The Ned Leary Blog
Fishing on the LOG DOG!
Mon, May 3, 2010 by nedleary | 0 Comments
Logs used in the production of my frames are “fished” from the bottom of the Cape Fear River where they have rested for over a hundred years! Sonar is used but knowledge of “honey holes” is also important. Big CLAW got dumped in the river a couple hundred times the day I went but we…
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The Butcher
Sun, Apr 25, 2010 by nedleary | 0 Comments
One of my first Photography shoots in the area was out at Cape Fear Riverwood (http://capefearriverwood.com/) for the owners Anna and Jessie Jarrell. I went out on a day when they were milling logs on the BIG saw…The Butcher. This thing is right out of a movie…screaming loud…slinging wood chips…and daring you to put something…
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How'd they do that???
Sat, Apr 24, 2010 by nedleary | 0 Comments
It always amazes me what people did years ago without the benefit of tools and machinery…I chalk it up to they didn’t have a choice. I cannot imagine approaching one of these trees and saying, “Hey, what say we cut this down!”…”How?!?!”…”I got a hand saw…” ‘Bout like the Lewis and Clark story…got to the…
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Cape Fear Framing Co…the story.
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 by nedleary | 0 Comments
Half of the NLP idea is my work is all framed in centuries old Heart Pine and Cypress reclaimed from the bottom of the Cape Fear River. I actually buy rough milled planks and create the frame molding from there. I knew when I started this it would require constant explanation so I wrote this…
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Behind the scenes!
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 by nedleary | 2 Comments
Below is Jiri Kalina…he helps me make frames from Cape Fear Riverwood…does fine work. He also makes Rocking Chairs in my woodworking shop…more like a wood sculptor in my view. The most comfortable chairs I have ever sat in….you can see his work at www.beautifulrocker.com. While I’m on it, another fantastic local wood craftsman who…