Woodworking Hunt Talkers?

[Redmt]

You got me thinking about a bunch of black walnut I've been milling and am in the overkill building of a router sled. How smooth a cut are you getting?

 

[TheBenHoyle]

You got me thinking about a bunch of black walnut I've been milling and am in the overkill building of a router sled. How smooth a cut are you getting?

With my router sled, I need to sand with 40 grit to get the machine marks out. Sometimes I can just go with 80 grit, but 40 grit gets it right out for me.

 

[Redmt]

A black walnut clock for a raffle donation for our community picnic on Sunday. The second picture is the exact time a gust of wind blew it over. Luckily no damages.

 

[Redmt]

I finished version 1.3 of my router sled. First it was aluminum on aluminum channel Second try was sliding aluminum outside the groove. Finally I made guide grooves in semi ridged plastic and it now glides smooth and easy.

 

[BrentD]

I'm pretty unskilled at a wood lathe, but I'm determined to learn to turn well enough to make popcorn bowls and beer mugs. So this is attempt #3, a silver maple block of very wet wood. So wet that steam is billowing out of it as I bore 2.125" pilot hole to start. It seemed a bit more dramatic than the pic shows, but yall can get the idea
Carving the inside is what i do not do well, but carving the outside is always a lot of fun.




I quit for tonight and have switched to using my first mug for now while the rain comes down.

 

[BenP]

I'm pretty unskilled at a wood lathe, but I'm determined to learn to turn well enough to make popcorn bowls and beer mugs. So this is attempt #3, a silver maple block of very wet wood. So wet that steam is billowing out of it as I bore 2.125" pilot hole to start. It seemed a bit more dramatic than the pic shows, but yall can get the idea
Carving the inside is what i do not do well, but carving the outside is always a lot of fun.


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I quit for tonight and have switched to using my first mug for now while the rain comes down.
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Very nice, what are you using to seal it after turning?

Also I saw a cool thing where old timers would take green wood and bore a hole through the middle and then put a dried circle cut piece on one side and when the wet wood would dry it would create a perfect shrink seal on it.

 

[BrentD]

Very nice, what are you using to seal it after turning?

Also I saw a cool thing where old timers would take green wood and bore a hole through the middle and then put a dried circle cut piece on one side and when the wet wood would dry it would create a perfect shrink seal on it.

I use food grade epoxy both inside and out. On the outside, I heat the wood as much as I dare, apply the epoxy for a while with more heat and then wipe off. The inside gets a thicker, glossy coat.

I wonder how the old guys prevented splitting? Must really have known what they were doing.

 

[ndlawrence]

I don’t have as much time as I’d like to do it, but I really enjoy it. Here is a 12’ conference table I made out of Osage Orange. The base is an old industrial lathe base.

 

[Moosecreek]

I Glued 3 pieces of 1” walnut together and carved a neat stock for my old clunky custom 110 savage in 6.5x55 . Makes for a good conversation piece at the gun range.

 

[Redmt]

I have a butt load of black walnut. I'm going to start running it through the mill in the next few weeks. I'm not sure how much of it to cut or in what dimensions. Any suggestions as to what could be marketable?

 

[Keep on]

I have a butt load of black walnut. I'm going to start running it through the mill in the next few weeks. I'm not sure how much of it to cut or in what dimensions. Any suggestions as to what could be marketable?View attachment 280765View attachment 280766

I would go 5/4 or 8/4, as long and as wide as you can make it. Gives whomever is buying it the most flexibility with the material. Rough cut black walnut brings $7-8 a board foot around here.

 

[millerkiller77]

I need some opinions here.
I'm going to be using a piece of butcher block for a work/ reloading bench. I wanted to somewhat protect the surface from gun cleaning chemicals, stains, etc so I picked up some Minwax Polyshades. Surface was sanded and cleaned before applications and product stirred thoroughly but I keep ending up with air bubbles trapped under the coat. I've tried using a brush,foam brush,low nap roller, and a foam roller . Foam roller was the worst, low nap roller produced the least offensive finish. At this point I'm three coats into it and regretting not leaving it unfinished. Any suggestions on applying a smoother finish?

-I'm not interested in spraying it at this point, but that's how I should have approached it from the get go.

 

[BrentD]

I'm clearly not the guy to ask. My maple reloading bench is raw.

 

[millerkiller77]

I'm clearly not the guy to ask. My maple reloading bench is raw.
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Wanna trade?

 

[BrentD]

Wanna trade?

Nope. Mine is 12 ft long and weighs a ton. Not sure how I can get it out when the time comes.

 

[LousyResident]

Maybe sand it down and start from scratch and try what the epoxy guys do? Add the finish and then use a blowtorch over the surface to pop any bubbles? I have no experience in this Arena but first thing that came to my mind LOL

 

[Perlodid]

Here's a hackberry self bow I just finished. I'm no woodworker but I've been enjoying this process. About 100 things I wish I could have done better/differently, but it shoots! Now I just need to find somebody who will let me cut some osage and I'll be set

 

[Redmt]

Is it leaching up contamination from the old surface?

 

[millerkiller77]

Is it leaching up contamination from the old surface?

I dont think so. I went and picked up another quart and it went on pretty nice . The first can had the consistency of warm molasses, the second can was much thinner and spread much easier. First can was probably old stock that had been on the shelf for too long.
Going to let it dry and router in the slots for
T-track

 

[hank4elk]

I need some opinions here.
I'm going to be using a piece of butcher block for a work/ reloading bench. I wanted to somewhat protect the surface from gun cleaning chemicals, stains, etc so I picked up some Minwax Polyshades. Surface was sanded and cleaned before applications and product stirred thoroughly but I keep ending up with air bubbles trapped under the coat. I've tried using a brush,foam brush,low nap roller, and a foam roller . Foam roller was the worst, low nap roller produced the least offensive finish. At this point I'm three coats into it and regretting not leaving it unfinished. Any suggestions on applying a smoother finish?

-I'm not interested in spraying it at this point, but that's how I should have approached it from the get go. View attachment 281180View attachment 281181View attachment 281183View attachment 281185View attachment 281186

Too thick of application.
Thin coats. I never use the foam.
Brushes or synthetic wool pads, thinned finish. Think wiping varnish.
Now it has to be rubbed down with 0000 steel wool to remove bubbles and add thin coats of wiping varnish to float it out.
Kitchen butcher blocks need mineral oil finish.