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magicbastarder · 10-05-2017 8:09am

what method did you use to char it?

Magic ]=) · 10-05-2017 9:09am

magicbastarder wrote: »

what method did you use to char it?

Traditional way. Three boards tied with wire and fire started inside with just newspapers. See the videos it's all there.
Link to youtube below first three photos

Sparks · 14-05-2017 7:13pm

Finally got my chisel rack done. Slightly different design to the normal one of a series of holes and slots cut to the holes from the edge of the board. This way, I can get a lot more into a smaller space without coming too far out from the wall, and I don't have the short-grain problem you get between the holes in the normal design.

..Brian.. · 15-05-2017 3:43pm

The headboard of a super king size bed I'm making. Going to trim out the panels with some cove molding and paint it all dark grey. Then I need to find a nice piece of spalted sycamore or beech with a live edge for the top.

The Master · 17-05-2017 6:49am

Got myself a new band saw the other day, so working on more guitar bodies

Gryzor · 16-06-2017 11:24pm

Just finished this walnut headboard for a 6 foot bed. Headboard panel is floating in 20mm housings routed in the legs and top rail. Glued up the panel in three sections and then glued the three sections. still struggle a bit trying to keep the panel sections flush when gluing up...worked out well in the end.

Finished headboard

Miter glue up

Raw Material

Zebbedee · 17-06-2017 10:46am

Gryzor wrote: »

Just finished this walnut headboard for a 6 foot bed. Headboard panel is floating in 20mm housings routed in the legs and top rail. Glued up the panel in three sections and then glued the three sections. still struggle a bit trying to keep the panel sections flush when gluing up...worked out well in the end.

Superb. How did you get it looking so smooth?
How did you get that finish on it?

Gryzor · 17-06-2017 6:13pm

Zebbedee wrote: »

Superb. How did you get it looking so smooth?
How did you get that finish on it?

Used a planer\thicknesser, and sanded to 120. Finished with 3 coats of a clear satin varnish, sanding lightly with 240 between each coat....

Sparks · 18-06-2017 9:27pm

http://www.stochasticgeometry.ie/2017/06/18/off-the-shelf/

Father's day gift (dad's been doing a law course so there's a lot of books scattered on his desk).
Walnut and oak (after the sapele-and-oak idea fell victim to my discovery that sapele is a bastard to plane without a toothed iron). Some detail carving and some cut nails to go with the whole "ancient legal library" sort of vibe. Garnet shellac on the walnut and lemon shellac on the oak to finish.

Gryzor · 18-06-2017 9:57pm

Looks the business, well done.

Never heard of a toothed iron before. Have the same woes with sapele. Where did you pick your up from?

Sparks · 18-06-2017 10:11pm

From Dictum : https://www.dictum.com/en/tools/woodworking-metalworking/planes/plane-blades/703160/toothed-blade-for-kunz-fore-plane-no-6

It's a drop-in replacement for any #7, #6, #5 1/2 or #4 1/2 and they also do blades for the #5/#4 and various block planes.

raspberrypi67 · 19-06-2017 7:40am

Very nice, love walnut myself, easy to work with unlike Oak!!

Gryzor wrote: »

Just finished this walnut headboard for a 6 foot bed. Headboard panel is floating in 20mm housings routed in the legs and top rail. Glued up the panel in three sections and then glued the three sections. still struggle a bit trying to keep the panel sections flush when gluing up...worked out well in the end.

Finished headboard

Miter glue up

Raw Material

Zebbedee · 19-06-2017 7:52am

Sparks wrote: »

It's a drop-in replacement for any #7, #6, #5 1/2 or #4 1/2 and they also do blades for the #5/#4 and various block planes.

What's that green club like tool with the wooden No.12 handle beside the blade?

Sparks · 19-06-2017 8:34pm

Zebbedee wrote: »

What's that green club like tool with the wooden No.12 handle beside the blade?

It's a carver's mallet. I have a heavier one with a lignum vitae head, but it's a bit heavy for lighter work, so I got this one. The green is polyurethane, so it's pretty robust.

Dave! · 27-06-2017 9:57pm

Finished building this bench over the weekend - oiling it up currently!

Gryzor · 08-07-2017 12:35am

...well, first successful one! Tight curves on the bandsaw take some practice..
Anyway, well happy with this one...walnut and oak, and flocked inside.

