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Stigmorgan
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@Just4Fun here's a few pics of the green oak podlets after a few days, you can see as they dry the bulb section at the base has cracked on all of them, they are also rough touch. Even old seasoned wood can move once turned as you can see in the bud vase pic a small crack has opened just below the bark inclusionwhere the 2 branches split off.
Recently completed these in my living room workshop. Drawers were a nice fit but have gone a bit sticky due to humidity... With hindsight I should have used something like Fiddes Hard Wax Oil on the drawer sides instead of paint. Oh well, you live and learn.
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bignik
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So as a keen gardener I'm eager to encourage Mason Bees into the garden, as they're great pollinators. I got given a load of nest tubes for my birthday but they were loose so I need to make a box or boxes for them. I'm short on time so decided to cheat and just use a section of hollow log.
The finished article;-
The making of it;-
This is an earlier version that I made years ago, still going strong(ish!). All tubes are fully occupied due to the busy bees activity over the last few weeks.;-
Another shop bought version. Predictably shoddy;-
I'm happy with the result, but feeling slightly guilty about not putting the wood to better use. It's Laburnum, so beautiful stuff when cut and finished. I've got another couple of feet left but just can't think what to do with it. I'm sure there must be some much more artistic things to make. Any ideas anyone? My default will be to make more bee houses as I've got a stack of nest tubes still to accommodate.
The finished article;-
The making of it;-
This is an earlier version that I made years ago, still going strong(ish!). All tubes are fully occupied due to the busy bees activity over the last few weeks.;-
Another shop bought version. Predictably shoddy;-
I'm happy with the result, but feeling slightly guilty about not putting the wood to better use. It's Laburnum, so beautiful stuff when cut and finished. I've got another couple of feet left but just can't think what to do with it. I'm sure there must be some much more artistic things to make. Any ideas anyone? My default will be to make more bee houses as I've got a stack of nest tubes still to accommodate.
electricsub
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Boss lady at home said she would like a outdoor water fouintain for her birthday
So thought now what do I have to make it, well old whisky barrel, old hand pump but not solar pump ( so bought one ) outcome !!
Saw a couple of videos on using a thin rip jig on the table saw to cut strips for kumiko which looked really cool so thought I'd try and make one myself.
It's not the prettiest but it seems to work really well.
Both fences are adjustable to accomodate for different length strips. There's no real need for back fence to be adjustable but I already had the dovetail slot for it so for might as well. The fence behind the rear one is to add support for the piece after it's been cut to push it through. As long as I don't raise the blade high enough to cut all the way through it.
I did consider making the thickness of the strips adjustable but in the end I didn't, will see if I need strips of different thicknesses in the future.
A wip shot of a kumiko panel I'm working on. The grid work was created by cutting the notches in one large block and then cutting strips off it using this jig.
Videos where I got the idea for the jig from:
It's not the prettiest but it seems to work really well.
Both fences are adjustable to accomodate for different length strips. There's no real need for back fence to be adjustable but I already had the dovetail slot for it so for might as well. The fence behind the rear one is to add support for the piece after it's been cut to push it through. As long as I don't raise the blade high enough to cut all the way through it.
I did consider making the thickness of the strips adjustable but in the end I didn't, will see if I need strips of different thicknesses in the future.
A wip shot of a kumiko panel I'm working on. The grid work was created by cutting the notches in one large block and then cutting strips off it using this jig.
Videos where I got the idea for the jig from:
Stigmorgan
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After finishing a project I've been working on for the last 4 month's (check out my thread - supersizing a female figurine) I put a piece of very old punky oak and turned a podlet, because it's so dry and punky I had to leave the top and the stem a little thicker than usual
Doug71
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I'm making an effort to try and post something every week so here's todays job.
Rotten doorframe cill and Jambs, listed building so they were keen for just a repair, although I don't think Meranti cills and Macclex strips have much historical interest!
It was quite bad which is why I'm thinking Meranti
(Macclex removed)
Luckily I had this with me which I'd made earlier
Actually fitted quite well
Done my bit, now ready for the painter
Rotten doorframe cill and Jambs, listed building so they were keen for just a repair, although I don't think Meranti cills and Macclex strips have much historical interest!
It was quite bad which is why I'm thinking Meranti
(Macclex removed)
Luckily I had this with me which I'd made earlier
Actually fitted quite well
Done my bit, now ready for the painter
NickDReed
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I have a problem with letting go. Apparently I am incapable of binning or burning much. Even when I resolve to ditching anything under 20cm, it ends up finding it's way to any crevice in my garage which may accommodate it.
So I had these:
Off cuts of old oak decking that I bought for a project that seemed far too good to burn!! They may come in! I heard myself say!
So here we go:
Cut down into squares and the glued into larger boards. Any old nail holes, knots or anything soft filled with epoxy.
Rebates on the side panels to receive the top and bottom.
Oak doors from a Welsh dresser that was going to the tip (not mine) , stripped and stained black.
And here it is:
My justification for not throwing anything out ever.... Now what should I do with the scraps I have left over.....
So I had these:
Off cuts of old oak decking that I bought for a project that seemed far too good to burn!! They may come in! I heard myself say!
So here we go:
Cut down into squares and the glued into larger boards. Any old nail holes, knots or anything soft filled with epoxy.
Rebates on the side panels to receive the top and bottom.
Oak doors from a Welsh dresser that was going to the tip (not mine) , stripped and stained black.
And here it is:
My justification for not throwing anything out ever.... Now what should I do with the scraps I have left over.....
Stigmorgan
Established Member
Had an old spalted and cracked Sycamore branch standing in the corner so cut it into 3 and turned 2 large twig pots, both sanded to 320 and given a coat of linseed oil. Not sure what to do with the 3rd piece yet.
Andy's Shed
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I'm a little bit hesitant to show this, but I finished making some tool storage today. I had some leftover (wonky) plywood, from when I boarded out the shed a while back. Even though it's a bit wavey and gappy in places, I enjoyed the challenge.
It works, it's practical, i.e. it's perfect!
Andy's Shed
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A little while ago my wife told me she was going to water her plants and I asked her to peer through the shed window and check that the drawers were still on the wall. They're still on the wall. 
So you may have noted I've not posted much woodwork lately, well some of you will have seen the chess table I made so I had to complete the project, here are the turned pieces and the box I made to store them in.....
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Padster
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Padster
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