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[Brick]

Well I posted this on a local forum and didn't really get much response, not quite their thing, but I figured MCBers would appreciate some woodwork. This is made of white pine and is therefore very soft. This was more the tester. Something in a hard woods with stain and varnish is coming in a week or two. That will be the stay at home one, this will be the bring to the field, beater one, but I am proud of it anyway :P.

Edit: More pictures on page 2!









The next one will have a slightly taller neck on the front. All comments and ideas are welcome so long as it stays PG .

[pizzaluvr]

That looks good! Great idea. What tools did you use?

You might want to Plasti-dip the places where it touches the gun/tank.

[Brick]

Originally Posted by pizzaluvr

That looks good! Great idea. What tools did you use?

You might want to Plasti-dip the places where it touches the gun/tank.

Tools would be:

Band saw (8foot give or take, massive)
Chop saw
Spindel sander
Drill
Hand sanding
edit:
Jointer
Thickness planer
Thickness sander

Finished that one in about 2 and a half hours. Not great, but not bad for my first try at a stand .

Where would I get plasti-dip? Is it available at hardware stores or similar? Or does it have to be done like plating?

[pizzaluvr]

Yeah it's available at hardware stores. They have spray and dip versions.

I've never seen an 8 foot band saw.. That's giant. Must be for furniture and stuff.

[Party of A-5]

Looks very nice!
I'm guessing everyone here could use one of those, neat project for me when I have some time.

[Brick]

Originally Posted by pizzaluvr

Yeah it's available at hardware stores. They have spray and dip versions.

I've never seen an 8 foot band saw.. That's giant. Must be for furniture and stuff.

I will have to look for that next time I am getting supplies!

The band saw is for furniture. It is actually my schools shop bandsaw, we have 2 actually. I will see if I can get some pictures of some of the furniture I've done aswell, maybe I will have those pics up next week.

[jhyan]

I would glue felt to the contact surfaces instead of plasti-dip... at least on the hardwood stained versions... it would just look a little classier.

[Stuffy]

Very nice, do you plan on any stains, or finishes for this one?

[pizzaluvr]

Originally Posted by jhyan

I would glue felt to the contact surfaces instead of plasti-dip... at least on the hardwood stained versions... it would just look a little classier.

Oooh.. Or you could rivet in leather and padding in a nice classic finish.

[Mstrtal]

I would go with the felt or padding as well. Or Leather Padding with a felt pad on top. At Hobby Lobby or Michel's or any other craft store you can pick up a brown bottle of "Tacky Glue" and Felt. Either route (Leather or Felt) would look stunning on that.