Projects to keep me off the streets - Fire Department Table, Kayak
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The closest I've come to making wooden boxes is when I made custom cabinets for my workshop at my previous house, including dovetail jointed wooden drawers solid enough to carry +50lbs of tools per drawer. I'm not totally inept at woodworking... just semi-inept...
I don't have pictures of those cabinets, however I do have a picture of the work I did reframing the inside of my current garage. The building was constructed in 1961 with 2x4 rafters. The internal bracing was almost nonexistent. I don't understand how the roof survived the snowload of heavy winters. Since the shingles needed replacement, I went up to check things... and decided I needed to reframe inside in order to safely walk on the roof. It was that bad. It took me a couple of days of work but when I was done, the roof was solid.
I added a couple of crossbraces so I could remove the previous constructions centre post. Over-engineered? Yeah, probably... but it's solid...
It's set so I can put in a ceiling and insulation etc... And that is my daughter proving how much she likes to climb on things... lol
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New toy for the boat shop. This replaces the old router that tried to kill me.
And just for AnnPT77...
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You know my weaknesses, Farback! 
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Man-cold therapy
Couple hours in the shop, dry fit test on bunk bed project. My co-builder has a basketball game tonight and a weekend tournament so this project will be waiting till our next play date. Did the first shaping on my spare paddle with the spoke-shave. Waiting on the part to make it a two piece paddle to serve as a spare, mounted behind the cockpit. There's nothing like the feel of a sharp tool and the smell of cedar to put everything in perspective.
Bottom bunk. Or top? they'll be interchangable. Ikea's got nothin on Tucker and I.
Pretty much the opposite of work.
Roughed out, sizing for ferule and sanding to go.
Premium fire started for one of my boys.
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That's one stinkin' cute doll bed - lucky girl!
Fire starters: Do you make the kind where you put the shavings in cardboard-fiber egg cartons & pour parrafin over?1 -
I used to make those using dryer lint and parafin for camping. They'll use it to light wood stoves at home. Both my son and oldest daughter's families use wood heat. The middle girl and her man don't as yet.2
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Designed a removable carry yoke for the kayak portages. I'll start building it out of ash tomorrow. The two side parts fit under the skirt rim. It should be compact enough to fit through a hatch into the cargo areas.
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That's interesting; I don't think I've seen one for a 'yak . . . but I'm not really a kayaker. I've only carried mine short distances.
Most of my backwoods-ing has been by canoe - so much easier to pack, and typically lighter to portage. Not as good on big water, though, at least if there's weather. I do use a removable yoke with my heavier solo canoe. (The light one just slings over my shoulder like an ultra-large purse - lighter than some of my purses, too. ). 2 -
Kayak Carry Yoke Project
I have several portages to do in my back-country trip in June, so I decided to make a canoe style carry yoke for my kayak. I designed it Friday night 24Feb17, and started building on Saturday 25Feb17.
I verified the position of the center of gravity, i.e. the balance point to be 1" forward of form station 9. I will be carrying stern first for better visibility. I made a mock-up to ensure it would fit through a hatch and stow.
I started with a 2" ash plank, and five hours later the yoke is roughed out to shape. Some sanding, then the side pieces get built and fitted.
Plannifying using my brain.
printed the half pattern to scale.
Blank cut, through the planer to reduce thickness to 1 1/8"
Glued pattern for shoulder recesses.
Putting the new router to work. A man with a dog doesn't howl at the moon himself.
Router, chisels, sanding to do recess area.
Spokeshave, sanding to reduce excess material. This is the end result of five hours with a nice piece of ash.
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Always appreciate a nice piece of ash.
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27 February 2017
test fit of assembly
Wedge pieces added to bring angles together between clamp pieces and yoke crossbar.
fit on both sides is good. Inner radius of clamps matches cockpit rim radius at station 9.
Top view of assembly
Bottom view of assembly
5/16 bolts with nyloncore locking nuts, countersunk at top and bottom will hold it together.
After final shaping and sanding, a coat of Tung oil on components and a second layer on the hardwood paddle.
Ash yoke crossbar and oak clamps.
Three projects drying.
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Montepulciano wrote: »Always appreciate a nice piece of ash.
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28 February 2017
Completed and fits perfectly
Easily carried by some random geezer.
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Thank you for the photo showing how that lovely piece of ash is being used. It should make portaging a bit easier. 3
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LOL! One more reason to prefer wood or Kevlar/composite boats - less conductive! 2
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That was great stuff. 'Canada's greatest aluminum crimefighter'3
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Did you get your new toy yet or hasn't yet arrived?0
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Not yet, just ordered last night. Naturally I'm in
the middle of sanding down and re-finishing an old Ikea table. I have a small cheap sander I'll try tonight, but I might kill it with actual work.1
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