ScottR

On 12/4/2022 at 7:40 AM, avengers63 said:

Every week. Every week it's like this.

Y'all know I'm a trucker now, gone M-F. The weekends are the only time I have to make sawdust and relax in the garage.

Every week I'm out now it's in the mid 50s through the week, but it won't break 32 on the weekend. That's too cold for this old man to putter around out there.

Every damn week. 

I grew up on the KC side, but yeah I know just what you're talking about.

Had to move south....

SR

10 hours ago, Bizman62 said:

Showed the last few posts to my wife. Here's what she said: Well that sure beats the burl table of her mother. And: That man has to be retired, there's no way a working man has so much time to spend.

It was nice of you to share this with your wife.

I only wish I was retired. I guess I am retired on weekends, because I do get most of them to do with as I wish. The last 8 or 9 months worth of them I've wished to spend on this little project. I wonder if I've hit the halfway mark yet.....

SR

Dryads are hot, but subtle...

SR

Shot these last week, but just now sitting down long enough to post them.

The dryad inside made herself know to me and suggested that perhaps I was not seeing another branch within the yet uncarved portion of wood. I opened my eyes a bit and sure enough, there it was.

SR

20 hours ago, mattharris75 said:

I feel personally attacked. 

FYI, I do have an update coming soon!

Cheers Matt!

For some reason I can't seem to help yanking your chain once in a while too.

Your stuff is always worth the wait, though!

SR

A dulcimer kit was my first build so to speak, now that I think of it. The fret pattern has always fascinated me. On day I need to research it and see where it came from.

SR

3 hours ago, ShatnersBassoon said:

With me the problem is the more to do with the fact that it’s really messy to work with. Unless everything is really well sealed then it just bleeds out everywhere. Heavy too. I actually really like the look of it, but there are better options I think.  

Exactly. I was being cryptic. It loves being orange and wants everything else to be orange as well. the furniture, carpets pets, and adjoining wood.

SR

21 minutes ago, mistermikev said:

Are testing a new season your wood as you use it process?  not sure what you mean?

Just yanking your chain a little. Your wood has seasoned two and a half years since you started this project...."eons ago" as you said. You are getting into @mattharris75 territory. Of course his stuff is all beautiful, so that's a great place to be.

SR

That looks great. And yeah, padauk is very.......orange!

SR

I love this pic. Hiding in plain sight. It reminds me of the scene with ET hiding in the closet full of dolls.

SR

On 11/25/2022 at 1:56 PM, mistermikev said:

started this eons ago

Are testing a new season your wood as you use it process?

This is a visual masterpiece Mike, absolutely gorgeous and yet tasteful.

Finish it already.

SR

I'm looking forward to seeing that top with some finish on it.

SR

Dammit Luis, those are insane!

Except that for you it's not insane--it's business as usual.

So many different backgrounds in the outdoor shots. Are you just facing a different direction in the yard for each one?

SR

9 hours ago, mistermikev said:

look fwd to seeing it come to fruition.

You and me both!

SR

21 hours ago, mistermikev said:

you know me... always trying to throw a wrench into your designs lol!  clear epoxy edge?  epoxy holes so you could see the branches through the top?  Well perhaps someday if I do one that will be what I'll do.  Your stuff is always inspiring!

The current plan is to have a clear epoxy or resin edge, if I can figure out how to day that and follow all the cool little contours. The edges under all the little points look like they were formed by some thick viscous molten semi liquid that was poured onto a a flat surface and cooled into the shape it flowed into. There are no voids in the top that pass all the way through to allow you to see the branches, What voids there are going to be filled with turquoise chips, or something similar and the with resin. At least that is the current plan.

SR

8 hours ago, ADFinlayson said:

Jesus that is a serious bit of wood. What's the betting in about a 100 years, someone turns your table top into a guitar. 

Could happen. I used to have an old desk my uncle built in high school wood shop about 70 years ago that had a 2" thick slab of Cuban mahogany as part of its structure. It was sort of an ugly desk and I let it go during a move of house hold, before I ever conceived of building a guitar. That slab was enough for at least 4 guitar bodies....

Luckily, I still have an old coffee table from the same shop class with enough 2" 70 year old Cuban mahogany for two bodies.

Could happen.

SR

19 hours ago, mistermikev said:

wow, with the "live edge" on that top... really looks like a tree... but sort of an artistic tree.  noice.

Thanks Mike. I love the live edge.....but I don't think I can leave it like it is. All those sharp little protrusions look cool and will snag skin and clothes anytime someone passes to close. I have a feeling knocking them off and sanding them flush will result in bird's eye looking figure. Luckily I have lots of drops and scrap from the two previous burl top guitars I built, so I can do some experimenting before committing.

SR

I finally got a Tormek and spent a fair amount of carving time sharpening gouges. Hopefully this will help them last longer. I replaced two more this week from sharpening them down to something less than ideal in length.

And I did take the time to pull the top out and take some mock up shots to remind you guys what the plan is and for me to compare to my mental plans and see if it is actually going the direction I intended.

SR

5 hours ago, mistermikev said:

wow, the delicate branches... vcool.  are you doing some sort of glass top for this?  really emerging.  nice work.

Thanks.

No glass. this is getting a maple burl slab on top. The last couple of pics in my first post shows it. I realize that was the better part of a year ago....I'll do a mock up with it in the next photo dump to refresh memories and see if it is still going to look like what's in my head.

SR

What do those chunks of iron weigh? I used to have access to a 6" chunk of train rail memory tells me went 60 or 70 lbs. The memory is 30 years old so it may be exaggerated....like things tend to do with the passage of time.

SR

Looking forward to this.

SR

8 hours ago, soapbarstrat said:

’m not sure I’d consider it common. It’s a section of one of those gymnastic things that they walk on. Someone cut it up into three sections and put it out for the trash. Probably was several hundred dollars new. So, that middle section has a big height adjustable foot that can really put the squeeze on things

Not common, but even better than I thought! I thought it was a 4x4 and a flange, using bar clamps and the table for the squeeze.

SR

3 hours ago, Bizman62 said:

Again, having to figure out what you folks are talking about, I've learned something new! There's only one thing that puzzles me about Mary Kaye: Why was she called "the first lady of rock and roll"? By all the images and videos I could find including the website carrying her Trio's name she most definitely was a lady but the music was far from R&R! Very good music and performed well but more in the style of, say, Frank Sinatra than, say, Chuck Berry.

My first thought was a color from this cosmetic line.........

https://www.marykay.com/CGreen54151?msclkid=9700c21394e91b0506d6a1791a56d652

But you may be on to something.

SR

On 11/7/2022 at 8:48 AM, Akula said:

It's been real, guys! I had a heap of fun building this one, hope you enjoyed the ride.

Ohhhhh yeah!

And you got a stunner for your efforts.

SR