Homemade Christmas gifts

Geo-TH,In · Dec 23, 2018

I had a request to make wine racks. Made it from a tulip poplar tree that needed removed, too close to house.

Please share what you made.

2510Paul · Dec 23, 2018

Very nice job! It's even greater you made it from your own trees. Do you have a sawmill of some form? You must have a planner also. Paul

Geo-TH,In · Dec 23, 2018

I don't have a sawmill. Instead I know a man a few miles down the road who does. When I have a good yard tree I call him. No sawmill wants yard trees. He'll bring his Skidder over and remove the log. This tree was over 6 ft at the trunk. His sawmill can only handle 24 inches. I asked how does he split the log? I laughed when he said a pound of black power. He plunge cuts the end, packs in black power, lights a long fuse and boom. Google it on U-tube, many split logs with black power.

I have a 6 inch jointer and a 13 inch planner. Use jointer to get one side straight before I cut wood to width. Then run it through planner to flatten it out and uniform thickness.
I used a 3 inch hole saw to make curves, split holes in half, then router on the edges.

I also have some homegrown red oak in my warehouse.

I have 3 large oak trees in a yard. If I ever need more oak, they will be going to sawmill. Right now trees aren't hurting anything.

Mike M · Dec 23, 2018

Is that natural color of the wood ? or is it stained ?

mjbrown · Dec 23, 2018

Jars of honey. I didn't actually make it. My bees did and I stole it from them.

Geo-TH,In · Dec 23, 2018

Mike,
One is stained with walnut, other one with amish favorite stain, fruitwood stain. Topped with poly.

This is the first time I worked with tulip poplar. It's white, not as soft as pine, not as hard as oak. Very pleasant wood to work with.

da.bees · Dec 23, 2018

Nice work,from construction all the way through finish. My project isn't anywhere close to that nice. Campfire pokers for 3 grandsons.

greenmech · Dec 23, 2018

Nice! Ron MN

jm. · Dec 23, 2018

I have a wood-mizer mill and cutting some lumber is my Golf. For years I have made cutting boards, for the lumber like red oak, hickory, white maple, cherry and walnut. I have tons of poplar that I have never used so now you give me something to try.

2510Paul · Dec 23, 2018

Thanks for the response. Paul

Geo-TH,In · Dec 23, 2018

I don't have a wood-mizer. That could come in handy. Very nice work.

PaGlenn · Dec 23, 2018

Made these three small glasses for my granddaughter. Chapstick there to show size.

C.Amick · Dec 23, 2018

This is a wood burning my oldest son gave me for Christmas last year. Can you tell what kind of tractor I'm driving, as I am pulling the movable chicken house (chicken tractor)?

shinnery · Dec 24, 2018

George the word is black powder not black power, not being picky or anything just trying to clear it up.

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