Hey Folks,
My parents recently bought a vacation property near Boone, and I'd like to make them a sign for the front gate as part of their Christmas presents.
Being a vacation spot, I'd like to keep it non-formal, and I'd really like to get my hands on a couple live edge/ natural edge ERC...
It's a bit rough; the first thing I have done with a "real" bowl gouge. I said I was going to just stick with spindles, but some of the wood I have collected just cries out for it...
A White Oak bowl from a 250 year old Sampson County, storm damaged tree. Apples and Grapes from North Carolina Eastern Red Cedar, Banana from NC Maple, Pear from NC Spalted White Oak.
I scored some free cypress from a very nice gentleman today (via craigslist). Two logs, about 10" wide and 4' or 5' long. There was also a 4"x6"x5' plank that he had milled to use as a mantle. Fortunately for me, he never got around to it and it sat in his shed for 10 years. He was very...
My wife saw a natural edge coffee table (walnut I think) in a magazine and asked me to build one for her. She asked about the time I had just finished my desktop and I had a what I thought was just about a useless piece of wood at the time because of its shape and because it was very warped...
We are looking at a renovated older house to buy. There was a screen poarch that has been turned into a sun room. The room is heated with a free standing natural gas heater. The windows are double pane. The room is about 13x30 and has a concrete on grade floor. The house also has a gas water...