When I built the new wall benches in November I only built
12 feet of benches to sit along 14 feet of wall, this was mostly because most of
the ash I got could only yield 6’ of
usable length per piece. So I ended up with 2 – 6’ benches, with 2’ of wall
space calling out to be fulfilled. My plan was to make a short wall-mounted
section from the leftover ash while I was milling it up for the chair
project.
Well it’s done, the idea was to put a bit more finish on
this section so I could use it for a sharpening area and the water would not
bother it. It has about 5 coats of poly on it and seems to bead up the water
quite well. It will be necessary to wipe up after I am done, but having the
stones and honing jig readily accessibl,e ensures I will sharpen when I should,
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| Laser Printer Logo Imprint |
When this section was ready for finish I wanted to put my
logo on it, so I tried for the first time the iron on the laser print trick. It
worked okay, but the unevenness of the ash created a few voids, so I had to
sketch in a few sections with a pencil, since it was a rough sketch anyway, it
looked okay. I was pleased with the final result.
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| Sharpening Station |
Since I was applying finish anyway, I decided to put another
coat of ply on the entire 14’ of bench. This evened it up as there were a few
sections of punkiness that the first 2 coats just soaked into. This new area
has created an awesome work area, as with most shop improvements, I wonder how
I got by without it!
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