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| 498 days ago |
Where to find Spalted Alder pen blanks? - 3 replies Does anybody know where to find them? AZ. Sil. no longer carries them, and I can’t seem to find them anywhere else. I’ve looked at all the usual places (except ebay, had bad luck with the quality of blanks off ebay). No luck so far. Any ideas? |
| 499 days ago |
Finishing Gaboon Ebony on Pen?? - 4 replies I’ve tried every method I know of – CA/BLO, Friction Polish, Behlen’s, other’s plus cobinations of each. Only one I havn’t tried is laquer dip (ok I haven’t tried the dissolved plexiglass either). CA, Friction Polish topped with Carnuba seems to give the best finish but still not the lasting glass like finis... |
| 517 days ago |
Is there a pen kit that uses actual M0nt Blc refills? - 2 replies I know I messed up the name. Don’t want them coming after me or LJ for usuing the actual name but I’m sure all you pen turners and most everyone else know what I’m refering to. I have a friend that wants one of my pens, saw one of the “MB Style” kits but didn’t want it when he found out it uses Cross refills. I said huh? Not as if Cross is a sec... |
| 517 days ago |
Pen kit that uses actual M0nt B refills. - 3 replies I know I messed up the name. Don’t want them coming after me or LJ for usuing the actual name but I’m sure all you pen turners and most everyone else know what I’m refering to. I have a friend that wants one of my pens, saw one of the “MB Style” kits but didn’t want it when he found out it uses Cross refills... |
| 557 days ago |
Wood floor refinishing - possible weekend project - 3 replies Is there a decent way to get the old hardwoods shining again with totally refinishing the floor? It’s been sanded down and refinished at least twice but I’ve only been in the house about 15 years. Last time it was finished with (I believe) a water based poly. It is really showing some wear in high traffic areas (see picture on le... |
| 622 days ago |
Most durable finish for Bottle Toppers and pens - 6 replies Have the chance to sell both through a local shop. I want to make sure they are good quality. I’ve noticed the friction polish I”ve used on pens in the past tends to wear quickly. Most concerned about the bottle toppers since they could come into contact with some vino…..I’ve bought some of the stainless steel “... |
| 657 days ago |
Which refill do I use? Selling first pen! - 5 replies I just sold my first pen. It will only be the second one I’ve completed. I’ll post pictures in the projects at some point. A friend of my wife’s saw pen #1 that I made for her and commented about it. She thought it was an $80 pen (I wish I could sell them for that). Anyway, she wants to buy one for her dad for a birthday p... |
| 666 days ago |
OOPS with some CA glue. Help! - 1 reply Had some felt stuck to the back of a project (kid’s school project that is), didn’t realize that some of meduim ca glue used some pieces underneath had come through the felt (long boring story there). I laid on the granite countertop in our kitchen. My wife was able to get the glue and felt off okay but now there are dull spots al... |
| 672 days ago |
Whoever told me turning wood is addictive....they are right. + Poll? - 4 replies Started on some ash blanks to get some practice. The first one may be fanciest toothpick I’ve ever seen. I’ve started on a couple of pens, will post those when I get a chance. Kind of like showing pictures of first born baby. You’re so proud, but most babies look about the same and all resemble Winston Churchill I think. C... |
| 691 days ago |
Is there a better way to glue up? Starting over.... - 8 replies I recently attempted to build a shadowbox style frame out of bloodwood as a gift. Learned at lot during the process but when it came time to join the miters things got ugly. I guess I should have waited to route the edges until after I had joined the corners. Corner clamps wouldn’t stay on at all. Only the band clamp worked. I started... |
| 714 days ago |
What is best finish for persimmon wood and other random question. - 3 replies I am refinishing the first golf club ever given to me. It was a hand-me-down from my father. It’s the driver I learned (or tried to) to play golf with. That was about 25 years ago. No telling how long he had it before that. I’ve stripped off the old paint job but want to refinish with a stain to show the beauty of the persimmon ... |
| 714 days ago |
Smokin' Drill Press - 3 replies While drilling 5/16” holes through 1 1/2 oak I noticed smoke coming from the hole as I was cutting. What causes this, dull bit? speed too high on drill press? both? something else? |
| 720 days ago |
Worst tool, gadget, gizmo, accessory etc.. you've ever bought - 75 replies By the worst, it could be the most embarassing or the absolute worst performing item you’ve ever bought. Or it could be that $500 machine you just had to have but never used once. I’ve got a few example of my own here Worst Performing – Cheap clamps and more cheap clamps, did I mention cheap clamps. Most embarassing &... |
| 720 days ago |
Benchtop Lathe Starter Set - 10 replies I am interested in learning the art of turning but have no real idea where to start. I’ve read some but now looking for the tools to get started. Actually, I already have, no don’t laugh, I bought one of those hobby lathe’s that uses an electric drill to turn. Either I’m an idiot and just need to quit now or it just do... |
| 725 days ago |
Looking for an online mentor - 27 replies Anybody out there willing to take on a newcomer. As you can read on my home page, http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Keen1, I don’t have a lot time to spend on my woodworking. But when I do I love it. I can forget about everything else for while and enjoy learning how to work with wood. My dad might have used a screwdriver once or twice so I... |
| 727 days ago |
General Site Question - 10 replies As far as the projects go, most of the one’s I’ve seen are of really fine woodworking. Just wondering if posting projects, built with with wood but without the fine finish are acceptable as well. For example, I just finished building a “Cat House” or as my wife prefers “Kitty Condo”. Most of it is covered i... |
| 727 days ago |
Iron Router Table or Countertop? - 3 replies I’ve got a cast iron router table like the first one here: http://www.ptreeusa.com/routerTables.htm (sorry for the link to another site, but the top I have is not listed in the Lumberjock store) I really wanted a larger work surface as I am rebuilding my workshop right now http://lumberjocks.com/topics/1503 so I bought a laminate counte... |
| 729 days ago |
Dust collection, Air Filtration for weekend lumberjocks - 8 replies Most every shop that is worthy of a picture has some sort of (what looks to me) elaborate dust collection system. Other than for keeping the shop clean how important is this for a weekend lumberjock who may spend 6 hours at most in the shop. I’m building my first dedicated wood shop now and I’ve two shop vacs I used to use just to ... |
| 729 days ago |
Need advice on building new workshop. Try #2 - 5 replies Original plans were scrapped for space reasons. I’ve posted a picture here for a very simple look at what I’m trying to put together: http://picasaweb.google.com/auburnfan93/Workshop/photo#5137248710443561634 I’ll update later with dimensions and front view layouts. Just to give you some idea. It is a basement workshop wi... |
| 729 days ago |
Where is the best place to post pics of works in process? - 7 replies From what I can see, the projects section is just for completed projects. Where can we post pics of work in process on which we need advice? I’m fairly computer literate but I’ve never joined Flickr or any of those sites. I may need to, I guess I was just hoping there would be someplace on this site to post the pictures. |
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