Post a photo of the last thing you made

[Sir Percy]

A 'dust shelter' for varnishing. Sellotape, Sunday papers and a couple of bits of wood.

 

[tobytools]

i posted elsewhere but just incase it was missed,
cherry-shaker-side-table-t89637.html

thanks
TT

 

[jimmy_s]

I have been having a go at making a try square. I made it adjustable in the same manner Colen Clinton from Australia makes his.

 

[Froggy]

Looks good. How accurate is it?

 

[jimmy_s]

I checked the blade with a digital vernier, both sides are parallel to within a few thousands of an inch. The stock was planed parallel, checked with verniers before setting on the brass strips. I filed these down, checked them for being parallel and then finished then off on a flat plate with wet and dry down to 400grit.

The blade can be adjusted through the stock via 2 nr m6 cap head Allen screws. These push against 2 stainless pins that move the blade - the central brass pin in the blade is a fulcrum. I could have done with making the treads finer, if I make another one I might try and get metric fine/ BA or UNF tap as the adjustment could be better.

I think it will be accurate enough for woodworking - at least when it gets dropped it can be re-adjusted to bring it back to square.

 

[Racers]

That square looks very nice.

Pete

 

[DTR]

SWMBO wanted a business card holder for when she does the craft stalls etc. We hit upon the idea of using a miniature carving vice to match her full-size one....

 

[Woodchips2]

Clever idea Dave, well done =D>

What will she do when somebody asks "How much for the vice"? :lol:

Regards Keith

 

[Mr T]

Here's a couple of things I did recently. The corner shelves were one of the few projects I get to do for the home (cobblers children and alll that!). White painted 9mm MR mdf with poplar lipping and spaces to make 50mm hollow shelves that fit onto batons on the wall, quite tricky to fit.

The other thing is more simple, a laminated tea light holder. I made this for a training session I'm doing at Dakin Flathers bandsaw manufacturers. Its ten band saw cut 1.8mm laminations bend over a male/female former using three f clamps.

Chris

 

[Exile]

made this for a future world champ whos only 6yrs old.

 

[John15]

I like the book shelves Chris - very nice indeed.

John

 

[Tim_H]

After having made some handles for some carbide inserts on my new mini lathe, over the last few days, out of beech and oak.

Today this was my first go at faceplate turning. Walnut and beech, I am pleased with it as a first attempt. However I made lots of mistakes and next time I will do better.

Here it is still on the lathe.

Here still on the glue block on the faceplate.

Have you guessed what it is yet?

It is a Father's day present! A very large egg cup for an ostrich egg!

I now have to do one for n emu egg!

 

[mouppe]

My first ever bent lamination. Part of the base of a sunburst veneered coffee table. I know it's also possible to have male and female moulds but I preferred doing it with just one side and clamps so I could control the bend more easily.

 

[Ed Bray]

Wow, that looks like a bit of a pain to clamp.

I finished 110 items this afternoon. Very pleased with how they turned out.



They are 8mm x 60mm x 24mm Dominos made from Iroko, these have been made to fit the larger width of the XL Domino and I will use them for outdoor projects. The smaller lighter ones are the original Dominos 8mm x 50mm x 22mm.

 

[memzey]

A garden planter I made for SWMBO from leftovers of the fence I put up last year and some bits of pallet wood:

Acknowledgement to rafezetter for giving me the idea in another thread. I'll post the steps I took in that thread for anyone who is interested.

 

[Shultzy]

My daughter asked me to repair her stepladder. When I got it home it was so riddled with woodworm it was easier to make a new one. It's all oak; the sides, top and back are from an old pew and the steps are floorboard offcuts. Quite difficult to make as none of the cuts are square and the side slope in as well as back. I had to make a Sketchup model to find out what the angles were. She was very pleased with the result.

 

[n0legs]

My daughter asked me to repair her stepladder. When I got it home it was so riddled with woodworm it was easier to make a new one.

Lovely job =D>

 

[John15]

Very nice indeed Shultzy.

John

 

[DTR]

My daughter asked me to repair her stepladder. When I got it home it was so riddled with woodworm it was easier to make a new one. It's all oak; the sides, top and back are from an old pew and the steps are floorboard offcuts. Quite difficult to make as none of the cuts are square and the side slope in as well as back. I had to make a Sketchup model to find out what the angles were. She was very pleased with the result.

Excellent result, and extra applause for using reclaimed wood =D> =D>

 

[Dave-Jeffo]

So I'm just stating out with the whole joinery/working with wood scene (I'm an engineer so I'm used to metal and machines)

Recently I managed to get hold of some solid wood worktop (a few different ones) and decided to try my hand at making some chopping boards.. Here is a few of the outcomes.

There nothing special like end grain butchers blocks I've seen but you got to start somewhere

Cheers Dave