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Gift from a friend.
A friend gave me a piano that his brother took apart. He knew I would save the wood from the dump. Here is what I found.
The black keys were plastic as I thought, but the white keys are thin slices of ivory. I’m able to cut a thin slice off the key with just a very thin piece of wood still attached. Then I put it in my laser to see if I could burn my logo into it. It works great and is very clear compared to some of the wood I have used in the past. I can get 2 out of each key.
Some of the wood was very heavy almost like a 4x4 they had 2 different types of wood glued together. I sliced off about a 1/2” and ran it though my sander and I’m pretty sure it’s cherry and it’s tight grained and should be beautiful when totally sanded and finished..
I don’t know what the rest of that piece is yet. It might just be fir like a 2x4, but hopefully I’ll know when I get to cut it up.
.................. John D....................
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This should be interesting!
Score on the ivory! That hasn't been used for many years, but either way it makes a nice logo button 👍
Usually most any piano will be secondary wood veneered or covered with a thin layer of "nice" wood.
All that is perfect material for boxes,
Usually most any piano will be secondary wood veneered or covered with a thin layer of "nice" wood.
All that is perfect material for boxes,
Great acquisition!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Nice of them to think of you. I gutted an upright piano (it was broken) and got some nice Port Orford cedar out of it.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
those logo coins are the bomb.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Will be interesting to see what all you are able to use from this.
hey maybe make a new piano 😏
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
score 😍😎👍
*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
I would make a piano!
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Friends bearing free wood are a good thing. Make sure you make them something as a thank you. You have a ton of creative in you John, an idea will pop up. Resawn wood to make thins always comes in handy for dividers and such, some of the bigger stuff could be glued up to make blanks for bandsaw boxes, which can be a ton of fun to make, and offer really quickly completed projects in between larger ones. I find they give great motivation when you get kinda bogged down on a larger project. Start and finish something cool in a day to 2 days, it's like a hit of some illegal stimulant. Not that I know anything about illegal stimulants. :-)
Well done saving the beautiful old timber
A number of years ago a friend gave me a 1890 Boston Pump Organ which was falling apart and I got to save the timber 🤩
A number of years ago a friend gave me a 1890 Boston Pump Organ which was falling apart and I got to save the timber 🤩
Life’s Good, Enjoy Each New Day’s Blessings
More stock for future projects!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Thank you to everyone, I forgot to respond to all these nice comments and I apologize.
.................. John D....................
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