November Through December Part 1

Hope all had a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Since the previous post in November things happened in all directions.

These are in no particular order of events, projects etc.

In the wood work department the need to update an tool handle made 40+ years ago at work (so you can say it was factory made) became a reality. Along with making a similar one for another similar tool. These being a Flat profile Body File and a 1/2 round also which the two blades I scored at a sale during the year.
The timber is Queensland Qulited Maple from Richard which I mentioned and had a photo of back in June -September.

 Roughed out top & right is the 1/2 round
Below is the flat frame with a very different horn for better grip.

 Right out of the scrap I made a very small hand held bow sander.

 Left is my 40+ year old Oregon body file handle it has seen many jobs over that time.
Below the underside where the file impression has been left in the wood.

Although I drilled the holes for the dowel at 3/4" 19mm the dowel at hand wasn't large enough so I used bicycle inner tube o help secure the strip of linishing paper. I will turn up better fitting dowels to secure it.

Started  Last January when I made my cousin Keith's wife Avis her Lazy Susan, this Camphor bowl has sat in the Cole Jaws all that time. In comparison the gain and colour was vastly different out of the one bit of timber.

Inside has been oiled with Macadamia Nut oil as it will be used for food. The underside is yet to be finished???? An experiment in colouring wood about to happen.

 Sue requested I whip up a Russian style drop spindle out a piece of timber she like in the workshop, from memory it is Celery Top Pine. A little light for this use but she likes it.

 

A repair to my two draw tool box, just prior moving the runner on the top draw right side decided to loose bearings and headed south. I finally ordered from McJings at Yagoona four new draw runners and replaced the lot. That however cost me more than the runners as I had to buy an air rivet gun also none of my hand ones would pull well enough the 5/16 riverts which were all sealed type.