3000 Crosses

Between June 10 and June 25, from a piece of willow I created 21 small crosses about 2 5/16" tall, 1/2" wide, and 3/8" thick, also one larger cross.  This brings the total since 2010 to 3008.  I've never worked with willow before, a medium colored wood with very little grain pattern.  When stained with old hickory oil stain, coated with 2 coats of poly, and hand-rubbed, they look quite handsome.

layout

cutting before assembly

p. 72

a Quick Tour of my Shop

A friend from afar said he wished he could see my shop where I make these wooden crosses to give away.  Well, here it is, un-narrated - my 12' x 18' special place.

Thanks for visiting.

Birdseye Maple

On 5/25/2020, I pulled out a small piece of birdseye maple on my wood shelves - 1/4"x2 1/2"x16" and developed my plans which I changed on 6/7/2020.  I did the layout on 6/7 and cut and assembled; on 6/8 I drilled hole on verticals, sanded faces, and cut corners.  On 6/9 I sanded edges and stained with Puritan Pine, bringing out the beauty of the wood.  If dry tomorrow, I will add a coat of poly.

Small batches are very enjoyable to make; cutting corners and sanding edges can be boring with a large batch.

ready to start

stain shows the richness of birdseye maple