Recent content by Woodfield

I don’t think even the biggest Trojan would fit over these Thanks for the advice everyone. Just slapped on some decking oil I had on the shelf and will learn to embrace the cracks

I’m surprised there is nothing that would help. Not even a wood glue or epoxy?

I’ve made some toadstools from the branch of a fallen tree. There are already several splits in the wood and they’re going to live outside. What finishes do you recommend to prevent the cracks getting worse? Ideally want something fairly natural looking. Not too shiny.

True enough. Most of my saws are Japanese. Maybe I should try a kanna and alternate for a full workout?

Birthday in December. Looks like I’ll have some biceps by then. Good news on the rays

As an aside I don’t have a lathe. It went from this via a lot of this To this

I made some candle holders from some oak firewood and it wasn’t until I added some finish that I noticed the medullary rays. tbh I’d never heard of them before googling and had assumed they were saw marks until the finish really made them pop. Are they likely to become a weak point and...

Hello everyone. New to the forum and new to woodworking. This weekend I finished this picnic bench made from old pallet wood.