Nice maple, some silver maple is very nice. I think it is whiter then blm
What did you do in your shop today?
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Today I packed up a load of tools from my studio & went to my ex's 2 story townhome & ran new Freon lines for her a/c. There was a leak under the floor slab & a/c company wanted $,$$$'s to run 62' of new copper lines up through the attic & down the back wall.
I spent $110 in materials & ran the new lines behind the tile baseboard through the living room. Only 30' run.
A/c peeps going to braze my new lines & recharge with Freon now fer $475
I spent $110 in materials & ran the new lines behind the tile baseboard through the living room. Only 30' run.
A/c peeps going to braze my new lines & recharge with Freon now fer $475
I cleaned. ANd cleaned some more. I called and asked for my dumpster to be emptied today, so I figured I'd stuff it as full as it could get. By the time I was done, I had probably 15 contractor bags sitting on top above the actual top of it. I also glued up 3 cutting boards, finished a sign, and hung a wire cable across the room to hang a light above my table saw.
I made a thread in the general woodworking section about my day.
Oh it works beautifully for pens Barry! Just a little aggravating to work with. I absolutely love the looks of it finished. In my cell phone pictures it almost looks like flames running up the sides of the pen.
Tried stabilizing it, but that didn't do a very good job of filling all the little cracks inside. Contemplated casting it, and I may try that on the next piece. Cut this blank out of the piece you had cut down to 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches, and I left it a full 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 blank. I was a little concerned I wouldn't get the resin to penetrate deep enough, and I had predrilled my hole for the tube, thinking I had a plug that would fit it, but my plugs were a tad small for these tubes, so I elected to stabilize with CA instead. Even thin CA wasn't going everywhere it needed to go, but that may well have been because it was running out the other end, and all over inside the blank. Have a better idea of what size blank I need now; I can prune blanks down a little closer, trim the corners back, and get them small enough to get penetration. While at the same time favoring the lace side of it and preserving more of that in my finished piece.
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Like Ken, the last couple of days. I found the last semi drum I needed for my grinder pedestals, just need to find some plate steel now. I was on my way home from work at the mower shop on saturday and there was an estate sale on my street 2 blocks away, well I had to stop. Scored a sony stereo receiver cheap enough, with the remote like new, looked like an older persons home. This will probably end up in the wood shop, but for now it is upstairs in the house providing tunes till I can get my Marantz fixed, the sony sounds like a tin can compared to the Marantz. Then on sunday I started working on my bicycle to get it ready for the summer riding season, this year it gets some upgrades, new handlebars to get me more upright, all new cables just because they are 27 years old, and new tires and tubes. Today I cut down and hung the door for the shop, it was a habitat for humanity purchase for 5 bucks! Solid core door (particle board) and very very heavy! Just have to get a knob for it and install some stop trim. That's one more thing off the list.
I bought this bike for my 30 birthday as a gift to my self. Waiting on a new handlebar stem to come, putting a set of old school gt bmx handlebars on it. I can't lean over on the bars anymore, last couple of years it makes my hands go numb.
Shop door hung, view from the inside of the shop.
View from the outside. Just need to make some trim up and install the knob.
I bought this bike for my 30 birthday as a gift to my self. Waiting on a new handlebar stem to come, putting a set of old school gt bmx handlebars on it. I can't lean over on the bars anymore, last couple of years it makes my hands go numb.
Shop door hung, view from the inside of the shop.
View from the outside. Just need to make some trim up and install the knob.
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Now that things are back together decided to make shavings today. Got these all turned and ready for final sand and finishing today. The three really dark ones to the left are HRB from the last piece of wood I got from Kevin..... Was a little tough turning those. Took quite a while before I realized he'd slap me silly if I didn't use the wood for something and just left it on the shelf. The one in front of those is Brown Mallee that he sent me a bit earlier, Just sent me a box full of red and brown mallee call and pen blanks with a note to pay whenever I could. Glad I got that repaid before he passed. Thinking a couple of these calls will stay in my bag instead of going up for sale. Two black oak burl blanks to turn if they'll stay together and I'll have 45+ pot calls ready to sand and finish.
