Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Another quick item. This is a painting / drawing bridge, requested by Dad. Used as an arm rest when working above an area that might be smudged. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 Did you make the bar/rod as well? Many hundreds of years ago, (1970’s), my dad had a sign painter paint the company’s name on our trucks and I remember him using a similar rod with a rubber tip on one end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 20 minutes ago, Coop said: Did you make the bar/rod as well? Dad does have one of those steady rods, which is used for standing work, at an easel, or other vertical surface. That bar you see is the handle of my 'war-hammer' cane, with some walnut danish oil on it. Butt-ugly on that white oak, but I like the feel of danish oil, so it might just stay. The cane doesn't need to be pretty, it is intended as a deterrent to any stray dogs, coyotes, or two-legged varmints that might try to interrupt my pre-dawn constitutionals. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 Started making my new clamp holders utilizing @gee-dub design. Need to grab some screws and dowels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 16, 2021 Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 Obviously I don’t have enough clamps or a wall to store them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted November 16, 2021 Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 Seems like everyone has been busy! I had a couple of days off but didn't get too much done. Installed some new ceiling lights at my parents place and helped my dad work on a bench he's making. Just finished the refinancing process on our house earlier today. Hoping to get some time in this weekend on my TV stand. Also submitted 2 weeks of vacation time for December so it looks like I'll be working all of 8 days that month. Kids will be home for 2 weeks so I really only have a week to crank stuff out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 I raked leaves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Mark J said: I raked leaves. Yep, same except I use a leaf blower, gutters, landscaping then wife mulches them up with the mower, getting cold so I won’t be doing that much longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 Cut out the brackets that go along side the cabriole legs. Had to cut the curvy profile in 1 1/2" mahogany - used the scroll saw. Slow going but worked well. Going to visit in-laws tomorrow. Back in the shop on Monday. Will be time to do final smoothing on the cabriole legs and start assembly. I have become very good friends with my spokeshaves making these legs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 I didn't rake, but "blew"/threw leaves with the riding mower. Took me a couple of hours to get this acre and a half, or so, piece. Whitecaps on the lake with wind from a helping direction. I just threw them across the road, into the woods. The mower shredded most of the bulk, and the wind took the dust away. What you see in the road is what was left by the time I got that far. Took me almost two hours, but I was sitting in an Air Ride seat, with power steering. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legenddc Posted November 17, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 I went to the office in person for a meeting. Totally overrated. Not looking forward to an all day meeting again tomorrow. Friday I will slack off and do some woodworking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 14 hours ago, legenddc said: I went to the office in person for a meeting. Totally overrated. Not looking forward to an all day meeting again tomorrow. Friday I will slack off and do some woodworking. I'm jealous. i feel like I'm drowning at work every day. I'm goign to take a half day tomorrow and hang in a tree hunting deer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 8:46 AM, Chestnut said: I'm jealous. i feel like I'm drowning at work every day. I'm goign to take a half day tomorrow and hang in a tree hunting deer though. Well I had 2 days off last week and had to work on both of them so this is payback for the extra time worked. Good luck tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted November 18, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I got Cody to pose with the 'War Hammer'. Gun-blued the spike as Dave suggested, but left the walnut Danish oil on the shaft. Added a rubber cane tip. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I have four or five of those spikes if you need them, to make more . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Thanks Rick. Might have to take you up on that, but really need a better method to form the eye. Drilling & filing takes forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 A bridgeport would do nicely! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 A die grinder, and carbide burr would open it right up. DON'T buy a HF die grinder though. I bought one of their 19.95 die grinders when I was working on a tractor. It seems like it would be okay, but it's not safe. Mine grabbed a couple of times, and jerked it out of my hands. Every time it grabbed, it bent the shank on the burr. The last time, it kept running, wound itself up the cord, and slammed into my knee. Fortunately, the burr was facing away from me, but my knee was sore for days. It could have been much worse if it was turned the other way. It went right in the trash, and I ordered a Makita. The Makita has a spring attachment to the chuck, so it has some give, and also has a safety disconnect. It's like a different tool, but does the same work. It was not a cheap tool though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I'll keep that in mind, Tom. An electric die grinder is on my 'one of these days' list, for power carving. I have a pneumatic die grinder from HF that works well, but not enough compressor to run it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 That cane is awesome. Also kind of frightening, I want one. Are those RR spikes, it looks larger than the ones i've seen. I've been seeing die girders quite often that are battery powered. Ross I'd check your tool system and see if you can't add to it. The M12 that I'm looking at claims that it's 20% more powerful that pneumatic. We're approaching the day and age where battery powered tools are lighter and more powerful that air tools aren't we? I put the M12 1/2" impact on my Christmas list because it'd be so nice to have it in my pickup. I feel helpless when i see someone stranded trying to change a tire and they can't break the lugs use because the idiot tech that mounted their tires over torqued the lugs with an impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I think that HF die grinder would be okay for grinding wheels, but not safe with a burr. The burr throws metal chips like a rasp does on wood. A coarse 1/4" shank grinding wheel is still a lot faster than a file, so it might be worth the twenty something bucks for that setup. I used to keep a 1/2" breaker bar in the truck for wheel lugs, but now I keep a 1/2" impact wrench. The 1/2" impact wrench has a nut busting force over 1100 ft. lb. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XWT08XVZ It'll get lugs off that were put on too tight with an air wrench. I use that to take mower blades off, and put them back on with a 12V Milwaukee regular impact driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 18 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Thanks Rick. Might have to take you up on that, but really need a better method to form the eye. Drilling & filing takes forever! Heating the spike and driving a punch through it on an anvil is the “proper” way to do it. If you decide to learn to forge you’ll learn the technique quick enough. This guy is my favorite youtuber for forging entertainment. https://youtube.com/c/BlackBearForge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 @Gary Beasley, I agree. Forging would provide opportunity to shape the spike for a more comfortable grip, and a punched hole would allow more thickness in the shaft. Unfortubately, I have none of the necessary equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 You would be surprised at how little it would take to start doing it. Charcoal in a pan with a blower can generate the heat needed and a scrap slab of steel or piece of rail will do for an anvil. Biggest investment is in the learning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Wish I had more time. Would love to try out some blacksmithing at some point, as well as metalworking and non-emergency car work. Had about 24 hours alone this weekend but spent a ton of that in the car. On my errands tour I picked up a new mattress and discovered 62" Kreg track rails don't fit in a 60" pickup truck bed. Fortunately I was able to get it in the cab. Something to think about whenever I look at buying a truck. Hope everyone had a great weekend and you're ready for Thanksgiving! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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