great creation.
-- Michael M Selby --- https://toolsivy.com
Duckster
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#9 posted 11-05-2018 12:55 PM
Thanks.
-- Duckster, Texas. {Any day of fishing, Beats a good day at work.} Wash your feet and love Jesus
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