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    Sideline Project

     



    Last summer I had several walnut trees around the place that needed to come down for a variety of reasons, and I happened upon a fellow not far away that has a portable band saw mill - SCORE!! I got my logs assembled up near the barn, built a drying rack under the lean-to shed roof, and stacked several hundred board feet of 5/4 planks, stickered to dry. Here's the mill, cutting one of the logs.

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    A couple of months back my wife shared that she really, really would like for me to abandon the kitchen island work surface and move my laptop somewhere else, along with the accumulation of notes, bills, spreadsheets, etc, etc that tend to accumulate. So, I set about to look for a desk, but everything I found just didn't "fit" with what I wanted. Engage brain, several hundred board feet of nice walnut dried for 6 months or more, all the necessary tools...... MAKE IT!

    Here's the result - the legs are each one 1" square tube with three 3/4" tubes spaced evenly on a 1/8" pad that's 3.5" square. A 1" tube rectangle on top, with 3/4" accent pieces across. It's nothing special, but it functions, and the "look" is what I wanted!

    Raw edge front & back, as well as on the bottom of the drawer front. Finish is a mix of boiled linseed oil, spar varnish and mineral spirits, something like six or seven coats with hours of drying time between. Mama's happy, I like the result, seems like a win-win! Sometimes even the blind squirrel finds a nut!

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    Almost art deco, I like it.
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    looks good roger -your'a clever bugga.
    is that mill picture taken in your front yard?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharpmark View Post
    looks good roger -your'a clever bugga.
    is that mill picture taken in your front yard?
    Yep, Bones sniffing around the pile of logs, and looking out toward the lane that fronts the property in the back ground. Come see us!!
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    That came out nice! Very Very Nice! I see a mission influence in it's design.. Matches the deck railings nicely too!
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    Looks like fun and it has to be satisfying. Also a nice thought to be able to say "Yours is the only one"!
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    A nice bit of work, Roger; kudos.

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    Really really nice Roger. I always liked the look of walnut,

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    Beautiful piece..........and good that you use a coaster under your toddy.
    That linseed oil do take some time to dry..........
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    Top marks that man.
    That looks bloody gorgeous.

    You are indeed a clever bugger.

    (Sitting here typing this, looked up, and Uncle Bob's post is directly above my 'Quick Reply' box.
    And what does it say but: 'Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.'
    How apt is that in this situation!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    Yep, Bones sniffing around the pile of logs, and looking out toward the lane that fronts the property in the back ground. Come see us!!
    I'm keen - whats the best monthes to come to your neck of the woods??
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    Nice work there Roger. Love the finish!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharpmark View Post
    I'm keen - whats the best monthes to come to your neck of the woods??
    When the Ol' Marais River Run is on!
    But take your Zimmer frame; you're going to walk for miles!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharpmark View Post
    I'm keen - whats the best monthes to come to your neck of the woods??
    Well, our good months run from around early April through mid-November, even into early December some years with a bit of Indian Summer, where we get a hard cold snap in our Fall, but then some warming for several weeks which is a great time. Like jb says, the Ol' Marais River Run is a really nice regional show, set in an old park with gobs of huge trees. There was talk last year that they may limit the entries to around 1500 or so, as it seems to keep growing.... It's a nice show, with all kinds of vehicles. The walk-about's not so bad, and another way is to pull the car out of it's spot and cruise the ring road, doing a look-see as you go! Of course that misses all of the cars parked back in the trees, but it gets a bunch. It's always mid-September, this time September 19 & 20. Heck, if you're comin' it might light a fire under me to get the roadster done, and we can take two - you can follow, so you stay in the correct lane!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    it might light a fire under me to get the roadster done, and we can take two - you can follow, so you stay in the correct lane!!
    US driver injures elderly couple, totals vintage coupe | Stuff.co.nz

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    When we're in your country the boot is on the other foot; we have to remember to keep right...not easy.
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