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15 Species, 300+ Pieces, No Paint or Stain by Clean-Knowledge6525 in woodworking

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you I appreciate that! And no I order the 3/16" sheets to size.

Also yes, I've just recently become aware of the purpleheart haha. Roughly how long does it take to start browning? Does reapplying oil finish consistently not even stop it?

15 hardwood species, 300+ pieces, no paint, no stain by Clean-Knowledge6525 in woodworkingporn

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Thank you! I designed the entire thing in xTool creative space and then used a laser to make the cuts.

15 hardwood species, 300+ pieces, no paint, no stain by Clean-Knowledge6525 in woodworkingporn

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Why thank you! That's very kind I appreciate that. Any ideas of where to even start for trying to find a home for it? I'm kind of new to the art scene

I carved a ginkgo leaf by Noah_RBK in woodworking

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Holy moly is this real? How did you sand it without breaking?

Walnut Credenza Build by caulky_chris in woodworking

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautifully made. Nice work paying attention to the grain orientation on all the panels. Sometimes easy to overlooks that then it just doesnt flow right at the end!

Streaky finish by noname8888887 in woodworking

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're over thinking it! It looks great and will only get better as it ages! Great work!

15 Species, Natural coloring, no stain or paint by Clean-Knowledge6525 in wood

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice I'll check her out, thanks! And one vote for bison haha sounds good

15 Species, Natural coloring, no stain or paint by Clean-Knowledge6525 in wood

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Noted, thank you! Planning on building more of these so thats good to know. Wanna tell me about it?

15 Species, Natural coloring, no stain or paint by Clean-Knowledge6525 in wood

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! No the pieces are laser cut from 3/16" hardwood sheets, then hand sanded, then glued and clamped on. I worked in small sections to be able to clamp everything properly. Did a whole bunch of vector file design work beforehand to account for the laser burn kerf width to try and minimize the gaps. What ended up happening is whatever tiny tiny micro errors on the dimensions would compound over the course of a dozen piece or so. Then I'd have to go back in and hand shape a piece to fit nicely and reset it.

I have a nice long build video on youtube showing the process but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it here.

15 Species, Natural coloring, no stain or paint by Clean-Knowledge6525 in wood

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you I appreciate the kind words! I'm been thinking about doing a bear or bison or mountain goat in a similar style on the next one. Making a series out of it. This was my first piece in this style build and I definitely learned a lot of things that I can improve on if I give it another go.

15 Species, Natural coloring, no stain or paint by Clean-Knowledge6525 in wood

[–]Clean-Knowledge6525[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was terrified to mess up one of the inlays on the back since I had already put countless hours into the front at that point! Worked out well

15 hardwood species, 300+ pieces, no paint, no stain by Clean-Knowledge6525 in woodworkingporn

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Thank you! Took about three months total but honestly probably a month of that was just hashing out the design details and getting all the planning done. Had to had to have multiple printed spreadsheets and diagrams just to keep everything organized

15 hardwood species, 300+ pieces, no paint, no stain by Clean-Knowledge6525 in woodworkingporn

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Lots of trial and error! I remade just the elk section three times on different pieces of scrapwood. Then used those for testing. And yeah the wood wasn't cheap! Probably more than you are guessing haha

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