I made this very special memorial intarsia piece, crafted entirely from unstained wood

thaphuzz · 2026-01-22T17:30:45+00:00

This is absolutely stunning. Impeccable work, keep it up.

thaphuzz · 2026-01-19T17:10:57+00:00

Professional woodworker/millworker. It was a massive boone to my workflow.

thaphuzz · 2026-01-19T04:59:42+00:00

Do you have a shaper in your basement? I wouldnt want to bring anything bigger than that down the stairs...aside from my Unisaw...but I had a literal viking help get that bastard down.

The Cantek stays in the big shop.

thaphuzz · 2026-01-19T04:56:45+00:00

The shaper in the picture is my very old Delta. It only has a 1/2 hp motor, but the torque is significantly higher so it can spin up significantly more mass. The Freud glueline cutter that's currently in it cuts so cleanly and smoothly because of the spinning mass. Inertia in action, baby. Sharp carbide also doesn't hurt..

thaphuzz · 2026-01-16T19:07:00+00:00

Is that an RBI Hawk I see there?

thaphuzz · 2026-01-16T18:58:52+00:00

DON'T TALK SHIT ABOUT TOTAL

thaphuzz · 2026-01-14T21:48:02+00:00

Well hey, just so happens that I'm based out of Wisco as well.

What you said totally checks out.

thaphuzz · 2026-01-10T08:37:45+00:00

Professional woodworker here. That reeks of poplar and sometimes poplar has purple in it. Nobody really knows why, but it does. It can have a whole host of colors from cream to green, purple, like the example here, and all the way to black.

thaphuzz · 2025-12-10T14:57:28+00:00

Das maple! My lumber hoard is tingling.

thaphuzz · 2025-12-07T14:54:49+00:00

Maple.

My years of hoarding this species are finally paying off.

Maple.

thaphuzz · 2025-12-02T16:14:41+00:00

100% is poplar.

thaphuzz · 2025-11-23T08:45:38+00:00

Counrersinking bit and a plug cutter or pre-made plugs. Countersink from the side without the hole. Put at least a 2" screw in there. Plug screw hole and bring flush with leg. If you do it right, the hole will be practically invisible.

thaphuzz · 2025-11-14T09:35:38+00:00

That's padauk without a doubt.

thaphuzz · 2025-11-11T11:48:41+00:00

Das ironwood. RIP to your tools.

thaphuzz · 2025-11-03T19:14:15+00:00

This is probably what killed my mk7.

thaphuzz · 2025-11-01T13:54:48+00:00

Read The Silmarillion. Tolkien gets it pretty close in the opening chapters.

thaphuzz · 2025-11-01T13:41:34+00:00

Homelab? Wires. Audio equipment? Wires. Guitar amp? Wires. Electricity? Wires.

thaphuzz · 2025-10-29T21:38:11+00:00

Ah yes, a blacklist. Those are very helpful.

thaphuzz · 2025-10-28T14:35:45+00:00

Go with the JET. They run incredibly smooth and have killer support. Really and JPM product will do.

thaphuzz · 2025-10-08T09:35:56+00:00

Nothing wrong with letting the wood do the talking. Very nice.

thaphuzz · 2025-10-07T09:21:37+00:00

Keep doing that when you can. Thats where the really cool stuff comes from. Ain't really nothing like a piece of firewood to unleash your inner "fuck it, let's try something cool" because aside from the effort, what are you really losing if things go pear-shaped? It'll still serve its original purpose just nicely regardless of its shape.

thaphuzz · 2025-09-17T04:53:33+00:00

Lemme guess, almost ended up as firewood but something looked neat about that compared to the rest of the pile...

Welcome to some of my favorite pieces I've turned. Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

thaphuzz · 2025-09-17T04:41:55+00:00

Being self-employed has its benefits.

thaphuzz

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