Your COVID19 responses (projects you’re doing), let’s see ‘em, and mine (86 splitback whittler mod)

[HeathH]

Not a real traditional slipjoint, but I modified my Spyderco SpyDK since being on lockdown. Red G10 liners, natural Micarta on top, laminated with gorilla glue. Really a piece of cake compared to peening and hafting.

 

[JohnDF]

I like the high cantle. Looks comfy. Did you do all the carving?

Thank you, it should have a very comfy seat... all leather.
Yes, I did all the carving on it. The seat and fenders will just be border stamped, but the skirts, swells, and jockeys will have a little floral pattern.

 

[rockman0]

I've had this 1 3/4# hatchet laying on my bench for several years, couldn't find the handle I wanted until last year I found this NOS 18" handle. Finally got around to hanging it.
Wedge was starting to split, i let it rest 3 days the cut the wedge down to about 1/2" above the haft then put the mallet to it one more time. It went in another 1/4" or so before it mushroomed. Sawed that off, sanded it and done, got it sharpened today, ready to work.

 

[Will Power]

Nice work! Takes a fair bit of skill and patience to haft an axe or hatchet

 

[CelloDan]

First wood turning project of 2020 in my little outside shed.
I had a mahogany and an ambrosia maple blank
I chose the ambrosia today .

First let's sharpen my pencils lol

Prepare the blank to mount on the lathe

Turning the bottom and the foot for the chuck to hold the piece once reversed

Now the blank is flipped and secured with the the chuck jaws on the foot that wast turned earlier

Turning the inside

Reversed once again on this homemade jig to finish the foot ( a good turning should reveal no signs as to how the piece was attached to the lathe )

First coat of watco tung oil. I will apply a couple more, wait a few days to fully dry and the buff and wax the bowl.
( no pic today of the final results )

 

[Camillus]

Prayers to you guys in the States - hope you all make it through this ok

 

[Will Power]

CelloDan That's Super Bowl Very nice looking striped wood and beautiful workmanship, you are lucky to have the skill and the eye for it.

Regards, Will

 

[CelloDan]

CelloDan That's Super Bowl Very nice looking striped wood and beautiful workmanship, you are lucky to have the skill and the eye for it.

Regards, Will

Thank you Will for the kind words.
I find wood turning therapeutic and it did helped me yesterday unplug and not think too much about everything that's going on.
Best
Dan

 

[screened porch]

I'm way out-classed here. I'll take my Robinson to the lounge.
Well, now I've started-
I've had the one with the lanyard hole a long time. Impressively hard steel and a cool place to get in a little serration without spoiling the main edge. I just saw one almost exactly like it on the bay, with a fishing scene etch on it.
The three-rivet one never interested my much; the serration was on the main edge for about a third of the length back from the point. It's been getting ignoble use on the workbench.
Turns out it isn't even a dual edge, it's a steak knife. So anyway, I took my auto body file to it and made a plain main edge all the way. Impressively hard steel. Have to drill a lanyard hole.

 

[JohnDF]

Beautiful picture, Dan.
The bowl turned out very nice, I love the grain pattern.

 

[CelloDan]

Gracias John
It was amazing to see the grain pop when applying the oil
Today I will give it another coat of watco and after a few days take it to my wood buffing system to polish and wax it.

 

[TheChunk91]

First wood turning project of 2020 in my little outside shed.
I had a mahogany and an ambrosia maple blank
I chose the ambrosia today .

First let's sharpen my pencils lol

Prepare the blank to mount on the lathe

Turning the bottom and the foot for the chuck to hold the piece once reversed

Now the blank is flipped and secured with the the chuck jaws on the foot that wast turned earlier

Turning the inside

Reversed once again on this homemade jig to finish the foot ( a good turning should reveal no signs as to how the piece was attached to the lathe )

First coat of watco tung oil. I will apply a couple more, wait a few days to fully dry and the buff and wax the bowl.
( no pic today of the final results )

Great work.

 

[CelloDan]

Great work.

Thank you Paul !

 

[I'mSoSharp]

Some great stuff going on.

Still locked down here in Spain & at least another three weeks planned but getting on with lots of projects considering I'm in an apartment & the balcony is the only workspace at the moment.
This lockdown has highlighted how being a horder has it's advantages, some friends are bored, I think I could work on stuff for over a year, not kidding.

This is an Olive log that was firewood, I picked it up to chop on if I needed to use a hatchet on the balcony, looked at it the other day & just started whittling taking the bark off.......

Then it got interesting & decided I can always find another chopping log when this is over.......
A long way to go, this is just the start & this is going to take a long time with what I have in mind.

 

[JTB_5]

I finished up a modification on a Cannon rope knife this evening. I did one as a lambsfoot awhile back, and thought I'd try a spear this time. I'm not sure what I think about it yet, but it is a sharp spear point now, that much I can say.

 

[mitch4ging]

First wood turning project of 2020 in my little outside shed.
I had a mahogany and an ambrosia maple blank
I chose the ambrosia today .

First let's sharpen my pencils lol

Prepare the blank to mount on the lathe

Turning the bottom and the foot for the chuck to hold the piece once reversed

Now the blank is flipped and secured with the the chuck jaws on the foot that wast turned earlier

Turning the inside

Reversed once again on this homemade jig to finish the foot ( a good turning should reveal no signs as to how the piece was attached to the lathe )

First coat of watco tung oil. I will apply a couple more, wait a few days to fully dry and the buff and wax the bowl.
( no pic today of the final results )

Absolutely beautiful work, Dan! You have a great skill there!

 

[tmd_87]

 

[HopalongCassidy]

 

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[HopalongCassidy]