Woodworking Hunt Talkers?

[el unit]

Reclaimed timber work on the Barn.

 

[shannerdrake]

Nothing in comparison to what’s happening on this thread but we were putting our house on the market last year and wife really thought that barn doors on the 50 year old built-ins would spruce them up. Problem was they were a weird size and nothing factory would fit. Found a “heavy cabinet” set of hardware that I was able to modify to work and bought a stack of tongue and groove siding with a nickel gap that saved a lot of mill work. I’d do a couple things different if I made them again, but I only had to look at them a couple months and the new owner said it was one of her favorite things about the house along with the original stone fireplace.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Here's a piece just finished
Came to us as a barn fine. Rotten warped boards. Missing drawers and pulls. Top boards were bowed and bottom boards rotten.

 

[OntarioHunter]

The crappy old front door on my little 1929 home was always a wind tunnel. It had fifty coats of paint. No point in stripping it because it never was the right size to start with and had strips cobbled on the edges to make it fit. I priced new steel doors and almost soiled myself. So I made my own door from treated 2x6 and weathered boards stripped from walls of that porch when I remodeled. I used a biscuit jointer router bit and full length strips to join the boards together. I finished installing the screen door yesterday (recycled from the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store) and will finish stripping the interior door today. I'll hopefully get exterior stain on both sides of the outside door before leaving for Montana.
Puppy is waiting for the black squirrel to make his morning appearance.And there he is! (on the tree)

 

[mdcrossbow]

The crappy old front door on my little 1929 home was always a wind tunnel. It had fifty coats of paint. No point in stripping it because it never was the right size to start with and had strips cobbled on the edges to make it fit. I priced new steel doors and almost soiled myself. So I made my own door from treated 2x6 and weathered boards stripped from walls of that porch when I remodeled. I used a biscuit jointer router bit and full length strips to join the boards together. I finished installing the screen door yesterday (recycled from the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store) and will finish stripping the interior door today. I'll hopefully get exterior stain on both sides of the outside door before leaving for Montana.View attachment 242259
Puppy is waiting for the black squirrel to make his morning appearance.

If you can get Man-O-War oil clear coat, about the best you can use for the money.

 

[mdcrossbow]

This was the most comfortable chair ever, once we finished adding the rush.

 

[OntarioHunter]

If you can get Man-O-War oil clear coat, about the best you can use for the money.

Thanks. Selection is very limited in my neck of the woods unfortunately. Of course I want to use the same finish and coats on both sides of the door or it will twist. Gotta be concerned about fumes.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Thanks. Selection is very limited in my neck of the woods unfortunately. Of course I want to use the same finish and coats on both sides of the door or it will twist. Gotta be concerned about fumes.

We use M.L.Cambles pre cat for interior.
You might be able to order Man-O-War online.

 

[Rack Daniels]

A few things I've made over the years.
Several miniature ducks and decoys as well.
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Here are some tongue depressor carvings.
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Short kid problems.
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That turkey is unbelievably impressive.. I assume the fan is real, yeah?
Beautiful work, sir

 

[Kaitum]

Early Christmas present for the missus. My dad brought this walnut home from his knife company in the early 1990's. It was used for knife handles. It sat upstairs in his garage from the early 90's until 2005 when I drove back across the country to retrieve it. I've been toting it around the west with me (including 3 moves) until I finally stopped threatening to make a table out of it and actually did it.

 

[timcaiello]

Built this crib for my newborn:

 

[blackbeard]

Bows and skulls. I'm probably not very good at either but it's fun and keeps me busy

 

[WesternWyoming]

Early Christmas present for the missus. My dad brought this walnut home from his knife company in the early 1990's. It was used for knife handles. It sat upstairs in his garage from the early 90's until 2005 when I drove back across the country to retrieve it. I've been toting it around the west with me (including 3 moves) until I finally stopped threatening to make a table out of it and actually did it.

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Gorgeous!

 

[WesternWyoming]

I designed and made a daybed with 8 file and storage drawers underneath for my home office. Learned to make locking rabbet joints! Pine slab w/interesting worm tunnels was on the property, and I refinished it for the trim. Took quite a while (2 years), since it was my first, big woodworking project. There will be pillows, many, many pillows.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Couple of recent saves. The mantle had about 5or 6 lead base coats. Mid 1800s

 

[WesternWyoming]

Bows and skulls. I'm probably not very good at either but it's fun and keeps me busy

What did you use to stain the antlers?

 

[Redmt]

You're going to have to use your imagination but here's our new kitchen table from Black Walnut

 

[OntarioHunter]

Built this crib for my newborn:

What did you use for finish? Be aware that babies frequently, if not always, chew on the crib rails (when a horse chews on its stall, it's called "cribbing" for that reason).

 

[OntarioHunter]

I designed and made a daybed with 8 file and storage drawers underneath for my home office. Learned to make locking rabbet joints! Pine slab w/interesting worm tunnels was on the property, and I refinished it for the trim. Took quite a while (2 years), since it was my first, big woodworking project. There will be pillows, many, many pillows.

Very nice!

 

[OntarioHunter]

What did you use to stain the antlers?

We use Minwax "Provincial" stain. Sometimes with a bit of "Light Walnut" or "Early American" near the bases where it should be darker. Here's a restored bleached out deadhead my daughter did a couple of years ago. Three points at the end of right main beam and about two inches of G2 on left side were gone and had to be rebuilt.