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Post by alabastersandman on Nov 30, 2012 6:21:05 GMT
I enjoy making stuff from wood. Don't see anything wrong with using this as a bit of a "brag book". If you do woodworking I'd enjoy seeing some of the things you've made, I'll post some of mine as well.
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Post by alabastersandman on Nov 30, 2012 7:37:12 GMT
 This is cut from a solid block of Canary Wood, the grain continues through the drawers and bottom tray. |
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Post by alabastersandman on Nov 30, 2012 8:03:36 GMT
A segmented bowl turned from Black Walnut, Bloodwood, and Gabon Ebony.  An ink pen turned from Lilac.  A couple shots of another ink pen. This one is turned from Curly Pyinma, segmented with East Indian Rosewood and copper rings. Pen metal is Copper.   |
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Post by freegan on Nov 30, 2012 9:34:11 GMT
Very impressive.
I occasionally dabble with woodworking as a therapeutic exercise although my little hovel has limited space for a workbench and tool storage.
I have rescued/liberated old wooden furniture discarded in local back lanes and industrial dumpsters and re-purposed or dismantled and re-engineered a number of items.
My computer station is a hotch-potch of rescued and repaired kitchen and dining tables.
My bookshelves used to be wooden bedsteads while their brackets used to be a sturdy rustic coffee table.
My kitchen work surface is of solid wood, tongue-and-groove flooring cleared out of a store during their annual re-stock when the more 'fashionable' lines were introduced.
The kitchen chopping boards used to be oak picture frame off-cuts retrieved from a bin behind a framer's shop.
I have so many projects-in-waiting that my landlord has taken the view that I represent a fire safety hazard so I'm sharing the rent on a garage to store them there and, once we've succeeded in nagging him to install electricity there, I'll make a workbench and install my tools there, also.
When I feel that I have completed a project that I am proud to exhibit, then I'll post some photo's.
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 30, 2012 9:47:58 GMT
Erm.. I dont have photo's?...
I do "heavy" construction with Wood, say anything bigger than a wardrobe....
I also recycle old furniture that has broke, and bring it back to working condition, not always repairs, as my last project was take out plainly unsuitable metal runners and replace with waxed wood on a chest of draws that required a rebuild to a better standard on almost all of the inside and the draws.
The old temperamental draws that got stuck every few days now have given us no problem at all for three months.... and as I have put in a limiter to how far the draws will open, its a lot more stable as well.
Tool wise, for different jobs, I keep two belt sanders, three orbital sanders, two "plate" sanders and something called a "mouse", very small for detail work...
I also have the Dremmel attachments for extra fine detail work.
I also keep several drill attachment sanding disks for BIG jobs, and two electric planers for taking BIG slices off....
Thats JUST the sanders....
I inherited Carpentry as a skill from my Dad, as a kid I was always in Dads workshop watching him and helping him on wet days, so Carpentry as a skill was almost a process of osmosis....
It soaked into me, and picking up a carpentry tool is as natural to me as other people would pick up a pencil to write.... its along the lines of natural ability to me.
My Dad had lathes, two of them, and the Pens I see above were the kind of thing he loved to do as it was fine detail work....
I was the one who eventually started to tackle the bigger stuff.
Because of that, we have a covered porch area of about 200 square foot outside the back doors that was constructed entirely "by eye", no blueprints, and over-engineered to withstand the worst storms we have had... its functional and keeps us dry.... good for taking off wet coats and boots in Winter, and somewhere the Dog can sit (its got raised decking at house floor height) when its wet thats outside but not in the weather... he loves it there.
(He is part wolf and doesnt like just sulking round the house all the time in Winter...)
I go more for the Functional part of Carpentry, and when some of our house roof supports needed replacement, its natural that I should just get on and do the work...
As the house needed work when we bought it, replacing all the door frames and doors was just "Another day" for me?....
The good part of that is you cant tell whats new, as I matched it all in to the ones that were originally there.
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Post by the light works on Nov 30, 2012 15:40:11 GMT
my woodworking is also a bit larger in scale and less polished...
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Post by the light works on Nov 30, 2012 15:42:03 GMT
guess it needs the before picture for contrast...
