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[Pants Boy]

BUY BUY BUY!

 

If I had the money I wouldn't have posted the add, but the pics of it in my workshop. It's a massive bargain. My father in law has one (amongst another trunk full of woodwork tools) that he inherited from his dad and has no clue as to how they work or what they're worth . And no, he does not want to part with them at all (like his Jeep CJ7 that's been standing in the garage for 8 years)

[LeTurbo]

I just finished this for Zonnebloem School up in Walmer Estate as part of their new school library (on which they've done an awesome job).

 

It's 18mm Birch ply, six bookcases in a hexagonal trunk, with adjustable shelves. There's actually about 27 square metres of plywood in there, surprisingly.

 

For the bookcases, I routed the pieces to be interlocking, which made glue up a lot easier. There wasn't any shifting of parts. Then the bookcases align with mortise and tenons.

 

The cnc job turned into a nightmare - all my fault. I was actually going to do it the old fashioned way with a template and a guided router cutter. A friend convinced me to go cnc though, and the company said they could work with a photo of the template as the artwork. Uh ... no. It all came back severely crooked and wobbly, so I had to make up a router jig to tidy up one of the new pieces (a different size to the template) and then redo the entire job according to my original plan. I wore out 2 cutters, and two ball-bearings that just disintegrated.

 

Incidentally, this Torkcraft crap that's taken over the market: what a waste of time! I had to replace one of the router bits on Easter Sunday, and rushed off to Builders'. The Torkcraft bit was blunt out of the box and chattered like a clown on coke. I've got one of their hole cutters that's threaded the wrong way, so it loosens as you cut the hole. Damn rubbish, like riding a Makro bicycle. Rather spend your money on more professional equipment at more specialised stores - it's the only way to enjoy your woodwork or DIY.

 

 

[Hairy]

I just finished this for Zonnebloem School up in Walmer Estate as part of their new school library (on which they've done an awesome job).

 

It's 18mm Birch ply, six bookcases in a hexagonal trunk, with adjustable shelves. There's actually about 27 square metres of plywood in there, surprisingly.

 

For the bookcases, I routed the pieces to be interlocking, which made glue up a lot easier. There wasn't any shifting of parts. Then the bookcases align with mortise and tenons.

 

The cnc job turned into a nightmare - all my fault. I was actually going to do it the old fashioned way with a template and a guided router cutter. A friend convinced me to go cnc though, and the company said they could work with a photo of the template as the artwork. Uh ... no. It all came back severely crooked and wobbly, so I had to make up a router jig to tidy up one of the new pieces (a different size to the template) and then redo the entire job according to my original plan. I wore out 2 cutters, and two ball-bearings that just disintegrated.

 

Incidentally, this Torkcraft crap that's taken over the market: what a waste of time! I had to replace one of the router bits on Easter Sunday, and rushed off to Builders'. The Torkcraft bit was blunt out of the box and chattered like a clown on coke. I've got one of their hole cutters that's threaded the wrong way, so it loosens as you cut the hole. Damn rubbish, like riding a Makro bicycle. Rather spend your money on more professional equipment at more specialised stores - it's the only way to enjoy your woodwork or DIY.

this should be in the "I have an idea" thread

[Pants Boy]

 chattered like a clown on coke

   

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Life's too short for *** tools!!!!!

[Hairy]

   

[jimmycool]

So today I picked up a lot of around 50 of these exquisitely turned "glasses" made from every imaginable type of indigenous and exotic hardwood that you have ever heard of. Each one is marked on the bass with the species of wood used. They are all highly polished and I assume they hold liquid. Most of them are incredibly thin around the edge and yet are almost all without any cracks.

 

Do any of you hubbers have any idea where they might have come from, what they might be worth and who might be interested in buying them?

 

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[porqui]

So today I picked up a lot of around 50 of these exquisitely turned "glasses" made from every imaginable type of indigenous and exotic hardwood that you have ever heard of. Each one is marked on the bass with the species of wood used. They are all highly polished and I assume they hold liquid. Most of them are incredibly thin around the edge and yet are almost all without any cracks.

 

Do any of you hubbers have any idea where they might have come from, what they might be worth and who might be interested in buying them?

 

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They are ornamental and not for drinking - rather fragile and will not survive moisture either from drinking or washing.

[jimmycool]

They are ornamental and not for drinking - rather fragile and will not survive moisture either from drinking or washing.

I was wondering about that.

Most of them seem to have a very thick layer of clear resin inside - particularly at the bottom.

 

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[Ed-Zulu]

Jimmy, that tall beer chalice in what looks like red ivory (second from left) would be ideal for a cold brewsky

[Pants Boy]

I've got a bit of a problem ...

I've got rather crappy and boring business cards for the carpentry side of the business (nice logo, but card design is old and outdated)

 

I'd like two new card designs:

One for Treeware, that does custom carpentry and corporate gifts

Another for www.Rubberguns.co.za - for the rubber band guns (and other toys)

 

Any ideas/help?

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I've got a bit of a problem ...

I've got rather crappy and boring business cards for the carpentry side of the business (nice logo, but card design is old and outdated)

 

I'd like two new card designs:

One for Treeware, that does custom carpentry and corporate gifts

Another for www.Rubberguns.co.za - for the rubber band guns (and other toys)

 

Any ideas/help?

 

I have seen business cards laser cut into cheap balsa wood which look quite cool. Might be appropriate seeing as it is for carpentry.

Know of a guy in Pretoria North who does it for weddings, parties, etc. I can PM his details if you want?

[Pants Boy]

Balsa wood might be cool - won't it break easily though? Otherwise it may be too thick.

[BSG]

Pine wood tables for nursery school at our caravan park. Father in law's project, busy applying Woodseal from Duram.

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[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Balsa wood might be cool - won't it break easily though? Otherwise it may be too thick.

 

Think he also used the backing for shelving board (don't know the name-sorry) Sure you know what I am talking about though, hopefully. They use it for decopage(spelling might be wrong)

 

Jeez  terrible post

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Think he also used the backing for shelving board (don't know the name-sorry) Sure you know what I am talking about though, hopefully. They use it for decopage(spelling might be wrong)

 

Jeez  terrible post

Masonite.