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Title: Using flawed cedar
Post by: Jim Finn on April 08, 2017, 08:39:44 am

Some of my cedar I get has flaws in it and I have been working around them. I decided to use them as a feature of the product. Not a lot of scroll saw work but a nice project. I made eight of these nine inch long boxes.

Title: Re: Using flawed cedar
Post by: Rapid Roger on April 08, 2017, 09:31:29 am

Those are not flaws, they are character.   
I love seeing knot holes and live edge in most wood working projects. They let it be known that "this is real wood" and not paint or plastic.

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/My%20small%20boxes/Junktrays003_zps8549b11b.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/rapidroger/media/My%20small%20boxes/Junktrays003_zps8549b11b.jpg.html)

Rog

Title: Re: Using flawed cedar
Post by: DWSudekum on April 08, 2017, 10:16:58 am

The flaws in Cedar are one of the joys of working with it.  Great looking boxes.  The knots can be shined up and the look like they have a 3d element to them.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

Title: Re: Using flawed cedar
Post by: Marcellarius on July 09, 2017, 03:39:02 pm

Excellent job and great way of use the flaws this way.
Came out great!