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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Dec 22, 2016 - 09:31am PT
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Everyone needs a good vise.
Some of mine are even legal.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Dec 22, 2016 - 10:00am PT
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Edge,
Nice one! One of the benefits of living in Colorado.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 22, 2016 - 11:20am PT
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I built one of the 24" pipe clamp moxon vises on the front of the bench, but found I also needed one of the more traditional bench vises as well, so installed that one on the end. It was either that or a leg clamp and decided on the former.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Dec 22, 2016 - 11:31am PT
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Started as one of these:
Then after powdercoat and adding rotopax fore and aft, it looks like this:
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 22, 2016 - 02:54pm PT
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Warbler, king post for a grape arbor? What's going on there? Nice crotch!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 22, 2016 - 06:16pm PT
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Brandon... " Nice crotch Kevin "...? I thought you were strait...?
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Dec 22, 2016 - 07:13pm PT
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Always a treat to visit this thread!
People, stop planting sh#t so close to the house!
My pep peeve, Contractor, it drives me crazy. Causes so many problems.
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Dec 23, 2016 - 06:43am PT
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I'm changing my guess from Paul Bunyan to oversize fertility god (because, well, if you're going to make a fertility god...).
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 23, 2016 - 01:29pm PT
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Christmas gift for my nephew, just finished it in the "Nick" of time
Forged from O-1 tool steel
Brass bolster
Snakewood handle
Veg tan leather sheath
Not my greatest piece of work, but it will have to do. My nephew is a teenager, I'm sure it will suit him just fine.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Dec 23, 2016 - 04:37pm PT
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Aboriginal statue, metal post dowells tieing the lower and upper half together and I'm guessing the hat channels (post masters) will anchor the base?
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Dec 23, 2016 - 05:39pm PT
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Can't wait to see it
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Dec 24, 2016 - 05:34am PT
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Nice work everyone! Happy Holidays.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Dec 24, 2016 - 08:07am PT
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SLR, that's about as fine and proud gift anyone could receive. Nice work!
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 25, 2016 - 12:44am PT
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays All!
Unfortunately this whisk broom did not make it through to see the new year...
Warbler - was going to say it looks like an aboriginal totem, but how on earth did you drill those holes for the pipes?
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Dec 25, 2016 - 10:36am PT
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We have a south facing window that would be perfect for plants, but it only has an itty bitty sill. My wife's Christmas present is this hanging set of oak shelves in the 'rustic' style.
Form follows function.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 25, 2016 - 01:26pm PT
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Ahhh, thought Edge would be the one person who knew what the whisk broom became. And Warbler, how did you make holes that size for the pipes?
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Dec 25, 2016 - 01:28pm PT
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Nope, you got me on that one, healyje. Looks like a handle for a Japanese saw, minus the saw.
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David Heerschap
Sport climber
Lander, WY
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Dec 25, 2016 - 04:10pm PT
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These! Carabiner Coat/Key racks. Was trying to figure out how to put my old biners to good use and I think I figured out how to do it with the use of my little metal mill. Even posted them on Etsy at a shop called DavesClimbDesigns, but could do direct sales if interested as well for a bit cheaper.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 25, 2016 - 04:33pm PT
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Forgotten 18th century tool for finishing furniture
Polissoir lineup now complete
It's kind of hard to see the difference in a photo, but significant surface compression / burnishing / polishing happens with just the bristles alone even without the beeswax (Williams has a three-part article on processing furniture grade beeswax here: Processing beeswax from beginning to end).
That's on some scrap walnut I used for my second attempt at a dovetail (taking your advice). I think the local walnut is weak / coarse grained compared to what most folks use for furniture, but doing this one made me go back and sharpen my chisels a lot more, get a marking gauge and order a smaller 28 tpi dozuki saw.
As I haven't made anything yet, the cart is definitely way out ahead of the horse with this polissoir business, but if I ever do get to the point of actually making something, I'll be prepared...
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Dec 25, 2016 - 05:51pm PT
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Nice totem Warbler?
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