Popular Post treeslayer 3384 Posted February 7 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 7 We think alike @JohnG, mahogany and walnut scraps, bandsaw, belt and disk sander, hollowed with a round rotary rasp in my drill, crude but it works I need to get a spoon chisel or whatever they’re called because my kids want more as usual, way too much work the way I did it 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7618 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 So uniform in color and wood removal! Great job Dave! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3384 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 25 minutes ago, Coop said: So uniform in color and wood removal! Great job Dave! If it was a home built airplane I would call them 100’ ers’ as in they look good form 100 feet, just an experiment with scraps, the next will be better 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 1220 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 3 hours ago, Coop said: Very Nice! What did you use to carve out the spoon hollow? A hook knife. Not sure if it’s the best type for it, but it’s what I ended up with. I really need to sharpen it, but not sure how well that will turn out. Morakniv Wood Carving Hook Knife 162 with Sandvik Stainless Steel Blade, 0.6-Inch Internal Radius https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N2VM3XZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_BSAZC7SRHFV8M1E78PDS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tpt life 2775 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Scorp... If you don’t know what they are, you need to search “scorp tool” or search results will all be about S-Corp. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chestnut 5668 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 How do you sharpen that? It looks tricky to keep sharp. I really like the spoons I also want to make some now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark J 2257 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 7 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I also want to make some now. You're just going to have to quit that pesky day job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 1220 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 35 minutes ago, Chestnut said: How do you sharpen that? It looks tricky to keep sharp. I really like the spoons I also want to make some now. I’ve never tried sharpening it for that reason, which is probably why that part of making the spoons is frustrating to me. Also probably because I’m using kiln dried wood instead of green. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chestnut 5668 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 29 minutes ago, Mark J said: You're just going to have to quit that pesky day job. Maybe, Just convince Megan to shoot to become CEO of some big company and then I can transition to a stay at home dad or something... . So yeah that's not going to happen ... anytime soon at least and probably never. 1 hour ago, JohnG said: I’ve never tried sharpening it for that reason, which is probably why that part of making the spoons is frustrating to me. Also probably because I’m using kiln dried wood instead of green. I just googled how to sharpen stuff like that and it looks tricky but possible. It looks like they sharpen the outside and then use a dowel or something flexible to remove the burr from the inside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Chestnut 5668 Posted February 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 8 My sister has a house from the 1950s. They want to redo their kitchen but don't have enough money to replaec the cabinets. The in place cabinets are solid maple and still in hood shape so anything they could upgrade to would honestly be inferior in quality. So the doors are getting a face lift. I made some trim to give a fake panel look to some flat plywood doors. I need to give these an edge treatment yet but they'll be painted so the nail holes will be filled etc. Beings that i had the miter gauge dialed in for perfect 45's i figured I'd knock out some picture frames. Megan has a list of pictures that she wants framed from our wedding. Grandparents also wanted some prints so I'll be making frames for them as well. These will all be made from some reclaimed walnut trim. I got the trim from an old building back in ND. I'd guess the wood was installed in the early 50s if not the early 1900s. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gee-dub 3540 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Installed a rubber outfeed roller in the Grizzly G0453Z. Picked it up on a special a while back. Took about 45 minutes and I did the job with the wrenches that come with the planer; it's that easy . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 484 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 I'll be doing something similar to our interior doors to make them look like 3 panel doors. Just realized that my shop is a few inches too short to cut all the plywood strips without opening a closet door. Hoping I can find a contractor table saw to borrow so I can do it outside. What gauge nails are you using? I was thinking of getting a pin nailer to use instead of my 18 gauge nail gun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chestnut 5668 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 23 minutes ago, legenddc said: I'll be doing something similar to our interior doors to make them look like 3 panel doors. Just realized that my shop is a few inches too short to cut all the plywood strips without opening a closet door. Hoping I can find a contractor table saw to borrow so I can do it outside. What gauge nails are you using? I was thinking of getting a pin nailer to use instead of my 18 gauge nail gun. I cut my sheet into 4 foot lengths as that made processing everything easier and