thanks gary, i might do that next time. the issue is, i hate finishing anything, sanding, painting, staining, etc. i would rather just build it and let someone else do that. but over the years, i have made several pieces from just oiled or poly finishes. i made 2 really nice walnut jewelry boxes that i ended up giving away to previous girl friends. i do have my walnut cedar lined chest and a pair of end table lamps. several wall display units.
Not something I would do for a variety of reasons...
Gary, I needed a new carving mallet so I took a trick from your playback! Walnut oak and maple, I think it turned out pretty OK! Now I gotta carve flutes into the molinillo I'm making for my best friends wife. They are both first generation Americans, so I did some digging to find authentic Mexican cooking items. I found this molinillo and decided that was the one to try!
The skating rink is holding up beautifully! However it's about a 1/3 smaller than it was, the snowbanks are getting huge! The weather is still well into winter patterns here, but it's getting daylight around 0730, so it should start warming up by the end of the month. You better post some pics of that "old cub!"
I never heard of a 2130 either... I gave it a Google, looks like a decent machine. Do you put it in gear, and then the "hydro" pedals are forward and reverse? I think crapsman had a set up similar to that when they were dark green machines. I'm not sure though. What are your plans with it?
Jay, I'll get back to ya' on the 2130....????
I personally don't, but the hardwood dealer I buy from said to dip the end of the board in about four inches of wax. This will drastically slow the drying process and prevent a majority of the splitting. He said stacking the lumber properly to dry is the most critical part of keeping the lumber flat. A rule of thumb, according to him, is to allow the lumber to dry for 1 year per inch of thickness. 1 inch thick, dry for 1 year, 2 inch and so on, before you work the lumber for a finished product. He said some people paint the end of the board, but it doesn't work nearly as well as wax, and that how they sell all there boards, with each end dipped in wax.
