I'd surely fuck up the order. That looks beautiful. The final product is going to be amazing. Good job!
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I'd surely fuck up the order. That looks beautiful. The final product is going to be amazing. Good job!
So March 18th, 2021....
I drunkenly grab this at a buddies with tales of saving it...
A nail and a red shop rag were stuffed in the handle. If not the pickaxe head fell of the end of the handle.
His dad, got it from his dad. He used it as a young ditch digger. Got put away 20 years ago in the corner of the shop.
So me being me..
September 2nd, 2024...
I Finally fucking finish it..
I'm not doing the math on that, but I don't think he even knows I have it at this point..
Don't know how many coats of linseed oil is on it. Had a 1 year cure at one point. Then added more.
I shouldn't have added this last coat as thick as I did without wiping it. But I'll 0000 wool it to dry and wipe it down one last time.
A new red shop rags been cut and fit to the head, along with the original nail, fire blued. Then the head re set. It'll be a display on the wall thing. But it's solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
Honestly after remembering polyurethane clear exists I should have just hit it with 3 coats of blo and then polyurethane to build up the rest.
I drunkenly grab this at a buddies with tales of saving it...
A nail and a red shop rag were stuffed in the handle. If not the pickaxe head fell of the end of the handle.
His dad, got it from his dad. He used it as a young ditch digger. Got put away 20 years ago in the corner of the shop.
So me being me..
September 2nd, 2024...
I Finally fucking finish it..
I'm not doing the math on that, but I don't think he even knows I have it at this point..
Don't know how many coats of linseed oil is on it. Had a 1 year cure at one point. Then added more.
I shouldn't have added this last coat as thick as I did without wiping it. But I'll 0000 wool it to dry and wipe it down one last time.
A new red shop rags been cut and fit to the head, along with the original nail, fire blued. Then the head re set. It'll be a display on the wall thing. But it's solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
Honestly after remembering polyurethane clear exists I should have just hit it with 3 coats of blo and then polyurethane to build up the rest.
Here is a zigzag with reverse color pattern. Came out pretty good.
I just do this for a hobby. I'm making boards for Christmas gifts for my friends and family. I don't want to do it for money, then it would turn into a job, and I wouldn't enjoy it.
This one was a pain in the butt. In college (yes I know how old I am) and had to make a model of one of the relationship models. Stairs seemed easiest. I made it out of left over pergo on my borrowed FIL tablesaw. Pergo was harder because I can't sand the outside after it is glued to smooth out any misalignment. No nails or screws. Just glued together. Had label maker labels on it just long enough for class. Going to serve as a spice rack.
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