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Sierra Ledge Rat
Social climber
Retired in Appalachia
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Apr 18, 2012 - 02:08am PT
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Halloween costume
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 18, 2012 - 01:00pm PT
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Carefool your frenz may fill your module with goofy gaz...LOL
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Apr 22, 2012 - 01:35pm PT
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Just back from a co-workers house to lend him my compressor.
He was in the yard shooting the sh#t with an old timer.
We got to talking and the old timer was telling me about standing up a 6x6x18 hemlock timber BITD when it was all muscle and no machines.
He told me, 'It was so green, it still had squirrel piss running out of it.'
Never heard that one before.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Apr 23, 2012 - 10:37am PT
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eKat, yes, the drum frame is coopered. I did a full scale cross sectional drawing and determined that 16 pieces of 4 5/8" wide cedar would do the trick. I angle cut the length of the boards, then layed them all out flat with the points of the miters facing up. Next I taped the joints, then flipped it over to lather them up with glue. After this it is easy to curl it into a circle and clamp the whole works with a band clamp (of which I only own one) or some spare cord (lots of that!) and a winding stick to add circular tension.
The outside of the drum was then hand planed to remove the high points of the joints and round the outside, and the inside was thinned with an old Stanley plane that I modified the throat on and re-ground the blade into a convex shape. The frame is a fairly consistant 5/8" thick. The supplier who provided the elk hide sells glue laminated maple which looks like plywood, and I just don't like the look or the feel of it. It may be lighter, and possibly stronger, but didn't feel right.
I also just finished a stand for the drum, using a half-lap joint mid-stretcher so that it breaks apart easily for storage.
Reilly, I have always admired those Tlingit bent boxes, but have never attempted one. My intuition tells me that they would work best with clear, green cedar, which I do not have easy access to. They certainly are an elegant solution.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Apr 23, 2012 - 04:36pm PT
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Finally finished our play structure a couple of weeks ago... Just getting around to posting the finished photo. Kids are enjoying it immensely... As are the 'rents since it keeps the wild things outside for a while!
Eric
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Apr 25, 2012 - 09:18pm PT
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Saw this cool conversion, it looks like a Mann 6x6 truck from Germany?
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tiki-jer
Trad climber
fresno/clovis
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Apr 25, 2012 - 11:57pm PT
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That is the ULTIMATE!!
Possibly add a rack up top for other sports(canoes/kayaks).
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2012 - 12:05am PT
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Saw this badazz in Ushuaia. Though it is smaller than that monster above
I am sure it would perform way better in the rough.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Apr 26, 2012 - 11:51am PT
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WOOF
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Apr 29, 2012 - 05:37pm PT
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I'm not only making progress on V7 of the ER16 drill holder that Bryan/Minerals is waiting on, but I have it finished!
Comes in at ~250 grams, so 2/3 the weight of a Hurricane and (in theory) no tools are needed to change bits. Made from 17-4PH stainless hardened to HRC 41-43, so a hair harder than my BD hammer. Version 8 will be a 3/4" shorter so that the collet is covered by the rubber grip (I spaced on the length of the grip when redesigning it, hence the shank being overly long).
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fsck
climber
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ready for mud!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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fsck, you dirty muddah!
Ready for real wood...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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The project; stripping ten square of roofing and roof deck. Three dormers and an ell make it a complex job. The spray foam guys came in and sprayed the roof cavity from the exterior with six inches of foam. We closed in the roof deck and are now getting started with laying shingles.
The irony; last night it rained and my ceiling was dripping vigorously. My solution, a ten by twelve tarp secured by strapping over the problem area on the roof.
God, I hope no potential clients ask to see my house when we're going through the design process.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Finally delivered the table tonight. Woo!
I picked up the 48" x 102" elliptical 1/2" glass top (with polished thumbnail edge) last week. I didn't actually set it on the table until it was delivered and the base was in place in the customer's dining room.
And the entire room, featuring my table and the custom upholstered chairs that they ordered to compliment it.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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My table is located about 12' from a sofa table I made for the same clients about 8 years ago. I never got a picture of it before delivering, but was able to get one last night.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Awesome woodworking Edge.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 12, 2012 - 01:25am PT
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Edge, quite incredible. I fear those chairs don't do your table justice.
Why didn't they have you make matching chairs?
Are the 'stanchions' plys laid up on a form, vacuum-pressed, and then veneered?
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Doesn't everyone need to store 3000 bottles?
The right hand unit though shorter in length is twice as deep so he can store
two end to end. All the niches will hold 6 stacked.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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May 12, 2012 - 01:29am PT
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Nice table, Edge. Hideous chairs, though. Arrrrrgh.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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May 12, 2012 - 01:41am PT
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^^^
What those guys said.
No accounting for taste.
Edit: Edge, don't you ever cringe sometimes when you see your craft paired with the vision/taste of others?
Ever have the urge to say to a client..."ummm, well...I don't think this is gonna work out after all"...and disappear out the back door with your art?
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