What did you do in your shop today?

So once I finished the rest I thought now where am I going to put them?
So I grabbed some scrap cherry and got to work.
Ran everything through the drum sander, did some layout, cut a rabbit, and drilled a bunch of holes again.
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I'll clean the drill press up tomorrow, lol.
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I'll finish it up another day, maybe tomorrow, dunno, lol.
 
Went over to my buddy's house to use his bandsaw and drum sander. Resawed the myrtle I got from @Gary Schuler here to make a box using those spalted hackberry quads I got from @El Guapo . Then I planed and drum sanded the yew boards I also got @Gary Schuler to make another cribbage board. I'll post pics later once there's something to see. Tomorrow my guitar coach is coming over and we're going to close up the box and get ready to start roughing out the neck.
 
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Planed down a couple cedar 4 x 4 to make a shower stall in the bath remodel. Sanded a board for the wife to make a leaner sign, cleaned up a couple chunks of "waste" wood to try casting some colored effects. Was instructed that they are to be candle stands... one of them may be too narrow, may only work for pen blanks :whatever: .
over all, watched it rain:coffeenews:
 
Nothing in the wood shop, but been working on getting my fly tying going again. Catch one lousy fish on the Florida trip and I’m hooked again!!! Plus, trying to organize a bit and clean out some of dad’s accumulation of stuff. Gett excited for the move later this summer. My current attitude is to finish projects vs packing them up again.

took some time out to actually tie a few flies. Smaller emerges instead of the big saltwater stuff. Keeps life interesting. But boy, am I slow due to lack of practice!!!

wood shop tomorrow!!

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Taught myself how to turn a sphere. Been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the time to try one.

Made it out of cottonwood, which was too soft for the maple cup centers I'd made, so spent a lot of time chasing indentations with sandpaper. Ended up just a little under 2.5" and I put some walnut oil on it to better see the grain.

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trc65 said:
Taught myself how to turn a sphere. Been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the time to try one.

Made it out of cottonwood, which was too soft for the maple cup centers I'd made, so spent a lot of time chasing indentations with sandpaper. Ended up just a little under 2.5" and I put some walnut oil on it to better see the grain.

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Congrats!! I tried one......will try another in a year or so.
 
trc65 said:
Taught myself how to turn a sphere. Been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the time to try one.

Made it out of cottonwood, which was too soft for the maple cup centers I'd made, so spent a lot of time chasing indentations with sandpaper. Ended up just a little under 2.5" and I put some walnut oil on it to better see the grain.

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Cool,it reminds me of Saturn. lol
 
Finished up the quickie tool rest holder. Rounded everything over and gave it a quick sand. Shot it with some spray polycrylic. After it dries I'll get it hung near the lathe.
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I pitch forked about 80 gallons of shavings out of the floor from cleaning up small boards that were just chainsaw freehand out of shorty logs. My bandmill wont run under about three feet and sometimes you just have to see inside that chunk of firewood before it heads to the stove
 
trc65 said:
Taught myself how to turn a sphere. Been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the time to try one.

Made it out of cottonwood, which was too soft for the maple cup centers I'd made, so spent a lot of time chasing indentations with sandpaper. Ended up just a little under 2.5" and I put some walnut oil on it to better see the grain.

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Nice job Tim!, be careful, once I started making those, I couldn't stop, I think I turned every available piece of wood I could cube, into a sphere, I'm pretty much over it now lol...
 
barry richardson said:
Nice job Tim!, be careful, once I started making those, I couldn't stop, I think I turned every available piece of wood I could cube, into a sphere, I'm pretty much over it now lol...
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I've been having the same thoughts looking around the shop at all the scrap pieces. Great nieces/nephews will be back here for first time in two years for Easter, so think they'll be getting spheres instead of eggs!
 
Well I had a few minutes this morning before work so I got my tool rest holder mounted. Since it was just in hollow paneling I used some plastic anchors to mount it.
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Tool rest in.
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I think its a nice addition to the turning area.
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woodtickgreg said:
Well I had a few minutes this morning before work so I got my tool rest holder mounted. Since it was just in hollow paneling I used some plastic anchors to mount it.
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Tool rest in.
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I think its a nice addition to the turning area.
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Looking good. You in progress on that piece under Laguna or just temporary storage?
As wide as that rack is, there should been a piece of wood behind that rack somewhere... you on 24 inch centers or they just missed a support every so often? Older house? That can get fun chasing furring strips...
 
2feathers Creative Making said:
Looking good. You in progress on that piece under Laguna or just temporary storage?
As wide as that rack is, there should been a piece of wood behind that rack somewhere... you on 24 inch centers or they just missed a support every so often? Older house? That can get fun chasing furring strips...
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The 2 pieces under the lathe where started over 7 years ago, lol. Not sure what the spacing is on the 2x2 studs that are behind the paneling. I predrilled and countersunk 3 screw holes in the rack and none of them hit a stud, no big deal.
 
Few minutes before I left for work this morning. I found a piece of scrap oak plywood, squared it up and marked the corners to round them off. I think the jig will be much handier if I can hang it on the wall, take it down when needed and clamp it to the bench so it doesn't move when using it.
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