What did you do in your shop today?

Saw a utube video about ebonizing wood.....never heard of it. Mixed up some brew last week and tried it out today on a piece of oak.
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Black tea applied....
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Fe Acetate applied.....
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More tea on top....
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I like it!
Now.....what do I make to apply it to?
Will have to see how it looks on maple too.
 
I just about gased myself out of the garage today. My little bottle of thin CA glue was leaking a little, from up near that spout thing they include. I put it on the bed of my lathe the last time I used it. Today, I was going to put it back on my work bench and it was stuck. I wiggled it, thinking it would pop lose, but the bottom of the little bottle cracked up and CA glue flowed out all over. Grabbed a rag, stopped it from going everywhere, got it all over my hand. Fortunately didn't glue my hand to anything. But the worst was the fumes - man, they're nasty. Had to open the garage door even though it's 31 degrees outside. But I did make some progress. Got another fly box cut out and ready for hinges. My wife said I needed to make little trays for those two myrtle boxes so I made the trays from some red cedar I had and made the support rails and glued them in. Now I need to buy more thin CA glue.
 
DLJeffs said:
I just about gased myself out of the garage today. My little bottle of thin CA glue was leaking a little, from up near that spout thing they include. I put it on the bed of my lathe the last time I used it. Today, I was going to put it back on my work bench and it was stuck. I wiggled it, thinking it would pop lose, but the bottom of the little bottle cracked up and CA glue flowed out all over. Grabbed a rag, stopped it from going everywhere, got it all over my hand. Fortunately didn't glue my hand to anything. But the worst was the fumes - man, they're nasty. Had to open the garage door even though it's 31 degrees outside. But I did make some progress. Got another fly box cut out and ready for hinges. My wife said I needed to make little trays for those two myrtle boxes so I made the trays from some red cedar I had and made the support rails and glued them in. Now I need to buy more thin CA glue.
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Definitely toxic! Sounds like you made a quick recovery though. Chuck
 
@DLJeffs - If you want to avoid the CA fumes, I strongly recommend BSI SuperGold (thin) and SuperGold+ (medium). https://bsi-inc.com/hobby/super_gold.html

My original CA of choice was Satellite City. That was until I became allergic to it. I now use the ones I mentioned from BSI as they are odorless CA's with no fumes. I can use them without any allergic reaction.

Even if I could use all the other CA's, I'd still use this BSI stuff. It's good stuff.
 
DLJeffs said:
I just about gased myself out of the garage today. My little bottle of thin CA glue was leaking a little, from up near that spout thing they include. I put it on the bed of my lathe the last time I used it. Today, I was going to put it back on my work bench and it was stuck. I wiggled it, thinking it would pop lose, but the bottom of the little bottle cracked up and CA glue flowed out all over. Grabbed a rag, stopped it from going everywhere, got it all over my hand. Fortunately didn't glue my hand to anything. But the worst was the fumes - man, they're nasty. Had to open the garage door even though it's 31 degrees outside. But I did make some progress. Got another fly box cut out and ready for hinges. My wife said I needed to make little trays for those two myrtle boxes so I made the trays from some red cedar I had and made the support rails and glued them in. Now I need to buy more thin CA glue.
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Sprung said:
@DLJeffs - If you want to avoid the CA fumes, I strongly recommend BSI SuperGold (thin) and SuperGold+ (medium). https://bsi-inc.com/hobby/super_gold.html

My original CA of choice was Satellite City. That was until I became allergic to it. I now use the ones I mentioned from BSI as they are odorless CA's with no fumes. I can use them without any allergic reaction.

Even if I could use all the other CA's, I'd still use this BSI stuff. It's good stuff.
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Thanks Matt, I'll definitely look into that brand. The Lowes and Home Depot stores here don't carry a very good selection of glues (other than Titebond) so I'll probably have to order some from somewhere.

I think I use Bob Smith 20 min Finish Cure epoxy on those poppers I made. Have to check.
 
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DLJeffs said:
Thanks Matt, I'll definitely look into that brand. The Lowes and Home Depot stores here don't carry a very good selection of glues (other than Titebond) so I'll probably have to order some from somewhere.

I think I use Bob Smith 20 min Finish Cure epoxy on those poppers I made. Have to check.
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From what I've read, you might be able to find it in some small, mom and pop type hobby shops - it is foam safe. But I've always ordered it online. I usually order it from Turner's Warehouse. I use their Insta Set CA Accelerator as well.
 
As I continue to unpack boxes and try to think of long term organization, I am building a small cabinet for my pen turning parts cases.

Didn’t get the shelves or back finished, but am close. Fun making sawdust and using tools. Used my new Bosch Colt palm router for the dados and assembled the sides using pocket holes.

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Gdurfey said:
As I continue to unpack boxes and try to think of long term organization, I am building a small cabinet for my pen turning parts cases.

Didn’t get the shelves or back finished, but am close. Fun making sawdust and using tools. Used my new Bosch Colt palm router for the dados and assembled the sides using pocket holes.

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Great that you are finally getting underway! Getting organized seems to be half the battle! Chuck
 
Gdurfey said:
As I continue to unpack boxes and try to think of long term organization, I am building a small cabinet for my pen turning parts cases.

Didn’t get the shelves or back finished, but am close. Fun making sawdust and using tools. Used my new Bosch Colt palm router for the dados and assembled the sides using pocket holes.

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Are you going to leave some of the shelves loose so that you can adjust them to reflect inventory with time or will they all be fastened in?
 
Gdurfey said:
As I continue to unpack boxes and try to think of long term organization, I am building a small cabinet for my pen turning parts cases.

Didn’t get the shelves or back finished, but am close. Fun making sawdust and using tools. Used my new Bosch Colt palm router for the dados and assembled the sides using pocket holes.

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Must be an AF guy - too organized! You must gots lots of pen parts!!
 
Mr. Peet said:
Are you going to leave some of the shelves loose so that you can adjust them to reflect inventory with time or will they all be fastened in?
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yep. I have some smaller boxes as well. Should have pulled those out and seen how they would fit in a similar space.......my luck they won't fit worth anything. Oh well..........it kept me off the street for the most part yesterday.
 
Refer to “What’s in the mail” thread…..I had to take a few minutes out and rough one out. I want to turn some project handles for pizza cutters, bottle openers, etc. But I just had to look at one of these and am blown away.

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DLJeffs said:
Wait a minute .... those blanks you posted a photo of in the "What's In the Mail" thread turned into that???
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Took the gamble…..just enough color and grain showing in enough of them in the bin I was searching through I believed in Christmas magic. when I callled to order the additional ones (the picture) I said a variety.
 
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