Rocket-Boy

People who weld are pretty judgemental folk from my experience!

Might be fun to try some ebonizing liquid on it. The tub of vinegar I derusted my planes in would work wonders if you were closer by.

Oh awesome, thanks for the tip. Im really a noob when it comes to everything woodworking so I appreciate any help I can get!!

So I turned some pulls for the lathe cart, I could have bought them but where would the fun be in that? First prototype which turned out being too big and didnt suit it very well. The final design. I turned a 8mm tenon on the end because I liked the idea of being able to drill a 8mm hole and then glue them in place. I can always use a flush trim saw to cut them off later if I want to change something. Glued in place, I think the size works well because they wont be in the way when I lean up against it and they have plenty of grip for opening. I really like the bluegum they were turned from, will look quite nice when I add a finish to it. Now I just need to make the handle and ledge for storing the small bits then Im finally done.

Dammit Stretch™ why do you have to be so far away? that looks pretty awesome for some ideas I had in mind. I was looking to do something like this but in nicer colours: For the life of me I cant find the video I was looking for.

Its another one of those times when living in EL is a bit crappy. We have 1 hardwood dealer and the are more of a manufacturer than dealer. I should check with them if they can do birch because none of the usual board companies I have tried stock it.

That sucks bro, IT is a pretty soul destroying profession, I have been a linux admin of ~110 odd servers for the last 12 years.

And hipsters :/

I would still take that price considering shutter cost me around R450 a sheet. The only places I have seen it though are in CT and one dealer in JHB.

I thought marine ply was just a bit miff like the shutterply but for outdoor applications? You fancy okes in CT can at least get birch even if it is vrek expensive.

When I told you I was a noob I really wasnt joking!!

Do you guys know if we get any decent plywood in SA? I used shutterply for all the ply bits. I managed to get knot free sections by very creatively breaking down a sheet but it still had a lot of voids. Its nice and easy stuff to work though so Im quite keen to use it again with other projects on my to-do list.

Im going to make a handle for the left hand side to make moving it around a bit easier. Im also going to make a small holder on the right for things like knock-out bars, live centres and jacobs chuck. I will take some better pics when its all done, most of these were before any sanding or tidying up was done.

Almost finished my lathe cart now, just a bit of adjustment needed on the drawers and door for spacing. Will probably turn some knobs this evening to finish it off. Internal shelf had rabbets cut into it so that it would just slot in place and be held securely, this worked quite nicely. Pic was pre-cleanup with a chisel. Front view with castors and top on, had a single coat of blo applied. Side view This time my little girl passed the inspection... The two pieces of ply on the right are because Im a noob and bought the wrong type of hinges, so I had to space them out to make them work. Back view of the cupboard door side, the whole back section was covered with hardboard afterwards.

Those are really cool, is that stained pine?

That it does, Rob Cosman is quite involved with them and he has some very good reviews on them. Pricing for some of them is very good and others are a little too close to Lie Nielsen and Veritas.

Sorry forgot to mention the spokeshave is awesome, the quality is right up there. Im very keen on that rabbeting block plane, Brian said he has one and its super useful.

Yup chatted to Brian, he also recommended going for the Veritas La jack, way more blade options that way. I know from Moridin that the toothed blade is a beast at removing material. I want to head to toolcraft next time Im in CT just to say hi.

Anyone tried out the Luban planes that toolcraft is selling? I bought a spokeshave from them which is sitting in a box on my desk. Apparently they are the same as Woodriver but go by the name Luban for Europe and SA. Pricing looks pretty good, especially on the block planes. As an aside the owner of toolcraft seems like a really nice and helpful guy. Bought a few things from their online store and he popped me a mail afterwards to say thanks for the support and gave me some advice on tools. Im pretty sure I will be supporting them a lot more in future.

I need to get better at sketchup, I always draw a basic design which I use for some measurements but can never really get the joints etc right. I really have to set aside some time and watch some tutorials on it.

Great advice, jigs/guides are always the way to go with these types of jobs.

Very nice, I have been wanting to turn some of those for a while now. I just need to find some nice wood which is not very easy where I live.

I saw a short clip on the making of those, very interesting mechanisms and incredibly tight tolerances.

Ooh the wagon wheel! that one is really awesome.

I have been building a lathe cart over the last week or so, I needed something that would keep the lathe at the correct height for me and be sturdy to try prevent it walking around while roughing uneven blanks. The frame is pretty sturdy beams with my favourite bastardisation between a M&T and bridle joint, 16 of the suckers. The struts on the top are attached with pocket holes and are really just there for added rigidity and to prevent sagging on the laminated top. Flattened out the top which was made from 40mm planks laminated together, its nice and solid. My little girl judging me for the skew joint I made 3 drawer boxes which Im going to mount on the left hand side and will make a door with a shelf inside for the right hand side. I will be putting plywood sheeting all round to seal it up. I have some ideas to reduce dust getting into the drawers and door so will see how those work out because lathe work generates tons of dust.