Well we are moving to a new house, and the new kitchen is seriously lacking in counter space. ( for now anyways lol ! cant wait to tackle some new cabinets ) So, the wife seen one of these in a store and said that would be nice to put the micro on. $ 99? lol I dont think so! I’ll make you one though! ( Which I think that she was really meaning all along) One thing Im really good at is looking at something and measuring in my head. I mean its really freaky how close I usually get. I actually came within a 1/4th on this one! Im sure Im not the only one that does this.

So anyways, its made completely out of pine cause thats what she wanted( keep momma happy right? ) Door is lap jointed and pegged. Drawers are dadoed and ride on wooden slides. Top is five 1×4’s glued and doweled together. Speaking of which I think Im gonna invest in a biskit jointer, those dowels are a real pain in the biskit.
well hope ya like it!

Also need to fix the date on my camera! lol

Jimi

Well first off I cant take a pic of my projects and make them look good !? I can take pics of other things and they turn out great. I dont know. Anyways heres the my table. Purdy proud of it myself! Made it to look like a tresel table but it doesnt come apart. Did I mention its made from an old door? Pic three you can see were the hole is repaired. All in all Im happy with the result. Plus my wife ( who has by the way taken over my shop to build a new desk ) likes it. By the way, is that even right, her taking my shop like that? Said I couldnt help too! Thats not right is it? Anyways, the door came from an old hospital in West Virginia that was being remodeled. Just so happens that my step mom worked there at the time so my dad got a bunch of doors( which he made and sold a few tables himself ) and gave me this one. Maple veneer, walnut inlay, bottom and trim in recycled oak that came from an old barn. Actually, now that I think about it, the only thing that I bought for this is the glue and screws. The cherry stain and the poly were given to me. So I got about $10 in this table!

By the way the last coat of poly was still wet when I took these pics.

And please excuse the mess in the background!! We are in the prosses of moving so a lot of junk is being thrown around.

Jimi

Well this started out with an old Singer sewing machine. I had plans on fixing it and giving it to my mom. But my good intentions got ruined when we had a heck of storm that ruined not only my barn but alot of wood I had stored in it and the sewing machine. So my dad gave me some wormy chestnut that he got from this guy in West Virginia. This guy goes around and finds these old coal miner shacks and tears them down. Then sells the wood to my dad. Ive seen where all you guys are really into recycling so I had an idea. I had the bottom of the sewing machine which was still good and this great wormy chestnut. Put em together and what have ya got? One very sturdy table! I really love how this turned out. No really impressive wood working skills involved but Im happy with the results. For the top I used 3 coats of boiled linseed, let it soak for a week, then 2 coats of Johnsons wax. For the bottom its just 2 cans of glossy spray paint followed by a clear sealent. You can see were the worms really worked on the wood. (at least I hope the pictures are good enough so you can)Some of the holes are nail holes though.

let me know what ya think!

Jimi

I got this lathe from a guy I meet when I went to have the front brakes put on my wifes car. Its a 1956 Craftsman with a 12 inch rest(sweep?) and 39 inches from point to point. I consider myself very lucky to have found this deal. Paid $120 for the lathe, stand, knives, calipers, 2 different size plates, AND about 100 pieces of walnut, maple, and oak spildles. The wood varies in size from 3 foot long to 10 inches, most being 1 1/4” x1”. I dont know for sure but Im guessing the wood alone was worth the $120. The lathe works fine and dandy but could use some cleaning up, which I plane to do ( if I can quit playing with it long enough ). Ive touched up the edges of the knives and the are great.Now all I have to do is figure out how to really use the darn thing to make something worth posting on here. Need a chuck (I think? ) to turn some bowls and plates, which is really what I wanted a lathe for . Always wanted to have a good lathe and learn how to use it, so now I’ll take any and all help you guys can offer !! p.s. Also got a Craftsman shaper from him as well. Paid $50 for it but I have no cutters as of yet. Been looking on ebay for some that I can afford, but as of yet no luck.