Watcha Makin'?

[firefighter ontheside]

Very nice, but I don't see any sparks.

[gspren]

Don, what did you use to punch the holes in the bed angle iron?

Not Don but an old machinist. I've used the bed angles for projects and find a slower RPM and a steady feed works ok, much easier with a drill press than by using a hand drill, with hand drills most people tend to go too fast for tough steels. As soon as the drill starts to dull get off there as rubbing just work hardens it. Learning to hand sharpen drills on a bench grinder is a good skill to learn!

[Don P]

We did use a drill press and new bits, so another kaching. I'm almost good enough to sharpen for white pine. When there is steel to drill I've learned to buy bolts and 2 new bits... and yup, with old bedframes it seems like there is probably a fleck of battleship armor about where you want to cut or drill :D.

[97redjeep]

Finished it up, hauled into the local barn and filled. Pretty happy with the result.
 

 

 

[gspren]

We did use a drill press and new bits, so another kaching. I'm almost good enough to sharpen for white pine. When there is steel to drill I've learned to buy bolts and 2 new bits... and yup, with old bedframes it seems like there is probably a fleck of battleship armor about where you want to cut or drill :D.

I did most of my machine shop career with the Army Research Lab so I've drilled a lot of armor plate and there is more than one type, slow and steady, and sometimes it takes some x-rated talking!

[samandothers]

I have some bedframes I need to 'dispose' of.  Y'all have presented some great opportunities for their use.

97redjeep,
That is a very nice looking tack closet, it looks stout!  Will you put any finish on it?

[firefighter ontheside]

That is really nice and really like the half logs.  Thats a nice touch.

[97redjeep]

Thank ya, id planned on doing some sort of like light stain, but the wife likes how it looks, and it's inside, so natural I think it will be. The "firewood " turned out pretty darn nice. I had two guys last night, the first night it was there, say I should sell them, but I probably have 30+ hours into Logging,  milling, drying, planning, etc. etc. etc., I don't know if I can build them other than for a hobby. What were the cash deal work out to be an hour? 

[97redjeep]

the last one I did was  with 2x8, it turned out pretty good, but a little more "standard" ,  so I wanted to change it up and make it a little more rustic. 
 

[Wlmedley]

My son and DIL bought a house a couple years ago.It wasn't a new house but about 15 years old and was built in a factory and set on foundation with a crane.I guess would be called a modular home.Where house was fastened together in living room sheet rock is cracked and ceiling slightly unlevel.DIL wanting fake beam to cover crack and make splice less noticeable. I'm building one out of poplar.No planer or jointer so required a lot of hand planing and sanding.She found a board in my collection with a knot hole and wanted to use it.Filled it with epoxy.So far so good.More sanding and need to plug screw holes.Hope it fits :laugh:

 

 

  

[Don P]

Why is it all that money I was saving by having a sawmill is now used to buy epoxy to fill the wood they want to see?  :D

[Wlmedley]

Glad that was the only poplar board I had with a knot hole.Looked like a defect to me.Glad it's not holding anything up  :laugh:

[Crusarius]

I did something very similar to that in my last house. The only difference is I left it hang from the ceiling and put led tubes in it for light. I also ran all my audio and video cables through it for my ceiling mounted projector. that room turned into a pretty sweet theater.

Oh and I actually ran some LED Christmas lights in it for ambient lighting while watching a movie. worked out great.

[tule peak timber]

Got all of the veneers on and ready to start the bottom tomorrow.

 

[Don P]

With Rob standing in as Vanna  :D

How many pieces did you bring to a point?

[Walnut Beast]

Rob! You are the man!!!! 💪

[Old Greenhorn]

Holy cow Rob! I gotta ask you: What are the chances the client has any idea what was involved in making this thing? Can't wait to see the bottom. :D

[doc henderson]

Hail, the WOC! 8) 8)

[firefighter ontheside]

That's cool Rob.  Did you make the pie pieces with a tapering jig?

[tule peak timber]

There are 27 pieces cut from a half dozen big claro walnut slabs, with about 70% waste. I start by calculating the circumference and dividing by a reasonably close number with the final pie piece being a "fatty".  After a lot of resawing piles of vertical grain blanks, I use a template to rough out the grain I need. With a very tight fence and a freshly sharpened fine tooth blade the roughed out pieces are "shaved " straight to a point then arranged for pattern on the torsion box top. This is done free hand with a sharp eye. Pretty time consuming. Vanna is better looking !

 

[doc henderson]

As always, thanks for sharing secrets.  how thick are the slices and what do you use for adhesive?  if you do not mind sharing.  looks grand!  cannot wait to see what the finish does to highlight the grain.

[tule peak timber]

The veneers are a tick over 1/2 inch and will sand down to a tick under half inch. Only epoxy to avoid any swelling and or movement. A pic of one I did a couple of years ago with English Walnut.

 

[doc henderson]

Thanks for keeping the bar set high enough, that we will not reach it in our lifetimes.     keeps us humble and reaching for the stars.

[Walnut Beast]

Absolutely beautiful! 

[Machinebuilder]

all i can saw is WOW