Woodworking

[Electric_Andy]

I made 3 planters a couple of months ago, yacht varnich to finish them. My partner is very pleased with them. I also made her a squirell picnic table and a bird nesting box. Trying to use up all the bits of wood I now have (not enough left for a larger project and I want to clear the garage now). I've decided to combine two of my hobbies; I just finished 42121 Lego Technic set (Excavator) and my aim is to make floating shelves for all the finished kits and glue on some scenery (trees, mounds of earth etc)

 

[MontyVeda]

For those who frequent the Bassist and Guitarist thread, you'll know I'm currently trying to turn a chopping board into a musical instrument.

I also built a shelf for my DVD collection a good few years back, the idea being that the DVD boxes stand proud of the shelves so you don't really see them, but with bits of the shelving protruding through the boxes...

I couldn't decide whether to paint it or oil/wax it... so have done nothing to finish it.

But i do have a load of veneers so might have a play with those to cover the ply edges one day.

 

[Drago]

Yes timber is very expensive now.

You're not wrong, the wood used in my garage rebuild cost twice what I had anticipated.

It seems a couple of wet winters on the trot has affected production in Scandinavia, and thats limited supplies to geographical Europe. The price of remaining supplies has gone skyward as a result.

 

[Andy in Germany]

You're not wrong, the wood used in my garage rebuild cost twice what I had anticipated.

It seems a couple of wet winters on the trot has affected production in Scandinavia, and thats limited supplies to geographical Europe. The price of remaining supplies has gone skyward as a result.

That's one of the issues that has affected us too, and we're right on the edge of the Black Forest. The local sawmill owner attributes it more to cartel like behaviour on the part of some of the big European mills.

Apart from this there seems to ba slight shortage of non-sugar free caffinated beverages.

 

[Juhre]

wax it

Do Wax it, It would be great and look awesome than oil

 

[MontyVeda]

Do Wax it, It would be great and look awesome than oil

I recently got a big bottle of tru-oil which is really nice, and probably more hardwearing than briwax, so might give that a go

 

[plantfit]

I've just started to get into a spot of woodwork, basic tools stuff,sander, jigsaw, drill etc and somehow managed to come up with a jig doll in the shape of a frog (sort of) he's about 26 cm tall with loose joints for "jigging" on a flexible board, he's made from old pine and had a first coat of outdoot colour varnish followed by acrylic colour paint and a final coat of spray on clear lacquer, eyes were bought off a selling site for a couple of quid for a hundred mixed sizes

 

[plantfit]

Well this woodwork thing is getting out of hand I think

 

[Juhre]

Looks beautiful, creative!!

 

[plantfit]

Looks beautiful, creative!!

Thankyou, just scraps of wood I had kicking around the shed, bit of fun though

 

[Proto]

Today was day 2 (of 5) for me of Woodworking Skills 1 course at Lyme Regis Boatbuilding Academy. Pretty basic stuff - preparing material, marking out, how to use chisels, planes, saws, etc and how to make simple joints.

Fabulous instructor makes everything look easy but it’s not, it’s farking difficult! gaps in joints, things not flat, but it’s a start. I’ll probably books Skills 2 and get my workshop sorted and start simple projects - simple bookcase, cupboard, picture fra and suchlike.

 

[Drago]

Im quite pleased with my latest effort.

 

[FishFright]

Im quite pleased with my latest effort.

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Modelled after the original by H. Simpson ?

 

[Drago]

None other. I'm a big admirer of his work.

 

[Poacher]

Today was day 2 (of 5) for me of Woodworking Skills 1 course at Lyme Regis Boatbuilding Academy. Pretty basic stuff - preparing material, marking out, how to use chisels, planes, saws, etc and how to make simple joints.

Fabulous instructor makes everything look easy but it’s not, it’s farking difficult! gaps in joints, things not flat, but it’s a start. I’ll probably books Skills 2 and get my workshop sorted and start simple projects - simple bookcase, cupboard, picture fra and suchlike.

Excellent work!