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[Doug B]

Just finished this big gate frame which will eventually be clad

made with wedged through tenons the mortises were hogged out with the domino, squared & chamfered with chisels

the tenons were cut at the table saw & bandsaw

tenons & wedges glued with pu adhesive

cleaned up

 

[Dynamite]

I made a scrap wood cart for under my bench. Oh and I made it from scrap wood!!
I am going to make another for the left hand side

 

[Shan]

Made a Longworth chuck today and tried it out to see if it was fit for purpose. Held the bowl ok until I went forwards and the whole thing detached from the spindle. Caught it just in time from falling on the floor.

As I don't have a router the arcs were drilled first then I cut out as much as possible with a jig-saw and finished it off with a rasp and file. Bit

slow but got there in the end. Fun part was consuming 4 bottles of wine to obtain the corks!

 

[Orraloon]

That a great job seeing as you did not have a router.
I used rubber sink plugs in mine and filled them in with silicone. 15 years on and still going fine.
You do have to go easy using them and use the tailstock for support when you can.
Regards
John

 

[Jameshow]

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Just finished this big gate frame which will eventually be clad

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made with wedged through tenons the mortises were hogged out with the domino, squared & chamfered with chisels
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the tenons were cut at the table saw & bandsaw

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tenons & wedges glued with pu adhesive

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cleaned up

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Nice WIP...

Cheers

 

[tim ber]

Just finished this big gate frame which will eventually be clad

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made with wedged through tenons the mortises were hogged out with the domino, squared & chamfered with chisels
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the tenons were cut at the table saw & bandsaw

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tenons & wedges glued with pu adhesive

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cleaned up

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Those joints are beautiful….i really need to start using mortise and tenon joints, dont have any dedicated tools for them and never quite trusted myself to do them by hand. That domino looks like a handy tool, like a biscuit jointer but with stronger/thicker ”biscuits”. Quite an investment though

 

[Dr Al]

A box with a Kumiko lid, made almost entirely with hand tools. The only power tool used was a bandsaw for resawing some thick stock down to a thinner section. Everything else: mitred dovetails in the ash sides, mitres in the American black walnut lining and the lid, jigs for the Kumiko and the maple Kumiko itself was cut by hand. Apart from a single practice corner out of some ash scrap, this was the first time I'd ever cut mitred dovetails and also the first time I'd tried fully hand-cut Kumiko.

Another view of the mitred dovetails:

and a close-up of the Izutsu-tsunagi Kumiko pattern (which was much harder to make than the Asa-no-ha pattern I've tried before as a result of that fiddly little grid in the middle):

I'm afraid I haven't posted a WIP on this forum, but there is a (very) detailed write up of the process I went through to make the box (including 119 photos) on my website: CGTK - Kumiko Box Build Process

 

[Baball]

A play kitchen for the kids (minus faux hob and oven dials for now).

Solid oak worktop, birch ply drawers, pine and MRMDF cabinet, door and drawer fronts. Sprayed paint finish. It's only my second third completed project but quite pleased with the result and learnt a lot along the way.

 

[throbscottle]

Looks a lot better than my actual kitchen...

 

[NickDReed]

Another bit of the cherry that fell through the neighbours fence. 2 hours the other day, was quite split and that dictated the shape. Quite like it, and love the figuring. Onwards and upwards

 

[rob1693]

Tool chest I'm working on just in the process of lining the drawers using custards method still yet to decide what I'm doing with the bottom storage below drawers

 

[NickVanBeest]

Reassembled the shed...

As it is just a shed this time, and not a workshop, the cladding inside isn't critical, so it has to wait until I have time again

 

[Jonzjob]

I just turned this bowl

From this bit of ash

Finished with hard wax oil and microcrystaline wax

 

[Adam W.]

Copy of a 17th century joined chair in Baltic oak from Støvringgaard, Denmark. The seat is English oak and comes from Longleat in Wiltshire.

 

[Fred48]

I just turned this bowl

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From this bit of ash

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Finished with hard wax oil and microcrystaline wax

I'm no expert on wood identification but it appears to be oak not ash. Beautiful bowl whatever the wood

 

[Garno]

Copy of a 17th century joined chair in Baltic oak from Støvringgaard, Denmark. The seat is English oak and comes from Longleat in Wiltshire.

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WOW that is totally another level. How long has it taken you to make?

 

[Jonzjob]

Fred, I have to agree and I thought it was oak, but when I had a good look at the end grain I wasn't so sure. It's an offcut from a local joiner/cabinet maker and the bloke in there thought it was ash too? But whatever, thank you for the compliment and I must admit that I was quite impressed with the result.

Not my idea. Someone posted a bit of youtube of an old Indian, I think, turner making bowls out of what looked like scrapped planks and it looked like a good challenge. I tried to find the video, but failed. So if anyone remembers it then would you post it again please. Old Indian bloke with the lathe at ground level and using his feet to guide the gouges?

 

[Jonzjob]

I agree about your chair Adam. It is a beauty!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Fred, I have to agree and I thought it was oak, but when I had a good look at the end grain I wasn't so sure. It's an offcut from a local joiner/cabinet maker and the bloke in there thought it was ash too? But whatever, thank you for the compliment and I must admit that I was quite impressed with the result.

Not my idea. Someone posted a bit of youtube of an old Indian, I think, turner making bowls out of what looked like scrapped planks and it looked like a good challenge. I tried to find the video, but failed. So if anyone remembers it then would you post it again please. Old Indian bloke with the lathe at ground level and using his feet to guide the gouges?

Smell it. Oak has a memorable smell. Drop a few shavings in vinegar with a nail or a piece of wire wool - it'll turn black quite quickly if it's oak.

 

[Dynamite]

Ive installed an Emergency Stop to my table saw. Directly where I can operate with my leg.
Reagrds… Rob

P.S. Disclaimer…Im a fully qualified high level electrician with 35 years experience so I don't condone anyone doing it without knowing what they are doing.