What is the last thing you made? (pics pls)

Loving the Sylvanian families tent 🙂

I've been making a small Cherry and Oak box to hold a small sculpture/award. The award is a bronze of a stag beetle.
I'm adding a brass beetle inlay in the lid to tie them.

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Used a 1mm router to try to cut some of the leg material away, and made a tiny chisel out of a jigsaw blade.

cripes! That's intricate. Well done.

gorgeous work kayak. nice one.

The work in progress pics are great as well. That looks like a huge amount of work

Wow, kayak, that's superb work!
Nowhere near as impressive as what most have shown, but within my limited range of skills, and facilities, I'm quite pleased with this belt. Brasswork from one I bought years ago, but was now too short, so I bought some 4mm vegetable tanned harness leather, skived down one end, drilled it with a 2mm drill, stained it, then stitched it with white waxed thread, and punched it to fit. Couple of evening's work, and it's no longer lurking unused in a drawer:

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This thread never disappoints ,well done people.

[i]Kayak ,what do you use to stop the brass work tarnishing after it's finally in place?[/i]

it's no longer lurking unused in a drawer:

And now it holds your drawers up.

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Kayak ,what do you use to stop the brass work tarnishing after it's finally in place?

I don't think ultimately you can stop it tarnishing but I would imagine following the oil and wax finish I'll give the whole thing that a bit of a buff up with a kitchen scourer or light wire wool and a little more wax would bring it back to shine.

First time I've done it actually so basically I am making up the above! 😉

🙂

Hah ,thanks

I have a bit of brass inlay stuff to do in teak,and keep wondering if I should just forget about trying to keep it all shiny .

Nah, shiny shiny shine shine... 🙂

ir_bandito
Fire Practice Tower Tubing Thingy

OK, i give up, what is it? Other than a use for lots of very large zip ties!

^^ It's the ultimate fairground whack-a-rat stall...

DrP

ir_bandito
Fire Practice Tower Tubing Thingy

I suspect water is introduced at the base, the larger ducting pipe acts as a reservoir. Or a method of pumping out water

Im probably miles away from what it actually is

Is it for when you need a wee in the middle of the night?

And now it holds your drawers up.

And now it holds your drawers up.

It's a jean suspension system!

Fuming the Oak before and after, in a sealed cabinet. The ammonia reacts with the tannins in the Oak, making it chocolatey brown.
Mmmmm Chocolatey..

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It's for this bronze of a Stag Beetle that Martin Clunes is waving about here..
Hope it's big enough! :-/

That looks great Kayak! I've not come across that process before - do you have to neutralise the fuming or does it just cease once the ammonia's removed? Does it affect the glue joints?

I've decided to give fitting a log burner a go..
So today I made the hearth.

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As Mondays go, it was a good 'un.

Next weekend? Tiling.

Made a sawhorse last night, gonna use it to cut logs though, timber and saw is for illustration only.
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To follow on from the drill tower, here is pumping drills exhibiting jet reaction and pumping finesse.

We made a water powered flying thing

do you have to neutralise the fuming or does it just cease once the ammonia's removed? Does it affect the glue joints?

You don't neutralise it and it doesn't affect the glue. That's about as dark as that will go now. It was in the fuming chest all weekend. You can do it at home in a sealed bag if you fancy a go. I'm really into it at the moment.
The cherry surrounding has darkened a bit too. I didn't expect that as it's not known to react , but it's definitely got darker. Looks great in the flesh though. 🙂

[i]Made a sawhorse last night, gonna use it to cut logs though, timber and saw is for illustration only.[/i]

Can you post a video of you trying to saw logs in that clutter please. 😉

docstar: May I suggest bracing the opposing legs. Thirsty work that sawing mind 😯

Gonna put a strap round the bottom legs so it can't spread and it'll double as keeping it together when folded. I'll do any cutting outside that's the missus' work mess in there.

