Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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fatboy
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i made pieces like yours,relatives always wanted to pay me to make them for them.i just liked to make them for my wife.i made most of them out of pallet wood.yours look better than mine.i know how much time it takes to make a piece.
Hey, pallet wood is (was) king
I can't get it since China and the long nose beetle killed the oak pallets
I know some true craftsmen that turned those rough oak boards into pieces of art
fatboy
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so thats why i hardly see any pallets any more.i used to get mine from the machine shop l worked at.and i would take my pickup and scrounge around for some.
Yup
I did the same
Now I'm resigned to cedar fence boards
They're relatively cheap @ less than $5 a board (6'x5.5"x1/2") at Home Depot
The soft wood receives a screw with ease (predrilled)
and is easier to rough up the edges with a Dremel flap wheel
I get picky and grab the knottiest ones and/or the ones with the roughest surface
I highlight the grain by feathering in a dark stain, then flood the board with linseed oil
The live edge slabs come from an ol' boy that has a sawmill
He cuts the beams you see in lodges and some cabins
He gives me the outer cuts
I'd love to see some pics of yer stuff
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fatboy
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i can put some pictures on here if i can figure how to do it
squatting dog
We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Nice work bro. Did something similar for my little Meiska, and sadly more that I wish I didn't have to make for the other fur babies that have passed on.
fatboy
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i can put some pictures on here if i can figure how to do it
squatting dog
We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
fatboy
Member
Yeah, I've gone to my iPhone, but my Nikon DSLR gives me better range, depth, clarity
Love the piece on the left
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fatboy
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thank you Gary O'
Wife wanted a bookcase (she's a bibliophile)
Built her a live edge one
Took her about five minutes to fill it.
The live edge is mostly very heavy ponderos pine bark
Corners get tricky with live edge
I'm not unhappy with how it turned out
.. .... she wants/needs another one......and another one
Built her a live edge one
Took her about five minutes to fill it.
The live edge is mostly very heavy ponderos pine bark
Corners get tricky with live edge
I'm not unhappy with how it turned out
.. .... she wants/needs another one......and another one
Tommy
Senior Member
- Location
- New Hampshire
Gary, Mrs. O and I are kindred spirits. We even use the same system for shelving our books! Beautiful workmanship on that bookshelf. It looks amazing!
You mean shoving 'em in wherever they fit?
You should see the sea container out at the cabin
Makes most libraries look barren
Thank you, brother
Tommy
Senior Member
- Location
- New Hampshire
I'm sure she has a system for shelving her books ... just not one that others would understand.
I'm convinced that people who have tidy shelves filled with neat, uniform books are just "decorators", not book lovers. The fact that she wants your lovely shelves to store them in is a complement.
I'm convinced that people who have tidy shelves filled with neat, uniform books are just "decorators", not book lovers. The fact that she wants your lovely shelves to store them in is a complement.
