Thank you. It was, literally, the nicest and easiest timber I've ever worked. Planes like butter. Probably why it's (sadly) almost extinct.
Thank you. It was, literally, the nicest and easiest timber I've ever worked. Planes like butter. Probably why it's (sadly) almost extinct.
Jeff
Made as a Christmas present, an oven squirrel.
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Oskar, those planes and saws look amazing. Is hornbeam hard to work?
Very nice Ernest. Never seen axe mortising nor a mortising axe before. Impressive precision!
Last edited by ernest dubois; 02-09-2018 at 10:21 AM.
There was a check. I closed it with epoxy (any glue would do, but I added a very thin black dye streak....maybe you can see it in the picture. I know where to look), but added the bow-ties for her visual pleasure. She would have wanted them even if the wood had no check in it. They help, but certainly weren't necessary. The check was in the original board, which was about 11' long. It went just past the 3' mark, and I needed 48", so......better safe than sorry. Thanks for the compliment.
Jeff