Neil Brooks
10-01-2010, 8:41 PM
Which, of course, will mean new business cards.
And … of course … THAT means she’ll be needing a way to display them, on her desk.
AHA ! A PROJECT :-)
For the woods: Wenge, Maple, Bolivian Rosewood Morado, Padauk, and Jatoba (not in that order !):
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WVVYjLCNo2w/TKZl2uaNFgI/AAAAAAAABNk/aZLs3BE6Xew/s640/P1040957.JPG
Slice ‘em, dice ‘em, glue ‘em up, and then …
Use a 3/8” straight bit, and make a hole, Gentlemen !
Put a 1/8” roundover on the front … sand it all down … put some amber shellac on it (only one coat, so far), and … you get … this:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_WVVYjLCNo2w/TKZl14JOHeI/AAAAAAAABNc/Ty23rvuW4Qs/s640/P1040955.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_WVVYjLCNo2w/TKZl2FVe-CI/AAAAAAAABNg/9reXDSFbLoo/s640/P1040956.JPG
Thanks for looking !
And … of course … THAT means she’ll be needing a way to display them, on her desk.
AHA ! A PROJECT :-)
For the woods: Wenge, Maple, Bolivian Rosewood Morado, Padauk, and Jatoba (not in that order !):
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WVVYjLCNo2w/TKZl2uaNFgI/AAAAAAAABNk/aZLs3BE6Xew/s640/P1040957.JPG
Slice ‘em, dice ‘em, glue ‘em up, and then …
Use a 3/8” straight bit, and make a hole, Gentlemen !
Put a 1/8” roundover on the front … sand it all down … put some amber shellac on it (only one coat, so far), and … you get … this:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_WVVYjLCNo2w/TKZl14JOHeI/AAAAAAAABNc/Ty23rvuW4Qs/s640/P1040955.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_WVVYjLCNo2w/TKZl2FVe-CI/AAAAAAAABNg/9reXDSFbLoo/s640/P1040956.JPG
Thanks for looking !