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Any #woodworking folks on #littleFedi yet?

shom @shom@gts.shom.dev

I bought this slab of walnut two years. This has been many things in my head over that time. It's too short and narrow for a lot of those applications, but the two year timer is up and it has to become something.

So it'll be a monitor riser shelf for my desk. With the live edge on the front and the back squared off to avoid the sap wood. Looks like it'll be 44½" (113 cm) on the 55" (140 cm) table top, 12" (30.5 cm) at the narrowest and 15" (38 cm) at the widest.

Did some rough block planing and put some mineral oil to get a feel for what the showcase feature is going to be... just look at that crotch figure 😍

#Woodworking #BuildThread

A long and narrow slab of walnut on a workbench. It has two "live edges" with lighter color sap wood and darker middle. The lower edge is next to a black straight edge and this is the front of the shelf.
A long and narrow slab of walnut on a workbench. It has two "live edges" with lighter color sap wood and darker middle. The lower edge is next to a black straight edge and this is the front of the shelf.
A close of the front live edge. Mineral oil application has made the wood look much darker to simulate what a finished version might look like. There's a curve that protrudes out and it has a crazy amount of "crotch figure" (swirly lines and patterns) and chattoyance.
A close of the front live edge. Mineral oil application has made the wood look much darker to simulate what a finished version might look like. There's a curve that protrudes out and it has a crazy amount of "crotch figure" (swirly lines and patterns) and chattoyance.