I hope so. You will notice Matt that I dropped the "must wear pants" requirement so that you would once again feel able to join us. Just be sure to sit behind a desk/bench/table, and DON'T STAND UP! ;)Quote:
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I hope so. You will notice Matt that I dropped the "must wear pants" requirement so that you would once again feel able to join us. Just be sure to sit behind a desk/bench/table, and DON'T STAND UP! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
I hope I’m not being judged by how I dress my self :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LanceC
If I’m home, I will be sure to make sure we have a clean Table Cloth on.
Cheers Matt.
Hi All,
Unfortunately I will be travelling tomorrow, so unable to join the prattle. None the less, with the numbers we've been getting of late, I doubt you'll even realise I'm missing.
I'll leave it to one of you to suggest a topic. First in, best dressed. :)
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May I suggest furniture joining technique? M&T, domino, dovetail, dowel etc;
OK with me but what's furniture :)Quote:
Originally Posted by justonething
Edit PS: of course we will miss Lance
JOTQuote:
Originally Posted by justonething
That's a good topic. Unfortunately I too cannot make tomorrow or the following week, but I will look forward to hearing how the discussions go.
Regards
Paul
I will again be 50/50 chance
But Furniture talk, who would have thought of that for chat around here.
Cheers Matt.
What a fun prattle.
Pagie again got to show off a chainsaw..... with a mortising jig on it :)
I got to show of some more plastic stuff with dovetail joints
and i think the general agreement ended up that the best joinery was the one most appropriate for item being built, fine dovetails for an elegant jewelry box vs kreg screws for shop draws :)
Thanks to Lance for setting the meeting up.
oh that shop draw i showed off is 650mm deep, 740mm wide and 90mm high... think i'll make the rest just a bit narrower
Cheers
Phil
Chainsaw joinery is about as delicate as I get. I am missing having some logs to play with. It was fun to be part of this talk. :bbq2:BBQ now.
Yes, it was quite a bit of fun.
We even have a half-decent discussion of joinery techniques.
Naturally, the polarising topic of pocket hole screws came up.
I mentioned I use pocket hole screws for attaching tabletops/bar stools tops to the rails. Thought I'll share a bit more on how I do it to take care of the issues of wood movement across grains.
- For small tops, less than 600, all I do is two pocket holes along the grain. the top can move all it likes.
Attachment 482048Attachment 482049- For larger tops, I tie a couple of battens to the rails with pocket hole screws, one round hole through each batten in the middle and a couple of slots in either side. Use my pocket hole screws to fasten the table. The table will move freely as well.
Attachment 482050
Damnit! Got stuck in a meeting, couldn't get away to join this!
I was fast asleep, stuck in bed and couldn't get up.:yawn:
:rolleyes:
Good to hear it was a successful meeting albeit it without the anchor man. Can't make next week either so I will be counting on some feedback: A debriefing session?
Regards
Paul
We could feel your presence Paul.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Cheers Matt.
I was making a picture frame for SWMBO. We've collected many prints etc in our travels and always said " Yes, I will frame it", but always had an excuse. In 2005 I built a bench with the excuse is that it will help me make picture frames. Then I bought/acquired machine after machine and in 2011 more than doubled the size of the shed more or less with the same excuse. A few weeks back I bought a SCMS with the same excuse and got the "look", "Really - you're still using that excuse?", I said, "honest - it will cut nice clean mitres" :D
Anyway, I thought I better make at least one frame. This one is for a print we bought in Japan in 1994. The new saw made it easy even though the final design doesn't even use mitres, so I added some angled cuts just to show I really used the saw.
BobQuote:
Originally Posted by BobL
That is some excuse that has transcended to even the Friday Lunch Prattle! I must take some lessons from you.
:wink:
Regards
Paul
:hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
Even with my brain switched off.
