Wooden Return Vents for Air Conditioning #4: Done and installed; Four more to go

lookin good!!!

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Very nice. Certainly looks much better than the white metal one.

THAT is a big improvement!

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Sweet.

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Classy, Bertha. I likes a lot.

-- If you're going to stir the pot, think BIG spoon or SMALL boat paddle. David Grimes, Georgia

Thanks fellas! You can see that I left the shellac high in points & tried to show the “tearout side”, feature the spalt, etc. It’s a challenge to match all these mixed woods. The home is timberframed but they really skimped on the trimwork. Sloppy pneumatic nails with no filler, some ugly joints, etc. I’ll tackle them little by little, addressing the major eyesores first; like white metal returns!

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Well done.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Nice job on the vent cover. The nail holed don’t look too bad on the baseboards from 5’ away do they. Only a problem if you are a cat or a mouse. Oh, and just to keep you honest, no electrons were harmed in the making were there? :)

-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--

Geez Louise, not even I (emphasized) am stupid enough to make this by hand. I think one hand tool touched this and it was a block plane dull and out of lateral. In my shops there are projects that HAVE to get done and those that I WANT to get done. This was a HAVE to get done. You can see that I at least drew it out by making jigs. I could have done this upside down on the router table much easier, of course. Or even the TS, for that matter. I haven’t used a handheld router in I-can’t-remember-when. It was fun but my planer didn’t like the hickory. If I didn’t watch the grain when I ganged those slats, it would really chew them up.

I’m working on a sign now for my fiance’s “turtle sanctuary” on our property. I broke out the plunge router for my first signmaking attempt. I’ve got a Colt but I almost bought the DeWalt with the clear base. Still might, actually. The signmaking stuff is pretty fun.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

sooooo much better than that ugly metal

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Thanks Rog and Von, I won’t even tell you what I paid for the custom floor vents, all 38 of them:( They wanted $350 each for these returns and theirs were very glossy and uniform. I would have had to sand them back and refinish anyway. I figure I saved myself enough to justify a new tool!

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Yawl done gud, bro.

-- Joe

Thankee Hoss!

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Resurrecting this thread from the dead. I plan to revisit my jigs tonight and possibly add a register pin. I’ve got some brass stock and a dream, so we’ll see how it goes.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

My new strategy for even 3/4” spacing:

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog