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boco
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Dogwood

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Back in July 2015 a long-dead dogwood tree finally toppled over in our yard. There is an old thread in the Community section where I asked for project ideas.

I cut the trunk up into sections and let them sit until this past November, when I re-sawed them into boards of various lengths and widths. (Sadly I don't have the SS bandsaw; used my Rikon instead.) Here are before and after photos, with a 48" drywall T-square for scale:
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I also set aside a couple of lengths for turning projects.
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And here are the first two projects: a tealight holder and a cheese board.
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In addition to using my 510 in table saw and drill press mode, I used my Shopsmith OPR to shape the foot of the tealight holder.

The grain is more interesting than I had expected. The tealight holder has a lacquer finish and the cheese board is finished with walnut oil.

More items to follow as time and inspiration present themselves.
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Re: Dogwood

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Very nice projects and beautiful wood, well done!
Roy

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Very nice ideas and nice work!!

I have found as you probably already have, any projects made from homegrown sticks or trees give a special feeling to the maker.

One project I have made from an apple branch was a small box to hold any type of jewelry or junk.
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nuhobby
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I remember that topic. Thanks for updating and congratulations!

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Beautiful wood and projects!
Dick
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Those are very nice, thanks for taking the time to post your photos. Very inspirational.
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Looks great - I love to see projects that start from raw material to finished project!
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boco
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Re: Dogwood

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charlese wrote:
One project I have made from an apple branch was a small box to hold any type of jewelry or junk.
If you wouldn't mind sharing a photo (or a link if you've already posted it), I would be interested to see your apple branch box. Thx!
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I've read that dogwood is very tough and impact-resistant, but I had no idea that the wood was so pretty. In the old days, it was used to make shuttles for textile looms.

I have an very old/declining dogwood tree at the edge of the woods in front of my house. When its time is up, I will be sure to harvest the usable wood. Thanks for posting!
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