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woodbloke66
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I just finished it this afternoon, so haven't used it yet. It's a heavy, chunky wee beastie so I need to be a bit careful cramping it to the bench top; the handwheels spin very freely on the spindles and it certainly grips anything put between the jaws. The trickiest part of the build is making the elongated holes in the front jaw. I tried to do them first of all using an old 19mm Forstner bit but ended up with holes which were skewed and off centre so I had to plug them, using some epoxy glue. I then routed them out with a 19.5mm bit which was a lot more accurate and didn't take too long either...should have done it that way in the first place (hammer) . Once the ****-up had been sorted out the rest of the build was a pretty straight forward exercise. I used some polyurethane glue...Blackswanwood":1cmra205 said:
...for the first time today and tried it in the vacuum bag to glue the lining to the front jaw. A bit OTT, but it seemed to stick
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Memzey, nice board. I've made a few small end grain ones myself, nothing to approach yours, but enough to know it is tricky to do them as well as you have. And a very elegant design.
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memzey
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Thanks MM. It is the first one I’ve ever made so lots for me to learn while doing it. Being so chunky and predominantly end grain created lots of challenges but I’m glad I made it. Mrs. memzey thought it was too thick at first but she likes it now too. The design was largely informed by the stock I had available so I can’t take too much credit for that I’m afraid! Oh and you wouldn’t believe how much oil that thing soaked up before it was charged - almost a whole pint!
Totally ashamed of my work.
This started off as a mallet and ended up looking more like Thor's Hammer.
I originally tried to cut out a hole in the centre to allow for the handle to go through, I drilled it out best I could and tried to then chisel it. I was using the chisels kindly given to me by Pete Maddex, I thought they were sharp but had very little impression on the wood. No idea what the wood is but I have known house bricks to be softer. I ended up cutting out the hole and have sort of patched up the mallet so it looks sort of like a mallet.
ordered new chisels, hopefully that will work out.
This started off as a mallet and ended up looking more like Thor's Hammer.
I originally tried to cut out a hole in the centre to allow for the handle to go through, I drilled it out best I could and tried to then chisel it. I was using the chisels kindly given to me by Pete Maddex, I thought they were sharp but had very little impression on the wood. No idea what the wood is but I have known house bricks to be softer. I ended up cutting out the hole and have sort of patched up the mallet so it looks sort of like a mallet.
ordered new chisels, hopefully that will work out.
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thetyreman
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no need to be ashamed garno, that looks like oak and pine, you need ultra sharp chisels for those woods, I think you did a good job anyway, mallets are always handy, I have yet to make one.
custard
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Garno":2tppt7wk said:
That's not right Garno. You're one of the few that picked up your tools and actually got stuck into making stuff. So as far as I'm concerned you're already way ahead of all the armchair warriors who bang on and on but never actually make anything.
Plus I bet your mallet can still deliver a mighty whack, so what's not to like?
memzey
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This. All day long this.custard":2tf40gww said:
Waffling on about stuff from behind a keyboard is a doddle. Actually making something takes time, planning, courage and determination not to mention skill. Well done you for doing so and for sharing your outcomes on here.
woodbloke66
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memzey":jpcsnxk4 said:
Absolutely agreed M but I'd add the occasional ****-up and in my case, lots of ****-ups to that list :lol: - Rob
I'm still baffled as to how you manage to make it stick to to your PC. :shock:
*mumbles only the pure can pick up mjolnir* into hand and looks nervous. (hammer)
Great work Garno. Will serve you for years. It's a mallet mate get bangin'!
*mumbles only the pure can pick up mjolnir* into hand and looks nervous. (hammer)
Great work Garno. Will serve you for years. It's a mallet mate get bangin'!
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Rosewood Spokeshave
I made the body and the blade, bought some knobs but they are far too silly to stay on, I need to get the metal lathe out of the shed!
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on Flickr
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on Flickr
In action on some cherry.
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on Flickr
An end grain cherry shaving!
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on Flickr
Pete
I made the body and the blade, bought some knobs but they are far too silly to stay on, I need to get the metal lathe out of the shed!
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on Flickr
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on FlickrIn action on some cherry.
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on FlickrAn end grain cherry shaving!
Rosewood Spokeshave by Pete Maddex, on FlickrPete
memzey
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Lol! If it’s ****-ups we’re comparing Rob I’m up there with the best of them I assure you! There was one item I made a couple of years ago that was so hideous and out of proportion the only name it went by in my household was unmentionable on here! It took almost a year of persuading before my wife let me make something else for the house, which was quite a setback, so when I say it “it takes courage to make” I mean it from personal experience.woodbloke66":fd9e7syn said:
Actually this makes me think that between the last item I made and posted on here (daughter’s box/chest) and that chopping board, I’ve made a few other things without publishing them here. Purely because publishing well written and thought out posts with photos takes time. Making well designed and executed items of furniture takes time. With a career, wife and three young children in tow, I don’t have enough time to do both. Personally I’d much rather mess about In front of my bench than behind my keyboard - I spend enough time using one of those at work!
AES
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Very nice looking tool Mr. Maddex, good enough to hang on the wall as "art". But as it works so well (from the shavings pictures) then you have a double-wammy there!
AES
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You could cut them off with a fine tooth hack saw (32 TPI) or jewellers' saw then finish off with a smooth file. That would save getting the lathe out (but, not being cheeky, 'onest Guv, what's it doing being packed away in the 1st place)?
