255 days ago
by Jim Jakosh |
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I’ll take you through the steps I used to build my router guide for my wood lathe. It is essentially a box with adjustable sides and top which has a slot to guide the router bushing. It is made from 5/8” plywood, clear Lexan, Steel and aluminum.I started with a 11.5×11.5 bottom and cut rabbets on both sides on the table saw and made a cut out for the tail stock. The sides were glued in place held square by a couple scrap blocks. They had T nuts installed for the adjustment ...
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274 days ago
by OregonBurls |
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Just finished building a new HTML website. check it out and tell me what you think?If you have any need of Burl wood for your projects please take a look at my website or give me a call if you do not see what you need.
OregonBurls.Com
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446 days ago
by Tim |
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One third each of Boiled linseed oil, poly-urethane and low odor mineral spirits has become my favorite finish.
Here is a great site with a lot of good info Homeshop Finishes That Work. Scroll down to: Finish #4: Sam Maloof’s Finish.
I normally use a brush to apply the first coat, put it on heavy, continue applying to keep it wet for 10 – 15 min. so it can soak in.
Wipe off with paper towels, I usually go over the entire project with the same paper towel to help r...
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516 days ago
by Jim Jakosh |
10 comments »
The following pictures show how I made the hinged obelisk.
I started with a plan for a shelf size where the obelisk was to be cut in half so it would be big enough for the 1 1/4” hole for the candle and the two brass pins. It was supposed to be 2” square which meant about a 4×4x8 block. the wood was so chewed up by ants that the biggest block I could get was 3 5/8” square x 8”. I laid out the cut lines and that left a shelf size of 1 7/8” square which was...
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583 days ago
by Sam Shakouri |
7 comments »
I re-draw this plan today to send it as blog to anyone who may accept to have a go. It is a complicated laminated project but the result is rewarding. The Vase was the first of few of this kind which I call ” 8 ring vases or bowls. You can see them in my project pages as Closed Eight Link Chain Bowl, page 2 and The Twin, page 4. You may notice slight differences. In the first one, the rings were sitting on the top of each other. In the following vases the rings are inside each othe...
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683 days ago
by trifern |
25 comments »
Here is the how-to video on hollow form turning:
Trifern Hollow Form
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811 days ago
by Huckleberry |
3 comments »
A guest on the show Dale Meiners shows us how to achieve a high gloss clear coated finish. This is a process and a rather lengthy one too.
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827 days ago
by GaryK |
31 comments »
Here is how I made my Intersected cutting board posted here.
There seems to be a lot of interest in this board so here is a blog on how I made it.
First of all here’s what I planned on making. It’s the top one.
After I got both the circles intersected I liked how it looked with the rounded corners so I just added in the “wedge shapes”at the top and bottom and called it done.
I think that it makes it very distinctive also.
As one person guessed I ...
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915 days ago
by kolwdwrkr |
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Before we begin making a stained glass project I want you to take the time to practice using a glass cutting tool on inexpensive clear glass. This will help you get the feel for your cutter, and get a decent feel for how to score a piece. When scoring, listen to the cut. You can hear whether or not you are making a clean cut. Once you are good at scoring glass you will be ready to move on to the more expensive stained glass.
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916 days ago
by kolwdwrkr |
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I appreciate that people showed interest in this blog. I have been wanting to do something like this for quite a while, but never put an effort towards it. In this series I am going to discuss Foiled stained glass, and the methods involved in the making of a lamp. I am not a professional by any means at stained glass, so if you have any input or suggestions it’s much appreciated. I am merely a hobbyist that is self taught. Here is the first video. Sorry that I am not an actor or g...
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