This week I built something fun, made some mistakes and learned some things. This is some cherry planned over from the chest of drawers project. I have tons of this left but I'm always finding little projects for it. Cherry is probably my second favorite wood. It is a little harder to work than walnut and not as pretty, but it's a little more durable. For the body I just cut out two pieces and glued them together to get the width that was needed. The wheels were cut on the band saw by screwing the center to a piece of plywood and turning the wheels. "Do you have a lathe?" - No. People always ask if I have a lathe. I do not. I find other ways to achieve the same results. The wheels were chucked in the drill and sanded smooth. It worked. The body shape was cut out in a few quick cuts on the tablesaw and after some light sanding it was ready for some finish! Done? I hate these wheels. I used birch plywood for the first set of wheels. They will resist warping with changing humidity levels. Too bad they are super ugly. Perfect for the campfire pile. Hard maple wheels roughed out on the band saw. The maple was too hard for the bandsaw to cut the tight radii. Time to learn something new and make a new jig. This took about 15 minutes to throw together. It is an attachment for my crosscut sled for making wheels on the table saw. The blade is raised little by little while the drill spins the wood. Perfect circles every time. Back to the drill for some sanding and then over to the drill press to make some spaces for the rear wheels. My hole saws only go up to 2" so I couldn't use one of those for the wheels. Butcher block oil makes a great kid safe finish. Let's bale hay!
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