What are you working on currently?

glynf · 13-04-2021 1:24pm

Finished my sideboard at last. Bit of a challenge this one-it is 20mm shallower than I wanted due to a router bit with a dodgy bearing which broke, challenging wood grain that was a PITA to plane, etc. but still happy with it.

I used lots of scrap bits for the rear panel planed to 10mm as it won't be seen. It looks a bit daft with the heart & sapwood's mixed, but its the only way I could piece it together with the remaining wood.

chillyspoon · 13-04-2021 3:36pm

glynf wrote: »

I used lots of scrap bits for the rear panel planed to 10mm as it won't be seen. It looks a bit daft with the heart & sapwood's mixed, but its the only way I could piece it together with the remaining wood.

I think the back looks fantastic - not daft at all!

kadman · 13-04-2021 8:50pm

Nice......

13-04-2021 9:31pm

That's a smashing job Glyn. Lovely stuff.

..Brian.. · 17-04-2021 8:07pm

Very nice work man! ðŸ‘Œ

MickeyShtyles · 18-04-2021 1:34pm

This is what I’ve been at for the last week and a half. They eat sandpaper.
One barrel makes four planters though.

cletus · 19-04-2021 6:49pm

Where do you get the barrels?

webpal · 23-04-2021 10:59pm

So finally finished some bar stools and an extra set with matching table. I also took apart my 17 year old shed and replaced all the rotten shiplap, studs etc. I tried to reuse as much as I could and ended up spending about 100 quid on it and 60 on paint. Felt roll I already had from last year.

I’m happy how it turned out, see last pic. The outer shelf folds in and I can put the hatch back up so it’s hardly noticeable.

I doubt I will ever have the time to do something like this again but I will definitely try. Next item on the shopping list is a table saw.

chillyspoon · 24-04-2021 8:01am

webpal wrote: »

So finally finished some bar stools and an extra set with matching table. I also took apart my 17 year old shed and replaced all the rotten shiplap, studs etc. I tried to reuse as much as I could and ended up spending about 100 quid on it and 60 on paint. Felt roll I already had from last year.

I’m happy how it turned out, see last pic. The outer shelf folds in and I can put the hatch back up so it’s hardly noticeable.

I doubt I will ever have the time to do something like this again but I will definitely try. Next item on the shopping list is a table saw.

Now that's what I call a beer garden - lovely view and great work!

Halycon · 30-04-2021 10:26am

https://imgur.com/wWt3bX1
Trying to get into doing dovetails again. Might as well make something useful out of them.

NTC · 30-04-2021 11:22am

Halycon wrote: »

https://imgur.com/wWt3bX1
Trying to get into doing dovetails again. Might as well make something useful out of them.

I think I see the problem, that glass is empty.

Nice job.

CelticRambler · 30-04-2021 11:41am

NTC wrote: »

I think I see the problem, that glass is empty.

Ah listen - it's only 11:40 in the morning, in Ireland.

Halycon · 30-04-2021 11:46am

I have some crafty beers for later, don't you worry!

bamayang · 06-05-2021 9:59pm

Just finished a table for the deck. Had some old pitch pine beams that came out of recent roof refurbishment in my parents house, reckon they must be up on 100 years old. They were 9”x5” monster beams, ripped em down to use for the top.
They were riddled with nails, so rather than risk trying to plane square, got them as close as a I could and ran m12 rod through the whole thing and bolted it tight.

Sleepy · 07-05-2021 9:35am

Not as elaborate as some of you lot but I'm still very much a beginner!

Kayak rack made with fence-posts and hand cut joinery:

A planter for Mrs Sleepy out of palletwood and some scrap 2x4:

Filler is definitely my friend, painted and planted:

Calahonda52 · 07-05-2021 9:48am

Sleepy wrote: »

Not as elaborate as some of you lot but I'm still very much a beginner!

Nice work Sleepy, don't diminish your skills by comparison.
Most of us hobbyists do this sort of stuff for the personal enjoyment.
Then it adds to the house etc, I trust Mrs Sleepy is awake to your skills.
.
Adulation on a forum is way down my list, unless you want to become a social influencer:, WETF that means:D

kadman · 07-05-2021 10:29am

Nice work there.

Woodworking is life long learning. Its only when you think you have it mastered ,
you realize you haven't.:)
.

Steve_hooo · 10-05-2021 1:03pm

Just finished a table for the garden, it's not well executed but it was a good learning curve: measure twice cut once didn't really work for me I had to redo the legs twice, but at least now I know that I'm better in using hand saw than jigsaw/
I used 75X44MM white deal PAO for the top and 75X75MM white deal rough for the legs, burned the surface and treated with boiled linseed oil.
Wheels added to move it around and position on the lawn as it is uneven and also to keep distance from the soil/ humidity.
Pretty sure it's wobbly on a flat/hard surface, thankfully I don't have a patio in my garden

I cannot attach the photos in boards, so
https://imgur.com/a/zyvjQDh

Sparks · 10-05-2021 6:29pm

My fifth pen was a pencil

Karelian birch stabilised with blue plexiglas. Kit and blank came from feinesholz.de. Used a keychain fob kit from the carpentry store with the little offcut of blank that was left rather than discard it 'cos feinesholz is spendy.

Good skew practice, but it did look like I'd shawarma'd a smurf while making it.

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mayo.mick · 17-05-2021 12:24am

Got an order for a clock, with a special inscription on it, a verse from the bible. 300mm x 55mm deep. First time using my "big" laser, 400x430 bed. The spalted Beech was slightly out of balance, but I managed to get the better of it...I think!

