^^^those are fantastic! What age can you go into a big boy/big girl bed? I want to do something similar for my little dude when he is ready to graduate!
Moved my kids into these when they were about 2.5/3
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^^^those are fantastic! What age can you go into a big boy/big girl bed? I want to do something similar for my little dude when he is ready to graduate!
Admit it, you want to make one for yourself.
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Has anyone done any knifesmithing? Watched Forged in Fire a few times and would like to try learning how to make my own. Obviously don't have my own furnace or forge, but looking for classes around Calgary.
A very good friend of mine has and actually just got a forge. Not sure how good he is with it yet but I could probably put you in touch and he might have some leads or trade off some forge time for a nice bottle of scotch.
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Has anyone done any knifesmithing? Watched Forged in Fire a few times and would like to try learning how to make my own. Obviously don't have my own furnace or forge, but looking for classes around Calgary.
once upon a time i did some blacksmithing, it really does not take much to get started and to get good.
The only thing it really requires is a huge amount of physical effort and time. Into the fire, bang bang bang bang, back into the fire, bang bang bang bang, sip of water, back into the fire, bang bang bang bang.
You can get a lot of calgarypucking done though when you're waiting for your piece to come back to temp.
Unless you live somewhere somewhat rural you're going to annoy the piss out of your neighbours though, and it's incredibly dirty, even if you don't use coal in your forge.
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once upon a time i did some blacksmithing, it really does not take much to get started and to get good.
The only thing it really requires is a huge amount of physical effort and time. Into the fire, bang bang bang bang, back into the fire, bang bang bang bang, sip of water, back into the fire, bang bang bang bang.
You can get a lot of calgarypucking done though when you're waiting for your piece to come back to temp.
Unless you live somewhere somewhat rural you're going to annoy the piss out of your neighbours though, and it's incredibly dirty, even if you don't use coal in your forge.
I'd never even consider it without a power hammer. It's gotta reek havoc on your wrists.
I made this tortilla press a few years ago because the ones you can buy suck hard. They don't make thin enough tortillas, are made from flimsy aluminum cans or something, and make fairly small ones. So I made this out of oak after looking at a few different ideas online. Not as pretty as Surferguy or prairieboy's work, but very functional!
A very good friend of mine has and actually just got a forge. Not sure how good he is with it yet but I could probably put you in touch and he might have some leads or trade off some forge time for a nice bottle of scotch.
That would be awesome. Definitely PM me when you get a chance. Appreciate it. I'm a total newb but just want to give it a try.
I'd never even consider it without a power hammer. It's gotta reek havoc on your wrists.
It's easier on the body than laying tile or masonry in my opinion.
Also, FLAMESRULE, if you end up giving it a try the number one rule of blacksmithing is that EVERYTHING is hot. Keep that in mind before grabbing or handling any metal. Give it a hover hand before you grab it.
Also, safety glasses are an absolute necessity even if you are just standing around d watching. Hot slag can travel further and faster than you think.
This thread got me wondering if any CP's make shadow boxes? I've been looking for something to put my two autographed guitars in that will keep the dust off them but look great! I've found a good website that makes them out of the states, but to get it enclosed it starts @ $1200ish USD each and that doesn't include shipping/taxes/duties. Any of you amazing craftsmen do some guitar framing?
Does anyone here do any wood turning (in particular making pens?) I think I have a bunch of scrap walnut from my table project that might be good for pen blanks. If anyone is interested I can try to get those to you instead of throwing the scrap in the garbage.
Looking fwd to seeing the final product! How many coats of oil are you doing?
Brought the table into the house today. I did seven coats of tung oil. Hopefully it cures pretty quickly. I need to build make a couple of cherry benches now but those will be easy. Just have to pass the piece of cherry through the planer a few times, sand it smooth, cut it to length and mount some pre-fab bench legs. I think I'll go with Danish Oil for the cherry wood.
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Nice. I'm afraid of breadboard ends, because I'm always worried the tabletop will expand differently than the ends. Did you do anything to combat that? How did you install the ends?
Nice. I'm afraid of breadboard ends, because I'm always worried the tabletop will expand differently than the ends. Did you do anything to combat that? How did you install the ends?
