Woodworking - Small projects part 2

[mkydster]

very interesting pieces of work.......some very intelligent use of scrap .........looking frwd to more vids frm u...thnx

[1usaid]

You have given me some fantastic ideas . Thankyou

[localcrew]

That ball made from Mulberry looks very much like our American Osage Orange wood. Osage Orange is a member of the Mulberry family so maybe that explains that. Nice work.

[Mueiwark]

@localcrew Thanks for the reply and information, and yes it looks like it. Not as hard though, I heard Osage Orange is an extremely tough wood to work with! I wish it grew back here, but the climate is to cold.

[gslope1]

Very cool videos and projects. How do you decide what finish to put on which project? Do you do anything to make sure there are no insects in the wood?

[Mueiwark]

@gslope1 Thank you for the sub & comment. I try and predict what 'abuse' the item will go trough. For 'look only' items 2 coats of oil, or wax, for heavy use items a bit of oil mixed with polyurethane, or straight poly. For objects in between like bowls I generally use oil varnish mixes like Danish oil, and sometimes a thin layer of poly on top. I'm also experimenting with laquer. It hard, but I need to tone down the 'plastic look'.

[tundraman217]

i think the plant vase in a tree trunk is very ironic... its like have a house made of human body parts.

[Mueiwark]

@tundraman217 Lol, well eeh that's a morbid comparison!

[toolinmaine]

@kerry221 Depends if you are left or right handed?

[THEDROPPEDSOCK]

What kind of angle grinder wheel is that at 1:11, thanks

[toolinmaine]

@THEDROPPEDSOCK Looks like a flap wheel.

[THEDROPPEDSOCK]

@toolinmaine Thanks, they look pretty effective.

[firewoodguy2009]

i got misc pcs of scrap wood for sale

i think its oak and maple etc im not sure

asking 5.00 per boxs

pick up only

im located in the lebanon,pa 17042 area

[Tamcon05]

This may be a really dumb question, but where do you find beautiful blocks of wood like that? Do you just go out and cut them yourself?

[Mueiwark]

@Tamcon05 Yeah all the wood in my videos I have cut myself. I am the only licensed tree feller at my workplace so I have first pickings in good wood. Also, my colleagues know that I will kill them if I find that they are pruning special trees without me knowing about it lol! XD

[shplog2]

I really liked that plant pot thing. I've gotta stump I grabbed from a neighbor's demolished tree, had it for a month now.  I wondered what the heck I should do with it! Now I know.. Thx

[fastgs1]

I like the ball, but if you're looking to accuracy, a great method is to spin it on the lathe.

[doggiedoodoo7]

At 1:14, is that a face I see at the top of the stick? Did you do that?

[Mueiwark]

Funny, I never looked at it that way. No I didn't do that, pure coincidence.

[tribalwind]

Hi, i like the ideas here. !

question on the hinged branch-halves,

how did you line up./reference your hinge mortises?

this would make an excellent carry-case for Native American flutes if hollowed out a bit :)

[Mueiwark]

Funny you ask that. I quickly learned that lining up two hinges on an object that isn't nicely straight is a nightmare.. With much trail and error + marking I managed to get it right. On hindsight I could have knocked out the hinge pins, and replace them with one long pin, going trough BOTH hinges. Then screw them in place, remove the long pin and re-insert the original pins...

[tribalwind]

yes that's what i imagined!

long-pin is a good solution, or perhaps a long template with cut-out the width of hinges.

thanks '

when i do get to making a carry-case like this, think i'll add leather strapping ties or snaps around top and bottom

[xxdjcharlierockxx]

cool work...love the hollow vase....and the the other projects as well...very cool!

[dcrsx40]

how do you make a cross cut like that. I bought a wood burner and to buy a cross cut piece is expensive. I would like to take a log and make several thin cross cuts that come out smooth for art work to be put on them? can anyone help with info.

[Mueiwark]

Hi, you will need a Japanese cross cut (pull action) saw to make very thin slices. The enresult is so good that sanding is sometimes not even needed. There is also a saw available with has a cross-cut side, and a rip-cut side. Google for 'Silky Enzo'. Beautifully saws like that last your entire life.

[dcrsx40]

Thank you. You do good work.

[dcrsx40]

@Mueiwark Bought me one of those pull action saws today. just tried it out spliting a small branch. It does the job. Thanks for the info. Mine is a Vaughn bear saw. Will get one of thoses fancy ones when I get good at it.

[tribalwind]

@dcrsx40 you're describing what's known as "Resawing"

if you can afford a small bandsaw,it is your best option. using a pullsaw like this to make flat resawn strips would be difficult. lastly, this would technically be a "rip-cut"(with the grain) cross-cuts Cross the grain.

[mrcbridge36]

nice projects keep up the work !