kywoodmaster

Kinda brings back memories. My Grannie lived over the hill from us (in the holler). At the time she had no phone and if we needed her we would go to the top of the hill and throw rocks at the house until we got her attention then yell to communicate. The good old days.

I agree with Dan. A local leather smith should be able to fab that for you.

Very nice work!!!!

I envy you guys that can do patterns. I would love to do some but I can't draw a streight line with a ruler.

Stupid act with a Jointer. Had a very thin narrow piece of red oak and no push block. Wood got to chattering and I lost the very tip of my middle left finger. I now keep push blocks on all tools,

Hey it kind of interfears with toilet duties too!!! Ask me how I know?

Minwax sanding sealer. It helps close the poors and makes the stain take evenly. I don use ply often but I always use a coat of Minxax natural stain then sanding sealer before the color that I want. Hope this helps. I also think that some deluted bleack or citric acic may salvage the project.

I have a mill/ Kiln drier near me. I buy what they call Kiln samples. They are used to check moisture content during the drying process. They range from 4-12 inches width and 3-4ft long all are 5/4 and cost me .75 cents each regardless of species. I have picke up some reall great deals on Walnut, Cherry, Oak, Poplar, Beech, Ash and Maple before. As said before the time it takes to resaw and mill is well worth the effort.

Hey Larry: As far as I know I have no Halfield or McCoy blood in my veins. I did however set up at the Hatfiel & McCoy festival in Pikeville KY several years ago. I am a lot farther North than that area. I am 10 miles from the confluence of the Tug and Levisa forks and the beginning of the Big Sandy River. It is about a 2 hour drive for me to get into the Logan, Matewan, Pikeville area where the feud started and where the peace treaty was signed a few years ago. If you haven't been back for a while it would be worth the trip. As you probably know some of the great grand children got together a few years ago and signed a peace treaty. The area now promotes a very good tourism trade with the Hatfield - McCoy trails for Horseback and ATV riding. Historical markers show the locations of some of the battle sites, cemetaries & homesteads on a self guided driving tour in KY and WV both. There is a festival marking the treaty each fall in Pikeville KY. We have a little country store about 8 mile from us and the owner is Anse Hatfield (Yes a direct descendent of that one). Happens to be one of the greatest guys that you would want to meet. He has the family look as well as the full length beard that just say don't try it. Most of the people in this area are great people as long as you don't try to push things on them. Hope this clears up your question and will probbaly have a lot of other people say what are they talking about. Later Larry

After reading Margs comment I guess that I should explain a few things. The heading welcome from the big city is sarcasm. I live ia a small town/ burge/ village/ wide place in the road called Glenhayes West Virginia. The total population is about twenty (20) people. It is ten (10) miles to the nearest traffic light, McDonalds, Grocery store, Post Office, You get the idea. I am fourty five (45) miles from the nearest mall or anything that most people would consider a town (Hunington WV). I lived most of my life in Kentucky when I wasn't traveling to work. The Tug Fork River is the dividing line between Kentucky and West Virginia on the south eastern border. The Tug Fork is my back yard. I can stand on the back porch and throw a rock into Kentucky. I have settled down now (I think that is a nice way of saying I'm getting old). I now operate drinking water purification plants for a living and have decided that the next time I move will involve a fire or funeral. I have been doing scroll work since 1999 after a friend from Washington state sent me a piece of his work. I very much enjoy all types of wood working including building and remodeling. I am finding out that I am not as young as I was from working on this house. Thankfully I have found a young man with a strong back and a will to learn. I enjoy any type of scroll work. I did a lot of Clocks, Welcome signs and Religious items. I think that I still have a few pieces of my older work around somewhere. I will try to locate them and post a pew pics. I haven't done any scroll work in the last 5 years but I am looking forward to getting my saw back out and see if I still remember how. Didn't mean to get long winded but thought that it might be worth explaning. I am more of a set back and listen type of person. Looking forward to seeing others works and hearing of new teniques and short cuts. Thanks Larry

Just wanted to say HI to everyone. I was actually a member before but have kinda lost my way after my last divorce . As you can see from the handle I have not always been a WV boy. After my new wife and I married we bought a 100 year old farm house in a small burg just the other side of the Tug Fork River that needed a lot of repairs . We are beginning to get some of the repairs finished and I have high hopes of getting my shop set back up this year. My Wife and I are both looking at retirement in 5 years and I am trying to get ready by getting my wood shop and her quilting shop set up and ready. We have a dream of following some Craft shows and outdoor festivals selling our crafts after retirement. Looking forward to the discussions and maybe picking up some new tips. Thanks Larry Glenhayes WV