Obi's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:08:47 GMT Uses for sawdust #1: I just got a thing from the tool crib on the uses for sawdust http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/4850 Click the link below and save the heating costs on your shop in winter.

how to build and use a sawdust stove

]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:08:47 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/4850 Obi Obi Woodworking Tips #1: Free Cam Clamp Plans http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/4283 For those of you who believe that you do not have enough clamps, I found and posted free cam clamp plans here . Easy to make and cheap. most of it can be found in your spare stick bin.

Have fun.

UPDATE

After making over 10 I posted a few after I’ve used them all to clamp fret boards when you need a lot of claps and need a lot of pressure to make sure that the fret boards are clamped tightly so you have no gap anywhere.

You can see them here

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:15:39 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/4283 Obi Obi Hardness Charts and the Janka Scale http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/3485 I was looking around to see what was the hardest wood types, what was the softest wood types, what was the hardness of the wood I had available and although I didn’t find all the woods in the world, I did find this and it seemed to be the biggest selection and largest variety. If anybody knows of more, please let me know.
Thanks.
Obi

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:56:40 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/3485 Obi Obi Woodworking Clubs #3: Cantral Valley, Saturday, Modesto http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1968 McHenry Museum

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15th Annual Woodworkers Exhibit

Tuolumne River Woodworkers Association (TRWA)

See wonderful works of “art” in wood. Turnings, furniture, chip carvings, and many other forms of woodworking. Go to www.trwa.net and click on McHenry Museum to see projects from past TRWA shows.
Demonstrations Every Sunday
Free Admission

When: September 22 through October 7, 2007
Time: 12-4 P.M.
Where: McHenry Museum
1402 I St
Modesto CA

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:35:09 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1968 Obi Obi I haven't died ... http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1799 Been busy making all sorts of things, and as they get finished I’ll post them. Recently I realized that my sled was 1/16th inch out of square. Thinking that it was the blade i made sure it was perfectly square to the fence. After making sure the fence was quare, i measured the sled and realized that 1/16th of an inch can make a horrific difference on how things glue up. So i went to work on a new sled. The old sled (posted) was a beginners sled, and needed improvement. No wonder I can make any money, the sled is off.

The new sled is being shown in progress as I square the fence, the board, the dado, and the blade..

As I complete this I’ll post the finished project. I also have a few surprises in store. A Real treat for you old timers.

]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:57:14 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1799 Obi Obi LUMBERJOCKS #1: CONGRATULATIONS MARTIN http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1247 I JUST NOTICED THAT WE REACHED THE 1000 LUMBERJOCKS MILESTONE. CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTIN AND NOW HE CAN RETIRE FROM HIS DAY JOB.

]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:56:37 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1247 Obi Obi Woodworking Clubs #2: Central Valley Woodworkers Club http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1246 ATTENTION CENTRAL VALLEY WOODWORKERS

For July I was thinking of making a wood plane. I got a couple of pieces of 01 tool steel and have been wanting to make a plane for a long time. I have a couple of sets of plans, so maybe that would be a project that whoever wants to attend might be interested in and have some comments on.

]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:51:55 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1246 Obi Obi Woodworking Clubs #1: First “Official” Meeting of the Central Valley Woodworkers Club http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1202 Hear Ye, Hear Ye… Let it be known to all, far and wide, that on this upcoming Saturday, on the 9th day of June, in the year of our Lord 2007, The first “Official” Meeting of the Central Valley Woodworkers Club will meet at Ye Olde Cabinet Shoppe in the township of Salida, California. All are welcome, leave your matches at home.

Click here for map

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:30:24 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/1202 Obi Obi PDF files http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/691 Saving and sharing PDF Files

]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:57:57 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/691 Obi Obi Guitars #1: Monk Custom Guitars http://lumberjocks.com/Obi/blog/629 I sold a friend an Ibanez 6-String Electric Guitar a couple of months ago, and he called me and told me that the plywood body had two cracks in it. I told him to bring me the body and i would make him a new one.

Today before i got to spraying the coffee Table he stopped by. We discussed the body and a new venture was born. MONK Guitar Company. My first one will be the body of this Ibanez P.O.S. I see five templates when I get back to the shop next week. I also have some White Ash that I want to make a through-body Bass (Neck runs all the way through the body so there is no weak spots where the neck bolts to the body). I was looking at several laminated Necks, laminated bodies… And he has a E-bay Store where he sells Monitors, and he does all the Electronics.

Business is picking up. Les Paul, and Leo Fender are gone… time for the Monk…

Obiwan the Monk

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