Montserrat Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 I made the first batch from an old board (used to be part of a shelf) that my hubby had laying around the shop. I smelled very nice - so maybe it was Cedar? But two pieces broke out of blue along the grain. The Osvaldo on the last inch of the outside cutting, smack through the O, all the way through. The Madelyn piece broke off the "l" while sanding and then I accidentally dropped it and the top of the "e" came off. Again right along the grain of the wood. No idea why this happened. The Brandon, I cut diagonally to the grain. It was fine. Ended up using Oak for William. bobscroll and ChelCass 2 Quote
Ron Johnson Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Terrific work Monti. 'MERRY CHRISTMAS ' and all the best for 2016 to you and family. Quote
kywoodmaster Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 You did a graet job of hiding your problems. Cedar is really bad about cracking along the grain. Quote
wombatie Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 I have only ever cut cedar once and I swore I would never cut it again. Considering your problems they cam out great, well done. Marg Quote
amazingkevin Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 I made the first batch from an old board (used to be part of a shelf) that my hubby had laying around the shop. I smelled very nice - so maybe it was Cedar? But two pieces broke out of blue along the grain. The Osvaldo on the last inch of the outside cutting, smack through the O, all the way through. The Madelyn piece broke off the "l" while sanding and then I accidentally dropped it and the top of the "e" came off. Again right along the grain of the wood. No idea why this happened. The Brandon, I cut diagonally to the grain. It was fine. Ended up using Oak for William. Your control is tops along with your skills,Looks like it might be soft pine ,? not sure.Smart use of a shelf with no waste back to back cutting Good job all in all,Merry Christmas and a joyous Happy New Year! :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: Quote
Vector01 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Very precise...Great! Yep, broken snapped pieces, I know it well. Quote
bobscroll Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Hi Monti, You did a really nice job there! Thanks for showing, Bob Quote
spirithorse Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 Very nice looking projects! Too bad you had problems with them but, they look great!Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote
Montserrat Posted December 25, 2015 Author Report Posted December 25, 2015 Thank you and Merry Christmas! Quote
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