Category Archives: maple wood

Beyond The Unicorn

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Craft Fair # 2, here we come!  Someone (my husband) thought it would be a good idea to see if there were any tables left for the Beyond The Unicorn Craft Fair 12/7/13.  Did you know he is a Springfield Alumni?  He is, that’s another story, back to the craft fair.
 
We didn’t expect to get in for this year, we were thinking maybe next year. Guess what?  There had just been a cancellation and the planner was trying to find a replacement that wasn’t offering jewelry or felt wool…..so we are IN. 
 
Only 2 weeks to get ready…are we nervous….YES.  But away we go, cutting boards all over the place.

Mahogany End Grain and Maple Mahogany End Grain Combo will be making their debut!!

Cheers!

Cutting Boards?

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Yes, Cutting Boards. 

Starting with maple, walnut and cherry wood pieces, and 2 size options.


Let us show you how it’s done.

Tools needed:  Radial Arm Saw, Table Saw, Planer and Clamps
You will also need wood glue and talent.

The talented eye is needed for selecting which pieces go together on each board. Based on grain pattern and color.

These cherry pieces were chosen with sap to add a certain amount of character.

Clamped up, wood glue will need about 1 1/2 hours to dry. Notice the filler pieces between the board and the clamps, they are important as we do not want clamp marks.

Ready for planing and being cut to size.

Looking good!  These 4 are now ready for hand sanding, eased edges and finish. Bring on the Howard’s Butcher Block Conditioner.

Walnut – Maple, Cherry-Cherry and 2 Cherry-Maple.  Who knows which one I’m going to want to keep?

Cherry – Maple

Walnut – Maple


Size shown 11 3/4″ x 16″ x 1″ (approx)

Who wants one? Or two? $40 for the Cherry – Maple and the Walnut – Maple + Shipping

Routed drip detail added to this one. 

What do you think? Only $10 extra!

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We’ve made a few all walnut and they may win out as the favorite…we will see!


Knot Burr Puzzle

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My newest project, the 3 piece knot burr puzzle. 3 pieces, one maple, one cherry, and one walnut. Carefully sanded and finished with Danish Oil.

Following a pattern (of course) I cut out the pieces needed, glued them up into the 3 shapes. Table saw, radial arm saw and planer were all needed.

Careful sanding is next, and a test fit, just to be sure. Then comes the finish, we chose Watco Danish Oil, other finishes can be applied by request.

 

These will be made to order, if you are interested in one (or more) let me know!

Thanks for stopping by!