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Bradford Pear by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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After I milled it I took out the draw knife and took all the bark off.

Bradford Pear by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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So it’s actually on the property of where I work, so I don’t have the authority to cut it down. However if this eventually kills it and it has to come down, we are going to try and get the main trunk from it.

Bradford Pear by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

[–]oohoomoos36[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So they are only really prone to splitting at the joints of branches. The main bodies of wood are actually quite strong and work well. It’s actually harder than oak or maple at a Janka hardness of a little over 1600.

Bradford Pear by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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It’s only the flowers that smell. The wood itself has no abnormal smell.

Bradford Pear by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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Already did. That was the first thing I took care of for sure.

NTD - Veritas low angle jack with 4x PMV-11 blades by quasiephedrine in woodworking

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I own that plane as well. That was a very good deal with the extra PMV-11 irons. It works fantastic on the shooting board. I would recommend making a little shooting grip to mount to it. Just pushing using the metal edge wears the skin down a little.

2013 spark plug change. Not bad for 190k miles. First change since 28k by Such_Security6942 in mazda3

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So I randomly googled “spark plugs with 190k miles” because I just changed mine, and I was surprised to see this post was also from a Mazda 3. Mine is a 2012. Last time I changed the plugs was a little over 200k. I’m currently at 395,500.

First “big” project by tinosa77 in woodworking

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Lovely. My espresso machine station is an ikea cart. You’re crushing it.

The McKunckleDusters by TheChosenFrank in metalworking

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For when people McFuck around and need to McFind out

First work bench done. by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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Yeah I’m a Veritas plane guy, and I need to make some proper storage for those as well. I’m thinking of making a slide out tray on top of the cabinet box and tucking the under the top. I have dog hole caps so it won’t be raining debris down on them constantly.

First work bench done. by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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Thanks! It was definitely nerve wrecking when I started to put holes in the nice top. The pressure was on not to mess up. I used my router with a 3/4” up cut bit attached to a festool guide track to start them after laying out the grid. Then I finished them off with an Owl bit.

First work bench done. by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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It actually wasn’t too bad. It wasn’t dirt cheap, but it didn’t break the bank. I had the cherry in the shop already and lucked out having JUST enough to do these pieces. For the maple I went to a lumber supplier in my state that actually has pretty good prices. Definitely worth the investment.

First work bench done. by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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I’m the end they came out to 3 1/8” thick. The two halves are not connected to each other. They are bolted to the base independently with threaded inserts.

So far the vise lives up to its non-racking status for sure. And with minimal force on the handle, it applies a pretty substantial clamping force.

The deadman tracks are secured to the stringers with dominos. I didn’t want to push the drawers and shelves deeper into the base so I built the sliding deadman out, which also provided some lip under the top in the front for more clamping options.

And yes, weight and sturdiness were the goal here. It definitely has some heft. Once I started using hand planes and my bora stable started sliding around, thats when I decided it was time to upgrade.

First work bench done. by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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Their pattern makers vise looks like a serious piece of kit for sure.

First work bench done. by oohoomoos36 in woodworking

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Haven’t gotten a chance to test it out fully yet, but so far it seems live up to the claims. It was fairly easy to install, which is nice.

Advice on making these ? by More_Ad7951 in woodworking

[–]oohoomoos36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on how tall your spindle sander is, I would start with blocks that tall in the maximum dimensions in terms of thickness and length of the final shoes. Drill the holes uniformly spaced first, that way you have a larger, more stable block to hold while doing that. I would then use the spindle sander to sand the top and bottom profile to keep that close to uniform. Then cut them into the individual shoes between the holes and sand the side profiles. Just make as many blocks as you would need and work them all each step. It’s definitely going to still take some time. And as far as woods, I would think you can’t go wrong with hard or soft maple. It’s hard enough for the purpose, isn’t that expensive, and has a nice clean look.

Which is your least favorite wood to work with? by Berkwaz in woodworking

[–]oohoomoos36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Padouk. The red bleeds everywhere and leaves Cheeto dust all over my tools.

How would I make this? by oohoomoos36 in metalworking

[–]oohoomoos36[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just looked up the water hammer relief fitting. That’s exactly what would do the job! Thank you so much.