What have you made lately?

[FLH03RIDER]

Part II

TZRIDER... thought about ripping the boards with my 10" Craftsman table saw but don't have any kind of table extensions to handle the 7'+ slabs. Plus, I knew that trying to push a 45-50lbs slab through the saw by myself just wasn't going to work. Opted to do it freehand, but should have used a 1/8th inch x 1" flat bar for a straight edge. Live and learn! Started with a Diablo blade then switch to a Freud 60t, thin kerf ripping blade. The Freud cut better but nether was really designed to cut more than 1" thick material and I was at about 2".

The two big slabs still had the bark on them so I clamped each on edge and used a chisel and hammer to removed the bark. Was hoping it would peel off, but nope wasn't happening.
After the bark was off started with 80grit to get the edge cleaned up.

And of course the slabs were perfectly FLAT! NOT!!!
The workout begins. And I'm still on the uphill side of the learning curve on using hand planes. Oh, did I mention this wood is f-ing hard!

Pretty soon I'll have arms like Popeye.
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[Climber]

Looking forward to seeing the final product on this table!

 

[tzrider]

The workout begins. And I'm still on the uphill side of the learning curve on using hand planes. Oh, did I mention this wood is f-ing hard!

One way to get a good match for a glue joint is to clamp the two boards face to face as if you have closed a book and plane the edges to be joined together. Any small deviations in angle will cancel out.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Did I mention other projects? I have a bunch.
Made these tranny blocks to hold this until I could get "it" in this.
And "it" started out like this. Actually, I scraped and degreased prior to the pic and getting ready to tear it apart.

 

[900ss]

Part II

TZRIDER... thought about ripping the boards with my 10" Craftsman table saw but don't have any kind of table extensions to handle the 7'+ slabs. Plus, I knew that trying to push a 45-50lbs slab through the saw by myself just wasn't going to work. Opted to do it freehand, but should have used a 1/8th inch x 1" flat bar for a straight edge. Live and learn! Started with a Diablo blade then switch to a Freud 60t, thin kerf ripping blade. The Freud cut better but nether was really designed to cut more than 1" thick material and I was at about 2".

The two big slabs still had the bark on them so I clamped each on edge and used a chisel and hammer to removed the bark. Was hoping it would peel off, but nope wasn't happening.
After the bark was off started with 80grit to get the edge cleaned up.

And of course the slabs were perfectly FLAT! NOT!!!
The workout begins. And I'm still on the uphill side of the learning curve on using hand planes. Oh, did I mention this wood is f-ing hard!

Pretty soon I'll have arms like Popeye.
.

Time to get busy! Colonial Williamsburg, May 2016, old school. Enjoy!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/P6n8r4r3TTi38UEG9

 

[FLH03RIDER]

900ss - Cool, unbelievable craftsmanship.

Part III

With the three sections cut it was time to get working on the glue edges. A couple of issues were that the boards weren't flat nor exactly the same thickness. Plus my freehand "rips" weren't laser precision straight. Ugh!

Hey, with my Bailey #5 should be able to knock these out in no time.
Started with the center spine first, then the first slab.
The last pic shows two edges I was working on getting (slowly) closer together. And the other two edges miles apart.
You can also see on the lower slab where the plane was removing the high spots. Geezzzzzz, a long way to go.

 

[900ss]

900ss - Cool, unbelievable craftsmanship.

Yeah, and all the tools with the exception of files are made on site, I've been told (at least that was true of the gunsmithing shop).

We would visit Colonial Williamsburg in September; hot and humid were the norm. All the artisans were dressed in period dress, and most of the workshops were un airconditioned.

I particularly enjoyed visiting the musical instrument shops, the wheelwright and of course the gunsmith.

 

[2legs2wheels]

Lately I've been getting more interested in old chisels and planes. A couple of weeks ago I bought and old Stanley jointer plane off eBay with the intent to restore it. It was made around 1933 and had been rusting away for decades.

Really impressive...

