Decided all birds eye maple for the drawer fronts was going to bore me so I am going to do some accents with a glue-up of leopard wood incorporated into some or all of the drawers. 
 

On 5/15/2023 at 7:31 PM, luvdunhill said:

Cool. Is that the natural/ clear tint Penofin?

I would swear that I posted this the other day, but who knows anymore. It is called Transparent Ipe for hardwoods.

23 hours ago, Voltron said:

I would swear that I posted this the other day, but who knows anymore. It is called Transparent Ipe for hardwoods.

I thought that too.. but the can just says Transparent Natural, so who knows

 

Edited May 19, 20233 yr by luvdunhill

This is the one I have

Too many TICE jokes in there to choose just one.

Last stage of the dresser build happening this weekend. Hated Waterlox finish so scrapped that and going with Tried and True again. 

Would prefer it in Walnut, but the shitty maple will have to do. Also tried, and fucked up some dog bone (bow ties) for the rainbow poplar shoe display go the closet. 
 

Dresser looks great!

Got it installed. Do not like it. Think I am going to make it a shop cabinet. 

Any guesses on this wood type?  Fairly dense, not cedar. 
 

KOA?

Looks similar in the pics I can find. I have an entire shop full of hard wood, and all of it is too fucking fancy for the dog food bowl stand I wanted to make this weekend. 
 

At least I got the legs and stretchers milled from some boring Walnut and Madrone sticks. 

Going to do custom dog bone through tenons on the legs, if I ever find any sticks to make the top with. 

Of that's koa, you won the lottery.

It could a South American hardwood of some type. It's really hard to tell.

Nice curly figure though.

21 minutes ago, dsavitsk said:

Of that's koa, you won the lottery.

Especially since I have 12 other boards just like it. No idea if it is Koa, but does not match my Jatoba so not sure what else it could be. I keep it in the stack of the Wenge and Teak for my retirement plan. 

Doesn't look like koa to me from that one picture. Take a couple more good ones and a close up.  

Had to go refill the beer fridge. 
 

Closeups

 

That's better. I'm now guessing South American Walnut or Suar.

https://youtube.com/@BlacktailStudio 

Via reddit

Apparently another helicopter pilot turned YouTube woodworker.

Is it something about the fumes?

 

 

Pretty much done with Frisco’s Fancy as Fuck Dog Bowl Stand. 
 

Been working on a box of sorts I guess. Unsure if my dad needs a box but he sure is gonna get one. Still need to do some sanding, cut the lid down to size and put finish on, this is just after the glue dried on the joints.

On 5/27/2023 at 5:39 PM, VPI said:

Any guesses on this wood type?  Fairly dense, not cedar.

Goncalo Alves or possibly bocote would be my guess. If it feels exceptionally heavy and dense, then maybe granadillo or cocobolo.

57 minutes ago, Emooze said:

Been working on a box of sorts I guess. Unsure if my dad needs a box but he sure is gonna get one. Still need to do some sanding, cut the lid down to size and put finish on, this is just after the glue dried on the joints.

Who doesn’t need a box???

What kind of joints did you use?

Simple miter joints. Took a bit to set up on the table saw just right but glad I did. All the corners are 90 degrees. Going to cut splines in next weekend for strength. Trying to decide if I want 2 or 3 on each corner. Will be using more walnut to match the inlay.

Mix of wood and metal in the shop for the next week as I work to build a command gift for my boss.  Turnover is this week into next with the Change of Command officially next Tuesday.  I copied the ammodor concept since you cannot simply order one and have it delivered reliably and I guess because I can.  So far it's coming out alright, more difficult to do what I want to than expected.  Today's lesson - CNC's let you fuck stuff up with precision.  Most mistakes have been recoverable, but time consuming.  Only thing photo worthy so far is the custom panel for the inside of the top cover which houses the hygrometer and humidity packs.

The box that goes in the box is glued up and curing.  The tray that will nest into the box-in-the-box is also glued up as of 20 minutes ago. The bottom panel for each will get a laser-engraved logo, hopefully tomorrow night.