What are you working on currently?

I'm in the final stages of completing my workbench started in November last. The entire bench is made by laminating planed 2 x 4 and 2 x 6 white deal. Cost so far is about €250. Here are a few pictures:

The base is draw bored but not glued so that I can remove the dowels and disassemble if I ever want to remove it from the attic.


The top is fastened with wedged tenons. It is as solid as a rock with no movement.


My bench dogs have the springs in the middle so that they are reversible. They are white oak I believe. The spring is re-purposed from a wooden venetian blind that I found in our communal trash shed. One is protruding slightly, another is flush with the bench top (though slightly out of focus) and the last one is free standing on the bench top to show construction.


The central tool tray can also be used as a bench stop when flipped over.


I'm currently working on the tail vise and leg vise. I turned the 1 1/4 inch screws out of hard maple on my Lidl lathe and cut the thread using a Korean made thread cutter. I'm very pleased with the results despite the cheap and cheerful tools.

That's a nice job, well done!

Sparks wrote: »

Very nice Rich. I'm jealous of the 2x6s, I only had 2x4s for mine

The 2x6s caused me a few headaches. They were 3mm thicker than the 2x4s so it took a lot of planing, by hand, to get them all to a consistent thickness.

Had a go at a seat/stool over the last few weekends.

I've been reading that for the last few days. I'm sure there are projects in there, but I'm too busy laughing at most of it to get to them yet Well worth buying, for anyone who hasn't yet.

I use the LED T8 style battens myself, just fitted a second one there last weekend and have a third lined up to go in between them this weekend:



Low power, nice and bright, cheap enough (about €30 each), and granted that's the cool white colour but you do get a choice.
They're just temporarily fitted there, I still have some wiring to do for the shed, but even so they're working out very well.

Well done. Finger joints are great but need to be tight otherwise you get hairline gaps. Nice box.

Sparks wrote: »

Wired in the third T8.

It's now brighter inside the shed (2400 lux) than outside the shed (2000 lux) at noon on most days in Ireland

(And that's at the workbench, at eye level it's closer to 5500 lux)

I'd say the lads on the ISS will be able to tell when your're working in your workshop

Ebay, here to be exact. The first time I was able to find someone selling them individually but now it all seems to be in pairs. You might as well have them shipped directly to you by the way, they're so long that they count as an oversize package if you use addresspal and that'll set you back 25 quid (Actually, that might have gone up this week along with their usual packet fee which went from 3 to 3.50).

Sparks wrote: »

Ebay, here to be exact. The first time I was able to find someone selling them individually but now it all seems to be in pairs. You might as well have them shipped directly to you by the way, they're so long that they count as an oversize package if you use addresspal and that'll set you back 25 quid (Actually, that might have gone up this week along with their usual packet fee which went from 3 to 3.50).

Parcel Motel have a new 'XL' service for bigger items that won't fit in a locker, collect from local depot, from eur7
https://my.parcelmotel.com/Member/PriceCalculator

Made 2 adjustable trestles with rollers on top for supporting long lengths of timber will cutting on the saw. Made from 30mm and 25mm light gague steel box, some leftover steel from another project, 12mm threaded bar with wingnuts welded at end to make the locking bolts. Bit rough and ready, ready for polishing nd spraying in the morning.

Made progress on my plane rack.


Plough and router plane slots.


Block plane cubbies. These and the 722's cubby are the only part of the design I thought up myself instead of nicking them from somewhere else.


A map, in case I get lost


Finished, mounted and filled.


Finally starting to look tidy.
Need to build the chisel racks for the lower left corner of the plane till, then get a saw till going and a rack for the drills. And the clamps. And I think that's it for the immediate shed furniture to-do list then.

Polished and sprayed this morning. Gave it 3 coats of spray. Gouge holder yet to cut, weld and spray. Think I'll leave that till tomorrow

Hi,
inspired by a Shou Sugi Ban - Japanese charred cedar.
I'm planning on making a planter from old scaffolding planks.
Timber will be also covered with decking oil for a better/ nicer finish. Here's progress so far:





And it was done without the torch - traditional way:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W4ic52Pai8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=agxKECGE_sk