My New Ashtray

Started by ninfiction, 03/01/2015 04:39 PM

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03/01/2015 04:39 PM Last Edit: 03/01/2015 04:45 PM by ninfiction
One of the guys that is local to me that I herf with occasionally is pretty talented when it comes to wood. He and I put together a trade, he would make me an ashtray and I would give him some cigars.

It's clear by the awesomeness of the ashtray he made that I came out on top.

Everything is hand carved and sanded and he finished it with some oils and a nice lacquer finish.

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bigjohn20081983

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03/01/2015 05:03 PM
Nice ashtray. I have been eyeballing the xikar ash cans myself
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#2
03/01/2015 05:11 PM
Brian, that's gorgeous!

johncw

#3
03/01/2015 05:18 PM
Very cool looking.

appollo

#4
03/01/2015 05:27 PM
Very nice .Do you know what type of wood it is.

Caveman Steve

#5
03/01/2015 05:36 PM

Quoteappollo - 3/1/2015  8:27 PM  Very nice .Do you know what type of wood it is.

Looks to me like a block of Walnut, but not positive.  Very nice piece.

I wonder how well a wooden ash tray will wear (BURN!) over time   :?:

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mountainsmoker

#6
03/01/2015 05:51 PM
Nice

benchjockey

#7
03/01/2015 06:02 PM
That is one good looking ashtray.
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#8
03/01/2015 06:12 PM
Wow  very nice
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03/01/2015 06:15 PM
:bigthumbs:
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03/01/2015 06:24 PM
beautiful
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#11
03/01/2015 06:36 PM
Beautiful ashtray.

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03/01/2015 06:37 PM
That is a nice looking ashtray man. I too wonder how a wooden ashtray hold up over time. Anybody use one that knows.
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03/01/2015 07:13 PM Last Edit: 03/01/2015 07:14 PM by ntanner
Quotebmac7754 - 3/1/2015  7:37 PM

That is a nice looking ashtray man. I too wonder how a wooden ashtray hold up over time. Anybody use one that knows.
I have a single cigar ash tray that has a thin metal strip in the channel for the cigar but the ash cup is un protected other then the finish and I have been using it fairly regularly for a couple years with out any issues other then some darkening were the channel enters the cup which to me just add's to the character.
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#14
03/01/2015 07:28 PM
Yep, looks like black walnut to me. Pretty ash tray. One of these days when they get our house built and I get all my woodworking tools out of the pods, I plan on making some cigar holders, and some ash trays, as well as pens with cigar bands on them. Oh.... one of these days!

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ninfiction

#15
03/01/2015 07:58 PM
I'm not sure what type of wood it is, he said he cut down a tree in his yard. I know there are a lot of black walnut trees up here so that is very possible.

He finishes them with a couple coats of oil and 2 coats of some kind of sealer, I think that unless I put a real flame or something to it it should hold up really good...we shall find out!
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03/01/2015 08:02 PM
That looks great man.
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03/01/2015 08:33 PM
Quoteninfiction - 3/1/2015  9:58 PM

I'm not sure what type of wood it is, he said he cut down a tree in his yard. I know there are a lot of black walnut trees up here so that is very possible.

He finishes them with a couple coats of oil and 2 coats of some kind of sealer, I think that unless I put a real flame or something to it it should hold up really good...we shall find out!

It looks like he used some sort of oil to finish it, not making it too glossy like a varnish, but giving it a dull sheen. Probably something like boiled linseed oil or tung oil.

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#18
03/02/2015 04:48 AM
Nice looking for sure!

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03/02/2015 05:12 AM
Looks great!.
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03/02/2015 06:06 AM
That is beeuutaful!!  :biggrin:  :bigthumbs:
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#21
03/02/2015 06:11 AM
Very cool!
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#22
03/02/2015 07:01 AM
That's beautiful.
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shakinghorizons

#23
03/02/2015 08:57 AM
Beautiful! I would have a hard time ashing in there though, lol

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#24
03/02/2015 09:14 AM
i love the handmade look. he didn't try and make it too perfect.
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