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11-15-2018 08:16 PM
by LastingBuild
Since my last post, I cut the mortises on the uprights (three legs) and began hogging out the mortises in the three mating feet. The tenons are quite large and the mortises are taking around 15 drill holes using my brace and bit. The vintage Stanl...
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11-15-2018 07:37 AM
by bandit571
Didn’t start out too bad, though…...but the longer I stayed in the shop, the worst things got….and the high the cussing levels went…..enough to make even a CPO blush…..
Ok…first up, time to remove this, from ...
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11-14-2018 10:44 PM
by Stancin
Building a side bench 18X60 in. I cut the mortises on the table saw with a 3/8in Freud box joint blade. More pics to follow as progress is made.
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11-14-2018 07:11 AM
by robscastle
OK, so has anybody got any of these pieces of kit still ?
Its a 3D router carver I have had it for years, (and it cost a fortune over time) and now its used it less than my Hollow Chisel Mortiser!So it got dragged out dusted off today then set ...
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11-14-2018 01:46 AM
by bandit571
Headed to the shop about 2 pm…..emerged from the shop just after 5pm….with cramps starting in the legs…Ok..gave the “new” tablesaw fence a test drive…it was rock solid, never budged a bit…had to cobble up ...
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11-13-2018 05:13 AM
by bandit571
Took Sunday off. Was feeling under the weather, and it was Veterans’ Day.
Today? Monday or not….things needed to get done….at least something besides all them trips to the bathroom..Finally was able to head to the shopR...
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11-12-2018 09:57 PM
by gauntlet21
I’m an avid shopper of online retailers to include the largest of them all, Amazon. I’m always scanning Amazon for things I need, things I want, and things I can’t have. Just today I noticed that the paper towel holder in my ki...
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11-12-2018 05:16 PM
by Jim Jakosh
Today I remembered to bring my camera to school to show two of the students who made ash baseball bats in shop class. Hoosay made his as a third lathe project and Athena made hers as a first time turner. I would like to thank LJ Kposty ( Thanks K...
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11-12-2018 07:37 AM
by robscastle
After having my wife bless my work at the finish post I have secretly started No 3 in a hope I dont get busted and loose yet another Work seat/step stool.
After seven years I could not remember how I made the original one so it was all re disco...
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11-11-2018 08:52 PM
by Jason1974
Well guys its finally here…..The tires. Here is the way I did my tires or shall I say TYRES!...
The Wheel Jig...
The wheel blanks. The are 2-3/4” wide by 5/8” thick....
Cutting the grooves. Make sure the lines on the gui...
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11-11-2018 04:44 PM
by Paul Bucalo
Coming back from my hiatus away from here, I have noticed that I am not receiving notifications of comments on my previously made posts. I’ll try and address what I find as I go. Thanks.
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11-11-2018 04:24 PM
by bandit571
Had a lot of scrap pieces left over from the last project….some of the Pine scraps can be used for jigs and such. The White Oak scraps….some were just too knot ridden to be of much use, other than roast some hotdogs out at the firepit...
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11-11-2018 06:41 AM
by robscastle
Today I managed to get quite a bit more done: 1. Made the seat top2. Glued the two halves of the base together3. Sanded everything4. Polished everything
First up I joined two more pieces together to make the seat.
Post Note: Parallel clamps ...
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11-10-2018 03:58 PM
by Ken90712
First off, Thx to many of my fellow Lumberjocks for reaching out and cking on us. We’ve been off line for a bit. Big change in our lives, (a good one though). Blondie retired from Homeland Security and we decided after 23 yrs in Southern Ca...
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11-10-2018 02:50 PM
by WoodshopTherapy
It’s taken years of experience to learn different ways to cut curves in wood. I put this video together to share this knowledge with others. Let me know what you think.
https://youtu.be/j4fGIFoqhzc
Enjoy your time in the workshop! S...
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11-10-2018 01:29 PM
by stefang
BackgroundI have gotten a lot of praise for my scroll sawing skills on my recently posted Elephant Walk bowl project. I love the idea that I am some kind of scroll saw guru, but in actuality nothing could be further from the truth. My scroll saw s...
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11-10-2018 09:03 AM
by robscastle
Back in 2011 and from the looks of it, it was before I joined LJs that I made a mushroom seat from some pine recycled pallet wood.
At the time I used polyeurathene glue and Kreg pocket holes along with biscuit joints.
I am not sure how I ma...
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11-10-2018 12:41 AM
by Bluenote38
Still not focusing on the Tool Cabinet, I joined the LJ Fall Swap. My first one and let me tell you the guys in the swap are expert. Knowing the everyone has most of the standard marking tools I looked around the shop and my eyes landed on a set o...
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11-09-2018 09:33 PM
by LastingBuild
Today, I cut a tenon using my Japanese Saw, Timber framing chisel and #4 hand plane. I filmed it and timed it. I want as many guesses as possible as to how long it took to cut the tenon using these tools. A lot of woodworkers don’t realize h...
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11-09-2018 07:56 PM
by Matt887
My inaugural year of attending classes at The Marc Adams School of Woodworking was an experience like none other. I was unsure what to expect as I found the school after a recommendation from the guys at the Against The Grain podcast not from a tr...
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11-08-2018 11:16 PM
by htl
There’s a hundred ways to cut out the blanks for the wheels but here’s my method.
It is best to use oak, walnut, and maple is out standing, you need a strong grain so it doesn’t chip.Cutting the treads a little deeper than you...
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11-08-2018 10:33 PM
by htl
I guess I’m not much of a modern car builder, give me square parts and all is well. lol
Here’s the bad part and then the fix.
