Working area in progress (Will keep updating here)

[Danne]

I'm not sure if anyone is interested, or if it's ok to share here, since it's also some wood working photos during the progress. but it's still leather related since it's my working area, and maybe it can give other inspiration, or give me ideas what I can add to my working area. (Keep in mind that I have no experience working with wood, and it might not be perfect since I had to work with hand held machines like circle saw, plunge router, and chisels and other hand tools. Since I had to buy those tools, I now understand that a small circle saw table would have been more useful for me, because it was far from easy to plan the cutting of small parts with a circle saw.

I'm updating my working area a little bit, replacing desk, building tool board, leather storage, skiving machine, new tools. The plan is to have most of the tools on the tool board in black, for the tools with wood, I will go for African blackwood/Grenadilla for some of the tools from Palosanto or Okada. Some tools I don't feel like I need to update since i'm happy with them, like skiving knives from Kyoshin Elle will get their handles ebonized with India ink (Probably the same thing with my handle for my Regad Fileteuse.)

 

First a 3d-drawing of the plan. The card board tubes up at the roof on the left side is to store leather, it will be a perfect place since it's space I don't use, and I have a smaller apartment, so planning is important.

 

I had a smaller setback, I bought a 2.8m long glulam board, but it was really warped. But the desk will look similar to this. I'm just waiting for my Ikea Karlby (Custom size take a while to get delivered)

 

Two Ikea drawer cabinets for storage, here is the thread storage and some tools and material. Dividers is made with foam board glued together with a hot glue gun.

 

 

Here is the plan for my new table top. Five legs (The middle leg positioned under my granite plate) and two steel angle iron 20x20x3mm that will be screwed to the desk. The desk will also be screwed to the wall (concrete) with angle brackets. (If anyone have any input on this solution, feel free to share)

 

And some photos of the tool board, it will be two shelves, and two magnet holders. The upper magnet holder is thicker and have larger holes for edge bevelers and such, and ten ~11.1mm holes for Ksblade hole punches. 

The holes on the magnet holders are for 0.9kg neodymium magnets. (Tested so they have the correct strength for my tools) they will be covered with leather.

Not assembled here just placed on top.

 

A couple of photos from the making of the parts for my tool board.

 

I made a mistake on one hole when I drilled the holes for hole punches (I decided to do an insert, and I drilled the insert on a drill press instead) Satisfying clip? 

Video clip (magnet holder insert)

 

This is a slow project, but I will keep updating until it's finished (If you are interested to see of course)

 

Edited August 17, 2021 by Danne

[PastorBob]

Very nice work, even with hand tools.  Please keep the pics and progress coming.

[Danne]

11 minutes ago, PastorBob said:

Very nice work, even with hand tools.  Please keep the pics and progress coming.

Thank you, yes I will update

[mike02130]

Did you skin those animals on the computer screen?     They would make good gloves.

[Danne]

3 minutes ago, mike02130 said:

Did you skin those animals on the computer screen?     They would make good gloves.

No, I will not make any otter gloves or watch straps lol.

[rleather]

I think you will  get some great projects done in that awesome work space.

[Hardrada]

Pretty cool.

[Danne]

A small update. A sanding block, and a 60 degree gluing jig (in progress) just machined o these photos.

 

[mike02130]

6 hours ago, Danne said:

a 60 degree gluing jig (in progress) just machined

What do you make that you would use a 60 degree jig?  When I make wallets I use a 90 degree jig.  

[Danne]

8 hours ago, mike02130 said:

What do you make that you would use a 60 degree jig?  When I make wallets I use a 90 degree jig.  

I will use it for wallets, we all prefer different methods.