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WillsC

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So good to see you posting again Gina, have missed you.

Somebody asked if I had drawn the figures in the wood......no:)   
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These are absolutely gorgeous, I can't wait to see the final product! I love how something beautiful shines even more when you get to see the whole process. I'm sure it will look amazing in my newly renovated kitchen. :-D
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happy.jpg I'm sure I read a Dr. Seuss book with this in it at some point...

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Good eyes Scott! I would have never guessed. This is great, I hope I still have a chance winning with all this attention. Great work of art Wills.
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Wills: I have not sensed any negative energy from your cutting board, but I found somethings on it. Thanks for sharing.

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I don't know Tam, looks like a lot of aliens to me, I may not bid now.
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Tam, what else do you grow besides figs? "Mushrooms" LOL
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Wills: I have not sensed any negative energy from your cutting board, but I found somethings on it. Thanks for sharing.

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Tam

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Tam, Is it ok to pass this on to another forum member ? Or does it have a negative energy that may recommend that something else be done with it?
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Lol @ Tam, Dave, and Rich. Bravo.
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Posted Reply with quote  #110 
No wonder I used to 'see' those scary images on the walls when I was a little kid.
All it takes is some imagination(s) ...

BTW, the wood end-grain effect looks great.
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Gorgi Thats how all the old butcher blocks were constructed the end grain is much tougher 

Could you image how many T-bones were cut on this baby? 

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Hi! Everyone, 

This butcher block had imbedded with extremely negative energies from animals died from violent deaths. However, now this butcher block has been purified by me with Highest White Light Energy Vibration. Currently I have not sensed any negative energy from it. By the way, I would like to let you all know I am a man with a wife and 2 children. Thanks for watching and also, thanks for sharing.

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Wills: I have not sensed any negative energy from your cutting board, but I found somethings on it. Thanks for sharing.

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Tam

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Tam, Is it ok to pass this on to another forum member ? Or does it have a negative energy that may recommend that something else be done with it?


Hi! Rich, 

How are you doing? Currently, this cutting board has no negative energy. It is normal, so you can pass it to other members. Thanks for asking.

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Tam
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Gina LOL good one!
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Sorry all, due to current circumstances I can no longer support the foundation so the auction is canceled.  Not the sort to say I am going to do something then not do so but in this case I don't see any other choice.  My apologies.  
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Understandable WillsC, thanks for sharing your craftsmanship though! Lovely work you do.
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This was a good thread, darn Wills, I wanted that work of art. If you have the time, make an extra and I will give you a good $ for it. It's really is nice.
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I agree Wills, at this time I could not participate.
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Willis,
Absolutely stunning wood. It makes me want to role around in the saw dust. Will the contrast on the different wood parts fade like cherry darkens when exposed to sunlight?
Did you tell us the name of the wood? I guess if you did I missed it.

As for the auction, I respect you for following your feelings and understand your reasons. I hope this current situation at least lessons. 

Are you open to any under the table bids?
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Michael,

To be clear that "cat" board is no longer mine, gave it to a dear friend as a Christmas present.  The wood on all of those boards is cherry, even the cat board.  That lumber came from a ND cherry...ND just means natural death,  it wasn't cut down it was dead and laying when logged.  The marks are called spalting which happens on dead trees.    The very blonde cherry is sap wood from the very center of the tree and the outer part of the tree the lumber is darker.  The light sap wood does darken but it won't get as dark.

Actually had 7 people ask me about the board...it is heading to a board member and friend from Tallahassee and before anyone says anything only money changing hands is for cost of materials and shipping.  The boards would never be a money making project:)  There is a solid 15 hours labor in each one but I like doing them and it is a good thing to do afternoons instead of out in the hot Florida sun. 

I have made the boards out of walnut as well but they are over $100 in just lumber.  

This is a tortilla press I made for our use. It is made from rock maple, walnut inlays and the main press body is live oak.  For those that don't know live oak is the tree you see in the south with the moss hanging from it.  It now has a different handle that is laminated maple and walnut.  The handle in the picture was just temporary to test how it worked as had never made one before.


