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[stefmeister]

This chair screams "Ill Prod you with broken bits if you sit on me fat ass!" 

My 120kg frame makes me wary of anything even remotely "delicate" 

Judging by the quality of his joinery/cutting and the dimensions of the wood (Beech is also very strong), that chair should be plenty strong. 

[Amberdrake]

Judging by the quality of his joinery/cutting and the dimensions of the wood (Beech is also very strong), that chair should be plenty strong. 

I'm sure it would hold those joints looked like they were CNC'd

Personal experience has instilled doubt in all things chair

[Tothehills]

The completed chair. I don't know that it's that good as a chair ... more the dainty vicar's tea party don't-move-too-much-type. But it was interesting as design and woodworking exercise.

Netjies! I like it!

Those shadows on floor makes it moerse dramatic. You should print them in B&W or enter a photo competition! 

[DJR]

Netjies! I like it!

Those shadows on floor makes it moerse dramatic. You should print them in B&W or enter a photo competition! 

I immediately thought the same. In fact, it reminded me of the sculptures of Alexander Calder, where the shadow of his work was as important as the shape itself. It also has a skeletal look, like a whale or dinosaur skeleton assembled in a museum. Very cool!

[Stretched@Birth]

So finally I can show the fruits of Stretched@Birth's labour [emoji41]

 

So the story goes that about 25 years ago when we moved into our current home we had no dining room suite, my father-in-law had a pensioner mate that we were told was a carpenter and wanted to make us one as a house warming gift. We were pretty chuffed and so awaited it with baited breath ....

 

Finally it arrived, well let's just say 'carpenter' had been used pretty loosely as it was not the finest bit of woodwork you had ever seen but it was made with a good heart and so took its place in the dining room. My wife had always vowed, in the nicest possible way [emoji6], that the day he passed on she was going to replace it.

 

Well that never happened, he did sadly pass on a few years later and the suite stayed in situ for way longer.

 

In the last 9 months or so that I have been retired we have been slowly going from room to room and painting/renovating/replacing things partially because it was needed and also to keep busy. And so it came to pass it was the dining room's turn ...

 

Looked around but my wife couldn't see anything she really liked, at a point we had one of the many family meals around the old table that the subject came up and the kids and others were horrified that we were going to get rid of 'Uncle Bob's table's. So many things have happened around this table, tears of joy (pregnancies, engagement announced, weddings and other occasions planned, celebratory meals for birthdays and anniversaries etc.), tears of sadness as well (the less said about those the better). Can't you just give it the infamous 'lick' of varnish ... But no my wife was adamant she wanted something 'different' updated.

 

Eventually I came up with a plan, how about 'we' update the one we have so the base is still there to keep the kids and others happy but it looks 'newer'. And so the following happened ...

 

Uncle Bob's original suite with the slats and light wood and our new updated version in the dark wood. Nothing fancy but everyone is happy and that top S@B made us is an absolute thing of beauty! So so smooth and neat, wow is all we can say, thanks again Mike [emoji41]

 

Took way longer than anticipated but well worth the effort.

 

 

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Sorry about the long wait...  Glad your Mrs is happy, as they say, happy wife, happy life.  With all of the work you've been doing around the house, you must have an abundance of pink slips!!

[NotSoBigBen]

Sorry about the long wait... Glad your Mrs is happy, as they say, happy wife, happy life. With all of the work you've been doing around the house, you must have an abundance of pink slips!!

No problem it was well worth it [emoji106]

 

Dude do you have any idea how fast one can lose said pink slips? In the blink of an eye I tell you [emoji848]

 

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[Tromp]

Sanding this top today made me think of shaping surfboards, which in turn made me think of Tumbles...

Off topic. I am not into road bikes , but those handles on the bike on the left seems interesting ( or not ? ).

[Stretched@Birth]

Off topic. I am not into road bikes , but those handles on the bike on the left seems interesting ( or not ? ).

Those handlebars belong to a Hansom tandem that I need to strip and restore, just do t find the time to get to it...!

[LeTurbo]

Thanks for all the positive comments, guys. And some seriously funny stuff! (As always on the Hub). And DJR, the Calder idea is awesome - now I just need to find a blank wall that doesn't have rubbish piled against it 

[carrera4s]

Hey Guys

 

Yes, an odd request.

 

I am busy getting things together to build a table and I would like to use mortise and tenon joints.

 

However - double pin marking gauges start at R900. A plastic single pin costs R80.

 

DO any of you have one in your possession that you would be prepared to let me use for the length of my project, or perhaps even donate, or let me buy ?

 

In case you are wondering, this is what they look like.

 

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Wow, saw this one on Gumtree this morning, stunning condition:

 

 

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-hand-tools/greenside/premium-woodworking-tool-+-rosewood-and-brass-combination-gauge/1002291677700910440051809

[Rocket-Boy]

Wow some really awesome stuff been going on in here lately. Im not seeing the thread in my news feed so missed it all until now.

[BSG]

Finished project's outside

 

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[Eddy Gordo]

Finished project's outside

 

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Nice, looks almost like it needs a set of wheels on it

[Hairy]

Like the roof on the shed

[Tromp]

Wow, saw this one on Gumtree this morning, stunning condition:

 

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https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-hand-tools/greenside/premium-woodworking-tool-+-rosewood-and-brass-combination-gauge/1002291677700910440051809

I have one of these , to go to a good home ......plus the mallet to go with it ( I would say it is the same age , but less fansy).

 

But further , you can have an Elu Frasgerat tool as well for free ,if you can tell me its perpose . Must be collected in the Wilropark ( Roodepoort) area. Proof of a donation to SPCA will be most welcome.

[BSG]

Nice, looks almost like it needs a set of wheels on it

If you zoom in to the left of the door, you will see that it actually has got wheels on, it even has a drawbar on as well.

 

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