My newest slabwood project.

[Plowboy]

Great looking piece.  

[WV_hillbilly]

 Thanks everyone .  It has taken me almost 4 years to get to this level of cutting.  In that period of time I have made many pieces of designer firewood   .

Rav    
      If no finish is added  it will turn to a little bit darker brown .

Deadheader  
       
      The wait is worth the end product . Let me know when you get some pics. The best advice I have is to get some of the beginner books by Spielman or Nelson to get good techniques started . Time , patience and persistance  will take care of the rest. It took many pieces to get comfortable before trying some of the larger and more complex ones .

Shopteacher

   I was around home then . If the weather ever gets warmer   you can get that mizer uncovered and  I 'll comeup and give you a hand . If you want ot try the scrollsaw I can bring  it with me too .

[rebocardo]

> In that period of time I have made many pieces of
> designer firewood

It took a few minutes after reading the post before I got it :-D

[WV_hillbilly]

  Rebocardo

   I was wondering how long it would take for someone to comment about that.    It 's a true statement. Sometimes I could save them and sometimes not . The most heart wrenching is when your about done with a piece and you Oop's and drop it on the floor. That has happened a few times .      This piece  suffered that fate but it actually helped me . On the right end in the middle where a dark streak is cracked when I dropped it . That end had a slight  cup in it when it dried. When it cracked it flattened out and has no cup now .  A little bit of some CA glue  ( like superglue) and it is Okay. It is harder to scrollsaw  a piece of wood with a cup cause it wants to rock back and forth while your cutting .


hillbilly