March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post It has great potential and knowing you, I'm sure you will find a good use for it.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post Will be mowing on Sunday because of rain on Saturday. Trimmed some shubbery today. Hoping to get some palm trees cut down between mine and the neighbors fences. Turned a rolling pin today. Will create a separate thread.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post It was over 20 years ago that I built my kitchen cabinets. When they were built, I used 3/4 extension drawer slides. Wished for years that I had used full extension slides. Today, I replaced the slides on 2 drawer and plan to replace the remaining 7 drawer slides this weekend. Finding it to be a lot more challenging than when the cabinets were being built in the shop. 23" self closing full extension slides are being used in the new installation.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post Al, I'd bet another thing making it more challenging is that you're 20 years older than when you built them.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post My dresser build continues. Carcass is done, and drawer parts cut. I may get to assemble them today.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post 6 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: Gee @Cal are you racing @steven newman Are you kidding me? @steven newman would have had this thing done two weeks ago! And with all hand tools to boot! But I do owe Steven a thanks for a couple of the ideas I've incorporated into this build.
March 6, 20215 yr Author Popular Post 3 minutes ago, Cal said: Are you kidding me? @steven newman would have had this thing done two weeks ago! And with all hand tools to boot! But I do owe Steven a thanks for a couple of the ideas I've incorporated into this build. Yep, He'd probably get started yesterday, and have it done including finish two weeks ago.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post 35 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: Yep, He'd probably get started yesterday, and have it done including finish two weeks ago. And rehabbed a tool as well.
March 6, 20215 yr Author Popular Post 7 minutes ago, Gunny said: And rehabbed a tool as well. Along with five loads of laundry at the same time!
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post 21 hours ago, Headhunter said: More trophy shop plaques. Seems she can't keep them on the shelf more than a day or two. Guess that's good and bad. Good for my wallet but bad for my old bones. No pictures, didn't happen (c)
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post 6 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: Yep, He'd probably get started yesterday, and have it done including finish two weeks ago. Didn't know he had a DeLorean ?
March 6, 20215 yr Author Popular Post 1 minute ago, kmealy said: Didn't know he had a DeLorean ? ...So that's how he does it!
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post 4 hours ago, kmealy said: No pictures, didn't happen (c) Gimme a break already. The weekend ain't over yet!
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post 5 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: ...So that's how he does it! No no no!!! This is what happens as he descends down the stairs into what he refers to as the Dungeon Shop
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post Hey all! Been crazy busy since Thanksgiving and sadly absent here. Did 252 snowmen since Thanksgiving. Todays bench was a mix of weaponry restore work and snowmen noses. A couple before and after shots of a WWII Quartermaster knife that I found in the dead and dying pile at the local resale shop. Paid $3.00 for it. The leather handle was completely trashed so it got a new one which is a mix of Black walnut scraps, leather washers cut from parts found in an old NordicTrack, and a couple circles of drywall mud bucket lid. The blade was greatly improved with my sander though it does show some pitting still. Overall, It turned out a long way from perfect but I am pleased with the improvement. The other is my first shotgun, an old Iver Johnson Champion .410 which needed some TLC. When it was purchased at farm auction some 40 years ago, it had an old farmer Fir, fence wire, and friction tape stock. You think I am kidding! Lol! In the as found picture, you can see some of my work as a 13 year old attempted gunstock maker. I attempted the one seen one the rusty gun picture. The fit on the action proved too much for the teenage woodcarving me! Lol! The 49 year old me decided to take another crack at it and did all new wood, gave it a a clean, polish and cold bluing job. New bead is on the bench to finish this one up. It spent 30 years tucked in the garage and needed the love desperately. Surprisingly, the bore is quite nice! Oh! And the Walnut glue up under the shotgun is the start of my daughter’s 4H project. Here are some pics from my bench today plus a few of Christmas ‘20 projects namely snowmen and ornaments. Edited March 7, 20215 yr by Bundoman
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post 15 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Al, I'd bet another thing making it more challenging is that you're 20 years older than when you built them. You got that right Fred. Replaced the drawer slides on 3 drawers today and definitely found that these weary old bones and muscles don't flex like they used to.I'll get it done, but seems like it may involve a bit of pain in the process. Don't get old folks, it's no fun. The golden years were misdiagnosed. That's not gold, it's rust.
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Bundoman said: Hey all! Been crazy busy since Thanksgiving and sadly absent here. Did 252 snowmen since Thanksgiving. Todays bench was a mix of weaponry restore work and snowmen noses. A couple before and after shots of a WWII Quartermaster knife that I found in the dead and dying pile at the local resale shop. Paid $3.00 for it. The leather handle was completely trashed so it got a new one which is a mix of Black walnut scraps, leather washers cut from parts found in an old NordicTrack, and a couple circles of drywall mud bucket lid. The blade was greatly improved with my sander though it does show some pitting still. Overall, It turned out a long way from perfect but I am pleased with the improvement. The other is my first shotgun, an old Iver Johnson Champion .410 which needed some TLC. When it was purchased at farm auction some 40 years ago, it had an old farmer Fir, fence wire, and friction tape stock. You think I am kidding! Lol! In the as found picture, you can see some of my work as a 13 year old attempted gunstock maker. I attempted the one seen one the rusty gun picture. The fit on the action proved too much for the teenage woodcarving me! Lol! The 49 year old me decided to take another crack at it and did all new wood, gave it a a clean, polish and cold bluing job. New bead is on the bench to finish this one up. It spent 30 years tucked in the garage and needed the love desperately. Surprisingly, the bore is quite nice! Oh! And the Walnut glue up under the shotgun is the start of my daughter’s 4H project. Here are some pics from my bench today plus a few of Christmas ‘20 projects namely snowmen and ornaments. Love what I'm seeing here but maybe too much evidence left behind. Real fire and safety issue with all that sawdust and shavings. Not criticizing, just an alert. Been guilty myself. Love all those snowmen.
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post Thank you and I don’t disagree. It was getting bad when I took the picture but I took one for the sake of remembering how bad it can get. This was a weekends work and shoveled out on Monday. Snowmen make a crazy mess but they are so much fun!
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post 7 hours ago, Al B said: Don't get old folks, it's no fun. The golden years were misdiagnosed. That's not gold, it's rust. You got that right about it not being fun. But let's face it, getting old is probably better than NOT getting old!
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