The DIY thread - Page 6

Gargamel · 06-16-16, 03:45 PM

Yes, I'll do bone.

But Human only.

Ok.... I have never tried bone, but antler is a common material. Supposed to smell bad when turning though. I'd imagine it's similar to severely burnt flesh, which I've had the displeasure of smelling on more than one occasion (not mine).

Bone would be an interesting medium to work with, but the core being hollow may raise some issues, as you can see in the one photo, the blank is drilled out and a brass tube glued in. I'll look into it.

And Shipping to UK Shouldn't be a problem, I've found Spain though to be ludicrously expensive (I was trying to ship some 3d printed parts there once). I'm also meeting up with a friend this fall who works for the BBC, so I might be able to have her ship them locally when she gets back home.

Gargamel · 06-16-16, 11:48 PM

(*again apologies for the spam, but dang I'm having fun*)

Polystyrene infused Mahogany:

Gargamel · 06-18-16, 02:48 AM

OK, Last one for a while. I have to turn a Jack Daniels Oak barrel pen, and then a Bethlehem Olivewood one, and then I'll be set for the show this weekend.

But this one has been my nemesis all week. Broken tubes, stuck tubes, shattered blanks (at high speed!), etc etc. Finally got one.

Aktungbby · 06-18-16, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Thank you guys!

Yes, I'm planning on selling some.

If I can get the wood, I can make a pen out of it.

We are perfecting the engraving process, we might look into a laser engraver in the future, but for now, she's burning engravings in the pens. We're still working out the process. Sadly to say, Our first engraving venture kinda failed, we ended up with an "antichrist" pen. It's authentic (letter of authenticity authentic) Olivewood from Bethlehem, Isreal. She went to burn a cross onto the pen surface, but misheard which way was up..........

Count me in as well! my wife loves pens (Mont Blancs etc) and has quite a collection; and i've got some nice ones as well for 'old style 'formal' letter writing' including Christmas cards- all of which sadly has gone out of style...mostly because the recipients have passed on. If you could put a 666 on that antichrist pen....Donald Trump will be envious

Red October1984 · 06-20-16, 03:30 PM

Going to order new rear shock mounts and bolt-in reinforcement plates due to a noise occurring after replacing the shocks.

Hurry up payday!

Also, going to look into removing Clutch Delay Valve very soon. Found a pressure bleeder I can borrow as well as shop space.

If I remember, may throw some pics in here.

Gargamel · 02-14-17, 11:07 PM

Making some cheap night stands for the house we're renting, and the wall we have the bed along is kinda small, so I decided to use some MDF instead of oak or Maple, considerably cheaper. Including glue, paint, and screws, probably cost me $30. That's not counting the few thousand I have in shop tools, but those pay for themselves in other ways

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Oh, and I did some matched pen and pencil sets for christmas gifts out of an old counter top made of corian. The look like granite. I'll have to get some pictures of them in the future, didn't think to grab any then!.

But here's the cut list, and the pieces as a gif. I'm working on a YouTube video, so I'll link that when I'm done. What you see here is as far as I've gotten so far, lol.

All of these came from 2 quarter sheets (2'x4') of 1/2" MDF. I can't fit anything bigger in my car. That made the cutlist insanely complicated.

The nice thing about these night stands, they're very easy to make. I'm going to add some flourishes to the sides, but if I don't all I need to make these is a Handsaw, a drill,some glue, and screws. Easy project. Of course, I'll be using all my tools I can, but for those with limited tools, it's an easy design.

Gargamel · 02-15-17, 01:24 AM

Oh, and I finished my planer stand a couple weeks ago, was kinda nice to do my first woodworking project from scratch, from a Sketchup plan to actual product.

Gargamel · 04-29-17, 04:16 PM

Segmented bowl in progress:

Gargamel · 05-08-17, 07:56 AM

Finished Bowl:

Sophia · 05-08-17, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Finished Bowl:

I absolutely love it! Which type of wood is this if i may ask?

Aktungbby · 05-08-17, 02:17 PM

Sophia!

Onkel Neal · 05-08-17, 09:17 PM

[QUOTE=Gargamel;2482975]Finished Bowl:

That looks amazing!

Gargamel · 05-09-17, 04:30 PM

Walnut base and top ring, Select Pine for the segments, and 70+year old reclaimed Larch for the dividers.

Build thread at: https://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic...egmented-bowl/ If anybody is interested, but the 3 pics I posted pretty much sum it up, thread just has a bunch of back forth brain storming and the little details of the build.

