Tag: handcraft
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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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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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Broom Machine B
The original of this is owned by Mark Hernig at Kick and Stitch Brooms. He did the hand sketches that you will see, and provided the critical dimensions for me to make the CAD drawings so that anyone building this will end up with a working machine. There were a couple of sneaky angles that…