Thread: What are you working on?

My son has been wanting to get started reloading his spent brass and he's purchased the Rock Chucker Supreme setup. His brother in law has helped him in the past so he's got a basic understanding of the process and the brother in law has offered to help him anytime.

He asked me if he thought that my woodworking buddy Ski would help 'us' to build a reloading bench. I told him I didn't know but I'd ask.

My son lives in a small one bedroom apartment and space is at a premium. So he I had him bring a 40"x48" sheet of cardboard from work so we could use it to make a 'layout' of where everything would be to make it efficient for him. With the limited space we came up with 2'deep and 44" wide and the table top would be 30" tall.

I helped him draw out the basic plan and told him that the next time I went to visit Ski I'd show him and ask him about helping. A few days later I was at Ski's and he looked at the layout, asked a few questions and then said NO! I could tell that something else was coming and then he said, No not unless there's some storage shelves and he suggested at least one underneath.

You should have seen the look of disappointment on my son's face when I told him Ski wouldn't help us. But the you should have seen the sheepish grin on his face when I told him what would have to be done and then Ski would love to help him.

I offered to purchase a full sheet of 3/4" plywood as I needed some for a project but that he'd have to pay for everything else. I bought a sheet that was rough on both sides and had him buy a full sheet of hardboard to cover his plywood on the work surface and the shelves.

We started at about 9:30 am and it was 90% done by 2:30pm. I figure that 'if' he was to pay for 1/2 of the sheet of plywood he'd have about $65 into his bench.

It's nothing fancy but it should last my son a long time. The frame was glued and screwed together except for the upper shelf which is just held down with pocket screws and the hardboard has simple wood glue with the perimeter nailed down with some brads from a air nailer.

Anyway the bench is here at the Boars Nest and needs the nail and screw holes filled, some sanding done and then I'm thinking a clear coat of polyurethane over everything.

I'm paying for the wood filler and the polyurethane.

Thanks for looking

Glad I ain't in the one-bedroom apt next door!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Glad I ain't in the one-bedroom apt next door!

I could be far worse, he could decide to forge razors!

Will end up looking somewhat like this.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Looking good Martin. I am sorry about the snow.
A little activity in the hoarders corner.
I have been doodling this design for a while and thought I should try it. A little scrimshaw to start the day. It is not done, there are some details to work on yet, but it is a start.Attachment 259377

Wow - I love it!

If that's a first attempt, I'd book a space in the Louvre for you tenth...love the design, almost reminiscent of Escher and his work with lines...beautiful.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yeah, I was thinking of the powder on that bottom-shelf.
A forge would be perfect. Propane bottles!

The pic of the bench was taken in the 'spare bedroom' here at the Boars Nest and not my son's apartment.

While as with so many rental units his does use the electric baseboard heat, but its far away from where the bench will be located, in fact so will be the kitchen.

Neither my son nor his little lady smoke (anything) so that's not a worry. Plus he's very detailed about how he does things. He spent over an hour writing down in an actual 'Notebook' what I'd said, written and drawn so he could understand it in his way of 'thinking'.

I get a kick out of him. He loves to read but he also likes video games. So many times I've watched him playing a video game, pause it, pick up a book and read for an hour then put a marker in the book and restart the game.

He's a great kid!

Originally Posted by RezDog

Looking good Martin. I am sorry about the snow.
A little activity in the hoarders corner.
I have been doodling this design for a while and thought I should try it. A little scrimshaw to start the day. It is not done, there are some details to work on yet, but it is a start.Attachment 259377

I am most impressed!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

The pic of the bench was taken in the 'spare bedroom' here at the Boars Nest and not my son's apartment.

While as with so many rental units his does use the electric baseboard heat, but its far away from where the bench will be located, in fact so will be the kitchen.

Neither my son nor his little lady smoke (anything) so that's not a worry. Plus he's very detailed about how he does things. He spent over an hour writing down in an actual 'Notebook' what I'd said, written and drawn so he could understand it in his way of 'thinking'.

I get a kick out of him. He loves to read but he also likes video games. So many times I've watched him playing a video game, pause it, pick up a book and read for an hour then put a marker in the book and restart the game.

He's a great kid!

Very cool Roy, I have a lot of projects that I did with my father, that is something that I will always remember now that he is gone.See him often life is short!

Originally Posted by Martin103

Will end up looking somewhat like this.

New bone scales. Martin?

Yes, got the bone from Shaun, very easy to work with.