aramco
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have to be a viking then
take care
John
take care
John
Post a photo of the last thing you made
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MusicMan":1kly5dua said:Very nice Cretan double-headed axe, though the Minotaur should have just horns not an axe, and Theseus used a sword on it. Note also the dress code for the Minotaur, you'll be a hit at the party
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Ah well thankfully I’m not one for historical accuracy, so I can carry my axe, and won’t scare the bejesus out of my colleagues by turning up in my birthday suit and a set of horns.
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Like the concept and the exploration but I agree.Chris152":1fvbfgg1 said:
If I could add anything I would recall Mr Miyagi's (paraphrased, it's been a while...) advice on karate.
Walk left side of road. No karate. Fine.
Walk right side of road. Do Karate. Fine.
Walk middle of road. Get squish by car.
No gap. Fine.
Big gap. Fine.
Middle of road. Look like cut 4 times and still too short.
Like the way you try new things Chris. It's refreshing.
My gut feeling (look at me go now.... Sorbonne Graduate that I am all of a sudden. I'll be wearing hats with feathers in them soon and round purple spectacles).
Expand the gap and either match the dowel to the darker wood (maple)?. Possibly stain it very dark. Black. Or steel/copper round bar with epoxy as dowel. Edit. I just had an idea. That copper pipe for air con units/cooling machinery. 5mm
Contrast Dahhhhlink. Contrast!
Right I gotta go and do the washing up.
Cheers
Chris
I think you (and Mr Miyagi) hit the nail on the head/ upright onto the dowel, Chris - it's not enough one thing or the other, and loses it somewhere between. It's ok as a first trial, but the spaces and dowels need to be more of a feature if it can work. And chrome rods instead of dowels did occur, but I didn't have any to try. I'm also going to check out copper - that could look great against the wood?
Hot stuff - that's a nice idea and could improve the look of the frame - there's something wrong with the main structure having the spaces and the inset not having them. When I read that, I thought maybe I should have a go at altering it - then I remembered that once the picture/ mount and glass are in place, the new spaces will allow them to be seen which could look a mess. I think it'd look better as an object, but not so much as a frame. Which might well be the fundamental flaw with the whole idea!
Really appreciate your comments both, I'll bear them in mind if I try another. Meanwhile, wax on, wax off on this one, and it'll be done and I'll be a master of the martial arts...
Hot stuff - that's a nice idea and could improve the look of the frame - there's something wrong with the main structure having the spaces and the inset not having them. When I read that, I thought maybe I should have a go at altering it - then I remembered that once the picture/ mount and glass are in place, the new spaces will allow them to be seen which could look a mess. I think it'd look better as an object, but not so much as a frame. Which might well be the fundamental flaw with the whole idea!
Really appreciate your comments both, I'll bear them in mind if I try another. Meanwhile, wax on, wax off on this one, and it'll be done and I'll be a master of the martial arts...
John15
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Suggestion - Remove the dark lining, refit the joints to a tight fit (if not already glued), then cut the lining to the correct dimension.
John
John
El Barto
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A few better pics of the stool I made a little while ago...
thetyreman
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why was the table allowed to get wet? otherwise looks good and well made
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Very interesting!
Tyreman
The table got wet from a rain shower when I was taking photos on the lawn
I gave the table to a neighbour
Timber is from South Plank -- reasonable price imho
Was expecting reclaimed timber, but it's not -- some interesting varieties of wood too
They don't mind you sifting through the wood piles to select the better stuff
On the A6 just south of Garstang
The table got wet from a rain shower when I was taking photos on the lawn
I gave the table to a neighbour
Timber is from South Plank -- reasonable price imho
Was expecting reclaimed timber, but it's not -- some interesting varieties of wood too
They don't mind you sifting through the wood piles to select the better stuff
On the A6 just south of Garstang
AES
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Wow, that looks fantastic! No idea what it would feel like in the hand, actauuly working, but it really does look brilliant. =D>
Thanks, it is quite convenient to use when you get used to the hold. An interesting feature is the iron angle of 34 degrees, which is very low for a bevel down plane. This means that the mouth opening is very large. However the front of the mouth is near to the cutting edge so the effective mouth gap is small. It works well along the grain and on end grain
Thanks Andy,
This is the 5th plane (but the 4th type as I made two copies of the Sarre Saxon plane). I think the Finkum plane may be next. The Mary Rose planes are possibles too if I can obtain dimensions and good enough photos of the originals. I feel sure that the Romans would have had jack and bigger planes made of wood that haven't survived. I might make a "Roman" jack plane based on my guess of how it should look, with general dimensions similar to one of our jacks but with an "in the body" rear handle. Still a Roman bench to be made too .....
This is the 5th plane (but the 4th type as I made two copies of the Sarre Saxon plane). I think the Finkum plane may be next. The Mary Rose planes are possibles too if I can obtain dimensions and good enough photos of the originals. I feel sure that the Romans would have had jack and bigger planes made of wood that haven't survived. I might make a "Roman" jack plane based on my guess of how it should look, with general dimensions similar to one of our jacks but with an "in the body" rear handle. Still a Roman bench to be made too .....
thetyreman
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nice plane! yew did an excellent job.