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Posted Reply with quote  #121 
Absolutely beautiful Wills, that I one outstanding piece.


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Posted Reply with quote  #122 
Wills, That is some beautiful wood work!
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Posted Reply with quote  #123 
Willis, I had my bid already to go. I certainly understand the situation and agree with your decision to cancel the auction.
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Posted Reply with quote  #124 
You  might be on to something here,
end wood grain images to replace the Rorschach inkblot test.

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Posted Reply with quote  #125 
Thanks again Wills for sharing your knowledge.  I may give a go at this myself some day.  Maybe I can justify a bandsaw finally so I can mill my chestnut??? ;)
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Now that's some scary stuff, definitely aliens.
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Willis,
I have spalted ash grips on my 45 acp and have worked with a decent amount of spalted maple - the easiest to get here. I have seen very little spalted cherry.  I have a small collection of spalted wood and have tried to spalt cherry with zero success.

This link is to the house I built my x. As you can see I am very fond of wood - especially cherry and walnut -- and spalted maple. They used to have more pictures. I used 31 species of hardwood. Some we harvested on the property (86 acres). We even made some of the doors and windows and the flooring on the main level was made of every species of oak in VA, - from blond to pink to dark brown. This was house number 3 and I learned a lot about movement and cracking and checking. Also fell in love with quarter sawn anything. Especially red oak (all the trim was red oak).

Your cherry is very unusual. I wish we were closer as I'd love to see how you are getting that effect. Pic's are good but not like hands on.

You can't see it but we made all the cabinets to match (all cherry) - furnature as well -- except -- there was zero sap wood used in furniture.  This took me almost 2 years. I hope to do one more before I start sleeping on the wrong side of the soil.

You would have had a lot of fun had you been with us on this one as it was all about the wood -- and tall ceilings (ex. 27 feet in living room).

http://www.dreamingcreek.com/portfolio/residential-portfolio/homes/structural-grace-marshall-va/ 

Let me know what you think. We let the cherry slowly darken from the light - that's why I was asking.
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Michael,

Gorgeous house, I will take a picture of the view from where I am sitting, pretty similar.  The beams here are redwood.  To the right you can see the staircase that I removed the carpeting from.  It is the next project capping the stairs in hardwood, probably live oak.  Also making plantation shutters to replace the blinds but that is an on going project as this house has a LOT of big windows. 

The tree I mentioned only produced a few boards that were well spalted.  It took almost all 4 boards to make that board as there was a lot of garbage wood that had to be trimmed out.  As to how it was made...it is a bookmatch.  I noticed the pattern and lined it up so the part I liked was doubled on itself.  Hard to explain but you know what bookmatch means.  


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Posted Reply with quote  #130 
It means you have a much better band saw then I do.
And by the looks of it  - more skill in pairing and matching boards.
At one point in 2002 I was told I'd be restricted to bed for 2 to 5 years on 5 antibiotics plus other crap (17 meds) so I thought I'd learn how to make knives foolishly believing I'd be able to at least work in a small shop as the tools aren't very demanding. Before I got started I collected as many sets of spalted scales (handles) of as many woods as I could find. It was really interesting and I still have a box full of spalted wood and ivory, giraffe bones, mammoth material, walrus tusks, warthog tusks, etc. I was ready to be a great knife maker - I thought. The parasitic attack that was in my lungs absolutely kicked my butt and I could only manage to take a couple classes and lie in bed with my laptop on my stomach watching movies. Any way I take out that box every once in a while and look through the woods and they are just so beautiful it makes me very happy. I'll also every once in a while take a piece of Brazilian tulip and cut it as it smells incredible. Ahhh the love of wood! 
I see you to like the tall ceilings. Thomas Jefferson said something to the effect that you couldn't have big thoughts in rooms with low ceilings. 
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have tried to spalt cherry with zero success.


Have you tried finding a downed Cherry and collecting the fungi and flora
on the log, then transferring/seeding the Cherry wood you want to spalt ?

Have used this method on several species of hard wood,
including genuine Mahogany  with great success.

Nice woodwork.
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