Brilliant Mark Just up my street, something from nothing, spot on, you are very "Good with Wood"👍👍 sorry to hear about your beloved pet, it's hard to lose part of the family i know only too well, sounds like he/she had a good life at 17 years old Take Care Kev
You hit it on the nail mate; to make something you want from something that's being dumped. That's exactly what was happening with the table leg. As soon as I saw it upside down I knew what I could do with it and chucked in the back of the car! And yes, you're right. Pie was one of the family for seventeen good years. She was a thoroughly professional mouser and kept the workshop rodent free for years just by strutting around in there. She knew her trade alright. Thanks for your kind words. Cheers mate.
Great Job Mark! I’ve always liked lighthouse’s! Your table leg idea was brilliant 👍👀👍 …. I’ll never look at a discarded table leg the same way! Soooooo coooool 👍😎👍 Thanks!
Thanks so much Kev! Yes, this one seems to have been very appealing to a lot of folks. Perhaps I should start looking through my big junk pile with an imaginative eye and try another objet-trouvé project. In the meantime thanks for always looking in mate.
What a perfectly lovely lighthouse! I've always been enamored of them myself and have been to visit several up and down the coast of Washington and Oregon in the USA. Thank you for sharing. You are wonderfully talented!
Thank you Cindy, and thanks to looking in, I honestly appreciate it. I'm beginning to realise that our affection for lighthouse is actually fairly common if not universal! I wonder what it is that we all find so calming and reassuring... I don't know that I'm a talented or able person - I just keep blundering along until the job looks finished. My reason for sharing my project s on YT is that if I can do it anyone can and to encourage everyone to try. Thanks again for looking in, I hope you'll take a look at some of my other vids, I think they'll make you smile.
This was such a heartwarming video Mark. Honest and creative. That copper washer made a perfect porthole. And you have really gotten the hang of turning those rings now. That life bouy turned out really nice. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
Thanks Gøran, I can't express how much I value your support. Yes, this was a very enjoyable build, no awkward problems or design flaws! The only problem I encountered was the solar powered lights which I cobbled together from an old garden lamp and some fairy lights - it took me a while to remember that the D in LED is diode and that it matters which way you connect them across the voltage. All that education wasn't wasted on me mate, I can tell you. Cheers Gøran and thanks again. Love to you both.
A lovely project Mark. We also have a fondness for lighthouses. i think your use of bits and bobs from plastic tub of miscellaneous is great. Herself saw the video and I may be under pressure to create another all the way down under, Cheers keep on keeping on.
It's becoming clear to me Bernie that the popularity of lighthouses is a greater and more widespread than I knew. Our cabinetmaker neighbour even commented on ours and he's hard to impress! Now his wife wants one too. I think I may have started something here... Thanks for looking in Bernie, I always appreciate it. See you over at Clint Rose's channel next time he posts.
Thanks so much Harold, and thanks for always looking in, it's a real encouragement. You know, we've just been looking at the lighthouse this morning and the very wet weather we've had this Autumn has really bashed it, and much worse than I expected. I might be making another one sooner than I thought! Thanks again Harold.
Hi Mark, I don't know how I missed this one... well, actually, I do. When you posted this I decided to keep it until I was less busy and then had a load of family medical stuff here and a funeral in Cork so it kinda slipped my mind... which is extremely easy to do. That lighthouse looks great and was a lovely project to watch with some tidy turning it it! I'm sorry to learn about your little mate but you gave her a good life and she worked well for you so you both won. Love and Best Wishes to you both, Brendan.
Brendan, thanks for looking in mate. I know what you mean about setting things aside for late and then life gets in the way - I mean how difficult could it be for us to find a mutual lunch date! I'd no idea I was such a busy person! Did you see the carcass of the lighthouse when we ate at Eddie's? I've got indoors for the winter now - it needs a lot more waterproofing than I thought it would... And yes, I miss Pie a lot more than I thought I would. That's life. Cheers mate, love to Rosie and let's eat early in the New Year.
That would be good Mark, especially when things are a lot quieter. We wish you and Kath a Holy and Happy Christmas and I hope it is everything you wish it to be. Brendan & Rosemary.
Dear Sir Its very good looking and beautiful. To make tiny parts and paint them is very hard and laborious work. Thanks for showing us your skills 🙏🙏❤️❤️👌👌👍👍💞
Thank you so much for looking in sir! And for your very kind words. I'm afraid that the tiny parts did not work out as neatly as I'd hoped but the job was getting later and later so I had to compromise a little. Sometimes the painting is very enjoyable but eventually it becomes, as you so wisely say, laborious! Thanks again, I really appreciate you always looking in!