I suspect water is introduced at the base, the larger ducting pipe acts as a reservoir. Or a method of pumping out water

Im probably miles away from what it actually is

Its a full-scale model of the access pipe to a nuclear waste vault.

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I was given some offcuts from the flat upstairses's'ss oak worktop. Added up nicely to what I needed for a Musson truing stand.

An extra wide verion - the uprights are 40mm wider in total than Mr. Musson's pattern, and the available width on the base was only 28mm wider than Mr Musson's 300mm. But with recesses cut for the plates to be flush with the wood and 5mm steel rather than 6mm steel, we're bob-on. Which is a bit academic, as I can't really see myself building 150mm hubs, but it's nice that I could if I wanted!

Bolts are recessed in the base in a 13mm slot, which keeps the bolt heads from spinning on tightening and means I could do away with the battons at either end and not scratch the dining room table. But this created another problem in that it's quite hard to pick up - I might cut handholds out of the bottom/side edge of the of the base.

Other things left to do are radial/lateral guides, glue back the chip on the right hand upright, and investigate some whitewash/lime finish for the base, and then oil the lot. Or just build these two wheels and put it away. It works!

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My first curry.

Good work wopster. I fancy a curry now. Is that wrong, before 11?

Oh, and I made a hole in my hand as well, in that big muscle at the base of your thumb. A classic: "This is dangerous, I should probably find a safer method. But I'm being careful, so it'll be fine."

Stabbed myself really quite hard with a wood chisel. Made a proper job of it: a nice deep one that I could see [i]stuff[/i] in. Luckily the mrs was out so I could get myself steri-stripped up without unnecessary questioning.

My Firepit Terrace!!

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Here's a few pics of the balance bike I'm making for my daughter. Main tubeing is 2" aluminium. Head tube, seat tube, swing arm and stem are CNC machined. Forks are modified Fox 36 uppers with CNC machined dropouts...
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To paraphrase Ian Dury, there ain't 'alf some clever bastards!

That balance bike is ace. Dibs if you ever part with it? 🙂

Thanks Ben.

Dibs if you ever part with it?

Meant to share this a month or so ago - a door !

Well, a bodged attempt at a door. I wanted something thick and reasonably strong so went custom with some treated timber from the local wood yard. Never attempted anything like it before so it was a bit rough but turned out okay in the the end.

Here are the bits of timber glued together and drying. I used some solvent based Gripfill which wasn't ideal, especially as I applied a little too much to start with. You live and learn...

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A bit of a leap and it's been chopped and the top and bottom bits put on, sanded and painted.

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...and here it is just hanging. Finished with the bracing in the inside...

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It wasn't actually mounted on the horizontal like that, just doesn't seem to want to behave...

Good job,looks solid.

Ta. It weighs a fair bit - about 60kg I think, before the back bits were put on.

Sounds like a chapel door when you tap it, if you know what I mean...

Always get a little rush of anticipation when this thread reappears back near the top of the forum.

Balance bike is awesome, door looks great. Awesome work from everyone that creates something from scratch

Ha!! Balance rig is very trick!! #luckydaughter ;))

Just finished this as a Christening gift for a friend...

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Carved my company logo out of ice for our Christmas card:

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You can see how we did it here: www.vincentandbell.com

Starting Point, Target, Result

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Still a bit to do though. Need to get it painted properly, currently it is little more than coloured primer. Also need to sort out the interior.

New Target and Current Starting point
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Cake to send to ace Pops (he likes fruit cake) and he's been particularly helpful lately..

Vital Stats: 7k calories, 5.5lbs, 1/2 bottle of Remy Martin 😀

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A friend of mine just made this for my father in law.
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It is really amazing how talented some people are...
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A Brompton-compatible rear triangle:

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135mm OLN, disc-ready, in stainless steel - suitable for Rohloff, Alfine etc...

Delicious bacon macaroni cheese.

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Cheese and bacon can never fail...

