The Woodshop Shed

Mini Snowshoes

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Made these a while back,, Steam bent Ash wood from my own trees, with artificial sinew. and mesh from vegee bags. I like re-purposing and re-cycling stuff as you can tell from my projects. i have some full size ones too. There was a guy and his wife who makes the real deal. Not sure if the video is still available. I like the wood ones much more than the aluminum and plastic ones. Fun project to try.

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DIY How to hang Edifier Speakers (or any speakers) From The Rafters Or Anywhere

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My oldest son James works at Apple and hands me down what he calls out of date phones and iPads.They work fine for me.He stopped by before Christmas and noticed me listening to one of the iPads he gave me while I was working in the shop.
He bought me these Edifier Speakers for Christmas which were a great improvement.To get them off the workbench I built tilting brackets and mounted them to the rafters.Here's some photos of my work process.

I made 4 oak pieces to attach to the top and bottom of the speakers, drilled 1/4 + holes, chiseled out the space on the backs for the bolt heads to fit in and then epoxied them in place.
I had to set a stop on my drill press so the bit wouldn't damage the electronics in the speakers.
Mixing in some Poly-Wipe On with the oil stain I made helped speed up the drying process from up to 7 days to one or two.
The bracket pieces were placed in Pony corner clamps and my bench vice to keep them square while I screwed them together with #8-2 square drive SS screws.

At the end of the work day I hung the stained and finished brackets to dry from strings, then had some Wild Turkey Bourbon. It must have been 5 o'clock some where.
I had to take one end of the bracket apart to fit the bolts into it and then reattach it.
The bolts on the top center of the brackets go through a hole I drilled in a piece of wood I attached to the rafters and are attached with 1/4-20
Star Knobs.
All the wood in this project was cut off's from other projects or wood my neighbors threw out.Thanks for visiting.
Best Regards,

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Ford HotRod C-Cab Delivery Van

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Ford HotRod C-Cab Delivery VanWith 3 grandsons to our middle daughter I had to make a third Keepsake Vehicle.The first was in T-Bucket HotRod then came the RatRod Truck so an internet search for a cool looking third vehicle finding a Delivery Van as a base to work off.And here is my scratch built wooden toy.I very much liked the open door style of this vehicle as you can easily see the inside detail of the Seats, Dashboard, Steering Wheel, Pedals and Console.The biggest challenge was making the extractors/headers and four into one exhaust; but saying that the redesign on the rear doors to open completely was a bit of a head scratching too.18 [465mm] long
8 [200mm] across the front
11 [280mm] across the back
7 [185mm] high at the cabAlmost all recycled Aussie Hardwood.The Roof was a threshold that came out of a 1970's built house at BlackheathThe Sides are Cypress Pine flooring boardsThe Engine, Rear Mudguards and Rear Wheels are TallowWood from a telegraph poleThe Radiator is the underside of Merbau Decking boardThe Chassis is Red GumThe Cab Floor, Firewall and Front Bumper Bar are Spotted GumThe Extractor/Header and Headlights are Tassie OakThe Air Rams/Trumpets are Tassie Oak with a recessed timber golf tees racked front to rear..The Rear Taillights are recessed shop bought.The Seats are WalnutThe Front Wheels, Exhaust Pipe, Rear Bumper Bar and Rear Doors are some offcuts of sort of red timber I was given.The finish is my homemade Wipe-On-Poly: 30% Tung Oil, 40% Clear Satin Polyurethane, 30% Mineral Turps.The Lapel Pin for the detailing on the front are all shop bought.The Ford Logo on the back is Thank again to AlexThe whole build has taken something like 60hrs.I did some blogs on the build progress too and had some helpful input from folk.https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133028
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133042
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133052
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133054
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133094
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133129
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133174
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133204
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133240
https://www.lumberjocks.com/crowie/blog/133260

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Centering a Hollow Grind

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A felt-tip pen is the best tool I've found for adjusting a grinder's tool rest. When you need to find the center of a bevel in order to duplicate an angle, color the whole bevel with a Magic Marker or …Source

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Ice Cream Scoop

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Create a Soda-Shop Classic In simpler days, soda jerks quickly and efficiently dished perfect servings of ice cream with sturdy wooden-handled scoops. Once you've collected the metal parts (see Sources), a small block of wood and a little turning skill, …Source

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