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A glamor shot of the walnut slab, this is intended to be the top of a coffee table. I'm very happy with the find, the figure is beautiful 🥓 and will absolutely pop when finished. The stack of boards also turned out excellent with only one board being less than desirable. A total surprise on the wide boards being sequential and can be used as a book-match! I bought these to mill up legs for the table but now I want to use the wide boards as a bookmatched table top, look at the 👀🦉
I don't mean to cause envy but it's unavoidable for anyone aware of walnut prices... this 58"x18"x1¾" (145 x 45 x 4 cm) slab was $160 (USD). The bundle of boards all together roughly measuring 44" x 30" x 1" (110 x 75 x 2.5 cm) was $50 (USD).
A great trip but I'm exhausted, will reply to everyone shortly. Thanks for following along. I should have posted ahead of time with a Handworks hashtag and gotten to maybe meet some of you.
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I collected this thread into a slightly more cohesive Handworks 2026 blog post.
Second day at Handworks 2026 in Amana, Iowa, USA. I bought some tools yesterday from some amazingly talented makers. It is extremely hot and humid (feels like 95F/35C). But cool to see a lot of folks here for the love of the game.
(sorry for the edit notifications)