Post a photo of the last thing you made

[Jameshow]

Found this chest of drawers I made during covid....

Gathering dust and dents in the garage so I found a new home for it.

 

[Stigmorgan]

2 more creations today, got a few pieces of very green (cut yesterday) willow, not sure of exact species but the bark is beautiful
so I figured I would use a piece to make a podlet, I did not enjoy turning it, the bark flew off and the wood is very fibrous and kept clogging the gouge, not sure if it's due to how green it is or not, it also cracks quicker than I can cut a section and reseal it, the grain doesn't really seem very interesting, perhaps because there's no spalting on it but overall it came out OK, finished it with Danish Oil, I then threw on an Iroko pallet block and turned a twig vase, Iroko never disappoints.

 

[ScottyT]

A great piece of work - very classy.

Thank you

 

[Padster]

Well I posted my first tea light recently but I think there's a saying about the power of three so I made it two companions...

Regards

Padster

 

[Stigmorgan]

@Padster beautiful work

I got bored so went back out to the makerspace and grabbed a piece of unknown wood that a friend had grabbed from a demolition site and made a small vase/ large twig pot

 

[Fleabit104]

My first ever post (hopefully uploaded correctly???)! and really enjoying reading the threads and getting advice…Finally finished making my MFT table after years of working on a trestle style bench. The difference it has made has been unbelievable. Wish I had done it sooner.

 

[TRITON]

My first ever post (hopefully uploaded correctly???)! and really enjoying reading the threads and getting advice…Finally finished making my MFT table after years of working on a trestle style bench. The difference it has made has been unbelievable. Wish I had done it sooner.

Well done. is that mdf or ply you've used ?.

 

[Fleabit104]

Well done. is that mdf or ply you've used ?.

Thank you!
Mostly 18mm ply with 18mm MDF painted black for a contrast. Screw heads are plugged with teak to finish it off. I’ve also made some MDF lengths to use as sacrificial pieces to cut into so as not to damage the top too much. I know it’s a work bench and will get beaten up but I try and look after things if I can for longevity.
I’m pretty pleased with it but as time goes on, I’m sure I’ll find things I may have done differently if I ever made another one…..that’s all part of the fun!!

 

[TRITON]

I'm intending doing one myself, but cutting the UJK board into 3 sections. Which I'll inter-space with mdf, so you get at one end a ujk bit of board with 3 groups of holes in it., then plain mdf, then a middle ujk section with 5 hole, then another plain mdf, then the last ujk section with 3 holes.
Effectively I would have an 8' long bench,made up of 5 sections.

Im thinking of doing it that way so i can support long(8') components and spread out the supports., rather than having to buy 2 lengths of the ujk mft board which would be near 300 quid.

I know it sounds a bit weird way of doing then, but thats me It should be no problem keeping it all in line and true, so long as when i initially lay them out I use the widest mtf board for reference.

Also by having plain sections, those I can work on and they are easily replaced without having to go to the bother of drilling holes in the replacement or shelling out for mtf board itself.

 

[Blister]

My first ever post (hopefully uploaded correctly???)! and really enjoying reading the threads and getting advice…Finally finished making my MFT table after years of working on a trestle style bench. The difference it has made has been unbelievable. Wish I had done it sooner.

Super Job, and boy what a workshop

 

[Stigmorgan]

Almost broke my fingers trying to sand the inside of this one so gave up and left it semi rough, outside was sanded to 320 and finished with teak oil.
Sycamore crotch, side grain live edge bowl type of thing

 

[alex robinson]

Almost broke my fingers trying to sand the inside of this one so gave up and left it semi rough, outside was sanded to 320 and finished with teak oil.
Sycamore crotch, side grain live edge bowl type of thing
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Beautiful, but definitely looks a bit bitey! Have you tried scruff balls for sanding the inside of things? I find they are quite good. Not as effective as a drill mounted sanding pad, but great for curves and none of the problems with edges. I get them from zoro.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Beautiful, but definitely looks a bit bitey! Have you tried scruff balls for sanding the inside of things? I find they are quite good. Not as effective as a drill mounted sanding pad, but great for curves and none of the problems with edges. I get them from zoro.

Thanks, the shape of it meant it grabbed and twisted my wrist, dont need to make that mistake twice to learn it was a bad idea, will look into the scruffballs

 

[Garno]

Thanks, the shape of it meant it grabbed and twisted my wrist, dont need to make that mistake twice to learn it was a bad idea, will look into the scruffballs

Get yourself one of these, apparently they are well worth the money Bowl Sander

 

[Stigmorgan]

Get yourself one of these, apparently they are well worth the money Bowl Sander

Thats on my wishlist

 

[Henniep]

Beautiful, but definitely looks a bit bitey! Have you tried scruff balls for sanding the inside of things? I find they are quite good. Not as effective as a drill mounted sanding pad, but great for curves and none of the problems with edges. I get them from zoro.

Hi Alex. What are scruff balls. From South Africa and haven't heard of them/it here.

 

[Lefley]

Get yourself one of these, apparently they are well worth the money Bowl Sander

Or for us lazy guys get an air powered 2 inch sander! They are the cats ***,! Or is it the bees knees in England, Or “the dogs b-ollocks “ !

 

[Lefley]

Almost broke my fingers trying to sand the inside of this one so gave up and left it semi rough, outside was sanded to 320 and finished with teak oil.
Sycamore crotch, side grain live edge bowl type of thing
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do I dare ask if you have a name for your shop buddy. ? Lol.

 

[alex robinson]

Hi Alex. What are scruff balls. From South Africa and haven't heard of them/it here.

Hi Henniep, they are a sort of non-woven abrasive ball to use in a drill. Not as powerful as sanding disk, but great for getting into difficult concave shapes. Good for sanding while leaving the underlying shape the same. I got them from here: https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/power-t...KCWSBf_toppDDuVT0oIOpC6ykgnhH1MsaAmXmEALw_wcB

 

[Stigmorgan]

do I dare ask if you have a name for your shop buddy. ? Lol.

I have a brand and logo but dont have a sales site if that's what you mean, I have Instagram for showing off @h1ddenbynature.