More Christmas presents

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play fort waiting for more dry weather to paint more

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A shonky ramp:

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It's for an 8 year old absolute beginner (& a 42 year old beginner), i think i need to make another matching twin ramp that can either be placed behind as a landing ramp or beside to create a wide carving ramp.

It's for a pressie, i think i may make the second ramp in kit form for assembly by my son & I.

Doesn't look shonky at all! Like the idea of the kit form one. Both my boys like helping out on projects where possible.

Good work qwerty, does it convert to a stretcher for when said 42 year old beginner gets it wrong on landing?

markenduro - no, I'll just have dirt kicked over me and become the beginnings of a gap jump!

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OrmanCheep, that Uke is beautiful, a really lovely job. 😀

Finally finished the box for the wee bronze of the stag beetle. I made the box from measurements the artist gave me so thank Jah it fit!

I've had to sink two bolts into the underside to hold the delicate bronze firmly inside when transported.

Turned out nice... 🙂

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..and here is Mr Clunes swinging the above beetle about...

Schweet. 🙂

Letter opener for the wife,
Bike related as well!
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I rather like that disc knife. Any ideas about how 'good' the steel is in discs? I have loads of worn out rotors lying around that I could perhaps re-purpose...

A three flusher

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Just cracked the Procuttio for Christmas, the Spanish Ham tasters were very approving

I cut up some old Radio Times and made custom wrapping for my friends and family's Christmas presents. Maybe I've got too much time on my hands at the moment.... 😉

Here's the Bake Off one...

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adding on Christmas Dinner
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikewsmith/11541263504/ ]The halumi course[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mikewsmith/ ]Mike Smith 79[/url], on Flickr
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top work on that prosciutto mike. looks ace.

All - I want 800 posts by the end of the year. Go!

Not on a par with all the serious woodworkers - but I'm happy with what I could knock together from odds and sods of wood in the shed and only a fret saw and a pin hammer.

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A stable for the tasteful nativity stuff the wife bought. Please excuse the grey kids prrof stuff.

Latest (2nd ever) guitar

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Solid cherry body, with maple neck and Wenge fretboard.

I don't know if the pics will pick up the metalflake flames on the body, but they really shine in the right light.

A bit heavy but hopefully great for learning on.

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Would like to do another archtop next, maybe a maple body if I can a nice enough piece. Need to source more timber before I can make anymore.

Marcel

Tiled the new guest bathroom, just need to find sometime to get the grouting done.

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Back end of a tandem trike:

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And the front end:

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Now working on the bit in the middle:

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😉

tadpole trike?

I really love the look of your shop, you always make the most interesting things.

Thanks 😉

Yes, two wheels at the front using conventional forks, Rohloff at the back.

Turned Somafunk's bike from this:

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Into this:

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Bottle bosses and cable guides to bung on next week 😉

I made this earlier in the year for baby29er's 1st birthday, climbing wall's a bit premature I know but he'll grow into it. Ball pool and sand put under the floor and a little fold down seat. It did me well the other day too when I went out for a ride and forgot my key and it was peeing down. sheltered in there until my wife got home, thankfully not too long. oh and ignore the patchy grass behind, bit of work in progress there and the leaves have since been rake'd up and I know the hedges need a bit of work.
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This ones not mine but my Brothers, don't think I've posted any complete ones of it before. It started out as a rusty clubman estate and he's done everything himself. body work, paint role cage, custom subframe electrics the lot! it's off the road at the moment waiting for the new LS Diff to arrive. Massive torque steer even with an Integra Type R one. oh and the hole in the front is for the turbo which might hopefully go on next year after and engine rebuild with forged internals. It's drives amazingly nicely but as you might imagine it's a bit of a handful when you boot it, the diff should help with that plus a few suspension tweaks he's just finishing at the moment. All done at home in his garage\workshop. Not every ones cup of tea I know but impressive none the less
so from this
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I've never felt quite so inadequate

Me too ! I'd normally balls up a flat pack cupboard