Post your woodwork here

[Capricorn]

8 minutes ago, ouzo said:

hahaha, its not that (I hope  ). I work on saturday mornings, I ride on sunday mornings. So I have limited time, so it was more a case of speeding things up.

Just kidding hey. sorry if a bit harsh. But i hear you. Cutting chipboard vs riding..

 

[patches]

On 8/25/2022 at 6:46 PM, Capricorn said:

for sure u could wing it, but just note, that guy was cutting full depth into what looked like pine, a softwood, which requires less control. But no matter the timber, multiple passes, and you'll be just fine.

But you'll know what works for you when you do a couple of test cuts. how's that meme go: we learn by doing dangerous things carefully

I gave that router bit a whirl on an 18mm ply scrap.

I tried the simplest method, a piece of clamped down wood as a fence, moving it 10mm in for each of the 3 passes.

Results weren't bad

[Capricorn]

4 minutes ago, patches said:

I gave that router bit a whirl on an 18mm ply scrap.

I tried the simplest method, a piece of clamped down wood as a fence, moving it 10mm in for each of the 3 passes.

Results weren't bad

Well done! Simple and effective.

For the funsies, did u try a full depth cut just to see how it behaves?

[patches]

Just now, Capricorn said:

Well done! Simple and effective.

For the funsies, did u try a full depth cut just to see how it behaves?

Not full depth, but I did test it a little deeper than previously pictured.

The old Festool doesn't break a sweat.

[patches]

Another little weekend project was the start on a French Cleat wall.

I didn't feel like replacing all the pegboard ply so I just spaced the clears at 200mm centres to cover every 2nd row of peg holes and create a hybridised cleat/peg setup.

Next was some simple clamp racks. Scraps, mitre saw, brad nails and wood glue. Easy as!

Then there was my work-in-progress square & level holder. Needs a few more pieces attached to take a 600mm carpenters square and some steel rulers. 

Overall it's a pretty fun and easy project (especially with a brad nailer). Also a great way to use up random scraps.

Loads more holders to come!

[Capricorn]

@patches How often does your part of NZ experience earthquakes?

[patches]

3 hours ago, Capricorn said:

@patches How often does your part of NZ experience earthquakes?

Very seldom. Volcanoes are the natural disaster of choice for Auckland. French Cleats wouldn’t work as well in Christchurch.

[Capricorn]

5 minutes ago, patches said:

Very seldom. Volcanoes are the natural disaster of choice for Auckland. French Cleats wouldn’t work as well in Christchurch.

disaster of choice ... 🤭

[DJR]

20 hours ago, Capricorn said:

disaster of choice ... 🤭

Which made me think what the SA disaster of choice is........could only think of politicians........

[Capricorn]

9 minutes ago, DJR said:

Which made me think what the SA disaster of choice is........could only think of politicians........

lots of old fireloading. needs a controlled burn.
i see that's started with the latest  round of logs fed into the firepit

[patches]

Finally sorted out my wood pile into 1, accessible, mobile place

Previously it was spread across the wood cart, that shelf that my helmets are now on, and a massive pile in the bottom left corner of this pic.

With the exception of the wood cart, I've tried to divide my tiny car port into a reverse mullet...

Party in the front (camping, MTB's, motorcycle etc), and business at the back (tools, workbenches, materials).

To keep it this organised I'll have to change some behaviours...

• Only buy sheet goods (or any other lumber) as and when it's needed
• Be ruthless with off-cuts. Not every little piece is "could be handy later"

I won't be easy though 😅

Edited September 13, 2022 by patches

[The Ouzo]

10 hours ago, patches said:

Be ruthless with off-cuts. Not every little piece is "could be handy later

hahahaha

I recently re-organised my work shed. When I cleared everything out I realised I had offcuts in there from 20 years back that could/might/possibly be useful. But were never touched.

Due to the bikes now finding their way into the workshed I had a lot less space so also had to get ruthless and chuck things out.

[BigDL]

Thought I'd share a bit.

Been working on a project for the past while (paused for the last week as I've been sick as a dog) - to build an outdoor counter.  Started with a massive (4 metre) piece of fairly fresh wood (Monterey Cedar) and no idea of what to really do. Lots of youtube later and I built a base for the counter 

Cut my countertop piece to 9almost) size and spent lots of time sanding. 

After lots and lots of sanding, I decided that I wanted to use the other side, so flipped it and went to work again. 

Once all of the holes full of rot and bark and stuff were clear, needed to then learn about resin, so back to YouTube. Some of the holes were significant in size and went right through the wood, so had to block in three areas of the underside with some creative use of wood, tape and silicone. 

Built small dams around the top side of the holes (some more effective than others) and then poured the various mixes of resin (4 pours in total for some of the bigger holes) and then left them to cure. 

 

So, next task, once I'm back on my feet, is to sand the resin, sand the table and then treat with a UV protecting oil. After that, need to work out how to cut and finish correctly to fit on the base. Hoping to get it all done in the next couple of weeks, 

 

[Capricorn]

that's a gorgeous slab!

[BigDL]

8 minutes ago, Capricorn said:

that's a gorgeous slab!

Thanks - It is a beast, but beautiful 

[The Ouzo]

Thats going to look really nice.