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Tag: Rustic OATH

Rustic Splitting Box – went psychedelic

March 12, 2017April 19, 2017 steve

Here’s a very simply designed and built OATH. This box has no Honey Super and is not meant for Honey production. Using rough sawn Cypress, I planed the side that goes on the inside of the box to get a nice fit and left the outside with a rough finish. There’s no gap filling, no sanding. […]

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