What Have You Been Hacking/Making [2024-07-08 edition]

[Pete Prodoehl]

Hello Makers! It is now time to share... What have you been hacking on or making?

Reply to this email with a brief run-down of whatever projects have been keeping you busy, either at the space(s) or elsewhere.

Include a photo and/or link if you can and show us something neat!

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[Mark Rehorst]

I made a plant stand from a piece of Honey Locust I bought at the habitat for Humanity ReStore in Oak Creek:

The legs are 1" iron pipe. The whole thing weighs about 70 lbs. It 65" long, about 17" wide, and stands 29.5" high.

[Steven Birkholz]

Gorgeous finish!

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On Jul 16, 2024, at 3:00 PM, Mark Rehorst <mark.r...@gmail.com> wrote:

I made a plant stand from a piece of Honey Locust I bought at the habitat for Humanity ReStore in Oak Creek:

<plant stand showing legs.jpg>

The legs are 1" iron pipe. The whole thing weighs about 70 lbs. It 65" long, about 17" wide, and stands 29.5" high.

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<plant stand showing legs.jpg>

[Mark Rehorst]

Thanks, but it looks a lot better in the picture than it does up close. I'm going to have to study finishing techniques a bit.

The bottom side had more interesting grain, but I wasn't happy with the finish. I suspect part of the problem was the humidity. I let it dry 8 hours between coats of poly (you're supposed to be able to recoat in 2), but when I sanded the previous coat it was still a little soft and gummed up the sand paper.

[Mark Rehorst]

You can see the grain better in this picture:

[Steven Birkholz]

Mark

Best glass finishes (with least effort) I’ve done on wood have been using “French polish technique.”

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On Jul 16, 2024, at 8:13 PM, Mark Rehorst <mark.r...@gmail.com> wrote:

You can see the grain better in this picture:

<plant stand oblique.jpg>

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<plant stand oblique.jpg>

[Mark Rehorst]

I'll look it up.  Thanks!