Bill Akins's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:45:27 GMT My Shop http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/9843 I was recently honored to be chosen shop of the month at Highland Woodworking
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/archive/wn46.html
I was also chosen to be shop of the week at the Woodwhisperer site
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/bills-humble-shop/
I have a very small shop but I am very proud to show my shop at these two sites.
Bill

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:45:27 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/9843 Bill Akins Bill Akins Atlanta Wood Working Show http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/7204 My wife and I just returned from the show and we had a blast. They had everything there from carpentry and cabinetry to hand tools and wood turning. I even made my first pen. I must have a lathe! We had our picture taken and they it cut on a scroll saw into a puzzle. Every king of woodcraft imagineable. My wife fell in love with the inlay and intarsia section. I was thrilled to try Lee Valley planes for the first time. I see why they are addictive. Wood carving, finishing and more. Next door at the covention center they had a show on log timber homes that was awsesome too. I picked up a few small items but they had the high dollar items as well. All in all it was a great day.

]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:44:52 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/7204 Bill Akins Bill Akins Raised Panels http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/5002 I am starting a cedar hope chest soon with some free cedar that was given as a gift. My plans call for raised panels which I have been wanting to try. The only router bits I can find are for 1/2 inch shank and I have a 1/4 inch shank router. I really can’t go out and get $200 worth of bits and a new router at this moment. I tried a test panel on the table saw holding the panels vertically on a high fence jig and it turned out pretty well. I have been studying on trying to do it horizontally on the table saw making a cove cut.

Are there any thoughts or recommendations on these methods? If so, I have seen some information on putting the temporary fence at 90 degrees and some putting it at various angles. Which is preferred?

]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:21:20 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/5002 Bill Akins Bill Akins Woodworking Show http://lumberjocks.com/Billboard/blog/4558 Last Saturday, May 3, my son and I had the privilege of attending the Highland Woodworking 30th Anniversary. Under the big tent they had master woodworking craftsmen of all kinds as well as vendors. There were carvers, turners, a timber framer, a guy hand carving gun stocks and so on. The highlight of the event was watchin Roy Underhill from the PBS show “The Woodwrights Shop”. I was even allowed to make a feeble attempt at Roy’s foot powered spring pole lathe. Of course I had to purchase a few new toys for my shop. If you have never been, I highly recommend you make a visit to the Highland Woodworking Shop in Atlanta, Georgia.

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