the second batch of eBay hand planes have arrived just waiting on the Stanley 5 1/4 jack plane and the Stanley No. 78 which I did bid on and am in the lead for getting one for parts that has the guide and depth gauge.
they need ...
Hi Lumberjocks,
I need some help diagnosing an issue I’m having with my dust collector. Recently my dust collector started tripping the circuit breaker and running with a lot of vibration. Initially I though it was the impeller that was...
Better late than Never…
OK, it’s time for the Finishing part!
Finally!!
1. I gave ALL Parts a few coats of BLO (Boiled Linseed Oil as from Home D). This took a little time because I had to wait 2-4 days after each coat to be...
The Tool Tote will be shipped to Arizona for Tylers birthday in June.
It would much easier and safer to send it unassembled and let my son assemble it.
In order for everything to be done properly, I decided to Code all pieces with marks to s...
I got this Dewalt radial arm saw from Criagslist for $80.00 Feb 2012. It is an MBC 202, 1/2HP, 9 inch blade.
The person I purchased it from had lost the key for the switch and it was in a storage unit so there was no power to run it any way...
For anyone who might be interested to help, my wife said she needs a bookcase to go with this. So, I’m open for ideas on basic design.
Since the desk is so simple in basic design, I was thinking I’d do something just as basic. We de...
Japanese planing boardJapanese workbench
Ok as promised I will continue the Japanese blog series.It all started by me reading Toshio Odate’s book ‘Japanese woodworking tools their tradition spirit and use’, and now since I have move...
I decided on the Bosch 1617EVS(PK), so kept my eyes peeled over the last week or so on the different retail sites, including craigslist and ebay for a possible used one.
Amazon’s price for the “Bosch 1617EVSPK 12 Amp 2-1/4-Horsepowe...
I convinced myself that I need a small tablesaw in my basement. I have a big one in my garage, but I have to move 2 cars to use it. Craigslist came through for me with a Craftsman Model 103.02041, from back in the 1940’s. Here’s the pi...
I’ve had a piece of Bradford pear, about 38 inches long, that I picked up on a neighborhood walk about a year ago, and I started carving it last weekend. It has a nice looking bark and the wood carves and holds detail well, being a sligh...
Well the thing I love about wood
especially an orphan piece like this one
Is that it can only get better, I hope :)
It looks huge and if it were not for the flaws
It would make a big bench
Ok, it aint going to be a 6’ ...
It is on again this weekend…at the RNA.
Comes around so quickly these days…
Tomorrow, I will be dropping some timber for sale off to Trevor’s Stand… in the outside area…
European Walnut…
European Wil...
I woke up this morning to the sound of the birds singing outside. There seems to be a family that decided to build a nest in the tall evergreen tree near the bottom of our steps right off the deck. The cats like that, as there is plenty of acti...
This is my first blog, so be gentle. My nephew is graduating high school in a few weeks and I got inspired to make him a present instead of giving money or buying something cheesy. :-)
My inspiration came from a desk I used while staying overni...
Hello.
Its been 6 months since I finished my bench and I have spent over 1000 hours on it. Now that I have gotten a good feel for how the bench works and its ups and downs I thought I would write an update on it.
To start I’ll mention ...
Finally figured out how to get the Blackened Epoxy applied without messing up surrounding wood.
I applied shellac very carefully around all of the Text letters and taped it off.
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Closeup of inside the bottom… toys & tools will go on top of this.
Tool Tote in process!
Made of White Oak.
Carving done with friends CarveWright machine.
Jatoba nameplate.
I may a little late for his birthday… wi...
All parts spread out…
Tool Tote in process!
Made of White Oak.
Carving done with friends CarveWright machine.
Jatoba nameplate.
I may a little late for his birthday… will try to finish it, but I do not like to rush wo...
I have finally gotten back in the shop after a week or so of not being able to feed the habit. I decided to work on Dad’s military pieces the bomber is pulling together I glued the engines to the wings and the tail sectio...
Good evening once more friends. Here is another installment of this saw till project build I have been having a fun time experimenting with.
This till has been prepared for the task of holding my various saws for the last week or more…......
My dad says i am not vetted but this video is fun. I forget my glasses but put them on when i remember. sorry. The chisel came out really really sharp thou
So I have been a little behind in creating scrollsaw projects. Today was a perfect day to do some catch-up. The weather was nice with some breeze blowing and mild temperatures. I have projects all lined up and the material to complete some (see th...
It’s time to improve our comments/replies browsing system again. Our unique sliding comments work well for quick reading of the new comments but they are far from ideal for the first time readers of the very long threads like Handplanes of y...
It was a long week but finally had a few hours to jump into the shop and work on the knife block / cutting board. After trying to think of the best way to secure the cutting board to the knife block box I ended up going with some oak cove molding...
My wife and I wanted to reconfigure the kitchen. A gut remodel to the studs. In March 2011 I got laid off from my job at the university. Finances changed, but the kitchen is needed so we’re improvising. We’ll be doing the bulk of the w...
I finished all my cutting yesterday. There was a little more to do than I had originally thought, but it was certainly manageable for me to finish. I finished in the early afternoon with a decent part of the day left to do other things.
The ...
Hi
i am so excited and happy ! I got a new shop!
I live in an appartment in central Stockhom,Sweden. Not in the absolut central part, but central enough to have problems finding a place for me to do some woodworking.
i have a house in ...
Hi Lumberjocks,
I need some help diagnosing an issue I’m having with my dust collector. Recently my dust collector started tripping the circuit breaker and running with a lot of vibration. Initially I though it was the impeller that was...
My dad says i am not vetted but this video is fun. I forget my glasses but put them on when i remember. sorry. The chisel came out really really sharp thou
Sharpening card scrapers was never so easy, or so much fun…
This week is all about card scrapers: how to sharpen them, how to use them, we make a rack to store them and a jig to burnish them. Along the way we do some fooling around and ta...
Okay, I just watched this video and was shocked by what I saw. This guy uses a hand chisle as a lathe chisle. Have you ever heard of such a thing? At first I thought he was going to use the hand chisle to remove some more of the high spots, you kn...
It’s finished!
Not much to say really. I had fun and now I have a banjo to try and learn to play! Ha ha
Here is a link to the finished project and here is a video of how it sounds.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/65783
I didn&...
I think there is a little artist in all woodworkers. I seen this ad for Samsung Galaxy note with artist AJ Fosik. I like what he says about his work. I think it applies to many of us.
http://youtu.be/andbOuRGV5w?hd=1
Here is a video I made about a universal precision box joint and small wedge jig. Quick and easy to set up, cheap to make, it replaces the tedious one at a time process usually done. The insidious “creep” of finger joint jigs is eliminated. It sa...
Some more tops, these things are addictive. Give one away, everyone wants one.
This next one has the bases, trying a bead on the bases, I think it adds a nice design feature.
The 3rd video shows how easy they are to make (This is Jock S...
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