Put some of the scraps in my boxes! LOLCut up 5 half rounds of Hackberry just to get the few squarish pieces in front of photo Rest goes to firewood pile
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What did you do in your shop today?
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Thanks, the lamps are maple burl and the kilu is Claro walnut turned end grain.
Drop dead gorgeous, and you are only getting started! Chuck
Completed turning, sanding and first oiling on the matched pair from last week.
Those look great.
Beautiful!
Awesomeness! Look like mushrooms in the last photo! Seeing the inside of a tree never ceases to amaze me! Chuck
This could also go in the call makers but I just stuck it here. Had to spin some duck calls and while they are drying, I started on some turkey calls. I had @The100road to make me a blank. Sent him the elm burl and wanted it cast with a light translucent blue so you could see the burl spikes. Let me tell you, he freakin NAILED IT!!! I have the soundboard glued in and drying now but here it is. Sanded and wet sanded on the inside for an hour to get it as clear as I could. If this thing sounds half as good as it looks, it's gonna be a killer! Thanks Stan! You gave me exactly what I wanted. Will be a blasted crystal striking surface over glass soundboard. And then I dropped it and put two little places in it.
Beautiful call Eric. What kind of soundboard and playing surface.
Blasted crystal over glass
Made some acorns this afternoon. In a week am going to do a little show and tell for an older ladies study group. Unfortunately can't do any turning for them, but will bring a couple totes full of various projects. Thought it would be nice to give them a little something to take home. Should have enough for each to take 4-5 acorns.
Was going to make them some tiny bowls for the acorns, but not sure I have enough properly sized material. Will have to search tonight.
Was going to make them some tiny bowls for the acorns, but not sure I have enough properly sized material. Will have to search tonight.
Thanks Eric, appreciate the offer!
I've probably got material, but not sure I have the time to get them turned before a week from Monday. Tomorrow and Monday are the only days I'll be able to work on them, so time is short. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.......
I've probably got material, but not sure I have the time to get them turned before a week from Monday. Tomorrow and Monday are the only days I'll be able to work on them, so time is short. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.......
I used a rat tail file and a round rasp to make the holes in cork rings big. I go slow so they're not too big, not too small, but just right. Then I glued them all together on a new 5 wt fly rod. See the "non-work working related projects" category above. But the cork is sort of wood like.
I think this is my first project in a long time. Yesterday we were given two huge heads of cabbage. Today I started the process of turning it into sauerkraut. Now, last year I did small batches in half gallon mason jars - and made a small kraut pounder for that. Ok, basically a 1 1/4" x 10" dowel, lol. But this year's batch of kraut is 24lbs of cabbage. And I'm doing it in a 5 gallon pail. So I needed a kraut pounder.
Maybe 10 minutes went into making this! Took a cutoff from the legs of my workbench build and turned it round. Drilled a hole and glued in a 5/8" dowel - the largest I had on hand. I think before I use it again I'll add on a handle for better grip and easier use, but it works for its intended purpose.
Maybe 10 minutes went into making this! Took a cutoff from the legs of my workbench build and turned it round. Drilled a hole and glued in a 5/8" dowel - the largest I had on hand. I think before I use it again I'll add on a handle for better grip and easier use, but it works for its intended purpose.
Didn't spend much time in the shop yesterday. Had to put up new security measures, installed 4 wireless cameras and a solar powered motion light. Had some thieving a$$hat get into my service truck this week and stole my tool bag. 2K in tools gone....cops were not much help. Acted like I was bothering them with the call and didn't seem to believe me that the bag full of tools was worth that much.....I emailed that d-bag receipts totalling 1989.53. Doubt that they'll do anything about it or find them, I've been cruising pawn shops and online for sale site but no luck yet. Fortunately my boss helped me replace everything, and this time it's under surveillance and I stashed a GPS locator in there.
Today though I did spend some time in the shop. A while ago Larry posted about a stand he made for a coffee maker, one of those keurig type machines. Well I decided to make one myself. I had some pretty neat stuff that was laying around, fathers day present, and decided to use it for this. I have a pretty awesome fiancée that when she has time on out of town trips stops at local lumber yards and brings me back goodies lol. Anyway here it is.....who wants to guess the wood?
Today though I did spend some time in the shop. A while ago Larry posted about a stand he made for a coffee maker, one of those keurig type machines. Well I decided to make one myself. I had some pretty neat stuff that was laying around, fathers day present, and decided to use it for this. I have a pretty awesome fiancée that when she has time on out of town trips stops at local lumber yards and brings me back goodies lol. Anyway here it is.....who wants to guess the wood?
African mahogany?