The Little Wood Shop

[Raquettedacker]

Don't matter what they look like as long as they work..   

[fishnmachine]

I think they look pretty darned good! 

[rgfixit]

Not bad for the rudimentary tools I have to work with. My kingdom for a Bridgeport

Here's the latest set. I finished them off this morning.





Kind of hard to see them , but I made a couple full sized tools and a couple mid sized tools. Used them today for some fun projects with my Son. Relatively simple to make. About 45 minutes each. Less than $50 in the lot. Over $250 to buy....without handles. They work really well. A departure from traditional turning tools.


We're happy.

Rg

[fishnmachine]

 

[rgfixit]

Played around making a few toys.




My son made one from some green birch. It checked.



They really do spin well.

Rg

[boondox]

Those are awesome rg to bad the one your son made broke but that's what green wood is know to do..

[fishnmachine]

Sweet!  Too bad about the check, but I'm sure there's another stick in the pile.  

[rgfixit]

I think some gorilla glue will rescue it. I've got a pretty good stash of sticks drying

We're having fun with the chatter tool. Getting it figured out.

Rg

[tomturkey]

RG

I have not seen one of those tops in years. I have quite a bit of walnut that has been cut for years. It is too bad that shipping is so high.

[rgfixit]

I'm having a lot of fun with some backyard wood Tom. Ash seems the most stable in sapling sizes. I also have live oak, Apple, black birch, cherry and a couple yet to be identified.

Won't be too long before the "garage shop" will back in production. I'll probably move out there in April. I've got orders for birdhouse and feeders. The lathe will stay where it is.

Till then, we'll keep on building toys and stuff.

Rg

[rgfixit]

Worked up a steady rest for turning longer small diameter items.


Played with it yesterday for a while. Works like a charm!
 Fun building stuff that works.
Rg

[boondox]

Made 6 hand chugging boards today. and in the process of building a rod wrapper along with a rod wrapper bench will try to get pictures in a bit of it all .. plus made it to the local wood working show friday they had some stuff their was not as big as past year bought some tee track to make the rod wrapper out of.. and some sand papper to replace what I have been using in 120 ,150 and 220 grits hope every ones having a great day.. 

[CowDawg]

NICE!   Very nice work....

I like tinkering around with my lathe too...  made several wooden grips for Bamboo fly rods and Ice rods....

[boondox]

For those that don't know chugoing or hand lineing was invented here in Detroit area but for those that don't want to buy a short rod and penn reel or a a&s hand line reel these are the next best thing to a victrola record box lol's any how I will get a link on how to use the chugging board in a few..




Rod bench..

[boondox]

Here's a little info on whipping ..







Chugging is like jigging and hand lineing is similar to whipping and it's motions all can be done with this simple cut out of a board above..