What are you working on currently?

Calahonda52

4, leave the light on, what ever you do :)

magicbastarder

i'm just waiting for the 'my forums' functionality to be restored!

Wossack

all crawling out the woodwork now (hur hur)

Gloomtastic!

Put that bloody fire out! 😉

kadman

We will shortly have a motley crew to steer this ship to safer moorings.

Hopefully it dont sink before that😀

magicbastarder

Anyway...

i don't know why that's rotated 90 degrees.

Gloomtastic!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117683661#Comment_117683661

Apologies. What is it? 🤔

magicbastarder

a bowl. i sprayed the inside green.

kadman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117683776#Comment_117683776

Thats a nice job, what size is it. Is it Sycamore??

magicbastarder

It's probably nine inches across its widest dimension. Can't be sure what the wood is, as it was given to me in a bundle of firewood, but I suspect sycamore or maple. Just some leftover automotive spray paint I bought when restoring a bicycle, have sprayed some cheap Aldi lacquer on top since I took that photo.

kadman

Its a nice change from a standard turned bowl, and the finish of the paintwork looks well.

I’ll take the woodworking chat over on **** at this stage. Can’t be bothered with the crap user experience here.

kadman

Sadly its like too much hard work here, and it seems to have no light at the end of the tunnel as far as I can see.

Any one want a one owner unused banning hammer, apply within😜

seannash

Jesus its shocking how bad the site is. Whoever signed off on this iteration of it should be fired

cletus

We'll all get used to the site, I'm sure folks, (even if it does feel like a pain in the arse to use)

I normally wouldn't even bother posting this, but might as well try keep the ball rolling here. This is a rough and ready storage shelf thing for bicycle accoutrements.

It's going on the wall of the shed, so not overly concerned with finish, although I'll probably give it a final sanding and slap on a bit of stain. It's been made with odds and ends from the scrap bucket. The deep storage pocket at the bottom will take gloves, skull cap thing for cold weather etc., the shelf above will take smaller items like my bike computer, and I'll probably put some hooks on to hold keys, bike lock etc.

The Duk

Table saw is level, power is up, work top next and then on to the vacuum solution.

bamayang

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706541#Comment_117706541

Did you buy or make the MFT top? Just purchased a makita track saw myself and interested in setting up a small mft table if there’s an easy way of getting a top.

The Duk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706710#Comment_117706710

Bought a template from these guys but its no longer available https://www.247wood.nl/en/mft-tools. Theres cheap template options using a drill and forstner bits, have a search for mft on adverts for example.

The Duk

Old pink (credit the 5 year old) ply shed door cut down for worktop.

seannash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706541#Comment_117706541

Im very jealous, i have zero space to set up anything. All my jobs take ages because of that reason which is very frustrating.

Best of luck with the setup

The Duk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117721319#Comment_117721319

Cheers, just clamping and cutting was a joy today compared to what I usually have to resort to!

seannash

Finally managed to make a wee frame for my Christmas present from the missus. The ikea one she got for it wasnt tight enough.

Gonna throw some osmo on it also. Hardly highly skilled work but happy enough with the result

mayo.mick

Got a nice 3" thick slab of natural edge Apple a few months back. Finally got to turn a piece from it.

Alun

Very nice. If I didn't know, I'd have said it was Ash. I've only ever turned tiny pieces of apple branches, never seen anything that big before.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117744482#Comment_117744482

Lovely bowl. An awful waste of fantastic saw handles though. 😉

mayo.mick

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117744542#Comment_117744542

It looks a bit like Ash alright. A lot easier to turn, Ash can be very tough on the chisels.

kadman

I would have said ash too. I turned a good bit of apple before, but not big stuff.

I always found it very unstable, and a bugger for twisting and warping. Probably could have been drier for me.

very powerful grain in the bowl, it looks very well.😉

magicbastarder

i really like turning apple. cuts well, not tough on the gouge. i've never been lucky enough to get large pieces, but often favour natural edge stuff where splitting won't be as much of an issue - but i've learned to store the wood indoors (in the house, not just in the shed) for a couple of months before finish turning it. one example here:

kadman

I think you will find any fruitwood a joy to turn.

I remember a neighbour giving me a load of plum wood for free. My workshop smelled of jam for weeks after. It was great.

Lots of character in fruitwoods too. Nice turnings there, I like them natural edge and not fussy, lets the wood shine through.

Far too nice for JZ's saw handles.

Perish the thought sir😁

mayo.mick

Saw handles 😮