Woodworkers Thread

[somecyguy]

Tossing this out, in search of some ideas. I'm no woodworker, and I feel like this has potential, but I can't think of anything.
I cut this down in my yard from the 2020 derecho. It's from a 100+ yo oak tree and losing it made me sick. It's just a bit small to make a chair out of it. I'd like to do something with it as a memento of the storm. I might try posting reddit too and see what ideas they have.

 

[mramseyISU]

Tossing this out, in search of some ideas. I'm no woodworker, and I feel like this has potential, but I can't think of anything.
I cut this down in my yard from the 2020 derecho. It's from a 100+ yo oak tree and losing it made me sick. It's just a bit small to make a chair out of it. I'd like to do something with it as a memento of the storm. I might try posting reddit too and see what ideas they have.

How long is the stump part of that?

 

[somecyguy]

How long is the stump part of that?

Probably 2-2.5 feet in length. If it was larger in diameter, it would make a perfect chair.

 

[mramseyISU]

Probably 2-2.5 feet in length. If it was larger in diameter, it would make a perfect chair.

You could probably cut it in half and then split those two pieces down the middle and get 4 bowls/platters out of it then. Sounds too short to really make any serious furniture out of it though.

 

[somecyguy]

You could probably cut it in half and then split those two pieces down the middle and get 4 bowls/platters out of it then. Sounds too short to really make any serious furniture out of it though.

In the background, you can see two pieces of the trunk stacked, that I plan on doing something like that with them. The trunk close to 3 feet in diameter, so lots of things I can try.

Agreed, it's too small for furniture. I might just strip the bark and poly coat it as a lawn piece.

 

[JM4CY]

In the background, you can see two pieces of the trunk stacked, that I plan on doing something like that with them. The trunk close to 3 feet in diameter, so lots of things I can try.

Agreed, it's too small for furniture. I might just strip the bark and poly coat it as a lawn piece.

Get a router and put your last name in it.

 

[Bluffers]

Consider cutting into planks. Paint the ends, Sticker and stack for a year. Then router your house number or family name into it. Seal it and mount on the house. Or make an indoor sign, coat rack, key rack, etc. as a remembrance. Or just use the stumps as garden/camp fire seats. You will figure it out and it will be awesome.

 

[mfl3cy]

Depending the size, might cut off a few cookies. For smaller ones, I like to use them for centerpiece/candle holders.
I made some candle sconces for an ash tree that fell on our yard. Made some charcuterie boards and coasters as well, sold those are gifted those.

Now I need to do this with an oak that fell. Want to see if there is anything still usable. Need a chainsaw mill to get that started. (then there is the big ash....ugh)

 

[mfl3cy]

So this happened yesterday... Finishing up my basement workbench top from some fir and pine 2x4's I had laying around. (Covering up my dad's 50yr old cabinets). Used Boiled Linseed Oil. Just tossed the rags in the bar garbage can so dogs wouldn't get into them. They started some spontaneous combustion, but I caught it in time. Threw them in the snow and the were smoking pretty good. Just got careless.

 

[JM4CY]

So this happened yesterday... Finishing up my basement workbench top from some fir and pine 2x4's I had laying around. (Covering up my dad's 50yr old cabinets). Used Boiled Linseed Oil. Just tossed the rags in the bar garbage can so dogs wouldn't get into them. They started some spontaneous combustion, but I caught it in time. Threw them in the snow and the were smoking pretty good. Just got careless.

You guys and your clean shops….

 

[AgronAlum]

So this happened yesterday... Finishing up my basement workbench top from some fir and pine 2x4's I had laying around. (Covering up my dad's 50yr old cabinets). Used Boiled Linseed Oil. Just tossed the rags in the bar garbage can so dogs wouldn't get into them. They started some spontaneous combustion, but I caught it in time. Threw them in the snow and the were smoking pretty good. Just got careless.

Holy ****. I’ve always heard that can happen but have never actually seen it happen.

 

[mfl3cy]

You guys and your clean shops….

You haven't seen the garage, LOL!!

 

[JP4CY]

Looks like Ryobi is coming out with new cordless track, table, and miter saw.
https://www.ryobitools.com/search?r...products[query]=HP Cordless Cutting Solutions

 

[CloniesForLife]

Looks like Ryobi is coming out with new cordless track, table, and miter saw.
https://www.ryobitools.com/search?ryobitools_production_search_products[query]=HP Cordless Cutting Solutions

Hope that track saw is solid. Would be nice

 

[NickTheGreat]

I got a cordless Dewalt miter saw last year and really like it. I'm much more onboard with these battery power tools than I'd have thought 5 years ago.

 

[mramseyISU]

I got a cordless Dewalt miter saw last year and really like it. I'm much more onboard with these battery power tools than I'd have thought 5 years ago.

I was talking to a guy at work the other day about that as it relates to electric cars. If you think back even 10 years ago there were a whole bunch of tools that were still corded. Now if you walk on a jobsite you'll hardly see a single tool with a cord other than the battery charger. Electric cars aren't ready for prime time yet but like those cordless tools give it 10 years and I think we'll be amazed.

 

[AgronAlum]

I got a cordless Dewalt miter saw last year and really like it. I'm much more onboard with these battery power tools than I'd have thought 5 years ago.

I’m slowly expanding the collection but it’s soooo nice. It makes some hand tools heavier but it is what it is.

I recently added a Makita cordless brad nailer to the collection. I did some trim work and it’s a lot bigger and bulkier but it was great not lugging a compressor around. The cordless track saw is probably my best recent purchase.

 

[PsyCloneSD]

New to woodworking and looking for suggestions on where to buy hardwood lumber around Ames or Des Moines. Big box stores have limited options. I am planning to check out the Woodsmith Store in Des Moines. Interested in your recommendations.

 

[PeteyClone]

New to woodworking and looking for suggestions on where to buy hardwood lumber around Ames or Des Moines. Big box stores have limited options. I am planning to check out the Woodsmith Store in Des Moines. Interested in your recommendations.

I'd recommend going to the Woodsmith Store to decide what you want/like and then heading to Liberty Hardwoods in Ankeny. You don't get to hand-pick the wood at Liberty any more, but it'll be a lot cheaper than Woodsmith.

 

[DJSteve]

I'd recommend going to the Woodsmith Store to decide what you want/like and then heading to Liberty Hardwoods in Ankeny. You don't get to hand-pick the wood at Liberty any more, but it'll be a lot cheaper than Woodsmith.

It's probably worth checking both places. I bought a decent amount of baltic birch ply and 4/4 hard maple in December to use for some painted cabinets... called Liberty first and then stopped through Woodsmith as a point of comparison. Woodsmith was cheaper on everything, plus what I needed qualified me for additional quantity discounts.

I've always heard decent things about Liberty, so not sure if supplier prices went up and Woodsmith was selling old enough inventory they hadn't adjusted theirs yet or what the deal was.

Edit for PsyCloneSD: If you're around Ames, Munn Lumber can order at least some stuff in (I think maybe it comes from Liberty). Or there is an Ames Woodworkers Club that might be a source for info and area sawmill contacts, depending on what you're wanting. Several years ago I was looking for some fairly specific large pieces for a project and as I recall there were a few sawmill operators around the Boone area. (I ended up having to go east of Tama to get what I needed, but looks like that sawmill is no longer in business.)