9 hours ago, Gerald said:

Looks like a garage full . Maybe we need to send you back to "school " for spelling or get a better spell check. You haven't been eating all of Stick's doughnuts have you .

Oops, make that school.

 

10 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Didja get the V6, Dave? From the looks of the tires, it's gotta be 4WD, too. And, I like topless!

Went for it all Gene...it's got the 12V_olt under the hood Oh yeah, 4WD with 2 spd & reverse...even has a built in FM radio with MP3 port...

Ha ha...don't even mention taxes stuff to SWMBO.   We had to order the 1096 and a 1099 from IRS to get the forms.   I'm betting this nonsense isn't on the radar for "tax reform":

 

ok, shut me up now. 

The only thing I have made on a lathe are pens. I want to get into bowl turning so I am practicing with the new carbide tools I made on some cheap wood. It's nothing special but I needed a wooden mallet so this is the first thing I made with the new tools.

 

Good looking mallet

I am working on two flag memorial cases for local veterans that have recently passed. One was a high school classmate, 1959. Those 67,5 degree miters sure are fun.

Edited April 4, 20179 yr by Joeb41

1 hour ago, Joeb41 said:

I am working on two flag memorial cases for local veterans that have recently passed. One was a high school classmate, 1959. Those 65,5 degree miters sure are fun.

If it helps, I've made a slew of flag cases and I've found the the easierst and truest way to cut the 22.5 degree angles for the lower corners is with a tenoning jig, if you have one.  You're absolutely correct that they can be "fun".

Yes Ron, I used the tenon jig but my mistake I said 65.5 and it's 67.5.

16 hours ago, John Morris said:

Ha! I just noticed that hand crank on the straddler you guys are talking about.

Ya, how the heck do ya crank that sucker? 

I bet he parked it nose in at a loading dock. Someone could crank it in the morning at waist level. Hey, as good a guess as any!

 

Or parked over top of the first lift in for the next day.

Being as dumb as a rock, I'm not able to visualize how a tenon jig is used for the cut. Please explain. 

My method involves a jig with a flat piece cut at 22.5 on each side and fastened to a sled. The sides of the angles are marked and so are the pieces. Cut #1 mates with cut #2 so that any error is cancelled. 

Edited April 4, 20179 yr by Gene Howe

Gene, the board is clamped upright in the jig so the end is resting on the table, set the saw angle at 22.5 and push it through. Job done. My tenon jig is homemade but it should work with any tenon jig.

26 minutes ago, Joeb41 said:

Gene, the board is clamped upright in the jig so the end is resting on the table, set the saw angle at 22.5 and push it through. Job done. My tenon jig is homemade but it should work with any tenon jig.

Aha, now I get it. Having used shopsmiths for 40 years makes me see things askew. There's no way I would try that on a tilting table.

But, thanks for the answer. 

Hmmm, was too busy to even post here....rare for a Monday...

I've been working on 18 oak Shadow Boxes. Got all the pieces rough cut, jointed and place to thickness. 

 

 

then got them cutbto width width and length with miters on each end. 72 pieces to run through the saw. 

 

Now I have the sides and ends glued. Sanded now so I'm ready to cut the top off and install the glass and install the plywood bottom. 

 

 

i need to ship them by Friday to WI. 

You sure have been busy John!

7 hours ago, Chips N Dust said:

You sure have been busy John!

 

I can't seem to get caught up Kelly. I am blessed with work coming from everywhere. A young lade called me this week wanting a day bed built. When I told her I was three to four months behind she was shocked. She thought she could call and order it and have it in a couple of weeks. I wish that was the case, I would love to build what she wanted.

 

John, don't feel bad. I get 3 or 4 months behind on every project. And, I only do one at a time. The only schedule I can keep is meal times. 

14 hours ago, John Moody said:

 

I've been working on 18 oak Shadow Boxes.

 

If they see their shadow, will we have six more weeks of woodworking?

BTW...great progress and am enjoying following along since Indiana weather is not conducive to do anything in my variable climate garage.