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'sup /diy/? I bought a new vivarium and it arrived damaged so the supplier is sending me replacement parts for free.

Now I have two slightly damaged 15x460x1220mm melamine boards with a walnut finish.

Any suggestions for what to do with them?

Pic kinda related, stock photo of the viv.

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The first knife I ever made (well, handled).

Blade is the Helle Temagami. Handle is made from water buffalo horn, vegetable tanned cow-hide and reindeer antler.

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>>770605

D locks. Chains suck.

>mfw dont even have a bike
>mfw just regurgitating something i heard on tv
>mfw i have no face

>> No.770597 [View]

I've seen a lot of people using water to expand wood for some woodworking projects and then leaving it to dry out so that it shrinks. This is usually to do fancy things with getting things inside of wood pieces, such as getting a knife tang into a handle (what I'm concerned about) or getting a steel ball-bearing into a hollow block ( ).

People can spend months or even years waiting for wood to dry out, or to season. When you wet the wood in order to do something like this how long does it take to dry out again to a point where you can work with it and also expect it to be pretty stable afterwards (not cracking or shrinking down a noticeable amount)?

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>>709775

This rule also applies to oiling axe handles.

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>>687789

I've got all the down I need now.

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>>687848

I'm not sure I'll get enough down from them.

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Hey /diy/. I'm planning on making a second underquilt for my hammock and I plan to make this out of down.

My first underquilt was okay, but I'm going to call it a learning experience... There are modifications I want to make to both the materials used and the pattern so that it's more efficient for the space and weight.

The current down supplier I am looking at previously quoted me:

£80+VAT /kg for goose down
£70+VAT /kg for duck down

Minimum order: 500g. I would be purchasing 500g in that case.

They also have listed on their website hungarian down and siberian down (They actually have siberarian down listed).

Which of these kinds of down is going to be the best?

Is the price good? Do you know of a better down supplier in the UK?

How do you do quilting without forming cold spots all over the fucking place?

I'm going to enquire further regarding fill power and prices for the other two kinds of down.

Pic kind of related: Two of the recently hatched goslings from my university.

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>>687059

Cool, thanks, I'll have a look. I will embellish it somewhat with real wood.

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>>685274

I'm in the UK. I plan on making a table for playing tabletop role-playing games (D&D, basically). What wood should I use in what thickness and where can I get it for cheap? B&Q are pricey as fuck.

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>>621086

I want it to have more than just visual appeal. I want it to FEEL good as well and I don't want the plastic feel. Thanks for the suggestion though.

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>>621080

Like that, yeah, but the wood is thick enough that it needs to be taken into consideration. What about like... If I cut the wood at a 45 degree angle and then on each "hinge" I glue on a piece of thin cotton to hold the wood together.

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Do any of you guys know where to buy thin panels of wood (I'm thinking Teak) in the UK? I'm planning on making a blank book and binding it in wood, but I don't want like two inches of the wood to be all wood, so I'm thinking 8mm thick wood panels. I also want it to be solid pieces of wood, something I discovered when I was exploring laminate wood flooring which came in 90mm thick slats (I'm planning on being a bit chunkier than A4).

Weight will also be a bit of an issue, hence why I am aiming for thinner pieces of wood.

Will B&Q plane down wood to 5mm thick?

The book will be used and transported.

Also, I will be giving the book a wooden spine. Is there a way of attaching the hinges such that when the book is open, it's all completely flat, but when it's closed it's also nice and uniform. I may just forgo a spine altogether.

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>>620883

Make a weaved/lattice structure that arcs over from one side to the other.

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>>587168

To clarify, I mean bird down. Duck or goose, depends on the cost.

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'sup /diy/? /out/sider here.

I'm looking at making my own underquilt for hammock camping and I need down. Any of you guys know a good UK source for this stuff? I'd prefer cheaper but don't want to compromise TOO much on quality as weight is a big issue for backpacking.

Pic related: A hammock with an underquilt.

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>>514197

Navy blue/Dark brown/dark green paracord in the dark is going to be nigh on invisible, much stronger and you can buy 100ft for under £10.

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>>514192

My main desire was for material ideas, especially for a waterproof lining.

>> No.514193 [View]

Buy loads of scrap brass. Melt a bucket of it down and pour it down the hole.

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>>514182

Another note is to put it about a foot of the floor so that small rodents don't trip it; a rat could easily do so.

Maybe you could do something like a spring snare trap, but instead of a snare you have your pots and then tie a trip-wire around your camp.

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>>514177

Bells on paracord is probably your best bet. You can use pots and pans for weight issues. When you wash in the night, hang your pots and pans on a line to dry out and then attach this line around your camp so if anybody trips over it it's gonna tug on them.

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Why hello there, /diy/.

I rarely visit this part of 4chan, but I'd like your opinions/knowledge.

I'm thinking of making a cloak... I can borrow a sewing machine, so that's not a problem. Thing is, I want it water proof but I want the top layer to be wool or something.

Suggestions for fabric as the main layer and the waterproof fabric as the lining?

Any cloak templates would be greatly appreciated too. This'll be a calf length cloak, like the ones worn by the Fellowship of the Ring.

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