Woodworking

Crankbait said:
How do I go about doing that? Never even crossed my mind. I was thinking about filling in all the holes with black epoxy or mixing the sawdust and glue and filling in as much as I could
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Look up solar kiln. You have to heat the wood for a period of time. @Scsmith42 can give you the specifics.

I need to build a small version of one.

I would leave the holes. It adds character to the piece
 
Didn't take a lot of talent but I made these Scrabble squares for my daughter

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I really like taking a piece of scrap wood and making something out of it. Those 3½" squares were made from a scrap piece of 2x6 white pine that came out of a late 1700/early 1800s tavern in the Mohawk Valley. I think the new addition was put on the house in 1810.
 
Can't say I'm much of a "woodworker" just a man that likes to stay busy and enjoys repurposeing schtuff.

Found these two pieces in an outbuilding at an estate sale
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Turned them into this
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Billho said:
since you asked... I've done a few things. This is not my profession- just a hobby. But, I've been thinking lately of how to turn this into an income stream. I tend to bounce around and learn new techniques and styles, so I have considered building content for a YouTube channel. I've filmed a few projects so far, but haven't jumped in with posting anything yet.

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My latest project is upgrading my Dust Collection system. I've been using a 1hp unit with a flex hose for 20+ years and figured it was time to put something more substantial up with my recent shop upgrade (moved into the larger side of my garage). I mapped it out in the pictures below. I will try to take actual photos once it is completed. I have been filming everything, so the process is quite a bit slower than if I just did it.

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Billho said:
My latest project is upgrading my Dust Collection system. I've been using a 1hp unit with a flex hose for 20+ years and figured it was time to put something more substantial up with my recent shop upgrade (moved into the larger side of my garage). I mapped it out in the pictures below. I will try to take actual photos once it is completed. I have been filming everything, so the process is quite a bit slower than if I just did it.
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Dust collection is one thing I'm lacking in. Right now I'm using a Dustopper Pro with a shop vac. It get's all the big stuff from the planer and jointer, most of the stuff from the miter saw, and some from the table saw. It's the fine stuff that'll cause health problems though that it only gets some of. It's better than nothing but I need more.
 
1075tech said:
Dust collection is one thing I'm lacking in. Right now I'm using a Dustopper Pro with a shop vac. It get's all the big stuff from the planer and jointer, most of the stuff from the miter saw, and some from the table saw. It's the fine stuff that'll cause health problems though that it only gets some of. It's better than nothing but I need more.
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If you're interested, I'll be selling my 1hp Delta dust collector as soon as I get my new one up and running. Hopefully, that will be in a week or so. I can clean it up and take some photos and let you know the details. It works fine- just ready for something more powerful. If you're in Surry County, you probably aren't far from me in Pfafftown.

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ronn47 said:
@Scsmith42

How do you attach the legs to the table?

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I have (3) old growth pine slabs that are 5/4 x 20" x 11'-4" that I want to make into tables for my G-kids.
Legs are what I'm not sure how to attach.
I looked at metal wire legs, but same issue with the finished thickness being around 1".

Thanks,
Ron
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We used tabletop clips. Detail below:

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The nice thing about them is they are simple (just use a tablesaw to cut a groove inside the top apron before assembly - or you can use a biscuit joiner), and they allow the top to expand and contract across the grain.

Here is more detail on the bases before the tops were added. It's a pretty simple setup.

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You can see the grooves cut into the insides of the aprons for the top clips. Also note how the legs are bolted into the corners. I use "hanger bolts", which is a stud with lag threads on one end and machine threads on the other. Predrill a hole, double nut it and screw the lag threads into the leg. Then use nuts on the machine thread portion to install or remove the legs. This design allows the tables to be disassembled for transportation (or moving across country), so they are not in the back of a moving van getting racked around.
 
