The making of a table

[RivennHewn]

I might need to get me one of those.

Best friend to an old man with a bad back!

 

[Jayman17]

I’ll take it whatever color it is if it makes less work for my back. That tub skid looks like the ones they used at Boeing, good storage for your metal shorts.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

I’ll take it whatever color it is if it makes less work for my back. That tub skid looks like the ones they used at Boeing, good storage for your metal shorts.

Jay

Jay,

the tub came from my concrete contractor.
He failed to come get it for a year, and I got tired of moving it around the site. Finally came home with me. Works great for scraps!

 

[PugetDude]

I’ll take it whatever color it is if it makes less work for my back. That tub skid looks like the ones they used at Boeing, good storage for your metal shorts.

Jay

I really miss Boeing Surplus; that used to be one of my first stops whenever I visited Seattle. They got rid of a lot of perfectly usable stuff- and even sharpened the drill bits and end mills before putting them out for sale

 

[Jayman17]

Pugetdude, I miss it too. I went there a few times through the years and got some nice storage cabinets there along with some misc. tools and supplies.
They now use Bidadoo auctions to get rid of stuff.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

Boeing surplus was awesome.
Great place to find interesting materials that you couldn’t find anywhere else.

tool crib was always a fun way to spend an hour.

always kinda regretted not picking up a nose landing gear set up for a 747 when I had the chance

 

[Toolfool]

always kinda regretted not picking up a nose landing gear set up for a 747 when I had the chance

That's gonna haunt you for the rest of your life.

 

[Jayman17]

I don’t think that truck bed crane arm you have would have been able to handle that purchase!

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

Any vintage lure junkies out there?

cleaning up the unopened boxes from the move, and rediscovering all kinds of small treasures

 

[PugetDude]

Mepps and daredevils..
Takes me back a few decades.

 

[RivennHewn]

Mepps and daredevils..
Takes me back a few decades.

I like the silver and copper one.

Andy Reekers pat’d on Oct-16-23.

never seen or heard of these before. not even sure where it came from.

 

[Toolfool]

Daredevils in frog finish were killer on early Spring trout when my cousin and I used to fish streams around the Poconos in Pennsylvania.

 

[RivennHewn]

Daredevils in frog finish were killer on early Spring trout when my cousin and I used to fish streams around the Poconos in Pennsylvania.

Awesome pic!

 

[PugetDude]

Which one is you, John?

 

[bugnut]

Still carrying the mepps and daredevils to Canada. Many a pike has succumbed to the old red & white!

 

[Toolfool]

Which one is you, John?

On the right, dark sweater. Cousin Bill with me. Both our families (2 moms and 7 kids) spent our entire summers in a cabin in the woods on a trout stream in Bushkill, PA. Dads would drop both families right after school let out on Long Island, then commute on weekends. Fishing poles and BB guns, we'd be gone from dawn to dusk.

 

[RivennHewn]

On the right, dark sweater. Cousin Bill with me. Both our families (2 moms and 7 kids) spent our entire summers in a cabin in the woods on a trout stream in Bushkill, PA. Dads would drop both families right after school let out on Long Island, then commute on weekends. Fishing poles and BB guns, we'd be gone from dawn to dusk.

That sound like the ideal American upbringing!

 

[Toolfool]

That sound like the ideal American upbringing!

It was great. Spent the whole summer that way for about 7-8 years, until I had summer jobs, football practices, etc.. And I always realized how special it was. Great memories. The family sold the place a few years after I graduated from high school, but not before Bill and I had a monster "cabin party" with about 50 of our friends from both of our towns. Had to show everyone that all the stories were true.

 

[RivennHewn]

Moving on to the exterior finish of Oyster Jim.

3 flood coats of Daly’s Ship N Shore penetrating sealer, the 6-7 coats of Total Boat Halcyon Varnish.

good progress the last couple of days. Getting closer to launch time

 

[PugetDude]

That bookcase is really looking good, Riv!

