Archive for the 'mesquite' Category

Antique Glass Insulators Project

Posted in Lathe, Light, Texturing, Tools, Turning, antique, mesquite on Dec 31st, 2007

So this will be a short post….
As I said in my last post I wanted to experiment with some old glass insulators and see if i could make them into some shelf accent lights. I think the project was a great success. See the link on the main page to see all the pics and […]

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Mesquite Shelf

Posted in Hands-on, Uncategorized, antique, boxes, future projects, mesquite on Nov 7th, 2007

Well I finally finished my living room shelf. It is funny how neat it is to work with mesquite. After being sanded it has this soft pink look that is so nice but kinda uninspiring. Then I hit it with the Tung oil and WOW …. an explosion of grain and color. It is so […]

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