Project by Jerry | posted 11-22-2018 09:37 PM | 2550 views | 2 times favorited | 28 comments | ![]() |
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Having shamelessly copied Darrell Peart’s beautiful Seattle Mirror, I submit for your perusal my Hickory and Walnut version scaled down to serve as a picture frame. Finish is beeswax, mineral spirits, and Seafin Teak oil.
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
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Jim Jakosh
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#1 posted 11-22-2018 11:31 PM
Nice work on the frame, Jerry. You;’ve got the style perfect!!
Cheers, Jim
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Andrek
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#2 posted 11-23-2018 12:11 AM
Very nice work my friend, there is no shame showing result such as this one, I have never used hickory , how was it ?
keep on the good work.
-- andrek
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#3 posted 11-23-2018 12:11 AM
Awesome Jerry!
That is a lot of routing hickory without any big chunks missing 8^)
Andre
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#4 posted 11-23-2018 12:14 AM
Very Purity! Love the natural finish, but not sure you noticed, no picture?
Ebony is fun to work with?
-- Lifting one end of the plank.
Jerry
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#5 posted 11-23-2018 01:11 AM
Thank you Jim, this was hard, It took me three trys to get it, so much appreciated!
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
Jerry
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#6 posted 11-23-2018 01:15 AM
Thanks Andrek!, The hickory was difficult to work with, it has three unfortunate qualities, it’s as hard as iron, it tends to crumble unless tools are razor sharp, and if the tree grew in a cow or horse pasture, it becomes painfully evident in the smell when you are working it. Beyond that, the finished product is always beautiful.
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
Jerry
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#7 posted 11-23-2018 01:19 AM
Thanks a bunch! I know I put “router” in the keywords list, but I actually did not use one on this project, I created my template in Sketchup for the cloud lift, then I printed it out, glued it to the wood, and cut the shape out on the band saw after making a huge number of relief cuts first. Then I removed the paper template and filed first, then sanded to get a nice smooth contour.
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
Jerry
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#8 posted 11-23-2018 01:26 AM
Thanks Andre! Yeah, I got enamored with making something, ANYTHING in thr G&G style after purchasing Darrell’s books. I thought the frame would be a relatively easy place to start. WRONG! Nothing easy about this style. Anyway, in this case, the cart came before the horse, so to speak, so the wife is still doing her preliminary pre- painting research for the picture that will eventually go in this frame. I’m hoping for a painting of some black tailed deer we took pictures of a few weeks ago, they were almost in our back yard!
Ebony…well, I’d have to drive 200 miles round trip to get some..Don’t think I wasn’t tempted, but I settled for walnut plugs this time.. Don’t worry, the next one I do will be “right” ;-)
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
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#9 posted 11-23-2018 05:00 AM
I think the frame turned out great Jerry. Nice job, especially with the hickory.
-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.
Jerry
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#10 posted 11-23-2018 05:23 AM
Thanks Dave! Really appreciate it.
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
rtbrmb
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#11 posted 11-23-2018 02:05 PM
Excellent work as usual…...........you have a photo/art work already planned for it?
No router, even more impressive.
I knew of the first two hickory characteristics you mentioned – but never the third….
Thanks for sharing.
Bill in MI
Jerry
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#12 posted 11-23-2018 04:47 PM
Thanks for looking, and for your nice words. My wife is a pretty good artist, here’s one of her paintings,

She said she’s going to do an Elk for the G&G frame.
Hickory, yes, sure am glad I had a face mask for this batch…
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
rtbrmb
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#13 posted 11-23-2018 04:58 PM
“pretty good” quite an understatement…...when the elk painting is done please share a pic of it in your frame.
Bill
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#14 posted 11-23-2018 06:59 PM
You got it!
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
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#15 posted 11-23-2018 09:58 PM
Jerry, congrats on the Daily Top 3 which is well deserved.
-- Art
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