What did you make today? - Page 57

limey · 06-29-2019, 02:36 AM

Ooh yeah, we do the muddled strawberry thing .... it is teh yum!

Sent by magick

Griff · 12-31-2019, 02:44 PM

Today? Thanks for asking.

glatt · 12-31-2019, 02:56 PM

Right on!

lumberjim · 12-31-2019, 03:34 PM

White pine? What's the plan?

Griff · 12-31-2019, 04:04 PM

Ash. My sister wanted a slab so my BiL can make a coffee table and I'm going to eventually build Pete a kitchen table. These slabs will sand down to 2 1/2" thick. Ash has a habit of splitting inconveniently but a couple of these look good.

How thick do you start your guitar bodies, in case I have like 7 more logs?

lumberjim · 01-01-2020, 10:54 AM

The lumbercaster was 2". But if it's getting a top, 1.75. Some guitars are thinner though.

Diaphone Jim · 01-01-2020, 03:32 PM

How do you dry them. The local mills used to build huge ricks and kilns to keep new boards from warping and other wise becoming less useful.

Griff · 01-01-2020, 04:31 PM

I'm going to "sticker" them in an open barn and paint the ends with latex.

Clodfobble · 01-04-2020, 11:14 PM

Oh man, Mr. Clod's been making this awesome "river table" matched set (a coffee table and a side table.) I keep meaning to post pics but I keep checking the cellar when I'm already in bed and not motivated to go out to the garage. Somebody bump this thread in the daytime and I'll try to remember. It's so cool looking.

Griff · 01-05-2020, 07:51 AM

Wake up and post!

Clodfobble · 01-05-2020, 10:04 PM

Children's legs included for size perspective, or I can just tell you it's 48"x20". Side table not finished yet, but it's cut from the end of the same board/pour, so it looks pretty identical, except it's going to have legs made of walnut (these legs are prefab metal thingies.)

Griff · 01-06-2020, 05:57 AM

Excellent! Has he done much work with the epoxy? Is it forgiving to use?

fargon · 01-06-2020, 05:59 AM

That is Way Cool, I love it.

Clodfobble · 01-06-2020, 11:58 AM

This is his second experiment with epoxy, the first was a very small fill (also blue) in a knot on a board that is a cover piece for a gaming table he built--kind of like a craps table, there's an inner section that's lowered by about 4 inches and covered with cloth for dice, cards, what have you, then there are leaves that fit within the outer rails to make the surface flush for use as a traditional table. (But I can't post pictures of that until I get home again...)

It's not necessarily unforgiving, I think, unless you screw up.

There are different types with longer or shorter drying times, though, so you can start with a slower one and work your way up. The big thing is the swirls tend to settle over time, so if it's a slow one you have to go out there and stir it every hour until it's set.

Clodfobble · 01-06-2020, 12:00 PM

I also know he used a small blowtorch to get bubbles out, and for a big pour like this the frame has to be super tight so the epoxy doesn't leak under the side pieces.

06-29-2019, 02:36 AM	#841
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12-31-2019, 02:44 PM	#842
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12-31-2019, 03:34 PM	#844
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12-31-2019, 04:04 PM	#845
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Ash. My sister wanted a slab so my BiL can make a coffee table and I'm going to eventually build Pete a kitchen table. These slabs will sand down to 2 1/2" thick. Ash has a habit of splitting inconveniently but a couple of these look good. How thick do you start your guitar bodies, in case I have like 7 more logs? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-01-2020, 10:54 AM	#846
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The lumbercaster was 2". But if it's getting a top, 1.75. Some guitars are thinner though. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-31-2019, 02:56 PM	#843
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Right on!

01-01-2020, 03:32 PM	#847
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	How do you dry them. The local mills used to build huge ricks and kilns to keep new boards from warping and other wise becoming less useful.

01-01-2020, 04:31 PM	#848
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm going to "sticker" them in an open barn and paint the ends with latex. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-04-2020, 11:14 PM	#849
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh man, Mr. Clod's been making this awesome "river table" matched set (a coffee table and a side table.) I keep meaning to post pics but I keep checking the cellar when I'm already in bed and not motivated to go out to the garage. Somebody bump this thread in the daytime and I'll try to remember. It's so cool looking. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-05-2020, 07:51 AM	#850
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wake up and post! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-05-2020, 10:04 PM	#851
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Children's legs included for size perspective, or I can just tell you it's 48"x20". Side table not finished yet, but it's cut from the end of the same board/pour, so it looks pretty identical, except it's going to have legs made of walnut (these legs are prefab metal thingies.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-06-2020, 05:57 AM	#852
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Excellent! Has he done much work with the epoxy? Is it forgiving to use? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-06-2020, 05:59 AM	#853
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	That is Way Cool, I love it. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-06-2020, 11:58 AM	#854
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	This is his second experiment with epoxy, the first was a very small fill (also blue) in a knot on a board that is a cover piece for a gaming table he built--kind of like a craps table, there's an inner section that's lowered by about 4 inches and covered with cloth for dice, cards, what have you, then there are leaves that fit within the outer rails to make the surface flush for use as a traditional table. (But I can't post pictures of that until I get home again...) It's not necessarily unforgiving, I think, unless you screw up. There are different types with longer or shorter drying times, though, so you can start with a slower one and work your way up. The big thing is the swirls tend to settle over time, so if it's a slow one you have to go out there and stir it every hour until it's set. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-06-2020, 12:00 PM	#855
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I also know he used a small blowtorch to get bubbles out, and for a big pour like this the frame has to be super tight so the epoxy doesn't leak under the side pieces. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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