All Things Woodworking

[DoggyDaddy]

I plan on coming to north side of Indy next weekend, Sat the 7th. Could meet up, I could bring it back the next weekend to say Daleville.

Now that might be doable! I'm somewhat familiar with the Daleville exit as I used to have a friend whose family was from there. We'll see where this leads. Of course I will be happy to pay for your services!

 

[chocktaw2]

Now that might be doable! I'm somewhat familiar with the Daleville exit as I used to have a friend whose family was from there. We'll see where this leads. Of course I will be happy to pay for your services!

I Sir, am not a Hooker.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I Sir, am not a Hooker.

Now, that's not what I hear. And I swear that one time I met you, you were dropping hints. In your skinny jeans and high heels

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I Sir, am not a Hooker.

Nor am I interested in THOSE services!

 

[ghuns]

Thought I'd post this here... Does anyone in the Indy area or nearby have a planer?...

That will be a challenge for any "garage grade" planer.

I have an OLD, HEAVY, Belsaw planer that's 18", but I doubt it would handle that. It's too swirly for straight knives.

Maybe a big Powermatic that has a helical cutter head with carbide inserts...

Or find a local shop with a big belt sander. There's one by me with a 48" wide belt. And it will remove stock almost as fast as a planer.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That will be a challenge for any "garage grade" planer.

I have an OLD, HEAVY, Belsaw planer that's 18", but I doubt it would handle that. It's too swirly for straight knives.

Maybe a big Powermatic that has a helical cutter head with carbide inserts...

Or find a local shop with a big belt sander. There's one by me with a 48" wide belt. And it will remove stock almost as fast as a planer.

I wondered about that. Also the "seam" in the middle where two trunk sections came together. I'm afraid it might just break right there. The sander sounds like it might be the better option.

 

[ghuns]

...Also the "seam" in the middle where two trunk sections came together...

Yep. That's not even easy on a chainsaw chain. Lots of dirt and grit in there.

 

[66chevelle]

I started wood working about a year ago now. I have made 30 or so rustic flags (the biggest being 7’ x 45.5” and the smallest being 18” x 9.75”). I have made a few walnut step stools and a lot of odd crafty stuff for the wife. I am working on making a pie safe. I found a nice set of tins and started making it out of walnut. I also got into turning around this same time and have made close to 75 pens and a bunch of wine stoppers and the usually weird things when I get bored. My entire family is metal works so they all think I am nuts when I make something out of wood but I really enjoy it.

 

[amboy49]

That will be a challenge for any "garage grade" planer.

I have an OLD, HEAVY, Belsaw planer that's 18", but I doubt it would handle that. It's too swirly for straight knives.

Maybe a big Powermatic that has a helical cutter head with carbide inserts...

Or find a local shop with a big belt sander. There's one by me with a 48" wide belt. And it will remove stock almost as fast as a planer.

You might consider using a router. Do a Google search for methods using a router and a cradle system. Not a difficult set up and works extremely well.

 

[patience0830]

You might consider using a router. Do a Google search for methods using a router and a cradle system. Not a difficult set up and works extremely well.

THIS!

It will take longer to set up the cradle than it will to flatten the wood. Some CYA glue in the cracks and seam to help stabilize things.

 

[MRockwell]

You might consider using a router. Do a Google search for methods using a router and a cradle system. Not a difficult set up and works extremely well.

THIS!

It will take longer to set up the cradle than it will to flatten the wood. Some CYA glue in the cracks and seam to help stabilize things.

I was going to suggest the same thing. Here is a link to a basic jig: https://www.instructables.com/id/Plane-your-wood-slabs-with-a-Planing-Sled-that-you/

I would also suggest using a 1/2" spiral downcut bit and take shallow cuts.

Kind of in the same vein, I made a jig one time to use with a Lancelot carver(chainsaw carver on angle grinder) to hog out some solid wood chair seats for a customer. Will never do that again!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Appreciate the suggestions guys, but I don't have any of the equipment you're talking about and no room or budget for it. Wish I did, believe me! I'm probably not going to end up doing anything with it, honestly, but if it was something someone local wanted to take on, I thought I'd put out the feelers.

 

[jpr]

A little bit of my work. At this time most of it is around the house. The shed was supposed to be my new workshop but it ended up as the barn for our Angora rabbits which my wife makes yarn from.

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[ATOMonkey]

Finished the Dresser portion. Much more room in the garage now.

 

[ATOMonkey]

This was my first effort at freehand routing.

 

[target64]

Nice job. My routing skills are , well lacking. I do what I can as needed.

 

[JettaKnight]

I built this two years ago. Router (table) and bandsaw.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I built this two years ago. Router (table) and bandsaw.

Nice! It has a real "vintage" look to it too, which I like.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I built this two years ago. Router (table) and bandsaw.

Very Nice. Are those all mortise/tenon joints?

 

[JettaKnight]

Very Nice. Are those all mortise/tenon joints?

Faked - just glued on. I made it to match another piece, which had fake M&T look. I just measured and duplicated those. Same with the contour of the legs.

The same was dead on, but the finish wasn't. The other piece is from VCF and has some exotic veneer.