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Calahonda52 · 17-05-2021 10:26am

Matthew Mayo.mick 6:33... timeless

is it stopped?

cletus · 17-05-2021 12:11pm

Calahonda52 wrote: »

is it stopped?

Nah, it's just a picture

mayo.mick · 18-05-2021 4:22pm

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Matthew Mayo.mick 6:33... timeless

is it stopped?

Right twice a day.....:D

Hands in that position just for pic

glynf · 19-05-2021 5:08pm

Had some short pieces of oak & walnut left, got a few orders from the boss

mayo.mick · 21-05-2021 6:04pm

When you have a small workshop, space is at a premium, you have to make the most of what you have! I'd no room left on any walls, or shelves wide enough to store my large laser. The smaller one is in a storage box, so I made use of some space under the workbench to store both of them, along with their bits & bobs.

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laugh · 22-05-2021 4:19pm

Where you buy the big laser?

mayo.mick · 22-05-2021 5:53pm

laugh wrote: »

Where you buy the big laser?

Got it from here;
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001089890181.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.productList_1177765761.subject_2

Need to factor in customs charges though. Mine got shipped with DHL, they charged me €53 to clear customs.

chillyspoon · 25-05-2021 3:15pm

mayo.mick wrote: »

When you have a small workshop, space is at a premium, you have to make the most of what you have! I'd no room left on any walls, or shelves wide enough to store my large laser. The smaller one is in a storage box, so I made use of some space under the workbench to store both of them, along with their bits & bobs.

That's a monster of a bench Mick - I love it - telegraph pole sections for legs?

laugh · 25-05-2021 9:43pm

mayo.mick wrote: »

Got it from here;
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001089890181.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.productList_1177765761.subject_2

Need to factor in customs charges though. Mine got shipped with DHL, they charged me €53 to clear customs.

Cheers Mick!

mayo.mick · 29-05-2021 12:05am

chillyspoon wrote: »

That's a monster of a bench Mick - I love it - telegraph pole sections for legs?

Esb poles and railway sleepers. Bench my dad made back in the early 70's, god rest him. Only changed the original timbers in the jaws of the vice a few weeks ago!

brane.nikic87 · 31-05-2021 11:22am

Just finished the coffee table for my living room.

Ideo · 24-06-2021 12:31pm

glynf wrote: »

Finished my sideboard at last. Bit of a challenge this one-it is 20mm shallower than I wanted due to a router bit with a dodgy bearing which broke, challenging wood grain that was a PITA to plane, etc. but still happy with it.

That's a very nice sideboard. I'd love to be able to make something like this. Would you mind telling what set up you / what tools you used to create this?

glynf · 25-06-2021 6:30pm

Ideo wrote: »

That's a very nice sideboard. I'd love to be able to make something like this. Would you mind telling what set up you / what tools you used to create this?

Thanks. I ued a track saw & table saw for cutting. A track saw would do far all cuts, though the table saw was great for repeated/cross cuts and splines for the mitered joints.

The front chamfer and dado's for the two vertical dividers were done with a 1/2" & trim routers.

Joints on the base section were done with glue and a domino, I joined to the carcass with screws in elongated holes in case of wood movement-not sure if this is really an issue as its not in direct sunlight and the room its in has a fairly consistent temperature-but did it anyway just in case.

Battery drill used for all holes as I don't have a drill press.

Sanded using a random orbital to begin, and hand sanded before final coat of osmo oil finish.

Battery drill used for all holes as I don't have a drill press.

The Duk · 23-07-2021 6:57pm

Using up scraps

The Duk · 26-07-2021 9:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117653383#Comment_117653383

A bit more progress, did a little dance when I found ply the right depth for the bases of the units on either side. My track saw and table saw are in storage so all I have is a mitre and jigsaw to hand.

kadman · 27-07-2021 11:21am

Nice job there Duk, makes my workshop look like a tip. BUt I have way,way too many things on the boil

at the moment. My new shed roof for my classic, homeplace garage roof, lpg cooker conversion........

So can you stop posting them nice workshop pics, please😀

The Duk · 28-07-2021 11:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117667504#Comment_117667504

Thanks! It'll never last, this section of work bench will be just over 3 meters, I'm planning a cyclone vac system and power just above it and then additional storage above that. The sheds lost about 6 m2 to a small gym room so I don't know how I'm going to fit all the crap in. I'm currently trying to use as much scrap as I have to make this all work, I've spent more on paint than anything else. The old shed ply door will be turned into the worktop either side of the mft table.

kadman · 29-07-2021 10:03pm

Looks like we are the last two here, everyone else is gone home, or been site banned😁

Wossack · 30-07-2021 8:23am

Hopefully everyone finds their way back here, they’ve not made it easy unfortunately..!

kadman · 30-07-2021 9:42am

Three survivors now. Light a beacon on the beach, they might see that and find their way home.😀

Calahonda52 · 30-07-2021 11:03am

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

magicbastarder · 30-07-2021 11:14am

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

Wossack · 30-07-2021 12:57pm

all crawling out the woodwork now (hur hur)

Gloomtastic! · 30-07-2021 1:13pm

Put that bloody fire out! 😉

kadman · 30-07-2021 4:04pm

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

Hopefully it dont sink before that😀

magicbastarder · 30-07-2021 4:13pm

Anyway...

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

Gloomtastic! · 30-07-2021 4:37pm

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

Apologies. What is it? 🤔

magicbastarder · 30-07-2021 4:39pm

a bowl. i sprayed the inside green.

kadman · 30-07-2021 5:35pm

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

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

magicbastarder · 30-07-2021 7:18pm

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.

What are you working on currently?

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