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Started by Zach, Sep 30 2009 09:07 PM

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#1 Zach

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 09:07 PM

So I came to the realization a while back that my house has very few decorations. True, I have various pictures of Adina's up, but they're rather small and I only have three. SO - I dicided to fix this.

I went to Hobby Lobby to buy some posters. Then realized that posters tacked on the wall is kind of...college. So I'm making frames!

I went to a hardwood store, and tried to get redwood and cherry. Unfortunately they had no redwood...but cherry, and walnut, and a the sales guy sold me on some weird red wood called "African Padouk." All I know at this point is that there are about 10 10' boards in front of me, maybe 2" x 3" of what appears to be poorly cut, red and black. For 10 bucks, I say okay.

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Doing some research, I found some Wetco Danish Oil that is supposed to work pretty well on porous woods, wet sanding the oil into the wood. I received it today, so I decided to play. I cut off a three inch chunk, finding it fairly hard to saw. Cutting off the face of most of the sides, I then cut it in half. I sanded one of them.

Here I've put the two pieces side by side for comparison, the side I sanded up on the left, the outside of the board up on the right.

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At this point I quit for the night, as it was almost 10 PM. Tomorrow night I will start the finishing process, so that it can cure while I'm gone over the weekend. The sad thing about Padouk is that it fades over time with UV light to a dark brown, but I think I've found an acrylic-urethane on the internet that will keep the fading to a minimum. If it looks decent when I'm done, it will be the first real finish work I've done, and I'll hang it over the tv.
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 10:21 AM

nice

my mom's boyfriend does a lot of work with wood... he makes tables and stuff
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 10:38 AM

I'll make you art. Then you can hang it on the wall. And that'll be awesome

P.S. - The duplex that J and I lived in is very empty because all of the pictures and stuff on the walls was mine. Poor kid.
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 12:28 PM

Isn't it good, African wood?

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Posted 01 October 2009 - 07:53 PM

View PostFunky Cold Adina, on 01 October 2009 - 10:38 AM, said:

I'll make you art. Then you can hang it on the wall. And that'll be awesome

P.S. - The duplex that J and I lived in is very empty because all of the pictures and stuff on the walls was mine. Poor kid.
I'm game, you make good art.

And African Wood is totally where its at.

In other news, I'm not working on polishing my wood tonight, its raining and I need to do laundry before this weekend.
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:49 PM

If the girlfriend went over she could do it for you?

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Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:54 PM

We ARE planning on working on it together next weekend...
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Posted 05 October 2009 - 06:14 AM

oh zach. I am always amazed by the size of your wood.
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Posted 06 October 2009 - 08:43 AM

I'd polish your wood.

And I'm not talking about the lumber ...
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Posted 06 October 2009 - 12:27 PM

Chop that wood

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Posted 06 October 2009 - 04:38 PM

I work with wood all the time. And my knees are always aching after work.

Hrrm.
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Posted 06 October 2009 - 05:48 PM

Maybe you should get some needpads?

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Posted 06 October 2009 - 05:48 PM

I told you, Adina, you and I would be horrible together.
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Posted 06 October 2009 - 07:48 PM

Isn't that the same name as a Billy Joel album?

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Posted 08 October 2009 - 08:05 AM

:: heart breaks ::


:: cries ::
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Posted 08 October 2009 - 12:29 PM

Billy Joel isn't that bad

Actually

No wait he is

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Posted 08 October 2009 - 08:32 PM

i must have missed alot?







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Posted 08 October 2009 - 08:38 PM

Chop that wood

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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:23 AM

Wood is the tool of the extremists.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 10:39 AM

Apparently there isn't any internet in WI.
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