Author: Clayton

Atheists

Atheists

I used to be one. A few of my closest friends are atheists. I have no problem with atheists any more than I have a problem with someone who gets a different answer than I do working the following problem: (3x)*(4x)+19b/.1002*(102+1/2/2/4)*14a = I doubt the above is math, which makes it even more like the […]

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Dennis’ Stick, epoxy day

Dennis’ Stick, epoxy day

The frame rate is 30, not 25 as I guessed. I should count the dots but I'm busy with more cooler stuff. :) #wordsmithereens Updates will follow. Updates have followed. No more to come. This stick is SICK. Meaning, AWESOME. https://youtu.be/fCjk0XMLwzk So here's the second coat as I'm applying it. One more will go on [...]

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Caribbean Stick Epoxy

Caribbean Stick Epoxy

First coat on, second to come in an hour. Then 48 hours to cure before sanding, then CA glue, then oohs and aahs. Updated: 3 coats for Caribbean. I wanted it to look deeeeep. A lot of epoxy comes off sanding it down so it’s a perfect cylinder. Uh… Cone. Long coney cylinder thingamabob. #Wordsmith […]

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Psycho Red (stick 22)

An experiment in beautiful. The wood is spalted maple (stabilized). The thin black lines are from the wood. The rest is dye. First a deep coat of orange, then many layers of different reds. The last red was supposed to be wine, but it didn’t give the effect I wanted, so I added blue to […]

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Caribbean Stick #20 after wet sand.

Caribbean Stick #20 after wet sand.

The ends still need polishing — that’ll happen with the stick assembled, so the joint is smooth to the touch. But the wood is about where it needs to be. Once it dries thoroughly I’ll be able to see where it’s at. Maybe apply more color. Maybe it’s ready for a higher grit sanding. Once […]

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