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Pallet board painting
Inspired to paint Gina was pinspired by a project she seen and wanted to do her own version. A trip to the workshop and a dive in the scrap wood pile, produced four panels which she promptly got busy painting.
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Natural wooden map of Nova Scotia
scrolling a rustic wooden map of Nova Scotia In the workshop today, this time making a natural wooden map. That means no paint. I just wanted to see what it would be like. I have to say, I do like it!
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wood map of Cape Breton
A lady contacted me after seeing the wood maps of Nova Scotia and asked if I could just make a Cape Breton map. Absolutely! See more here.
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pallet boards on the bench
Today I picked out some old pallet boards from the wood pile out back. Pulled out most of the nails and staples and sanded them down. Glued together now, I’ll let this set up overnight for a strong bond. Not sure what I’ll be doing with it, I might cut out another wood map.
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Wood map of Prince Edward Island
start wit the boards (Updated Aug 04 2015) A wood map of PEI is next on my project list. Yesterday I chose the boards to make the island map about 32 inches long. Lots of twists and turns in the outline, so it should be interesting to cut. If its anything like cutting out the Nova Scotia wood map, I’ll be sure to cut a few spiral blades.
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Busy in the workshop
selfie Too hot to be outdoors, the coolest place today is the workshop. Kept busy cutting out the wooden maps that are on order by a few folks.
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Woodworking Tip
Do you salvage wood from pallets? To eliminate the struggle taking them apart…use a nail punch to drive the heads through the boards rather than try to pull them. Saves a lot of time and and avoids the problem of the nail heads breaking off and leaving you with the unpleasant job of prying off the boards. Or use a reciprocating saw, or hack saw blade to cut the slat from the supporting wood.
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Pallet wood tapered box
Fall season tapered trough Ahh, the fall season… my kind of weather. That part of the year that bring about the rustic feeling of hot coffee in the morning, a good bowl of chowder or a warm fire. Speaking of fire…
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Its pallet time
Recycling pallets. Seems to be that time of the year again for gathering pallets. There are a number of local places that discard of pallets outside of their place of business. They are only too happy for you to come along and take them away, but you should always ask first.
