I was given a small round of cedar to split up as fire kindling, but it was to nice to burn, so I decided to make a potted plant stand instead. Cedar is wonderful wood to work with. When I'm finished sanding the pieces, I'll apply tougue oil as a finish; it helps preserve the wood and brings out the colour.
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Yea, that is definatly too nice to burn. Did it come with the work on the outside done already, or did you put that on there??? I was always awed by how far a little oil would go to showing the color and the grain of wood.
I see the beauty already, a plant would compliment it very well
pnk
I'm learning to use a hand-held grinder with a sanding disk to make designs. It's heavier than I would like and turns at a high RPM which makes it hard to hold on to and a little bit dangerious so I ware gloves.
I was given the cedar round with half the bark still on, so I stripped it off. Cidar bark is great for starting fires even if it's wet, or so I've been told...haven't tried it yet.(I have already given myself a merrit patch for starting a fire by rubbing two sticks together. Tom Hanks in the movie "Cast Away" showed the process.) Trust me, it's not an easy thing to do.
Anyway, as you can see by the design, I'm just learning to use the grinder.
Hopefully today will be sunny, so I can take some photos of the finished product.
The driftwood root is beautiful, loaded with swirling patterns in many colourful tones from red to oranges, and yellows.
I'm going to ask if I can barter for some more cedar rounds and make up a few more to sell, or give away as presents.
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