Wooden Models #275: Fork Lift

Got Dutchy’s Fork Lift plans when they first came out but today was the first time I’ve been able to get up the gumption to get out there and play with my tools.
It’s been exactly 5 months so will take a little while to get back in the grove I hope!
So here’s my first few step on getting er done.
The main body part.

Then comes the parts for the steering, this will all go on the back end of the fork lift.
I know Dutchy already did his blog but just adding my $.02

Here’s how I drill a quick hole in the end of an axle.
I mark the center.
Then use the vice to hold it level on one plain.
Then using a squared board, [I could use a metal square but for me they are hard to see and hold in place,so] I hold to the axle and clamp it down and on to the drill.

I x the sides that are trued up..

Then more steering parts.

I know it doesn’t look like much but there’s quite a bit a fiddling done here. LOL
So it really felt great getting back in the shop, I’ll tell you tomorrow how much my body talked back to me about it. OUCH!!!
HTL over and out

-- An Index Of My Model making Blogs https://www.lumberjocks.com/htl/blog/130264