Oh that was just gorgeous, and well done on having the patience to do all those wee futtery bits. It looks fantastic. Sorry to hear about Pie, looks like a lovely cat. xx
It's always so good to hear from you Al, thanks so much for looking in. Glad to hear you enjoyed this one. Kath had the idea years ago but it took stumbling on the table leg for the thing to happen. Is that what they call serendipity? Or per laziness? I'll let you decide. Yes, I'll miss Pie a lot, even though she did have a predilection for running under your feet. This is the first time in thirty two years we haven't had a cat. Luckily Pie's nemesis, a handsome big lad nicknamed Black Jake, still prowls about from time to time so we're fixed for a rodent deterrent, temporarily anyway. Needless to say I hope everything is going swimmingly for you. All our love and God's greatest blessings.
A cracking project mate! Love the box of bits ,we all have those to sort out for the "Ah just what I want"moment Superb job on transforming an old leg into a light house that lights up and boy, does it look great placed in its new home with its idylic scenic backdrop.Sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved Pie ,its always hard when we lose a much loved pet. Weather here has been wet and windy so today I have been doing a bit more on my model boat.Much love to you and Kathy , Bram &Les
My Dad had a half dozen of those biscuit tins full of bolts and brackets and as a kid I always thought they were junk. Now I think ot them as treasure chests - there's nearly always something in there that'll get you out of a hole, temporarily anyway. I'm fascinated to hear about the model boat - can you send me a picture? And you're right about pets; they're part of the family too and sometimes just as hard to lose. Nearly seventeen years leaves an impression. Thanks for understanding. Cheers mate and love to you both. Stay healthy.
Thank you Lizzie, coming from someone of your ability and imagination that's most valuable praise and I appreciate it greatly. Actually I wish I'd spent a lot more time on the details; my Mum bought a new big wifi telly over the weekend and we watched this vid when Kath and I called this afternoon. I hadn't seen it on anything bigger than my phone (I edit with a tiny editing window) and was appalled at how shabby those wee arched windows look! Oh well, it'll drive me to try harder next time. Thanks again.
Thank you Ben. Kath had been asking about a lighthouse in the garden on and off for years and when a friend of ours was throwing the table leg away needless to say I jumped on it. All the same it took me another year to get round to it! Thanks for looking in Ben, I really appreciate it.
Absolutely BRILLIANT Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing Lighthouse my friend. I'm so sorry for your loss of Pie. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw
Thanks so much Huw - it's nice to know that someone actually reads the description! Yes, Pie will be a hard act to follow but she had a good long life, nearly seventeen years, and was a good mouser and an even better deterrent. A thorough professional. We've always had cats but Pie endured the longest. She'll be missed. Thanks for always looking in mate, I really appreciate it.
@MarkMcCluney It really irks me when people ask a question but if they'd read the description or watched all the film and not skipped through the answer was there all along
Thanks Stan. I don't doubt for a moment that you have some beautiful coastline there and really evocative lighthouse and sunset scenes. One of these days I'd like to see them for myself. Cheers mate and thanks for looking in.
Awww that was lovely to watch Mark and nice to see you back on your lathe! What a wonderful build! Soooo sorry for your loss, the little furrys are a big place in our hearts ❤️🐈❤️
Thanks Val, I can't tell you how much I appreciate those kind words. We've had lots of cats over the thirty two years that Kath and I have lived here but Pie was our Pest Control Officer for just over half that time and she'll be greatly missed. I would never think of myself as a cat owner - cats own people if you ask me - but she was a workshop colleague and family member. Still, she had a good long life and will be fondly recalled. It'll be quite a few months before we think of replacing her. Thanks again and thanks so much for always looking in.
@@MarkMcCluney awww absolutely! I still miss the one I shared a life with, they will be forever in our hearts good Sir and soooo nice to see in your video. 🥰
What a beautiful project Mark! And what an enjoyable process to watch! Just the kind of distraction we need in stressful times. All the best from the Lonesome Hill. G&M
Thank you Gerrit, I really appreciate that. It's strange, I always find the image of a lighthouse calming and hopeful - making this one was a joyful experience the whole way... and you know how rare that is! Cheers mate, God's blessings and all our love.
I love those Irwin pump clamps (are they called pump clamps?) they're so handy. I love this idea mate and you pulled it off so well, really suits that part of the garden. Just gotta make a few little ships now!
When I first saw them I thought they'd be a weak-as-water novelty sort of thing but after ten years of using them almost daily I couldn't function without speed clamps now. Screw clamps definitely produce more squeezing force but these are convenient and easy to handle and have plenty of grip. (I hope Irwin are reading all this...) Yeah, wee boats! That's a terrific idea! Cheers Clint and thanks for looking in mate. I really appreciate it.
