Scrap Wood Project

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:31 am

Exactly! But as I said - couldn't find it in the catalog! Maybe I missed it while turning every page in two printed cats. I think I am saying Rockler makes some offers on web that are not included in the printed material.

Perhaps someone can find a page number in the printed media?

flashbacpt · Post by **flashbacpt** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:50 am

Chuck,

I believe you are right! The Travel Mugs are not always posted in every catalog. I "found them" by accident when I went into my local Rockler store for something else.
The idea for Christmas gifts popped into my head at that time, and I subsequently purchased four of them.

Good Luck!
John
FlashbacPT

fixit · Post by **fixit** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:38 pm

If you are thinking about buying these kits you need to check out Woodcraft. They sell the kits for less than Rockler does. But I haven't looked at shipping costs.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=20158

http://www.rockler.com/search_results.cfm?filter=Travel+Mug+Kit&submit.x=15&submit.y=9

flashbacpt · Post by **flashbacpt** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:49 pm

Okay,

This is really pushing it! A few years ago, I had saved some very small 1/4" thick pieces by 2 or 3" long of wood from some other projects. With my current theme of using up scrap wood, and trying to knock out some Christmas presents along the way, I came up with some very small stocking stuffers.......Bookmarkers!

These bookmarks are quick and easy to make, and should be appreciated by avid readers, at least that is the game plan! The wood part is approximately 1/2 inch in diameter. Attached are two photos of the first three made.

Save Those Scraps!
John
FlashbacPT

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:42 pm

Cool, John! Neat idea!

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:48 pm

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dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:01 pm

I can see, Dave, that you employ the "olde bucket for storage" trick too. It works great until you are looking for something that is way down in the bucket.

The "olde vertical stack" method works good for doubling or tripling effective floor space too.

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:32 pm

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eggy · Post by **eggy** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:35 pm

flashbacpt wrote:Attached...........(Hopefully) is a photo of a finished "scrap wood project" using a Rockler Travel Mug kit. The mug was made entirely from five pieces of
3/4" scrap wood (red oak and redwood) that was glued together to form a 3 1/2" square by 7 1/2" long block of wood. From there, it is turned round, and as much as possible is drilled out, then turned/fitted to allow the 16 oz Stainless Steel insert to be glued in place
I plan on making on making about 3 more for Christmas Presents!

Save Those Scraps!:)
John
FlashbacPT

I'm going to try and make one of these. It'll be my first "craft" type project in many, many years. I ordered the kit and read through the instructions. I'm curious how you chucked up the blank (spur drive, faceplate, chuck) and how you bored the holes. I think it's a neat project and am looking forward to giving it a go. I'm gluing up a blank tonight and will try turning it tomorrow.

flashbacpt · Post by **flashbacpt** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:42 am

What I did was first turn the block of wood to "round", using the spur drive, and live center. Then I used a parting tool to cut a shoulder on one end, and squared the face on the other end. With the shoulder cut, I can now insert the wood in my talon chuck.
Once in the talon chuck, you can attach the drill chuck to the tailstock, and depending on lenght of your drill bit, you may or may not need an extension for the bit.
The drilling was slow going, and you have to fine tune the fit of your insert with your turning tools. Definitely use the "fitting tip" of marking the insert with erasable pen, inserting the insert with a slight turning motion to see where the "rub" is and then remove same with your turning tool.

Good Luck and Have Fun!
FlashbacPT
John:D

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