Thread: What are your projects for the Weekend?

Just sitting in front of the computer having my lunch after having replaced a toilet pan and cistern this morning. I bought them about 18 months ago and they've been sitting on the back verandah waiting. I'd been putting it off because usually the pan is sitting on a lump of mortar and needs to be demolished. The cistern started leaking big time last night and as we're on tank water I got stuck into it this AM. Thankfully it was only siliconed and screwed to the floor! For the rest of the weekend there's a few stone walls that I'm building for garden beds (about 20 lineal metres of wall 600 high). It's raining at the moment so I'm heading down to the shed to start running all the cables for the power points. My neighbour is a sparky and is doing all the connections, but I'm running cables, screwing fittings in place etc etc. Of course I've got a list a mile long of other projects but it doesn't pay to dwell on it too much as there's only so much one man can do.

Mick

After finishing last week the handscrew clamps I am now building a batch of clamps designed to clamp decorative mouldings.


Peter.

My sideboard project is proceeding at an elegant and measured pace.

I'm taking a week's leave as from Monday and I'm planning to put a fair bit of work into the sideboard. Haven't collected all the timber for it yet and the design is being modified as the material comes to hand.

My daughter has decided that she likes her bedside table so much that she would like me to make her an identical one for the other side of the bed.

The list of other projects includes replacing some bedroom doors, a complete bathroom reno project (I'm contemplating a jarrah bench top / hand basin surround - any advice on how to give it a good finish in wet and steamy conditions would be welcome - I'm not sure it's the right thing to do).

Col

Just finished the glory box for my daughter. SWMBO saw it and pinched it on her, so I think I've got anothe rof those to make.

Just started an occasional table, (If it's only an occasional table, what is it the rest of the time?) Using maple for this, thinking of trying some of Neils wax for the finish.

Went out shopping for new toys - ahem, I mean to pick up some essential items to finish the next project for SWMBO

Took back a dud mortise guage I bought a few weeks back. Picked up a Multitool sharpening jig and a Scotch belt for the Multitool - both work a treat!

Also picked up some ply & tassie oak to build a new tool wall - will replace my old setup and sit behind the workbench to hold all my main hand tools etc. That's probably tomorrow's project.

Been playing with some other new toys that arrived this week from Lee Valley. Just finished tuning up my new Veritas scraper plane - really nice Amongst other things I got some Veritas blade honing compound - REALLY good stuff. Brings up a blade edge like a mirror, literally.

Tomorrow morning I have to go pick up a boot full of bags of potting mix for SWMBO. Might have to call in on the markets on the way through

Tonight however I have to try to finish off rebuilding my server. Bloody thing is not playing nice.

My list of things to do is very long and growing faster than I can do them. I've taken this last week off to try and get some of them completed but alas I've come down with a particularly nasty chest cold. Why can't I get sick when I'm at work? Don't mind doing computer work at 50% productivity but I don't like using power tools when I'm not a 100%.

I'm currently building a blanket box for the wife and some train tracks for my nephew.

I'm doing some commissioned work ; a pair of pine tallboys approx 1400hx700wx500d. Today I machined a bunch of rough boards down to 19mm stock for the internal carcass pieces. Tommorrow is house cleaning day, along with finishing the detailed design and dimensions for the tallboys. I might also cut up a few mirror frames out of some fiddleback redgum that I recovered from suburban fence posts.


Cheers,


Justin.

No workshop activity this weekend. Have to run some plumbing in the new bathroom and pressure test prior to sheeting and tiling.
Also SWMBO's car has decided to misbehave.
Oh for the serenity of my shed.
Is anyone out there a b----y mechanic?
Regards Bob:confused:

Finishing off restoring a piano stool and drawing up plans for the new shed.

- Wood Borer

I decided to try my hand at a cabriole leg on the bandsaw. I have never done one before, and I am anything but experienced on a bandsaw, so I was pretty happy with the result from my first attempt. Now I will make 3 more and then think about what I might use them on.

I also put together the Rockler mobile base for my jointer. Very happy with that too. Makes a big difference and much better than those crappy Jet wheels I bought.

I spent the day cladding a closed in balcony in the parent's 2nd storey flat. Eastie would've had a heart attack if he could have seen the OH&S breaches. Scaffolding??

Went out to my Brother-in-law's to look at a caravan that Dad wants me to fix up. It's one of those old round ones. Needs to be completely gutted and all floor, wall and ceiling linings replaced plus new cupboards and interior fittings. This is going to keep me busy.

While I was there, I noticed he had a pile of 6x6" hardwood planks from an old bridge that was demolished down the road. He was going to use them to build a stockyard but I reckon he could use any old bush poles to do that. I'm now wondering how I could resaw them down to 6x2's....

Tomorrow I have to finish off the cladding, hang a shower curtain in our bathroom and then start thinking about a linen press for the flat. More practice on the dovetails so I can get that toy box made. Also working on an adjustable sliding table for my drill press.

I like to have lots of things on the go.

I just finished off my Don Barton design drill press table and pretty happy with the result.

Like Don I didn't paint mine as I dislike painting. Too much clean up after.

I've just been told that installing the Jarrah skirting is high on my to do list today.............. groan !!!!

It's one of those jobs that the novelty quickly wears out on. I've been putting it off for 5 months though so guess I’d just better get on with it.

Which salvage yard did you go to Derek? And what did you end up with?

Cheers

Dave (sore knees)

Dave

I feel for you. Tell you what, I'll do your skirtings if you'll do my windows!!

I went to Frank's Salvage in Guildford. He usually has a large stock of jarrah (recycled-, seconds and premium floorboards, recycled verandah posts) as well as a lot of pine, Tassie Oak and other bits and pieces. His prices are good (about a quarter - or less - that of Bunnings). I couldn't fine any acceptable Tassie Oak but I came away with 40 linear metres of dressed 80mm wide Blackwood flooring, 40 linear metres of dressed 135 mm wide Jarrah flooring, and 4 metres of recycled 4"x4" Blackwood posts (make great table legs) for about $150. I was able to select every board from piles there. I'm not sure how these prices compare elsewhere. Love to know (always want cheaper timber!). Where do you go for your timber?

Lynndy and I visited a number of the "antique" and "collectable" shops in the area (which is a bit of a mecca for such). Good grief, the crap and the prices for the crap there. There were a number of old tools for sale. Or should I say, rust for sale. And the number of furniture reproductions that were being palmed off as originals. Well ... Still, it was a pleasant Saturday morning.

Regards from Perth

Derek