1075tech said:
Didn't take a lot of talent but I made these Scrabble squares for my daughter

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I really like taking a piece of scrap wood and making something out of it. Those 3½" squares were made from a scrap piece of 2x6 white pine that came out of a late 1700/early 1800s tavern in the Mohawk Valley. I think the new addition was put on the house in 1810.
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Sometimes it ain't about what you made but rather why you made it. Nice job.
 
Thanks billho, the amount of hours put into this stuff is staggering! Folks tell me to sell the stuff, but by the time you factor your time you make like 50 cents an hour!
 
oderus1671 said:
Thanks billho, the amount of hours put into this stuff is staggering! Folks tell me to sell the stuff, but by the time you factor your time you make like 50 cents an hour!
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Yeah, I've considered doing this professionally a few times, but every time, I run the numbers and realize that it would take me years (or not at all) to get back up the level I am now with my current job. Plus, part of what I like is the creative control of building what I want, when I want. If I were doing it for someone else, I'd lose that. Maybe one day- I'm thinking through that process now, but I'm not sure I have a business model that makes sense.

My dad has been building furniture for 50 years and is one of the best. He has had a decent income over the past decade- but we were really poor when we were kids. I don't really want to have to go through that again. Also, I like riding my motorcycle, shooting, volunteering at the fire department, messing with computers, and lots of other things. If I were building furniture, I'd have to give up a lot of that and focus 100% on building a business. I'm too old to do that. Maybe when I retire?
 
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I built a hot box according to @Scsmith42 instructions. I need to sanitize some wood with possible warms. It came out good. I snagged my wife’s bathroom heater to use in the box but the overheat protection is making it impossible to keep at 140° for 4 hours.

Any ideas that won’t burn my house down? We have some pretty days so I can set it up outside if I need to.

What can I use? Heat lamp? Chicken warmer? What else?


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Crankbait said:
I built a hot box according to @Scsmith42 instructions. I need to sanitize some wood with possible warms. It came out good. I snagged my wife’s bathroom heater to use in the box but the overheat protection is making it impossible to keep at 140° for 4 hours.

Any ideas that won’t burn my house down? We have some pretty days so I can set it up outside if I need to.

What can I use? Heat lamp? Chicken warmer? What else?


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would the wood fit in the oven in your kitchen? If so, can you put it on the lowest setting? Just wondering, since it seems to be fairly short pieces.
 
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What temperature does it get to and for how long before it shuts down?
 
Billho said:
would the wood fit in the oven in your kitchen? If so, can you put it on the lowest setting? Just wondering, since it seems to be fairly short pieces.
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Yes/no. My oven only goes down to 180. I don’t want to cook the wood nor set the house on fire
 
Turn the box upside down and block it a foot or two above the heater, with the bottom side open. That will solve the over temp problems.
 
1075tech said:
What temperature does it get to and for how long before it shuts down?
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It gets to 180 then shuts down and drops to 60 for several minutes. It doesn’t take long to drop
 
Scsmith42 said:
Turn the box upside down and block it a foot or two above the heater, with the bottom side open. That will solve the over temp problems.
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I saw that in the article you sent. I’m having a hard time believing the wood will heat evenly without being enclosed???
 
I’ll claim this piece. I’m happy how it turned out. It’s in lowspeed’s bar in Pineville. This is the first woodworking piece I’ve sold. Maybe this is the start to my cabinet business I dream of starting. 😬

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Crankbait said:
I built a hot box according to @Scsmith42 instructions. I need to sanitize some wood with possible warms. It came out good. I snagged my wife’s bathroom heater to use in the box but the overheat protection is making it impossible to keep at 140° for 4 hours.

Any ideas that won’t burn my house down? We have some pretty days so I can set it up outside if I need to.

What can I use? Heat lamp? Chicken warmer? What else?


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You can buy a thermostatically controlled outlet with a probe that monitors the temperature in the box, and use it to supply a simple heater that doesn't have a high-temperature cutoff.
 
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