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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.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
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.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
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?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
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?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde