Monday, November 15, 2010

measure 5 times

I took the test planks from the edge of the board and finished a "Minion" to get a look and an idea of it's look. The wood darkened nicely with a couple coats of oil and should darken more with more coats. I also have a couple ideas to help bring the red out too. The Minion:

The old adage is "Measure twice, cut once." Well, the bigger the piece, the more I measure. I also wanted to make sure everything would line up and the grains would match up on the outside.
Luckily, you can't see my erase marks on the white board.

A little math transferred over digitally. This is how you take 10 feet of wood and squeeze it into 4 feet. 
Now, it's time to cut!

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