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Project by bayspt posted 548 days ago 800 views 1 time favorited 8 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Father’s Day present for my dad (a fellow woodworker). Made from Gord's plans out of 3/4 MDF. I used wood glue and water (1:2 mix) as a sealer and two coats of Johnson’s paste wax as a finish. Had to have the bar (alluminum) milled since my dad has a contractor saw with a unusual slot. I also gave him a 3/8” x 3/4” bar for when he gets his real saw. I will have to keep a eye on it and report back to see how the wood glue water mix does to keep the MDF strong and stable.

-- Jimmy, Oklahoma "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing milkbone underwear!"


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Scott Bryan

20686 posts in 717 days


posted 548 days ago

Hi Jimmy,

This is a very nice gift for your dad. I am sure that he will appreciate it.

Thanks for sharing both the project and the story behind it.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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griff

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posted 547 days ago

Looks great , I need one for myself.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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jjohn

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posted 547 days ago

Home made tools are the best, cause you know that you made them every time you see them.

-- JJohn

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Dusty56

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posted 547 days ago

looks pretty nice from here : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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jcees

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posted 547 days ago

Nicely done and while you’re at it you should make a few more, you know, for special situations. Nice job.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

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spanky46

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posted 237 days ago

Great job, I think I will make one myself!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

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bayspt

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posted 237 days ago

Spanky you reminded me I still needed to report back on the glue water thing. It seems to have worked great, and I have used it on other MDF shop fixtures since then. I highly recomend it. Gord did a great job on those plans.

-- Jimmy, Oklahoma "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing milkbone underwear!"

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SCOTSMAN

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posted 237 days ago

looking very nice.I often wonder why we dont put our faith in wood more than we do all sorts of things can be made from wood which we currently assume must be metal.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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