madPete Posted April 21, 2023 Author Posted April 21, 2023 #3 - tung oil over pine seat and oak legs Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Stynky Tudor Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 @madPete These are hefty monsters - great job! I recently purchased some of the hardware you've already used on a couple stools. Not sure when I'll get around to it, but cross your finger that I actually make something worth a damn.
madPete Posted April 21, 2023 Author Posted April 21, 2023 I was going to bring them to long beach Aye... Plunder Awaits!
madPete Posted May 24, 2023 Author Posted May 24, 2023 On 4/10/2023 at 3:36 PM, Mary Diamond said: Once upon a time I read about a tailors bench that had been flipped upside down to provide a surface for buttonhole chisel work… perhaps I need to bring my buttonhole chisels? 😊 Put a chisel and hammer in my hand... Best stand back while the chips fly. I'm definitely learning! Aye... Plunder Awaits!
madPete Posted August 11, 2023 Author Posted August 11, 2023 I reworked one of the stools and made another... The dark one use to be the thick round one, sorta natural color with Pine seat/oak legs... and the hexagon is the new one I just made, Pine seat/Birch legs. These will be shipped to ft Gaines for the event. Might even add one to the auction! Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Mary Diamond Posted August 12, 2023 Posted August 12, 2023 Yes, my woodpile is still looking at me… I have spec’s out the pieces to make, pending available time… Oooh, shiny!
Stynky Tudor Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 1:16 PM, madPete said: I reworked one of the stools and made another... These are fantastic, Great job!
madPete Posted August 13, 2023 Author Posted August 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Stynky Tudor said: These are fantastic, Great job! Thanks! Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Stynky Tudor Posted August 14, 2023 Posted August 14, 2023 On 4/6/2023 at 6:22 PM, madPete said: I went with threaded hardwood dowels Can you share your process for threading the legs and joints?
madPete Posted August 14, 2023 Author Posted August 14, 2023 Wow. I have so much sweat equity and experimentation time in this I almost dont want to share it, so I'm abbreviating it here... You need the kit in the picture. They are $40-$70 depending where you get it. Mine was around $40 on Ebay. I bought the 1-1/8 inch tap kit. When tapping the hole use a liberal amount of tung oil or some equal kind of lubricant. Soak the ends of the dowels in tung oil for 10 minutes before threading those. Go slow and smooth. Aye... Plunder Awaits!
madPete Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 probably should move this topic to Shipwright forum or similar (since this is no longer Ft Gaines, but more generic efforts) ... Here's the makings of another stool and two small cricket tables (based on the stool design with threaded legs). The holes are all threaded. I went to buy dowels for the legs today but lowes and homedepot were completely out of the size dowels I needed. The legs on the tables are going to be longer than the legs of the stools. The table tops will be attached to what would be the seat with wooden pegs... Aye... Plunder Awaits!
madPete Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 I drilled the legs at 5 degrees this time, but I'm not sure how this will work with longer legs and a wider top, might be top heavy. Also trying poplar legs this time around since oak is $12 a dowel and the poplar dowls are half the price and are a foot longer. Again this is an experiment, at worst we go back to oak legs I'm sure 5 degs will be fine for the stools. I think I did 7 degrees the 1st time around Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Stynky Tudor Posted June 6 Posted June 6 18 hours ago, madPete said: I drilled the legs at 5 degrees this time, Looking forward to seeing them done.
William Brand Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Fine new additions! thank you for experimenting and trying new pieces all the time.
Mary Diamond Posted June 13 Posted June 13 On 6/4/2024 at 6:05 PM, madPete said: probably should move this topic to Shipwright forum or similar (since this is no longer Ft Gaines, but more generic efforts) ... Here's the makings of another stool and two small cricket tables (based on the stool design with threaded legs). The holes are all threaded. I went to buy dowels for the legs today but lowes and homedepot were completely out of the size dowels I needed. The legs on the tables are going to be longer than the legs of the stools. The table tops will be attached to what would be the seat with wooden pegs... Excellent work, sir! Oooh, shiny!
madPete Posted June 13 Author Posted June 13 Here's the first one. It's 30 inches tall which is a bit tall for the stools. I may leave the height on this one and cut the legs slightly shortly on the second one. It's basically a taller stool with a table top attached with wooden pegs. Aye... Plunder Awaits!
SaltyBeard Posted June 26 Posted June 26 I am interested in this. On 4/8/2023 at 5:43 PM, madPete said: OK, here is one I knocked out today. Maple seat, poplar or pine legs... I may wrap the legs with twine and glue where the bolt hanger is to help prevent splitting the leg. Durability is unknown at this point. I will spray the shiny hangers with black spray bomb before I stain/paint this one up.
madPete Posted July 6 Author Posted July 6 On 6/26/2024 at 9:37 AM, SaltyBeard said: I am interested in this. This one has survived two events without any breakage Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Stynky Tudor Posted July 6 Posted July 6 19 hours ago, madPete said: This one has survived two events without any breakage I'm still lugging around the 2 stools you made last year 2023 for the Massacre Island Fort Gaines event. So far I've used them at Bald Head Island, Beaufort and our 2024 1721 April event - they're fantastic!
madPete Posted July 7 Author Posted July 7 6 hours ago, Stynky Tudor said: I'm still lugging around the 2 stools you made last year 2023 for the Massacre Island Fort Gaines event. So far I've used them at Bald Head Island, Beaufort and our 2024 1721 April event - they're fantastic! Excellent! There will be more If we get a break from the heat. Its just too hot in the garage right now. Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Stynky Tudor Posted July 7 Posted July 7 10 hours ago, madPete said: 17 hours ago, Stynky Tudor said: I'm still lugging around the 2 stools you made last year 2023 for the Massacre Island Fort Gaines event. So far I've used them at Bald Head Island, Beaufort and our 2024 1721 April event - they're fantastic! Excellent! There will be more If we get a break from the heat. Its just too hot in the garage right now. That's great! I'm not sure that you're ever getting these back.
madPete Posted July 7 Author Posted July 7 18 minutes ago, Stynky Tudor said: That's great! I'm not sure that you're ever getting these back. dang Pyrates... Aye... Plunder Awaits!
William Brand Posted July 19 Posted July 19 On 7/7/2024 at 8:33 AM, madPete said: dang Pyrates... How come everyone you introduce to Pyracy takes your stuff?
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