08 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA Despite a solid 6h of shop time, I only got one board done (goal was four). It turned out pretty nicely, but was not what I imagined. In the first 15 minutes or so of work I was reminded of how soft redwood can be. That slab from a […]
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07 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA Today was a busy day. I completed final sanding, polishing & finishing on those pieces from yesterday, then broke down that large slab with a skill saw, then beveled the edges on the table saw and began routing out a dish shape on the tops. Took a walk with
06 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA How to turn a bunch of scraps into beautiful things? A lot of patience. I started with an odd little triangle-shaped piece of eucalyptus that was pretty badly cupped. The cupping looked like a nice shallow dish to me so I got to work on the bandsaw. Once I
