Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

Press mold? Looks awesome.
Have recently got access to a wheel and kiln again, looking forward to throwing some pots and vases.

Yep. We have no space for the wheels, so they were left behind during the move :-/ they also lost some parts of the intaglio press.

By the way, anyone on here who can machine some metal bits for me? Would that be expensive?

I'm wondering if it would be better to buy a small A3 table top press for £300 or build a proper full size intaglio press myself (obviously buying one isn't an option, as the price varies from about £800 up to few grand).

Have a look here:
http://buildapress.com/

http://buildapress.com/zoom/Wood-Assembly.jpg

If you can get the rollers off the shelf there's nothing that really needs machining. The side plates can be laser cut (I use Essex Laser) and the I could weld the bits together for you. Bushes, bearings and gear can be got from RS Components probably.

There's a really good gear/bushings etc supplier in Chiswick, I can't remember the name but can find out if you need it.

Awesome. If it comes cheaper than a second hand press then I might be tempted to build it myself. My only problem is, I can get very frustrated when things don't work/fit together (just hammered my cranks the other day) :-)
What I mean is, I'd need help with planning.
Might order the schematics for a press first to find out all the measurements.

Such skills, many ???????

http://www.viralnova.com/box-of-money/

More impressive work from Randall Rosenthall.

http://firewireblog.com/2014/01/18/the-amazing-wooden-sculptures-of-randall-rosenthal/

Insane. Nice one.

Carving a tree.

Herstellung eines Spanbaumes - YouTube

I just got back in the country, and the first thing I wanted to do was open my toolbox, an make something!
I was going to get on the lathe, but I found this old Finnish knife bade when I was sorting out my tools, so I decided to polish it up, and make a new handle. I know it's not the 'proper' way of handling a knife, and it's not a proper puukko handle, but I wanted to try something a bit different, so made a laminate of oak and mahogany, with a cut-out in he central mahogany laminates, to accept the tang, and fastened the blade with epoxy and a brass pin. Almost finished:

I need to finish shaping the handle, and oil/wax it, and make a leather sheath now.

Very nice.

You should've moved to Hackney

Finished the knife handle:

Also made this on the lathe today. Unfortunately there are a couple of small shakes/splits, which I couldn't see until I'd roughed the shape out, but I finished it anyway, because I liked the shape of the log, and it's well seasoned, so they shouldn't get any worse.

Here's some old, worn chainrings that have been cleaned up and turned into trivets. Currently up for sale in my LBS.

Sprockets to be cast into coasters should follow shortly.

Was commissioned by a local nursery to make a table from recycled wood for a plant-show they are exhibiting at. The table top is made of slats, from an old futon. The trough in the middle is removable, and has been planted with camomile.

This is the pile of timber I started with:

Planed up the edges, and glued the slats to make the table top:

...then mitred the corners and routed a lap-joint:

Used some leftover marine ply to make the planting trough:

Made the legs on the lathe (using only a skew):

Then glued it all together:

Got the first coat of varnish on tonight. Time for a couple more before the weekend:

Very nice, Sam. Quality work, as usual :-)

Awesome stuff!

Lovely concept, smashing execution.

^ You're good at this stuff! Quite inspiring actually.

Did some acid etching and laser welding on this project... fun to try new processes

This is cool too. Love your website.

Ah thanks bud. I'm in the process of fitting out my new workshop on Hackney Road, metal and wood, if anyone's interested. Eventually I should be able to rent out bench space to makers...

Awesome thread.
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I'm looking at you Sam Woodsman, where can I get something like this where it's 40mm deep each side? I've cross posted this in any question answered cause I figured it might not be as niche as I thought.

You can buy mouldings like this from diy stores, like focus. as far as specific sizes go, I'm not sure what they do. However, it would be pretty straight forward to make it exactly to your dimensions using a router table, if you have access to one.

I'm setting myself up as a self employed boatbuilder/carpenter. It's a new thing for me, but I'm excited about it. Got some business cards made, there's a website in the pipeline, and am waiting for the jobs to start trickling in...

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Good man!!

On a more business like note PM, me once the orders start coming in, if you would like to buy teak from source rather than through merchants. Mostly long and wide. Vertical, flat or mixed grain, and matched from the same logs of course (can do cheaper mixed loads) for the maritime industry. All FEQ.

Can advise on preferred moisture content too.

Best of luck with you new endeavour!