workbench in the works..

[Admiral_dk]

The Drawers are a lovely addition to the Bench 

And I can't help Staring at those lovely small Planes    and wonder about the one where the 'Steel Blade' is 90 degrees to the Cut - what is it called and what is it used for (I have one or two full size of those among all my Maternal Grandfathers Tools) ?

Per

[crueby]

That is a scraper plane, used for final smoothing.

[tghs]

yes, but a razor blade will work just as well for model work!!

[Kim]

That's really nice looking!  Like it was made for it   

Kim

[Admiral_dk]

Thank you - I have just read a bit about Scraper Planes and learned quite a bit 

Per     

[tghs]

decided some playing with metal, torches, hammers and files was needed.. forged out six cement nails blanks, got one roughed out, the tang will get filed a little more round with a step so a small washer can get soldered as a handle stop,, this will be the 1/4" flat chisel..final shaping and edging after oil quench hardening..

[crueby]

Thats really cool!  And Slim sized too!

[tghs]

Thats really cool!  And Slim sized too!

maybe if slim was doing timber framing
a little more refined,, got a start on it's swan neck mate.. heating and beating is so much fun

[crueby]

You haven't  noticed the  log cabin he is building in the  back yard?   

[tghs]

hell he's most likely to be building a trebuchet

[wagnmkr]

Chris ... Don't let your shop elves see that picture!!

[crueby]

Chris ... Don't let your shop elves see that picture!!

Too late... 

Years ago I did build wooden models of a trebuchet and a ballista. They were great fun to toss little biscuits to the dogs!

[tghs]

I've wanted to make a little larger version and combine it with a squirrel feeder,, see if the annoying grey squirrels could quickly evolve into flying squirrels

[crueby]

This kind of bird feeder does that, the weight of the squirrel sets off the motor in the base...


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfHu-UJaK0Q" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfHu-UJaK0Q</a>

[tghs]

my bird feeders are squirrel proof,, it's the ones that dig up my veggie garden and potted plants that I want to relocate,, say maybe a quarter mile or so