Okay, I have been out to the shop and working on something besides ornaments. Here are two projects I am working on.
The first project you see is an Indian head carving in a class 2 years ago, but have not worked on it as I could get a good way to hold it up at a working height. I made the 2 support posts out of Myrtal wood, with a hinge joint between them. The 5/16" bolt goes through the center of the joint and I use the new vice handle to tighten the clamp. I wanted a metal handle cause if the joint slips, I can use a mallet to tighten it back up. I finally found and ordered the handle from Lee Valley Tools and it was perfect for what I wanted. I'd been looking at catalogs for 2 years trying to find it.
The second project is a table to put behind the table saw to help catch the over sized boards (plywood). While the finished size turned out a little large for my shop, I'll keep it around a while to see how it works. On top of the frame that you see I placed a 48x38" piece of Melamine coated particle board, not my preferred choice but it should work fine here. Note that I even got to use the 2 new 4' clamps that I got for Christmas. Since the top was Melamine I banded the edges to protect them and also got to use the new little Iron I also got for Christmas. (I understand the guys at the woodshop were getting jealous.)
Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.
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