Impressed again with my Domino

[BillG]

I have owned a Domino since they first came out.  I have long since lost track of how many slots I have cut in plywood, poplar, maple, oak, etc.  But today I was impressed yet again.  I am doing a small utility job that uses honey locust.  Honey locust is very hard, and very heavy, although not quite as hard and heavy as my first choice, black locust.  But the mill was out of that in dried boards. To make it even more interesting, I had to cut a slot in a part of the board with a knot in it, and of course, with the attendant swirly grain.  Here is a picture of the finished hole. 

I just thought I'd post this in case anyone ever wonders how the Domino works in tough cutting situations.  In case anyone is curious, this is for a small wood platform to support a hand pump over a hand dug well.  When the power goes out, we will still have plenty of water.  All we have to do is pump it.  The saying around here is that a locust fence post will outlast two post holes.  I am hoping that holds true for honey locust as well as black. 

 

[RONWEN]

That is one beautiful piece of timber!  What is in store for it's future life? [popcorn]

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

That is one beautiful piece of timber!  What is in store for it's future life? [popcorn]

Ron, read below the photo.  [wink]

 

[BillG]

This particular piece is going for pump support duty, ignominious, but necessary.  The rest of the board though, is going for some Christmas present cutting boards.  It is a very pretty piece of wood overall.  And as hard as this stuff is, the people using those boards are going to have to sharpen their knives more often.  [laughing]

 

[RONWEN]

That is one beautiful piece of timber!  What is in store for it's future life? [popcorn]

Ron, read below the photo.  [wink]

Whoops, I totally missed that thanks.

 

[RONWEN]

This particular piece is going for pump support duty, ignominious, but necessary.  The rest of the board though, is going for some Christmas present cutting boards.  It is a very pretty piece of wood overall.  And as hard as this stuff is, the people using those boards are going to have to sharpen their knives more often.   [laughing]

So is the dug well inside (where the wood can be admired) or outside?

 

[BillG]

So is the dug well inside (where the wood can be admired) or outside?

It is outside, about 40 ft from the house.  The good news is, I will see it every time I ride by on the riding mower.  Anyone on their way to the outhouse (usually me or students) will see it, and most people on the way to the pistol range will see it.  I will try to remember to post some pics of the cutting boards from the rest of the board I had to buy for this when I get them done.  At least those will have a nicer life with more people seeing them.  [wink]

 

[rmwarren]

So is the dug well inside (where the wood can be admired) or outside?

It is outside, about 40 ft from the house.  The good news is, I will see it every time I ride by on the riding mower.  Anyone on their way to the outhouse (usually me or students) will see it, and most people on the way to the pistol range will see it.  I will try to remember to post some pics of the cutting boards from the rest of the board I had to buy for this when I get them done.  At least those will have a nicer life with more people seeing them.   [wink]

This just keeps getting more intriguing.... "hand dug well", "outhouse", "students"  and "pistol range" all in the same post...  [eek]

RMW

 

[BillG]

This just keeps getting more intriguing.... "hand dug well", "outhouse", "students"  and "pistol range" all in the same post...  [eek]

RMW

[big grin]  I'll try to demystify it for you a bit.  I teach woodworking, turning to be specific.  I get students from all over the US and Canada.  We live on an old farm complete with outbuildings - barns, chicken coops, outhouse, well, root cellar, etc.  I am also a certified NRA instructor for basic pistol, and we have enough property and are in an area where we can shoot to our heart's content.

Regardless of the weather, all my male students and most of my female students for woodturning insist on using the outhouse.  I think it is a novelty for most people.  I also conduct the live fire portion of my pistol classes here on the property.  So, we get a lot of students walking by the pump where this beautiful piece of wood is going to reside.  This particular project is to restore a source of water that has not worked since long before we bought the house.  When the power goes off, we run out of water very quickly, beyond what we store up ahead of time, since we have a deep well with its own pump that requires electricity.  There is no city water for many miles.  Restoring this well gets us off the grid, so to speak, with a sustainable source for drinking water as well as for flushing the toilet (for those of the feminine persuasion in the family who do not care for the outhouse).

One of these days I may actually get around to teaching some Festool classes, but most of the people who contact me are interested in making wood round - or making round holes in things from a distance.   

 

[RonMiller]

Clearly you are not in NY City. 

 

[BillG]

Today the plumber arrived and installed the pump.  One might not think that it would be that difficult, but watching them stick 30' of pipe on the end and then handing it down into a fairly deep narrow hole without dropping anything irretrievably is somewhat impressive.    I am excited.  We lost power for three days in the hurricane last month, and it would have been great to have this then, since when the power goes out, the well does too.  We have a generator, but that is for other things besides the well. 

For anyone interested, here is a shot of the finished job.  I have a lot of work to do before the Better Homes and Gardens people arrive for lawn pictures next week.  [tongue]

To keep this on topic, several Festool tools brought this simple wood platform into existence, including my Domino, an MFT, a very old CT mini, a Kapex, and a TDK 15.6 drill.  Oh yeah, I cut the hole out in the center with a Trion jigsaw. 

 

[BillG]

Clearly you are not in NY City. 

Eastern PA Ron.  It is still rural enough to be comfortable.  ;D

 

[RONWEN]

Clearly you are not in NY City. 

Eastern PA Ron.  It is still rural enough to be comfortable.   ;D

How far eastern?  I may be within range to take some classes.  [thumbs up]

 

[epicxt]

Love this post on so many levels!

 

[BillG]

Clearly you are not in NY City. 

Eastern PA Ron.  It is still rural enough to be comfortable.   ;D

How far eastern?  I may be within range to take some classes.  [thumbs up]

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[RonMiller]

To stay off topic here ( ;D) I spent 26 years in semi-rural Montgomery and Chester counties in the Phila suburbs. Good years, beautiful views before moving to Ky. Lots of good memories.

 

[RONWEN]

That timber makes a very nice base for your new (old) water supply.  One of the nice things about being around Amish country is you can still walk into general stores & buy new water pumps, etc.
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[BillG]

To stay off topic here ( ;D) I spent 26 years in semi-rural Montgomery and Chester counties in the Phila suburbs. Good years, beautiful views before moving to Ky. Lots of good memories.

We are not that far away from where you were.  Think eastern Berks, western Lehigh. 

That timber makes a very nice base for your new (old) water supply.  One of the nice things about being around Amish country is you can still walk into general stores & buy new water pumps, etc.
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Thanks Ron.  We are right on the edge of old order Mennonite country, so yeah, we can find stuff like that around here.

 

[rmwarren]

To stay off topic here ( ;D) I spent 26 years in semi-rural Montgomery and Chester counties in the Phila suburbs. Good years, beautiful views before moving to Ky. Lots of good memories.

We are not that far away from where you were.  Think eastern Berks, western Lehigh. 

That timber makes a very nice base for your new (old) water supply.  One of the nice things about being around Amish country is you can still walk into general stores & buy new water pumps, etc.
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Thanks Ron.  We are right on the edge of old order Mennonite country, so yeah, we can find stuff like that around here.

NOW I am intrigued, had dinner Friday out in Wyomissing, will be back in Reading tomorrow. I could use a pistol refresher course.

RMW

 

[BillG]

NOW I am intrigued, had dinner Friday out in Wyomissing, will be back in Reading tomorrow. I could use a pistol refresher course.

RMW

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