Attempted a post for a tube lug but need a steady rest. It has been ordered. Someone sniped my ebay snipe.
What did you do in your shop today?
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I didn't, I made a trip up to Ft. Frederick with a friend. Meet another friend who gave me the Dogwood log. Walk around and talked to old friends who I use to camp with in F&I ,
http://www.friendsoffortfrederick.info/market_fair.htm
http://www.friendsoffortfrederick.info/market_fair.htm
Trying something new for me..... I like the way it looks, I think I've got a basic design figured out and spacing. I'll get it polished and assembled tomorrow and I'll have a friend that is very active with the NWTF try it out and tell me what he thinks.
I finished 2 handles for my lathe chisels today. One is Mesquite and Bois D'arc, the other is Walnut and Maple. The Walnut one is thinner than I had wanted, got carried away turning I guess! Have a few more coats of shellac to apply to the Walnut one.
Also finished up a full size cutting board. I haven't given up on Flatwork @Mike1950 !
C&C welcome on both. Thanks for looking guys! Tony
Also finished up a full size cutting board. I haven't given up on Flatwork @Mike1950 !
C&C welcome on both. Thanks for looking guys! Tony
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Got a mahogany front door in last week, the guys finished stripping and sanding it. It came to me to stain. I used a gel stain , brown mahogany, added a cap of dark green and dark blue to get a warm brown. Tomorrow I'll glaze coat it with a little dark walnut and a youch of dark blue , just a piss coat or 2 to even the look and remove the red thats left. Its really very even toned, the outside lighting is trowing if off right now. It was stained early morning and 4 hrs lated rubbed out with paint thinner.
That one isn't actually mine. A buddy was going through a divorce abd needed storage space for his machines. I can use them all I want but when he has shop space again they go back. Looks like I only have six months or so left to spend with Alice (that's her name...) And when this one came up it was too good to pass up. I'll store it until Alice leaves the shop and then move Agnes in. I can handle the slightly shorter swing since I do very little over 20 inches plus can always turn off the back side.
I like all those @Tony LOL when I first looked at this post I thought, that's the tallest pair of Pepper/Salt Mills I've ever seen! And from a flat worker! Then I read your description and now I'm not impressed!
Toned the mahogany door and adding oul finish 1st coat.
This is going to be beautiful.
This is going to be beautiful.
I've got Eduardo in here do the rush work to B Green
Tony is finishing up the prep work on this curio cabinet
Dang, he don't look like neither one of us!!!!!!
Tony has been with me about 3 years now. Excellent woodworker cabinet maker, old school tradition.
Here's the door with 4 coats of oil. Starting to look nice.
I've been tense lately so I started doing pot.
Actually, My first call went over well and I don't know if its because it's pretty or they pity me or that they genuinely like it but I've had some orders come in so I'm working up a dozen. I turned these yesterday, a few more today, get the strikers made and start sanding and finishing.
Actually, My first call went over well and I don't know if its because it's pretty or they pity me or that they genuinely like it but I've had some orders come in so I'm working up a dozen. I turned these yesterday, a few more today, get the strikers made and start sanding and finishing.
Pretty funny Colin! They look good to me, although I don't know anything about making calls. Tony
What 
@Tony , you don't know how to use a phone? Poor guy.
@Tony , you don't know how to use a phone? Poor guy.
Nice assortment of stock! Not sure which one looks sweeter top-left, bottom-center, or bottom-right. Can't wait to see them finished!
Top left is some funky walnut crotch, the bottom center is burl form a 200+ year old maple tree, and the other one is Tap Hole maple form trees tapped for sap. For the calls, each one gets a striker handle made form a slice of the same chunk of wood.