The final posting on clones – this one looks at three clones: CAPEWELL, WORTH and PEXTO block planes. The next post on clones will be one on the Craftsman combination plane.
http://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/the-clone-wars-par...
I sure appreciate all the feedback from my first shop blog. It does my heart well that some of you are encouraged or inspired by my shop and my work.
It got me thinking about this past year on Lumberjocks. Like a lot of folks, I starting surfin...
Here is the VIDEO LINK that we shot today .First time for this and what a process to upload it and get it posted here .Take a look if you like and let me know what you think and if I missed something .I tried .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozv6W...
Woodworking seems to be the process of obtaining lumber taking it to my shop and converting it to smaller pieces of wood.
I have a pile of small pieces of beautiful wood that I don’t want to throw away because of their perfection and beca...
Mold makers often use of this technique when making castings patterns. Layers of wood are temporarily glued together in a way to be easily pulled apart after the carving or milling work is done. After a casting pattern is made, it is often separat...
A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, ”Well, I have cancer. What do you expec...
I am going to have to write quickly today because I must admit that I am running a bit behind today. There is so much to accomplish and the hours and minutes are just relentless.
We have had a couple of exciting days here. Besides all of the ...
What do you think they’re building?
There are craftsmen…and there are Craftsmen !!
The Morgan Motor Company located in Britain doesn’t change in a changing w...
Air intake for air cleaner. I used half-lap joints to build the frame (20.75”x20.75”)
All the sides are cut, as well as the rabbets and dados according to the plans I drew. (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4) The motor was put insi...
This is a vintage Rockwell Delta Table Saw Jointer Combo, well, at least it was… the original jointer was sold and the owner kept the Magna jointer. So I re-assembled them anyway into the original configuration.
Table Saw
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The amazing X-Y Sliding drill press table might be great, but for some people it’s just too BIG! So we set out to make a light weight, yet feature packed new one. It has storage for drill bits, built in dust collection and a unique, quick re...
This is the second part of a series on cloned block planes. It looks at Craftsman, Dunlop and Fulton planes.
http://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/the-clone-wars-part-ii/
So I am still in the planning stages of my move to hand tools. Mainly because the dining room table I am working on has taken far longer than expected. Does this sound familiar to anyone else? Anyhow, i have come up with a rough shopping list o...
I only have a little bit of that slab left, just enough to make the rest of the larger parts of the chevy. I had to use my saw bench and a rip saw to cut them close to size.
Then joint the faces and glue them together.
The again, joint ...
So today I decided to start blogging about my journey. Not so that anyone would actually read it, but mostly as a way for me to look back and see where I started, assuming I get some place with the whole thing. If you read this, you should know ...
I always do a test board using the finishes I’m considering for a project. This is the maple sample board for the bench build.
The left section has two coats of Danish Oil. The middle is two coats of BLO. It is noticeable in the ...
Typically in a bench top slab the mortises are either sawn and/or chiseled out of a laminated slab. I used another approach. In the following photos you can see more easily that the mortises are “constructed” by, in my case, laminati...
Name is Tim, Most people call me Toolmaster because of the large amount of tools I have gathered over the years as a welder and equipment mechanic. I enjoy Fishing, Hunting and Shooting Sporting Clays. Back about 2001 I built my on shop here at t...
Here is an abbreviated version of a tutorial I posted to my blog showing my process for making bowl blanks from a log.
First I cut a few inches off each end of the log to remove checking. Next cut off a section from the log that you will later...
OK It’s official – we have kickstarted a campaign on Kickstarter … we need a new lathe and apparently this is a method to get some funding. Read the details, we’re offering a generous rewards system that basically is pre-se...
Ah the winter doldrums in Louisiana. Too wet to dig footings so I’m trying to nail down some electrical details. I’d treasure some advice on the following – I plan to run a couple of 220V circuits for future growth while I’...
A friend of mine sent this to me – thought I would pass it along.
Using your skills and time to give back..
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/this-is-iowa-woodworker-turns-garage-into-santas-workshop/-/9357080/23405948/-/r0gq8wz/-/...
These past several weeks have been passing by like a whirlwind. There have been several deadlines to meet and that alone seems to have made time pass quickly. I usually find myself wondering where the day has gone somewhere around 4pm when dusk s...
I submitted a repair procedure for Potato Crates for our local chip manufacturer.
The potato Crate is a skid with four sides on 1.2m x 1.2m x
1.3m high all hardwood construction with angle iron cover strips on the four corners.
It holds 900...
Hello again
Firstly, thank you again to all of the people who replied in the first entry, you guys helped to expand my view of this project. Especially big thanks to MacB who is an unexpected gift from above, he is helping me design my new kitc...
When i mentioned to my brother that i needed him to cut stuff with his chainsaw he came right over..
Keep in mind this wood is very very green. I sealed the endgrain to prevent checking.I used a draw knife to strip the bark off two thirds of t...
In case you’re stopping here without seeing the project post, here’s my bench.
Benchcrafted’s Crisscross has been covered before I’m sure but I’ve only seen one posting about it by Jusfine. So I thought I’d ...
Well, as any of my friends, family, and Lumberjock buddies could attest….it’s been a BIG year my shop. My shop is so different now, I can’t believe it’s the same space.
I should note that I’ve been participating in...
Here is the VIDEO LINK that we shot today .First time for this and what a process to upload it and get it posted here .Take a look if you like and let me know what you think and if I missed something .I tried .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozv6W...
The amazing X-Y Sliding drill press table might be great, but for some people it’s just too BIG! So we set out to make a light weight, yet feature packed new one. It has storage for drill bits, built in dust collection and a unique, quick re...
A friend of mine sent this to me – thought I would pass it along.
Using your skills and time to give back..
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/this-is-iowa-woodworker-turns-garage-into-santas-workshop/-/9357080/23405948/-/r0gq8wz/-/...
A short video of the CNC lathe I used to round the columns for the trophies.It can be found here…
http://youtu.be/SJ3AeBP_KJIThe turned columns
After being fluted on the 4th axis CNC router
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MyiEQhzuU
In this video I give you a quick overview of the method I use when I am trying to keep as much width and thickness to a board when it is affected by cupping and twist.
Okay it only took 4 hours to get the crash-o-matic Sony Vegas software to render a video but I got’r’done. This video includes decibel readings and shots of the machines working a couple 4×6x48 beams.
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Here is the router table, the last thing I need to do for my ultimate tablesaw cabinet. Those of you that love woodworking you might want to check this out.
http://youtu.be/RclrFFTaJRQ
With Christmas right around the corner I had to try to finish this wine rack in the middle of a couple of other projects going on. I got it finished though, ahead of schedule so that is always good. Check out the video here.
The link is to youtube. For all you marble machine makers out there…..you need to see this.
Its not really a marble machine, but its probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpa...
I had to rip some 5/4 boards down to 1/2”, only problem is i don’t have a bandsaw and my tablesaw is really crappy for ripping thin stock. Check out how I solved the issue with a temporary zero clearance insert by clicking here.
This guy has access to a lot of self powered tools. This is a way cool and pretty fast video (5:29 minutes) Great video work too. Ingenious actually.
I thought one of the coolest things was how he hand-hewed the rockers, then resawed it in hal...
Here was a recent project that I completed. It’s a weather station. The components include a barometer, hygrometer, and thermometer. It makes a great gift, and can be done in just a few hours. As always you can check out my website at: w...
I made a fishing pole rack that holds 7 poles. I go over construction detail as well as how this will be mounted on to the wall. Watch the video HERE and make sure to subscribe!
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