Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

I like it. Anytime you get bored, feel free to drop by. I'll even supply you food.

Thanks X. RIght now it's in the seventies and the sun is shining. Get away from the snow and cold everything blooming here. Come on down.

 

[930dreamer]

I don't know that the model T goes back that far. Could be the license number?

I think it was a date of birth, I'll ask for a picture.

 

[bolensboneyard]

box I built for my newly acquired set of dado planes.

 

[racer-john]

Nice set of fancy planes. Good work on the box. I make boxes for some of my single use tools, sawzall, electric die grinder, drywall screw gun.
Love your bench.

 

[RickP]

Very nice set of planes! That bottom board under your planes looks like cedar? If so, all those shavings must smell great. I've been making cedar boxes this past week and I love the smell in the shop - makes me want to look in the woods for a couple more cedar logs to resaw.

 

[drivesitfar]

Thanks for the invite but my brides health at the minute won’t allow for road trip across USA but still planning to especially since we bought a newer car.

your woodworking skills are amazing and with tools like this should jump to another level. Nicely done!!

 

[drivesitfar]

Thanks for the invite but my brides health at the minute won’t allow for road trip across USA but still planning to in the near future especially since we bought a newer car.

your woodworking skills are amazing and with tools like this should jump to another level. Nicely done!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Nice set of fancy planes. Good work on the box. I make boxes for some of my single use tools, sawzall, electric die grinder, drywall screw gun.
Love your bench.

Thanks John. I got tired of trying to find some in good condition. An opportunity came up to get a set that was nice and I took it.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Very nice set of planes! That bottom board under your planes looks like cedar? If so, all those shavings must smell great. I've been making cedar boxes this past week and I love the smell in the shop - makes me want to look in the woods for a couple more cedar logs to resaw.

Thanks Rick. It is cedar. I have made plane mounts for my planes before and the oil in the cedar seems to keep the soles from rusting. Makes the shop smell like an old woodworker who smokes a pipe works there. Brings back memories of mentors gone by.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks for the invite but my brides health at the minute won’t allow for road trip across USA but still planning to especially since we bought a newer car.

your woodworking skills are amazing and with tools like this should jump to another level. Nicely done!!

drives sorry to hear about your lady. We will pray for her return to better health.

 

[RickP]

I was watching the weather news today and thinking of you and Ginny -- hoping the tornadoes missed your area.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Rick, we appreciate your concern. We did have a few rocky days but saw no damage, thank God. A huge oak went down across the highway a quarter mile up the way, but it was mostly cut up out of the roadway before we even attempted to go into town. The sun is back but it is still cooler than what is needed to dry things out; if that's even possible here in the "low" country. I'm getting some things done but have been dealing with some medical issues {nothing serious) that have slowed me down. I have finished the shed and moved some things in, including the refrigerator, that caused the medical problem to start when it got stuck in the doorway and it took me ten minutes getting it through. I am now building an out table for my Rockwell Unisaw and waiting for my anatomy to correct itself. I will try to get some pictures up. Bobby

 

[RickP]

Well I'm glad the worst of the weather bypassed you. It sure looked like parts of SC were getting hammered for a couple days in a row -- and of course it seemed like it was always worse at night!

Sounds like you've been busy as ever -- hope you feel better soon. I'm always amazed at how much you get done around your place. As I'm getting older, I still try to do all the same projects I used to, but now I just limit time spent per day (for self-preservation). All in all, it's better than sitting on the couch or at a desk all day!

 

[xtremek]

Hope you're feeling better soon.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks all. It has been slow but much better. Posting some pictures of the shed. All that's left is for Ginny to paint the 200 year old cypress door. Lots of labor but got the job done, including the well pump, for under a grand. Junk is not junk.

 

[xtremek]

With that much wood, I think I'd strip the door instead of repainting it. I do have the correct door, don't I?

 

[bolensboneyard]

The door is the white painted one. I built the other door from milled wood. If it is the white door you refer to I would have to convince my wife to strip it and that would leave ME stripping it. Not in my retirement plan. Thanks X. And I do believe it would look nice natural but I don't believe in Santa Clause any more. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

pictures of outfeed table I built for 55 cents. It is hinged to drop in front of the saw if need be. To drop it 4x4's have one pin each pin clipped to the table. A shelf is cut into each leg and they are locked in. For extra rigidity, I attached two lift rods I had formally used to lift a snowblower for a lawn tractor. The rods swivel on one leg and attach to the other with wing nuts. Once detached, they fold and stack together. Rollers are 1/8 inch above the table and precisely in line with the saw top. It is 2x3 feet.

 

[y'sguy]

55 cents! I think I may be able to afford this upgrade.

Nice work, what are the rollers? Is that pvc pipe?

 

[bolensboneyard]

2 inch PVC pipe. Plugged at both ends with red oak turned down on the lathe. 3/8 rod through all rollers. Lots of labor. I was short one 3/8 by 1 1/2 lag bolt (55 cents) The rest was left over from other jobs or salvaged from those torn down.

 

[y'sguy]

Thanks, Excellent job as always!

