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2x4 Propeller

Project by Andy posted 661 days ago 1182 views 0 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

For my grandson,Bryce.

This was made out of one Pine 2×4x8’.The finished dimensions are 47” long x 6” wide x 1.5” thick at the hub.The center of the hub was milled out with a template and a router.The shape of the blades were drawn by eye onto masonite until they looked right,then cut out on the bandsaw and finished to shape with sanding blocks.This was placed on the prop blank,traced out,and then rough cut on the bandsaw.The difficult part was getting the right look to the pitch of the blades. The final shaping was done using a drawknife and block plane.The basic design was melded from photos of old wooden props found on the web.

Bronze paint accents the hub and tips.Mahogany stain and glazes were used to give this a vintage feel.Brass screws and a carriage bolt complete the look.
Finish is varnish.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon


14 comments so far

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Karson

25795 posts in 1293 days


posted 660 days ago

Nice 2 X 4 .

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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CharlieM1958

7601 posts in 1111 days


posted 660 days ago

Coulda fooled me. Looks like a real one!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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MsDebbieP

14159 posts in 1053 days


posted 660 days ago

this is beautiful.
What a lovely piece of art to hang on the wall.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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rikkor

11338 posts in 767 days


posted 660 days ago

Did you go for a certain pitch, or just a look of a prop? Either way it came out nice.

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Alphie

39 posts in 678 days


posted 660 days ago

Very nicely done!

-- Tom, Michigan ~ Working with a renewable resource called wood

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DAN

6438 posts in 875 days


posted 660 days ago

cool 2×4 project … never would have thought of it !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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gene

2165 posts in 776 days


posted 660 days ago

Hay! Andy
You did a great job on this!
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

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Douglas Bordner

3424 posts in 956 days


posted 660 days ago

Tower clears Grandson for take off. Great 2×4, Andy.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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SPalm

944 posts in 774 days


posted 660 days ago

That is sweet. I love it. If it is a fake, are you telling us that this is a prop prop?

Good job,
Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Zuki

1232 posts in 969 days


posted 660 days ago

looks like a lot of work went into that. its almost like a carving

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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Andy

570 posts in 801 days


posted 660 days ago

Thank you all. Rikkor-The pitch was based on looks only,and what would work with the thickness of the board. Steve-Thats what I have been saying to everyone…”its not real its just a prop”

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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Shopsmithtom

407 posts in 1087 days


posted 654 days ago

How many more 2×4’s would it take to build the plane?
I was wondering if maybe you got the 2×4 at Menards. That would have simplified the project, as they are usually twisted into the propeller shape when you buy them. -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

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Griffindork

43 posts in 201 days


posted 136 days ago

Well done, I’m going to give it try it.

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a1Jim

16598 posts in 469 days


posted 133 days ago

Cool Andy

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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