Friday, September 3, 2010

My fingers are falling off.

Okay, so I've learned something today: There's a reason it's called desert Ironwood. That shit is HARD. Sawing for a good 15 minutes and I've sawed through all of 4" of it. Good golly, and it's not easy, either.

@Grimsy: Yes, I'll be posting a finished product on here, sooner or later!

@Dan: Hopefully I'll be able to get one done this weekend. Right now I'm cutting the wood (obviously,) and after that it's a matter of shaping, sanding, and epoxying. There won't be any pins, but with how strong epoxies are these days, they're more of an aesthetic than anything else.

Wellp, back to sawing and killing my fingers.
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28 comments:

  1. Katie GreeneSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    good luck! i have a probem with my wood right now too

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  2. aSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Have a huge wood going on

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  3. Come At Me BroSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    Nicee!

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  4. g3000September 3, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    keep it up :)

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  5. VipermanSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Lol nice, keep practicing man you'll get it :P

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  6. JohnnSeptember 3, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    You people, I swear! :D

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  7. Okie Dokie BroskiSeptember 3, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    Ironwood is worse when it's still part of a tree. I had to help cut off and move a large branch of it last year. Thorns EVERYWHERE.

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  8. JohnnSeptember 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    My brother in law warned me about splinters, because the wood's so hard. I can just imagine THORNS! :D

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  9. CHOxLARGESeptember 3, 2010 at 12:33 PM

    Hey a knifemaker, cool!

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    lol
    good luck man !

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    take it easy man

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  14. SkyshockSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    lol that must suck

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  15. hunter timeSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    sounds tough man good luck

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  17. smartbunnies.blogspot.comSeptember 3, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    Hard work huh! Good luck!

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  18. MantoothSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    At least it's good finger exercise

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    honestly i feel distinctly more masculine just reading your posts.

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  21. John Le NoureySeptember 4, 2010 at 4:47 AM

    I once hacksawed through a 2 inch solid iron bar for a school project, most manly I've ever felt.

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  24. EnsineSeptember 4, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    I suggest using a chain saw or reciprocating saw, whatever you are more comfortable with. to make the general shape and then whittle the rest.

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  25. gigefrogSeptember 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    I can fix that bro

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