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[Fitzroy]

Today I had a revelation. Building a workbench has been on the to do list for about 5 years. In fact I’m I the middle of a WIP on here that I started in 2017. Anyhow for the bench I’m planning a leg vice and I have a big old screw to use. However it has a fair bit of play in it and I was very worried about hacking my new bench leg to pieces only to find it was not suitable. I’ve been umming and ahhing about it for weeks and today decided I’d have to build a prototype to see if it would work.

So I dug out some spare timber and knocked up a quick version attached to my current temporary (5yrs now) bench. It’s not quite finished yet as I need the parallel guide. But OMG I’m a bloody fool! Why have I been fannying about with hand clamps and other half baked work holding solutions for so long.

I can’t get over the holding force of it, and the ease of working on a well held work piece.

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[cgarry]

But surely you family, especially children, will leave their shoes on the floor right next to it just to annoy you.

Fitz.

Hmmm, I am sure it will work as well as the dirty linen basket does...

 

[Thingybob]

Your not moving to Devon too?!!

Told you James better get your finger out were filling up pretty quick

 

[Jameshow]

Told you James better get your finger out were filling up pretty quick

Down there part time!!

 

[Shan]

A couple of bowls for the collection.
Made from peach wood. Bit wonky in parts but the grain helped it along. Few cracks and some beetle holes but filled with a mix of PVA and saw dust and a bit of wood filler here and there.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Told you James better get your finger out were filling up pretty quick

Good.

 

[Nick S]

 

[Stigmorgan]

Found a big block of pine last week, think it fell from the tractor when the grass on the school field was cut, measured approximately 300x600x100mm so cut 2x 9" blanks from it and mounted one on a face plate, being a very dry soft wood it was a PITA to get clean cuts, fortunately ately it sanded very easily, was a little unsure about it as there are many cracks runn8ng through it which I filled with superglue, sanded to 320g then abrasive paste and diamond wax. Still have to remove the tenon

 

[Blackswanwood]

Zebrano and Walnut Jewellery Box.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Started a new project today, the caretaker at one of our academy's other schools is leaving soon and the other caretakers asked if I would make something so I've settled on a trophy, the others are going to get a plaque engraved, today I made the base from a piece of cherry, now I need to find a nice piece of something to make the cup, probably either oak or Hawthorn.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Want to show off someone elses work today, the very kind and talented @Phill05 offered to see if he could find why I managed to break 2 revolving live centres and to see if he could repair one of them so I sent both to him so he could compare them and the break points, today I recieved them both back fully restored with new morse tapers and improved bearings, they beautiful and I can't wait to use them, he even added a spare set screw for the centrepoint in the end of the taper.

 

[Stigmorgan]

So I couldn't wait to use the new live centres and to finish the trophy I started yesterday, I couldn't find a decent bit of Oak or Hawthorn so I used my last piece of spalted birch and have to say I love the result, sanded to 400g then abrasive paste and finished with yandles brand diamond wax

I did get a shock when I touched the live centre during turning, I wasn't prepared for how hot it would get and burnt my knuckle a bit

 

[Dr Al]

Today I finished making four dovetail boxes (spread out over two posts on here).
I made these mostly to practise hand-cut dovetails. Three of the frames were made while I was on holiday; the other was from a while before then. When I got back I had lots of other stuff on the list (and wanted to spread out the resawing work as most of this was pre-bandsaw!), so these have taken a while to complete. Pretty much all hand cut (I think the only exception was one lid, which was resawed on my new bandsaw before finishing by hand).

They had their third coat of Mike's Magic Mix yesterday so I think I can call them done now.

This one is oak sides (two of which ebonised), beech lid & base and walnut lining and trim (and was my first ever dovetailed thing, my first ever ebonised thing and my first ever hinged thing):

This one is ash and (believed to be) greenheart sides with poplar for the lid, base and lining:

 

[Dr Al]

This one is sweet chestnut & cherry sides with (believed to be) greenheart for everything else:

and finally, this one is ash & (believed to be) greenheart sides, ash lid & base, (believed to be) greenheart handle thing and cedar of lebanon lining:

 

[clogs]

Fitz,
had a similar problem with one of my daughter....she was about 12.....
She would roll down her trousers when she got home from school to shower..and just leave em on the floor.....before settling down for homework and T.......
Can't remember how many times I asked her to put her stuff in the laundry unrolled with her nickers in a seperate pile.....
In the end she asked where her clean stuff was and was told, her washing was all in the stream
)we lived in a water mill)...gave her a bar of soap and said do it urself.....
never a problem again.....
she's now 28 and still as untidy.....not my prob anymore......hahaha...

 

[Doug71]

Enjoyed a bit of rough joinery last couple of days building a bit of patio screening.

Designed by the customer, hopefully stop people falling off the new raised patio area plus screen it from the neighbours a bit (they will be growing something up it).

It's actually bigger than it looks, the posts are doubled up 4x4's and 3m long on the high side.

 

[Cooper]

Zebrano and Walnut Jewellery Box.

Very nice work. Are the joints on the first box Lap Joints or Lap Dovetails? I can't quite see, are the fillets of the second box square or dovetail? I like the contrast. (I always called them dovetail wedges but if they aren't at an angle, it seems the wrong word)
Well done
Martin

 

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