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That is cool. Looks great. Opens up a whole new horizon for specialty products.
That slab has eyes with band-aids on its arms. ;D
That cheating looked legal. smiley_thumbsup
OK,after that tease,what's next??
Is that my old friend cherry?
That bottom one is a girl...I can tell by the bows in her hair.
I think its cool. 8) 8) 8) 8) Is it going to be a table? Maybe artwork...Washington Regional Hospital has a bunch of wood art on the walls and that would fit right in. :)
Quote from: Larry on January 17, 2015, 08:49:53 PM
That bottom one is a girl...I can tell by the bows in her hair.
You sly 'ol Dog....."Bows in her Hair"...... :D :D :D :D :D :D You ain't fooling me. :D :D :D :D :D :D
Hands up Gumby.
Cool work!
Quote from: WDH on January 17, 2015, 08:36:11 PM
Is that my old friend cherry?
and curly white oak butterflys.
What a great piece. What are you going to do with it?
$300 bench? :)
I like your cheater!!! :)
Quote from: WDH on January 18, 2015, 07:29:52 AM
What a great piece. What are you going to do with it?
I think I am going to build some pipe legs for it and make it a coffee table. Similar to this one
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/25938/diy_iron_pipe_table_by_nothing_z3n-d5zx8cb.jpeg)
Good idea Hack! :)
I'm assuming those pipes are made from hackberry. ::) :snowball:
Is that a goat skin in the background ???.
Its no problem cause its a dead goat skin. :)
The problem with tables that have four legs is one out of the bunch is always shorter than the rest and makes trouble. With pipe its an easy adjustment...just a little twist. Good thinking Hack. :)
Quote from: WDH on January 18, 2015, 08:34:54 PM
Is that a goat skin in the background ???.
:D :D :D :D I left my jacket when I went by Hack's to see if he'd take $300.00 for his Butterfly Man......he wouldn't. >:(
That boy likes his goat skins.
Quote from: WDH on January 19, 2015, 08:23:56 PM
That boy likes his goat skins.
I sure do.
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Poston went to Hackberry's place?
Like, 900 miles of "dropped by" ? ?
Price of gas is dropping fast out there, or there's many many $300 highly valuable slabs being sold!
We cheated too . . .
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19307/AppleElm_Bench_2.jpg)
. . . . we used a router. :D
. . . . and a jointer.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19307/AppleElm_Bench_8.jpg)
I'm thinking Hackberry's way is faster.
MMMM... Old American made jointer... MMMM Fay and Egan?
That's awesome! I have wanted to try butterflies for a while.
Quote from: hackberry jake on January 19, 2015, 10:32:53 PM
MMMM... Old American made jointer... MMMM Fay and Egan?
Close HJ - it's a Yates 199. Babbit bearings and 12" wide - all 2000 lbs of her.
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Good for smoothing off slabs - butterflies included.
FYI- It's only cheating if you tell people
Finally got around to finishing it.
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The second picture looks like the table top is bowed, but it's straight. I guess it's the camera on my phone. I poured epoxy in the cracks and it looks like two rivers with bridges crossing them.
Looks fantastic, nice work!
I like it! 8) 8) 8) 8)
That is awesome.
That table top turned out absolutely spectacular!
Very nice!
Wow!!!! that is awesome!
Hackleberry
I cut my butterflys by hand in a bench vise with a slight taper, two layers of tape worth, and then when you tap them in they fit like a cork. It would not be a big deal to have a straight bit ground a bit bigger on the bottom so you could do the same thing with a CNC. That would eliminate the glue line.
I wish I had a CNC. You have a lot of nice tools to play with.......
Larry
That table top is looking at me :).
it looks great. i really like the way the Epoxy turned out.
Inlays on the CNC are often done in the method Larry described, they cut both parts with a V-cutter and then the glue line is pretty much invisible. since your butterflys actually hold something together the V-inlay wouldn't work very well, but you can buy bits with a 1 or 2 degree angle just like he suggested.
Well done Jake! I like your "cheater" too...
That is different, 8)
That is a work of art. 8)
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on January 17, 2015, 06:01:03 PM
That slab has eyes with band-aids on its arms. ;D
Hands up, dont shoot....haha