Davesfunwoodworking's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:55:12 GMT Flooded out!!!!! http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/7928 I went to work yesterday and came home to a big mess. My house and shop was flooded out. I know this isn’t about woodworking, but it is about wet tools and alot of wet wood. I had about 3 inches of water in my shop. No pictures of that. Thats a good thing because I don’t want to see it again. But I will post a few of the creek that flows right behind the house. Only about 75 feet from are back door. Anyway any help on keeping rust from over taking my tools would be great. I know that a great big cleaning is now in order but what about motors, blades and everthing elss thats metal? What about cars and Boats? My house was not bad The kids stopped most of the water at the front door. My shop was hit hard. I think I am still sick. I went out to see how things are drying out. Not to bad some of my hand planes are starting to rust up already and most of the bigger tools are off the ground some rust showing up. Well Thank God its over. Just a lot of work a head. Well any Ideas would be great. Thanks Dave.
P.S. I think we had about 10inches of rain in about 3 hours or so. Alot of water.

Here is a few after the creek started going down. I missed all the fun when the water was all around my shop and house. To busy to take photos.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:55:12 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/7928 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking Mess ups http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5548 I would like to see mess ups. You know we always see the finished projects. But I have been working on a curved top to the hope chest that I am making and have had a few mess ups. It got me thinking about lumberjocks. I came in to see if I could find any thing on here that would help me not mess up. I could not find anything on here about what to do or what not to do. How about a mess up and how to fix tab? You know we all wanted a tab on the contests.
I would like to see a tab on messing up and how to fix or over come a problem. What do you all think of that? Thanks for your help on this. Dave

]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:53:02 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5548 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking Hand cut Dove tails for the begginer. http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5502 As I was looking at all the projects, I was thinking of what I could do next. So this is what I came up with. Hand cut dove tails for the begginer. Lets get started.

The first thing we need is wood, a good dove tail saw and a really good chisel.
Lets get started.
The first thing we need to do is mark and lay out the tails on the end of the first board. As I do this I try to keep the angle the same so I used a 7* angle. For this you can use any angle that you like. Just don’t over do it. I donty have any pictures for this part.

Then we need to saw and chisel them out. I think the tails are a bit more easy to do then the pins are.

After we have cut all the tails out we are ready to move on to the pins. Again we need to lay them out. I take the tails and lay them on top of the next board and mark all of the pins. Dont get all the boards messed up. Its not fun tring to find out how they all go back together. After you have them all marked its time to cut them out.

Then what I do is set the board up right and using a level I level the board. Then I saw all the pins out.

After I get all the pins sawed out I lay a board flat on the work piece this will be used to help keep the chisel striaght up and down. Then we start to chisel out all of the pins. Try to stay in your marks. If you dont you will have loose dove tails.

We are slowly getting done.

Once all the pins are cut out its time for a dry fit of all 4 sides. Lets see how we did.

Not to bad. I have a few loose ones and a few sloopy ones. But over all I think they turned out just fine.
By the way this project is going to be some kind of hope chest for my daughter. But iam not sure as to how or what I will do next on it. So as I do more I will post it.
Have fun and good luck with all them dove tails.

]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:33:01 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5502 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking LJ summer awards http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5483 Is it just my computer or is every one having a problem with it coming up? I want to cast a vote but its not working. Can any one help me with this? Thanks Dave

]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:28:45 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5483 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking What a Great Birthday!!!!!! http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5095 Well another year has come and gone. To all who is wondering I am 21 again! Well let me first start off by saying my birthday was June 17th. I know a few days late. But it was a great birthday. I would like to share it with all of you. Why because its going to make your mouth water all over. I know it did mine. Well let me start of by showing you all what my oldest son and wife got me. Its a Ridgid sander.

I have been playing on it for a few days now and I will show you all what I have been doing in another blog.
Well just when I thought it couldn’t get any better another gift from my wife. A Powermatic Mortise machine. WOW!!!!! I have wanted one of these for along time.

Well I also got a small Air conditioner for my shop because it gets so hot out there. No pictures of that.
I thought the day went very well. But my wife said she had one more thing for me. Okay what is it? She said I could get a drum sander if I would like to. Well you know what my answer is to that. So off to the store I went. And check this baby out. A Jet 22-44 drum sander. Nice!!!!!!!!

I have been doing a little playing around with it this weekend. I had to set it all up, fix the tracking and adjust the drum. But as time goes on I might do a review on this and all of the new toys.
Well, I would like to thank my wife for all the new toys and for a great birthday.

I could talk about them more but I want to go play with them See Ya All !!!!!!!! Dave

]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:36:52 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5095 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking Veneering over veneer? http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5093 I am wondering if you can veneer over veneer plywood? I know if I veneer MDF I have to do both sides. But what about veneering over a plywood veneered board? Any help would be great. Thanks to all who answer. Dave S.

]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:41:55 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/5093 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking Woodworkers wanted http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/4756 I would like to know how many woodworkers are in Northern Cal. above Sac.? I think it would be fun to see if we could start a club or something. Any one out there?????

]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 02:48:27 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/4756 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking Lets talk wood http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/3389 I was wondering if any one can tell me if wood can be to old or to dry to use? I was very lucky to be able to get about 200 to 300 walnut gun stock blanks. They are as old as 1979 to 2004 and are in great shape. However I dont know if some of them are to old to use. They are all 3 to 4 inches thick and are 18 to 48 inches long. They are about 6 inches at one side to 3 to 4 inches at the other. They are rough cut. So I milled some down and the grain pattern is very nice. Not sure what I will do with them yet but Iam sure I will find a something to do with them. Anyway can wood get to dry and if so what can you do? Can you get them wet? Any help would be great. Thanks for the help, Dave

]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:49:51 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/3389 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking Old hand tools http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/3368 I am a big fan of old hand tools. I like to hold them and think of all the great things they have made and what a great craftsman must have gone through. I am now collecting old hand tools and have about 200 of them. I would like to just put it out there that if any one has any old hand tools they dont need or want please let me know. You can email me and let me know what you have.

]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:19:51 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/3368 Davesfunwoodworking Davesfunwoodworking vacum press http://lumberjocks.com/Davesfunwoodworking/blog/2209 I was wondering if any one has any plans on a home made vacum press. I also am wondering if a vacum pump for air conditioning would work? Can any one help me. Can any one tell me if they all work the same? I would like to build one but Iam not sure how. Any help would be great. Thanks Dave.

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