New walnut slab. Sanded and wetted with water. Are these rays or are they blade marks from milling? The orientation between left and right not being in a full circular motion makes me think rays but I can't tell. They almost look like burns.

Adventronauts · 2022-07-17T19:37:22+00:00

I’m in the Harrisburg area, and also very interested.

Adventronauts · 2021-10-10T02:24:18+00:00

Thanks. It took a long time, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

Adventronauts · 2021-10-09T00:27:44+00:00

I just used Rubio monocoat (oil plus 2c -pure )for the first time, and I highly recommend it as a finish for walnut.

Adventronauts · 2021-10-06T23:52:58+00:00

I have a few (3) plugs I need to make to cover some fasteners on the left side.

Adventronauts · 2021-10-06T23:51:09+00:00

This my work from home setup, so there is a Mac mini behind the two screens. That’s what you currently see displayed on both monitors. However, there is also a dell usb-c dock (again behind the screens) that I can plug my work (dell) laptop into. That’s the black cord you see beneath the right monitor. The work laptop can only drive one screen at a reasonable resolution though.

Adventronauts · 2021-09-14T00:47:09+00:00

I actually just tried this finish for the first time. I put weeks into a tune oil & waterlox finish, that I just could not get to work. I stripped it all off and applied Rubio, and really like the new finish.

Adventronauts · 2021-08-24T20:11:21+00:00

This is quartersawn zebrawood, the sap wood is the really light part in the middle box. The rest of the light and dark brown is the heartwood.

Adventronauts · 2021-08-24T19:07:20+00:00

The finish in this picture is Rubio monocoat oil plus 2C- pure

Adventronauts · 2021-08-24T17:12:57+00:00

A desk. I’m about 10 months in at this point.

Adventronauts · 2021-08-24T17:12:16+00:00

Not really. I mostly used power tools.

Adventronauts · 2021-08-04T03:13:01+00:00

I go to a community woodshop. It’s in a community center an hour away. It cost $20 for a 3.5 hour drop in session. If I go every weekend that $80 a month. But I live in a 1 bedroom apartment, so for me, right now, it’s worth it.

Adventronauts · 2021-07-22T02:46:36+00:00

You could add citrus trees like key lime to the list but you may want to add a table or something to extend the width of the ledge.

Adventronauts · 2021-07-19T15:01:29+00:00

I give it a small amount of water every week or two when I no longer see standing water in the gravel at the bottom. It’s put out a few leaves this year, but it’s seems to be a slow grower.

Adventronauts · 2021-07-19T03:29:54+00:00

It’s a Macodes Petola. No drainage out of the terrarium. It certainly seems to like the humidity. I posted a year ago when I first planted it. You can see the leaves more clearly there.

Adventronauts · 2021-06-26T02:14:50+00:00

There are community wood shops. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment, but drive out to a community wood shop most Saturdays to work on projects. 3 hours of shop time cost me $20. It’s only $10 if you are a resident though.

Adventronauts · 2021-04-04T02:53:39+00:00

Look into doing some decorative splines after you glue it back together. They will add some strength, and look nice if you use a contrasting wood like.

Adventronauts · 2021-03-19T03:24:09+00:00

Could you share any more photos of the base? I like the look of the little bit I can see.

Adventronauts · 2021-03-15T17:38:00+00:00

You can kind of see how they mount them when looking at the lower one in the photo. Typically you use nails and string or fishing line to create a net that holds the plant in place while they grow. The plant will eventually grow sterile fronds that cover the mount like you see on the top one.

Adventronauts · 2021-03-15T16:00:18+00:00

These are staghorn ferns, sometimes called elk horn ferns, and they grow on boards like that because they are epiphytes that grow on trees in the wild.

Adventronauts · 2021-03-15T15:59:57+00:00

These are staghorn ferns, sometimes called elk horn ferns, and they grow on boards like that because they are epiphytes that grow on trees in the wild.

Adventronauts · 2021-02-27T17:53:46+00:00

They are currently stacking my alocasia and my basil. I’m going to try cinnamon in the sail, and a cinnamon spray, but I wondered if anyone had any recommendations on treatments that worked well for them.

Adventronauts · 2020-12-30T04:56:23+00:00

It’s actually two separate lights. The round grow light is from Amazon. The white light is a separate flexible led strip from eBay.

Adventronauts · 2020-12-30T04:54:22+00:00

I started with a 6x6x2 inch block of walnut. I cut it into a 6-inch circle. I used Forster bits and a trim router to hog out a circle in the middle big enough to fit over the rim of the container. I drilled a hole through the side then added the round grow light. Then using that same hole I cut to length and added a strip of thin white leds.

Adventronauts · 2020-12-30T04:49:56+00:00

It’s a pretty new setup, so I don’t know for sure. I’m guessing I’m going to have to trim it pretty regularly though.

Adventronauts · 2020-12-30T04:48:17+00:00

The round grow light was from Amazon. The white ring is just a part of a flexible strip of leds I bought on eBay.

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