DuckSoup Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 11 hours ago, Gene Howe said: You can't pick up a piece of wood and put a tool to it without learning something. The day you quit learning is the day is the day you pass. 13 hours ago, Artie said: “I can do that” Having woodworking as a hobby allows you to leave the daily grind at the door. Seeing a project that has new challenges can be a motivator & this is what expands the skill levels, IMO. 13 hours ago, Artie said: many years to get good enough at catching stripers Took awhile for me to use my middle & pointer fingers to catch those too. Artie, HARO50, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Artie, the photos I posted here are my second attempt at making a box that isn't a BS box. Now, I'm finding that I should have cut the wood 1/2 " thick for the hinges. My pieces are 3/8" thick. Hoping I can find hinges to fit now. Artie and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 http://www.leevalley.com/us/Hardware/page.aspx?cat=3&p=41241 HARO50, Al B and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Artie, the photos I posted here are my second attempt at making a box that isn't a BS box. Now, I'm finding that I should have cut the wood 1/2 " thick for the hinges. My pieces are 3/8" thick. Hoping I can find hinges to fit now. I'm also having a problem trying to decide how to stain the wood, or whether I should leave it natural with a varnish finish. Hoping someone has ideas to help. The samples I've tried with stains just haven't blended right with the tree bark. Still learning ! Edited September 13, 2018 by It Was Al B Cal and Artie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dadio Posted September 13, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 You could make some wooden hinges,they go good on rustic boxes. Either way on the stain/clear will look good. Seal with clear shellac,that will give is darker mellow finish, the a clear coat. Herb Stick486, Grandpadave52, HARO50 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty10101 Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/11/2018 at 8:05 PM, Artie said: good enough at catching stripers I miss being up north for the spring & fall striper runs!!! As far as I can tell they can be caught down here (SC) in the Intercoastal Waterway --BUT__ they're only about a foot to 18" Not like the beauties up there --36"+ For that matter I miss the blue fish also. Can't buy either in the stores down here. Bummer HARO50, Artie and p_toad 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smallpatch Posted September 13, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Yep what they all are saying... One good thing older folks have is the excuse of not having a memory....Funny too, I can remember most all my class mates from the time I started to school in 1941 to 1954.... And I think all those years was spent trying to get to the fourth grade. But any current happenings no...I walk out to the shop and come back and ask my wife what did I go out there for.. And why did you get on the mower this morning for you just mowed yesterday??? I just say less resistance when its low... Gene Howe, HARO50, steamshovel and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 That short term memory just seems to get lost somewhere. Cal, Artie and HARO50 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted September 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 14 hours ago, smitty10101 said: I miss being up north for the spring & fall striper runs!!! As far as I can tell they can be caught down here (SC) in the Intercoastal Waterway --BUT__ they're only about a foot to 18" Not like the beauties up there --36"+ For that matter I miss the blue fish also. Can't buy either in the stores down here. Bummer Spent 13 of the happiest years of my life chasing them. Got married and needed the dough to get a place to live, so the boat had to go. Cal, HARO50, Dadio and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Al B Posted September 14, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Careful Artie, if your wife hears that these were your happiest years, you might be in hot water . Cal, p_toad, Artie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/13/2018 at 8:02 AM, smitty10101 said: I miss being up north for the spring & fall striper runs!!! As far as I can tell they can be caught down here (SC) in the Intercoastal Waterway --BUT__ they're only about a foot to 18" A foot to 18". Not legal keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/13/2018 at 8:02 AM, smitty10101 said: Herb, I think that making wooden hinges is a bit above my skill level. A foot to 18". Not legal keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 5:29 PM, It Was Al B said: Artie, the photos I posted here are my second attempt at making a box that isn't a BS box. Now, I'm finding that I should have cut the wood 1/2 " thick for the hinges. My pieces are 3/8" thick. Hoping I can find hinges to fit now. I'm also having a problem trying to decide how to stain the wood, or whether I should leave it natural with a varnish finish. Hoping someone has ideas to help. The samples I've tried with stains just haven't blended right with the tree bark. Still learning ! These hinges from the post that Stick put up should work on 3/8" thick sides. http://www.leevalley.com/us/Hardware/page.aspx?p=45242&cat=3,41241,41242&ap=1 Herb Al B and Artie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artie Posted September 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Okay, more pictures. I have the frame/carcass/whatever is the correct WW term done, and have the plans for the rest of the project in my head (so yeah, subject to change LOL). This is a bunch of fun, made my first pocket holes ever, today :). Al B, Dadio, Cal and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 looking good Art... if you want less saw marks in you rips, raise the blade a little... too shallow of a cut can generate ''chatter'' which leaves marks... and/or... less run in/out on the fence... and/or.. don't pause when sawing... and yes... frame is correct... Al B, Grandpadave52, Artie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Cool beans Artie. Looking great so far. Tanks for posting your pics...enjoying the progression. Artie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted September 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, Stick486 said: looking good Art... if you want less saw marks in you rips, raise the blade a little... too shallow of a cut can generate ''chatter'' which leaves marks... and/or... less run in/out on the fence... and/or.. don't pause when sawing... and yes... frame is correct... Stick, thank you so much! This is the stuff I got no idea about! I figgered the minimum the blade was above the cut, the safer I was. I will be doing some cutting tomorrow, so I will do that. Thank you again (and I will happily take all the advice you choose to send my way!). Grandpadave52, HARO50, Al B and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artie Posted September 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 And just in case anyone was wondering, all the screws that are visible in the photo’s are NOT pocket holes, I do know that LOL. I used the Kreg jig to make two pocket holes, for two pieces, which aren’t in the pictures yet. HARO50, Grandpadave52, Cal and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Artie said: I figgered the minimum the blade was above the cut, the safer I was. True it is safer...A Good "Rule of Thumb" is minimum above the bottom of the tooth to maximum of the bottom of the gullet. As Stick said too, a steady feed rate is best, but that differs depending on the wood type & hardness. Keep the pictures coming...don't forget to Select "Save Plans" in your head before going to sleep. Artie, p_toad, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted September 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: True it is safer...A Good "Rule of Thumb" is minimum above the bottom of the tooth to maximum of the bottom of the gullet. As Stick said too, a steady feed rate is best, but that differs depending on the wood type & hardness. Keep the pictures coming...don't forget to Select "Save Plans" in your head before going to sleep. Thank you, I am learning by the way I learn best, doing it LOL. I got a Kreg pocket hole jig and am cutting a piece of MDO tomorrow to mount it to (One of the drawbacks to living in a townhouse, not nice to make noise after 8:00pm on a Saturday. Got little kids in the unit on one side, and the unit on the other side is the unit that makes the most complaints to the board on an annual basis. I is on the board ) I will try the cut with the blade set higher, but not higher than the gullets. HARO50, Grandpadave52 and p_toad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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