All About Pocket Knives

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:37 pm

thankgod4rkids wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:03 pm I would agree with Jeff on the poplar. I edged my counter tops with it 20 yrs ago. It can take a beating and still look good.

I guess if I do any woodworking, I'll go with poplar and almost certainly avoid pallets. I've seen way too many awful-looking pallets; they tend to get treated pretty poorly. For those who have worked with reclaimed pallets, how many would be required to to complete a medium to large project?

thankgod4rkids wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:38 am

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:37 pm

thankgod4rkids wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:03 pm I would agree with Jeff on the poplar. I edged my counter tops with it 20 yrs ago. It can take a beating and still look good.

I guess if I do any woodworking, I'll go with poplar and almost certainly avoid pallets. I've seen way too many awful-looking pallets; they tend to get treated pretty poorly. For those who have worked with reclaimed pallets, how many would be required to to complete a medium to large project?

It can vary a lot. Some of the newer pallets are assembled with ring shank nails. Made disassembly awful with more waste. Older pallets have better wood but often have broken slats. The heavy cross bars are generally better quality wood. These planters for my sons wedding were all pallet wood. The legs were the heavier crossbar wood. The bar was a last minute pallet project for the wedding also. We used steel wool aged in a jar of vinegar to stain them.
Bill

TPK wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:14 am

Man! Those turned out great! Could you run that by me once more & with some more details. I'd like to know how to make my own wood stain like that. That's pretty cool!
Thanks!

Old farmers used to paint stuff with used motor oil over here but that's no longer allowed for good reasons. The wood held forever though.

thankgod4rkids wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:06 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:14 am

Man! Those turned out great! Could you run that by me once more & with some more details. I'd like to know how to make my own wood stain like that. That's pretty cool!
Thanks!

Old farmers used to paint stuff with used motor oil over here but that's no longer allowed for good reasons. The wood held forever though.

Tom,
My wife found this years ago. Just put regular white vinegar in a glass jar with a couple balls of steel wool. It takes some experimentation. The steel wool wil deteriorate over time. About a week to ten days gives that grey aged wood look like the planters. A month or more and it will become a rust red like the serving bar.
Bill

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:50 pm Bill, I'm going to give that a try. All I need are some Swiss Army knives with busted scales and wood replacements.

glennbad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:13 am I really couldn't have made this project without this saw.


Saw1.jpg


This saw belonged to my dad. He gave it to me a few years before his passing. At the time, he thought it was broken, as it had thrown the drive belt and wouldn't run. When I was getting ready to start the project, I pulled this saw out. It was a mess...in pieces, parts missing, etc. Thank goodness for ebay, I was able to find used parts. The saw, motor, and side wings were original. I had to buy a set of legs, the rollers, on/off switch assembly, miter gauge and rip fence system.

The reason it wasn't running was because the belt pulley on the blade shaft had loosened and worked its' way over to the housing and was hitting that side. Once I got it tapped back into place and locked down on the arbor, she purred like a kitten. The base top also had to be refinished, as it had sat in my basement for over 3 years. I suppose I could have put my money into just buying a new saw, but I think most of you understand why rebuilding it was important to me. I'm not sure why it sat for so long, but I'm glad it is back in one piece and running again.