That are too big for the burn pile?   Got three 2 x 10 x 18" scraps.....will try to build a plant stand of some sort out of them.   Will take quite a bit of resaw/rip cutting...we'll see

Single Brain Cell Sketch Up is right now working on the details......waiting on the results.    One of the three will get made into a set of legs.....may be a bit different style than the last batch.....other two MAY be a glue up....maybe.  

 

Stay tuned.....

...waiting!

I don't have scraps, I have cut-offs waiting for the right project.

 

A good use for cut-offs is small boxes.    If they are narrow rippings, picture frames or other molding.

Roh-kay...here is what I have to work with..

Ummm...yeah.    Needed a lot of room..

Even cleaned out the tool well And put the chisels away..

Someday, I need to add a second row of holders....

Laid out for a few bandsaw cuts....not up to hand saw ripping, nowadays..

And got four blanks for legs...that thing in the middle?   Have other plans for it....

First cut.   Frenchy provided the curve at the end.  "waste" is now a pattern...three more cuts...

Can't use that little scrap.   I marked over 1" to be left after the cuts...stood this thing up..

Side view 1..

Other side...and...

looking at the outside corner..need some tools to smooth the blanks, once all four are done..

I think these two will do that job?   Edges without any curves, will get a regular plane.   May round over the outside corners....

 

Maybe after Lunch, I can get the other three legs cut?   Maybe decide on the size of the top of the stand, and see IF a shelf could be added..

Stay tuned...

OK, so..after Lunch...got the other three legs sawn..

 

The hardest part was making sure #4 was curved in the right direction...

Had to recheck a couple times...even after the first cut...anyway, set these aside.

One of the other 1 x 10s seemed to have been a Knot Farm.....Marked things out to get 2" wide blanks..then resaw for 3/4"  thickness

 

Then sort through these....and cutting out the bad spots....most of them...using the mitresaw..

Knots and splits went to the burn can...somehow found enough good parts to make four aprons..

Allowing for tenons and such...better to be a tad long, than too short, right...

Which left this stack of "Just-in-case" parts..

Have a LOT of work with planes coming up.....Green Can was empty time to call it a day.

 

May bevel the bottom edges of the top...say to 3/4" at the edge?   Well...maybe 1" and go from there...

Made a bunch of dust, today..

Dust collection in this shop is called a broom and dust pan.  

Maybe tomorrow, I can get a bit of work done?   Stay tuned...

Gonna be a fancy little table with legs like that!

if it can be made into something, it's not a scrap, it's unused wood.

 

if it cannot be made into something, it's a scrap.  burn it or toss it.  no point in taking up shop space with waste.

4 hours ago, steven newman said:

Stay tuned...

Will do...seems I'm always "flat"

Coughing jag hit last night..pulled something in the back, right under the right shoulder blade......only HURTS when I cough....

 

Anyway, decided to at least try to move the planes around....IF I could keep them small....and LIGHT.

 

 

 

Legs needed worked on, so did the wood ones.. but, I worked on the wooden ones, this time..

Saw marks needed to leave, wavy surfaces needed to be flat,  and the square part needed to be 1" x  1" square.....couple of these were a bit..FAT

Spokeshave to round the outside corner of the leg.   Sanding Center's  beltsander to smooth the curves.   Palm sander to smooth the rest...

Not perfect, but close enough.  Then it was the aprons' turn under the planes..

These two were not even close to the same size...thickness or width....Planed them until the matched each other, benchdog as a stop.

Once these two were done, then the long ones were done....one of those had a surprise..

One face was clear, turn it over, and find a knot.   Jack plane never noticed it.  Had to joint the edges, until they matched the short aprons for width

 

Shavings were piling up, too.  Got all the aprons to match each other, for width, and thickness...

Yes, that knot is under there.   Marked the tops of the legs, to show where the tenons will go...

Set these items aside...need to work on that plank, under the legs....

First, I needed to remove a pile...

Had to move the trashcan over to this mess...took a few dustpan loads....now, about the plank..

This is the "bad" side.   This will be the bottom of the stand's top.   Marked this end for a bevel..

Marked one along the end, 3/4" down ( or up?), the second line is 1-1/4" back from the edge....these are the stop lines for making the bevel..

Couple of clamps, and the benchdog (hiding behind the plank) to keep things from moving.  Coarse set jack to start the cuts, then the #4 to smooth and finish the bevel

Next time, I'll turn this and do the other end....then the two sides.   Once all four edges have their bevels done, then I can size the aprons for length, as the base will sit inside the bevels..  IF the back straightens out....hate when I cough.  this one bevel make a mess on the floor...

