Exotic wood cabinet, finely crafted. Did the craftsman skimp on wood?
While most of the fun of woodworking is in building custom and unique projects, the downside is wood waste. Nobody likes it, but it’s just a fact of woodworking.
When you sit down to figure out the amount of wood your project requires, there are a number of things you should account for:
I know, ouch. Just stick with me, though. 
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Once you put one of these in your hands and spray a bit, you’re going to believe you need one in your shop.
Here’s a decent video, get to about 2:30 and the real meat of performance begins. You can always come on down to Woodworkers Source to check one out, but here’s a video too:
These nice looking stacking display boxes are perfect for archiving wood samples
Did you know that there are 10,000 species of wood in the world that are harvested for timber?
What’s even more interesting is that there’s an entire international group of wood fanatics who collect, trade, sell, and share sample specimens from these 10,000 different species. They’re collectively known as The International Wood Collectors Society (www.woodcollectors.org).
In order to have some consistency to the specimens, they determined that a wood sample has to measure 1/2″ thick, 3″ wide, and 6″ long.
Fair enough, I say.
Figured Walnut and maple box by John Irwin
In November of 2009, the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers assembled in the warehouse at our Phoenix store for their monthly meeting. A number of them brought their latest finished projects; a bookcase, several turned bowls, fretwork, and more. They discussed the woods they used, the challenges they encountered, and the techniques they learned. One of the members conducted a demonstration on how to weave and apply chair caning.
Then I presented them with another challenge, a box making contest using a selected package of materials of 3 pieces of exotic Huayruro, 3 pieces of figured walnut blocks, and a 15″x15″ piece of Baltic birch. Each woodworker could add to the materials, but each of these had to be used in the box somewhere.
On February 19, the entrants turned in their boxes for judging and I selected the top three boxes based on ranking the originality, execution, finish, and artistry of each one from 1 to 5.
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