A request to members.

[Jeff]

The one inch aint critical. the 5.75" square is though. 

[Gary_C]

Ain't making any promises, but could we see a picture of what you've got. Need some ideas.   :

[Dan_Shade]

a square with your name on it!

I think many of us keep waiting for that "awesome" peice of wood to send Jeff, but any old square peice will do!

[Jeff]

Ain't making any promises, but could we see a picture of what you've got. Need some ideas.   :

Dan is right.  However Gary, I did that THREE YEARS AGO! :D

https://forestryforum.com/blocks/

[Gary_C]

a square with your name on it!

I think many of us keep waiting for that "awesome" peice of wood to send Jeff, but any old square peice will do!

That's the problem! In the past three years all the wood that I have has been round and the only saw I can find is is on a harvester head or all rusty. So there are a lot of steps to the process.  :D

[Warbird]

Looks like burlkraft didn't follow directions in one of them.  ;)

[Gary_C]

Warbird beat me to it. How does that one fit?  :D :D

[Warbird]

Very interesting.  I am formulating some idears.  Going to have to head out to one of the wood shops to get some pieces to try out.

Jeff, do you have any pics posted of what the whole set looks like when it is put up?

[Jeff]

There are pics all through the thread as I remember.  I'll go out and take one now if the rain has let up enough...

[Jeff]

 





isn't it pathetic I can't get that little area covered via over 7500 members?   :'(  :'(  ;)  ;D

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 Mabe you could make it a requirement for admission to the FF pigroast. If your block aint up yet then hand them a blank (Plywood until they can do better) and make them fill one out. Or something like that.

Jon

[Jeff]

Nah, no requirement for the pig roasts. 

[Brad_bb]

There are 7500 members?!!!  I never imagined that.  My guess would have been 400-800.

I've never burned or carved before.  Any tips how to do it nicely?  I was thinking of printing with the font I want on the computer and somehow transferring that to the wood block, then??

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

There are 7500 members?!!!  I never imagined that.  My guess would have been 400-800.

I've never burned or carved before.  Any tips how to do it nicely?  I was thinking of printing with the font I want on the computer and somehow transferring that to the wood block, then??

Brad,

That will work... Here's the main points:

1. You've got to get the text/image to be mirror image on the paper when printed. Bing/Google how to do that.

2. Print black on white paper using a laser printer.

3. Use a hot iron to transfer the image to the wood. (Might want to do a test run on scrap to get things down pat...

Herb

[isawlogs]

you could also take a marker and sign your name/handle on the block and send it ...  ;)  Art is not required , what is is a block with a name .

[Warbird]

Bro. Noble's block is classic.  ;D

[Weekend_Sawyer]

I wrote on my block with a pencil and traced it with a soldering iron.
Not as nice as Jeff's handywork but it worked.

Jon

[WDH]

Bro. Noble's block is classic.  ;D

Bro. Noble is classic!.

[SwampDonkey]

I think Bro Noble even has his face on a wooden nickle. :D

[Jeff]

I thought I would give you an update on how this is going since I brought it back up a few weeks ago.

Since bringing it back up I have received through the mail or have been hand delivered exactly ZERO new blocks.   8)  8) :

[pigman]

At the pig roast we can help you install all the new blocks, it shouldn't take long. ;D

[DanG]

I'm glad I got in on the ground floor of that ceiling, even though some wayward Forum Administrator tried to hijack my block. :

[DR Buck]

Maybe there's a world shortage of wooden blocks?  ;)

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 Mabe some folks just are afraid to try and make a block, they don't want it to look like a kindergarden project. Some people are just not good at right angles and exact mesurements, " I cut it 3 times and it's still to short!"

How about a FF fundraser using blocks. Get a volunteer forum member who is good at making stuff and for a donation to the FF a block could be made for them.

Just thinking out loud here.
Jon

[DouginUtah]

Maybe some folks just are afraid to try and make a block, they don't want it to look like a kindergarden project.

If you have seen some of the blocks that are there you wouldn't worry about not good enough.  :D  :D  :D  ;D