What did you do in your workshop today ?

[memzey]

Put up some shelves to finish my plane storage. Feeling very satisfied :lol:

The shelves to the left look a little bear.

Lol!

 

[Superstrat]

Sold my bicycle! It's been hanging on the garage wall for years just gathering sawdust. Needed the space for more tools!

 

[MarkDennehy]

Slowly working my way plane-by-plane through the plane till and meanwhile scribbling ideas for the next build. But in the meantime, for fun...

The old ones are the best ones

 

[Londoner100]

Just a simple box, carving with the X-Carve

 

[Stanleymonkey]

Just a simple box, carving with the X-Carve

Looks good. I think you've got the design and colour just right.

 

[woodenstx]

On sunday I made a shooting board... Never made one before and kinda didnt really see why I'd want one. Have to say its one of the "best" tools/jigs I've made, I have properly square/true stock now

 

[memzey]

That's interesting. I made one on Sunday too but haven't been able to get on with it. Can you post a pic or two of yours and explain a bit more how you are getting your good results please?

 

[John15]

Here's mine if it helps. I also inserted a strip of perspex to keep the plane sole about 2mm off the running face.

John

 

[NazNomad]

Roughed out the body for a lapsteel project... made from the floor of an old cattle lorry. Stained and stinks of cows, but it's a nice wood to work with.

While I was waiting for glue to dry, I scrolled this:

 

[Bm101]

You have an artist's hand Naz.

 

[Moonsafari69]

Roughed out the body for a lapsteel project... made from the floor of an old cattle lorry. Stained and stinks of cows, but it's a nice wood to work with.

What's a 'lapsteel' Naz? Feel like I ought to know. Dave.

 

[NazNomad]

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Basically, it's a type of guitar that you play with it laying flat on your lap (or on a stand). It has a massively hight string action so you play it with a slide.

Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) plays one on 'Breathe', but I suspect a lot of listeners may not be aware of that.

 

[Moonsafari69]

[youtube]J6qrdNi1r1k[/youtube]

Basically, it's a type of guitar that you play with it laying flat on your lap (or on a stand). It has a massively hight string action so you play it with a slide.

That is different to what I thought it would be Naz, thanks for that.

 

[memzey]

Here's mine if it helps. I also inserted a strip of perspex to keep the plane sole about 2mm off the running face.



John

Looks very much like a left handed version of mine. Can't seem to get on with it though. User error no doubt (homer)

 

[NazNomad]

Unfortunately, I can't play worth a damn, I just love ''experimental luthiery''. :-D

 

[Ttrees]

Made a paddle/knee switch for my startrite 275
Now to get this guard done, and move on to the next project.
Nice playin

 

[woodenstx]

Here's mine if it helps. I also inserted a strip of perspex to keep the plane sole about 2mm off the running face.



John

Looks very much like a left handed version of mine. Can't seem to get on with it though. User error no doubt (homer)

Here is mine.
19mm MDF with 6mm Ply ontop and some sort of hardwood stop. Applied some of my favourite car wax to the running face
Seems to work better with my block plane than my No4 though.
Not a perfect build but it does net true faces etc

 

[MarkDennehy]

The second one I've built. I need to tweak the fence though, it's gotten out of square a little.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Mark
An easy way to get the fence spot on is to make it in two halves, front and back. The back part is fixed as square as you can get it and then the front half screwed to that, with paper shims if you need them.
And if you screw the front to the back from the rear face of the back, and make slots rather than holes for the screws, you can move the front face up a tad when the end starts to get a bit worn.

 

[Noel]

Here's mine if it helps. I also inserted a strip of perspex to keep the plane sole about 2mm off the running face.



John

Looks very much like a left handed version of mine. Can't seem to get on with it though. User error no doubt (homer)

Here is mine.
19mm MDF with 6mm Ply ontop and some sort of hardwood stop. Applied some of my favourite car wax to the running face
Seems to work better with my block plane than my No4 though.
Not a perfect build but it does net true faces etc

Very handy Stuart.
BTW, think the Collinite contains silicone so be careful when finishing etc.