This piece of cherry was once in the scrap bin of a Pennsylvania hardwood lumber yard. It had very mixed up grain and measured 1" thick x 5 3/8" x 24". After machining, I had 2 pieces 3/4" thick x 2 5/8" x 22 3/16". I resawed one and planed the two pieces, one 5/16" thick and the other 1/4" thick.
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| resawing |
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| resawed |
Now I realize all these dimensions don't make for a good read, but here's what I did with them. From the 1/4" piece I made 20 crosses 2 5/8" tall and 22 2 3/8 tall from the 5/16" piece, strips 1/2" wide. Handsome crosses, beautiful grain.
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| 1/4" thick, 2 3/8" high |
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| 5/16" thick, 2 5/8" high |
Since 2010, I now have made over 3500 crosses and continue to enjoy giving them away.
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