Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[Art Shirk]

X2 looks great man.


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[Ted Striker]

Thirded. That's cool af.

[up an down]

Hack job C-grade cabinet making.

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Great place to keep marbled rye bread��

[hawkgt]

nice cabinet

[Not DJSapp]

Hack job C-grade cabinet making.

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Just curious, what finish did you put on the beetle kill? I have a log's worth in the garage for my daughter's desk and bedframe that I'm starting on soon. She wants to try and keep the blue color.

[adrenalated]

Just curious, what finish did you put on the beetle kill? I have a log's worth in the garage for my daughter's desk and bedframe that I'm starting on soon. She wants to try and keep the blue color.

Wood conditioner -> very very light oil based stain (Varathane "Natural") then satin spray lacquer. You could do whatever for the protective coat (I did poly on some shelves and that came out good as well) but the light stain does a great job of bringing out the contrast and features without really changing the color.

[Thaleia]

Not seeing any hack job, that thing is beautiful.

[neufox47]

Buying my Dad a bench vice for his bday. I’ve never bought a vice before. Is the 8” Wilton HD combination vice a good choice? He does a mix of woodworking, welding, and automotive work. He has a whole host of woodworking specific clamps and a woodworking vice.


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[old goat]

A dining room table for my other kid. Walnut base, African mahogany top.

[mcski]

Nice! Is that refurb or did you spend your pension on that slab of mahogany?

[old goat]

African mahogany is not too expensive. I used to build with Honduran but the cost is too much for me. The top is 8 pieces from a 12 in wide board. The top comes apart in the middle so it fit in my Forester to drive to socal. I don't feel my level of craftsmanship justifies spending a huge amount on wood. Although 12/4 walnut for the legs was not exactly cheap/

[mcski]

My godfather was pals w Sam Maloof. Pretty sure they still have a museum at his house in Cucamonga so if you’re anywhere, it’s worth checking out

[bad dancer]

Build a dresser out of an old reclaimed book shelf. Wrapped in steel. Ash drawers. Leather handles


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[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

That looks great but holy shit, that looks like 1/4" cold rolled. How much does it weigh?

[bad dancer]

That looks great but holy shit, that looks like 1/4" cold rolled. How much does it weigh?

Yup, its damn heavy. I took it to the local powder coater to have if coated glass white.

[SuperChief]

Been a while since I've taken time to work on a project not related to work.
1436 Tracker Topper Jon Boat. Bought it used a few weeks ago, unadulterated boat - barely used. Came with a 15hp Johnson outboard and a 60 lb thrust transom mount trolling motor. spruced up the trailer with some paint on the steel, new rims/tires, new bunks, and reworked some of the wiring. Painted the boat, added wood floors and decks (aluminum framing), storage, bench cushion, and a poling platform. All in total, I'm about $2,800 into the project - boat, motors, and materials - and probably 40 hrs of labor. I have some other things I'd like to do next spring - Sea Deck on the wood casting deck and floor, two new batteries wired in the front for balance, etc. I can run this thing with the gas outboard, electric trolling motor, or oars. Functional any lake in Colorado where boats are allowed. Already looking forward to next summer.

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I love the poling deck, and actually really like how ya set up that lil Jon boat.

[riff]

I made some benches for the mud room out of leftovers from last year’s stairs build. I built the mud room too, but that was a while ago…


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[gaijin]

I love the unfinished logs. I go for that, too. Cool little entry-way. It's welcoming.

[babybear]

I made some benches for the mud room out of leftovers from last year’s stairs build. I built the mud room too, but that was a while ago…


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I like

[Art Shirk]

Not technically difficult but this took some elbow grease. Built a rock border around the house. Hauling 10 yards of drain rock around was a total bitch.

But it used to just be a muddy, weedy area with no delineation to the lawn.

Apparently those grasses will bloom into vibrant pink.






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[Thaleia]

Looks good. Love the wrap around porch!

[dunfree]

Buying my Dad a bench vice for his bday. I’ve never bought a vice before. Is the 8” Wilton HD combination vice a good choice? He does a mix of woodworking, welding, and automotive work. He has a whole host of woodworking specific clamps and a woodworking vice.


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you want multiple vises, something smaller for metal work, and something larger for wood work

[bad dancer]

Every year I participate in Vancouvers East side art crawl. It’s pretty big event in the city. It’s probably the largest art exhibit going on here. A mix of starving artist/sculptors/designers showing off thier work to the public over 4 days.
I forces me to make things every year. This year was pretty successful for me. Kind of validates me as a furniture maker and sewer.
Sold a few tote bags and one of my chairs. Feels good.



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[The Reverend Floater]

After a handful of basic projects in the forge, I'm attempting my first knife, a Santoku. I like using Santokus and ours sucks, so I figure adding another one of questionable integrity is the right move.

I penciled my design onto a sheet of my daughter's grid paper, cut it out, then laid it out on a sheet of steel.



After using a paint marker to create outlines, I used an angle grinder to cut the steel down to the neighborhood.






Next came the fun part...a few hours with a few different hand files to establish the bevel and knife edge. I first marked the knife edge by using a drill bit of the same diameter of the steels thickness. This allowed me to scribe a line exactly in the center of the blade to file down to. After filing in a 45* edge, I was ready to file in the bevel by paint marking the edge and filing a roughly 30* "slope" to the existing 45*. I was able to take some of it down using the angle grinder but a few hours with the file were necessary for accuracy. A real bladesmith has a vertical belt sander that makes short work of all of the above.



Next came the really foreign part--heat treatment. Using a steel chart online, I heated the knife to 1500*f in the forge, then dipped the knife into AAA oil to "quench" the steel, which effectively hardens it. It is very easy to get this wrong and the aggravating part is I won't know it until it's close to done. But I did it, then set the knife in a vice with two pieces of angle iron to keep it from warping. I know it's harder than it was, as a file no longer "bites" when dragged along the blade. The knife is now at least harder than the file. That much I know. But is it too brittle? Time will tell.



Knife in a vice, blackened by the oil in the quench. There are no visible cracks which is a good thing.





The knife is now in our oven, where I'll do two cycles of 390* @ 2 hours to complete annealing. After that, I'll clean up the steel and start working on the handle.

[Art Shirk]

Goddamn - knife making is cool shit. I just want retire and do shit like this all day.

“What the hell is that in the garage, dear?”

“It’s a fucking forge. I make knives now.”


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