Cut more wood discs from logs with the chainsaw for table center pieces
My neighbor and I have been collecting and splitting wood for the coming months. We got hold of a really nice (huge) maple tree last week. We are not very far along with making the HUGE pieces "house broke" yet, but we are getting there.
Your table center piece idea made think of a gift I made for my wife a few years ago and I plan another series out of this massive tree.
About two years ago, we were splitting wood and I saw a piece that just screamed to be turned into a cooking spoon, the grain, the way it split, etc. It turned out to take me about ten times longer than I had imagined that it would, but I set that piece aside and gave it a go. I also gave up four or five times but I eventually came back to the project each time and eventually, from some pipe dreamy eyed idea in the heat of summer, I managed to give her a Christmas gift of a "perfect," large, long handled spoon for the stove. Yep, about six months to make one spoon.
Anyway, this latest batch is maple, instead of oak like the last one, and around many of the knots, I find the kind of grain structure that might readily be turned into another wooden spoon. I learned a lot last time and I have set aside two pieces this time. Not sure if I have the time for a fun project, but I just might try again.