Gryzor · 21-07-2017 9:59am

Making two of these nightstands out of walnut to match the headboard I posted earlier...well happy with the first one.

peter bermingham · 21-07-2017 10:02am

Nice job that turned out really good

Sparks · 21-07-2017 10:50am

Nice clean lines there Gryzor.

kadman · 21-07-2017 11:25am

Revved up the chainsaw for a bit.......and made a start on this..

MickeyShtyles · 22-07-2017 11:22pm

Just finished this. Started the 28th of June. A nice learning curve to it. Very happy with it.

delaney001 · 26-07-2017 11:06pm

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Just finished this. Started the 28th of June. A nice learning curve to it. Very happy with it.

Very nice. How did you flatten the top?

MickeyShtyles · 27-07-2017 9:17am

delaney001 wrote: »

Very nice. How did you flatten the top?

Router with a flattening/planing jig.

peter bermingham · 27-07-2017 10:48am

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Router with a flattening/planing jig.

That's a handy way off doing it, i done the same with a work bench i made saves a hell of a lot of planing by hand. Oh nice little table looks good

Wossack · 27-07-2017 2:16pm

I shudder at the thought of trying to hand plane all that end grain - def the way to do it

..Brian.. · 02-08-2017 9:21am

Spent some time knocking up a jig to sharpen turning chisels so I can finally mess around on the lathe. Jig turned out well, just need to cut a channel and get a few bolts and wing nuts to replace the clamps, but it works well. Turned a little person and tried some spindle work. All that tear out on the spindle, are my chisels not sharp enough or is pine just a bitch to turn?

magicbastarder · 02-08-2017 9:50am

the growth rings on that pine at the end are very far apart - it's probably ludicrously fast grown and not very dense at all.

..Brian.. · 02-08-2017 10:10am

It's just a cheap bit of pine from the builders merchants. Think it's was originally a 3 x 7 I got off a site. Is that why it's tearing? I was hoping to practice on pine before butchering any nicer wood!

magicbastarder · 02-08-2017 10:13am

i had the same experience when i took up turning - i bought wood like that and it was so soft i could tear it with a fingernail.
you can see the photo above that, the growth rings are probably a quarter as thick.

kadman · 03-08-2017 9:17am

Are you using the right chisels.

Most of the turning there would get a good result from a skew.

But the most difficult chisel to use in such a case. A wide skew of course.

But as has been pointed out, timber choice is not great, last piece looks like

white deal, which is a bitch anyway to get a good finish on.

Try some fresh cut beech, ash, sycamore small logs if you can get some, would make things easy to

sharpen your skills on, excuse the pun.

tim

The Master · 03-08-2017 5:55pm

Laser engraved some wooden plectrums I made for a friend earlier today

..Brian.. · 03-08-2017 10:08pm

kadman wrote: »

Are you using the right chisels.

Most of the turning there would get a good result from a skew.

But the most difficult chisel to use in such a case. A wide skew of course.

But as has been pointed out, timber choice is not great, last piece looks like

white deal, which is a bitch anyway to get a good finish on.

Try some fresh cut beech, ash, sycamore small logs if you can get some, would make things easy to

sharpen your skills on, excuse the pun.

tim

Yea I was using a skew but probably too small, it's only 5/8. Must pick up another one. Yea the timber is just white deal off cuts I have lying around the shed, didn't want to waste any good hardwood until I was somewhat more proficient at it!

kadman · 03-08-2017 10:57pm

Fresh cut holly is an excellent timber for the novice turner learning his craft.

It turns like butter, and is very forgiving.

White deal wont do your confidence any good, because its difficult to finish.

Skew of 1 1/4" or bigger would be an easier choice, than trying to wrestle

with a narrow skew. And practice, practice, practice.

mrmurphster · 08-08-2017 7:14pm

Just finished my first woodwork project. 2 planters made from old shelving units that were salvaged.

Tools used:
Skill Saw and a drill

Finished with some wood preservative.

Happy with them but with some practice I can definitely do better as I had no idea what kerf was until after I'd cut a few boards slightly longer than others

raspberrypi67 · 10-08-2017 7:54pm

Mind me asking how you engrave them? I'm in the middle of making my own cnc unit with laser to engrave my pens I make ...

