Pants Boy

My latest piece, busy finishing up the first production run today. Select fire rubber band carbine. Full or semi auto. Takes around 20 rubber bands. You can choose between "pew, pew, pew" and "pewpewpew"

Where did the shipment of meranti come from? My bet's on African Mahogany

Sticks like sh is no good - too elastic in the end. Tried superglue on the bushing/washer, been going strong with the whole office abusing it this morning. Like I said, it's added reinforcement for the MDF part so needs some rigidity. I'll see if it fails later, for now I need to get this thing out to market ... out of the 12 guys in my office I've already sold 30 of them

Think I'll try this one, as suggested. I must say this little side project had me giggling like a kid again when the prototype worked as planned this morning Will post pics and vids once the final product is ready ... should be this week still.

Any advice for bonding something like a washer to 6mm MDF? I've got a small 8mm dowel running between two pieces of 6mm MDF as a shaft/axle, and it needs some reinforcing as there's a fair amount of pressure on the axle. Contact glue? AKFix? Epoxy? (last resort, please, I've got no time for mixing and batching and and and)

It does - Google it

Thanks Kosmo, gonna check it out. Yeah, I got a licenced version of Sketchup 2014 from a mate as a gift (he didn't want it) and been using it for a while. Good enough to do some basic designs, and showing it off to clients is always fun

Starting with this nice Bar (Steel, pallet cladding and Rhodesian Teak top) this week - just got the order

Ping Stretched@Birth ...

I've Googled and Pinterested so many chess sets I'm seeing things ... lol. I think I'm going to make Rosewood and Beech top, small table with two drawers and turned legs ... but still not 100% convinced.

Nope, don't believe you Pics or it didn't happen he he

Anyone with a handmade chess set? I've got an itch that I need to scratch ... been threatening to build one for 22 years now ... Guess it's time

Jis, just as I think I'm over the 'restoration' wave, I get another three dining room sets to do. Eish. Two is quick - light sanding and refinish, the other one is a complete varnish strip with color change - 8 seater Oregon set with buffet. I'm overquoting on this one though, I reckon there's going to be a surprise or two in the works ...

Actually, I may have a line on some, erm, rather large yellow planks ... think they measured around 200mm X 200mm ... I'll go visit tomorrow. But, I'd personally go for something that contrasts with the yellowwood, like Blackwood, or stinkwood. Would prefer Imbuia, but yah well no fine I'm not going down that road.

Tsek.

It looks pretty flat ... maybe give it a nice surfacing both sides, keep the 'live' edge intact, and make up either Blackwood or steel legs for it ...

Oooh that's a nice plank. Where are you based?

Sorry for the wait on the mallets guys, hopefully everyone got theirs? If not, please give me shout / call. Hopefully I'll be back on my feet tomorrow and back to the workshop as well.

Those bowl gouges ...

RAW Linseed oil (it takes longer to dry than BLO, and creates a better coat) Otherwise Woodoc 30 or 35 (if you want to darken the wood a bit) - it's polywax, so a mixture of polyurethane and wax, essentially, and gives 'the same' effect as BLO and turps. First choice, RLO, repeat in 3 months, then repeat every 6 months.

Do you know Furnigloss? I've used it a couple of times, but not sure what's in it. Buffs up to a brilliant shine.

See the shine on Armpies' Mallets? That from BUFFING, no varnish, no oil ... just a tiny amount of wax

Argh no man I thought we were gonna start moering things

I'm going to weigh in with a very,very small contribution regarding the threatening bitchfight here ... Only 1% of a tree (By mass OR volume) is alive at any point in time (the Cambium IIRC) And if varnish was so crap, why do us professionals still use it? Each and every type of timber treatment has its place and application - even steel wool and vinegar. To paraphrase the Beetles - "A closed mouth gathers no foot"