How do they do that?

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

I love the shows on TV about how things are made. Seemingly simple objects we see everyday but have no idea how they are made.

So here I'd like to see the things you guys have made, either as part of your job or our WH obsession or another hobby. 

Especially if there is a twist to the making of it, something not apparent at first sight.

I will start the ball rolling with this little item. It is a steel and brass block made with dovetail joints. 

It looks impossible but there it is.

So how is it made?

[Gregor 4,846]

This puzzle has been a favorite if wood workers for a long time. It actually slides apart from corner to corner. Skip to about 2:45 in the video, to see the jist of the process.

 

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

Bang on Greg. A little more complicated in metal than in wood, but the same results. 

Always gets the head scratching going first time you see one.

Mick 

[wallfish 17,017]

The only thing built here that was documented through the process. RJ-58 made of toothpicks.

 

 

 

[Gregor 4,846]

You have more patience in an eyebrow hair, than I have in my whole body.Amazing wok.

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

Wonderful work!  As Greg says, way more patience than me. 

Thanks for sharing. 

Mick 

[ebinmaine 67,695]

Super cool stuff

[Pullstart 62,922]

I’ve seen the video links for the impossible dovetail joint and have never watched.  I saw it in steel above and thought “that’s easy, you cut it all out at a 45!”  Funny how one might look at the same project through different eyes...

[ebinmaine 67,695]

14 minutes ago, pullstart said:

look at the same project through different eyes

 

 

Took me a long time to understand that I needed to watch listen and learn from more people in my life than just a select few.

 

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

There is the block slid apart.

So many engineers said the brass had to be cast onto the steel because they are conditioned to think of dovetails on machines always sliding at 90 degrees.

The wooden ones are cool, but again I've heard people say its just painted on as it can't be done.

 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Here's a little something that I designed and put together a couple years back. Wife needed an office table.

[oldlineman 1,481]

Very nice work!

[Gregor 4,846]

Always wanted to make a roll top desk. Never got

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Hardest part about making a roll top is gluing the backing to the roll top lid itself and getting it straight!

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

Simply wonderful woodworking skills!  

I don't do wood, its too.... erm...unpredictable for me.

Can't seem to make it do what I want. 

[Gregor 4,846]

20 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said:

 

Can't seem to make it do what I want. 

I got a wife, just like that !

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

Lol, I'll pass on that one, I wasn't even in the room when he said it dear, no not anywhere near. 

[pacer 3,174]

Before I found Wheel Horses and developed an addiction there, I did a good bit of metal and wood working.

 

This is a replica of the (in)famous German MG42 from WW11, its 'guts' are from a Ruger 1022 and yes it does indeed fire .22 caliber bullets -- in semi-automatic!

 

 

These are made from plans found on the web, they were quite labor intensive - you wont do one of these over the weekend, but I got great pleasure from them

 

 

[formariz 11,987]

Nothing like reading a good book.

[formariz 11,987]

4 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

 

I don't do wood, its too.... erm...unpredictable for me.

Can't seem to make it do what I want. 

LOL Easy, you just have to remember that it is predictably unpredictable and then move with it.

[Stormin 9,981]

2 hours ago, formariz said:

 

 

Did you make the money as well?

[formariz 11,987]

55 minutes ago, Stormin said:

 

Did you make the money as well?

In a different way but yes I did.