Wood type: 5/16" marine plywood
Finish: paint
Hardware: n/a
Inspiration: reading to many woodworking books
Contributor: Dick Ostrander
This a scaled down plan of an actual sailing dory. I purchases the plans from "DuckTrap" Press in Lincolnville Breach Maine. Wood type: 5/16" marine plywood Finish: paint Hardware: n/a Inspiration: reading to many woodworking books Contributor: Dick Ostrander Thanks for the contribution.
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Shaker boxes are fun to make and are great gifts.I started with an instruction book by John Wilson. Wood type: walnut, maple & birch plus plywood bottom Finish: varnish wax milk paint Hardware: copper tacks Contributor: Dick Ostrander Thanks for the contribution!
Turning segmented bowls can be a real blast. For me the glue-up is the most fun. It takes more time than material and with the price of wood - that is a real plus.
Wood type: almost anything Finish: varnish wax milk paint Hardware: n/a Contributor: Dick Ostrander Now this project is definitely not for everyone. I was collecting sticks at local rinks and wasn't sure what I was going to make with them at the time. Many people make chairs, I ended up using them to create a sports " man cave" and covered my fireplace wall with them. I did this project several years ago at my old house, you'll notice that most of the sticks are made of wood. Composite sticks were relatively new at the time. I believe close to 200 sticks were used to make the hockey stick wall. I recently acquired a dust collector so I wanted to build a downdraft table. Most DIY hobbyists online tend to build a downdraft box that sits on top of a workbench or table etc...I decided to make a new workbench and integrate the down draft into the table. As you will see, it's a budget workbench. I used mostly scraps and the top is simply 1 layer of 3/4" plywood. Wood type: Plywood, MDF, 2 x 4's (mostly scrap pieces I had laying around) Finish: Tung Oil Hardware: Four downdraft table panels When it came to building the workbench, I didn't really use a plan. My only criteria was to keep costs down, build a drawer and I wanted the table to be mobile (add casters to legs). I had a partial piece of plywood that I had setup on sawhorses that I had been using for years - this would dictate my table top dimensions. I built the majority of the workbench upside down. First step was to create the 4 legs and attach to 3/4 plywood. As I said it's not an expensive bench :) I found plans at rockler.com to build your own downdraft table. I decided to "splurge" and I purchased proper downdraft table panels from busy bee tools. If you wanted to save money, you can use peg board instead or some scrap wood and drill your own holes. I cut the opening with my jig saw for the downdraft box and attached it to the plywood top with 2x4's. As I mentioned earlier, I wanted a drawer with my new workbench to store some small items like sandpaper and screws etc...I built the ugly drawer below with some scrap wood and made a few dividers. I did some searching online for suggestions on how to finish the top. There appeared to be a lot of debate, in the end I chose to Tung oil. I usually work with polyurethanes but many people had suggested Tung oil since the wood will absorb it and that the polyurethane would crack.
I needed this in a hurry. The way I saw it the winter snow storm of the century would descend on me if I did not finish the cab as quickly as possible. But, if I could finish the cab before this fateful storm then I would be spared. Wood type: Pine Finish: Benjamin Moor Arborcoat Hardware: What I could find in the Barn Inspiration: Winter Contributor: Bruce Bennett I had no plan, just a general idea of what I wanted and a barn full of useful stuff. I was inspired by the plywood cap on an old 1966 Ford pickup that our family once owned. The cap was built by an old family firm in Sydney that had once made carriages in the days before the motor car. The joinery was simple depending for strength on steel angle iron, t's, l's and yes, carriage bolts. The cap was sturdy and guaranteed for one roll over. A frequent Friday night occurrence in rural Cape Breton. I started off with the roof which is made from a peace of 1/4 " marine plywood that had been lying around for 15 years. The size of the ply determined the cab size. (Should have been 4" longer but I made do)I built the roof first and centered it over the seat on temporary supports held up with lots of clamps. I then built the front, back, and sides out of 11/8" clear pine sawed a few years ago by a friend with a beautiful portable band saw. A band saw mill leaves a nice texture on the wood that holds stain well. After the panels and door were fitted I took the cab apart and applied two coats of sold stain (left over from painting the house). Staining finished I glazed with three different grades of plastic that I had around and part of an old storm window. The latch on the door is for an aluminum storm door. Simple, a bit ugly, but hey, it works. Function is King. Thanks for sharing Bruce.
My Dad made a few cutting board for Christmas presents this year. Wood type: walnut. yellowheart and maple Finish: mineral oil Hardware: n/a Inspiration: Christmas Gifts Contributor: Pete These are laminated cutting boards as opposed to end grain. You can see the assembly process below. Tip: Save time and saturate wood better by immersing in warmed mineral oil in a cookie pan. When saturated reclaim excess oil for next time. This next one is made from walnut, yellowheart and maple but in a different design. Thank again for the contributions.
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