What did you accomplish today?

[curious2garden]

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Some of this poplar gets a dark purple to it. I like how it contrasted with the lighter colored sap wood on the opposite piece. Just a card scraper took care of the glue up. If you've ever cut yourself on an unsuspecting piece of metal, you can under stand how a card scraper can cut through wood, very cleanly I might add.

I get a lot of time to think in the shop. There are a lot of assholes in the world. Maybe I deal with more than the average person. Maybe I'm less tolerant of them. But If the meaning to life is to go around seeking out these assholes and letting them know it, I figure I'm doing pretty good at it. "No thanks asshole, I can read". I guess we're all assholes in our own respect, myself included. In which case the world really is just a bunch of assholes going around letting each other know, sometimes in less subtle ways, how we feel about each other.

Your poplar reminded me of this wood I have waiting on me. It's leaning next to my bandsaw. It's actually some large boards of walnut, hard rock maple and purpleheart (the darker wood on the bottom). It's destined to be a loom, assuming I live long enough. I've been moving things around in my garage and am moving it to a more permanent home. The loom will be primarily maple and walnut with purpleheart harnesses and batten. Although I've been considering making treadles out of purpleheart and using walnut for the batten.

 

[curious2garden]

Picked up take and bake pizza and a 30 pack, dinner is handled.

After paying almost 7/gallon for 17 gallons of premium I'm drinking dinner.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Picked up take and bake pizza and a 30 pack, dinner is handled.

You got Natty Ice didn't you, ?

 

[Justin-case]

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Your poplar reminded me of this wood I have waiting on me. It's leaning next to my bandsaw. It's actually some large boards of walnut, hard rock maple and purpleheart (the darker wood on the bottom). It's destined to be a loom, assuming I live long enough. I've been moving things around in my garage and am moving it to a more permanent home. The loom will be primarily maple and walnut with purpleheart harnesses and batten. Although I've been considering making treadles out of purpleheart and using walnut for the batten.

That sounds like a fun project. My friends mom had one growing up. I remember being mystified by her working of the numerous pedals while sliding the bobbin back and forth. With the constant rhythm, It seemed more akin to playing an instrument than weaving, something that took a real master to make look easy. I liked spinning wool.

 

[Justin-case]

Finally got one of these beaded shaker cabinet doors together, three more to go.

 

[curious2garden]

That sounds like a fun project. My friends mom had one growing up. I remember being mystified by her working of the numerous pedals while sliding the bobbin back and forth. With the constant rhythm, It seemed more akin to playing an instrument than weaving, something that took a real master to make look easy. I liked spinning wool.

I love spinning more than weaving. But if you're going to weave you need to spin. This is just one of my many wheels. I knocked the drive band off this one and didn't realize until after I took the picture LOL

 

[manfredo]

Groovy man, we use the same cloner. Did you change pumps? The one mine came with heats the water up to between 85°-95°, so I ended up keeping the rez in tuffy bin water bath that I add ice bottles to once or twice a day while cloning. Keeps my water temps in the low - mid 70's.

I am using the original pump, but I use a cycle timer ...1 minute on, 4 off, and that keeps me in the mid 70's. I also changed the sprayers to some much better ones, and I use diluted pool shock to keep the nasties away. It took me a while to get the process down, but with the help of @Aeroknow I finally got it. Usually have strong roots in 7-10 days, depending on the strain. But yes, temp is important for certain!!

 

[outside Dixie]

Here's what i did this morning just the roof almost done. Black walnut Mailbox.

 

[manfredo]

My biggest accomplishment of the day so far, along with some house cleaning.

 

[shrxhky420]

$ 4.39$ today was 4.29 yesterday..Yes he will he did not know i made it.

Just paid $6.29/gal

SH420

 

[curious2garden]

I am using the original pump, but I use a cycle timer ...1 minute on, 4 off, and that keeps me in the mid 70's. I also changed the sprayers to some much better ones, and I use diluted pool shock to keep the nasties away. It took me a while to get the process down, but with the help of @Aeroknow I finally got it. Usually have strong roots in 7-10 days, depending on the strain. But yes, temp is important for certain!!

Cycle timer here too and pool shock when it starts getting warmer. I don't use it in the winter.

 

[Justin-case]

Assembled the rest of these doors and hung them today. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out so far. Looking forward to painting and install.

 

[DCcan]

This 19th century museum's Natural History wing is great for kids. Stuff to touch from all over the world, from giant clamshells to shiny jewels
The valuable stuff is in another building, mostly early colonial, rev & civil war, paintings and prints.

 

[raratt]

Pulled the tarps off my joiner/planer and ran an extension cord to it and crossed my fingers. It still runs. Need to clean some rust off the bed a bit but before I covered it I coated it with WD-40 so it isn't that bad actually. Simple cleanup.

 

[Justin-case]

Pulled the tarps off my joiner/planer and ran an extension cord to it and crossed my fingers. It still runs. Need to clean some rust off the bed a bit but before I covered it I coated it with WD-40 so it isn't that bad actually. Simple cleanup.

I considered getting a combo unit to save some space in my small shop. But knowing my forgetful self I would spend the day switching back and fourth between machines. Do you have an older Japanese unit, or a European model?

 

[raratt]

I considered getting a combo unit to save some space in my small shop. But knowing my forgetful self I would spend the day switching back and fourth between machines. Do you have an older Japanese unit, or a European model?

American, it's really old and HEAVY. Cast iron bed. Got it when my dad passed away, he had it when I was young.
Edit: I have a surface planer also.

 

[Justin-case]

American, it's really old and HEAVY. Cast iron bed. Got it when my dad passed away, he had it when I was young.
Edit: I have a surface planer also.

American cast iron, that's the good stuff. You can still get an american made jointer for about 10k. I read that a quality piece of cast is aged for ten years before it's final machining. Although my cheap little delta 6" is no where near close to flat on either the bed or the fence, it doesnt seem to effect the performance much, if any at all.

 

[raratt]

American cast iron, that's the good stuff. You can still get an american made jointer for about 10k. I read that a quality piece of cast is aged for ten years before it's final machining. Although my cheap little delta 6" is no where near close to flat on either the bed or the fence, it doesnt seem to effect the performance much, if any at all.

I need to check the fence on it, it has a pin to stop it at 90 degrees but I'll throw a square on it to be sure. I was surprised the deck still moved freely to adjust depth. I am definitely not a cabinet maker though...lol. I'm making supports for the filler strips on my cabinets.

 

[Bareback]

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Assembled the rest of these doors and hung them today. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out so far. Looking forward to painting and install.

Can you post a pic of bit you used to make that bead . You can pm me if you don’t want to high jack the thread .

 

[Bareback]

I need to check the fence on it, it has a pin to stop it at 90 degrees but I'll throw a square on it to be sure. I was surprised the deck still moved freely to adjust depth. I am definitely not a cabinet maker though...lol. I'm making supports for the filler strips on my cabinets.

When you clean the rust off follow up with a coat of finishing wax . Helps things glide and won’t stain your work from oils. Pro tip .









I always tell the ladies it’s a pro tip and that I’ll only stick the tip in . It’s usually good for an eye roll or at least a laugh.