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it may not come to fruition but I grabbed some free logs (oak for the framing and pine for batten/board) Maybe small for most people but it was some decent size wood for me to handle

So this happened. Got a call from an old colleague late in the afternoon. “Hey you are a woodworker right?” Me -a bit… “ well my brother-in-law died about 13 years ago and was an avid woodworker. His wife just passed. Junk dealer is coming tomorrow to got the house and everything is going to...

Added a saw holder, there just wasn’t a great place to keep one until now. Just need to add a chain/storage box just behind plow blade and I’ll be happy

Starting on winch mount, pic of grapple with heel down Heel will act as a skid winch mount and it is also useful for holding wood “on end” like a fishing pole. Good for loading and feeding chipper. Frankly, the most frequent use for me will be to allow me to still do pivot turns or have...

Added a vably grapple and custom heel to the u55 along with thumb diverter valves. Next is a winch. (Likely electric to KIS(s))

That is beautiful

I hope Xmas 2025 was good to everyone. Got out of the shop to try out my new stand that I made It is dual purpose for ML pistols and also cylinder press for revolvers. Pistols: Hege Siber 33 (modern) and a Marston boot pistol (1800’s)

Rehab of a Colleoni co35 forge Cute little ******. Stainless steel, burners are independent controlled (milled out of single block of aluminum) 2700deg plus at around 10psi Fired it today for the first time (day 4 of refractory cement cure) Heats fast! It should be a nice addition when I...

Any guy who is cool w cats is cool w me!

Well I could just cut the zip ties and move it? Lol Yea, I decided on center mount as I didn’t want to bolt (zip tie) to the floor. The radiant flooring is a bit of a pain. (I was careful when adding the 50bmg progressive press, and didn’t feel like mapping pipe again) Also I wasn’t 100% on...

That was my first choice! ( but I only had 2 of the 1 5/8 length so I had to improvise)

That is a beautiful craftsman! I was actually looking for bigger than this 60 but the brass jaws won me over. It is in an area that sees “light use” and non-marring was helpful when driving out a cross pin or filing and such. A bit overkill but it fits the bill nonetheless

Yep, could not find my long zip ties Chevy = no, it was taken down by request, I just benefited from the wood

As posted in vise(s) A couple vises added. A twin screw fisher, cleaned up and added to smith area: A big Morgan 60 for reloading area. First the stand: The tree it came from, red oak Sanded, 340+ lbs (18x18x30) Poly Morgan 60 w brass jaws

Well, I hope they don’t come in 3s (2/3 this month) The tree it came from, red oak Sanded, 340+ lbs (18x18x30) Poly Morgan 60 w brass jaws

Size #3, 5 1/4 jaws. Seems to be just under 100lbs? Maybe paid retail? ($800) but it pretty slick in functionality and was only 45 min from home.

Just came across one Cleaning it up now

So I got sick of my little butane torch for small solder projects so I picked up a micro smith oxy/acetyl torch. There are a lot of cheaper ones on amazon but most had poor reviews, especially related to control knobs. Well, the 160$ was well spent, this thing is a dream to weld/solder with...

Made a saw holder, made in such a way that I can still use hitch or grapple. Adjustable for my other saws

Ok, back to the swage press. So, I got sidetracked by 7 other hobbies. So to get this press up and working with one of the 22 die sets I have, I needed a holder to hold the punch part. These “ punches” ( I don’t know the correct term) do not fit in a standard loading press holder like my other...