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Pile of scraps, reduced - bandit571 - 03-24-2021 Roh-kay, Raggy.....in the course of some of the projects....I have had to rip a board for width....About 1/2 the time, I wind up saving the strip of whatever I was working with....after a while, the pile seems to grow....and...grow....until one day...decided to cull the herd, as it were....Bundle up a stack, take over to the bandsaw. Space between the riser and the blade is ~12" or so....run the stack through....keep the better looking of that stack....cut-offs this time around? Either they are over 12" or they are into the trashcan.... Arrange the pile into a panel of sorts...joint the edges that need it (most did..) and clamp up into a glued up panel... [attachment=34329] Let this sit a day....come back and trim the ends... [attachment=34330] A few had slipped aside a bit...while removing the clamps....panel was stuck to the vise's jaw...dummy decided to bare-hand slap the panel loose.. [attachment=34331] Them little points of dried glue are SHARP!... [attachment=34332] So...tried to flatten the point, and other high spots....jointer plane AND 80 grit beltsander....panel "objected" to the beltsander, and hopped off the bench, unto the floor.. [attachment=34333] Ok...just made things easier....ripped the worst off the outside edges, jointed a new glue joint.. [attachment=34334] Then a dry fit.. [attachment=34335] I think that will do...this time the glue up was far from the wood vise...so it won't get "stuck".. [attachment=34336] Let this sit a day...or two ( was working on the new shed...) Next time I went to the shop ( Laundry Detail, again) removed the clamps, sanded and plane both faces smooth....easier to move around on the bandsaw table.. Small can of varnish provided a way to mark 4 curves....then sand the curves, and a slight round over.. [attachment=34337] Go out and spend $2 on a bottle of Mineral Oil.....brush on, wipe down... [attachment=34338] Allow to dry....will add a few more coats, later. Total cost?.....$1.98+ sales tax.... Size? 5/8" x 10-1/4" x 11" Not sure what all the woods are.... Just a way to use up a few scraps.....the stuff that went into the trashcan? Well, there is a Firepit out in the backyard....when the 35gal. can is full...we can go out and roast...something.... |