What did you do “IN” your wood shop today?

[PCustoms]

Ran the drawer box through the router late yesterday after it turned crappy outside. Really need to get a lift before I do this again, fit could have been better but was jumping back and forth with bit height.

Full on rain today. Started breaking down some plywood for the bottom, then go distracted cleaning/waxing the TS.

Need to do some shop organizing, so picked up a few sheets of 3/4 to make a few doodads.

 

[Prospecter]

Definitely a time of year to plan alternate indoor and outdoor activities. Lots of rain and leftover snow patches in the County.

 

[Bessy]

Not today, but yesterday, I culled another several boards (which I hate doing because of their size) of the jointed maple panels that I bought at auction. The boards I culled were about 10-12' long and 6-8" wide, but they had odd edge profiles that seemed like they were offcuts from other projects. I hate getting rid of long or large pieces like this even if they do need some extra care to make useful, but I'm drowning in lumber and can't see a project for them in the near future. I've still got probably hundreds of boardfeet of this stuff in the 1-5/8 to 1-1/2" thick range that's all 12 to 13-1/4" wide in lengths ranging from 3' to 10' in both maple and a few in oak. They need to be restacked and moved onto dollies so that I can move them around the shop.

Something to be said for 12v tools. My little Dewalt 12v brushless 5-3/8" circular saw cut through those pieces like butter and didn't tire my arm out nearly as bad as either the 6-1/2" or 7-1/2" 18v Rigid saws that I have, and it really didn't bog down until I got down to one bar on the 5ah batteries.

Today, the weather's not cooperating for me, so I really haven't spent any time out there other than to quickly toss some batteries onto charge. I think I'm going to spend much of today in thinking mode, as I need to figure out a solution for some of my benchtop tools which have not been officially worked into my shop layout yet in any well thought out manner yet. I Also should update my own thread, but I didn't really take any pictures yesterday while I was out there working.

 

[Lumpy102]

May have gotten a little distracted this morning when I went to retrieve a pencil. Tablesaw cove out of white oak

 

[PCustoms]

Not today, but yesterday, I culled another several boards (which I hate doing because of their size) of the jointed maple panels that I bought at auction. The boards I culled were about 10-12' long and 6-8" wide, but they had odd edge profiles that seemed like they were offcuts from other projects.

Damn, I can't imagine throwing something like that away.


I need to be doing things in the shop, but Friday was 78 and sunny, yesterday was OK and today is turning pretty dry (was supposed to rain) and warm so shop will wait for a rainy day

 

[Bessy]

Damn, I can't imagine throwing something like that away.


I need to be doing things in the shop, but Friday was 78 and sunny, yesterday was OK and today is turning pretty dry (was supposed to rain) and warm so shop will wait for a rainy day

If you saw the shear amount that I ended up with at this auction and what I paid, you might be able to wrap your head around it. The pieces I culled yesterday were long, but I think after I trimmed the crappy edges down I doubt I would have had 2' of depth total remaining. Likewise I have been taking stock today and let's just say I still have a metric sh!t tonne remaining.

Sacrifices needed to be made moving down from a rented three car to an owned two car garage, and it damn well wasn't going to be tools or equipment lol!

 

[Bessy]

Reminded why I hate spring this evening as I went out to the shop to find all my large machines with a nasty coating of condensation and flash rust! Ran out to grab a dehumidifier and wiped everything down best I could. The dehumidifier I bought is showing 71% right now.

Tomorrow I'll be going on the hunt for Scotch Brite pads I guess, and then search for my carnauba wax to give everything a recoat.

 

[niget2002]

Planned the next project. Need to get some wood.

 

[Renegade1LI]

Reminded why I hate spring this evening as I went out to the shop to find all my large machines with a nasty coating of condensation and flash rust! Ran out to grab a dehumidifier and wiped everything down best I could. The dehumidifier I bought is showing 71% right now.

Tomorrow I'll be going on the hunt for Scotch Brite pads I guess, and then search for my carnauba wax to give everything a recoat.

I don't have a condensation problem anymore since I added heat & ac but when I did I gave all the ci tops a couple coats of clear. Easy to maintain & I don't have to worry if someone puts a drink down or the doors are open & it's humid. I clear coat most shinny tools now, especially since I don't get to use them much, I use the rustoleum rim clear.