 

[bolensboneyard]

This table top, not connected to the table it sits on, is for a farm table/sewing layout table I am building. It is made from a Pecan tree I milled a few years ago that fell in the church yard during a hurricane. This is the same tree that I used for the kitchen counter I installed and made in my home (see earlier pics.) It has reversing grain that is extremely hard to work, unless you have an expensive 30 inch sander. The entire top was jointed and planed by hand, due to tare out concerns which are frequently encountered when machine planning this stuff (and hand working also). I have only a twelve inch finish planer with rubber rollers. It creates more problems than it solves with Pecan which is also hard as rock, but makes a great counter. It is 7 1/2 feet long and thirty inches wide. Note the grain and figure in this wood. One dark streak had a bug bored channel 3/8 ths wide and over 6 inches long in it. I repaired it melting lacquer chips, an antique method of repair,

 

[Lou's Garage]

Gorgeous!

 

[y'sguy]

WOW!

 

[RickP]

This table top, not connected to the table it sits on, is for a farm table/sewing layout table I am building. It is made from a Pecan tree I milled a few years ago that fell in the church yard during a hurricane. This is the same tree that I used for the kitchen counter I installed and made in my home (see earlier pics.) It has reversing grain that is extremely hard to work, unless you have an expensive 30 inch sander. The entire top was jointed and planed by hand, due to tare out concerns which are frequently encountered when machine planning this stuff (and hand working also). I have only a twelve inch finish planer with rubber rollers. It creates more problems than it solves with Pecan which is also hard as rock, but makes a great counter. It is 7 1/2 feet long and thirty inches wide. Note the grain and figure in this wood. One dark streak had a bug bored channel 3/8 ths wide and over 6 inches long in it. I repaired it melting lacquer chips, an antique method of repair,

It is really amazing how great that table looks with hand tools and antique repair methods (in the hands of an artist)! It must be really satisfying for you to be able to take a fallen tree and turn it into a beautiful piece of furniture.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks to all for the kind words. I still have to sand and apply another coat of finish to the top. The pieces for the bottom have mostly been cut. The legs of the table will be old growth southern white oak with pecan bases. Oak is quarter sawn, I am trying to decide which stain, out of those I have, will best bring out the figure "flecks" in the wood. All the oak was sawn from a roughly three inch thick 13 inches wide by six feet long plank left over from a short 6-foot log I milled. It was too narrow to cut another board from but too nice to waste for firewood; I originally thought I would make bowls from it. This was cut into 3x3's from the full piece on my table saw; no edge was perfectly square. My shoulder is still recovering. I plan to build it in four sections in order to make it movable. Finish nails that attach the frame around the top would not be set with a nail set/punch as the seasoned Pecan is too hard/dense, even with holes pre-drilled.

 

[xtremek]

Very nicely done.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks X. Thought you might like to see some in progress. The unfinished portion of the table is quarter sawn white oak. It will be the same stain but should show a little darker. I still have to attach the top but will wait until the finish is complete except the top second coat.

 

[xtremek]

That looks like a stout table. Is that a trestle style table?

 

[bolensboneyard]

It is very heavy and strong. I don't know what a trestle table is but I came up with the original design after looking at pictures when my daughter wanted what she called a farm table. That was before the mask hysteria. I quickly built something out of pine which was all I had; not green but somewhat still not completely stable. I did tell her she would be better if she waited. That table has since separated but in only one place between two boards. Against my recommendation epoxy was poured over the top and the moisture was trapped. This table is basically the same design with modifications only of size and material. The wood is also well stabilized on the table top; 2 1/2 years air dried. Legs are air dried 1 1/2 to 2 years. A retired nurse friend of ours loves it, as do my wife and two daughters. The nurse, who is retired Army and spent lots of time in the O.R. and a tent in Vietnam, thinks it would make a great operating table. I once butchered a bear on the kitchen snack bar with my grandfather's help and my grandmother's blessing. The first kitchen operation I ever performed, and hopefully the last.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Finished product. Repair to natural damage in third picture done with melted lacquer.

 

[RickP]

No operations on this table!
The finished product looks great.
It was definitely worth the wait for 2+ years of air drying.

 

[xtremek]

Very nice job.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks All. Just finished 320 feet of fence line eight inches on center. I started it in the fall then got to more important things. All holes dug 30 inches deep by hand. The last 12 at 90 plus degrees toasted me good and almost toasted me for good! Time to rest for a while.

 

[bolensboneyard]

hope everyone had good holidays. Just a note to see who is still here and let everyone know I am. Haven't had any time to spend on the net. Just trying to keep up with changes in everything and repairs etc. Have done a few interesting projects but running to find parts etc has slowed things down not to mention the cost. Bobby

 

[xtremek]

Good to hear you're alive and kicking.

 

[Bears Fan]

Great job on the table, looks awesome!

 

[RickP]

hope everyone had good holidays. Just a note to see who is still here and let everyone know I am. Haven't had any time to spend on the net. Just trying to keep up with changes in everything and repairs etc. Have done a few interesting projects but running to find parts etc has slowed things down not to mention the cost. Bobby

Still here -- hope you and Ginny had great holidays too!

Thanks All. Just finished 320 feet of fence line eight inches on center. I started it in the fall then got to more important things. All holes dug 30 inches deep by hand. The last 12 at 90 plus degrees toasted me good and almost toasted me for good! Time to rest for a while.

I must have missed your post about the posts -- that sounds like a lot of work!

You were actually pretty fast getting it done in a few month, at least compared to me! I only install a few fence posts at a time, then I wait a couple years before starting on it again...

Any photos of your fence? As with your other work, I'm sure you did it "right" and it looks great.

 

[drivesitfar]

Here’s to a wonderful year ahead. I sgeee post pics of any of your projects cause you always maintain your excellent craftsmanship.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Good to hear you're alive and kicking.

still kicking but not screaming anymore. Just taking it one day at a time.