74791 pts · December 27, 2013
30-something IT Project Manager living in the Raleigh, NC area. I’m a husband, father, and maker. Come say hi!
Thanks! Pecan is brutal on tools because it is a very hard wood. It dulls blades very quickly. That being said, it can be spectacularly beautiful if you get some nice spalting in it like I did
I sold this for $400, which really only accounted for my labor and finishing supplies. My client provided the legs and the lumber. The tree had fallen on her property and she wanted a table made from it. She and I also went to college together so she got a bit of a friends and family discount on my time
Thanks! 🙏🏻
Thanks! And my client was in the middle of building a new house, so I’m pretty sure budget constraints were also a key factor
Thanks! 😊
Not me, and the legs weren’t my choice. My client picked them out and even gave me these specific legs to put on the table 🤷🏻♂️
‘Pecahn’. I was raised being told “we don’t pee in cans” anytime I ever said ‘Peecan’. The only exception to that rule is when it’s pie. I don’t know why, it’s just how it is 🤷🏻♂️
It’s not too heavy. The table top is only 1” thick, so there’s not enough lumber to make it unwieldy
Haha. No, I think I used an emoji in the title and it translated it to the question mark.
You should start it up!
Thanks! It uses a prefilled inkwell that is replaceable when empty
The pen and case together would be $300. Feel free to message me directly if you’re interested 😊
It’ll cost you 5 magical beans ?
I did not. I outsourced that part to more capable hands
Thanks! ?
Check out Black Forest Wood Co on YouTube. They show the process pretty well. But there’s also tons of resources online for this stuff now
I use ecopoxy and highly recommend it for this type of application
I can’t speak to the difference in strength between the two, but I have never had the resin separate from the wood. It’s very strong.
Thanks, but the guy wanted “beachy rustic” which is pretty neutral from what I can gather
Holy crap, lol. This was a commissioned build for a client anyway
Yep. When you align them all the same
I wouldn’t be able to sleep if the screws weren’t clocked
Yeah, I understood. What I meant was that I drilled a bevel into the screw holes to allow the heads to sit a bit further down
Yeah, I beveled the hinges a bit to lower the profile, but these don’t actually stick out quite as bad as the shadow makes it look
Ha. No. It’s a charcuterie board
I may or may not have chased my kids around the house with this a little bit ?
I don't have more of this one at the moment, but you can check out some of my other work on my Instagram (@shamgar_bn).
Ha!
That’s such a good idea!
Yeah, that’s a great idea
Thanks! Pecan is brutal on tools because it is a very hard wood. It dulls blades very quickly. That being said, it can be spectacularly beautiful if you get some nice spalting in it like I did
I sold this for $400, which really only accounted for my labor and finishing supplies. My client provided the legs and the lumber. The tree had fallen on her property and she wanted a table made from it. She and I also went to college together so she got a bit of a friends and family discount on my time
Thanks! 🙏🏻
Thanks! And my client was in the middle of building a new house, so I’m pretty sure budget constraints were also a key factor
Thanks! 😊
Not me, and the legs weren’t my choice. My client picked them out and even gave me these specific legs to put on the table 🤷🏻♂️
‘Pecahn’. I was raised being told “we don’t pee in cans” anytime I ever said ‘Peecan’. The only exception to that rule is when it’s pie. I don’t know why, it’s just how it is 🤷🏻♂️
It’s not too heavy. The table top is only 1” thick, so there’s not enough lumber to make it unwieldy
Haha. No, I think I used an emoji in the title and it translated it to the question mark.
You should start it up!
Thanks! It uses a prefilled inkwell that is replaceable when empty
The pen and case together would be $300. Feel free to message me directly if you’re interested 😊
It’ll cost you 5 magical beans ?
I did not. I outsourced that part to more capable hands
Thanks! ?
Check out Black Forest Wood Co on YouTube. They show the process pretty well. But there’s also tons of resources online for this stuff now
I use ecopoxy and highly recommend it for this type of application
I can’t speak to the difference in strength between the two, but I have never had the resin separate from the wood. It’s very strong.
Thanks, but the guy wanted “beachy rustic” which is pretty neutral from what I can gather
Holy crap, lol. This was a commissioned build for a client anyway
Yep. When you align them all the same
I wouldn’t be able to sleep if the screws weren’t clocked
Yeah, I understood. What I meant was that I drilled a bevel into the screw holes to allow the heads to sit a bit further down
Yeah, I beveled the hinges a bit to lower the profile, but these don’t actually stick out quite as bad as the shadow makes it look
Ha. No. It’s a charcuterie board
I may or may not have chased my kids around the house with this a little bit ?
I don't have more of this one at the moment, but you can check out some of my other work on my Instagram (@shamgar_bn).
Ha!
That’s such a good idea!
Yeah, that’s a great idea