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Very nice!
What did you use to plane/joint the edges with?
Which glue did you use?

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That's lovely

Amazing colours

Rob

Originally Posted by DaveVman

Very nice!
What did you use to plane/joint the edges with?
Which glue did you use?

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It was run through the table saw first then ran edges over the jointer but made a small error by not running enough and there was a tiny gap on top left of Purple Heart where the little blue tab is in the pic, hence the corners cut at current angles. I then glued up using titebondII as no need to be waterproof, due to just being wiped over. If it falls apart in a year or two I will have learnt my lesson. I will for next round use titebond III, and I wasn't going to spend 45min driving out to get some from my nearest supplier. I glued a sacrificial pine rail on each side longer to allow for thicknesser divot, which hits the rails not the board. See pic.IMG_3324.jpg

Originally Posted by Tahlee

That's lovely

Amazing colours

Rob

Thanks Rob, I'm especially pleased the Purple Heart has beamed. I did one for a friend recently and used a rich red Renegas which after oiling was lost. Purple Heart can be a pain as I've heard some goes brown but I was told it will lose its colour once cut and sure enough it went pale lilac. But I was told to put in the sun and it will be brought back to life, so it sat for a few weeks (not in direct sun) catching a bit of sun and there she be, bright and beautiful rich purple.