Yeah - I'm wondering how Matt did that. I'm guessing---maybe some new fangled battery powered gizmo (that you attach to the arm somehow), which increases the sanding motion to a capacity similar to that of belt-sanders, or som'n. But.....it could also be magic that Matt may have learned from a "Wood" Elf.
Just did this very thing. Found a slab from the mill cut from a mulberry that had curled on the sides. Just couldn’t burn it so I ran a flat on the bottom, sanded the top, sealed the bark with epoxy and the top with oil and wax. Nice tray that the contents won’t roll off. Quick, creative, unique project
I have some really nice old applewood trees and stumps that have been dead along time now. And when i started to cut into some of them for different projects i, of course have some scrap pieces I've been mulling over what I'm going to do with them. Now i know! Thanks for sharing! 👍
Nice Matt. The finish shots are awesome. Very nice wood and super cool idea for the under-bevel. I was like, “noooooo” when the bark came off the walnut, but the end result was nice.
Always having fun! I need to learn your patience. Waiting a few weeks for wood to dry would drive me crazy, but I know it's worth it. Happy woodworking!
Great to see Elm used, I get it for firewood too but it's one of my favourite woods looks wise. We have wych elm which can get very colourful and swirly grained, it's fun stuff for turning.
Amazing pieces to come from burn wood. Man i wish i could go back in time and stop myself from burning alot of the wood i burnt. It would have been worth a small fortune.
I brought some normal axe split wood in this winter to burn in the fireplace. As I was putting another log onto the fire I stopped and put one I liked the look of aside. The wife saw me and said “oh no, not again. Your going to keep that one aren’t you”? I just gave her a nod and took it out to the garage. So I understand when you have trouble burning stuff. Seems our don’t burn pile keeps getting bigger than our burn pile. Nice work on the trays and I like the way you shaved the bark off the walnut.
Great video when I was young we’d buy sawmill slabs for firewood usually cut to about 18” length each time I carried firewood in I would lay me a piece or 2 out to make stuff Thanks for sharing
Really good idea to save those unique grain patterns on off cuts. I love the Walnut tray and the way you removed the bar but like you think the double bevel was a mistake. That finishing wax or whatever it was made those thing pop. Very cool sir.
It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby!! What's bad, is I could hear the resonance of that maple, as you were handling it. The wood from that tree would make a great sounding guitar.
Like the use of the materials. At my house wood eventually makes it's way to the smoker to create some tasty treat. On a different note I am at last ready to buy a new table saw and wanted to get your opinion on the Saw Stop table saw. I have narrowed my choice down to Powermatic and a Saw Stop. Thanks as always, love the content of your videos.
My firewood pile can fit in a 5 gallon bucket. Now I’m stopping on the side of the road to pick up fallen branches, my wife thinks I’m crazy, well maybe. There’s millions of board feet of fallen ash, here in Northern Kentucky, thanks to the emerald ash borer. I’m trying to get to it before it rots. I am finding a lot of spaulding now.
way too funny, I'm a serious art wood addict, as a joke my friends would through a piece of driftwood in the fire pit just to watch me jump in there to save it, so true
The next step will be when Lindsay starts picking over the slash and asking you to make things according to her suggestions. It will be so much fun to make that, won't it, Matt?
Nice boards Matt, but I wonder how much timber you would need before you are capable of fully committing offcuts to the burn bin? I know I keep tiny little scraps which will never be used, but I can't seem to get rid of them 👍👍
Parabéns Matthew sou se fã sou viciado em trabalhos com madeira mas aqui no Brasil alguns tem muito e outros não tem nada tenho uma furadeira e uma serra tico tico e algumas ferramentas improvisadas mesmo assim consigo fazer algumas coisas mais nem sempre consigo vender .ABRAÇO DE GILBERTO BRASIL.
Love the vids and I learn so much from you but I have a question... I thought that the General Finishes Salad Bowl Finish wasn't food safe??? Their website says to use their Butcher Block Oil for wood coming in contact with food.
Matthew Cremona you should make a display case/shelf for a project video. My wife is now getting into trading as her collection has been increasing. I feel like there is something new almost every day!
@@mcremona The Rea Dunn craze is alive & well a year later. I'm making my wife a bunch of stuff for displays and working on a charcuterie board/tray right now. Great video Matt!
By "washing machine," can I take that to mean a "dish-washer" machine? If so, you probably wouldn't want to put objects made of wood in a dish washer. Unless perhaps, that it was entirely coated in a finish that you know could stand up to all that hot water and soap (though I'm not aware of a food grade finish that might be rated for this). Otherwise, hot water and soap will quite likely substantially accelerate the drying out and cracking of the wood. Or, at least, ruin a finish that isn't made to stand up to dish-washer conditions. Some woods might hold up longer than others, but I couldn't tell you which species might. Yet, I do understand the need to keep food contact surfaces free as possible from various bacteria and pathogens. I guess it might sometimes be a toss up between wanting to preserve the wood's pristine beauty, vs. one's reasonable desire to remain healthy.
Yea sorry I ment dish washer I was always wondering about this, we have couple of one piece cutting board and they are OK had them for some time OIL them like once a year, so I think that glue is bigger problem than finish, this would be an interesting video how does these things work in real life environment.