Gargamel · 05-14-17, 09:44 AM

Mother's day gift for the girlfriend. Maple base, segments include Paduak, Walnut, Larch, Tulipwood, Rosewood, Mahogany, Chechum, Bubinga, Bird's Eye Maple, Yellowheart, Locust, and a couple other's I can't remember.

Jimbuna · 05-15-17, 06:47 AM

Very nice indeed

06-16-16, 03:45 PM	#76
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Yes, I'll do bone. But Human only. Ok.... I have never tried bone, but antler is a common material. Supposed to smell bad when turning though. I'd imagine it's similar to severely burnt flesh, which I've had the displeasure of smelling on more than one occasion (not mine). Bone would be an interesting medium to work with, but the core being hollow may raise some issues, as you can see in the one photo, the blank is drilled out and a brass tube glued in. I'll look into it. And Shipping to UK Shouldn't be a problem, I've found Spain though to be ludicrously expensive (I was trying to ship some 3d printed parts there once). I'm also meeting up with a friend this fall who works for the BBC, so I might be able to have her ship them locally when she gets back home. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

06-16-16, 11:48 PM	#77
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	(again apologies for the spam, but dang I'm having fun) Polystyrene infused Mahogany: __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

06-18-16, 02:48 AM	#78
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	OK, Last one for a while. I have to turn a Jack Daniels Oak barrel pen, and then a Bethlehem Olivewood one, and then I'll be set for the show this weekend. But this one has been my nemesis all week. Broken tubes, stuck tubes, shattered blanks (at high speed!), etc etc. Finally got one. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

06-20-16, 03:30 PM	#80
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Going to order new rear shock mounts and bolt-in reinforcement plates due to a noise occurring after replacing the shocks. Hurry up payday! Also, going to look into removing Clutch Delay Valve very soon. Found a pressure bleeder I can borrow as well as shop space. If I remember, may throw some pics in here. __________________

02-14-17, 11:07 PM	#81
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Making some cheap night stands for the house we're renting, and the wall we have the bed along is kinda small, so I decided to use some MDF instead of oak or Maple, considerably cheaper. Including glue, paint, and screws, probably cost me $30. That's not counting the few thousand I have in shop tools, but those pay for themselves in other ways . Oh, and I did some matched pen and pencil sets for christmas gifts out of an old counter top made of corian. The look like granite. I'll have to get some pictures of them in the future, didn't think to grab any then!. But here's the cut list, and the pieces as a gif. I'm working on a YouTube video, so I'll link that when I'm done. What you see here is as far as I've gotten so far, lol. All of these came from 2 quarter sheets (2'x4') of 1/2" MDF. I can't fit anything bigger in my car. That made the cutlist insanely complicated. The nice thing about these night stands, they're very easy to make. I'm going to add some flourishes to the sides, but if I don't all I need to make these is a Handsaw, a drill,some glue, and screws. Easy project. Of course, I'll be using all my tools I can, but for those with limited tools, it's an easy design. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design. Last edited by Gargamel; 02-14-17 at 11:19 PM.

02-15-17, 01:24 AM	#82
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Oh, and I finished my planer stand a couple weeks ago, was kinda nice to do my first woodworking project from scratch, from a Sketchup plan to actual product. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

04-29-17, 04:16 PM	#83
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Segmented bowl in progress: __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

05-08-17, 07:56 AM	#84
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Finished Bowl: __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

05-08-17, 02:17 PM	#86
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,871 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard firsttime poster! Sophia! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

05-08-17, 09:17 PM	#87
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,289 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	[QUOTE=Gargamel;2482975]Finished Bowl: That looks amazing! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-09-17, 04:30 PM	#88
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Walnut base and top ring, Select Pine for the segments, and 70+year old reclaimed Larch for the dividers. Build thread at: https://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic...egmented-bowl/ If anybody is interested, but the 3 pics I posted pretty much sum it up, thread just has a bunch of back forth brain storming and the little details of the build. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

05-14-17, 09:44 AM	#89
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Mother's day gift for the girlfriend. Maple base, segments include Paduak, Walnut, Larch, Tulipwood, Rosewood, Mahogany, Chechum, Bubinga, Bird's Eye Maple, Yellowheart, Locust, and a couple other's I can't remember. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

05-15-17, 06:47 AM	#90
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,305 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Very nice indeed __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)