Show us something that you MADE...

[ShadyRascal]

Originally Posted by XR4EVER

No drooling on the furniture, please.



Out here in the west, this wood has become all the rage. It is alder; this in particular is "rustic" alder (a step between clear and knotty). It is easy to machine and stains wonderfully.

Awesome stuff, XR. Does that place on the north side if I-90 just east of Post Falls right at the Highway 41 exit still run alder? Seems like they used to make furniture parts or something there and it was all alder they ran.

[XR4EVER]

Originally Posted by ShadyRascal

Awesome stuff, XR. Does that place on the north side if I-90 just east of Post Falls right at the Highway 41 exit still run alder? Seems like they used to make furniture parts or something there and it was all alder they ran.

Thanks!

They run pretty much everything, but alder is booming so it just seems that way! Link: Aagesen Millworks

[subvet]

Originally Posted by XR4EVER

Damn, that is a really nice looking piece of furniture.

I've been seriously thinking about a Murphy bed setup in one of our spare rooms but with not nearly the ornate-ness of your project

I'd be interested in what hardware you used for the fold-down functionality. Have you done anything like this before and what pitfalls to look out for.

Great job. I'm jealous.

[XR4EVER]

Originally Posted by subvet

I'd be interested in what hardware you used for the fold-down functionality. Have you done anything like this before and what pitfalls to look out for.

http://www.wallbed.com/ The hardware is around $300, and come with easy-to-follow instructions and an assembly DVD.

I've done quite a few of them, but that is one of the few that I am proud to show pics of. The clients usually pick some off-the-wall wood or color combo that is hideous. There is really nothing to watch out for, as long as you follow the directions. Over the years, I have learned to alter them a little bit to handle the weight of all of that "ornate-ness."

Here is a more basic one:

[dorkpunch]

Still trying to figure out my edge former so I whipped this out. I think it turned out incredible... Usually things like this end up as scrap when I touch 'em.

Drew up a shape on a piece of paper real quick, traced it onto some aluminum and hacked it out.



Ran it through the slip roll to give it a bit of a curve and tried it on with some duct tape





Did a little creative measuring... Made some brackets to mount it to the headlight ears, and viola!









Now maybe someday I'll start on the tank...

[subvet]

Originally Posted by XR4EVER

http://www.wallbed.com/ The hardware is around $300, and come with easy-to-follow instructions and an assembly DVD.

I've done quite a few of them, but that is one of the few that I am proud to show pics of. The clients usually pick some off-the-wall wood or color combo that is hideous. There is really nothing to watch out for, as long as you follow the directions. Over the years, I have learned to alter them a little bit to handle the weight of all of that "ornate-ness."

Here is a more basic one:

wow. another nice one...you should be proud of that too.

thanks a bunch for the link.

[bk brkr baker]

That little piece sure crys out for a "Curvey" tank , doesn't it ?

[MiteyF]

My thoughts exactly.

Originally Posted by bk brkr baker

That little piece sure crys out for a "Curvey" tank , doesn't it ?

[dorkpunch]

I'm getting there... I'm in the process of building some radius fingers for my brake. Then all of the bends would have a large (2" dia) curve to them. Long ways to go there still.

[theothersean]

I made a reactive shot gun target from some misc stuff in the garage , the base was an extension I had made for a bike loading ramp for a taller pick up, the black section was a rack that I had on an old drz400, and then just some scrap pieces of steel and threaded rod .
best part is the targets are only a nickle a piece , and can be hit multiple times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU...yer_detailpage

[Grantizzle]

My first moto table. i'm not a carpenter by any means, but it's strong and doesn't wobble. i count that as a success.

Photo Gallery.

[MiteyF]

Originally Posted by Grantizzle

My first moto table. i'm not a carpenter by any means, but it's strong and doesn't wobble. i count that as a success.

Photo Gallery.

So it worked huh?

[AK Oldman]

Originally Posted by Grantizzle

My first moto table. i'm not a carpenter by any means, but it's strong and doesn't wobble. i count that as a success.

It holds a bike and that big guy and safely held your son. I would call that success also. Lookin good!

[leakypetcock]

Originally Posted by dorkpunch

Still trying to figure out my edge former so I whipped this out. I think it turned out incredible... Usually things like this end up as scrap when I touch 'em.

Drew up a shape on a piece of paper real quick, traced it onto some aluminum and hacked it

Ran it through the slip roll to give it a bit of a curve and tried it on with some duct

Did a little creative measuring... Made some brackets to mount it to the headlight ears, and viola!



Now maybe someday I'll start on the tank...

Looks fantastic but all I can see is that thing peeling a nice curly-cue of skin from your chesticles to your testicles in a crash.

[GSWayne]

Three brass hammers. The handles are Birdseye Maple, Satina, and Cherry, The head weights are about 6 oz, 12oz, and 32 oz. The rubber on the larger ones are pieces of conveyer belt cut out with a hole saw and glued on with Urethane glue. If I didn't have access to some scrap brass, they would have been expensive hammers.