Todays Job

[Highway Man]

I was thinking CU’s but yes many external meters/cables nowadays

Plenty of external CUs along highways. Lots of them get run into on a regular basis. Idiots speeding mainly.

 

[pete01]

Superb job. Would never have guessed a toilet seat from that first image that you posted. Well done !!!

I knew it straight away.

 

[Highway Man]

I knew it straight away.

OMG He had already told us what it was when you said you knew what it was.

 

[pete01]

OMG He had already told us what it was when you said you knew what it was.

Its obviously a toilet seat.

 

[Highway Man]

Its obviously a toilet seat.

erm yes it is now.

 

[Munroast]

looks like American white ash -with nice white colouring

Sadly the Emerald Ash borer has decimated Ash trees in the USA. back before 2010 I used to use a lot of American white ash as we used to supply skirting, liners, architraves, door frames etc for music studios.

Ash is a lovely timber to work with, cuts nice and is very very strong

I knew it was Ash, but would not have known an American White Ash. It is a nice wood to work with - wish I had a shed load of it. I only use what I am given or find in skips. This old cracked warped joist was destined for firewood

Struggled to get enough wood out of it - had to compromise, it would have been nice to have got the planks a bit more balanced, but ended up with a thin bit down the left side - hope its not too obvious when finished, don't want to feel unbalance when I'm about to sit down !

have had it in the house for a few days in case it decided to warp, but thankfully it has stayed flat - start working on the inlay stuff later this week

 

[noseall]

I knew it was Ash, but would not have known an American White Ash. It is a nice wood to work with - wish I had a shed load of it. I only use what I am given or find in skips. This old cracked warped joist was destined for firewood

Struggled to get enough wood out of it - had to compromise, it would have been nice to have got the planks a bit more balanced, but ended up with a thin bit down the left side - hope its not too obvious when finished, don't want to feel unbalance when I'm about to sit down !

have had it in the house for a few days in case it decided to warp, but thankfully it has stayed flat - start working on the inlay stuff later this week

Seems like an odd place to have a poo though...

 

[Munroast]

Sharks !

 

[Highway Man]

Sharks !

Superb. that looks fantastic

 

[Brigadier]

Superb. that looks fantastic

Fintastic

 

[Notch7]

Sharks !

I’m very impressed, that’s highly skilled (assuming it was done by hand and not on a CNC - even then it’s still impressive)

Interestingly, close up what I thought was Ash is looking a bit more like American basswood or similar - the difference is most obvious by weight, Ash is very hard and heavy compared to basswood.

The shark looks a bit like Walnut

 

[gas112]

The shark looks a bit like Walnut

more like ply

 

[Munroast]

I’m very impressed, that’s highly skilled (assuming it was done by hand and not on a CNC - even then it’s still impressive)

Interestingly, close up what I thought was Ash is looking a bit more like American basswood or similar - the difference is most obvious by weight, Ash is very hard and heavy compared to basswood.

The shark looks a bit like Walnut

No pulling the wool over your eyes - bit of a disaster with the first one, had to redo the bit you sit on - I have no idea what this one is, definitely not basswood / lime, its tropical (very close evenly spaced grain) but hard as hell. Very similar colour to the Ash so hopefully it will match (to all but the knowing eye)

As for the shark - definitely not Walnut, maybe Mahogany but more likely Sapelli

here was my trial inlay cut into the Ash - so much nicer, I love the grain of northern hardwoods - tropical stuff doesn't have the character

that's quite nice, even though I say it myself, look at the grain in the Ash, each winter will have a story to tell

 

[fillyboy]

No pulling the wool over your eyes - bit of a disaster with the first one, had to redo the bit you sit on - I have no idea what this one is, definitely not basswood / lime, its tropical (very close evenly spaced grain) but hard as hell. Very similar colour to the Ash so hopefully it will match (to all but the knowing eye)

As for the shark - definitely not Walnut, maybe Mahogany but more likely Sapelli

here was my trial inlay cut into the Ash - so much nicer, I love the grain of northern hardwoods - tropical stuff doesn't have the character
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that's quite nice, even though I say it myself, look at the grain in the Ash, each winter will have a story to tell

Out of interest, how do you carve out for the inlays, chisels obviously but would be interested to see the tools, maybe even a quarter inch router?, interested to know how you achieve the fine curves.

 

[Highway Man]

Out of interest, how do you carve out for the inlays, chisels obviously but would be interested to see the tools, maybe even a quarter inch router?, interested to know how you achieve the fine curves.

same here. I would love to see how that is done too.