Pants Boy

Ready for delivery. Noddy badge for correct guess of which woods were used

Ha ha, that would be epic. The old switcheroo ... There's actually quite large tracts of private forest in Knysna area where they are still cutting yelowwood (with permits) as well as blackwood, stinkwood etc. Last I checked (couple of weeks ago) Yellow and Stink were around R35K a cube. The way I see it is that the dining suite REALLY doesn't fit in their place, looks-wise. Rather than selling it for less than the wood is worth, rather paint it and thus preserve it. I've stripped some painted furniture before and it was remarkable how well preserved it was. Paint really protects it - so long as you don't royally screw up removing it 10 years down the line.

So, it's finally happened. I've crossed over to the dark side. Client just accepted my quote to sand her 60+year old 8 seater Yellowwood dining set so that she can paint it. I'll post some pics of the carvings on it - sadly I had to agree with her that she will never be able to sell it for what it's "worth" - including sentimental value. Sigh. I've restored some painted pieces before (Imbuia chairs that were enamelled PINK) but now I'm actually prepping them for paint.

There's a bushing between the two pieces that is used as a guide to the final thickness of the wood.

Got some Jr Gentlemen (again), euro, teacher (first one as a test) as well as a bunch of slimlines - the slims normally sell pretty fast to the right crowd. Just make sure to use an 'African' wood ... lol. Ie Kiaat, but call it Mukwa (it's Zimbabwean name) I've got a bunch of blanks lying around from various projects - from Teak to Stinkwood to Yellowwood and Ironwood and Zebrano ... they just need to be turned.

Sigh. Ordered more pen kits from Mr Woodturner. I don't really have time (right now) to spend on stuff I don't have buyers for right now .... but shew. With the new workshop being so clean and light it's just a blessing to be able to work.

Lekker man. I have a couple of pen kits I'm tackling soon. A handfull Jr Gentleman, a box of slimlines and I think a couple of cigars as well. I'm making a set of pens out of that Ironwood I'm using for that other project - think it may go as a nice gift with the project. Will see .... I salvaged quite a few Ironwood, Yellowwood and Hardepeer offcuts into pen blanks - probably at least 20 of each species.

Lekker Rocket Boy - did you make those bottom rings with guitar strings?

Beerwhip

Picked up some wood from a couple who bought in on honeymoon 21 years ago - "It's time we do something with it" Watch this space. Had them planed this morning. Hardepeer Ironwood Didn't even take a picture of the Yellowwood planks, was too mesmerized by the Ironwood

Check that the pulleys aren't spinning on the shafts. If they do, take them to an engineering shop and have them fix it. The pulleys could also be coated with gunk and grime?

Honestly that Triton is perfect in that table. Never going to remove it, will rather buy another one when the Bosch adn the Cryobi ones break. Couple of pics I could find of stuff I turned. Bowls are normally long gone before I remember to take a picture.

But then again, I've got a 3hp Triton router mounted on a Ryobi router table .. what do I know

I've got a fair few Mac-Afric machines. Satisfied with each and every one of them. Except the "Big Sucker" - but I should have bought the bigger unit from the get-go.

I've got a Mac-Afric drill press, one of those R3500 jobbies you linked to. I'm very happy with it, would have loved to have an easier way to change the speed but changing two belts over three pulleys is not that much of a time waster. As far as run-out goes, I did a simple test in the shop before loading the machine in my bus. Simple test meaning I dropped the chuck down as low as it would go, pressing against the shaft from a few angles on the way down (that ... that just sounds wrong) As far as I'm concerned: 1) Drill presses are NOT high precision instruments. Milling machines ARE b) You will shed many more tears over a drill press table that is not squared (or wobbly) than you will over run-out iii) Drilling holes in wood can (almost) never be seen as a high-precision exercise. Wood grain always screws with drilling Pull the trigger on the Mac-Afric one. If you're not happy with the run-out, you can turn or replace the chuck (most likely culprit)

Workshop almost sorted out. Man it's a mission to try and weld benches, store all your stuff inside, and do enough work to feed the hounds.

Quit yer belly-achin an' grow a pair. I'm gonna be stuck in a hospital tomorrow and you'll be sailing ... lol.

Just a note - Rubio MONOcoat is exactly that. ONE coat. Most woods won't accept a second coating, although I've had to do a second, very light coating on Cherry before. The product may seem expensive but trust me it goes moer far

http://rubiomonocoat.co.za/en/s/dealers?country=za&gclid=Cj0KCQiAh_DTBRCTARIsABlT9MbvAZnppObaJRybrJC33RCYGcU3yCxH3reVP1hp1QW-LnA2agApVzoaAq0BEALw_wcB Much easier this way

@NotSoBigBen - I like Woodoc 25 - hard wearing, scratch resistant, relatively cheap and easy to apply. @Spoke101 - Rubio Monocaot. 1 coat. It's expensive but I've got a sign board that we re-did 4 years ago, takes full sun the whole day as well as rain, and it looks like we did it yesterday.

Thanks man - yeah I already have a good side hustle going with woodworking, time to kick it up a couple of notches.

Not sure if Stretch supplie Kiaat veneer - if he does, get it from him. Else https://www.boardmaster.co.za

Seems as if everyone is in a rush - I normally avoided small jobs in January, rather trying to get one large project going early in the year. Last year I only made guns, so this year I decided to see if I can rustle up a few small jobs in Jan. Invoiced around R15K in small <R500 jobs for Jan ... and every single one of them was a rush job Quote today, deliver in 2 days max. My boss (in the IT part of my life) has decided to a)short pay me for Jan and b) try and force me to reduce my hours to 3 days per week, with commensurate pay cut. I can understand it from a short-sighted company perspective, and have seen it coming for a while now, but it sucks man. I had an offer at another IT company last year but didn't feel that the move would be right - my skill set is not 100% up to scratch, and I don't intend to brush up on new stuff as IT has lost it's soul somewhere between 2001 and 2005 So, if anyone has some projects to throw Pretoria way, gimme a shout

Jeebus no. It's Rhodesian Teak