June 11, 20233 yr Popular Post I have to make another set of these lights only in a white light version for a new produce/native plants/bakery goods store that will feature my lamps.
June 16, 20232 yr Popular Post As of this evening.. Dry fit, pre-set the clamps, marking out for the bottom panel... 4 corners are now done..may try a glue up, tomorrow?
July 8, 20232 yr Popular Post As of this afternoon , a before and after occurred on my bench..the Before? The After... The "Before"? And the After...( one hour of shoptime) Had to tear this down, clean and sharpen it...and refinish the handles..on a $1 garage sale find, that has been sitting around way too long.. Should be about ready to go to work... Cutting edges were re-ground..and then Uni-corned SHARP...Bare metal was given a wipe down with 3in1 oil....decided against re-doing the orange paint...
July 8, 20232 yr Popular Post 13 minutes ago, steven newman said: Should be about ready to go to work... Since they're cordless come on over. I'll let you break them in. Plenty of sweet, sun tea in the fridge.
July 18, 20232 yr Sitting on the top of the Bench, at the moment.. Might be enough parts for a small box with drawers? Stay tuned..
July 18, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, steven newman said: Might be enough parts for a small box with drawers Will that make it boxer drawers or boxer shorts? Asking for a weird friend.
July 28, 20232 yr Been busy this week... One drawer IN the clamps...second one is waiting for those clamps.. Parts for the 2nd (Top) drawer... Dry fitted the first drawer...
August 17, 20232 yr Popular Post Right now, this is what is on my bench... This be the lid for that box I am working on...and it left a messy trail getting here... Made a mess of the MitreBox... Was getting things a might thin... Just simple miter joints....the panel? Wait until them clamps come off to find out
August 20, 20232 yr Popular Post These aren't on my bench now, as they have been sent to the recipients, but they were on the bench just a few days ago. Does that count? The clock went to my SIL's husband. I refer to him as my BILIL. I may have posted this info previously, if so forgive me. He plays in a band in the Denver/Lakewood area, so I thought he might like the clock encased in a musical note. The measuring cups and measuring spoons went to his wife. She is/was my wife's youngest sister. @lew, feel free to transfer them to the turner's forum if you want, as the handles were turned. The clock picture is horrible. I think I was a little shaky taking the picture. Too much coffee maybe. The clock insert is called a skeleton clock because you can see the operation of the movement as the clock is running. The top of the note actually has two tails, but they kind of blurred together. That was interesting working the bandsaw blade in between the tails to cut out the space between them. I might take a separate picture of the note top to show what I am talking about.
August 20, 20232 yr Another site was yakking about BIG chisels...so..here is mine.. 1" Gouge, 3/4" Beveled Chisel, and the 1" Square chisel.. Two handles have rings.. Gouge is a (I think) out channel? And measures 1" across.. That square chisel has been used a few times.. To square up a few corners...
August 20, 20232 yr Popular Post 6 hours ago, PostalTom said: I think I was a little shaky taking the picture. Too much coffee maybe Is that possible? I suspect not nearly enough BTW, excellent work Tom.Creative idea on the clock note. I imagine he was surprised as well as quite pleased.
August 21, 20232 yr Popular Post Building a end table top for my daughter and a traditional bench for me.
August 22, 20232 yr Popular Post Here is a cutting board I finished with several layers of Tung Oil. Woods used: Red Oak, Maple, Walnut, Purple Heart.
August 23, 20232 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Outstanding. A real beauty. Someone iis going to be really happy 😊 Thank you
August 23, 20232 yr This may be the first cutting board I've seen using red oak. As porous as red oak is, is this a good wood for a cutting board?
August 23, 20232 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Cal said: This may be the first cutting board I've seen using red oak. As porous as red oak is, is this a good wood for a cutting board? Not really as the open pores will retain food and bacteria. But then there is the research that showed wood kills bacteria.
August 23, 20232 yr Besides, all those "open pores" are in the end grain of the boards....Face grain will not have any...
August 23, 20232 yr Popular Post Not much on the bench, today.. Pending arrival of any more Lumber Supplies....
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