Coop Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Micks, third pic of the top, how did you do the end of the board? Looks great/natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Micks, third pic of the top, how did you do the end of the board? Looks great/natural. Looks like a live edge to me Coop but, I could be wrong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Usually live edge is on the long grain as in the front of the top? Micks, I just knew you were going to say that SW was for Sweet Wife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Usually live edge is on the long grain as in the front of the top? Normally, I would agree but, that corner throws things off.. It is unique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 14 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Micks, third pic of the top, how did you do the end of the board? Looks great/natural. 10 minutes ago, TIODS said: Looks like a live edge to me Coop but, I could be wrong.. I mentioned above that I based the top edge on the mesas around here. They rise and fall and pitch this way and that. I did it with a rotary grinder and a sanding pad on a drill. Pretty free form, but I was happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 I agree. I'm building a small box now with a live edge on the front of the lid and tried to replicate it on the ends but it just looks fabricated. Micks looks like it's just where the board broke off, really natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 minute ago, micks said: I mentioned above that I based the top edge on the mesas around here. They rise and fall and pitch this way and that. I did it with a rotary grinder and a sanding pad on a drill. Pretty free form, but I was happy with the results. My apologies, I've read a few posts since then or missed it.. Regardless, you achieved the goal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 minute ago, TIODS said: My apologies, I've read a few posts since then or missed it.. Regardless, you achieved the goal! I agree on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 minute ago, TIODS said: My apologies, I've read a few posts since then or missed it.. Regardless, you achieved the goal! Certainly no apologies needed. I miss details like that all the time. The mesas are awesome. I can stare at them for hours. Before I started this I took a sketch pad up to the ridge near here and sketched as many as I could for as far as I could see with binoculars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, micks said: Certainly no apologies needed. I miss details like that all the time. The mesas are awesome. I can stare at them for hours. Before I started this I took a sketch pad up to the ridge near here and sketched as many as I could for as far as I could see with binoculars. That's very cool Mick! Having been to our state a few times, I am not a fan of the scenery but, can certainly understand how some are. Just a difference in taste. I like that you were inspired by your surroundings to achieve a look you wanted in your home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, TIODS said: That's very cool Mick! Having been to your state a few times, I am not a fan of the scenery but, can certainly understand how some are. Just a difference in taste. I like that you were inspired by your surroundings to achieve a look you wanted in your home! But I grew up in Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Just now, micks said: But I grew up in Texas... lol - I don't care much for the scenery in a great deal of that state either Everyone's taste is different.. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate the inspiration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Just now, TIODS said: lol - I don't care much for the scenery in a great deal of that state either Everyone's taste is different.. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate the inspiration. I think it's all relative. Relative to my hometown in west TX, this is heaven - or the closest we could get on my dad's 2 week annual vacation! There is something about this place that draws so many artists - Santa Fe has the fourth largest concentration of art galleries in the country behind NYC, LA and San Francisco, but only 68,000 people. It's the light. Can't tell you how many times Alison and I have pulled over to watch a sunset or clouds. Not for everyone, but it works for us! We'll be in your beautiful state in a few months. I'm looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, micks said: I think it's all relative. Relative to my hometown in west TX, this is heaven - or the closest we could get on my dad's 2 week annual vacation! There is something about this place that draws so many artists - Santa Fe has the fourth largest concentration of art galleries in the country behind NYC, LA and San Francisco, but only 68,000 people. It's the light. Can't tell you how many times Alison and I have pulled over to watch a sunset or clouds. Not for everyone, but it works for us! We'll be in your beautiful state in a few months. I'm looking forward to it! Do let me know if you make it up my way! Dinner and drinks on me bud.! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 17 minutes ago, TIODS said: lol - I don't care much for the scenery in a great deal of that state either Everyone's taste is different.. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate the inspiration. I was going to bed on a good note, now I feel like a step child, Texas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Just now, K Cooper said: I was going to bed on a good note, now I feel like a step child, Texas? lol - C'mon Coop.. It is all relative.. To you, it's a beautiful area and you shouldn't lose that perspective! It's just different from my perspective.. You'll never change my perspective and I will never change yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ha! I grew up in Midland. Have you ever been to Midland, TX? You quickly learn to appreciate the sunsets and the people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 15 minutes ago, micks said: Ha! I grew up in Midland. Have you ever been to Midland, TX? You quickly learn to appreciate the sunsets and the people. When we fly to Vegas via SWA, we fly over over Midland/Odessa and all we see are pump-jacks, as far as the eye can see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Smells like $$$ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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