Woodworking Hunt Talkers?

[Dave N]

Rocking chair I just finished up for my 1 yr old grandson. Might have to add arm rest to keep him in it. Need to take it and see if its wide enough and at what height to add the arm rest at. 17" tall, 9" wide seat, 20" laminated black walnut runners. I made one of these 25 ? yrs ago but cannot remember who I made it for and no one else in family remembers either so I'm learning all over again.

Beautiful finish.

 

[BenP]

Wife saw an egg stand holder online and wanted one so had to make her some, now several people we know want one.

 

[Dan-06]

I bet you could sell a thousand of those egg holders if you wanted.

 

[BenP]

The

I bet you could sell a thousand of those egg holders if you wanted.

The problem for me is scaling, would need to buy a cnc router to actually produce enough to make money. But it is a thought (using a cnc router is like cheating though lol) and would also probably need to get a new lathe.

 

[TheBenHoyle]

The

The problem for me is scaling, would need to buy a cnc router to actually produce enough to make money. But it is a thought (using a cnc router is like cheating though lol) and would also probably need to get a new lathe.

A reason to get a CNC and a new router... Sounds like you just talked yourself in it.

 

[BenP]

A reason to get a CNC and a new router... Sounds like you just talked yourself in it.

Well it is a possibility, other things need to happen first though, like cleaning the barn shop out and fixing the electrical so I can have a place to use it. But nothing is happening until the "adults" in congress pass something to get me paid for the last month and half.

 

[TheBenHoyle]

Well it is a possibility, other things need to happen first though, like cleaning the barn shop out and fixing the electrical so I can have a place to use it. But nothing is happening until the "adults" in congress pass something to get me paid for the last month and half.

Sorry to hear that your paycheck is being F-ed with.

 

[Redmt]

Well it is a possibility, other things need to happen first though, like cleaning the barn shop out and fixing the electrical so I can have a place to use it. But nothing is happening until the "adults" in congress pass something to get me paid for the last month and half.

The good side is that our elected officials are enjoying a 2 week paid vacation while the US employees are being held as bargaining pawns.

 

[grizzly63]

I have been tempted to go into mass production but I really think it would take all the fun out of it. It would cease to be a hobby and turn into work. Work is one of the things that make me enjoy hobbies. Being good at something is akin to having a pickup truck, people find you useful, Ha!
I do think your egg stands are sweet.

 

[INMT]

Well it is a possibility, other things need to happen first though, like cleaning the barn shop out and fixing the electrical so I can have a place to use it. But nothing is happening until the "adults" in congress pass something to get me paid for the last month and half.

Sorry man. I’ve been there too.

 

[TheBenHoyle]

I had a friend invite me to watch him build a lightsaber at Disneyland. It was fun and I was happy to be a part of it. I'm a big fan of Star Wars and on top of that I figured I could build him a nice display stand. I always like to have a reason to make something.

He designed the overall size and functionality and I offered him a bunch of different types of wood I had on hand. He picked a piece of plum wood that came from a tree that grew in my dad's backyard.



The wood is so rich with character. I finished it with some tung oil and added the words Protection and Defense in the Star Wars Aurebesh alphabet to each end. I was planning on woodburning it, but I felt like my skills might not be up to the challenge. So I had it cut out in vinyl with a cricket type machine.



It turned out really nice. Kinda makes me want to make a light saber for myself just so I can make another on of these display stands.