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2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:32 pm
by ChrisNeilan
on Facebook and Youtube, Brian Gidney (Summers Woodworking) is hosting a 2 X 4 challenge. Build something with only one 2 X 4, film the build and enter by Oct. 15th.
This will be my entry, video to follow soon. I decided to make this a Shopsmith only build (except for the drum sanding)!
Three 18 segment rings, solid (Glued up) bottom, I used about 32 inches of a 2 X 4!
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:21 pm
by ERLover
Nice looking piece of 2x4, can you any stain/dye to it by the rules?
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:28 pm
by ChrisNeilan
You can do pretty much anything you wish. With all the glue joints, i was hesitant to try any dyes. There are a few gaps between the rings, very slight. Douglas Fir (at least a assume it's fir) likes to move a bit!
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:30 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
Nice!
And you must have about 66" of 2x4 left over. Plenty for a matching plate, goblet, salad bowl, and maybe a serving spoon and fork. An entire place setting should really give those judges something to think about!
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:10 am
by JPG
BuckeyeDennis wrote:Nice!
And you must have about 66" of 2x4 left over. Plenty for a matching plate, goblet, salad bowl, and maybe a serving spoon and fork. An entire place setting should really give those judges something to think about!
In two weeks?????
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:54 am
by ERLover
ChrisNeilan wrote:You can do pretty much anything you wish. With all the glue joints, i was hesitant to try any dyes. There are a few gaps between the rings, very slight. Douglas Fir (at least a assume it's fir) likes to move a bit!
Save some of the chip/dust for the gaps and mix with wood glue or Supper Glue, pack in, let dry and sand out the excess.
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 1:06 am
by ChrisNeilan
If this was a favored piece, I would do just that, but i think i'll leave it as is for now. Kinda rustic. I'm working on a feature piece for my Rotary Club- i'll be much pickier with that!
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:22 pm
by swampgator
Chris,
Really nice work for a cut up, glued up and turned 2 X 4. Just lacquer or shellac and it will dazzle someone. LOL
Steve, the old swampgator
Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:26 pm
by nuhobby
Nice bowl work !!!
I had brief thought of that 2x4 idea lately when finishing the small cherry case I made for my niece. The back utilized a bunch of lapped boards all resawn out of a single stubby 2x4:
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Re: 2 x 4 challenge!
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:07 am
by ChrisNeilan
Done! A dog dish bowl for the dog's collars!