multiple parts fit nicely within a 4 foot length. If you are painting you could get away with not doing full length parts. I used 18 ga nails that were 5/8" long. I also used PU glue as a little extra holding power. There was paint underneath and I didn't feel like striping back to wood so i didn't use regular wood glue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 484 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 That's always an option. I was hoping to avoid more seams to fill since but 80" long strips in a 160" long shop will be challenging to work with. Good call on the PU glue, I hadn't thought that far ahead. Thanks for saving me time there. Possibly avoiding filling 1,000 nail holes has leaning towards the 23 gauge nailer with the 18 as the backup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chestnut 5668 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 I guess from past experience I slather on wood filler with a putty knife and then sand back. Kitchen cabinets are a lot less daunting than doors though so your points are valid. I also went overboard with nails because some of the doors had a slight warp. If yours are more flat you could get away with less nails. Maybe have a sheet of ply that's the right size and weight everything down. If you are running that much material a temporary shop rearrangement might be in order. Even if your shop is 40" wide the diagonal from corner to corner should be enough to give a bit extra work room. I have a fairly large shop and still do this from time to time just to make some tasks easier. It's also why despite having a very set location for tools i continue to put them on mobile bases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 484 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 I'm sure either way I'll end up filling holes whether it's between seems or on edges. I think if I rip the plywood in half I can go diagonally through the shop. If not I can open a door to the storage closet off the shop to get an extra 4' of room. Can always hang up some plastic to help minimize the dust. It's so much easier to have everything on mobile bases even if you can keep things fairly stationary. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mick S 2690 Posted February 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 8 Finally got my dust collection work done for the new saw and sander. A few little odds and ends to clean up, but it works better than ever. I still need to build a platform to raise the SawStop up to the level of the slider and build an insert to bridge them together, but I'm back up and running. Now I get to have 3 HOUR Zoom meeting to discuss the new dust collectors for the college. O!M!G! Shoot me now. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gee-dub 3540 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 A guy spray painted on my dirt in anticipation of the concrete form work beginning. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7618 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Do you have an idea of what the concrete will support? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post RichardA 5085 Posted February 9 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9 4 hours ago, Mick S said: Finally got my dust collection work done for the new saw and sander. A few little odds and ends to clean up, but it works better than ever. I still need to build a platform to raise the SawStop up to the level of the slider and build an insert to bridge them together, but I'm back up and running. Now I get to have 3 HOUR Zoom meeting to discuss the new dust collectors for the college. O!M!G! Shoot me now. I took the shot for you, but it's a long flight, the bullet may be there by Thursday, or Friday. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mick S 2690 Posted February 9 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9 11 hours ago, RichardA said: I took the shot for you, but it's a long flight, the bullet may be there by Thursday, or Friday. If I've learned nothing else in this life it's that things rarely turn out as good as i had hoped they would be or as bad as I dreaded they would be. The 3 hour meeting wound up being very enlightening. After being in the industrial woodworking equipment supply chain for 35 or so years, I thought I knew something about wood dust collection. It's come a long way in the past 10 years. Hopefully the technology will trickle down to the consumer level soon. Because of non-disclosure legalities of being on the selection committee I can't go into detail until we've made a decision, but there's some cool stuff out there. I'll write up a report once we've made a decision. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post JohnG 1220 Posted February 9 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9 Took an awesome delivery today! I’ve only played on it for about half an hour but am really pleased with it. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pkinneb 3622 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 6 minutes ago, JohnG said: Took an awesome delivery today! I’ve only played on it for about half an hour but am really pleased with it. Nice!! You will love it I'm sure. I use my JD all the time winter and summer and most importantly when I need to get a new tool off a semi trailer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Chet 4941 Posted February 9 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9 46 minutes ago, pkinneb said: I need to get a new tool off a semi trailer You need a tractor to get a hand plane off the truck? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pkinneb 3622 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 47 minutes ago, Chet said: You need a tractor to get a hand plane off the truck? LOL maybe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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