I do the same with my interior projects too . I put slotted holes in the hardware that holds the countertop to the cabinet and lightly snugged the screws . This way the top can move
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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MechanicMatt
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When my oldest nephews were that age and I was in my 20’sYeah... the dads were sometimes fanatical! For Pine Wood Derby we were more about unique looking cars... middling results on the runs. Below is a sample. I solved the lead weight problem by using bullets.... note the .429 semi wadcutter support for the traffic cone.The chess board car has walnut and curly maple squares... all of them made with hand saws, hand planes and a shooting board. We had fun... and the boys learned a lot about tools and woodworking. My oldest son called taking a rough cut board and turning it into something nice "Magic." The little tool totes were a project I made for my son's den's woodworking loop project. They assembled the parts... the kits were self jigging so parents' fingers were spared the application of the hammers.
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I built an AC cobra pinewood car. My nephew lined it up BACKWARDS and it surprisingly won. So the rest of the night, it went backwards down the track. His father thought it was hilarious, I wasn’t amused at the time. As I had HOURS into that car. But looking back now, it’s pretty comical
The younger brother built his “car” with his dad, it was a Turtle. It lost in the first heat
Wish he still had that car!!
Blue with white stripes too….
Most of my house is old wood. Built 1868.
I do! Found these at moms house when we sold it a few years ago. Never won the derby, but did get a few style points. LOL. Looks like they need a bit of repair as some of the plastic bits didn't survive too well. Not bad for 50 year old cars though.
My ex brother in law had figured out those pinewood cars and they virtually swept the competition from then until his kids finished scouting.
The secret was the wheels themselves plus alignment. Most are not perfectly round or nor do they roll correctly. He said you had to buy 3-4 kits to get enough good wheels to have a one car that was fast.
The secret was the wheels themselves plus alignment. Most are not perfectly round or nor do they roll correctly. He said you had to buy 3-4 kits to get enough good wheels to have a one car that was fast.
It looks like the timber frame, or at least some of it, was salvaged from another structure... makes it even cooler! Did you remove the plaster ceiling to expose the beams and joists or was that done by a prior owner?
I have to look around... seems to me there was a box of Pine Wood Derby cars and Rain Gutter Regatta sail boats around here somewhere... I think one or more of the banned sail boats were in it.
It's all original to the house. Some just got moved from one spot to another for structural integrity. I removed all the plaster and lathe. The beam where the lanterns are hanging is exposed above and is part of the floor in the bedroom above.
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So your sayin it's knot what we wood think?
One of my "friends" (only calls when he wants something.) Does quite a bit of table/counter tops with some nasty rotten wood I wouldn't consider. Uses that resin stuff to fill the voids, loads of glue/ different peices of wood to fill in the holes. It's definatly an art form in of itself.
Yeah... I'm not a big fan of using resins, fillers, and other things in my woodworking. On very rare occasions I've filled defects with an eye towards functionality. For example, during the natural edge walnut window stools and kitchen service counter project I needed to tinker with some defects. For example, the counter top horn on the top left of the image had some deep defects and bark inclusions that could not be left alone as this was for a food service window... Don't want stuff growing in there! I made a template and used it to select where the walnut slab would be cut... this to maximize appearance and front over hang. I tend towards oil based finishes rather than things like epoxy. I like the aged amber look of the oil finishes. Shellac has it's place too. I only stain wood when its needed to blend a repair into a surface...
See! All that cracking in those beams. I bet that wouldn't have happened if they had used kiln dried wood
.Man what a beautiful floor. I'd kill to have a floor like that.
The house that I grew up in that Dad had built, have knotty pine paneling in it. When we sold it after his passing, the new owners painted it all dark gray!
I hunted yesterday (if that's what you call it) and stayed home today because it was suppose to rain all day. Well, no rain in the AM. I've been eating too much cookies people dropped at the house and I needed to get in some daily exercise. We had a couple of dry days so I knew I would be able to get into the log yard. Cut up a few 6-10" branches and a few bigger rounds. All Red Oak.
Saw wasn't working quite right. Run fine out of wood, but once under load, the engine would surge up and down. I'm thinking a new fuel filter and good cleaning of the air filter are tow places to start. Did start working better toward end, so I kept going until it did start to rain. Partial load only. Took a few cut rounds of Red Elm too for wood turning blanks for my Nephew.
Saw wasn't working quite right. Run fine out of wood, but once under load, the engine would surge up and down. I'm thinking a new fuel filter and good cleaning of the air filter are tow places to start. Did start working better toward end, so I kept going until it did start to rain. Partial load only. Took a few cut rounds of Red Elm too for wood turning blanks for my Nephew.
Make sure you check the tune ... don't want to burn it up!
FS, I would guess your beams are Chestnut?
Used to be the most popular wood around and is pretty bug resistant.
Used to be the most popular wood around and is pretty bug resistant.
Was that directed toward me? If so, I'm not sure what you are talking about. My chainsaw knowledge is limited.
Ooh i forgot the regatta boats!
I had one of those blanks. We had a boat building competition in power and energy class in 7th grade. I asked if I could use the balsa versus the pine that the teacher provided, and to my surprise he said sure. This class had decades of data and I blew away the all time record. I'm curious if it was ever topped but they razed the school this summer and I missed the open house/school closing ceremony in the spring.
I had one of those blanks. We had a boat building competition in power and energy class in 7th grade. I asked if I could use the balsa versus the pine that the teacher provided, and to my surprise he said sure. This class had decades of data and I blew away the all time record. I'm curious if it was ever topped but they razed the school this summer and I missed the open house/school closing ceremony in the spring.