 

[auntiebling]

started making a quiet insert for my exhaust. using some walnut scraps to start with.

i need to find some nice little screws to retain it

 

[auntiebling]

if anyone wandering through wants a project table saw

https://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10573985#post10573985

 

[FLH03RIDER]

TZRIDER... Want to sharpen some blades? I've got three.
Oh, that would include a sixer or two of your favorite brew!

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Part IV, Gaps...

Well the "gaps are getting closer. Test fitting the three sections. I used a 4' long level and a flashlight along the edges to find gaps. Then place the "spine" on one edge and check the fit. Then plane the high spots. Then repeat. 75" of glue edge times 4 = 300". ARRRRRRGH, this will take forever!
Hey, what did I know, this was only my second table and first one using slabs.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Part V - Biscuits n Glue

No turning back now... Gaps are pretty tight. Now to to keep it all aligned and rigid. Probably overkill on the number of biscuits but this table is heavy. Had my SIL come over to help with the glue up. Left the clamps on for 24 hours. Then it was back to planing and sanding.

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[tzrider]

That glue-up is looking good!

Even with the biscuits, you'll want to make sure the tabletop had solid cross supports underneath. That thing is going to be beautiful.

I'm not ready to take on sharpening blades en masse, but if we can arrange a way to get them back and forth, I can probably take care of yours.

 

[auntiebling]

Biscuits are mostly, like 95%, for alignment. A very handy thing on such a large piece, but the glue is stronger than the wood so any strength they add to the joint is nullified by the near certainty that the wood adjacent to the joint will break before the joint does using glue alone.

Man. My runon sentence game is on. Point. Today.

 

[tzrider]

Yes. For that reason, dowels are stronger, as they penetrate farther into the adjoining wood. This thing should be fine however.

 

[Godsdarling]

We finally redid my fireplace with California Gold Stacked Stone to cover the painted red bricks the previous owner did. Why would you paint red bricks red?

I didn't think to get a before photo, but the entire thing was red painted brink.

We are amateurs but I love it

 

[Sharxfan]

Damn you guys and gals are killing it.

that table looks awesome and so does the fireplace.

I am hoping to post pictures of my hacked together 20 bird chicken coop soon. I worked on it for days and even though it seems like I am going fast the damn thing is taking forever. the coop itself is 7'x7'. the chickens can access the area under the coop and wee are also building an outside area that is 7'x8'. The outside area is movable and can be attached to the front or back of the main coop so that we can rotate them and also move the coop. You can get to all 20 bedding boxes from outside and it has tons of ventilation for those hot humid LA summers. Just got the OSB on for most of the roof yesterday and will get the last piece today and get it on then it is time to move to adding tar paper and shingles then making doors to finish it up. It is a McMansion for chickens at this point......

 

[Climber]

We finally redid my fireplace with California Gold Stacked Stone to cover the painted red bricks the previous owner did. Why would you paint red bricks red?

I didn't think to get a before photo, but the entire thing was red painted brink.

We are amateurs but I love it

That looks great, Darlene!

Those tacky red bricks definitely had to go!

 

[auntiebling]

Damn you guys and gals are killing it.

that table looks awesome and so does the fireplace.

I am hoping to post pictures of my hacked together 20 bird chicken coop soon. I worked on it for days and even though it seems like I am going fast the damn thing is taking forever. the coop itself is 7'x7'. the chickens can access the area under the coop and wee are also building an outside area that is 7'x8'. The outside area is movable and can be attached to the front or back of the main coop so that we can rotate them and also move the coop. You can get to all 20 bedding boxes from outside and it has tons of ventilation for those hot humid LA summers. Just got the OSB on for most of the roof yesterday and will get the last piece today and get it on then it is time to move to adding tar paper and shingles then making doors to finish it up. It is a McMansion for chickens at this point......

20 boxes is enough for ~60 birds! i have 2 boxes and 4 birds and it's not uncommon for them to only use 1. fukking weirdos.

water is the single biggest nuisance for me so far. haven't made it brainless to refill yet but i'll get there. they go thoguht a lot of water on a warm day