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Quarter sheet watercolor I painted on Fabriano 300lb CP paper.

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Here’s a quick update video! Just got back from Portland and I’m looking to try out some new stuff. To start, next week I’m going to try to stream Monday Wednesday and Friday morning with Paisleydrawrs at 6am EST, trying to knock out a consistent schedule. Finishing up some commissions this week, but Agent Bird will be continuing through all of that as well. Patreon supporters get first notice of new videos and Etsy uploads. https://www.patreon.com/EthanBurnsides Bear Den Studios https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXyJYUaQMLnLViQBJFJfw2Q Paisley Drawrs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbjE97Hn22bao3-nepZOfA Alec_Arts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChoXDQBo3ETr3BN84EhQHow Follow me online: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BurnsidesManor https://www.instagram.com/Ethanburnsi… https://twitter.com/EthanBurnsides Music by Incompetech! by Ethan Burnsides

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Your leg wedges should be perpendicular to the long grain of the bench board so you don't run a risk of splitting it.

Before and after.

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These old Stanley's are real work horses and a few lifetimes of work in them if you take a little care of them.

Before, during and after. It is in good shape, mostly just surface rust. Still need to sharpen it though, I think the last guy kinda knew what he was doing(?) - but the sharpening stone that I found was rather concave. So the blade is not exactly…straight. Hopefully with a little time and patience I can fix that.

I have a modern Stanley also, but this one is 10x more solid feeling. Worth restoring, since I can’t justify buying a brand new high quality plane!

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Hard to beat a good Remington pattern revolver.

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Had to run some custom moulding for a friend restoring a nice old house. Wood is sassafras and the moulding is about 2 inches wide. All done with hand planes.

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Cute little Remington Vest Pocket Pistol I engraved for a client.

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What stock is that?

New optic for the other 10-22 🔥 via @cornbred15

#gunporn #gun #hellyeah #metal #tactical

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You can break oak down real fast with a big hammer and some wedges. I break a lot of stuff down that way. Lot faster than a saw.

And my neighbors just took down this giant oak. Over 150 years and it started to fall apart at the top. I can process it with my 20" bar with LOTS of effort. But I’ve got so much available wood that’s easier I’m not sure it’s worth the trouble. Damn shame, beautiful tight growth rings.

Anyone in northeast CT with a sawmill want some nice wide oak?

#sawmill #lumber #woodworking #connecticut

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Finishing up some bowl adze tonight.

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A little oil portrait of a friend and historical reenactor.

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Putting the touch mark on a finished bowl adze. Forged from 4140 bar stock.

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Forging some more bowl adze.

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The wood is somewhat course with an open grain and rich varied colors. The thorns make great pins for holding the plug in a powder horn or decorations on projects made from the lighter colored woods.

In the backyard of my childhood home are several old Honey Locust trees - these are the thorns on them. Someday I’d like to make something out of that wood.

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Drawing a tomahawk blade on my Little Giant 25lb hammer.

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Here are a couple from the forge today. These are ready for cleanup and file work. Forged from 4140 tool steel.

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Forging some tomahawks today. These will have a spike poll on the back.