Any woodworkers?

I think it's a characteristic of oak, which has large pores/grain structure, ..and probably something to do w/ my application of film finishes... generally, for film finishes like shellac or varnish, i'll only sand surfaces at 100 grit, ...since adding layers of finish eventually masks the grooves left by the coarser grit paper... then, in working w/ shellac, I sometimes rush things a bit, ...for maple, I can reapply every 15 to 20 minutes on an "average day", ..but the oak isn't ready, as it's staying gummy much longer... I think what happens is it takes a while, in building layers, to overcome the effect of finish seeping into the pores and being regurgitated shortly thereafter...

 

Anyone know how to get this look? I was thinking a curved chisel and sanding... but not sure..

 

Do you just hack away at it? Does the adze have to be curved or straight blade?

 

..carving gouge... scrub plane (a small plane w/ a heavily cambered iron)... ?

 

Awesome thanks for the help. I want to give it a shot. On some scrap wood

 

Will do. Looks like something I would wear steel toe boots and shin guards

 

...you also might try one of those grinder-type tools w/ the large wood removal cutters (can't think if there's a specific name for these tools), ..but I'd imagine you could dish-out the material quickly and w/ out having to learn adze work...

 

yep, that's it!

...I don't own one, ..but I've seen some youtube woodworkers using them when shaping requires a good deal of stock removal...

 

Interesting. I was looking at one of those blades!
I was going to try to make a curved seat. I may bite the bullet on one of those. I don't know what other use i would have for an adze if I were to get it.

 

That is emulated hand hewn, look at the right side its smooth all the way down the edge. $700.00 please, use that arbortech on a large timber 6x8 and leave it out in sun and rain for about 6-12 months... you should get the same thing exactly for a lot less. My $.02.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

So we are moving to a new house, three car garage, and I hope to settle in where I can have some dedicated, or at least much more easily flexible, shop play space.

I want to take the entire interior and exterior décor of the house toward a lodge-like impression over the long term. Natural materials wherever practical, stone, wood, etc. Hints of modified craftsman toward WPA-inspired stuff.

The entry is begging for a simple bench and coat rack. For the bench, I keep thinking finished live edge, but could be something more refined in keeping with my ideas above. It can be long, too. Like 6 feet at least. It will be a first impression for guests.

All ideas and inspirations welcome.

 

looks like a roughing gouge then let it weather...aka leave outside with no stain in the sun rain for a few months.
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live-edge walnut slab for the seat, ...stag antlers for the coat hooks?... ...frame-n-panel base and back, ..in quatersawn white oak?...