Woodworking Hunt Talkers?

[OntarioHunter]

Yep, it’s just terribly slow compared to having trim dropped from the lumberyard and just cutting to length and hanging. I’ve got to force myself to slow down and just get into a groove. From milling the actual logs, ripping them to finish dimensions, sanding each piece, then staining (clear satin poly). The actual installation is a breeze.

I am looking forward to building individual elements, island countertop, shelving and hoping to build a bar in the basement with homemade (beetle kill) boards but baseboard and door casing just isn’t too sexy.

Not sure I agree. I used weathered junk lumber to do the casings and baseboard when I remodeled my porch this past year. Turned out okay.

 

[LuketheDog]

Yep, it’s just terribly slow compared to having trim dropped from the lumberyard and just cutting to length and hanging. I’ve got to force myself to slow down and just get into a groove. From milling the actual logs, ripping them to finish dimensions, sanding each piece, then staining (clear satin poly). The actual installation is a breeze.

I am looking forward to building individual elements, island countertop, shelving and hoping to build a bar in the basement with homemade (beetle kill) boards but baseboard and door casing just isn’t too sexy.

Did you used a planer to get to finished dimensions or do it all with the saw? I could see using the chainsaw to get down to 1x4 as being brain damage! Looks good though

 

[buck23]

Decided to make a walnut table for my wife and her kitchen nook and used some metal legs I had kept around for some reason. Took quite a bit of time to go from a 22 inch black walnut tree I cut down last year, sawmilled into slabs , dried then built into a table. I finished using epoxy, first time I have ever did that type of coating on anything wood. She is happy so it worked out good.

 

[shrapnel]

My ability is what I can do with a chainsaw or hatchet. A friend of mine took it serious and bought the plans to build a driftboat.

He started with just the plans, this is not a kit. All curves and corners are hand built and hand fit to an exacting standard…

 

[nwihunter]

My ability is what I can do with a chainsaw or hatchet. A friend of mine took it serious and bought the plans to build a driftboat.

He started with just the plans, this is not a kit. All curves and corners are hand built and hand fit to en exacting standard…


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Damn that is impressive. I definitely do not have the patience to tackle a project like that.

 

[shrapnel]

Damn that is impressive. I definitely do not have the patience to tackle a project like that.

When he was first married, he called me asked if I knew how to fix a drain in a kitchen sink. I asked him “how hard can it be, a plumber can do it?”

I oversimplified it and since then he has taken on some pretty crafty projects. He just called a week ago, asking if I knew where to find body shop tools, he wants to start working on cars now…

 

[Matt Dworak]

Did you used a planer to get to finished dimensions or do it all with the saw? I could see using the chainsaw to get don to 1x4 as being brain damage! Looks good though

I just use the mill to rip as many 3/4” boards as I can out of each log, then I go to the table saw to rip to a final dimension. I debated using the planner to help clean them up but decided to leave them “rough”. Hit them with 120 grit so we’ll be able to wipe them down but left the saw marks giving them that rough sawn look.

 

[chuckchili]

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Before and after. A little theater. It's amazing with the sound insulation we installed that the sound system can't be heard outside of the theater. mtmuley

If you don't mind, could you provide some details on the sound insulation you used? I am finishing a bedroom in our basement for a 14 year old future rock star guitar player. There's a lot information out there but it would great to hear from someone with first hand knowledge. Thank you.

 

[mtmuley]

If you don't mind, could you provide some details on the sound insulation you used? I am finishing a bedroom in our basement for a 14 year old future rock star guitar player. There's a lot information out there but it would great to hear from someone with first hand knowledge. Thank you.

I'll see if I can dig up the actual products we used and get back. mtmuley

 

[Redmt]

View attachment 255177Decided to make a walnut table for my wife and her kitchen nook and used some metal legs I had kept around for some reason. Took quite a bit of time to go from a 22 inch black walnut tree I cut down last year, sawmilled into slabs , dried then built into a table. I finished using epoxy, first time I have ever did that type of coating on anything wood. She is happy so it worked out good.

I have been procrastinating about a bandsaw mill for years. Seeing your beautiful table gave me cause to order my new sawmill this morning!

 

[WesternWyoming]

My ability is what I can do with a chainsaw or hatchet. A friend of mine took it serious and bought the plans to build a driftboat.

He started with just the plans, this is not a kit. All curves and corners are hand built and hand fit to an exacting standard…


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OMG! Gorgeous!

 

[buck23]

Thanks and Good luck with your new mill Redmt I am sure you will enjoy. Go ahead and get some logs ready to mill. I have plenty of walnut, oak, pine, cedar and most anything else I just got to cut the trees down and get them to the mill!

 

[Adam in Ohio]

I make an ornament for my wife every year. I try to do something different and out of my comfort zone so I can learn something new.

 

[el unit]

There was a 1/4 thick acoustical rubber membrane applied over the framing. Both walls and ceiling. All openings around outlets, lighting and speakers sealed. Then a hat channel with acoustical isolators. Then 1/2 plywood. Then the shiplap siding. There are 17 speakers and subwoofers in the space. All of it is controlled remotely. mtmuley

We just sound insulated an interior simulated golf room the same way in the barn we're building. All the sound system and speakers are located in the adjacent copper-top bar and lounge though.

 

[el unit]

Acidentally spilled my big box of old pictures last week and came across this.
It's the entryway to the Vail Valley Cancer Center in Edward's, CO. Me and a couple other guys did this in 2001. Milled and canoed 18" logs wrapped around steel I-beams.
Wonder how it looks today?
(crappy picture of a picture of an almost- completed project )

 

[Mallardsx2]

Still chipping away at things.

 

[BrentD]

This is a little off the beaten track but can anybody here recommend a source for stabilized wood knife scales or blocks? I'm looking to make a set of steak knives and I'd like to at least consider stabilized wood along with all of my oddball unstabilized scraps.

 

[mtmuley]

This is a little off the beaten track but can anybody here recommend a source for stabilized wood knife scales or blocks? I'm looking to make a set of steak knives and I'd like to at least consider stabilized wood along with all of my oddball unstabilized scraps.

A friend of mine made me a custom handle out of Purple Heart. I'll try to get a pic up. mtmuley

 

[p_ham]

This is a little off the beaten track but can anybody here recommend a source for stabilized wood knife scales or blocks? I'm looking to make a set of steak knives and I'd like to at least consider stabilized wood along with all of my oddball unstabilized scraps.

Most of the knifemaker supply shops carry stabilized wood blanks. I couldn’t name a specific source though.

 

[JFish]

This was my first “real” project that I made when we were expecting our first child. It was a big hit with the wife. I used a set of plans and milled it from rough lumber.