Popular Post wouldwurker Posted November 5, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Buddy of mine has a coffee shop with a great name, 'Endgrain Coffee Bar'. I've made a few items for his shop, both functional and decor, but none were really all that, um, 'endgrainy', so I finally had to make him something commensurate with the name.Best part about this project - I used my first ever woodworking project a la January 2014, the worst ever endgrain cutting board. I watched Marc's video, went out to my finest hardwood dealer (Lowes) and picked up some red oak and poplar. It was ugly and porous so it never left my shop, so I repurposed it.That's right...listen up you bearded hipster 'makers'. When all the termite infested palate wood has been used up on splinter-festooned coffee tables and you've depleted every last board of hardwood flooring from abandoned merkin factories in Brooklyn (ever notice how it's always Brooklyn...evidently, repurposed early century industrial wood flooring can only come from a hip city...never Newark)...when it's all gone, fret ye not. There's plenty of miserably failed woodworking projects in my shop to be repurposed. You heard it here first...the next big wave in 'making'. Repurposing Vinny's epic failures in woodworking.Back to the project.It's my first shot at pyrography. Came out ok...I freehanded it based on his logo. Pyro on endgrain oak is no fun.The lid swivels on a strong magnet. The positive stop catches the lid flush with two weaker magnets on the opposite end. I'd been thinking about this for a while, as I never liked the look of the 'pin-hinge' on salt cellars. Worked out pretty good. (continued in next post) Big magnet..Little Magnet Used 1/16" magnets...about the size of Washington's schnoz. Rare earth magnets from K&H. They're tiny, but strong enough for two of them to pinch your finger tip and give you a blood blister. Used three of the 1/16" magnets ganged up for the larger 'hinge' magnet. Here's how much clearance I had to not drill through: Finish is Danish Oil, followed by Shallac and Paste Wax.It's tiny. No idea what he'll put in it. Maybe some of those expensive cat poop coffee beans. ...at least it'll smell better than red oak. Edited November 5, 2015 by vinnyjojo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Great recovery of a not-so-great project, Vinny! Nice job on the pyro, by the way. Are those magnets strong enough to hold the lid on when swiveled 180* from closed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Right side up. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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