Hellzero Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Geek99 said: Doesn’t the continued existence of Tony Blair within your stellar name l-based constituency knock down your batting average a little ? That must cost your bestness quotient quite a bit. 😛 Thankfully my middle name isn't Boris... 🤣 1 2 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Hellzero said: Thankfully my middle name isn't Boris... 🤣 But you have to admit... Doris is quite close. 2 Quote
BassTool Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 On 15/03/2021 at 16:15, SpondonBassed said: That's put me in mind of Jack's last project in our workshop. Prior to this he had made clocks and ukuleles. A neighbour saw how well our garden chairs' restoration had worked and asked him to restore their knackered bench. Jack was unable to do much other than rip down the Sapele boards into batons for the job before he got ill and I finished it for him. We used Green Hammerite and it really enhanced the cast iron sides. I think we used yacht varnish to finish the Sapele. All of the bolts, washers and nuts are stainless steel. Ooh nice! Bit of a thread derail mind, but that's a cracking transformation @SpondonBassed 👍🏼 Can I join in? 😖 Got asked by a friend if I could refurb his recently deceased Dad's old Roker Park Clock Stand seat, from Sunderland Football Clubs old ground... It looked like this when I got it.. He gave me free reign, but I told him my plan to replace the rotten wood with new hardwood and redo the metalwork in black, and he gave me the go ahead. Ended up like this: He burst into tears when he saw it.. I stood in total silence thinking ...s h i t 😲 Turns out he was more than happy... thankfully 😳👍🏼 7 Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 44 minutes ago, BassTool said: He burst into tears when he saw it.. I stood in total silence thinking ...s h i t 😲 Turns out he was more than happy... thankfully Really nice job BT, and I like the stand seat , what a great thing to keep 👍 1 Quote
BassTool Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Reggaebass said: Really nice job BT, and I like the stand seat , what a great thing to keep 👍 Ah thanks RB, he originally said he was going to put it in the garden to remember his Dad. It never did..it stands in his hallway 😊 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, BassTool said: he originally said he was going to put it in the garden to remember his Dad. It never did..it stands in his hallway I think that’s too nice to put in the garden , what a lovely memory 🙂 1 Quote
BassTool Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I think that’s too nice to put in the garden , what a lovely memory 🙂 Yeh, as soon as he saw it he said there's no way that's going in the garden! Got to say I was more than relieved 😆 Edited April 21, 2021 by BassTool 1 Quote
Si600 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Posted April 23, 2021 I've been arsing about in the cellar again. French cleat "wall" and plane till. Saws next, or possibly clamps. 6 Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 23, 2021 Posted April 23, 2021 Nice little Stanley 90J here to add to your collection Si, cheap at the moment , https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-9OJ-plane-/373545116028?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 Quote
Si600 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Nice little Stanley 90J here to add to your collection Si, cheap at the moment , https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-9OJ-plane-/373545116028?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 *#$k off you 🤪 What is it? There's a Lewin combination plane on it's way in the next week or so, I need no more tools. Edited April 23, 2021 by Si600 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 23, 2021 Posted April 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Si600 said: *#$k off you 🤪 What is it? I’m not encouraging you to spend money am I 😂, they are a small bullnose plane , handy for rebates, it looks like it’s in its original box 1 Quote
Si600 Posted May 8, 2021 Author Posted May 8, 2021 Something new in the 'shop yesterday. Clamp storage. Saw till next to display my new purchases... I was thinking as I was sweeping up that all this storage making is just playing, not making real things, but then I thought, no, it's learning. It's making shelves and boxes, trying new things and if it ends up a bit wonky then no-one's going to see it apart from me and the "real" things will be hopefully better for it. Pics once it's been varnished. 3 Quote
Reggaebass Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Si600 said: all this storage making is just playing, not making real things, Making anything is good experience Si, no two things are ever the same, woods have different grains and structures, it also gets you used to the feel of the tools , in some joinery shops the first thing you are asked to do is to make something straightforward, just so they can see how you work and how you handle the tools and machinery 🙂 2 Quote
Richard R Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Si600 said: all this storage making is just playing, not making real things It's like practicing at home rather than playing a gig. The difference being that your practicing results in something useful... 3 Quote
Si600 Posted May 15, 2021 Author Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Dun stuff. Edited May 15, 2021 by Si600 Forgot the bl00dy pictures! 5 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 Ah - a Stanley 71 Router Plane ... now that's my kind of router 1 1 Quote
HazBeen Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Ah - a Stanley 71 Router Plane ... now that's my kind of router Not something you see too often nowadays... 2 Quote
Si600 Posted May 16, 2021 Author Posted May 16, 2021 I had a bit of white wood for the heels of the planes to sit in, until I realised it was too small and used the oak. When working it, it smelt of machine oil, or at least, engineering machine shops if that makes any sense. Does anyone have any ideas what it might be? It was lovely to work, and smell Quote
Reggaebass Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Si600 said: I had a bit of white wood for the heels of the planes to sit in, until I realised it was too small and used the oak. When working it, it smelt of machine oil, or at least, engineering machine shops if that makes any sense. Does anyone have any ideas what it might be? It was lovely to work, and smell It could have been a timber treatment that was used, when I used to fit roof trusses they would smell a bit like petrol when you cut them , because of the preservatives Edited May 16, 2021 by Reggaebass 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 Oak is notorious for making steel tools rust. Quote
Richard R Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Ah - a Stanley 71 Router Plane ... now that's my kind of router How does it work? Quote
Si600 Posted May 16, 2021 Author Posted May 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said: Oak is notorious for making steel tools rust. It's varnished, does that help? 24 minutes ago, Richard R said: How does it work? 1 1 Quote
Teebs Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 I'm confused Let me see if I've got this right: So you bought tools so that you could make a storage thingy for the tools that you'd just bought? Crazy German! 2 Quote
Si600 Posted May 17, 2021 Author Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Teebs said: I'm confused Let me see if I've got this right: So you bought tools so that you could make a storage thingy for the tools that you'd just bought? Crazy German! No.... I bought tools to use but had to use them to make the storage thingy for the tools I'd bought because there's so much other clutter on the bench that the tools took up the rest of the available working space. Ich bin kein deutscher. Twerp Edited May 17, 2021 by Si600 Syntax, amongst other glaring errors 1 Quote
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