58 minutes ago, Bundoman said:

My wife did the lettering finish work.

Nice work.  How did she do the lettering?

1 minute ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

Nice work.  How did she do the lettering?

Cricut brand cutting machine to cut and transfer the vinyl letters.  She makes a lot of cool stuff with that thing!

14 minutes ago, Bundoman said:

She makes a lot of cool stuff with that thing!

I looked it up and watched the manufactures video.  $200 - 350 on Amazon, not too bad.  I saw your picture and wondered if I could add some flair to some of my own projects.

 

My Mother is always on me about giving her ideas for Christmas and birthday gifts for me.  (I never say) Might float this one out there with the idea she might have some use for it as well.  

Edited December 4, 20196 yr by Woodbutcherbynight

6 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

I looked it up and watched the manufactures video.  $200 - 350 on Amazon, not too bad.  I saw your picture and wondered if I could add some flair to some of my own projects.

 

My Mother is always on me about giving her ideas for Christmas and birthday gifts for me.  (I never say) Might float this one out there with the idea she might have some use for it as well.  

Sounds like a plan. She really likes hers.  The newer machines are pretty easy to learn.

On 8/27/2019 at 2:00 PM, Adam Welker said:

Just a quick drive by of the mess I call my bench. 

That is one really fine bench.  I love the length.  

12 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

That is one really fine bench.  I love the length.  

Thank you. It’s 8’ long x 23 wide. Built it years ago during a time when I was building custom work benches for woodworking to sell. The one I kept was what you might call my prototype. The whole thing is laminated Southern Yellow Pine. Over the years, I’ve often wished I had made it 10’ long instead of 8’. Though it’s not often I need to work a board that long, it does happen on occasion. I’ve squirreled away some 12’ long x 8-10” wide 12/4 maple for a bigger bench but just haven’t had time to build the thing. Maybe this spring? 

Edited December 4, 20196 yr by Adam Welker

2 hours ago, Adam Welker said:

Maybe this spring? 

Do a Project in Progress post, would be interesting to watch.  

Starting on a combo electric Generator/motor. 

I will use walnut, Maple, White Pine, Hemlock, Oak, 

Cherry, Cotinus Coggygria, Ceder and Ash in this build.

 

Might be able to cobble something up from these two piles....0.445" thick on the left...0.290" on the right......would be nice IF the shop was a bit warmer...

Box sides?

A machinist tool box.  Would look great in my shop. No requests on finish.

Well, not too sure about THAT, but....

There is a lid glued up...and..

Some of these done...even a test fit ..

long sides are 11" , ends are 6-1/2"  long...ends need fingers made...had a lot of this sort of thing to do..

And the Mitersaw was working..

The cordless one, of course.  2-1/2 hours IN the shop...plumb worn out...

At 1000 hrs this morning...

A bloody mess....cleared the "deck" for action..

Thought I had the wrong saw....Disston D-8, 11ppi.....but, it seemed to work better than the Atkins..

So..I make a pile of sawdust...and an hour or so later..

Bench has filled back up...again...one of them days..

I got nothing.

 

14 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

I got nothing.

I've got less than that! 

My daily work bench

 

Like your work bench John.The forever plot plans look great. I call them forever plans because it takes the town forever to approve them here. Takes more time to get the plans approved that it does to build it. Money down the drain.

22 minutes ago, Al B said:

Like your work bench John.The forever plot plans look great. I call them forever plans because it takes the town forever to approve them here. Takes more time to get the plans approved that it does to build it. Money down the drain.

We have both ways. Forever to admit something needs done. Then forever before it gets planned. Not much progress. Taxes go up though.

20 minutes ago, Al B said:

Like your work bench John.The forever plot plans look great. I call them forever plans because it takes the town forever to approve them here. Takes more time to get the plans approved that it does to build it. Money down the drain.

Al, I performed the preliminary survey for this bridge project, back in 2004. I put the first stake in summer 2017. 13 years it took to clear planning, environmental, right of way acquisitions and more. These major interstate projects take a looooong time to get built. By the time I pound the first stake in, the population center has grown from it's projected growth and the road is already out dated to handle the traffic it was originally engineered for.

Hey, I got a job though!

Maybe you'll get to finish the project before your retirement. 

4 hours ago, John Morris said:

My daily work bench

 

Probably the best workbench in the world.  You have to clear it off when you are done with it.  No clutter when you go to use it.

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by HandyDan