Porch Posts

April 11, 2012 at 11:06 am Comments disabled

The porch posts are back from the mill and at the turners. He sent me a picture on Monday. Looking good!

The woodturner is Don and Blueberry Woodworks, take a look some DIYÂ ideas and check out Woodwork Made Easy for woodworking & DIY tips.Â So-far I’ve loved working with him. Â He is very easy to work with and had a business-minded but not uptight attitude. Â I’m quite pleased with how the posts are turning out and I can’t wait to see the rest of them!

If you have a wood-turning job in the vicinity of Plainsfield MA and want to talk to Don, his website is here:

Blueberry Woodworks Site

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Sarah

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