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Getting too creaky to stoop down with a dust pan.
And, I’m too cheap to go buy one after my old one broke! Lol !
So…one shop project cranked out today and a problem solved.
It’s all scrap oak, pine & plywood I had laying around, along with an old dowel that was begging to be put to use.
Add a few nails and voila !
Getting it to swivel just right was the trick
A couple of trapped 5/8’s dowel in the side braces was just the ticket.
Two coats of stain/poly and all done.
A little Saturday fun in the shop.
(Beats the hell out of the yard work that’s piling up….) lol
Thanks for looking and have a great day.
-- Eric
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kiefer
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#1 posted 375 days ago
Looks like you had a good and productive day and this scoop looks like it will do the job .
A nice back saver and build to last ,the best part is you used what was on hand .
Kiefer
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Siegel_KenEvil
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#2 posted 375 days ago
That’s a perfect way to spend a Saturday! Nice job. I think I’ll make one too.
-- Scott
nomercadies
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#3 posted 374 days ago
I really like this. If you keep using all your scrap, there’ll be nothing to sweep up.
-- Chance Four "Not Just a Second Chance"
Jeremy Greiner
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#4 posted 374 days ago
Dust never had it so good!
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Stephenw
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#5 posted 374 days ago
That’s too nice to sweep dirt into.
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lew
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#6 posted 374 days ago
Now that’s Yankee ingenuity!
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
Karson
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#7 posted 374 days ago
I don’t see dovetails in the swivel.
A perfect opportunity to try some new skills also.
But, a great first try.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Jim Jakosh
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#8 posted 374 days ago
Nice job on that one. I don’t like stooping down either and this would work for me!!..............Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
rdjack21
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#9 posted 374 days ago
I like it. Another good little project to use up those scraps and it is useful.
-- --- Richard Jackson
Grumpy
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#10 posted 374 days ago
Good one Eric. I have two pick em up grabbers in my workshop as well as a heavy duty magnet on a stick. They come in very handy.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Sam Shakouri
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#11 posted 374 days ago
Good idea, Eric. How much for post and handling?
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
ellen35
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#12 posted 374 days ago
Eric, this is much too nice to use for dust… there must be something else that can be done with it!
What a beauty! Simple, elegant and very useful.
Ellen
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jack1
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#13 posted 374 days ago
clever!
-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!
japanesewoodworker
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#14 posted 374 days ago
This is a beautiful project.
The problem is that I am always in a catch-22. Should I stop what I am doing, creating saw dust, or should should I stop and clean-up.
As I stop and ponder this issue, my wife is called me to dinner and don’t bring any saw dust into the house.
:-)
Beginningwoodworker
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#15 posted 373 days ago
Eric, thats a nice project!
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
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