Another fantastic project Mark, lighthouse looks really cool! You did well with that paint too, 1991?! Surprised it hadn't sprouted legs and wandered off in that time! A very enjoyable watch mate, thanks for sharing. So sorry for your loss, went through the same this time last year with my moggy who was nearly 19 years old, sad times. Take care!
Thanks so much Tim. Yeah, back everyone painted their house Magnolia and for some reason we complied. I was glad when it was repainting time so I could get rid of it. Anyway the paint came in handy as undercoat for a splosh of white over the top. The weather hasn't been kind to it though so the whole thing is back in the workshop again for a much needed tidy up. So much for the 'weather-proof' masonry paint! And pets definitely become family members. Their passing is almost as bad as people. Thanks again mate.
Wow. That was really impressive Mark! How long did that take you to build? Very clever and the additional fine touches really make that special. Thats my favorite build of yours so far.
Thanks Tom, that's a very kind remark and I really appreciate it. As to how long it took, well Kath's been asking me for years so I guess I'd have to admit to that long! Once I found that big table leg and got the time to work on it I'd guess about a week or two. The main structure and turning part was done in a day but all the little details were dreadfully time-consuming. Thanks again for your comment and always looking in, I genuinely appreciate it.
Thank you! I try to make my projects varied and surprising but relevant to the folks I know watch regularly. Something different but not novelty for its own sake. I've had the Record bandsaw for two years or so now but yes, I still think of it as the 'new saw' the previous one lasted more than thirty years! Thanks for looking mate, I really appreciate it (and I'm looking forward to watching your electronics projects)
Nice job my friend
The light of a lighthouse of happiness on a beautiful approach.Tachi
Thank you Tachi for those wise and poetic words. I'm very grateful that you have looked in on my channel, thank you so much.
Very nice! I love that!
Thanks Chris, I really appreciate that. I think this must have been made on a pretty big lathe! I wonder if it's still working somewhere? Cheers mate.
Brilliant Mark
Just up my street, something from nothing, spot on, you are very "Good with Wood"👍👍
sorry to hear about your beloved pet, it's hard to lose part of the family i know only too well,
sounds like he/she had a good life at 17 years old
Take Care
Kev
You hit it on the nail mate; to make something you want from something that's being dumped. That's exactly what was happening with the table leg. As soon as I saw it upside down I knew what I could do with it and chucked in the back of the car!
And yes, you're right. Pie was one of the family for seventeen good years. She was a thoroughly professional mouser and kept the workshop rodent free for years just by strutting around in there. She knew her trade alright. Thanks for your kind words. Cheers mate.
Great Job Mark! I’ve always liked lighthouse’s! Your table leg idea was brilliant 👍👀👍 …. I’ll never look at a discarded table leg the same way! Soooooo coooool 👍😎👍 Thanks!
Thanks so much Kev! Yes, this one seems to have been very appealing to a lot of folks. Perhaps I should start looking through my big junk pile with an imaginative eye and try another objet-trouvé project. In the meantime thanks for always looking in mate.
What a perfectly lovely lighthouse! I've always been enamored of them myself and have been to visit several up and down the coast of Washington and Oregon in the USA. Thank you for sharing. You are wonderfully talented!
Thank you Cindy, and thanks to looking in, I honestly appreciate it. I'm beginning to realise that our affection for lighthouse is actually fairly common if not universal! I wonder what it is that we all find so calming and reassuring...
I don't know that I'm a talented or able person - I just keep blundering along until the job looks finished. My reason for sharing my project s on YT is that if I can do it anyone can and to encourage everyone to try. Thanks again for looking in, I hope you'll take a look at some of my other vids, I think they'll make you smile.
This was such a heartwarming video Mark. Honest and creative. That copper washer made a perfect porthole. And you have really gotten the hang of turning those rings now. That life bouy turned out really nice. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
Thanks Gøran, I can't express how much I value your support. Yes, this was a very enjoyable build, no awkward problems or design flaws! The only problem I encountered was the solar powered lights which I cobbled together from an old garden lamp and some fairy lights - it took me a while to remember that the D in LED is diode and that it matters which way you connect them across the voltage. All that education wasn't wasted on me mate, I can tell you. Cheers Gøran and thanks again. Love to you both.
A lovely project Mark. We also have a fondness for lighthouses. i think your use of bits and bobs from plastic tub of miscellaneous is great. Herself saw the video and I may be under pressure to create another all the way down under, Cheers keep on keeping on.