:sleep6:
Regards
Paul
Next Friday !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by lyricnz
I see what you mean, the top can move. :2tsup:
Hi All,
Tomorrow's topic will be all about bending wood. Whether steaming, laminating or just using your Popeye muscles and a box full of screws.
If you've not done any bending, you'll be in good company, so join to learn from those that have.
I look forward to catching up with you all again tomorrow after my absence last week. Paul, we will see you next week :C.
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Not sure about tomorrow, If I'm there, I'm there.
I’m in,
Cheers Matt.
If you can bend an Ice cream stick does that count.
I can bend wood with my mind. Especially after I've just resawed it. I've learnt that if you say "Don't you bend you b&£$%!d, don't you bloody bend on me" it will bend about 90% of the time.
I will try and be there tomorrow. Working from home.
That there is a gift.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCArcher
I have done a fair bit of steaming for chairs and boats. I should be there tomorrow.
Paige, I think you’re our resident wizard. You’ve been able to share good knowledge on nearly every topic we’ve discussed.
I reckon there might be a chainsaw involved lolQuote:
Originally Posted by LanceC
The ultimate woodworking tool.
have we been bitten by daylight saving? I have a message another meeting is in progress.
Me too I cant get on
Good to catch up,everyone.
Tho connection seemed to be a issue this week.
Cheers Matt.
Here's the picture frame I made.
The timber for the frame was scavenged from the stiffening pieces running through the polystyrene padding/packing from the dishwasher we bought recently.
Attachment 482520
So I got on to be abused by all for my Hat. Was a good fun meeting about steaming and welding. I think we need longer meetings. I don't know if we can do that. A steam bending video could be organized when I can clean my bench off.
Attachment 482521This is a currach. With bent ribs.
Did Pagie have a hat on.... did miss seeing a chainsaw though :)
Thanks for the information
Couple of the multitude of links that turn up but caught my eye as a complete novice
Lots of pictures of forms etc in this one Steam Bending | WOOD Magazine
The technical publications from State Forests NSW has a great table at the end for australian woods and their suitability
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/ass...-of-Timber.pdf
oh and for the nearly compulsory 3D print tie in .... you could actually print forming sections with some of the high temperature plastics that are available :)
And here is a multi curved print that might interest BobL actually, it's a dust chute for the SCMS that i actually got the measurements close but not close enough... forgot the blade on ine is not centred on the blade dust collector
Attachment 482530
Looks like I missed a good one. I will be there next week.
Regards
Paul
Sorry I missed last Friday's Prattle.
I was otherwise occupied by attending the local auction where my attention had been drawn to 3 lots of hand tools: a set of brace and a comprehensive set of bits, a bucket (literally!) of some 15 Titan chisels & 3 boxes of assorted hand tools, including a variety of hammers etc.
Well, I missed on all three as the bidding had gone above what I thought was fair value.
I was mostly interested in the chisels which were is fairly poor condition. Just about all of them had damaged handles and some had rusty blades...
Fortunately all wasn't lost: I went home with another lot I hadn't even spotted: a Dawn 4 1/2 SP engineer's vise in good nick, with very little rust that I can see!
Sorry Chaps, I'm off the the Metalwork Forum for some valuable advice on vise restoration !!!
Cheers Yvan
Yvan, I wish we in jail down here could go to auctions and markets where we could buy things we don't need. See you next week.
PagieQuote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
Seeing your currach reminded me of a time long ago when I accompanied a bloke to pick up a coracle, the Welsh boat that is either round or nearly round and paddled with a single oar worked in a figure of eight pattern.
Regards
Paul
So what are we going to decide to put our knowledge to this week?
Sharpening, carving, clamping, hardening steel. Something else?
:coffee::coffee::coffee::coffee::drink2:
How about virtual shed tours ?
Cheers Matt.
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Originally Posted by Simplicity
Luckily I only use a desktop. No wheels, although arguably I could use one with training wheels, but not for mobility. :wink:
Regards
Paul