What are you working on currently?

the_pen_turner wrote: »

what do you think of thse button fix. i have some but havnt used them yet

Bungusbeefcake wrote: »

In mine, it's just over 5ft wide, 1520mm. The nerd I am had me lay it out in CAD first before doing my cuts so I knew what was where and how much material I needed.

I used this plan as a base for the design: https://myoutdoorplans.com/fence/garden-gate-plans/
but tweaked slightly, especially the overall size as the width on mine was between a livestock fence post and a stables, so was random....that and the post is at an angle didn't help.

Mine consisted of 2 X 4's and 1 X 4's for the pickets / slates / verticals....whatever they're called. It's heavy though. All the wood was treated, the 2 X 4's were brown treated as these were on special at the time and the 1 X 4's are pressure treated.

I used a pin and gudgeon, cranked, galvanised hinge for the fitting. Make sure that the length of this is at least 1/3 the width of the gate.

For the rounding and bevelled edges, I got a new set of tools including a router so wanted to play with this. Very happy with how they turned out.

Note, it is quite a heavy gate though but it's definitely solid!

Any questions, I can give you some more details or whatever you need.

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Just finished a wee project today I've been meaning to do for a while. Had a few friends who play guitars in local bands that were looking for a nice stand to hang a good guitar on the floor in their room. Saw a plan on youtube and adapted it a little and then using mainly Ash (some oak barrel staves for the neck grasp) I created this one.

Not fully finished yet, needs an oil or varnish still and a few dowels to be popped into screw holes. Unsure what to put on the completed piece besides lacquer tbh. Anybody got an opinion? Ash grain doesn't really get enhanced much with pure oil I feel, so perhaps something with a bit of color to it might be better than just danish oil that I normally use.

Open to suggestions . . . Thanks

chillyspoon wrote: »

Very cool - also on my TODO list. I want to hang a couple on the wall and one heavy duty floor stand to replace the flimsy metal one I have because the cats keep knocking it over :eek:

I often use Rustin's teak oil to add a light tint which I think looks nice btw. I quite like the natural ash look.

Graham wrote: »

If that's your plan for the 10th anniversary gift, you might want to sand the corners some more and oil the wood. Should make it easier to remove

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Thanks. Unfortunately I haven't made any plans. I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kinda guy :pac:

I'll take full measurements when I'm back in shed (probably Monday) and post them here or msg you. The back spine I just made a template using 6½mm ply and after cutting the ash to near my drawn line I used the router to flush trim to the template. The height of that spine piece was 38" if that's any help anyway.

I only had all dry fitted in these pics so today I have decided to tinker with it slightly anyway. I will post finished pics next week when I've it all put together.

I eventually settled on danish oil. Looks good if I'm honest. But phone pics just won't do it justice.



I am going to make these as I have had some interest. I see quite a few on US websites and a few on Etsy. I'm pitching my price at €80.00 for one made with the Ash.

Do you guys think that's a fair price to pay?

Be interested to hear your thoughts on a suggested price.. Thanks

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Fair point and thanks for your input. It's a thin line between looking at the amount of time you put into a project, adding costs, how it looks when completed and then the reality of what you would like to charge versus what you reckon you won't get for it (especially if you don't hit your target crowd).




Which brings me onto a serious question..


Where does everybody sell their stuff? I live in Cavan and am finding it really hard to attract customers despite doing a lot of social media post boosting/advertisement within an 80km range too, so not like I'm only working off a small population base.
It's just so incredibly hard and frustrating trying to understand how to get to your target audience and current pandemic times make it even harder, given the non events like fairs and arts and craft show.

I've tried the likes of Etsy (no longer have an Irish operation :rolleyes: ) and did sell 2 items (maple & walnut drinks coasters) in a 6 month period which was hardly worth jumping up and down about. And they were items that I purposely priced cheaper than comparable items in the UK just to try and get a sale. After all there's no point in it sitting on a shelf unsold than a few quid in the pocket to buy more wood with :pac:

I also considered setting up a Facebook/Instagram page myself for Ireland only exposure. A place for multiple "Makers of wooden projects" to advertise and sell their works.
It works well in the US and even though we are but a fraction of their size surely there would be a good take up on the use of a similar platform over here?

Like there must be a cazillion small operators like me and the many of you in here making fine woodworking projects around the country that could benefit from a one stop shop to advertise their wares directly to consumers in Ireland.




Anybody confident enough with an idea like this to give me a hand setting something up?

magicbastarder wrote: »

I have heard some possibly alarmist stories about the revenue following people selling stuff on social media so be sure to declare any income earned from anything you sell.

magicbastarder wrote: »

are they facebook links? not loading for me...

bamayang wrote: »

Built a pergola over last two weekends. Enjoyable project, space was a bit open/exposed before, feel its a bit cosier now. Must work on some patio furniture next.

Not sure what way to finish the tops of the posts, might put a triangular cap on each.

mossym wrote: »

and done. bit clearer what it is now

BrownFinger wrote: »

I built this BBQ bench after seeing Mossyms one!