What did you do in your shop today?

Tony said:
Got a good amount of Shop time this weekend, Nikki was in Louisiana seeing her new nephew. I built a Longworth chuck, pretty pleased with it. This one is going to SWAT with me for @Bean_counter, @El Guapo yours is next! Eventually I hope to get a point where I can turn well enough to need one myself!
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I also got this bottle stopper done. Black Locus that @El Guapo gave me that he got from @Buga, and Purpleheart I got from @woodman6415. I haven't tightened or glued the stopper in the blank yet. Please tell me what y'all think. Thanks guys! Tony
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That bottle stopper is perfect. I say glue n screw it....

Now about this longworth chuck....how hard/easy is that for you to make?
 
ripjack13 said:
That bottle stopper is perfect. I say glue n screw it....

Now about this longworth chuck....how hard/easy is that for you to make?
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Thanks Marc! It's not that hard to make. This is the 2nd one, I misunderstood the instructions the first time around and had the layout lines all screwed up. Once I made a jig to do the routing arcs and understood the directions it went pretty quick. Tony
 
Cool...I might have to have you make me one too in the near future....
 
Tony said:
Maybe it's just my dirty old mind, but that's an interesting shape on that slab to the left. Tony
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Yes. You should see it without the wood chips in front!! Going to make a coffee table to sell. Have the legs turned. Need to sand & finish the top.
 
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Does mechanical work in the shop count? Got the showroom set back up, did some laser samples for a job I'm bidding for some awards then ran down and picked up another treadle lathe and some other goodies. Anyone want to buy a treadle lathe? Then went home to the garage shop and replaced the rear main seal and starter on an 04 Jeep grand cheroke.
 
Schroedc said:
Does mechanical work in the shop count? Got the showroom set back up, did some laser samples for a job I'm bidding for some awards then ran down and picked up another treadle lathe and some other goodies. Anyone want to buy a treadle lathe? Then went home to the garage shop and replaced the rear main seal and starter on an 04 Jeep grand cheroke.
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Lets see picts of treadle lathe!! Is made of metal or wood?
 
Zero wood related work around my place yesterday. Instead I installed a brake assembly, wired lights and welded a 10k pound jack onto the lumber/log trailer. Had to get her road ready for an out of state lumber delivery this weekend. I'll have to rush along and get a few white oak logs onto the mill bed today.
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Spinartist said:
Yes. You should see it without the wood chips in front!! Going to make a coffee table to sell. Have the legs turned. Need to sand & finish the top.
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Got this slab from a guy who imported it from South America. Going to be coffee table. I need to sand & refinish it. No idea what the wood is. 5 & 1/4" thick. That's 21/4 to for you flat board wood nerds.
Trees grow in interesting shapes don't they!!

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Schroedc said:
Then went home to the garage shop and replaced the rear main seal and starter on an 04 Jeep grand cheroke.
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My wife had a grand Cherokee...straight 6. Ran for 300,000 miles before I gave up working on it...
But it was a great "car"...
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@Kenbo
 
Spinartist said:
Got this slab from a guy who imported it from South America. Going to be coffee table. I need to sand & refinish it. No idea what the wood is. 5 & 1/4" thick. That's 21/4 to for you flat board wood nerds.
Trees grow in interesting shapes don't they!!

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If ,when you are done with it, if you stand behind it and angle the camera just right.............
 
Colin, I may be interested in the treadle machines. Cash or trades? Let me know what they are worth.
 
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