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I've made a couple of small projects and I've really enjoyed the process. Don't really have much in the way of tools, but I'm keeping an eye out for good deals on old equipment. I don't have workbench, since I haven't had a space for it. However, I've been talking to my landlord and might be I can use a part of the basement as a workshop. So I figure I'd try to build my own workbench. The basement ceiling is kinda low (I have to crane my neck a bit), so I'm trying to find a design that'll allow me to sit as much and as comfortable as possible (so I guess no apron?). Y'all know a bench that'd be somewhat suitable for a cramped and low space?
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Huxley posted:Consider a sawbench. Something like this: I actually found a part of the basement where my head hardly brushes the ceiling, so I might opt for a full-scale Sellers workbench after all.
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Bought a couple of rusty hand planes a while ago and just now got around to cleaning them. Gonna give the Stanley a paint-over, but other than that I'm satisfied how they came out. At some point I'll want to replace the plastic handles...  (Memo was a Swedish knock-off brand, producing decent but still slightly inferior Stanley copies).
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Jun 7, 2020 13:15
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Whoa those look really great
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Jun 7, 2020 19:15
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I've never tried this myself, but I've read that some folk use an electric plane to remove varnish. Less dust than sanding.
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Jun 8, 2020 18:12
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_ceiling posted:Popcorn was used pre-1970s and in early formulations, it often contained white asbestos fibers. When asbestos was banned in ceiling treatments by the Clean Air Act in the United States,[1] popcorn ceilings fell out of favor in much of the country. I'm gonna build a low workbench out of a bunch of 2x4s but I don't have enough clamps. So I made six pairs of these ugly fuckers: 
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Jun 15, 2020 09:34
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Mr. Mambold posted:Agreed
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Jun 15, 2020 16:11
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Sorry if this is off topic, but might anyone know the brand of this combination square? No visible logo.
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Jun 18, 2020 11:00
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Interesting. Looks like a dresser to me, but maybe not for clothes but rather table cloths and such? No soft lining, so probably hasn't been used to store dinnerware. Sorry for spit-balling, I've no educated guess.
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Jun 29, 2020 08:11
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I'm gonna put a nice couple of pairs of high heels on mine.
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Jun 29, 2020 13:46
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You can't just say you have a pie safe and not show it.
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Jun 29, 2020 18:49
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Try staining first for sure — nice pattern on those sides. I want to glue up my poor man's workbench, but I'm worried that my ponderous pace is gonna be a problem, e.g. when setting the clamps. Can I extend the drying time of ordinary indoor glue somehow?
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Jul 5, 2020 18:38
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Thanks, people. I'm gluing together six two-by-fours @ two meters. Most of my clamps are wedge based, so they're a bit more fiddly to set up — and on top of that I'm a pretty slow-working guy. I think I'll do three at a time and see how that goes. The weather's turned pretty cold here, so that'll hopefully help.
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Jul 6, 2020 10:42
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His Divine Shadow posted:Sorta woodworking related. Renovated a drawknife, one of two from my grandmothers place.
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Jul 9, 2020 21:07
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Thanks y'all for the help re glue ups. I did the last few two-by-fours one surface at a time and the bond is tight enough that I'm considering redoing the whole loving top. I'm trying to convince myself to save it for the next project. Next. Lots and lots of planing.
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Jul 10, 2020 08:53
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If it's not at risk of standing in water and the bathroom is well-ventilated, you can build your bench from pretty much any wood. Plane the surface, maybe oil it once a year. Just make sure the feet are plastic or metal.
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Jul 11, 2020 09:37
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I love the hard-edged and rough look. Looks like it was chiseled by a giant.
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Jul 17, 2020 10:34
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If the breaker edge is flush against the iron, there's no need to flatten it. If you're dealing with something prone to tear-out you could try 1/64. What kind of wood are you planing? Different woods may require different settings. I assume you're planing along the grain? Edit: could you post a picture of how your plane's set up? anatomi fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Jul 18, 2020 |
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Jul 18, 2020 19:39
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I'm also making a workbench for sitting at/on. Pretty much done rough planing the main face. Fun work, shoulders are sore as hell.  Very knotty and soft construction lumber — but it was free and I'm trying to convince myself that a workbench doesn't have to look beautiful.
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Aug 1, 2020 10:40
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It's in my bedroom actually...  I don't have a SO at the moment, so I can get away with it. Bit cramped.I might actually get a workspace in November. Nothing fancy, just a small refurbished room in the attic. But I'm really looking forward to it. (And the floor is plastic carpeting).
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Aug 1, 2020 21:13
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Not as fun as thumbing through a physical copy but I think you can get all the books as PDFs.
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Aug 7, 2022 22:51
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Nice. Feels a bit art deco.
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Aug 20, 2022 09:41
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I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere in Norway, but at least I have access to a workshop. Because my weekend date in Oslo canceled on me I spent yesterday making a shoehorn, and this spanking paddle (for consenting adults!) out of spalted birch.   It has a nice heft and balance to it. Didn't take any close-ups on the handle, but it's rounded. anatomi fucked around with this message at 13:30 on Apr 27, 2023 |
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Apr 15, 2023 12:31
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What's a good finish for beech if I want to keep as much of the natural color as possible? I basically just want some more contrast out of the pattern, and hopefully something that will lessen over-time yellowing.
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Apr 16, 2023 17:18
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Thanks! I forgot to mention I'm in Europe, but maybe I can find that brand here.
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Apr 16, 2023 17:26
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Wonderful. I'll grab some Osmos then. Thanks y'all.
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Apr 16, 2023 18:32
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I thought the porn subforum had closed.
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Apr 21, 2023 10:59
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I made another paddle. The first burn ring was a mistake but I liked how it looked and so repeated it for every hole. Thanks for the Osmo recommendation! And I started work on a shave horse,  using a big piece of ash. The tree had been standing dead for quite some time, killed by H. fraxineus, a fungi that's been wiping out the ash population in northern Europe for the past three decades or so. Most of the tree couldn't be used due to extensive damage. Never worked with ash before. It's tough but cuts surprisingly easily. anatomi fucked around with this message at 13:29 on Apr 27, 2023 |
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Apr 27, 2023 07:19
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Hahaha. A bit. But mostly I'm just stuck in the middle of Nowhere, Norway and making small stuff like that is a fun way to pass the time. Edit: vv My experiences as a dom are limited to Scandinavia, but you can shoot me a PM if you're truly curious, as this is probably going a bit off topic. anatomi fucked around with this message at 09:01 on Apr 27, 2023 |
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Apr 27, 2023 08:04
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Corporal punishment has been illegal in Sweden for a good while (1958 in schools, 1979 in homes) and I didn't consider that showing off my paddles might bring back bad memories. I've spoilered the images just in case.
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Apr 27, 2023 13:36
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Oh those are lovely. They remind me a lot of spore prints.
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Apr 28, 2023 16:17
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Hey folks. I found an old coffee table, "upcycled" and painted ghastly gray by its previous owners. Gel remover and scraping got most of it but there's still some paint residue in the deep grain. The surface is very thin oak veneer, so I'm wary of sanding. Do you know how I might get to the last bit of paint?
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Feb 15, 2024 14:52
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Mederlock posted:Brass wire brush This is what the surface looks like beneath the paint. Am I way off base for thinking that the blushing might be because of excessive sanding? 
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Feb 17, 2024 09:43
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Yeah baby. That's sexy.
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Oh yeah. When we we renovated apartments for rich Stockholmers we used Festool on-site all the time. Century-old buildings tend be crooked and warped and surprising in all sorts of ways, and being to deal with that immediately was a huge saver of time and resources.
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