skinner 348 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 take my hat off to you all , you are some talented family 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
budharley 945 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 They are superb 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Happy days Griff keep her lit lad 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Another quality piece ...is their anyone in your family is a mere mortal Griff ...great thread .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks lads, proud of him myself, pleased the kids have taken an interest in "hacking" things together with whatever is to hand. Can't find his works in progress pictures so heres one of what's left of the blank he started with to give an idea of how it's done. Glued up contrasting strips of wood then cut out rings with the band-saw (table set at 45 degrees) the rings stack one on top of other with very little waste. Couple more pics in my hand to give idea of completed size. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Daughter has been doing a bit of flower pressing but complained the bought press she has is too small and only does a few flowers at a time. A rummage in the threaded rod department of the shed and a tad of welding later we came up with this solution. Takes A4 card and paper. Three weeks later.............. No shortage of pressed flowers now for her cards & crafts! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thats a grand job :-) Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Latest chopping board from my lad. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 His jointing is superb. And he has remembered cup up cup down. TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Top job again Griff , clever lad for sure . Can't think he will ever need to struggle to get a living ..keep them coming .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPR 1,160 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Really enjoyed looking through this thread your very talented . The boy is doing brilliant them chopping boards and bowls are top class . Think he'll be a very rich man one day with talents like that . Keep the post threads coming always good to read , 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clayflint 31 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 All amazing pieces, really enjoying this thread as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks again lads. Made these with the boys a couple of years back, thought they may be of interest. They did most of the work with close supervision and a bit of help from dad. Designs came from a book "Tremendous Toy Trucks" They pestered me for a while to help them make one. I fobbed them off with if you go and draw out the plans i will give you a hand, thinking that would be the last of that. Two days later came back to me with all the templates scaled up and hand drawn 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Absolutely brilliant. Words fail me. TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Did you use a router box to make the treads on the loader tyres? TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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