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Another fence here.
A number of firsts for me, including using concrete and a table saw. Pretty happy with the result, just the gate to go.
I like the flattening sled!
That's one of Nick Offerman's (Ron Swanson) favourite jigs
https://www.finewoodworking.com/2011/09/29/level-big-slabs-in-no-time-flat
https://www.finewoodworking.com/2011/09/12/router-jig-turns-stumps-into-beautiful-side-tables
Damper.
As used on trans continental bike ride in Oz in 1890s. Flour, molasses, and water. Nought else.
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Made a mud kitchen for the kids over lockdown.
And then painted it to match their new play shed.
I made a desk that goes up.
It also goes down.
It also goes up and down and in the middle.
Danposs86 that Wendy house and mud kitchen are awesome by the way. 😊👏
I worked my arse off from January to the end of April this year to get my family into our "new" house. Not my first major renovation project but it was my first extension!
Block build base, timber frame with Welsh larch cladding from a sawmill 10 miles away.
Now working on the back garden.
I did nothing but work on the house and my job for those 4 months so now cycling again is very welcome indeed.
In the extension I have a bedroom, walk in wardrobe and en-suite. Underneath is my office which leads into the old underground garage now my workshop!
Finally, I've just made my kids a new paddling pool!
Posting here rather than starting a new topic, hopefully the woodworkerists can help.
My dear old Nan is moving house, I was clearing out the garage when I found a Stanley Bailey No.3 Plane, its very old and apparently belonged to my great grandfather who was a joiner.
The trouble is that its missing the tote? (handle). I've looked online but can only find handles for no.4 planes, does anyone know if these will fit?
I want to get the plane in working order for my little bro who is a carpenter, I'm not bothered about preserving the patina or anything like that, I want this to be used instead of sold.
Thanks in advance.
@nostrils I think they are all the same size from no.3 all the way up to no.7, they're certainly the same on all my bailey pattern planes and the bigger ones my dad has a couple of, seem the same too. The knobs have changed shape a bit over the years, but the totes hardly vary at all.
@mahowlett, thanks for that, I'll get one ordered. Now, which sharpening stones...
I know it is one hell of a lot of work. But have you considered hand planing ?. Rather than flattening with the powertool.
I have a thicknesser, but occasionally I'll hand plane a board flat, because its actually really satisfying, and you feel more of a connection to the trades beginnings and the challenges the early carpenters faced.
I once made a box for someone and started with a seasoned log, reclaimed from the tree the council cut down(ASh) No powertools, the entire thing first riven out, then planed then finally jointed. If i had machined it all out i'd have lost the gorgeous ripple the timber has.
Wear a sweatband though 😉
Made a little 3-legged table as a thank you for a neighbour.
Ash, walnut and recycled broom handles.
Mintyjim - good work fella.
What an amazing house. It just looks like a bungalow from the front. Big surprise when you see the shot from the back.
Big surprise when you see the shot from the back.
Indeed. That paddling pool is very inventive. 😂 Good work.
Not something i really wanted to be making but looks like it's going to be necessary
Nice mask. Excellent pattern matching 😅👌
I've got a problem with one of the last things I made. A dining table made of oak-veneered MDF and black Valchromat. Well, 2 problems really. First off, the oak is getting quite stained; red wine, curry, oil & vinegar, the usual stuff, and some of the grain is has quite a texture to it. The grain isn't raised, rather the "character" swirls are have little grain lines that are not filled up, when you run your fingernail over them you can hear the texture and if I don't do something about it they'll fill up with gunk.
I finished it with a couple of coats of Osmo Polyx Oil, satin.
The second problem is that the oak is inset into a border of Valchromat. I've experimented with Osmo on Valchromat; it looks fantastic with just one coat and bloody horrid with two.
What I'm planning to do it sand it all down with my random orbital sander to get a clean surface without going through the veneer and starting again. I'm thinking I'll mask off the valchromat and put some really thick coats of Osmo on the oak, then take off the tape and give a final light coat over the lot.
Has anybody got any better advice? Preferably experience-based.
