Any woodworkers?

Following the crack would put it offset in the front to back alignment , I would just make the end offset the same or at least similar

 

Either way you are still letting your creative juices flow. I just noticed the logs on the left. You also own a lathe, so that got me wondering if you might have more tools than most of us. Just thought you might have cut the top yourself then ran it through a planer.

 

I might be a tool hoarder. The piece was flattened by a no. 7 bailey hand plane that I picked up at an estate sale. I've dated it back to around 1907. $20 well spent. I like a mixture of hand and power tools.

 

This is my most recent project. Its a kitchen island wrapped in 4/4 poplar that was left rough finished before getting 2 coats of water borne lacquer no primer then finished with a dark chocolate antiquing glaze to give it a very rustic found wood feel. I still need to make up a set of corbels for it.

 

That looks awesome.

 

thank you I will need to get a photo of it once its in the the house and has granite on it.

 

Cool video...I may have to try my hand at it...

 

I kept some pieces from a Black Walnut and Oak tree from being used as firewood

The pieces range in size from 5 to 9 diameter and are 16" long, I did seal the ends to keep it from cracking and have stored them for a couple of years.

Are they worthwhile to keep for a woodworking project at some point or is it just firewood?

 

Black walnut is always fun to work with. IMO unless its got a cool grain pattern Oak is easy enough to get that I might consider burning it if you haven't used it

 

A picture dump for my plywood rack for the shortbed.

First the middle support with the back wings.


Shows the cutouts for the support pieces. This lines up with the notches in the bedsides.


Wings are held on by hinges.


This shows the material removed so they fit flush in the bedside notches.






All together


The wings needed a shim due to the fact the tailgate sits lower than the bed floor. This might be due to the bedmat.

 

Dang, I wish I would have waited. I saw your previous post and created my own this weekend. Albeit yours is a more elegant solution.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

Oh so excited, I just got my Kreg K5 with accessories and a shiny new Freud thin kerf blade!

 

at some point I'd like to get a mini dovetail jig...has anyone here used a mini jig for jewelry boxes?

 

Love my K5 kit.

 

Yeah, I got a K4 and did not like it. The indexing on the drill guide was a PITA. Got a K5 instead, very nice.

 

Latest work out the door.

 

I don't, but I was between that (all you really need) and the K5, fancy packaging won out.. plus I had a table to build and K5 seemed more moron proof.

 

I use the regular one that looks like that, works good but you have to be accurate on your clamping otherwise it messes things up.