Just an update that I put a few more little items on Etsy.
And as a Viking I find that the older you get the more time you spend sharpening your tools and less time sharpening your sword.
Small Addendum to my F.O.G. Wood post
At this time you all know that I have a lot of nice pieces of wood to work with. That is if anyone is reading my rants. I was able to get a truck load of wood from a big red oak tree that was being cut down. Now my shed is full of wood and I have a 7 foot tall stack of the tree trunk standing in the garage.
Don’t let yourself be fooled. The thirst for free wood is never quenched. As I drive around town I am still looking for any easy grab of wood. Maybe it will be a different type of tree, or maybe it will have nice grain pattern? And I know it is feast or famine. I have turned wood that was to rotten or small branches because they were the only wood I could find. Well, that and I tend to squeeze a penny until Abe screams.
Now that spring is on the way I see trees being trimmed and piles of branches everywhere. But now that the coffers are full I find myself only looking for a big score. Even while driving I don’t have to slow down to take a good look. Everything I see is to small compared to bounty I have at home. Oh, I still think twice. Maybe I should grab that branch? The wood I have won’t last forever. Was the wood I just passed a type I have never worked before? But I am a man and we don’t turn around. To late, already passed it.
So for now I am just a Viking sailing my long boat across the asphalt seas. Looking for the big raid and waiting for the famine.
Food Safe Finishes
Check out this article from Wood Magazine. com
https://www.woodmagazine.com/materials-guide/finishes/is-your-finish-food-safe
Opened my Etsy store today.
I finally did it. Got the old Etsy store open for business. It’s called AngryVikingArtisan . Don’t forget the caps and no spaces.
Well I just have one item in it right now. But it’s a start.
F.O.G. Wood
Today was a good day. I saw a company cutting down an old Red Oak tree from under the power lines. So I jumped in my truck, drove right up to where they were working and asked if I could have the tree they were cutting up.
Well after calling and talking to their supervisor I got the okay. I picked up about 25 feet of a straight tree that was close to 80 years old. They cut it to the sizes I wanted (Which was the size I could pick up and put in my truck.) put it in my truck and off I went.
Now if you are a wood turner or know someone who is then you know that we are always searching for wood. Specifically FREE wood. We keep an eye out for wood piles on the curb or asking someone with land if they need any old trees cut down or stop traffic to pick up a log on the side of the road.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this strange obsession let me explain a couple of things. First wood for turning is expensive and you end up turning about 90 percent of it into wood chips. Second I am cheap, no more explanation needed there. So with these things in mind we obsessively search for F.O.G. wood.
Found On the Ground wood.
