LeeJustice Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, BillyBones said: The very first hole i drilled hit the stud but my small drill bit was so sharp it went through the wood like there was nothing there. You got to watch for the sawdust! I had a similar thing earlier this year in my ceiling. Hole after hole drilling to hang a plant holder. Hole after hole, no sawdust coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I was using a yankee push drill; easy to tell what was hollow and what was backed! Turns out the wall thunking *was* fairly accurate; just the spacing was weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Every time I try to use a stud finder, it just points straight back at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJustice Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 You have it pointed backwards. Turn it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 The best thing I’ve used for finding the studs under the thick plaster in my old house is a very strong rare earth magnet. (It’s pulled towards the nails holding the plaster lath.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 You bought a stub finder by mistake John. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Summer continues. I installed another support for climbing plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Alexandr that's gorgeous love your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 More happy plants in St. Petersburg! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Pat Masterson said: Ted - these are amazing. I’m always jealous of the finish for the pictures you post - it’s one of my biggest problems with my own work. I already asked what you use once before and you said you apply a satin clear coat. I got a rustoleum satin clear coat but it seemed to literally peel off once it was dried and looked terrible. I’m guessing I maybe didn’t clean the surface well enough before applying. Do you have a specific brand you use/# of coats/process? Hi Pat I like the clear enamel better than the clear paint, but both work for me. The enamel dries faster and is a harder finish. I use whatever brand is at the hardware store. I spend a fair amount of time on the finish. I first get all the scale off with the big wire wheel, and then the nooks with a small wire wheel on the die grinder. Next is the flapper wheel on my hand grinder, followed by a small flapper wheel on the die grinder. You can get a nice smooth finish with the little wheel. Both are 80 grit. Then I run it through the large wire wheel again to even up the texture. Once that's all done, I clean it with a solvent before applying the clear coat. The clear coat will tend to darken the steel somewhat, depending on how well it's been cleaned. Any residual scale will turn dark. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 A friend of mine commissioned a small drawknife from me last week. I found a file today in the scrap pile that was just right for what I have in mind. I filed in some depressions for the epoxy to bind to. And he wanted to make the handles himself. This is the first piece I've ever sold. ~Jobtiel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Did you temper the tangs way back to soft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Only hardened the blade, but I did make sure the tangs were not accidentally hardened during tempering. would be a shame if they broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 And as they were often peened or bent over to hold the handles on that is a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I like the blade just I have never personally used one with handles angled that way. do you know what he using for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Gandalfgreen, I don't know for what specifically, but I basically made a smaller version of the one I made for myself a while back. Mine has the handles angled in the same way and I use it to strip bark and fit hammer and axe handles. also for finer work like making things round for wooden corks and the like. ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I've seen similar ones used for working bow staves too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 My dad has one he inherited from his maternal granddad. It has folding handles. I prefer it to others I have used. In addition to being easier to store, you can adjust the handles to an angle that feels best. Alexandr, do you have some sort of preform or jig you use for those? Looking at them I am reminded of a spun sugar cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 thanks for info Jobtiel. I like them very much just wondered. my favorite draw blade handles are not attached. dowels slide into wholes at end of each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 More tongs, this time box jaw and v bit. workimg on finishing up some hammers and top tools as well for quadstate and the Tannehill conference next week in Alabama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing you at Quad-State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Great looking tools Mark. I'm glad to see you back posting. Looking forward to your next trip to our area. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I liked my folding handle draw knife so well I bought it twice---from the same fleamarket. Got such a deal on it the second time, I didn't even fuss that it had been stolen from my shop---still had my "tool color" on it when I ran across it the second time... LBS; I think I sweated off a pound or two just looking at those pictures; I hope none of those come back home with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I finished this special request from a friend for his wife the end of last week, just in time to start prepping for a visit from Ida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Nice work Les. Love the bird (robin?) The roses all look great. Awesome work Mark. I hope you sell them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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