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Sunday, 29 November 2009
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Sometimes I Drift
So yeah, looks like I drifted quite a way this time, my last post over a year and a half ago. Well... I'm back (for a while anyway) and it's time to start blogging again.
The thing is, I DON'T LIKE WORKING!!! DIYGuy was devoted, for the most part, to my work. However, when I'm working I'm not thinking about my blog - I'm thinking about getting done. That means I'm not thinking about taking photos, and without photos it's just boring ol' text.
Oh, and btw, I have another blog devoted especially to tools, @ToolGuy which I have also drifted from. DIYGuy will be devoted mostly to projects, and ToolGuy will be devoted to tools.
I have some ideas for Starr's prints, which will require some half sheets of plywood. That's one project on my virtual work bench. Another is to do something with these 100+ blocks of hardwood I have accumulated from various projects.
I have bubinga, zebra wood, panga-panga (wormy!) and your basic oak, walnut, cherry and such. I'm thinking jewelry/stash boxes for Christmas gifts. Simple, just slice all the blocks to uniform thickness and create whatever size boxes I can from what pieces I have, with no regard to matching wood species. I'm guessing this should produce some pretty interesting results.
I will build them similar to how I made this router bit case..

Check out the full article at http://toolguy.xanga.com/690490645/simple-router-bit-box/Hmm... only problem is I don't have the equipment to slice the woodblock to uniform thickness. I'll have to find a wood shop that will do that for me. Shouldn't cost too much I don't think.

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The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking: 150 Easy Projects (Big Book of ... Series)
By John Nelson, Joyce Nelson
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Monday, 24 March 2008
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I don't like it.
One would think with a genuine Starr I could do something creatived. I mean... the frame is nice and all.. neat wood, if you're into that sort of thing. But where is the BAM??? That frame looks like something I might have done in high school wood shop, or cub scouts. First a square, then another square. Hmmm.. what would be creative? I ask my self. Ooooo.. curves! Yeah, right. I'm not puting anything of Starr's in that frame! I'm going to do someting different. I don't know what, yet. But Starr's art deserves something way, way cooler. I keep everyone posted.
Sunday, 23 March 2008
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This is the first in a series of four - one for each of the Ocean Starr's prints. Here it's just laying on it's designated print for this photo. It still needs a couple more coats of shellac, and I havent quite figured out how I'm going to mount the art or glass. This frame is designed around this particular print, for it's flowery, country sort of feel.
I'll try to do a frame each week. Each will be unique to one of the four prints. The prints are by Ocean Starr. I just do the wood.
Saturday, 22 March 2008
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Here are the woods I picked up today. The large piece is bubinga and the small piece is zebrawood.
And a close-up...

"I really have to figure out how to get better photos. I swear I took a picture of a penny once, and you could almost count the hairs in Lincoln's beard. I just can't remember what combination of settings I used. I'll work on it."I think they make a nice contrast, and I'm going to figure a way to incorporate both of them into the frames (mentioned in last entry). But first I have to finish cleaning up my shop before I mess it up again.

If you're interested in learning a little more about these woods you can check out http://www.thewoodbox.com/data/wood/bubingaInfo.htm and http://www.thewoodbox.com/data/wood/zebrawoodinfo.htm.
If you'd like to see a whole lot of photos of these woods, check out http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/bubinga.htm and http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/zebrawood.htm
Okay, back to my shop cleaning. Later Gaters!




