What's in Santa's workshop

[rpd]

Hey Joe,
We call 'em "rack jacks." It's a thin piece of oak (maybe 1/4" or more) about 1-1/2" wide (or less) by 8-10" long. It's function is to pull out the hot rack in an oven and shove it back in when baking stuff. The women in my family (the ones that cook anyway) love 'em. Pretty simple to make. Can probably give better info if you're interested, maybe even a pattern!

Very nice. We use something similar that my father in law made many years ago, strangely enough I found the pattern he used just the other day while I was reorganizing my shop.

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A squirrel that anyone can love.
(the wood is western red cedar, the coin is a quarter for scale)

[fiatben]

Well, the squirrel is just too cute!

Joe, I'll start a seperate thread under beginners for the rack jack with a picture, dimensions and "how I dun it."

[reible]

Very nice. We use something similar that my father in law made many years ago, strangely enough I found the pattern he used just the other day while I was reorganizing my shop.

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A squirrel that anyone can love.
(the wood is western red cedar, the coin is a quarter for scale)

I like it!

I've already got it to scale on a sheet of paper in case it warms up enough again to make one.

Showed it to the wife and she is waiting for one to appear in the kitchen one day.

Ed

[terrydowning]

I like it!

I've already got it to scale on a sheet of paper in case it warms up enough again to make one.

Showed it to the wife and she is waiting for one to appear in the kitchen one days.

Ed

Can you say stocking stuffer??

[john]

My grandaughter and her boyfriend were over for dinner and the subject turned to woodworking. My wife mentioned the puzzles I used to make and Boyfriend said "I love puzzles", big mistake.

Dear wife went to get a letter puzzle "B" for him to try. Forty-five minutes and three hints later, it still was not done.

Guess what his stocking stuffer will be. I have four different letters so that should kepp him busy for a while.

John

[fiatben]

Got another project finished (whew!)

For the three older boys (4-yr olds)

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Maple body, walnut wings, pine props and mahogany wheel struts (never throw away a scrap, no matter how small)

[fiatben]

My two older grandson's first toolboxes:

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These are made of aromatic cedar with a plywood bottom and oak dowel for a handle. The cedar was salvaged from an armoire that belonged to my grandmother, who would be the boys great-great-grandmother. I figure the wood is close to 100 years old. Honestly, this stuff was so dry and brittle I'm not sure how durable the boxes will be. I may have to make some better ones and let these get relegated to a keepsake shelf.

[JPG]

I think the squirrel would work as an oven doofer.

[terrydowning]

Adding a few coats of poly urethane to that old cedar might add some strength and increase the durability. Just a thought.

They are pretty, Good Job.

[fiatben]

Yeah, the toolboxes did not have a finish on them when I took the pics late last night. Since then they have been sanded and gotten the first coat of poly.

Meanwhile, finished an earring mushroom for my youngest daughter made of bois d'arc, and a candy jar lid of maple burl for a friend of the family:
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And a candle holder (table centerpiece) and salt & pepper shakers for another daughter, both made out of spalted Golden Raintree:
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The list is finally beginning to shrink.