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The Garage: A craft-y type thread for handypeople:
Street Writing Man
Hopefully some of us have hobbies that don't exist on the Internet; woodworking, sewing, model painting, etc. Hang out in The Garage and talk about them! Share tips, photos of works-in-progress, and all that good stuff.
Myself, I'm into carpentry. I've been involved in making a strange contraption (will post pics tomorrow when/if I remember to take some) at work; it's designed to do the work of a $15,000 milling machine. It involves 4 circular saws, a winch, a long steel track and a lot of 2x4s. Pretty cool stuff, really.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed.
~Cora M. Strayer~
I like this thread already.
Love extends the boundaries of what people can accept, but don't depend on it.
Street Writing Man
The old folk's home needed a garage/shop, in my estimation.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed.
~Cora M. Strayer~
Things make people happy
So one time I put together a portable kitchen with my dad to take on camping trips.
It was a pain to put together and I couldn't get my head around any of the tools and it ended up looking like a giant mess. It did technically work though.
That's my crafts story!
,%,..@@@,.Þ%,.@G,.@@,.% / Playing with animals.
Nemesis
I do a fair amount of DIY stuff. Paying a professional is generally too damn expensive for me. I've constructed some simple furniture from scratch (bookcases, small tables and the like).
At some point I plan to get back into model railroading, but that requires some innovation when one has cats and no spare bedrooms.
A brighter future for a darker age.
Street Writing Man
I built this bookshelf
◊ out of scrap lumber from work; it was rough-sawn when I got it, had to plane and size it myself in addition to all the cutting and fitting.
BTW, that is cabinet-grade quartersawn white oak. For me to go out and buy that bookshelf, I'd spend about $5,000. Yeah, not letting go of it.
◊ out of scrap lumber from work; it was rough-sawn when I got it, had to plane and size it myself in addition to all the cutting and fitting.
BTW, that is cabinet-grade quartersawn white oak. For me to go out and buy that bookshelf, I'd spend about $5,000. Yeah, not letting go of it.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed.
~Cora M. Strayer~
Nemesis
Very nice.
A brighter future for a darker age.
I see the Awesomeness.
I've done the "cinder block and wooden board" desk thing before.
9 OriDoodle18th Mar 2011 01:33:13 PM from One Step Ahead of the Spotlight
, Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Queen Gosling
My boyo does some woodworking. He built me a planterbox. I do some sewing but it's been months since I took out my machine.
Forum Herald for the Old Folk's Home
Team Mom For Yackfest
Mr. b and I just got done setting the posts for the fence we are putting around the garden. Now I am making dinner.
Love extends the boundaries of what people can accept, but don't depend on it.
Street Writing Man
Okay, as promised...pics of the Crazy Awesome "milling machine" we constructed at work.
- The whole thing.◊ The track is made from 3/8" steel plate; getting it level was a stone bitch.
- A close-up of the sled.◊ Yes, there are four circular saws attached to it. The reason for the differing brands is that one has the motor on the left, the other on the right.
- The underside of the sled,◊ showing the "business end".
- We have to check each beam for metal,◊ as they came out of an old warehouse. Saw blades typically do not do well when they run into things like this◊ (a case-hardened steel panel screw).
- Close-up of the winch◊ we use to move the sled along. Steam Punk lovers, feel free to drool. There are gears and stuff.
- ...and believe it or not, it works!◊ I will confide, however...about thirty seconds after I took this picture we had to stop the cut because one of the saws started spitting sparks and smoke; turns out we missed a nail.
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If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed.
~Cora M. Strayer~
I sew and do other small crafts.
- I made the dress and the mask.◊
- I assembled the chair out of cardboard and fabric scraps.◊
- Hand sewed the entire outfit.◊
- In progress.◊ Hopefully it'll turn out okay.
- Made the skirt and the petticoat underneath.◊
edited 18th Mar '11 11:15:58 PM by DrunkGirlfriend
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Nemesis
Is the tree going to be stage-setting for the dolls?
A brighter future for a darker age.
Maybe, maybe not. It was something I made a long time ago, back when Drunk Scriblerian and I were both unemployed. Really just a project to keep me busy and get my mind off of stuff.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Street Writing Man
Finally finished off the bathroom remodel DG have been plugging away at. We have a medicine cabinet, a towel bar (that actually works), a spare mirror and a place to put toilet paper that isn't the back of the toilet.
Now, on to fitting out the laundry room closet.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed.
~Cora M. Strayer~
formerly Lady Justice
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I'd love to learn more about woodwork, good stuff.
I make jewelry, a lot of wire and precious stone work in my spare time.
"There's more evil in the charts then an Al-Qaida suggestion box" - Bill Bailey
I do needlepoint. I suppose it's crafty to make tiny little stitches in cloth. I wish I could tailor clothes though. I'm an odd shape for a woman, and my clothes keep falling off.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-Philip K. Dick
Shima: Check in with Maddy or I if you have questions about making stuff fit. Do you know how to use a sewing machine?
Love extends the boundaries of what people can accept, but don't depend on it.
I do know how to use a sewing machine, but that doesn't mean I'm skilled at doing it. I'd love some pointers.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-Philip K. Dick
Pendant and matching earrings I made a while back◊. I just found them again to take pictures of.
◊. I just found them again to take pictures of.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Zzzzzzzzzz
Neat. Kind of a cross between the world tree and a dream catcher.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Yeah, a little bit. I was going for "trees", so I guess it worked out. 
Edit: Dug up another picture of an old project of mine. Couple years back, I made this dress for her Christmas present.◊
Edit: Dug up another picture of an old project of mine. Couple years back, I made this dress for her Christmas present.
◊
edited 25th Mar '11 9:46:37 PM by DrunkGirlfriend
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Bumping the thread to add progress pictures of the costume I'm doing for con.
Attempt 1 at an empire waist dress.◊ Still a couple of wrinkles to work out, then I get to remake it in a crinkly gauze. Fitting's going well though, even though I really could use another set of hands. I just used a belt to see how it'd fit without going through the trouble of sewing channels for elastic.
So far, so good.
◊ Still a couple of wrinkles to work out, then I get to remake it in a crinkly gauze. Fitting's going well though, even though I really could use another set of hands. I just used a belt to see how it'd fit without going through the trouble of sewing channels for elastic.
So far, so good.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Looks good! Is it mocked up in muslin?
Love extends the boundaries of what people can accept, but don't depend on it.
