The Woodshop Shed

High Track Dozer No 3

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I have just finished my third Hi track Dozer, this time with a few more modifications.
This time I have tried to make the inside of the cab more realistic like a Cat D 9R with offset pedals, air con vents and appropriate control levers.
The exhaust now has an operating flap that requires a steady hand to make.
The blade now has an extension to the top with the associated framework to hold it there.
Lights have now been installed atop the blade lifting hydraulic rams.
Cabin doors now open and shut with the locking mechanism in a gusset at the bottom of the doors. The handles are non working because the door frames are to small and angled so as to make it impossible to do.
The track grippers are housed into the track segments and all the axle pegs are recessed into the wheels and wheel carriers.
The drive gear hubs now have a row of dowel (bolts) around the perimeter to look more realistic.
Blade tilt hydraulic rams now have a hexagonal end piece to look more like the real thing.
Main timber used is NZ Kauri, Walnut and Mahogany tracks. Interior is Holly and rippers and minor parts are Cherry.
This one is for me until someone makes me an offer I can't refuse.

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Go-Bar Deck

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Made this “Go-Bar Deck” for glueing and clamping ukulele parts and pieces. It sure beats stacking up a lot of weights or messing with a lot of clamps. It also works with the radius dish – shown in the last project – to put a little curvature into the braced tops and backs. The bars are made from straight-grained maple with a 3/16” x 3/8” cross section. The bars worked well when left 1/2”-3/4” longer than the clear distance to the upper deck. The deck is roughly 2 feet square and 2 feet tall.

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Miss Match Scrap Pine & Mahogany trim Tissue Box

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I thought I would use up some scrap wood and ended up with this very light weight soft pine box.I added some Mahogany splines and because I didn't make the box high enough I had to add a strip of Mahogany around the edge of the lid so I could get the lid to close with the tissue box in there.This box has space for hiding whatever you wish but because it doesn't have a lock I would't keep a gun in if there were children around.I'm giving this box to my sister in law as a gift.Thanks for looking in!

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