Cool pens. I like your work too.
What did you do in your shop today?
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Cool pens. I like your work too.
Today I finished turning the last of the Euro's I'm working on for inventory (There are 5 more but the purpleheart ones are sitting in the window turning purple before I apply the finish). And @Graybeard dropped by the shop for a little while and dropped off some presents and took me to lunch. Tomorrow I'm off to a concert in Minneapolis at Orchestra Hall and then Monday I get to build more walls.
Is it the symphony or someone else? Details man details.
It's the Minnesota Orchestra doing a bunch of stuff from musicals. My kid's band group is going up there and they had a few extra tickets and asked if I wanted to go.
Cut up an antler and made some center bands.
A lot, and still going. On and off all day. Glued up a Blue Mahoe shell, which I'm very happy about since the last one self destructed. THe kiln treatment should help. Cut stripes for a Red Mahoe and a Buttonwood shell and am now gluing them on. Every 15 minutes for the rest of the night I guess. Oh yeah and cut up a bunch of pen blanks.
Not in shop .. Right outside walkin door ... My newest yard art ... Yes the water faucets work ...
Today I finished up re-handling one of my favorite turning tools. The handle that Sorby put on this was too short and too small in diameter for me to comfortable hold and control the tool as well as I'd like to. So, it got a new handle turned the other day. @Mike1950 Curly Bigleaf Maple for the handle. 3/4" spindle gouge. Original handle for comparison.
Then a group shot of my self-handled tools, since I'm sure I've told @woodtickgreg several times that I'd get pictures of my Tick Tools with my handles. The 1/2" rougher handle was one of my first completed turnings once I had a lathe of my own. It's a lamination of hard maple and a thin of cherry. The 3/8" finisher is @Mike1950 Quilted Bigleaf Maple with a little bit of burl spots.
I have several other Sorby tools that are likely to eventually get new handles as time goes on - handles that are better suited for holding with my big paws.
Then a group shot of my self-handled tools, since I'm sure I've told @woodtickgreg several times that I'd get pictures of my Tick Tools with my handles. The 1/2" rougher handle was one of my first completed turnings once I had a lathe of my own. It's a lamination of hard maple and a thin of cherry. The 3/8" finisher is @Mike1950 Quilted Bigleaf Maple with a little bit of burl spots.
I have several other Sorby tools that are likely to eventually get new handles as time goes on - handles that are better suited for holding with my big paws.
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Way to go Matt, I like longer handles on my tools too! Nice to see my tools all handled up.
Way to go Matt, I like longer handles on my tools too! Nice to see my tools all handled up.
The handles I've got on my two Tick Tools are perfect for me and how I use them. In fact, if I had to rehandle them, especially the rougher, I'd have to learn how to use the tools all over again! I've used that rougher so much it's all muscle memory. I do the vast majority of my turning with it and it's my favorite turning tool.
Made up a few "Dixie Deluxe Toothpick Holders". Turned a few scraps of Southern Live Oak for the job, seemed an appropriate choice. Was the usual PITA with this stuff, spent about as much time gluing it back together as I did turning it. Flip side photos so you can all the glued up cracks.
Center one was first, wasn't sure what kinda lines I wanted on them, fat didn't work for me, but I'm sure someone will think it's cool.
Center one was first, wasn't sure what kinda lines I wanted on them, fat didn't work for me, but I'm sure someone will think it's cool.
Holy crap Matt those tools are beautiful!
I handled the two small tools I bought from Tim recently but I don't dare show them now!!! heck I didn't even sand them just some rude and crude handles. Lol.
I handled the two small tools I bought from Tim recently but I don't dare show them now!!! heck I didn't even sand them just some rude and crude handles. Lol.
I did nothing in the shop this weekend. Too busy trying to get the basement ready so we can sell and move. However, I did get 3 doors installed and painted, finished up the electrical work (bunch of switches and outlets), got the shelf and rod installed in the new closet, put up the shelves in the new built in bookcase, painted a crap load of baseboard pieces.
I think that's all. It is looking good, hopefully all this work will pay off in the end. We should at least break even given what it looked like before.
I'm hoping I already have enough stuff for the show next month because as soon as the house is done a lot of the shop tools will go into storage so the garage looks more like an actual garage. Should be able to finish off some more of the Model A vehicles that I've posted.
And have I mentioned that I hate to paint? Airless sprayer downstairs, HVLP outside for the doors and baseboard. Still have to do 1 more door and the door casings but it'll have to stop raining first.
I think that's all. It is looking good, hopefully all this work will pay off in the end. We should at least break even given what it looked like before.
I'm hoping I already have enough stuff for the show next month because as soon as the house is done a lot of the shop tools will go into storage so the garage looks more like an actual garage. Should be able to finish off some more of the Model A vehicles that I've posted.
And have I mentioned that I hate to paint? Airless sprayer downstairs, HVLP outside for the doors and baseboard. Still have to do 1 more door and the door casings but it'll have to stop raining first.
So far today I've built a wall. And I got somebody else to pay for it 
Finished up the wood parts for what I recall to be an AK of some sort for my son-in-law.
The color was his choice.
The color was his choice.
Funky. I do thinks it's a huge improvement on the orange stocks they usually came with. Want to make me a stock? I've got some slams of spectraply or a similar brand in the corner of the shop.
Seriously though, eventually I plan to restock my Thompson Contender carbine when I feel comfortable trying a stock.