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Darren:
Thanks for the info, they look too neat ....  :clap:

raynerd:
I like those storage boxes, they would fit nice in my beams! Excellent idea, thanks for posting.

Powder Keg:
I had heard that maple was the best choice for wooden bearings. But I had some big planks of oak lying in the shop. The only maple I could find would have had to be glued into larger chunks. If it doesn't work, I'll just redo them\o/

I'm working on my rafter storage today\0/ I'll have a few pictures tonight.

spuddevans:

--- Quote from: Powder Keg on December 17, 2009, 01:30:06 PM ---The end grain wanted to split out a little.
--- End quote ---

Was that at the very edges that it split out?

The brown stuff has a tendancy to do that. One way to reduce the splitting out, or tear-out, is to put a little chamfer around the edge of the surface to be planed/flycut. One way that is easy is to use some sandpaper wrapped around a block and just put a tiny 45deg bevel around the edges. Or if you have a block plane a thin swipe or two will accomplish the same thing. :thumbup:

Or if it is in the middle of the face that it is tearing out, try cutting from a different approach, or if that doesn't work try taking smaller depth of cuts and with as-sharp-as-you-can-get-it tooling :thumbup:


Tim

Powder Keg:
Thanks for the suggestions guys :mmr:

Today we cut out a bunch of wood. I have the pieces for some of my overhead storage cut out I just have to glue and screw it all together. I made up some pieces to see how my file racks would work. I'm pleased with them :med: We'll make up a couple three more tomorrow. I need a small one for my bitty files :dremel:



We'll splash some paint on them before we hang them up.


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