Early in January of 2021, I received a call from a friend who wanted to give me a slab of wood about 1 5/8" thick by 24" by about 10". I'm so glad she thought of me, so kind. It was old sinker cypress from which a carpenter made her a rough "coffee table" that sits in front of her fireplace.
When I cut into the slab, the natural color was like coffee with cream, very rich, very handsome. I machined a strip to 5/8" thick from which I made four wall crosses, 7 1/8" tall. I look forward to making more crosses from this beautiful wood.
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| Finished Cross |
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| the Slab of Sinker Cypress |
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| Story of the Wood |
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| the Slab was left over from making this Table |
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| Bandsawing |
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| p. 77 of my Logbook |
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| Cutting Vertical Piece |
