Thanks, looks interesting, unfortunately it's behind a paywall.

I found the following. Not sure if it's got the same or less info/detail.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/04/03/woodblock-print-forger-earl-marshawn-washington-sentenced

Not as impressive as some of the other cool stuff here but I put a backyard gate up for a friend of mine.
If you're wondering about the hinge arrangement, I duplicated an older gate on the other side of the house; that's how a pro fence company did it, so that's what my friend wanted.
(That missing piece at the bottom by the post will be a whimsical little door.)

JFC! wood is expensive these days.

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Nice work!

How are you finishing it? Some sort of waterproofing or sealing?

Only problem with having the shop flatten the table top...

The drums are 50 grit...

Getting the desired finish back takes a bunch of time..

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Right, getting from 50grit back to anything resembling smooth on a table top of wood and epoxy must take forever.

Can’t they change belts and run it again?

The HS I worked at had a small Timesaver and it was pretty quick to change belts over.

Some of the more sophisticated and expensive wide belt danders have two or more belts in a row to sand progressively smoother in one pass.

Table is looking excellent though!

Not really an easy thing, the machine is quite large, and its drums not belts

https://www.instagram.com/p/C82qtb3vuft/

I'm going to buy a bunch of belts, and disc for my sanders and have at it

I use 80 grit on my drum. You can run the piece through more than once if necessary. Also easier to fine tune with an orbital. With 50 you're using a belt sander to take deep scratches out

Out of curiosity, how does the epoxy sand compared to the wood? I assume it depends upon the wood, but is the epoxy generally harder than most woods, softer, or about the same? Does the epoxy sand hard/dry, or does it want to gum/ball up or clog the sanding media?

What's the gap at the bottom for?

I'm guessing it's going to look like a door for an elf or something.

Pretty much. A whimsical little garden door, something like this....(but not this. I'm in the planning stages right now. I don't want or need to overthink it.)


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The epoxy loads up the sandpaper, I use sanding screens on my DA...If I have it hooked to a shop vac.. it hardly loads up at all...If I'm a lazy sob.. Just pull the discs off and whack them a few times against the workbench and you're good to go..

The belt sander I just use regular belts... and when I feel the machine is not cutting as well as it should, I run the belt against a wire brush to unclog it..

Progress.. I also forgot I even had a 7in polisher and some Scotch-brite pads so I gave them a go.. that machine covered more area than my 3X21 belt sander...

You can see how the pad loads up with resin.. this was after maybe 15 minutes..



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I spent about 2 hours today.. its getting there

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I had both side surfaced.. if I want the epoxy to be clear I have to prep both sides..

I figure another 8 hours of sanding.. and numerous belts and sanding discs


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Finally finished the little door that completes the gate.

Casey the dog tried to get through it. Pretty funny.

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That is so awesome!

Well done.

He really did give it a go.

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Casey looks like a good boy. You never know until you try.

I'm sure Casey is thinking, "you had to have made the door for me, and you did a crappy job. It's too small!"

Ha! Yeah, he's a good dog. Very high spirited and fun-loving. Definitely an alpha in every dog park I've seen him in.

My Great Grandfather's old drill. I put this to use as a kid. Just happy to still own it.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1723434644.jpg
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Back in 2002 I designed and built this (wood/resin) 4x5 view camera (the Layton L-1) — for which I received a (design) patent and some awards…and which later evolved into a sleeker, lighter-weight, arguably “niftier” model (the Layton L-45A) crafted out of aerospace metals.

L-1:
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At any rate…I created the parts for the L-1 from a compressed wood/resin laminate, using a table saw to cut out blanks, then a router table with micro adjustable fence - using a series of bits, including a number of round-over bits to create those curves and radii…using a series of phenolic templates I’d created - which I’d then double-stick-tape to the wood/resin blanks so that the bit-bearings could follow them.

A nice property of the wood/resin product is that the “finish” is achieved by simply buffing on a wheel. Cyanoacrylate adhesives were used to glue up wood/resin parts.

Downsides are that the materials are heavy, and very dangerous to work with on a high-speed/high powered router - especially the very small pieces…which can really fly! Amazed that I still have all of my fingers!