my first real post

[rob nolin]

been trying to do this for days. tried a few days ago but oops, no pic.
well here is a mirror i made of cocobolo a few years back. it;s the only thing i could get down to the req file size for pics. any advice......
the grain is symetrical and matched on both sides and the top has a sapwood, heartwood effect......
any help would be appreciated
the site is great, you folks are great and learned alot from stalking for the past year. now TAA DAAAAAA

O M G, it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mike Cutler]

Rob.
Congrats on your first "official post". It's a fine looking mirror at that. Mostly though. Welcome to Sawmill Creek, pleased to meet ya'

I use jpeg normal at 640x480, and it gives me a file size of about 170kb. When compressed it seems to be about right for the board. I have also found that if you try to really edit it in photoshop, it can increase the file size too much.

I hope this is the help you were looking for? The mirror looks fine.

Mike.

[Von Bickley]

Rob,

Welcome to "The Creek".... I know you will enjoy being a member.:) :) :)

[Matt Day]

Download Google's Picasa program. It works great and lets you tweak photos in all kind of ways, let's you resize to whatever size you want, and best of all it's free!

[Mike Zozakiewicz]

Welcome to the Creek. this is a great place to get great info. It has jumpstarted many a project for me. Nice mirror, I like how you used the sapwood.

Mike

[rob nolin]

goosebumps... this is the reason why i quit engineering and do what i love to do, i knoew you people were great. check out the new thread:)

[Ted Miller]

Welcome Rob...

[rob nolin]

definately will entertain any ??????????

[everett lowell]

I like the stool Rob- thats pretty cool!:)

[everett lowell]

Welcome to the 'creek Rob, I like the grain on the top of the mirror-it gives it a curved look, nice.

[rob nolin]

the first time i used a drawknife for the stool
thanks

[Pete Brown]

Nice work, Rob. Thanks for posting.

What did you use for the adjustable shelf on your kitchen island/cart? Any issues with sag?

Pete

[Jim Dunn]

the legs appear not to be symetric
I think it looks nice. Thanks for posting all of your pictures.

[Glen Blanchard]

Well done Rob!

[Frank Chaffee]

Rob, nice work. I particularly like how the mirror frame is set on two planes, and the grain is terrific too!

I haven’t mustered the moxie myself to work wood with a drawknife, but admire you for undertaking it. The curves you created on the left side stool legs are very graceful! Keep up the good work and you will continue to inspire us.

Thanks,
Frank

[rob nolin]

thanks, everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jim Becker]

Welcome aboard, Rob! Very nice work.

Oh, I'm going to merge your two threads to keep all the pictures together.

[Kristian Wild]

Hi Rob, and welcome aboard! That mirror is beautiful. As others have said, that hint of sapwood at the top just sets it off.

Kris