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Another Cargo-bike. Lightweight and again with a folding rack. Pictured here at the top of a scottish tenement stairwell.
Got a few wee jobs to do to it and then will upload more photographs to:
https://www.instagram.com/colin_woof/
I really like that cargo bike. To make it even more storage friendly, could you include a folding mechanism for the handlebars?
Big John. I think if you're such messy eaters 😉... and don't use coasters, then maybe look to use a varnish rather than an oil.
Not too sure if that's possible now compatibility-wise given you've already oiled it, but I'd be thinking of a finish that coats and provides a protective surface layer, rather than one that gets sucked into the substrate.
Either that or take it to a sprayer and get it lacquered.
Hmmm. That's a shame. I was hoping in your Black Tea guise you'd just tell me to slather on more coats of PolyX. I've got a few offcuts so I'll play around. What's the best way to apply a heavy coat of Osmo, or is that a no-no?
I'm not sure you can. It sucks in what it sucks in. Usually if you don't wipe off the excess you just get left with a glacky, sticky layer.
Piece of toughened glass over the top?
Looking at what I've got that sounds like it might be right. I'll try emailing Osmo for their take on it before any drastic action. There's only so much leeway with veneer before it delaminates or goes through to the MDF.
More cargo bike love!
It's obviously still a work in progress. Can only weld in the garden which is really slowing things down, rare to get low wind and no rain on the same day in the NE.
Argh! Photos!
I really like that cargo bike. To make it even more storage friendly, could you include a folding mechanism for the handlebars?
I'll have a think. This is a good idea. I know satori do a qr turning stem. unfortunately i'm already using a qr stem raiser so not sure how to get both functions working.
Revamping the bit where the chickens used to live.
Step 1: a bench.
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It's tight together, flat and level but the 45 degree cut could be better, didn't realise the the circular saw moved a bit as I cut through.
Held together with rebar pins, now what's the best to treat it with or can I just leave it?
Cargo bike Colin - there's a few Ergotec folding handlebars that don't look too tooth-smashy. I've considered some for a ghetto-folding bike build sometime.
May be slightly narrow but would ergotec folding bars help your cargobike storage issues @Retrodirect.
https://www.ergotec.de/en/products/lenker/sub/verstellbare-lenker/produkt/fhs-2-25-4.html
PS I love the diversity of stuff on this thread, all excellent.
I've recently finished a take down bow that fits into an arrow case, So much easier to take to the woods.
Shoots nicely too.
Damm photo sharing...
hopefully it works this time:
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That bow is very nice
I had a rickety old picnic table that was on its last legs, so I cut up some usable bits and made a herb garden for the patio. Its a bit rough and ready but I'm quite pleased how it turned out considering it was effectively scrap wood and I had to work with what I had rather than buying the wood I needed.
Edit, image not showing - Here's a link https://ibb.co/M7gYhFX
Dead chuffed with this sourdough.
I made a kitchen knife on a course with the amazingly patient Joel Black. 121 folds of steel with an integral bolster. Hard work and it was much harder than the last knife I made which didn't have a bolster. I'm really happy with it though!
Thanks @squirrelking, I like the term rustic it doesn't sound quite so bodgetastic! I also made a trough planter for some bigger herbs/small veg. Should keep my daughter busy for the summer holidays 🙂
@kayak23 I do love a nice bit of decent plywood.
We just finished the decking underneath the hammock pergola.
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Get on with your work, Kayak23, don't waste time texting Keavney!
Just finished the fork mounted bags and taken them out to test them. Made the rest of the bags over the past 10 days.
Looking forward to some proper bag testing next week.
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Get on with your work, Kayak23, don’t waste time texting Keavney!
Ha ha ha!!! 🤣👍
Hopster, these look great!
Side note: Which tyres are these?
Side note: Which tyres are these?
Panaracer Gravelkings in 700x38c. Very much for dry weather and smooth trails.
Can I have a last thing I HAD made?...
We lost our beautiful labradoodle Barney and I commissioned a glass artist whose work I'd appreciated to do a piece for us. Turned out amazing! 😍