Any woodworkers?

In my teens and 20s I refinished and repaired antique furniture and did finish carpentry; building cabinets, bar tops, custom built-ins.

Here are a couple of gifts for family members I turned on a lathe a few years ago. It was all I was able to do before I had to stop due to pending surgeries and my inability to keep myself from getting re-injured. I'm recovering from spinal fusion and achilles reattachment, about 7 more months and I'm supposed to be 100%.


I have a number of tables and built-ins that are on the list for when I'm ready to get back in the shop.

 

Two more framed prints fished today. Cherry on the left. Walnut very light colored sap wood on the right.

 

Something new to try

 

I love Watco finish.

 

UPDATE: all dowels are in at 45-ish degrees. The accumulated support with glue/dowels should supplement the wood glue and layers of poly to make a plastic shell.

Some of the dowels broke off ragged, one or 2 of the 8 could be cut flush. To equalize them as a surface effect of the holes I gathered up poplar sawdust from poplar wides and dowels and filled as compacted as I can, then will seal holes with poly. To minimize the "different from the other poplar" appearance I will use no glue in the sawdust or cheap wood filler which will stain different from the sawdust (even sawdust will stain different from the solid parts ... damn!).

A couple of the dowels did not go in far enough, had to be drilled out again. One re-drill erupted out the side of the top-rim ... not enough to affect structure though. Sawdust will fill that hole and be stained only (no glue or wood filler) to make it arrear only a minor scar.

No stores open selling the poly until tomorrow AM. If this "fumble recover" turns out as simply an exercise in technique because it failed, I will re-start from scratch for the wedding present.

 

So on our Tacoma camp outings we have a tendency to have a few refreshments after a long day of riding the trails. I thought it might be handy to have a portable travel bar. After scoping out a few online, I came up with rough plans and made a rough prototype to try out on our last trip. It was eminently successful, so now I'm building the finished version now. It's a fun project.

The rough prototype:


Cutting down sheet goods with the tracksaw:


Pile of (mostly) ready to assemble parts:

 

Where do you mount the firearm?

 

It's in a secret compartment.

 

Made my sister some little padauk moon drop earrings that she wanted.

Came out pretty cute. Gotta hit em with the 220, coat, and put the hardware on for her.
Wish I could wear girlie crap like this but I have 2G plugs in my ears that I can fit a pencil through so.. doesn’t work.
I think this takes it for my most feminine chick-post to date.

 

@FishnTx

 

WUT?

 

Do you have big ol holey ears too or is @wilcam47 being mean?

 

I am the eye in the sky, looking at you, I can read your mind.

 

He can carry a parakeet in them just

 

@Hobbs ?????

 

I’m at 15/16 not goin no bigger

 

I was at a 00, took em out for the military and spent five years lookin like my earlobes had little buttholes in em. Bless your heart though, thats dedication sir.

 

Its all Psychobabble to me.....