Just one bevel's worth..imagine four.   Cleaned this up, and called it a day....back didn't like going over the 2 hour time frame...

Maybe tomorrow, I can get something done?

Stay tuned...fun is about to begin...

8 hours ago, steven newman said:

Stay tuned...fun is about to begin...

Well as long as it's fun & not work, I'll be here

Getting tuned in now.

Well..it was until the legs started to cramp up..mine, that is....got bevel #2 done...

2 down, two to go.  Planes?

Made in England, Stanley #4c...the jack and the block plane?

The little Shelton has already hopped off the bench a few times..didn't seem to bother it...Miller s Falls jack because it has no camber to the iron..."new" one does.

Turned the board 90 degrees,and laid out for bevel#3

Jack plane to get close to the lines. then the #4c cleaned it up...

Same routine with the last bevel, trying to get that "crisp" corner Sellers likes...then the #4 smooth plane to clean things up..

 

Moved this aside...but had one more item to do to it...

I took one leg, and traced around it, at each location the legs will go.   Then I get mark for a 3/8" tenon, and the final length of the aprons..

Small mitersaw to cut to length...then mark out the shoulder cuts for the tenons...and set the depth stops on the Langdon75.

Laid out the cuts..

Used the mitre box to make a few cuts..

First cut, to double check how deep it was....handle side was a hair shallow, adjusted that. and made the rest of the cuts..

Depth stops are holding the saw up.   Then to the bandsaw for the rest of the cuts...until I had these..

Time to set up for mortises..

Thanks to those feet...I had to hang them off the side of the bench...marked out for the mortise, and did a bit of chopping..

Rotate, rinse, and repeat....got three done, and dry fitted..

And was setting up to do #4...

When MY legs started to cramp up....guess I was done, for the day...

Maybe try to get something done..tomorrow?  

Cleaned the shop...couple of times...about 9 dust  pans full....

Stay tuned.  

Comin' along nicely!

Looking great so far...

2 hours ago, steven newman said:

When MY legs started to cramp up

Drink plenty of water...easy to de-hydrate in weather like this...eat a banana 1x/day too

I too have only cutoffs waiting for a project. Heck, sometimes even my sawdust gets used lol..

That's going to be a stand any plant would be proud to sit upon. 

Bananas help with the cramps. Pnut butter and banana sandwiches make for a decent mid morning snack. Then, another one on ice cream for dessert.

Lovin the build pics

 

Well...I was just going to take that backsaw down to the shop, clean it up a bit, and maybe a test cut....that WAS the plan.....fan was on "HIGH"..got to looking at that plant stand...maybe if I lay out a mortise......

 

 

Wound up chopping all the remaining mortises...spreading some glue ( more on the parts, than on me) clamped the mess together..

Checked the diagonals for square,,,yep, had to add a fifth clamp....then laid out a couple blocks for tomorrow..

I'll cut these to length, and notch around the legs.   May add a few pilot holes for screws.....these will be to attach the top. 

About that saw...was a 4" x 22" saw..too short for my Stanley #2246 mitre box.....I got most of the rust toned down..

I may have the mitre box that will work..

Or...just keep the saw as a "carcass saw" and see how it works.  

Need to get this finished up.   Starting a blood thinner trial this weekend..lab tests next Monday....waiting to see IF they have to go in, freeeze a part off on the inside of the heart, then install a "Watchman" device.    Overnighter, at OSU, Columbus, OH...after the the trial is done....maybe a few weeks.    Trying to correct something, and prevent a stroke.    Will update as things go along.   

 

I will get that forest of clamps removed later, after the shop cools down a bit.   Then see about some dowels, and a couple blocks....

Stay tuned

2 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Need to get this finished up.   Starting a blood thinner trial this weekend..lab tests next Monday....waiting to see IF they have to go in, freeeze a part off on the inside of the heart, then install a "Watchman" device.    Overnighter, at OSU, Columbus, OH...after the the trial is done....maybe a few weeks.    Trying to correct something, and prevent a stroke.    Will update as things go along.  

Dang, Steven, hate to hear this news but maybe "they" finally have line-of-sight for you...please keep us updated...pulling for you my friend!

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Dang, Steven, hate to hear this news but maybe "they" finally have line-of-sight for you...please keep us updated...pulling for you my friend!

Count me in! Keeping my fingers crossed.

John