Now that I'm actually using my small workshop, I'm realizing how important it is to keep the dust in check. Luckily, I had a lot of scrap material laying around to build this surprisingly effective dust filter!
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZc_AP4dFM"]Building a Simple Workshop Dust Filter from Scrap Material - YouTube[/ame]
To prove I AM actually using my shop as, you know, a shop, I'll share one of my first projects. I finally got my european mount back on the pronghorn I shot in north Texas in October, so I wanted to make a plaque for it to hang on the wall.
I think it turned out great, and the best part about building this is I found a local guy setting up a sawmill to sell locally-sourced mesquite, live oak, and other native species. I was able to get a sampling of lumber to try out, and hope to build a relationship so we can work together on some more custom work.
The mesquite is amazing to work with. I ran the plaque through the planer a few times, then hit it with some sanding. It's nice and hard, and the grain and figuring is gorgeous!
I've heard live oak can be tricky to work with but we have a ton of it around from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The grain is crazy and looks like it would make some interesting pieces. I ran a small piece through the planer and there was a lot of tear out around the cracks and holes. I'll have to play around it with more.
We'll see what we can do with these. I'm excited to get into more projects, and should have some ready to share more sooner than later.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZc_AP4dFM"]Building a Simple Workshop Dust Filter from Scrap Material - YouTube[/ame]
To prove I AM actually using my shop as, you know, a shop, I'll share one of my first projects. I finally got my european mount back on the pronghorn I shot in north Texas in October, so I wanted to make a plaque for it to hang on the wall.
I think it turned out great, and the best part about building this is I found a local guy setting up a sawmill to sell locally-sourced mesquite, live oak, and other native species. I was able to get a sampling of lumber to try out, and hope to build a relationship so we can work together on some more custom work.
The mesquite is amazing to work with. I ran the plaque through the planer a few times, then hit it with some sanding. It's nice and hard, and the grain and figuring is gorgeous!
I've heard live oak can be tricky to work with but we have a ton of it around from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The grain is crazy and looks like it would make some interesting pieces. I ran a small piece through the planer and there was a lot of tear out around the cracks and holes. I'll have to play around it with more.
We'll see what we can do with these. I'm excited to get into more projects, and should have some ready to share more sooner than later.
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