Cedar Log Project

WalkingNe · 07-07-2009, 10:17 PM

I have been cutting those dang things for the last 4 years off a deer property and some pretty large cedars at times. So I thought to myself, you can do something with these.

So here is what I have been doing with them and having fun doing it.

I carve the design and message into the log, paint that, then seal log. Got a few more sitting in the garage done and working on a fishing one now.

**holdemplyer** · 07-08-2009, 07:22 AM

That is some awesome work!

dzjammer · 07-08-2009, 01:11 PM

What are you using to slice them up like that?

obert · 07-08-2009, 03:49 PM

Very nice Walking. I wish I knew how to do that.

cougarw · 07-08-2009, 04:35 PM

That's pretty cool. Are you burning in the pics of the horse and deer?

fish4bass · 07-08-2009, 04:36 PM

Those are really cool, no way I could come close to making something like that.

kabob48 · 07-08-2009, 04:41 PM

Prettyy good work,Do you make them and sell them?

WalkingNe · 07-08-2009, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dzjammer

What are you using to slice them up like that?

I use a chain saw with a ripping chain in it to rip the logs. Then follow that with a power planer to smooth things up.

WalkingNe · 07-08-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cougarw

That's pretty cool. Are you burning in the pics of the horse and deer?

Depending on the detail of the design in most cases I use a dremel with different bits to cut in the design and lettering, so it is inset in the logs. Some of the larger designs I just use a router. Then I paint the design/lettering, let it dry, then resand the log to bring back the natural color of the cedar and seal it.

WalkingNe · 07-08-2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kabob48

Prettyy good work,Do you make them and sell them?

I have been making them for friends as gifts mainly. Then thier friends see them and have asked for me to make one for them, so yes I am beginning to sell some.

Here are some more I have done.

**Ty S** · 07-08-2009, 08:21 PM

We used to do that kind of stuff in wood shop in high school. I got a paddle that I made my senior year out of a log that has the painted lettering. Those are pretty cool.

WalkingNe · 07-11-2009, 12:01 PM

I was doing some moving in my picture host sight and came back to place new host url's but cannot remove old ones from edit system on forum, so if a moderator or admin could do that for me, remove the x pictures I will get them back up.

Thanks

**Mako** · 07-11-2009, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WalkingNe

I was doing some moving in my picture host sight and came back to place new host url's but cannot remove old ones from edit system on forum, so if a moderator or admin could do that for me, remove the x pictures I will get them back up.

Thanks

Go ahead and add the new pics and I'll edit them.

WalkingNe · 07-11-2009, 08:49 PM

Thanks, Mako.

24 HUNTER · 07-13-2009, 03:30 PM

really cool!

ADV1 · 07-13-2009, 04:53 PM

Now I see this! I just cut & burned a ton of them things last year! GRRR!!! Great Idea!!!

H2only · 07-13-2009, 09:51 PM

cool, be careful though in regards to selling the ones with the "N" on them. The university can be real a-holes when it comes to someone making any sort of profit without their permission using the "N" logo

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WalkingNe WalkingNe is looking towards Montana Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 160 Thanks: 57 Thanked 43 Times in 17 Posts	Cedar Log Project I have been cutting those dang things for the last 4 years off a deer property and some pretty large cedars at times. So I thought to myself, you can do something with these. So here is what I have been doing with them and having fun doing it. I carve the design and message into the log, paint that, then seal log. Got a few more sitting in the garage done and working on a fishing one now. __________________ No vegetables were harmed in the feeding of this human. Last edited by WalkingNe; 07-11-2009 at 08:46 PM.. Reason: pictures

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obert obert is glad he is alive after Reddogs tried to run him over. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 100 yards from Reddoggs boat Posts: 2,608 Thanks: 151 Thanked 238 Times in 176 Posts	Very nice Walking. I wish I knew how to do that. __________________ I'll keep my money, my guns and my freedom and you can keep the "change."

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dzjammer dzjammer has no status. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waverly, NE Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	What are you using to slice them up like that?

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cougarw cougarw is wondering what to do next. Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the wild Posts: 2,166 Thanks: 155 Thanked 185 Times in 121 Posts	That's pretty cool. Are you burning in the pics of the horse and deer?

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fish4bass fish4bass has no status. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holdrege/Kearney Posts: 245 Thanks: 14 Thanked 48 Times in 37 Posts	Those are really cool, no way I could come close to making something like that.

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kabob48 kabob48 is Happy to be pop pop x2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lincoln Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 252 Thanks: 279 Thanked 91 Times in 63 Posts	Prettyy good work,Do you make them and sell them?

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WalkingNe WalkingNe is looking towards Montana Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 160 Thanks: 57 Thanked 43 Times in 17 Posts	Thanks, Mako. __________________ No vegetables were harmed in the feeding of this human.

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24 HUNTER 24 HUNTER is Is back from a great trip to the refuge and cannott wait till next year!!! Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: omaha ne Posts: 835 Thanks: 83 Thanked 129 Times in 99 Posts	really cool!

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ADV1 ADV1 is thinking about a large rack! :) Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gretna, NE Posts: 202 Thanks: 13 Thanked 50 Times in 38 Posts	Now I see this! I just cut & burned a ton of them things last year! GRRR!!! Great Idea!!! __________________ "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over!

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H2only H2only has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,648 Thanks: 85 Thanked 295 Times in 202 Posts	cool, be careful though in regards to selling the ones with the "N" on them. The university can be real a-holes when it comes to someone making any sort of profit without their permission using the "N" logo __________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson

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