{"id":651,"date":"2017-09-16T17:38:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T22:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?p=651"},"modified":"2018-12-06T22:48:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T03:48:14","slug":"wooden-bowtie-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/2017\/09\/wooden-bowtie-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Bowtie Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My nephew and I decided to tackle a small woodworking project together recently to generate some wooden bowties that he could sell for charity at a block party. We discussed the options, and with my help, we came up with a three-colour design using maple (white), padouk (red), and purple heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2243-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2243-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"659\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=659\" class=\"wp-image-659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2243-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2243-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2243-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2243.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2251-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2251-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"654\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=654\" class=\"wp-image-654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2251-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2251-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2251-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2251.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2259-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2259-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"656\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=656\" class=\"wp-image-656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2259-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2259-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2259.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The process entailed forming a large block of wood that would then be sliced into 1\/4&#8243; strips that resembled the final bowtie shape and design. This involved some crafty table saw work, which my nephew keenly observed and aided where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2245-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2245-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"652\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=652\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2245-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2245-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2245.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2260-1024x767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2260-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"657\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=657\" class=\"wp-image-657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2260-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2260-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2260-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2260.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2257-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2257-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"655\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=655\" class=\"wp-image-655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2257-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2257-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2257-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2257.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The final sanding and finishing was time consuming, but the results were fantastic. My nephew learned a lot about woodworking, and the various tools required, got a little dusty, and came away with something unique he could call his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2264-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2264-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"660\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=660\" class=\"wp-image-660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2264-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2264-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2264-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2264.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2268-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2268-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"661\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/?attachment_id=661\" class=\"wp-image-661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2268-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2268-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2268-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JON_2268.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My nephew and I decided to tackle a small woodworking project together recently to generate some wooden bowties that he could sell for charity at a block party. We discussed the options, and with my help, we came up with a three-colour design using maple (white), padouk (red), and purple heart. The process entailed forming &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/2017\/09\/wooden-bowtie-collaboration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wooden Bowtie Collaboration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,9,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-children","category-commercial","category-product","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663,"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xrays.com\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}