Back in the shop playing Santa. A co-worker brought me some Burr Oak from a cabin in Missouri. The cabin is located on his friends property and they have documentation showing that it's at least 175 years old. There isn't much left of it so the owner decided to have the remaining logs milled to planks to line the wine cellar in his new house. The pieces I received are from the ends of a couple of logs. I was asked to come up with something for the property owner from the wood, so I decided on a deskset (pen, pencil, letter opener and magnifying glass). I still have to do the pencil 
Here is what's finished (with a piece of the oak that I split down)
I also recently found a supply of oak from a heat and air supply place. They receive sheet metal on these 9 foot long pieces and when they sell that skid down, they've been throwing it away.
Here is what I made out of a piece of the free oak. One of the guys that works at the supply place fishes for eels in the Deep Fork river. He wanted a "whacking" stick to hit 'em with when he catches them.
And finally, here's my latest score. A pickup load of cedar. Most of it is six to eight inches wide and about 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick. Got all of it for 40 bux [^]
Here is what's finished (with a piece of the oak that I split down)
I also recently found a supply of oak from a heat and air supply place. They receive sheet metal on these 9 foot long pieces and when they sell that skid down, they've been throwing it away.
Here is what I made out of a piece of the free oak. One of the guys that works at the supply place fishes for eels in the Deep Fork river. He wanted a "whacking" stick to hit 'em with when he catches them.
And finally, here's my latest score. A pickup load of cedar. Most of it is six to eight inches wide and about 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick. Got all of it for 40 bux [^]
. Another co-worker saw them and wanted a set also... we decided on cocobolo.
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