Tag: greenwoodwork
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IT’S ALIVE!! Restoring an old nose auger
Picked this up in Ruckersville VA a few weeks ago… Looked like it has enough metal to grind down to under the pits. I was right Almost 1 3/4″ across. Careful use of belt Sander outside then a drill mounted drum on the inside. Touch up the tip with the Dremel rotary tool. Not easy…
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Raisin Wood
A new wood for me. Raisin Wood, Asian in origin, this very slow growth piece came to me from the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia PA. Like most of my unusual wood. Varied brown heartwood with a hint of red in it. Cream coloured sapwood. Bark looks like shagbark hickory. This specimen has very tight growth…
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Weekend Antique Shop Finds
Went to visit inlaws in Ruckersville VA last weekend. Fiber Fest on Saturday. Antique hunting on Sunday They gave me a discount on the barn boring machine that I couldn’t refuse. And I got a 1 1/2″ nose auger. Go make something.
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The Green Wood Wright’s Fest
Hi all First day at the Green Wood Wright’s Fest in NC. The gate Some plants that I don’t recognize. A really big spoon gouge. Go make something
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This year so far.
I promised myself I’d keep posting at least once a month if not once a week this year… Apparently not happening. Back in June I finally got a log of white oak (chinkapin oak specifically) for the roof shingle making project. The Ft Mifflin forge’s roof is in bad shape. And I also acquired a…