What are you working on currently?

Calahonda52 · 06-06-2020 3:22pm

Bog standard:)
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anything but!

iamtony · 06-06-2020 4:57pm

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Bog standard:)
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anything but!

i see what you did their:pac: its getti g stained amd lacquered today and i want a little crystal drawer pull for it but not a hope im hell im queing outside woodies or something.

magicbastarder · 06-06-2020 5:03pm

iamtony wrote: »

i see what you did their:pac:

yep, he's on a roll.

iamtony · 06-06-2020 11:22pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

yep, he's on a roll.

he sure is. Anyway i forgive him I'm gonna WIPE the slate clean and move on.

[Deleted User] · 07-06-2020 12:04am

What's with all the crap puns?

Guru Maith Agut · 07-06-2020 12:08am

Charmin discussion in here

:pac:

[Deleted User] · 07-06-2020 1:45am

I’d be keeping an open eye for any stray splinters for the first couple of rolls, that’s for sure!

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:24pm

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:27pm

Finished the finish. Sorry it took so long i was bogged down with other stuff:pac:

Sorry imgur isnt working please delete empty posts i couldnt.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QjBH5b9rjZqGLGvz5

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:27pm

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:30pm

mossym · 08-06-2020 1:15pm

started here: first cut

has gone a bit further than this, lowwer shelves are on, top is made and glued.

and eventually it is intended to be one of these. (not in cedar obviously)

mcbert · 08-06-2020 1:23pm

Looks lovely, but what is it?

Graham · 08-06-2020 1:25pm

Barbecue table or really fancy hospital trolley would be my guesses

Looks well so far mossym

mossym · 08-06-2020 1:29pm

sorry, i thought the last pic was self explanatory. the red egg is a kamado joe, it's a ceramic grill.weighs 130kg (the grill, without the table) so it needs to be robust

CelticRambler · 08-06-2020 1:51pm

Impressive! Is that natural variation in the colour of one type of wood, or are those blocks of different woods ... or is it just stained for effect?

mossym · 08-06-2020 2:06pm

the last pic isn't mine, it was built by a guy in the US who works in a cedar mill so had full access to all the wood and tools he wanted. it's what i'm building mine to look like. Would love to have used cedar but wasn't really an option. had to go with what was covid-available

it's all cedar, he only finished it with a couple of coats of decking stain!!

awec · 08-06-2020 5:42pm

Jealous of both the table and your kamado!

magicbastarder · 08-06-2020 9:46pm

all well and good until you open that thing in the middle and a facehugger jumps out at you.

Magic ]=) · 08-06-2020 10:18pm

Currently going through some renovation. I was in need of new desk for home office so I've used two doors and frames and turned them into corner desk.
Total lenth 240x80cm on shorter end 160 x 90cm.

Except for those four 6x2s everything else was recycled material. Legs came from old ikea desk that I was using before. Shelve is made from old mdf laminated board that was used as bath tub cover.

Both table tops hand planed. Rough rustic look intended.

Few pics from the process.

mossym · 10-06-2020 9:43am

starting to a look a lot more like what i linked to earlier. still a fair bit of sanding/staining/sealing to do yet.

Halycon · 10-06-2020 11:12am

mossym wrote: »

started here: first cut

Hi Mossym,

Can i ask where you got the legs? I am hoping to make a table and having trouble sourcing thicker material that isn't already pressure treated.

chillyspoon · 10-06-2020 11:32am

Knocked together a workbench top for my office over the last few evenings. It's going to be used as a soldering station some of the time and as my standing desk for part of each working day. I've accidentally turned into an OSB furniture hipster over the last few builds - totally unintentional!!

I've done my usual writeup so that future me can remember what the hell I did:
https://www.chillyspoon.com/blog/2020/6/9/making-a-deskworkbench-top-for-ikea-sitstand-trestles

mossym · 10-06-2020 1:59pm

Halycon wrote: »

Hi Mossym,

Can i ask where you got the legs? I am hoping to make a table and having trouble sourcing thicker material that isn't already pressure treated.

they were pressure treated, this table is going to live outside 365. they were newel posts for decking that i repurposed

Guru Maith Agut · 10-06-2020 10:25pm

Halycon wrote: »

Hi Mossym,

Can i ask where you got the legs? I am hoping to make a table and having trouble sourcing thicker material that isn't already pressure treated.

Hey Halycon, you should look at door framing boards. They are planed and a lot straighter than a lot of construction timber. They are usually 1½" x 4" or thereabouts. And if you need thicker you could just glue to together and then cut the lengths as you need them afterwards.

Halycon · 11-06-2020 8:34am

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Hey Halycon, you should look at door framing boards. They are planed and a lot straighter than a lot of construction timber. They are usually 1½" x 4" or thereabouts. And if you need thicker you could just glue to together and then cut the lengths as you need them afterwards.

Thanks, I will try those

Magic ]=) · 11-06-2020 1:18pm

Door frames usually come with a rebate and most of the time are 6x2. I used to buy plane 6x2 red deal boards. (They are sold are 6x2 real life size is 1.5"x5.5") Made a legs for my desk from - photos few posts up.

Only place I've seen bigger rough non treated boards or beams were in a sawmill never at local builders.

If you can't get the right size maybe you could buy smaller sizes and join (laminate?) them. I noticed that my oak coffee table legs are done this way rather than from one piece. These legs are only 2.5"x2.5"
Looks like 5 pieces glued together
https://i.imgur.com/xfN1unyl.jpg

bamayang · 11-06-2020 1:47pm

Working on John McGraths mitre saw station. Will be nice having it permanently set up, rather than getting saw out to do jobs.

iamtony · 11-06-2020 8:30pm

bamayang wrote: »

Working on John McGraths mitre saw station. Will be nice having it permanently set up, rather than getting saw out to do jobs.

Looks great im jealous of the space you have for it! How big is the workshop?

bamayang · 11-06-2020 8:49pm

iamtony wrote: »

Looks great im jealous of the space you have for it! How big is the workshop?

It’s 7m x 5m. About 70% is workshop and the rest is freezer/lawnmower/crap.
Insulated it this year and it has made a massive difference. Very comfortable to be out there now, in any weather.

What are you working on currently?

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