Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Special Cross from Special Wood from Special Friend

 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

the Slab of Sinker Cypress

Story of the Wood

the Slab was left over from making this Table

Bandsawing


p. 77 of my Logbook

Cutting Vertical Piece

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