Do you want a potpourri or are you driving?

[BuckeyeDennis]

Plum?

You’re getting warm!

Bill, you’re correct about rosewood not growing in Ohio.

Hint #5: This tree is far less rare and exotic than you guys are thinking.

Hint #6: About two hundred years ago, a barefoot missionary named Johnny famously propagated this tree species throughout the region.

[Gene Howe]

It's the darkest apple wood I've seen. Ite sure pretty stuff, though.

[BuckeyeDennis]

It's the darkest apple wood I've seen. Ite sure pretty stuff, though.

I had a hard time believing it when my neighbor told me that it was an apple tree. So I went home and looked it up on wood-database.com. Sure enough, here's what they say about the color:

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I've seen handles on vintage handsaws that were a similar color, but I assumed that it was from stain and/or patina. Now I wish I had grabbed more than just the two logs.

[bainin]

The thread says "unrelated to woodworking"..well I can say this is unrelated, but I still used the Shopsmith as a base for assembly operations ! It worked well as a solder and grounded assembly station.

Its a home designed PAR38 narrow beam LED lamp.

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After assembly-starting to look product worthy.

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and yes- it actually does work as intended

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p.s - yes thats a kitchen toaster oven on my desk. how else would one produce SAC305 solder reflow profiles on a shoestring budget ? =)


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[BuckeyeDennis]

The bulb looks very cool, but you can’t just leave us hanging! Why and how did you roll your own?

[bainin]

Oh - my day job is in light/lighting .

This device is unique and is a first attempt at doing something thats not currently being done in the LED lighting market.

Just something I'm working on in my spare time.

Thanks for liking the design !