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kr0nik0
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19330876 - 12/26/13 10:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Right on. I have an abundance of free time for the next couple months. Any books or websites you'd recommend where I could do some further research on woodworking?
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: kr0nik0]
#19330920 - 12/26/13 10:33 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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What type of woodworking in particular are you thinking about trying your hand at? give me some specifics and ill try to point you in the right direction. and feel free to ask me or (im sure) shLong anything you like
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19330967 - 12/26/13 10:44 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I appreciate it. I was thinking I'd start off trying my hand at small things like ashtrays, hinged boxes, or maybe even some abstract art that I could hang on my wall. I saw this online and thought it'd be really cool to put up in my living room:
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: kr0nik0]
#19331048 - 12/26/13 11:00 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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well as far as lathing here -> http://s473.photobucket.com/user/MrApple2437/library/?sort=3&page=1 are some pictures of things i've made, you can check out my user gallery, and you can always check out this -> http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/18248127 thread for things that mad machinist and i have both made. hinged boxes and that abstract art aren't really things that would be made on a lathe (although not impossible) and schLong would know better on that avenue.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19331098 - 12/26/13 11:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks again for the tips. I'll keep in touch with you and/or shLong if I have any more questions.
I have to get going for tonight tho. 
Edit: I just read the post where you said you made some pieces with Machinist. Ask him if he ever got the computer to work that I sent him. I haven't heard from him in a pretty long time.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: kr0nik0]
#19331115 - 12/26/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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kr0nik0 said: Thanks again for the tips. I'll keep in touch with you and/or shLong if I have any more questions.
I have to get going for tonight tho. 
Edit: I just read the post where you said you made some pieces with Machinist. Ask him if he ever got the computer to work that I sent him. I haven't heard from him in a pretty long time.
I haven't talked to him in ages. We only both made stuff and posted it in the same thread, but ill send him a pm to see whats up
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19332322 - 12/27/13 09:45 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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For the boxes.... Pencil Straight edge Saw Optional router Sandpaper Hinges and screw Imagination, ingenuity, persistence
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19332329 - 12/27/13 09:48 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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here's some late Christmas boards I'm making... (same general design on all)
Unfinished, use your imagination and darken/richen the colors
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19332337 - 12/27/13 09:51 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Your shit is so sick, bambi... I wish I could do lathe work...
What do you make usually.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19332399 - 12/27/13 10:12 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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dude, schLong, your cutting boards are way better than my things. They look very professional. but i appreciate the compliment. It is pretty easy to get decent at lathing i think so i mean you could always try to pick it up.
Generally when i make something it is the first time im making it since I only have so much time to make things and I like the variety of it. Although In the past i made ~10 rings and over thanksgiving break I made 4 ashtrays (which i have no pictures of ) But lately i've been making bowl like items as seen above. each a bit different, since my wood is way too wet to make any boxes so i was kinda driven to the larger figures that can warp a little when they dry without impacting the functionality
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Re: Awesome gift ideas....??~~~~~~~~~ Title change.... Shlong's cutting boards and woodworking thread [Re: shLong]
#19332471 - 12/27/13 10:33 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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These are beautiful - truly a work of art. You should definitely sell them as there are plenty of people who would pay upwards of $50 for a handmade cutting board. Make your own etsy account and start at $75 and see what happens. You can always come down in price if they aren't selling.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas....??~~~~~~~~~ Title change.... Shlong's cutting boards and woodworking thread [Re: SillyMe]
#19332572 - 12/27/13 11:05 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks, man...
I'll probably make another half dozen and see if I can open an account and sell. I sell seeds on eBay, so I may start there.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas....??~~~~~~~~~ Title change.... Shlong's cutting boards and woodworking thread [Re: shLong]
#19333556 - 12/27/13 04:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19333616 - 12/27/13 04:50 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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shLong said: For the boxes.... Pencil Straight edge Saw Optional router Sandpaper Hinges and screw Imagination, ingenuity, persistence
Alright. I have all my materials ready to start this little project except the actual wood.
I just had a few questions. -Which type of wood would you recommend that's easy to work with and relatively cheap? -By router, do you mean a Dremel tool of sorts? -Once I have the box and lid ready, what product(s) do I use to give it a shiny finish as well as make resistant to absorbing water?
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Edited by kr0nik0 (12/27/13 04:50 PM)
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: kr0nik0]
#19333631 - 12/27/13 04:55 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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This is a router. It's what gives beveled edges and such, you just buy different bits for different decorative designs.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Shroomslip]
#19333643 - 12/27/13 04:58 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks, I gotcha. Looks like the tip of it is basically a Dremel bit. I'm not going to go out and buy a power tool that big and expensive to just experiment with a new hobby. That's why I was wondering if a Dremel would work...?
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: kr0nik0]
#19333654 - 12/27/13 05:01 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Dremel does make router bits.. I'm not sure how well it performs as one though, and I wasn't telling you to go out and buy the tool, just answer the question on what it is.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Shroomslip]
#19333675 - 12/27/13 05:06 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I know. Thanks for the advice man.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: kr0nik0]
#19333725 - 12/27/13 05:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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For the wood.... Pine is cheap and soft and easy to work with. Oak is nice, but a little pricey and hard wood. Same with walnut and maple.
For the router discussion... You could make the box and then use your tool to do etchings instead of a routed edge. So you could just make a straightforward box and then use your artistic abilities with the dremel to add some serious pizazz to it  For the finish... There are a ton of options. May be best to Google it and read replies on a woodworking forum. I'd say a stain and laquor.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19333814 - 12/27/13 05:43 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Awesome! Thanks for all the advice shLong.
I'll post some pictures as I go along the process. From what I've been reading, even though oak is a bit more expensive, it looks so much more beautiful. I have a table saw so the hardness of it wouldn't be a big factor in cutting it compared to pine since I don't have to use a hand saw. Thanks again.
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