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Nov 30, 2012 17:31:01 GMT
With all the woodworkers and carpenters posting here, this seems like a good place to posit this scenario:
I currently have a butcher block expandable dining room table that can seat from 4 to 8 (with two leaves). My family has grown over the last few years and I now require seating for 12. I would like to avoid buying a new dining room table as the current table is in great condition and a new 12-seater can be quite expensive. So, here is my question:
Is it possible/advisable to add two additional leaves to the table (I figure that should be enough to get it from 8 to 12 seats)? There are a couple local lumber yards where I can get butcher block intended to be used as countertops to use for making the new leaves. The rail system used for expanding the table is located underneath and is made from interlocking wooden rails. Would I be better off removing the rail system and just adding fixed support bars underneath?
Any advice/tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Post by freegan on Nov 30, 2012 17:54:02 GMT
I take it that the leaves are of the fold-over style rather than slide-outs.
If the leaves are only half the length of the unextended top, then you could consider adding extra (oppositely hinged) leaves as long as you beef up your extended support rails or add gate-legs in their place for extra stability(depending on the width of the table).
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Nov 30, 2012 17:59:44 GMT
Slide outs
{I'll see about adding some pictures later}
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Post by ironhold on Dec 1, 2012 1:40:52 GMT
A friend and I once converted an old wooden door (the generic flat ones used in tract housing) and some scrap lumber into a workable bar that we could use for gaming.
Sadly, his father dropped some heavy boxes on it one night, causing one of the legs to buckle since I accidentally put the nails in place too close to the edge.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Dec 1, 2012 2:12:14 GMT
View of rails below table (with leaves in)
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Dec 1, 2012 2:13:02 GMT
Detail of where leaves meet
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Dec 1, 2012 2:13:53 GMT
Sideview of where rails meet
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Dec 1, 2012 2:15:17 GMT
This is the best I get for a shot of the tabletop...wife is currently using this table as a catchall...good thing we have a kitchen table!
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Post by the light works on Dec 1, 2012 5:05:07 GMT
I am wondering if it might be possible to get a set of longer rails - although I think once you get past two leaves, you will want a center support.
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Post by freegan on Dec 1, 2012 5:58:26 GMT
Am I right that your photo's show a center leaf already in place and that your third photo shows another leaf in the background?
If so, I'd suggest that you consider adding a pair of double-folding (or triple-folding) 'gates' at each end of the table to enhance stability and reduce strain on the rails at full (future) extension.
It might also be more 'cosmetic' to manufacture a single large center leaf rather than two new 'standard' center leaves.
It shouldn't impact the versatility of the design and reduce the 'completion time' for the job.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 1, 2012 7:34:24 GMT
I would consider getting a Fold-Up extension table to add to the end... With the advice given by Freegan about extra gate legs, I worry that such a length of table with only one centre support would be a lot of strain if you were to extend the existing table as it is... However, just to suggest a few ideas I have seen, I have a couple of suggestions... I have seen designs where one leaf of the table is removed, and a matching design of folding table with an extension leaf is slid into place on the same runners and the removed part of the existing table is added to that to give you the finished end, in the case where the ends of the table are rounded somewhat for comfort and design. The leaves of the table come with hidden catches underneath that "Bolt" the whole ting together for stability. I have also seen an "Extreme" idea that would be the one I would go for.... saw the thing in half...... WHUT?...  ..... No, seriously, this one works..... where the two existing leaves meet in the centre, saw that in two and fit heavy duty catches/bolts (On the inside so they are hidden) to hold it together securely so it can be used as it is. Then manufacture a large one-piece leaf that can be bolted in a similar way as a centre piece to hold the two ends together.... You can also get a set of folding "X" shaped legs to support the centre of the table for added support. This puts the existing legs at the end of the table?... You have no stretcher between the two sets of legs, and with that, I am wondering if this may be the best way of going ahead. |
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Post by freegan on Dec 1, 2012 8:16:43 GMT
I like Silver's 'chop it in half' idea with the addition that the new central leaf should be a table in its own right (perhaps similar in design to a folding card table), its legs adding to the stability of the entire arrangement and reducing strain on the connecting mechanisms.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Dec 1, 2012 13:03:51 GMT
Am I right that your photo's show a center leaf already in place and that your third photo shows another leaf in the background? If so, I'd suggest that you consider adding a pair of double-folding (or triple-folding) 'gates' at each end of the table to enhance stability and reduce strain on the rails at full (future) extension. It might also be more 'cosmetic' to manufacture a single large center leaf rather than two new 'standard' center leaves. It shouldn't impact the versatility of the design and reduce the 'completion time' for the job. The picture is actually a top down picture. Thew foreground is the table, the background is the floor. The table already has two 12" leaves is place. I was considering folding "gates" at the ends of the table as that may be simplest fix, but wasn't sure about stability & durability in the long run. |
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