It's becoming clear to me Bernie that the popularity of lighthouses is a greater and more widespread than I knew. Our cabinetmaker neighbour even commented on ours and he's hard to impress! Now his wife wants one too. I think I may have started something here... Thanks for looking in Bernie, I always appreciate it. See you over at Clint Rose's channel next time he posts.
Lovely creation Mark. Good use for an old table leg and a few other bits and bobs. Perfect setting in the garden.
Take care my friend
Cheers
Harold
Thanks so much Harold, and thanks for always looking in, it's a real encouragement. You know, we've just been looking at the lighthouse this morning and the very wet weather we've had this Autumn has really bashed it, and much worse than I expected. I might be making another one sooner than I thought! Thanks again Harold.
Hi Mark, I don't know how I missed this one... well, actually, I do. When you posted this I decided to keep it until I was less busy and then had a load of family medical stuff here and a funeral in Cork so it kinda slipped my mind... which is extremely easy to do. That lighthouse looks great and was a lovely project to watch with some tidy turning it it! I'm sorry to learn about your little mate but you gave her a good life and she worked well for you so you both won.
Love and Best Wishes to you both,
Brendan.
Brendan, thanks for looking in mate. I know what you mean about setting things aside for late and then life gets in the way - I mean how difficult could it be for us to find a mutual lunch date! I'd no idea I was such a busy person! Did you see the carcass of the lighthouse when we ate at Eddie's? I've got indoors for the winter now - it needs a lot more waterproofing than I thought it would... And yes, I miss Pie a lot more than I thought I would. That's life. Cheers mate, love to Rosie and let's eat early in the New Year.
That would be good Mark, especially when things are a lot quieter.
We wish you and Kath a Holy and Happy Christmas and I hope it is everything you wish it to be.
Brendan & Rosemary.
Dear Sir
Its very good looking and beautiful.
To make tiny parts and paint them is very hard and laborious work.
Thanks for showing us your skills 🙏🙏❤️❤️👌👌👍👍💞
Thank you so much for looking in sir! And for your very kind words. I'm afraid that the tiny parts did not work out as neatly as I'd hoped but the job was getting later and later so I had to compromise a little. Sometimes the painting is very enjoyable but eventually it becomes, as you so wisely say, laborious! Thanks again, I really appreciate you always looking in!
Oh that was just gorgeous, and well done on having the patience to do all those wee futtery bits. It looks fantastic. Sorry to hear about Pie, looks like a lovely cat. xx
It's always so good to hear from you Al, thanks so much for looking in. Glad to hear you enjoyed this one. Kath had the idea years ago but it took stumbling on the table leg for the thing to happen. Is that what they call serendipity? Or per laziness? I'll let you decide.
Yes, I'll miss Pie a lot, even though she did have a predilection for running under your feet. This is the first time in thirty two years we haven't had a cat. Luckily Pie's nemesis, a handsome big lad nicknamed Black Jake, still prowls about from time to time so we're fixed for a rodent deterrent, temporarily anyway. Needless to say I hope everything is going swimmingly for you. All our love and God's greatest blessings.
A cracking project mate! Love the box of bits ,we all have those to sort out for the "Ah just what I want"moment Superb job on transforming an old leg into a light house that lights up and boy, does it look great placed in its new home with its idylic scenic backdrop.Sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved Pie ,its always hard when we lose a much loved pet. Weather here has been wet and windy so today I have been doing a bit more on my model boat.Much love to you and Kathy , Bram &Les
My Dad had a half dozen of those biscuit tins full of bolts and brackets and as a kid I always thought they were junk. Now I think ot them as treasure chests - there's nearly always something in there that'll get you out of a hole, temporarily anyway.
I'm fascinated to hear about the model boat - can you send me a picture?
And you're right about pets; they're part of the family too and sometimes just as hard to lose. Nearly seventeen years leaves an impression. Thanks for understanding. Cheers mate and love to you both. Stay healthy.
@@MarkMcCluney I will email picture of what I have done so far some time tomorrow 😃
I love this project Mark!! Very creative, all the way down to the fine details. A great addition to your garden. 😉
Thank you Lizzie, coming from someone of your ability and imagination that's most valuable praise and I appreciate it greatly. Actually I wish I'd spent a lot more time on the details; my Mum bought a new big wifi telly over the weekend and we watched this vid when Kath and I called this afternoon. I hadn't seen it on anything bigger than my phone (I edit with a tiny editing window) and was appalled at how shabby those wee arched windows look! Oh well, it'll drive me to try harder next time. Thanks again.
Good looking job! That was some leg!
