Some days, ya just want something pretty to play with, that fits in your hand like it was made for it. 😬 calico hickory handle for a D-way skew. Yummy! #grasshopperww #woodturning #woodworking #makermade #homemadetools
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Getting skewed up
Getting skewed up! #grasshopperww #woodturning #woodworking #greenwood #madeinpdx #handmade
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Green Wood Blues Take 2
If you read our first post on green (freshly cut) wood , you’d have got a sense for why green wood is an interesting medium with which to work. In this post we’ll get into some more detail regarding what we have learned. Initially, our interest in green wood had to to with the relative affordability […]
After rough turning a bunch of bowls, we decided to boil them! The idea is to rupture the cell walls, free the bound water, and expedite the drying process. It’s working so far! #woodturning #spaltedmaple #woodworking #greenwood #grasshopperww
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Green Wood Blues Take 1
Something we have learned from working with wood over the past year is that working wood takes time. That may seem odd, but there’s a cadence and a rhythm in making things with wood that one ignores at one’s peril. Instant gratification is not an option. Recently, we have started working with green (freshly harvested, unseasoned) wood. […]