Ed-Zulu Posted March 27 Share 12 hours ago, phenning said: second antique plane resoted. this one was missing the wood wedge thingamagigy. i did not have beatch, so used a hard wavey wood VID_391000301_082958_377.mp4 Hardwood thingymajig is called a "frog" Plane knife with card-breaker, latter is attached with a screw to the knife, seated with a frog in the body. Very nicely restored! phenning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenning Posted April 2 Share latest scrapwood box almost ended in the fire since it took 5 iterations to get the hinges right and an embarrassing amount of time Stretched@Birth, mazambaan, Ed-Zulu and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrecapetown Posted April 14 Share My carpentry team, how do you like our birch panelling, oil came out a bit dark, ‘not my choice’. 15mm birch, got quite a bit of offcuts if someone wants to purchase for a reasonable price. patches and gerriemtb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 22 Share Out with the old (left). In with the new (right). Now to set aside some time to actually make something 😅 phenning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 22 Share On 4/15/2024 at 4:23 AM, andrecapetown said: My carpentry team, how do you like our birch panelling, oil came out a bit dark, ‘not my choice’. 15mm birch, got quite a bit of offcuts if someone wants to purchase for a reasonable price. Looks awesome! Reminds me of some South Island batches (kiwi for holiday home) I've stayed in. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 30 Share Not the finest craftsmanship, but this weekend's assignment was some sort of "screen to stop the baby falling off the back deck" in a number of places. I looked at pre-made trellis from the local big-box hardware store and was shocked at the price (about R1500 equiv. for the smallest on that would do the job)! Like seriously, I should quit my day job and start making trellises. So I wandered over to the lumber yard, looking for inspo on an alternate option when I noticed this... And that's per length (5m), not per metre. So I bought 2, and a bunch of trellis battens, which cost twice as much per 2.4m length, but still way cheaper than the premade trellis, which I would still have to modify to fit the gaps along the deck. Some quick work with the circ saw and brad nailer and tadaah... ...the result (well one of them)... For a change, it's nice to have a project that I could start AND FINISH within 1 day (he says while glossing over all the unfinished projects) 😅 Edited June 30 by patches Ed-Zulu and gerriemtb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleyne Posted July 8 Share Hi All Quick question for those who know these things. I'm looking to make a key holder for the front door with my boys, I have access to a full workshop at work. The questions are: 1: What would be the best kind of wood to use? (Ideally a nice dark brown wood) 2: Where to in CT Southern Suburbs to get it (size roughly 300x300x20-40mm) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted July 8 Share 10 minutes ago, alleyne said: Hi All Quick question for those who know these things. I'm looking to make a key holder for the front door with my boys, I have access to a full workshop at work. The questions are: 1: What would be the best kind of wood to use? (Ideally a nice dark brown wood) 2: Where to in CT Southern Suburbs to get it (size roughly 300x300x20-40mm) Thanks! 300x300 is going to be an odd size to get. Might need to buy a whole 160x3000x25/38 plank (what the lumber yards usually sell) and laminate/join it yourself. Some lumber yards might have an offcut bin you can look through but I've never had much luck finding what I want in those. Best bet might be to look for a laminated pine/saligna shelf and stain it. If you really want a dark hardwood you're probably looking for Walnut (stupidly expensive) or Wenge (can be very hard to find). Others that could work are Rhodesian Teak or Blackwood but it depends on the colour you want. Unfortunately I'm in JHB so I can't give you pointers on where to go in the cape. Edited July 8 by Jehosefat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleyne Posted July 8 Share 1 minute ago, Jehosefat said: 300x300 is going to be an odd size to get. Might need to buy a whole 160x3000x25/38 plank (what the lumber yards usually sell) and laminate/join it yourself. Some lumber yards might have an offcut bin you can look through. Best bet might be to look for a laminated pine/saligna shelf and stain it. If you really want a dark hardwood you're probably looking for Walnut (stupidly expensive) or Wenge (can be very hard to find). Others that could work are Rhodesian Teak or Blackwood but it depends on the colour you want. Unfortunately I'm in JHB so I can't give you pointers on where to go in the cape. Thanks for the answer, I can make the size work depending on what I get. I was thinking of using offcuts ideally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted July 8 Share 1 minute ago, alleyne said: Thanks for the answer, I can make the size work depending on what I get. I was thinking of using offcuts ideally. Like I said, a lot of the lumber yards will have an offcut bin (I know Country Woods up in JHB has one so I'd be surprised if their Cape Town place doesn't). https://www.countrywoodscpt.co.za/contact-us/ alleyne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted July 14 Share Rarewoods in Epping has an offcuts shop where you will be able to find something unusual and beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleyne Posted July 16 Share On 7/14/2024 at 8:59 PM, DJR said: Rarewoods in Epping has an offcuts shop where you will be able to find something unusual and beautiful. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted July 16 Share I have often bought offcuts from Rarewoods for very simple projects like a quick no-frills cutting board as a quick unique hand made present for someone. What makes it special is the wood and not necessarily the complexity of how you make the cutting board. A simple piece of wild olive, nicely sanded and oiled, will (to my taste) be as beautiful as the fanciest end grain pattern cutting board that takes incredible skill and much time to make. I think the same principle will apply to a key rack. Find a nice piece of unusual wood and you won't have to do anything fancy to make something very special. You will also see Rarewoods........and that is a bit like the "cathedral of wood" in Cape Town.......almost? a spiritual place to visit, even if just for the smells and to look at "unobtanium" (price wise) wood. Edited July 16 by DJR alleyne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted September 6 Share Has anyone used airless paint sprayers? I have a medium sized compressor, but I can buy an airless gun for the price of a water trap and spray nozzle. I want to respray a bunch of cupboards, a few photo frames, and whatever my wife can think of on the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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