What did you do in your shop today?

Oh and the part I found strange on the lathe was the varying thickness. Being it is spinning on an axis I would figure it to be more consistent. You are right On another account I have been pretty disappointed about those flaws. I wasn't getting them on the earlier drums. I was using my dads super nice tools for everything on those and that could be part of it. I take it all as a learning experience though.
 
Blueglass said:
Oh and the part I found strange on the lathe was the varying thickness.
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It's called pushing the envelope and having something to show for it ... in one piece. If you ever push the envelope on a lathe without destroying the shell you'll understand. It's almost like sending a wad of play-dough into space on top of a rocket and expecting it to come back as a perfectly built Lincoln Log cabin. Just try to replicate what I did here with nothing except a nova chuck and scrap-made wood centers. Try it. it will make you a better drum builder.
 
Been right at 5 weeks since I've been able to get in the shop and do any turning, 3 weeks away at work, and two weeks vacation. So today I needed to get a few calls started. Got 8 duck call barrels turned, (2 cocobola, 2 bocote, 2 cedar, and 2 hedge with coco tips). I was hoping to get the insert done to, but disint happen. Hopefully I'll get to them tomorrow and be working on the finishes tomorrow night. image.webp
 
Omg! Did you have a tornado in there?
 
Mrfish55 said:
Busy day in the shop, don't show Kenbo, give the poor guy a stroke!View attachment 57791
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:rofl: I wouldn't be able to work in an area like this. It would drive me crazy. Not to mention the fact that it is a major tripping hazard. Hmmmmmm, why do I smell burnt toast? :wacko:
 
Got a few minutes this evening to rough out a blank I bought at SWAT. I don't know why this stuff isn't more popular... Looks like koa at a much lower price!

Monkey pod crotch ~15x3"

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DKMD said:
Got a few minutes this evening to rough out a blank I bought at SWAT. I don't know why this stuff isn't more popular... Looks like koa at a much lower price!

Monkey pod crotch ~15x3"

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WOW, Doc! That's a stunning piece of wood! Going to be a beautiful bowl when finished!
 
1409440780159.webp Worked on my HF dust collector upgrade. Son-in-law brought over an empty drum, I picked up a bit of wood and some hardware, including new casters. The originals are pretty bad.

Built a Thien baffle and got it all put back together. I hadn't planned on reusing the ring mounts but it turned out that that piece of 2x4 plywood want quite long enough.

The one thing I need to do to really finish it off is to find another scissors jack for lifting the barrel before I get a flat tire :)

It's nice to pick things up without hearing them ping against the impeller.

The next thing will be to get one of those pleated filters to replace the bag. But once I get the bag washed it should stay cleaner now.
 
Yesterday I got a bunch of shop time! My in-laws are in town and yesterday my wife, son, and in-laws went out shopping for the afternoon. I held down the fort at home and turned a bunch of pens and did some organizing in my shop, getting ready to work more on my workbench and then get started on some furniture builds. Today I finished a few more pens.

Between yesterday and today I turned about 15 pens. Got some real nice ones in this batch. Have turned at least 3 dozen pens now. Hoping we don't have storms tomorrow, but rather sunlight, so I can try to get some good pics.
 
I glued and squared 70 pens for an order due Friday, squared up another 150 I glued last week and got the first 80 of those turned. (Only another 400 to go)
 
Schroedc said:
I glued and squared 70 pens for an order due Friday, squared up another 150 I glued last week and got the first 80 of those turned. (Only another 400 to go)
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Holy crap Colin! You are a machine. Very impressive.:ok:
 
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