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   WillGeorge | Dec 06, 2005 03:23am | #1

   (3" + ) is pretty big! especially for a book match..

   You never stated what you wanted to make.. Some sort of inlay for 'effect'?

   
   

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   Edited 12/5/2005 7:24 pm by WillGeorge

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   douglas2cats | Dec 06, 2005 03:32am | #2

   Along the same lines as Will's 'inlay for effect' idea:

   I've had some 1/16" slices of polished rock for some time with the intention of eventually using them on something like your 3" void. My idea was to give it the look of a tree that grew around a rock. Haven't found the right piece of wood to use them on yet but I thought they'd look more interesting and more natural than a dutchman type patch. I think I'd leave a fraction of the void visible and fill with black epoxy if I ever get around to doing it - just so it looks like the wood separated growing around the rock.

   Just a totally left-field idea, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

    

   If you build it he will come.

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   Nokogiri | Dec 06, 2005 05:11am | #3

   The tow bookmatched pieces are to be joined together and make a semi-circular table about 17" by 21". The inlusions are right at the intersection of the boards. I'm hoping that the stabalizer and some black epoxy will do the trick.

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   forestgirl | Dec 06, 2005 09:23pm | #6

   Rocks and wood:  A few weeks ago, some of us WWA members entertained a woodworker from England while he was visiting Seattle on business.  At one of the galleries was a beautiful cherry coffee table with bookmatched waney edges running longitudinally in the center, leaving an elongated ()-shaped hole in the middle.  The creator filled that with smooth, small (1"-2") river rocks.  It was really pretty and kind of meditative the way it was done.  The rocks weren't fastened in place, but very carefully arranged.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   WillGeorge | Dec 08, 2005 02:45am | #8

   AND What did the English Man say at that one?

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   wchips | Dec 06, 2005 06:28pm | #4

      Hi

   I have a dumb question, what is [pentacryl]?   Is ir something to harden soft spots in spalted wood?   Where di i get it?

                             Have s nice day Lee

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   Nokogiri | Dec 06, 2005 07:04pm | #5

   Lee - Pentacryl is a stabalizing compound that you soak or brush onto wood. It replaces moisture with an siliconized polymer. It's mostly used for turning green wood. Just do a google search on it.

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   wchips | Dec 07, 2005 07:30pm | #7

         Hi Nokogini

    Thanks for the info. I learned something today.

      Have a nice day Lee