Hand sanded 3 Norfolk Island Pine lamp shades & put 2 in oil. Sprayed poly on a couple also.
Got 9 shades cut for upcoming shows! $,$$$
Got 9 shades cut for upcoming shows! $,$$$
Finished the last of 7 keepsake urns for my mom and aunts n uncles. (Mom and her 2 sisters and 4 brothers) My memere passed away a few weeks ago. She was 99! So I made these from some nice ambrosia maple I had been saving for something.
Sorry to hear man. Those are some beautiful keepsakes you made I'm sure they will be cherished.
Marc, very nice turnings and a super tribute to your memere! Tony
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Came home from work and went to the shop. I worked on the door some more, cut the holes for the lockset/knob. I found a brand new lockset in the basement, didn't really want a keyed lock but it didn't cost me anything so I used it.
I have this cool little jig that I bought for 20 bucks many years ago to bore the holes in slab doors for locksets. Lines everything up perfect, makes it a no Brainer. 2 screws attach it and those screw holes are used for the bolt assy. Bore the big hole, then the little one, easy peasy.
Ever drill a hole in the wrong spot? How about twice? Me either, but if I did I would sharpen a wood dowel in the pencil sharpener and put some wood glue on it and drive em in with a hammer, then cut them off flush with a little flush trim pull saw.
Instant fix, lol. First it was too loose, then to tight, now it's just right, I sound like Goldie locks, lol.
Just need to install some stop trim and the seal the door up with some poly. One more thing almost off my list.
I have this cool little jig that I bought for 20 bucks many years ago to bore the holes in slab doors for locksets. Lines everything up perfect, makes it a no Brainer. 2 screws attach it and those screw holes are used for the bolt assy. Bore the big hole, then the little one, easy peasy.
Ever drill a hole in the wrong spot? How about twice? Me either, but if I did I would sharpen a wood dowel in the pencil sharpener and put some wood glue on it and drive em in with a hammer, then cut them off flush with a little flush trim pull saw.
Instant fix, lol. First it was too loose, then to tight, now it's just right, I sound like Goldie locks, lol.
Just need to install some stop trim and the seal the door up with some poly. One more thing almost off my list.
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Greg just curious, am i seeing your strike plate right. It looks like from the pic you didn't mortise it flush with the jam. 
Just screwed it to it, or am i seeing it wrong? Not that it's a big deal as long as it works.
Just screwed it to it, or am i seeing it wrong? Not that it's a big deal as long as it works.
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Greg just curious, am i seeing your strike plate right. It looks like from the pic you didn't mortise it flush with the jam.
You are correct sir. Some idiot (that would be me) roughed the opening to big. I was trying to take up some space, I may have to install a 1/4" strip of plywood on that side to take up some space. This is not a prehung door, there is no jamb, just a $5 solid slab door hung in a 2x4 framed opening, lol.
been there done that. lol
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It'll work just fine, especially when I get the stop trim attached on the outside. This is one heavy door, actually I feel better about driving 3" screws right into the 2x4'S
And then there were 2. Woo Hoo down to the last 2 base cabinets. Total for this build was like 24 linear feet of base. Now finish these drawers. One more tall pantry to go next to the fridge. And happy happy done at last!
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I posted something on this before. Here you can't buy cabinet grade plywood for sh..t. This is a processed solid wood material that is finger jointed together stabolised some how and then sold in sheets with thickness of 12 to up to 20mm. I use 16mm and 20mm stuff. It works really well and paints beautifully. The issue is that you do have to account for some wood movement same as solid lumber. This stuff is sold under a trade name called Boon Wood. From what I gather it is indeed recycled wood from rubber trees. If the joinery and assembly is good the product is square and solid as can be. But it is heavy heavy stuff. A 4' x 8" sheet of 20mil runs about US $35.00.
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