harrysin

Doyle, I made this Welsh dresser (which is now at my son's home) around 25 years ago in a tin shed 10' x 20' during my Christmas break when the daily temperatures averaged 108*F. I clearly remember being stripped to the waist and the sweat running from my forehead in a continuous stream! Perhaps YOU don't need to lose weight!
I look forward to seeing projects far more complex than knobs coming off your router lathe, perhaps a pair of reading lamps with straight flutes or possibly Barley twists, come on Doyle, I know you're more than capable.

My present tin shed is 15" x 20" with 2" insulation held against the gabled roof with chicken wire, this keeps it cool 'till about noon when the sun is facing the front of the shed, then, it's a case of finish for the day or switch on the 2.5 hp air con. which brings the temp. down in about five minutes.

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bobj3

Hi Harry

Have you checked out the price of knobs as of late, at 2 to 4 dollars each. that can break the bank..
It's not to bad if you only need one or two but lets say 10 or so...
It's nice to have a tool that can make a item that saves you some money.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...er=jig%20knobs
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Lamps and things like that are nice but how many do you need in the house ..

I made some Barley twists handles the other day for some files that I had in the tool box for years without handles now they are safe to use...just one more item the lathe tool can do to save some money for the work shop...

I know I could have just got some dowel rod out and drilled a hole in one end and do the same thing but it's a fun tool to use and like I said the files I had for years without handles...

It's one tool that can pay for it's self in short order...and that's hard to do with any other tool in the shop.........

I would say go for it Doyle you got to start somewhere plus it's FUN...
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Doyle

Hi Harry, that is one fine looking dresser and remarkable with temperatures on average of 108. Is that blue willow that I see in the cabinet?
Oh yes I do need to slim down a bit as I am around 280 to 290, always up and down like a yo-yo. As for future plans for the router lathe, yes but first I have to find some good wood and when I do, I plan on building a grandfather clock case with nice columns and such. This is also why I added the wood lathe, router table and horizontal router table to my collection. I plan on adding some inlay work and some glass etching, a rose design.
I have perused your gallery view and like your shop very much. When I see your shop and BJs, it makes me feel good in that I am not the only one spending more time on clean up than working on projects. Even with dust collection and shop vac running - just can't make sawdust go where I want it.
Thanks for the post
Take care
Doyle

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harrysin

Bj., I only suggested a pair of lamps as a starting exercise for Doyle to become familiar with his new router lathe, I would have then suggested a standard lamp followed probably by a four poster bed with knobs on!

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harrysin

Doyle, I haven't a clue as to what the crockery on the dresser is because we gave it to our son and his wife when we bought our current home which doesn't have a suitable spot for it. Just about every woodworker that I've ever met has the ambition to make a case for a grandfather clock but decide against it when they price a clock movement! I really do hope that this does not happen to you Doyle. Template Tom made one some years ago which was stood without a movement in it for years, I eventually gave him a Japanese quartz clock that looked very authentic with it's pendulum, chains and weights.
Regarding workshop cleanliness, mine is a no contest compared with Bj's which never shows a grain of sawdust, whereas if you look carefully at any shot of mine you will see copious amounts of sawdust. I have a minor clean-up after each project, occasionally during a big one when I'm ankle deep in the stuff but only one or two major clean-ups each year. I make a point of never welding straight after a wood project when sawdust in still in the air, I'm told that it could lead to an explosion.

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bobj3

Hi Harry

You crack me up,,, here's' some snapsots with saw dust in them


http://www.routerforums.com/74088-post32.html


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harrysin

My apologies Bj., I must have had sawdust in my eyes when I viewed those shots. I'm pleased that you realise that all but my actual projects are meant to be light hearted and that I don't set out to offend ANYONE.

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