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[Stigmorgan]

Been looking at a crotch piece of Hawthorn for ages, wasn't sure it would turn as it had cracks all over the place but today I felt daring so decided to put it between centres and round it off, once rounded the cracks weren't so bad so I turned a tenon and got to work. Sanding was a painful nightmare but I got there and finished it with walnut oil, I absolutely love the warm glow Hawthorn gets when finished.

 

[David with splinters]

Enclosure for my 3D printer

 

[David with splinters]

My daughter is partially sighted and struggles to see where surfaces start and finish. It’s a problem when she’s cooking because she sometimes puts hot saucepans down a bit hard and splashes herself. Quite dangerous. There are various cooking aids you can buy from the RNIB and others but they’re pretty ugly so I have been experimenting with different colours and shapes to help her boundary definition. These trivets really work well and look pretty nice to. Not all disability aids need to look clunky and horrible.

took bloomin ages to make though!

 

[David with splinters]

Here’s my workbench. Beech with dowelled joints and darkwood inlay. I’ve another vice going spare if anyone might be interested.

 

[gog64]

My daughter is partially sighted and struggles to see where surfaces start and finish. It’s a problem when she’s cooking because she sometimes puts hot saucepans down a bit hard and splashes herself. Quite dangerous. There are various cooking aids you can buy from the RNIB and others but they’re pretty ugly so I have been experimenting with different colours and shapes to help her boundary definition. These trivets really work well and look pretty nice to. Not all disability aids need to look clunky and horrible.

took bloomin ages to make though!

Very nice, I can see there’s a lot of work involved. A real labour of love!

 

[gog64]

Been looking at a crotch piece of Hawthorn for ages…

Good on you Stig, you’re clearly a man who’s up for a challenge! IMO your work is getting better and better.

 

[gog64]

Here’s my workbench. Beech with dowelled joints and darkwood inlay. I’ve another vice going spare if anyone might be interested.

That’s fantastic, but I’d be terrified to use it! Most of my recent “woodwork” has either been templates that have ended up very charred or has involved very many nails fired out of a gun. I suspect we’re at different ends of the woodworking spectrum!

 

[Jameshow]

Nicest piece of pallet furniture I've seen for a long time!!

 

[Fred48]

Something I made yesterday.... @Stigmorgan not sure how we managed to come up with almost identical pots I hadn't seen yours! I believe mine was spalted beech so different wood ;-)

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Regards

Padster

beautiful bowl. Possibly Brown oak? and not beech.
Fred

 

[Padster]

Thought it was time for another pen, this is called a cyclone....

Regards

Padster

 

[Sirenity]

My daughter is partially sighted and struggles to see where surfaces start and finish. It’s a problem when she’s cooking because she sometimes puts hot saucepans down a bit hard and splashes herself. Quite dangerous. There are various cooking aids you can buy from the RNIB and others but they’re pretty ugly so I have been experimenting with different colours and shapes to help her boundary definition. These trivets really work well and look pretty nice to. Not all disability aids need to look clunky and horrible.

took bloomin ages to make though!

Wow blooming beautiful. As a person with a disability I can’t agree more heartily re the asthetics of aids. I went a long time without bath handrails until I found some beautiful ones.
I’m about to mod my new wheelchair, I wouldn’t drive wheels that looked ugly on the road, why do so on the pavement?

 

[Fitzroy]

Something I made yesterday.... @Stigmorgan not sure how we managed to come up with almost identical pots I hadn't seen yours! I believe mine was spalted beech so different wood ;-)

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Regards

Padster

Lovely pot but think it's oak rather than beech.

edit: Fred beat me to it, just playing catch up on the forum.

 

[dzj]

Repaired and refinished some bentwood chairs.
(Before/ after)

 

[Jameshow]

Repaired and refinished some bentwood chairs.
(Before/ after)

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Very nice!

What prep / finish did you use?

Cheers James

 

[dzj]

Very nice!

What prep / finish did you use?

Cheers James

I'm guessing the original finish was BLO/ shellac... something of that sort.
It was easy to remove with a card scraper, particularly as it was non existent in many places.
And the parts were all disassembled easily and that made sanding very simple.
I was egging on the clients towards a similar finish, but they wouldn't be persuaded.
I ended up using a usual sanding sealer/ dye/ matt PU varnish.
The sealer and varnish I sprayed, while the dye was wiped on with a rag.

 

[Sandyn]

I've seen wooden guides, but this was another useful design on the 3D printer. I made a set of guides for sharpening my planer blades. I couldn't be bothered waiting years to print the maximum size on my printer, so I just tried 3off 10mm thick guides. I wasn't sure if they would be rigid enough, but it worked a lot better than I thought. I normally just hand sharpen on a diamond plate, but the clamp made it so much easier to take more material off where the blade is damaged. The blades now leave a lovely finish on the wood, so very pleased. I have blades with 40 deg. and 30 deg. angles, so I can make any angle I want. I could also put a micro bevel on the blade by using a different angle.

 

[RINK123]

What are the snowmen made of?

wood

 

[RINK123]

Xmas Time

Yew Tree snow men

 

[RINK123]

What are the snowmen made of?

Yew Tree

 

[paulrbarnard]

Yew Tree

What have you finished it with. Almost looks like they were moulded from sand.