 

[MurrayD99]

I thought I’d start a thread similar to the garage thread. There’s a “show off your woodworking “ thread but that kind of implies finished pieces. This thread can be for the works-in-progress, shop setups/changes and just about anything else you worked on in the shop.
I’ll start out with something just outside my shop door- sanding a slab of beli that I epoxy filled. It is going to be a seating bench top in our mudroom.

I bought two slabs of Macrocarpa three years ago and made one into an outdoor bench seat. It had some bad cracks. Like you, I filled them with epoxy then coated it with a marine finish. Yes... it is Autumn here. Lots of leaves that need cleaning up.

 

[MurrayD99]

I don't have a condensation problem anymore since I added heat & ac but when I did I gave all the ci tops a couple coats of clear. Easy to maintain & I don't have to worry if someone puts a drink down or the doors are open & it's humid. I clear coat most shinny tools now, especially since I don't get to use them much, I use the rustoleum rim clear.

I hate that. Fortunately we are in a low-humidity area although only about a mile from the coast. I treat all the machine surfaces with a non-silicon wax Liberon wax polish, Black Bison. Any spots of rust that do appear, I attack with 400 grit emery and steel wool.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Thanks @RonnieC for starting this thread. Some of my projects are from scratch but many are restorations that have an intended purpose. Many are made from recycled wood that I have salvaged. My lathe bench was from 2x6s from our old cabin and the PVC were the cutoffs from the garage window brick moulding.

The frame was made from some Cherry purchased at auction and the Oak left over from our home renovations. .

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

I made some pulls for the laundry cabinets at the lake, out of Cherry and Bamboo. Just installed today.

 

[Bessy]

I don't have a condensation problem anymore since I added heat & ac but when I did I gave all the ci tops a couple coats of clear. Easy to maintain & I don't have to worry if someone puts a drink down or the doors are open & it's humid. I clear coat most shinny tools now, especially since I don't get to use them much, I use the rustoleum rim clear.

I have been good in the past about keeping a coat of wax on them but I never thought about clear coat. How does it lay down, do you find it affects the smoothness of the glide as wood moves across the surfaces?

 

[Renegade1LI]

I have been good in the past about keeping a coat of wax on them but I never thought about clear coat. How does it lay down, do you find it affects the smoothness of the glide as wood moves across the surfaces?

Works great, hit it with some fine steel wool, the woods glides nice. If it starts to wear thin a quick touch up, haven't worried about rust since.

 

[jar944]

Trying to make a few new pine/hemlock doors not look cheap.

 

[PCustoms]

Raining today so will be in the shop for most of it.

Sprayed the final piece of the puzzle...err drawer...for the kitchen. Stepping out for a bit and will see how it looks when I'm back, I had sprayed the inside faces prior to assembly to hopefully I can just layer if a few coats today

 

[wyckerman]

I need more storage in my garage after starting a new job last year as a field service engineer (extra tools). Inspired by the "Show Us Your Shop Built Cabinets" thread, this weekend I've made a start on a couple of sets of drawers. Drawers are nothing fancy, just pine and ply with pocket holes and glue. Cabinets will be 3/4" plywood from instrument crates acquired from work.

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[Lumpy102]

Working on an Urn for my Old buddy Gibbs, Walnut and maple, 8 segments per ring. more to follow

 

[PCustoms]

Raining today so will be in the shop for most of it.

Sprayed the final piece of the puzzle...err drawer...for the kitchen. Stepping out for a bit and will see how it looks when I'm back, I had sprayed the inside faces prior to assembly to hopefully I can just layer if a few coats today

Got 3-4 coats on it, a little rough but perfectly fine for a drawer. Honestly didn't notice it until I had to take the drawer out above it (higher gloss, brushed on). I think I might have hit the life expectancy of the $15 purple HF gun!

Almost had a panic attack and was about to walk away from it, self close was bound up and I didn't want to break it. Realized the rhs slide don't click in correctly, re-installed in and BAM, butter. Need to tighten down the rear brackets and mount the front later this week.

 

[Lumpy102]

Working on an Urn for my Old buddy Gibbs, Walnut and maple, 8 segments per ring. more to follow

A bit of progress yesterday

 

[PCustoms]

39F outside after work....

Glued up another shop cabinet carcass. Need to get some poplar for the face frames.

