Post #192616 by SilverLine on Fri, Oct 14, 2005 10:11 AM

On 2005-10-13 20:48, 8FT Tiki wrote:
Well done Brad. You did fine work considering you only had a partial picture as your model. What type of wood and how tall is it? Before you give it to your Bro, get your picture taken with it and post here. Oh, and let's get together and share some ideas soon.

Wish I'd thought of getting in a picture with it! Oh well, I took it to my brother last night and he seemed to like it. He's not far, so maybe I'll get a few more shots of it.

The wood is Catalpa (very common around here). It has white sapwood and walnut-looking heartwood, so I stained the whole thing dark walnut. It's only about 30 inches tall.

I finally bought some GOOD chisels for this one; a shallow gouge (#4 I think) a V-parting chisel, and a couple #1, single and double bevel. MAN that makes a big difference!!

Thanks everybody for the kind words. I still have NO idea what I'm doing, but am having a blast figuring it out!