G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Had a new stove fitted and thought a nice item to store firewood would be a fun project. It's Poplar, not something I use often and therefore the green heartwood seems kinda funky and a contrast to most of the species I normally use. Works well with hand tools which is a bonus.What I tried here was not using a wagon vice, batten, holdfast etc for the stock prep. Just a single planing stop like andhttp://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hill-interior-of-the-carpenters-shop-at-forty-hill-enfield-t03668and http://www.workbenchdiary.com/2014/02/a-portable-nicholson-bench-from-scrap.htmlI also worked mainly with the grain as there were no bad high spots and the wood seemed good "off the saw". I'm speculating that working across the grain or diagonal would normally limited to really poor stock that needs lots of input rather than good stock that needs a quick clean up? I found I was able to prep boards of 12" just fine. I could of done with the planing stop being further over by 25mm but no more. Finished item should be up in a couple of weeks. Thoughts welcome. Edited November 7, 2015 by G S Haydon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Another enjoyable eight minutes, Graham.Your green heartwood will turn brown eventually. Fear not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Thanks Eric, I learned that just now from another comment. Stupid really, recently saw some Poplar doors on a job and the heart was brown! It takes a while for me to join the dots together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Another cool video Graham! My 2 and 3 year old daughters enjoyed it as well. Was lmao at tea time while waiting for the glue to set. How British of you!I look forward to part two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Thanks shaneymack, my kids liked it too. The wife found the Spiderman T funny and slightly odd :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Always enjoy watching you work in hyper-speed, Graham! Thanks for sharing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Even at high speeds you'll waste 8 mins of your life so I'm ultra grateful to you for watching it :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Great stuff as usual Graham! Definitely makes me appreciate my power tools tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 The coping saw was the best part. You were like a a scrollsaw on speed. You make turning rough sawn lumber to S4S look real easy with hand planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Tiods, I feel the same way! I enjoy working like this because I choose to, if I had to do it I think I'd get sick of it. I have access to our workshops as well so industrial scale machines are never far away!Thanks Tom. The more you do it, the more you try things, the more you work in favor of what's to hand the faster it gets. But once it goes beyond a few bits of wood it does take longer than machines, no question of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Great video Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Good sound mate ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Good sound mate ;-)Indeed it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Great video Graham. I imagine that working with hand tools is one of the reasons you weigh 100 pounds less then me and my power tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Ha! The workout is a useful side effect :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Nice video. I really like your style, something different on the Youtube is nice. Oh, I want part two soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Two weeks Llama, should be ready....Glad you appreciate the variation :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Graham, another great video. It was mentioned earlier but your coping saw looked like a turbo scroll saw. Looking forward to the second part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-MattK- Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Really fun, Graham - I like the "cleaning up the squeeze out with the shavings" idea, too! Considered it borrowed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Borrow anything you like Matt :-). Thanks Woodenskye, I wish it was a turbo scroll saw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Nice work Graham. I hope I can somewhat near your proficiency with hand tools some day. I keep practising. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 You wont have to practice long to get to my standard :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Pleased to get this one done although it had to make way for the Christmas Tree almost straight away! Hope you enjoy the vid. I tired a few different things to make in a touch different(ish) although I can appreciate it might equally annoy people too.Although the project is a simple one it was fun to try out a few saws! Only the D8 rip was a no go. The wood storage works well with quite a bit in a small footprint. Feedback welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Finally, dang! The only thing I found annoying was the amount of time you made us wait. You need to get your priorities straight. Also, that was the tiniest bottle of Titebond I've ever seen. LOLGreat job, Graham. May the force be with you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks Eric, work has been pretty crazy. Thankful for that but my head is in a spin! Looking forward to the holidays :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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