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Wedding Gift from a Toymaker
Wedding Gift from a Toymaker
My neighbours young bloke got married a fortnight ago.
While weren't unable to attend the wedding a gift of a couple of handmade boards is coming their way.
One in Aussie hardwood and the other Camphor Laurel; both finished with Kustom Grit food grade polishes (Step#1 - 50,000G & Step#2 100,000G].
Thank you the local furniture manufacturer "Living Timber, Penrith" for the beautiful timber.
Papa Smurf and Handy Smurf were well pleased with the gifts.
My neighbours young bloke got married a fortnight ago.
While weren't unable to attend the wedding a gift of a couple of handmade boards is coming their way.
One in Aussie hardwood and the other Camphor Laurel; both finished with Kustom Grit food grade polishes (Step#1 - 50,000G & Step#2 100,000G].
Thank you the local furniture manufacturer "Living Timber, Penrith" for the beautiful timber.
Papa Smurf and Handy Smurf were well pleased with the gifts.
Life’s Good, Enjoy Each New Day’s Blessings
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I like that Laurel, it looks like it has issues. I have done some of my coolest work with wood that had issues, or at least looked like it. We have been having a run of Grandchildren, and a few Great Grandkids of friends getting married lately, doing some of the same myself.
Boards look good. One for the bride and one for the groom. Equally armed if they have a spat.😁
Ron
Very nice gifts, Peter!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Beautiful gifts! The wood used is really eye catching and I'm guessing hard to fully capture in pictures. Could you share how you attached the end pieces on the first board?
Lovely.
gorgeous boards crowie ! you aussies have some beautiful wood.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
The wood used is really eye catching and I'm guessing hard to fully capture in pictures. Could you share how you attached the end pieces on the first board?
Thank you sir.
The large one piece board is Camphor Laurel which is a designated weed tree, though woodworkers love it for the colours, figure and patination of the timber.
There are so many beautiful Aussie hardwoods, that board was made up from offcuts; glued with titebond 3 along with biscuiting. Works a treat.
I sand the boards to 320/400 the use the Kustom Grit set #1 (50000G) & set #2 (100000G) food grade polishing paste.
The large one piece board is Camphor Laurel which is a designated weed tree, though woodworkers love it for the colours, figure and patination of the timber.
There are so many beautiful Aussie hardwoods, that board was made up from offcuts; glued with titebond 3 along with biscuiting. Works a treat.
I sand the boards to 320/400 the use the Kustom Grit set #1 (50000G) & set #2 (100000G) food grade polishing paste.
Life’s Good, Enjoy Each New Day’s Blessings
Really nice looking wood, these are very nice gifts.
What a nice thought well made......
Kerry - Working with wood, the smell the feel, is such a joy, its a meditation of sorts.
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