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Wood Information
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See photos of the wood selection.
Stained edge colors.(inert aniline dye on edges only) can “pop out” the design. For pieces at craft shows, I either match a hue in the wood grain or add a splash of color for fun. Bet tells me that colors won’t show up the same on different computers, nonetheless, I’ll show you our most popular colors. If none are just right, I can try to work to a color swatch sent by snail mail.
We charge $3 -10 extra for applying, then refinishing the dye—it’s a few extra steps. Gives a finished elegance to serving trays, and adds a crust to the toasts. Counter scrapers look cool with a colored edge and some vessels and utensils can work—only if they have crisp edges, though.
3 light orangey brown a yummy compliment to most Birds-eye Maple
4 chocolate great with Ambrosia Maple and as a realistic toast crust
5 melon lets the figure glow through. Curly Maple looks luminescent with this edging
6 magenta the latest favorite around the workshop, it’s a rich color of royalty
7 grape is fun on electric guitars and silly on toasts
9 lemon bright and cheerful
10 ebony the only color that really works on Black Walnut
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Woodburning or Pyrography adds a personal touch to a carefully-chosen gift. Nicknames, wedding and birth dates, family sayings are fun ways to add memories. Though both Tom and I can woodburn in a pinch—and we have a terrific burner—Chelsea does such a fantastic job that I always call her over from next door.
See our favorite quotes about trees.
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Favorite Books
- The Biography of a Tree by James P. Jackson is available online with more info about the author at http://books.missouri.org/node/650. This informative, moving and captivating book will help you see trees, forests and nature in a fresh way.
- We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickenson Rich amusingly describes the author’s rugged life in Maine woods in the 1940’s. She’s also my favorite writer.
More Information about Wood
Here are some sites that have a lot of info about wood. Many have great photos, too.
- http://www.ont-woodlot-assoc.org
- http://www.woodfinder.com/woods/woodindex.php
- http://www.lespaulforum.com/slubarticle/maple/figure.html
- http://www.craftsman-style.info/finishing/066-maple.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood
- http://www.dlumberyard.com/Wood/WoodD9.htm
- http://spectrumhardwoods.com/products/index.htm
- http://www.coloradotrees.org/benefits.htm#carbon
- http://spectrumhardwoods.com/products/index.htm
- http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/ The Asian longhorned beetle is currently infesting trees in New York, New Jersey and Illinois. If you see this beetle call the USDA toll free: MA: (866) 702-9938 (866) 702-9938 ; NY: (866) 265-0301 (866) 265-0301 , NJ: (866) BEETLE1 (866) BEETLE1 , IL: (800) 641-3934 (800) 641-3934 .
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