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Not bad for just eating up scraps
03/21/2026

Not bad for just eating up scraps

Progress on the boats tackle center. This will replace and fill the hole left from the original refrigerator going kaput...
03/17/2026

Progress on the boats tackle center. This will replace and fill the hole left from the original refrigerator going kaput.

Well, now we make cabinets for a boat. The fridge hasn't ever worked. Now it is being replaced by a new tackle center. J...
03/15/2026

Well, now we make cabinets for a boat. The fridge hasn't ever worked. Now it is being replaced by a new tackle center. Just to face it, and make a door.

03/01/2026

Odies Deep Oil applied and buffed. Finished floating shelf. Now to decide which is the top and bottom, and hang it. If it is hung high enough, the live edge will face down, showing it off better. That also gives a wider shelf surface on top. Either way it will be a stunning addition to my daughter's new house.

I'll let it cure out overnight, then give it a good luster, by buffing it with Orange Oil and beeswax before hanging. Pictures tomorrow of it installed if time allows.

I am now set up to do floating shelves. Click on the photos to see the process. With a large inventory of Black Walnut s...
02/20/2026

I am now set up to do floating shelves. Click on the photos to see the process. With a large inventory of Black Walnut slabs in house, there are many that will be great floating shelves.

Got a pretty good pile of gorgeous Live Edge Black Walnut slabs in the shop. They are kiln dried to 6%, and Kiln Conditi...
02/13/2026

Got a pretty good pile of gorgeous Live Edge Black Walnut slabs in the shop. They are kiln dried to 6%, and Kiln Conditioned to 8% throughout. If your kiln operator skips the conditioning step, you are stuck with case hardening, and all the issues that result from it. Prices are on each slab reflecting $12/bdft rough sawn, $15/bdft for flattened one side.

Started a floating shelf for my daughter. Used my new slab flattening jig to clean the back side flat. It works way beyo...
02/13/2026

Started a floating shelf for my daughter. Used my new slab flattening jig to clean the back side flat. It works way beyond what I thought was possible for a home made setup. I took the one side flattened slab to my mentors shop, to cut off the defective live edge, using his Altendorf saw. Then cleaned the second surface on the planer, with a couple quick passes through the widebelt. Now, just waiting to get the back plate from Sheppards Brackets.

02/13/2026

Using the Altendorf to remove a bad live edge, leaving a glue edge perfect wall side of the floating shelf. Great to be able to visit my mentor and use his battleship row machines when needed. His Altendorf, 16" SCMI Jointer, Delta 24" Planer, and 37" Widebelt Sander, is what I affectionately refer to as Battleship Row.

Got a pile of Kiln Dried Black Walnut Slabs. Dried to 6%, then Kiln Steam Conditioned to 8% throughout. If your supplier...
02/12/2026

Got a pile of Kiln Dried Black Walnut Slabs. Dried to 6%, then Kiln Steam Conditioned to 8% throughout. If your supplier skips this step, get a new supplier. The most stable lumber you will ever use. Prices are all posted in the photos, reflecting $12/bdft for rough sawn, and $15/bdft flattened. These are 2.25 to 2.5 rough. They easily two surface flatten to 2.0 or higher.

9/4 and 8/4 Live Edge Black Walnut slabs are ready for purchase. $12/bdft rough, $15/bdft flattened one side, $17/bdft f...
01/24/2026

9/4 and 8/4 Live Edge Black Walnut slabs are ready for purchase. $12/bdft rough, $15/bdft flattened one side, $17/bdft flattened both sides. These are kiln dried to 6%, then kiln conditioned to 8% throughout. The most stable hardwood you will find. Message me for a showing. They are moving pretty fast, so don't wait too long. I can also make live edge floating shelves out of your favorite slab. Message me for a quote.

When you have a whole bunch of irregular 9/4 Black Walnut slabs, what is your play? See third picture. Come to think of ...
12/06/2025

When you have a whole bunch of irregular 9/4 Black Walnut slabs, what is your play? See third picture. Come to think of it, better get the new slab flattening system set up also. Floating shelves and mantles forthcoming.

Decided to get a non bench top planer finally. The Dewalt 734 with a Shelix was a great planer, but just not designed fo...
11/05/2024

Decided to get a non bench top planer finally. The Dewalt 734 with a Shelix was a great planer, but just not designed for every day usage with lots of bd/ft. Found this on marketplace, actually knew the previous owner. Now, near term, I have a few projects that I will have to use the new planer as is, but hoping to go through it, to restore it to new this winter. A helical head will be part of that hopefully. Probably won't be a Shelix, but a true helical like the Sheartech in my Laguna jointer. They are really proud of those helical heads, but the performance is worth it. Heck, the noise reduction is worth it. Now, have to figure where it will be placed in the shop, so I can run electrical. I hard wire all of my 220 equipment.

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