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wa2crk

Hi Gang;

I just thought I would ad my two cents worth here. I just completed two laser cut inlaid pen kits and I would like to show them off. These kits are not cheap but they will make some fine gifts. The first is a bullet pen from Woodcraft with a pen kit from Rockler.

The second is a woodcrafters pen with a Sierra pen and laser cut kit from Rockler

I would NOT recommend these kits for a beginning pen turner, but if you have 10 or 12 succesful pens under your belt then should be OK. The woodworkers pen was a bit tedious to assemble. Tweezers would have been helpful

Bill V

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rkh2

Nice looking pens Bill. I especially like the woodworkers pen. I checked out the price at Rockler and see that it isn't cheap. I wouldn't mind turning one for myself. I see where the tweezers come in handy. My question is does this pen style require a special mandrel? I would suspect that it would require a specific size of bushing as well. I have only turned many 7mm slim style pens thus far but see that I am going to need to expand my styles.

wa2crk

RKH2

Hi Ron. The blanks turn on the usual 7mm mandrel with a set of bushings I also got from Rockler. The blanks come round so there is not a lot of material that has to be removed. I did sand down to about 6000 grit before using Hut products Crystal Coat finish. You are right they are not cheap although I did use a discount coupon from the current rockler catalog. Also the bullet pens from Rockler are also on sale at $6.99 compared to Woodcraft's regular price of 9.99 and the kits are the same.My son sells the bullet pens for $30.00 with only a plain wood top piece. Any kind of wood used on these pens really makes an impression.

Bill V

mickyd

FYI - Added a project index by member name to the first post in this thread. As projects are added, I'll keep it updated.

We need to get more completed projects posted in this thread. You veterans must have some project photos in your archives. They don't have to be new projects. Even jigs and fixtures should go here.

Come on guys...lay 'em on. We do use these ShopSmith's for woodworking projects, right?

wa2crk

Ok MickyD;

here is my fixture for drilling pen blanks, a production run of cradles, an inlaid pen, and a cradle that was auctioned off during one of our toys for tots campaigns

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wa2crk

Mickyd

Here is the All American Hauler I made for my grandson.

Bill V

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mickyd

Thanks Bill. The Hauler looks like an excellent toy. Great way to store those cars on the trailer. Looks like a rugged toy too. Thanks for contributing.

rkh2

Here are a few items I still have pictures of that I made using my shopsmith. The bed for my grandson used the band-saw, horizontal boring, table saw, disc sander. The pens and baby rattle used the lathe mode.

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stew

Here is a project I did a couple years ago after I finished the basement. First I hung the TV on the wall then built the unit around. This is actually 4 separate pieces that are not held together with any fasteners. The top Crown molding is all one piece that slips over the 2 towers and holds it all together real tite. This was first time dealing with MDF which really paints up nice.

wa2crk

Mickyd

Here is a pic of some storage cabinets that I built in my garage. They 96" tall and 24" and 36" wide.

Bill V

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mickyd

wa2crk wroteMickyd

Here is a pic of some storage cabinets that I built in my garage. They 96" tall and 24" and 36" wide.

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Bill V

Very professionally done. Look great. YOU GO MAN!!

mickyd

You can't get a standard Wolverine style lathe chisel sharpening jig cheaper than this:

Not for fingernail style chisels.

wa2crk

Mickyd;

Justthought I would throw a pic of a workbence I made to replace mt old Sjoberg's bench. The new one is a LOT heavier and has more than twice the work surface. Total length is 88" and width is about 33".

workbench comparison

workbench with added router table

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dasgud

I finished this mail box post about a year ago and thought to post it here. Don't know why I didn't think to post it earlier.

Also, just recently a friend asked me to replace two water damaged cabinets in her kitchen. She is financially challenged, so couldn't replace more than that. I also replaced her counter top because it was damaged. She is very happy with these so far, and wants the other two base cabinets replaced soon. If she can ever afford it, she wants me to finish the kitchen for her with 42" upper cabinets.

The face frames and doors are Western Red Cedar because I happened to have it already. The boxes are 1/2" birch ply spray finished with clear poly.

The dishwasher was to the left of the sink originally. When I saw that, years ago, I told her it was definitely the wrong place for it. You should have seen her eyes after I said that because she thought so too, but that was the original plan and she just figured it was a personal issue for her. With the DW door open she couldn't stand in front of the sink. It didn't really matter then because it hasn't worked for years, so she replaced it.

One thing I'm really happy about is the fact that the seam in the counter top is virtually invisible. I can only see it when I'm directly above it. One step to the right and it disappears. Nice to know I didn't lose the skill to seam plastic laminate after 10 years.

I wanted to take some before pics, but she wasn't happy about that. It did look crappy so I understand.

I'm glad I made her happy with these.

I think that I will take some more pics of furniture I've made through the years too and post them here. I don't have many pieces with me anymore because I made a lot of things for others and there were no digital cameras then 😃.

Stay safe everyone

heathicus

Don't forget to also submit your projects to http://www.builtwithashopsmith.blogspot.com/!! Or, a simple mention here along with your project posting giving me permission to use it would be fine with me.

wa2crk

Heath;

I hereby grant you permission to use my photos in the "built with a Shopsmith page.

Bill V

judaspre1982

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juwester

I built the coffee table in this photo this summer. Quartersawn oak, through-tenoned (first time doing through-tenons).

-Julian.

ddvann79

juwester wroteI built the coffee table in this photo this summer. Quartersawn oak, through-tenoned (first time doing through-tenons).

-Julian.

Gorgeous! Outstanding job. And the tenons on this table are tastefully protruding, as opposed to some furniture where the through-tenons look like the ends of a log cabin.

charlese

juwester wroteI built the coffee table in this photo this summer. Quartersawn oak, through-tenoned (first time doing through-tenons).

-Julian.

Beautiful coffee table, Julian! Excellent work! Your fine craftsmanship shows. The table really set compliments the other mission furniture in the room. Think I see a mission rocker and another rocker or chair (with grey arms) in the immediate foreground.

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