What did you do in your shop today?

[Nature Man]

Got my Mom back to her apartment from the hospital Monday. Had to run down to replace the sieve towers in her O2 generator yesterday, then mow the lawn and prune the lilac (they say to prune it right after all the blossoms dry up). So today was the first day in quite some time I had absolutely no other commitments. No rain in the forecast so rolled my tools out into the driveway and made some sawdust.

Exploded view of walnut box I've been working on. Today's task was sanding and applying the first coat of poly.

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Also decided to take advantage of the table saw and miter saw already being out to rough out another box. This is made from some citrus Joe ( @wood128 ) sold me in July last year. This wood is hard but I think it's going to polish up really nice so maybe just an oil finish on this one. Have to run a test maybe. Have to figure out what to make for a lid too.
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Love those rare days when a no commitment day comes along! Congrats on the progress!

 

[Tom Smart]

No shop work today but a shop safety reminder.

I spent the day oiling my porch decking. Part of the process involved wiping any excess stain off before it became sticky/gummy. That generated a few oily rags. I put them in one of the empty gallon sized cans as I was done with each with the intent of putting water on them and then the top. By the time I got to that step when finished, the rags had generated enough heat to begin smoking. Took care of that with a larger container of water where they rest outside before a trip to the landfill in the morning. I should have spread them out on the ground rather than containing them.

I made the mistake of showing my wife. Now she is worried the porch is going to combust.

 

[Mr. Peet]

No shop work today but a shop safety reminder.

I spent the day oiling my porch decking. Part of the process involved wiping any excess stain off before it became sticky/gummy. That generated a few oily rags. I put them in one of the empty gallon sized cans as I was done with each with the intent of putting water on them and then the top. By the time I got to that step when finished, the rags had generated enough heat to begin smoking. Took care of that with a larger container of water where they rest outside before a trip to the landfill in the morning. I should have spread them out on the ground rather than containing them.

I made the mistake of showing my wife. Now she is worried the porch is going to combust.

I would have set the can in the fire ring or in our case, in the burn barrel or in the driveway. Letting them burn would have likely been the safest and most environmentaly friendly thing.

 

[Firewood Potter]

I finished/refinished wood floors for30+ years and always spread stain rags overnite before thinking of disposing of them. Best to wet them even after overnite drying.

 

[Tom Smart]

I would have set the can in the fire ring or in our case, in the burn barrel or in the driveway. Letting them burn would have likely been the safest and most environmentaly friendly thing.

I don’t have any of those things so it would essentially be an open flame, but I agree in principle.

 

[Nature Man]

I don’t have any of those things so it would essentially be an open flame, but I agree in principle.

Fortunately, you were on top of things! Had a friend that piled rags on his wooden workshop floor. Burned a hole right through the floor, but fortunately the fire did not spread! Spontaneous combustion is real! Chuck