The Master wrote: »

Laser engraved some wooden plectrums I made for a friend earlier today

delaney001 · 11-08-2017 5:26pm

Anyone ever build a kiln? After getting 15 sheets of top quality insulation from work. 10'x4'. Just wondering would a couple of lamps, small dehumidifier and a fan be enough to have it working?

MickeyShtyles · 14-08-2017 7:19pm

delaney001 wrote: »

Anyone ever build a kiln? After getting 15 sheets of top quality insulation from work. 10'x4'. Just wondering would a couple of lamps, small dehumidifier and a fan be enough to have it working?

I've seen videos on youtube of solar kilns. I'd be fairly tempted to try out a small one. Woodworkers Guild of America did a section on it.

Forgot the link!

https://youtu.be/cTsDhCrE56U

..Brian.. · 25-08-2017 11:20pm

Finally made some more progress one the bed! Only thing left now is to find a nice piece of spalted beech or sycamore or something with a live edge to cap the head and foot boards.

The Master · 28-08-2017 10:07am

raspberrypi67 wrote: »

Mind me asking how you engrave them? I'm in the middle of making my own cnc unit with laser to engrave my pens I make ...

Just using a cheap ~€80 Chinese laser engraver bought from AliExpress.
Only has a work area of about 2" x 2" so couldn't really recommend it

Magic ]=) · 15-09-2017 12:31am

Quick project from last week. Finished painting and staining this week.
First time painting with paint on wood using brushes. Will have to learn more about this technique. I need to invest in better brushes.
Legs and shelves made from Poplar and top not sure, could be oak or ash. Have an old dining table in not usable condition so just cut off piece and made a top from it.

Gryzor · 15-09-2017 9:55am

Made this as part of an anniversary gift for my parents, turned out great. Made it from jaybates plans. Walnut and sepele.

..Brian.. · 21-10-2017 10:10pm

Been making a wardrobe and bedside table for our guest room. Just doors and drawers to make tomorrow, then fill sand prime and paint. The mother in law is coming to stay next Wednesday for a while so under pressure to get it finished!

Poloman · 23-10-2017 5:56pm

Thanks Gryzor you have shown me an easy way to use clamps on corners with extra 2x2's and stuff good man! Some really nice stuff in there well done all.

MathsManiac · 30-10-2017 11:14pm

Coffee table - ash and walnut.
Had this waney-edged leftover from another project for ages. Finally got around to using it.

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magicbastarder · 30-10-2017 11:18pm

nice - any shots of how the underneath is put together?

MathsManiac · 31-10-2017 2:43am

magicbastarder wrote: »

nice - any shots of how the underneath is put together?

The top is so thick that it made it easy - the legs are just housed about 40mm deep in the top and don't need any other support. Likewise, the walnut strip is housed about 35mm deep in each of the two side pieces.

rob w · 31-10-2017 12:38pm

MathsManiac wrote: »

Coffee table - ash and walnut.
Had this waney-edged leftover from another project for ages. Finally got around to using it.

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Nice job, I have been thinking about doing a project like this for a while.
Don't want to drag the thread off topic but do you know where to go about sourcing pieces of timber like these? I've started looking into it but finding it difficult to come across!

Thanks!

MathsManiac · 31-10-2017 2:27pm

rob w wrote: »

Nice job, I have been thinking about doing a project like this for a while.
Don't want to drag the thread off topic but do you know where to go about sourcing pieces of timber like these? I've started looking into it but finding it difficult to come across!

Thanks!

I got two large through-and-through slabs (one ash and one sycamore) a few years ago from Lisnavagh timber project to make worktops for bathrooms, like this:
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The off-cut from the back of the worktop, cut in half, made the two sides of the table, and there was enough in the off-cut from the end to make the legs.

The original slabs cost me about €300 each, kiln-dried, planed and sanded.

rob w · 31-10-2017 3:55pm

MathsManiac wrote: »

I got two large through-and-through slabs (one ash and one sycamore) a few years ago from Lisnavagh timber project to make worktops for bathrooms, like this:
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The off-cut from the back of the worktop, cut in half, made the two sides of the table, and there was enough in the off-cut from the end to make the legs.

The original slabs cost me about €300 each, kiln-dried, planed and sanded.

Great stuff, just had a look at their website there.
Very interesting, will have to pay them a visit someday when I am in that neck of the woods to see their stock!

Thanks!

raspberrypi67 · 01-11-2017 7:22pm

How do I post pictures etc here as a new post, god i most be dense but do I just do a reply to the last post

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