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| AdeV:
I think you keep your lunch cool in the front section, and melt wax with the heat you take out of your lunch in the back section. I cannot imagine why, however... BTW, those boxes are some seriously beautiful work. That Big Leaf Quilted Maple is really stunning, in a couple of those pictures it almost looks like it's got a pearl effect. |
| dsquire:
Troutsqueezer Is this by any chance used for extracting honey? Just a wild guess. :lol: :lol: Cheers :beer: Don |
| Bluechip:
OK Wild guess ... filtering beeswax ... for polish ... or on toast ... BC BTW, there's a poem/song about Birds-Eye Maple ... poke the MP3 button on ... http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barnicle/stanley/words/three%20ha'pence%20a%20foot.htm Not that it would make any sense at all for folk not from North West England ... :scratch: |
| Troutsqueezer:
AdeV, Thanks for the compliment! Wrong guess on the box though! woodguy, you've been hanging around groundhogs way too much... Don, close....you've hit on the right hobby but wrong application. I use a centrifugal honey extractor for that job. It's like a really big salad spinner. Ding ding ding! sparky961 gets the prize! After I extract the honey from the bee hive frames, I scrape off the wax honey comb and put it in this box under the hot CA sun. It melts down into the pile of "groundhog poop". Then I melt it down further into blocks and such to eventually make candles, etc. BC, you and I were typing at the same time. It does filter the wax to a degree, a lot of the pollen and bee parts don't slide down the metal ramp into the plastic bucket but I do filter the wax more at a later stage. And yep, I do use the beeswax on some of my boxes. :thumbup: Oh, for toast, I use the stuff right from the jar. I thought I was going to get star thistle honey last year and made the labels to reflect that but it turned out to be dark honey, from another type of plant. Yumm.... |
| raynerd:
I`ve never touched wood at all in terms of anything so intricate. I`ve made a set of stairs which I was quite proud but that is my limit. I must admit, I`ve always fancied making a hardwood box and this thread has really inspired me. You have a talent - I hope one day you find some time to post construction pictures! I`d be sure to have a go and try and follow them!! Have you got any construction pictures? :bow: great work! Chris |
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