 

[RivennHewn]

That bookcase is really looking good, Riv!

Going to be a great place to store my Encyclopedia Brittanica full set that I bought from a traveling salesman back in 1973

And never opened

 

[RivennHewn]

7th coat of varnish.

Technically, it’s a boat again. No books.

 

[harley jim]

That is a beautiful finish Riv.

 

[Toolfool]

Lookin' good.

 

[RivennHewn]

Any of you smokers out there need a 1942 105MM M14 shell cut down to use as an ashtray?

free, and first response gets it. (USA only)

 

[Jayman17]

Crickets, that’s all I’m hearing is crickets.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

Crickets, that’s all I’m hearing is crickets.

Jay

I guess I’ll add it to the free pile going to the goodwill/dump

 

[Toolfool]

I guess I’ll add it to the free pile going to the goodwill/dump

A good sign that there are fewer smokers ?

 

[harley jim]

I'll take it

 

[RivennHewn]

I'll take it

Great!
DM me an address, and I’ll get it headed your way.

I hate the idea of throwing some from 1942 away. Especially if it has historical significance.

 

[harley jim]

Riv. Sorry I took so long to get back to you, some of my watched threads disappeared, I'm sure I hit the wrong button somewhere.
Thanks for sending that my way, I have a 50 cal ash tray from WW ll, a figure made from spent brass and a toothpick holder made from a 44 mag and a 45/70 cartridge. They will look good together on my shelf in the shop.

 

[RivennHewn]

Finally got to putting a finished end on my salvaged cabinets I installed awhile back.

I had some Fir T&G flooring that I salvaged out of the Washington Shoe Building in Pioneer Square.

The building was completed in 1892, so this flooring had 125 years of wear.

I added a little magnetic strip at the top to hang junk on.

Now I need to get the countertop started!

 

[Jayman17]

I like the look Riv, what are you using for a top? The same flooring?

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

I like the look Riv, what are you using for a top? The same flooring?

Jay

I’m thinking this one will have horse stall matt.

just need to find a cheap source

 

[PugetDude]

I’m thinking this one will have horse stall matt.

just need to find a cheap source

Wish I was closer, Riv. I have a bunch of 1/4”+ thick Kevlar/Unobtanium reinforced rubber sheets that were cut out of military aircraft fuel bladders. Designed to take anti aircraft fire. You could beat on them for the rest of your life and not wear them out.

 

[RivennHewn]

Wish I was closer, Riv. I have a bunch of 1/4”+ thick Kevlar/Unobtanium reinforced rubber sheets that were cut out of military aircraft fuel bladders. Designed to take anti aircraft fire. You could beat on them for the rest of your life and not wear them out.

That sounds interesting.
just where could one obtain such a product?

 

[PugetDude]

Shhhhh…., people are listening.

 

[Jayman17]

I’m setting up a workbench at the moment and was looking at putting a black ribbed rubber matting on the top. I was going to turn it over and use the smooth side. It was used a lot at Boeing on work tables and it makes a nice topper.
I am just using a solid core door I got for free on CL. The mat is available online.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

I’m setting up a workbench at the moment and was looking at putting a black ribbed rubber matting on the top. I was going to turn it over and use the smooth side. It was used a lot at Boeing on work tables and it makes a nice topper.
I am just using a solid core door I got for free on CL. The mat is available online.

Jay

I’ve had 2’ rubber floor tiles on my workbench for years. I like how it gives a non-marring surface.
The only problem with the tiles is that they slide around a bit. With a one piece, and a small retainer lip(self edge) it should stay put.

 

[RivennHewn]

Coastal Farm & Ranch had a reasonable price on the 3/8” matt material. With a sheet of 3/4” ply, I’m right at $130 for a 9’ countertop.

I’m liking the little bit of fleck in it!
Ended up with a 9’ x 23” off cut for another project.