Seemed to have picked up a side job for the shop. Friend needed some parts made for a coat pole. I looked through the scrap pile, found two chunks about the right size. One was from an old barn rafter, and smelled liked when cut...

The other was a cut-off of Walnut. Both were still "in the rough" and needed plane work. The Barn Rafter chunk also had two cut nails still in it. Took an old slotted screwdriver tip, re-grind it into a punch, and drove one on through. The other one was on the edge, and got pried out. Planned both smooth on the faces, wasn't too worried about the edge grain. Got out the OLD B&D sabre-saw, and cut out the profile needed.

 

 

yep, this is how things get cut out, nowadays. Band-saw is DOA right now, don't feel like trying to rehab it. Clamp things to the bench top, and sabre-saw away the waste.

 

 

The Walnut chunk all marked up, awaiting the saw..

 

 

"Prototype" out in front, and the other two. Getting closer now. Belt sanders to smooth the saw marks, and flatten an edge or two. When the sabresaw goes around a curve, there is a slight bend to the blade. Sanders took away the angled edges. Hmmm, need to add a double bevel to the ends, to fit in the pole's grooves. Well, maybe a hand plane will do the trick?

 

 

Rough it out with the 5-1/4 Junior Jack,

 

 

Finesse it up with a #3 smoother. Will need to stain and finish the two "new" arms and install them....

 

 

Looks like you'll have another happy customer!

Interesting, Steve. You do good work. Like to see the finished coat pole.

Very cool Steve, I like the profiles of the hangers, nice and colonial.

Nice ol project by Newman, brought up from the archives.

Our archived topics will be tagged from here on out as "archives".

 

Good bump...Thanks John & Steve!