What We're Making

[Flyfish1]

Just finished a bench for the outdoor shower area. I used Paduak as it is very durable and rot resistant.
I hate curves , so this piece has 58 individually. curved pieces...

 

[Ronstar]

^^ Very nice!

 

[ducky911]

Made this curved top chest out of cherry for my Granddaughter's 10th birthday. Complete with hidden drawer.

 

[pacergal]

Just finished a bench for the outdoor shower area. I used Paduak as it is very durable and rot resistant.
I hate curves , so this piece has 58 individually. curved pieces...

beautiful

 

[pacergal]

Made this curved top chest out of cherry for my Granddaughter's 10th birthday. Complete with hidden drawer.

what a lucky granddaughter! A piece that will last her lifetime!

 

[street]

Beautiful projects ducky911 and Flyfish!

 

[street]

Been rebuilding this bobsled and have a lot to do yet but a good start. The rear bob I will go get tomorrow from the hills. It will need to be packed out and sledded out. Be an all day job but am excited to be able to find a rear bob from the same ranch. I would imagine they feed and went to town in it darning wintah months.
About 70 holes need to be drilled in wood and iron. A lot more work then it appears. I'm having the steel runners welded and the wood runners in picture are not finished on back ends waiting for steel to get welded.

 

[Fotodog]

We bought a new chair for the bedroom and needed a small side table. Gotta have some place to set down my Irish Whiskey. I matched the style and materials for some other tables I have made, walnut frame with curly maple for the top, shelf and drawer face. I spent more time on the drawer than the rest of the table because I wanted to build it in the traditional way with half blind dovetails in front and through dovetails in the back. I have refined my technique for hand cut through dovetails combining several different processes but the half blinds were challenging for me. It took me 3 attempts to get a result that made me happy. The only problem is that our cat Ziggy has decided that the new chair is perfect for his long naps.

 

[street]

Fotodog
That is very nice!

 

[old medic]

Beautiful projects ducky911 and Flyfish!

Yes in deed. I have 4 logs that I'm wanting to run thru the bandsaw mill. 2 each of Cherry and White Oak.

 

[street]

Yes in deed. I have 4 logs that I'm wanting to run thru the bandsaw mill. 2 each of Cherry and White Oak.

Be some great wood for several projects.

 

[old medic]

Be some great wood for several projects.

I had cut 3 of the cherry logs before, not a knot in any of it. The guy gave me the other 2 logs.

 

[Fotodog]

My wife requested a nice looking trash can that would allow the current plastic one to fit inside. I came up with this design and learned a couple of new skills in making corners with matching inside/outside curves as well as getting a tight fitting inset bottom using router templates. It was a fun project and the wife is happy.

 

[Flyfish1]

@Fotodog Nice work on both your recent posts. Good looking dovetails - they are not easy.
Like the curved corners of the trash can. I'll have to look into that technique.

 

[Souschef]

This attached story is the restoration of a 1941 GE 23 ton switch engine. It is kind of long, but interesting.
It was a great learning experience. I had a lot of help from people on the railroad restoration website.

 

[street]

Carved out a couple of cedar fence post table center pieces. Nothing fancy just very rustic for my area interior décor. The posts have been in the ground for ~150 years and the history of the wood is what people like. The old cedar posts were cut by hand and hauled out by horses or mules in the day.

I will give these two away as tokens of kindness they will be giving me later in the month.