178 days ago
by PurpLev |
17 comments »
So after giving some food for though, and going back and forth between 2 designs – my original one:
and the Roubo Bench (the one I was drooling over was Jameel’s bench from handcrafted vises), I decided to take the things that would work best for me today, based on materials that I have available today – while keeping an open door for future changes.
here are the features I am going for:
1. wagon vise – tail vise abilities, without the sagging, and without...
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186 days ago
by PurpLev |
19 comments »
So after we've got the bowling alleys. now it’s time to put them to to use (not really ‘now now’ but … you know what I mean).
So, I really would like to make this one a keeper, and not have to redo this bench unless I really fancy it in the future with lots of extra time on my hands and nothing better to do with it (hence – not likely it’ll happen), and in order to do that, I figured I’ll make this one as close as I can to the ‘ultimate’...
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782 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
14 comments »
This week I came up with this axle and wheels from an old antique wagon. I have another set of wheels I found previously, but they don’t match this new set.
I am just scratching my head about what to do with them. I know they are good for something, and something really cool, I just don’t know what yet.
Last Spring, I was trying to figure out how to do a backdrop set for a Cowboy VBS program, and the jocks sure came to my aide.
So, I thought, “why not ask the lumb...
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808 days ago
by Buckskin |
9 comments »
Being from Wyoming I have a passion for all things Western, Rugged, and Rustic.
Don’t tell anyone this, but I am beginning to like Sketchup. I posted in an early thread how I would rather just use pencil and paper to do my design work. After what Mot has named the “Freedom Table” I decided to try again. I actually like this approach to design. It can be easily flipped and rotated to give different vantage points. Something my pencil and paper skills lack.
So bac...
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