 

[Lumpy102]

Missed taking a few progress photos, but here it is finished up and with a coat of wipe on Poly


Urns are sized by body weight 1 pound of body weight = 1 cubic inch of volume

 

[Bulldog13]

Made a Rub Rack for my smoker..did by hand ..gonna mount a bottle opener on the side …might make a few more and break out the table saw

 

[jar944]

Sprayed a bunch of millwork last night and everything but the two passage doors came out fine.. The doors are not fine.

Primer and color (both white)

 

[jar944]

Sanded the doors back, and resprayed.


Hopefully it levels out a bit better

 

[RonnieC]

Finished a mallet I started a while back- it has a saddle joint which means the handle needs to fit around the mallet head at the mating point. It took a lot of finicky hand work. Got it to the “close enough” point. Coated with BLO.
And then started in on some twig pots to use up some branches. This is camphor wood which will clear out your sinuses!

 

[Lumpy102]

Missed taking a few progress photos, but here it is finished up and with a coat of wipe on Poly


Urns are sized by body weight 1 pound of body weight = 1 cubic inch of volume

Urn is now completed, added the paw print insert to the lid

 

[RonnieC]

Urn is now completed, added the paw print insert to the lid

It says a lot that you took the time to make such a lovely piece.

 

[PCustoms]

Whose cutting onion?

 

[PCustoms]

****** out, working a raised bed/box to hide the grow buckets I use.

Ran some PT through the saw and made sure to use the dust collector and clean everything up.

Haven't been paying attention to the bag



She's full, and then some

 

[RonnieC]

Got an idea to turn some tiny twig pots to use up some scraps. The tallest of these is about 2 1/4”. Thought they would look good on a window sill or someone’s work desk with dried flowers. Tried beeswax, lacquer and settled on Hut PPP (perfect pen polish) which I think is a bit of grit and carnuba wax.
This was fun and making multiples is a great way to see how a subtle change to proportion and shape can have a big impact on the final result.

 

[Jgaz]

Made some decent progress on another run of boxes.
I built these with the aim of using up “scrap” too good to throw out.

Zebra wood lids. (2) walnut and (1) roasted ash boxes.

Roasted ash box in the foreground has been wiped down with mineral spirts to look for any glue residue prior to finishing
The spirts also gives me what the box will look like when I apply my home made 3 part wiping varnish.

 

[Gmonkee]

Set two teens loose with power tools and a request from mom for a small table. It's for a traditional clay grill like thing my wife has. About knee high, 30 by 20'' as it is. It will have a tiled top, her idea that she hasn't revealed details yet.

 

[rharman]

Made some decent progress on another run of boxes.
I built these with the aim of using up “scrap” too good to throw out.

Zebra wood lids. (2) walnut and (1) roasted ash boxes.

Roasted ash box in the foreground has been wiped down with mineral spirts to look for any glue residue prior to finishing
The spirts also gives me what the box will look like when I apply my home made 3 part wiping varnish.

So, are you using spring-loaded pivot pins for the hinge? I don't see any holes in the open box carcass.

 

[Jgaz]

So, are you using spring-loaded pivot pins for the hinge? I don't see any holes in the open box carcass.

I used them just one time on a similar but larger box that I made using a Woodsmith magazine plan.
They were a giant PITA! At least for me.

Now I thru drill the side of the box. Then I cut the lid to size and place it in the box on a couple of spacers to set the height.
I use shims to set the correct spacing of the lid to the box and drill into the lid edges using the side hole as a guide.

For pins I usually use 1/8” brass rod on lighter wood sides and 1/8” steel rod on darker wood.
After cutting and sanding the pin flush I may use cold bluing on the steel pin to make it blend in better.

I bottom out the dowel pin in the lid to set side spacing and epoxy the pin in the box side to secure it.

I hope this description explains my current process.

Next run of these I may use a dowel plate to make 1/8” dowels out of the same wood as the box sides and use the dowels to cover the hole.
These first seven boxes have been a working progress

Edit: A picture to maybe help understand the above jibberish.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Cross post - Quick outside work table, keep the messy jobs out of the shop with the boat. The wooden wire spool served the purpose but finally gave up. Treated 2x6, galvanized ring nails via the framing nail gun, deck screws and waterproof construction adhesive.

 

[Bessy]

Spent the weekend working on creating a hood for the drum sander. I still have to attach the brush to the outfeed side, and figure out some sort of cover to close up the gaps at the end of the drum some. I may ultimately just end up gluing in some triangular blocking to close up the ends a bit, then give it a shot. Kitchen cabinets need to get done!