1015 days ago
by Bob Simmons |
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There is something special about wood turning. It is easy to spend hours at this wood craft while working with the various woodturning tools. This particular project features salt and pepper mills of black walnut with a food-safe finish of Tried and True oil varnish. This finish leaves a soft and warm patina with a nice hand rubbed look and feel.
The material on hand in the shop happened to be 3/4” black walnut that was left over from another project. In this case the (4) pieces w...
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1626 days ago
by kolwdwrkr |
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Well it has been a while since my last posting on this project. As promised I will show my way of doing marquetry and carvings. Remember that these are my techniques, and yours may vary. There are a ton of ways of doing things and I’m sure there’s a lot of ways easier then mine. For instance many of you may prefer to use a router to route out a majority of the material, then use chisels to cut to the line. I use chisels simply because I do the work on my dining room table. I...
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1432 days ago
by Andy |
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Updated 1/15/12
How to make an Art Box
by Andy Campbell
Safety
Be safe! Guards, etc…may not be visible in the pictures. This is written for woodworkers of all skill levels.But, please keep in mind that this is not woodworking #101. I am writing this in a step by step manner that should be easy for a beginner to follow, but some basic understanding of tools and terminology is required.I ask that the more advanced woodworkers be patient and not be offended. I don’t wish to test your...
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1454 days ago
by patron |
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.start by laying out the star you want , must be in EVEN numbers.rip all lumber to same width as many colors you want.crosscut half of all parts.wedge jig , cut 2 triangles . these are rough dimensions as final piece is recut all around.i like to leave my tool proceses live if possible , and lay out triangles to see how many more to make,or if you want to change colors or concentric designs later.
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.the lines you want to cut for the “flower” is drawn on one piece .each ...
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1484 days ago
by degoose |
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Welcome.Where do I start, at the beginning I suppose, I was born at an …..sorry not that far back!Ok let do this. [ I will be using imperial measurements throughout this blog..mainly ‘cause all wood working should be in imperial not metric! IMHO anyway]
To start :Select the timber you will be making this here crazy board out of. For me this was Silver Ash and Tassie Blackwood as they contrast and compliment each other. I also decide to usesome purple heart as an accent.
No...
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