Left overs in a powder measure stand.

[beezapilot]

Finished / delivered a big cabinet on Friday- leftovers in the junk pile. A buddy had dropped off an old Lyman power measure a while back, so thought I'd use up some kindling and build a stand for it.

The gooseneck is hollow and is packed with zinc wheel weights and reclaimed shot to fill the voids- much heavier than it looks, rock solid when on the bench.
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[RED333]

That look just awful, you should send it to me so you dont have to look at it. LOL

Man you do goodwork!

[EMC45]

Very nice!

[bangerjim]

Nice woodworking project there. I always enjoy marrying "stuff" together to make a piece that is functional for my needs. My "scrap boxes" of wood and metal are huge! Many ask why I keep all that stuff. Ya' never know when you will need a bit of this or a dab of that.

Enjoy.

banger

[CastingFool]

That looks very nice. I have my Redding powder measure on a shelf above my reloading bench, just about eye level

[jeepyj]

Nicely done. Nothing like making something from nothing. My favorite.
jeepyj

[williamwaco]

That is almost a piece of furniture.

[Bzcraig]

Very nice! That be some purdy leftovers!

[tward]

Now I feel bad, mine is just a bent piece of aluminum angle! Nice work! Tim:-(

[wcp4570]

Nice job on the stand. I always like left over wood for small projects, your stand looks like it may be Ash wood. Ash is my favorite wood for cabinet work, I built all the cabins in our kitchen and my wife's sewing room with it. What I really like is your Laguna bandsaw in the background.
wcp


Finished / delivered a big cabinet on Friday- leftovers in the junk pile.
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[beezapilot]

The gooseneck is White Oak, the base Red Oak- I love working with Ash- I've an uncle that lives in Maine and runs a sawmill- every couple of years I make the trip north to pick up a trailer load. He tells me that there is some kind of blight in the Ash trees now and they are dying off at a depressing rate.

I answered a Craigslist ad for the Laguna... even though I gave him the full asking price it was embarassingly cheap- few people have 3-phase in their shops anymore and that drives the prices way down. The best Craigslist find is just behind the bandsaw- 1955 Yates American J-170 lathe, 3 phase motor in it so picked it up for $50... as soon as it was on the trailer the lady told me that I could have the "Powermatic Thingy" for another C-note... PW100... even had sharp knives in it....

[wcp4570]

Wow that was a deal you got off Craigslist. I've used most of the hardwoods but Ash remains my favorite to work with. I built my Daughter-in-law a china hutch one year for Christmas and used Red Oak and it turned out very nice.

Wish I had a way of buying from a mill like you have. I live in Centeral Texas and it would be a long drive to the nearest saw mill.

wcp

[beezapilot]

I'm lucky that I've a local mill as well, took me a few years to figure out the southern woods. Here's a shot of southern cedar, and a surprise with Magnolia heart wood- that "rainbow" is really something when it is finished.111959111960

[wcp4570]

You are very lucky to have a mill so close. I've never seen Magnolia wood in any form milled or rough cut. That heart wood color is very colorful and I'm sure a finished project from that would be awesome. The cedar is good looking wood also. I need to build my wife a cedar chest for the foot of our bed.

wcp