You might change your mind if you could have seen how difficult the door making process was. I should have planed the boards first to make the tongue and grooves line up properly. Rough sawn lumber vary in thickness from board to board.
Finally glued/clamped these two panel solid cedar doors. The two panels are 1” thick and the outer frame is 2” thick. I used a table saw to make it tongue and groove. I’ll post a picture after they’re installed.
Sassafras is a strange wood because it smells great when you’re working it, but a shot time later the wonderful smell disappears. I think the oils are “fragile” if I remember correctly.
Mortal Shell
One day my soul will leave the body
Like an empty shell on the beach
Surf will play with my bones as a hobby
Till the sun begins to bleach
Day and night on the changing tide
With every passing wave
The memory of me will churn and writhe
A lost pearl soon to fade
The fragments...
I’ve had a few Stihl saws die like that and it turned out to be part of the retaining clip that holds the piston on. The little ear that sticks out would get sheared off by a port and then it scores the piston and cylinder. It might be fixable with a new jug kit.
Thanks Rico, the top was my first epoxy resin pour. There is no caulking, on the third coat I dropped in the sink. Funny thing is that I still haven’t put the last coat of varnish on the door under the sink. My wife reminds me about it every so often. Ha ha!
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus verginiana) makes decent lumber. Although it does tend to split easily and it’s a little softer than true cedars, I love to make things with it…