There’s a lot a work that went on between these two pictures.
Now we got her b...
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11-08-2018 05:10 AM
by hobby1
I was asked if I would take on a small job of building a birdhouse, for a client.I thought it would make good video content for watching enjoyment.
This is a video of finishing the build of a bird house I was working on.
https://youtu.be/hkV...
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11-07-2018 08:28 PM
by JimDaddyO
My channel recently hit 1000 subscribers. I thought I would give a little something back to one of them.
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11-07-2018 12:20 AM
by htl
My 1962 Corvette is looking more and more like a 1953 Vette, the first one.It has a single head light per side and rounded fenders.This has caused me a few problems which I hope I can work my way around.
Everything is looking ok at this...
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11-06-2018 11:18 PM
by oldnovice
This did qualify as a wood project because it is bamboo flooring and bamboo is not wood, it’s a grassI cut this out of left over flooring that Fernando, a head nurse, gave me to play with and, as I really didn’t have any play time I ma...
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11-05-2018 01:29 AM
by Jason1974
I did a little more this weekend. Actually I did a lot. Don’t pay attention to the wheels. They are the next thing I’m going to work on, then the 50 cal.
By the way, what should I put on the wood? I have Tung oil, Danish oil and lin...
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11-04-2018 08:44 PM
by Dubbs
I bought a router/table combo from sears ($100) and a couple roundover bits ($15 each).
I rounded over the tops of all 13 slats then sanded them down.
Then I dryfit them using 1/4 inch nuts as spacers. Had to drill new holes because ...
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11-04-2018 02:01 PM
by Paul Bucalo
October of 2017, while helping a couple mount a truck cap I was getting rid of onto the box of their Ford F-250, I decided toward the end that I could fly. Well, more like thought I was Bruce Lee. I remember still, within a second after jumping of...
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11-03-2018 08:44 PM
by htl
Needed to get a hole in the nose so the radiator would be able to do it’s job.Haven’t really done much plunge routing so had to put on the thinking cap for this simple job.
Then shaped the edges and you guessed it sa...
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11-15-2018 08:16 PM
by LastingBuild
Since my last post, I cut the mortises on the uprights (three legs) and began hogging out the mortises in the three mating feet. The tenons are quite large and the mortises are taking around 15 drill holes using my brace and bit. The vintage Stanl...
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11-10-2018 02:50 PM
by WoodshopTherapy
It’s taken years of experience to learn different ways to cut curves in wood. I put this video together to share this knowledge with others. Let me know what you think.
https://youtu.be/j4fGIFoqhzc
Enjoy your time in the workshop! S...
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11-09-2018 09:33 PM
by LastingBuild
Today, I cut a tenon using my Japanese Saw, Timber framing chisel and #4 hand plane. I filmed it and timed it. I want as many guesses as possible as to how long it took to cut the tenon using these tools. A lot of woodworkers don’t realize h...
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11-07-2018 08:28 PM
by JimDaddyO
My channel recently hit 1000 subscribers. I thought I would give a little something back to one of them.
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11-03-2018 02:02 PM
by MaxAdvoko
Hi folks! This video is about making a primitive rope from a young fir. Such rope was used by loggers and raftsmen in the past. Admittedly, the fir rope is less flexible than traditional rope and it will be harder to tie into a knot, but it on...
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11-03-2018 03:18 AM
by JimDaddyO
Not wood working, but they can make the path to the shop a bit easier. I went with a friend to pick up his Father In Laws snow blower that has been sitting for 2 years. Not using things sometimes leads to problems. So I took a day and fixed it ...
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11-02-2018 02:45 PM
by LittleBlackDuck
Boys and Girls,
Haven’t posted for a while other than make annoying comments to others’ posts. Thought I’d slip in this quickie little blog to give you guys a chance to reciprocate.
I was besotted by J’1974’s b...
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11-02-2018 01:24 AM
by LastingBuild
Today I began hogging out the four mortises on the 1st and 3rd uprights. Each mortise will house a through tenon attaching the two ways to the uprights (legs). The second upright attaches to the ways with a series of housings in which I discussed ...
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11-01-2018 01:49 AM
by LastingBuild
In this episode, I complete the two housings in the 2nd upright. Each housing is mated with a housing in each way. The horizontal ways will attached to three uprights (legs) of the treadle lathe frame. The ways will be the structural support for t...
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10-31-2018 01:12 AM
by WoodshopTherapy
I’m in the process of building my woodworking tool cabinet and I had to cut a stopped miter joint. I’d never done this before and never heard of it before. It was a unique situation and thought I would share the experience on video.
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10-29-2018 04:58 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
Restored a stanley no 120 using the sand blast cabinet. I was amazed at how clean the brass screw came after polishing. Not sure if the cap is correct though, if so please leave a comment. Thanks!
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10-27-2018 01:42 AM
by LastingBuild
In this video, I complete the scale model. The model will be very helpful when I begin building the pergola and cutting the joinery. You can see the finished project in the video below! Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmgpd...
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10-26-2018 11:29 PM
by JimDaddyO
Catching up on some editing of footage a month or so old. The bathroom project is still taking up my time but I have editing of the Roubo build yet. Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button, I am getting really close to my 1000 subscriber ...
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10-26-2018 12:23 PM
by WoodenWorldDenic
It all started by asking myself how to use a walnut board with a natural edge, which left from some other project. I wanted to put a plexiglas between two such boards, but I later changed my mind and decided to use only one board, because it seeme...
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10-25-2018 11:30 PM
by StumpyNubs
Since you’re already at the drill press cutting your mortise, why not do the tenon there too?
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