[MidniteMarauder]

Made a trip to the local lumber yard last week, picked through a couple short piles. I ended up with a couple feet of ash, and a few feet of red oak. These boards are 8 inches wide and almost 1 inch thick. My total out the door, including sales tax, was $7.09. So here's where we're at so far.
Wanted to try some linseed oil. This is an mxred91 ergo design in ash, after a 24 hour soak in the oil. Turned out well. Hope my brother in law likes it as much as I do.

Here's a pic of a Bill Hays Kodiak in ash ready for the oil, and a rough cut of another mxred91 ergo in red oak.


Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed.

 

[Dayhiker]

Wow, man, those are all mighty nice. And they look mighty strong, too! Beautiful.

 

[mxred91]

Man you are doing some nice work. I will have to give Bills Kodiak a try. Funny, I just picked up an ash board last week, looks really good with the linseed oil.

 

[Dan the Slingshot Man]

nice I like them

 

[Chepo69]

I really liked. looks very comfortable. well done.

But I think the images would look better if you insert the code in the image to appear extended. something like this:

 

[M.J]

I'm sure the 'bro in law will love it!
If you havent made one of mxred's ergos for yourself, you should. I made a couple of them and they are tremendously accurate and comfortable.

 

[NoSugarRob]

nice

 

[John-Boy]

Top marks

 

[hawk2009]

Made a trip to the local lumber yard last week, picked through a couple short piles. I ended up with a couple feet of ash, and a few feet of red oak. These boards are 8 inches wide and almost 1 inch thick. My total out the door, including sales tax, was $7.09. So here's where we're at so far.Wanted to try some linseed oil. This is an mxred91 ergo design in ash, after a 24 hour soak in the oil. Turned out well. Hope my brother in law likes it as much as I do.

Here's a pic of a Bill Hays Kodiak in ash ready for the oil, and a rough cut of another mxred91 ergo in red oak.Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed.

That looks good I wish I could lay my hands on wood cheap like that converted thats £4.55p I would be looking at £30.00 to £35.00 in dollars about $50.00. how long does linseed oil take to dry and do you let it drip dry.

 

[Rayshot]

Nice job and a good design. Looks like a design worth making for the collection or as a gift. Or both.

 

[BaneofSmallGame]

Those are simply fantastic! Just about as as good as those boardcuts can get without laminates or other frills. You really have a knack for pumping out the boardcuts and I'm glad you share them with all of us. My question is, are you still using the dremel 300 on these frames?... because they are coming out near perfect.

how long does linseed oil take to dry and do you let it drip dry.

I'm interested in hearing this as well, I'd like to know how long it drys and in what position after that 24 soak until it is no longer wet or at least not tacky. It would be great if you or anyone else could tell us...

Thanks, and take care......you're on a roll!
- John

 

[MidniteMarauder]

Thanks guys for the compliments. Just feels good ya know.

Those are simply fantastic! Just about as as good as those boardcuts can get without laminates or other frills. You really have a knack for pumping out the boardcuts and I'm glad you share them with all of us. My question is, are you still using the dremel 300 on these frames?... because they are coming out near perfect.

how long does linseed oil take to dry and do you let it drip dry.

I'm interested in hearing this as well, I'd like to know how long it drys and in what position after that 24 soak until it is no longer wet or at least not tacky. It would be great if you or anyone else could tell us...

Thanks, and take care......you're on a roll!
- John

I'm still using the dremel for most of my carving. Since finishing the oiled ergo, I've scored a couple small drum sanders for my drill press. I used these to true up the unfinished kodiak and ergo pictured. Works great, is much faster, and way more accurate for this than the dremel. As far as the oil goes this was my first try. I didn't let it drip dry, this may be why its not as glossy as others. What I did was pull it out of the tub and wiped it down with a clean lint free cloth. There was still a small layer on the frame, but nothing like just pulling it out and hanging it up. After wiping it down, I just hung it up for another day or so. It was just barely tacky when I took it down. Still smelled pretty bad though, and that lasted for another day or so. Some time I will have to try just pulling it out and hanging it up. Hope this helps.

 

[MidniteMarauder]

Here's some more pics. Finished ash ergo and kodiak, banded with Tex's light set.


Here's the mxred91 ergo in red oak.


Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for looking.

 

[Dayhiker]

Great work!!