Burned Wood Finish

  This time I decided to make something nicer than another storage  box for my shop with my found wood.  I began this project by planning and sanding two of the better pieces of raw spruce pallet wood.  

  I decided to use wood plugs and glue again to make this project.  Bamboo skewers make excellent dowels and are super cheap. There have been several videos on YouTube lately showing wood being burned either to create an ebony finish, or in this case to highlight the grain. 

  I've never done this technique before so I sanded the outside burned wood and left the inside unsanded.  Since I am lazy and hate sanding I was curious to see how much difference sanding or not would make.  The results remain to be seen.

  As with so many basic workshop techniques there is room for improvement on the second attempt.

cheers, IanW

David's Chair

  After puttering around in the shop and drinking many cups of coffee we've actually nearly finished.  The knelling chair is finally at the finishing stage.  David took it home to sand and varnish.

  The last part of this project was making three long bolts and putting it all together. Once the chair is sanded and varnished we'll glue it together and take it for a test ride.

  I am working on the long section of the chair rail ( hand sanding)  a slow job spent hunched over the work bench.  Last evening I cut up the pallet wood for a small storage box. Next is surface prep, I am thinking of trying one of those burned wood techniques. 

  

  Time to carry on putting the garden to bed. Yesterday the summer bicycles were hung up in the garage, out of reach for the season.   It is time for rainy cold weather activities, painting, wood work, coffee drinking.

cheers, ianw