woodscavenger
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I was brainstorming for ideas for center band material so I went to the local fabric store to check out buttons. They actually work really well. Hold them with plier and SLOWLY drill a hole. Put them on the mandrel and turn to size. All kinds of colors and sizes to choose from. I have my first acrylic posted in my album with a button band. BUT that is not my story.....
I went to the fabric store and while I was buying a few buttons I saw some wood dowels. Big deal. Then one of them caught my eye. It was SPALTED.[:0] I rumaged through all of their dowels....the little old ladies seemed a little unnerved. In the 1/2" section I found 4 out of the 60 dowels with some degree of spalting. I was figuring on using them for ornaments next year. But then I had an idea. What do you think???[?][?] The center band is curly koa.
I went to the fabric store and while I was buying a few buttons I saw some wood dowels. Big deal. Then one of them caught my eye. It was SPALTED.[:0] I rumaged through all of their dowels....the little old ladies seemed a little unnerved. In the 1/2" section I found 4 out of the 60 dowels with some degree of spalting. I was figuring on using them for ornaments next year. But then I had an idea. What do you think???[?][?] The center band is curly koa.