Thank you Ben. Kath had been asking about a lighthouse in the garden on and off for years and when a friend of ours was throwing the table leg away needless to say I jumped on it. All the same it took me another year to get round to it! Thanks for looking in Ben, I really appreciate it.
Awesome work mark! You can always trust kitty to interfere 😻
Thanks mate, I really appreciate you looking in. I hope you'll have a look at some of my other vids, I think they'll make you smile.
Absolutely BRILLIANT Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing Lighthouse my friend.
I'm so sorry for your loss of Pie.
Take care my friend.
Cheers, Huw
Thanks so much Huw - it's nice to know that someone actually reads the description! Yes, Pie will be a hard act to follow but she had a good long life, nearly seventeen years, and was a good mouser and an even better deterrent. A thorough professional. We've always had cats but Pie endured the longest. She'll be missed. Thanks for always looking in mate, I really appreciate it.
@MarkMcCluney It really irks me when people ask a question but if they'd read the description or watched all the film and not skipped through the answer was there all along
That is absolutely lovely, mate. You know...we've got some really nice lighthouses in Oregon...
Thanks Stan. I don't doubt for a moment that you have some beautiful coastline there and really evocative lighthouse and sunset scenes. One of these days I'd like to see them for myself. Cheers mate and thanks for looking in.
One of these days I'd like for you to see them...and stay here with us when you do.@@MarkMcCluney
Awww that was lovely to watch Mark and nice to see you back on your lathe! What a wonderful build! Soooo sorry for your loss, the little furrys are a big place in our hearts ❤️🐈❤️
Thanks Val, I can't tell you how much I appreciate those kind words. We've had lots of cats over the thirty two years that Kath and I have lived here but Pie was our Pest Control Officer for just over half that time and she'll be greatly missed. I would never think of myself as a cat owner - cats own people if you ask me - but she was a workshop colleague and family member. Still, she had a good long life and will be fondly recalled. It'll be quite a few months before we think of replacing her. Thanks again and thanks so much for always looking in.
@@MarkMcCluney awww absolutely! I still miss the one I shared a life with, they will be forever in our hearts good Sir and soooo nice to see in your video. 🥰
What a beautiful project Mark! And what an enjoyable process to watch! Just the kind of distraction we need in stressful times. All the best from the Lonesome Hill. G&M
Thank you Gerrit, I really appreciate that. It's strange, I always find the image of a lighthouse calming and hopeful - making this one was a joyful experience the whole way... and you know how rare that is! Cheers mate, God's blessings and all our love.
I love those Irwin pump clamps (are they called pump clamps?) they're so handy. I love this idea mate and you pulled it off so well, really suits that part of the garden. Just gotta make a few little ships now!
When I first saw them I thought they'd be a weak-as-water novelty sort of thing but after ten years of using them almost daily I couldn't function without speed clamps now. Screw clamps definitely produce more squeezing force but these are convenient and easy to handle and have plenty of grip. (I hope Irwin are reading all this...)
Yeah, wee boats! That's a terrific idea! Cheers Clint and thanks for looking in mate. I really appreciate it.
Another fantastic project Mark, lighthouse looks really cool! You did well with that paint too, 1991?! Surprised it hadn't sprouted legs and wandered off in that time! A very enjoyable watch mate, thanks for sharing. So sorry for your loss, went through the same this time last year with my moggy who was nearly 19 years old, sad times. Take care!
Thanks so much Tim. Yeah, back everyone painted their house Magnolia and for some reason we complied. I was glad when it was repainting time so I could get rid of it. Anyway the paint came in handy as undercoat for a splosh of white over the top. The weather hasn't been kind to it though so the whole thing is back in the workshop again for a much needed tidy up. So much for the 'weather-proof' masonry paint!
And pets definitely become family members. Their passing is almost as bad as people. Thanks again mate.
Wow. That was really impressive Mark! How long did that take you to build? Very clever and the additional fine touches really make that special. Thats my favorite build of yours so far.
Thanks Tom, that's a very kind remark and I really appreciate it. As to how long it took, well Kath's been asking me for years so I guess I'd have to admit to that long! Once I found that big table leg and got the time to work on it I'd guess about a week or two. The main structure and turning part was done in a day but all the little details were dreadfully time-consuming. Thanks again for your comment and always looking in, I genuinely appreciate it.
is that a new bandsaw? i love the diversity in your projects
Thank you! I try to make my projects varied and surprising but relevant to the folks I know watch regularly. Something different but not novelty for its own sake. I've had the Record bandsaw for two years or so now but yes, I still think of it as the 'new saw' the previous one lasted more than thirty years! Thanks for looking mate, I really appreciate it (and I'm looking forward to watching your electronics projects)
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