Sunday, April 29, 2018

I checked in to 2 places, took 7 photos, walked 5.24 miles, and weighed 178.8 pounds. I was in Des Moines, Iowa.

12:49 pm

Checked in at Mad Meatball, Des Moines, Iowa

2:18 pm

Checked in at Brooks' Dead End Ranch, Des Moines, Iowa

3:52 pm

After sitting in storage for several years the wood got a bit warped and twisted, so I had to get it squared back up.

3:52 pm

And we had to make a decision, keep the live-edge or not?

4:36 pm

To square it up, I cut a couple straight pieces of plywood and tacked them to the sides with roofing nails (so they'd be easy to pry-back out). This would give me a straight edge to send through the planer. On the front-side, I tried to place the nails in sections of wood that I'd be planing off so the nail holes wouldn't be visible.

5:13 pm

After a couple passes through the planer, I started to get a feel for how pretty the grain was.

6:30 pm

This generated a bit of sawdust... By the time this project was all said and done, this bag was completely full.

6:35 pm

The bottom planed up

6:36 pm

The top planed up
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