429 days ago
by David |
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1 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 5 • 8 • 13 • 21 • 34 – The Fibonacci Sequence
I have been fascinated with The Fibonacci Sequence and The Golden Rectangle for some time. I finally got around to building a Fibonacci Gauge that was featured in WOOD Magazine.
The guage maintains a consatnt proportion of 1:1.618 between the points. It is used to help determine visually appealing proportional dimensions. I am looking forward to using the guage in future projects.
Follow the text below for so...
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239 days ago
by GaryK |
14 comments »
First of all let me say that this is the first hand plane I have ever made. I looked at some plans to get the general idea, but basically I am making it up as I go. There are things I did wrong but I will be able to fix them.
I saw this type of sole on some planes in magazines and always wondered how they did it.It took me a while but I figured it out. Simple once you know how.
I got ahead of myself didn’t get started taking pictures until later so I kind of went back over some th...
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369 days ago
by Gord Graff |
14 comments »
Hello All,
Feather boards have been around in one form or another for a long time and for most woodworkers they are invaluable. It’s like having a second or third pair of hands that never get tired. Below are two methods that I’ve used to make feather boards over the years, one is a band saw method and the other is a table saw method.
The feather board below is typical of what you’ll find in your local woodworking store, it does the job but we can improve on it greatly.
First, I ...
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5 days ago
by WoodMosaics |
15 comments »
Now before I get started on this little demonstration of how I do it, let me caution you on a couple things. IF you try anything like this, take the plate that your saw blade comes up through and close that hole completely up with a thin piece of wood. Make sure it is even with the top, with no gaps and no lips to catch the pieces. You want it smooth. Then with a “Hollow ground plywood blade” come up from the bottom so you have no gap between the blade and the wood. You may have to do this a ...
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303 days ago
by Jon3 |
5 comments »
My old crosscut sled sucked. I made it before I acquired a lot of knowledge, but I’ve been dragging along with it for a while. I did some test cuts the other day, and realized just how out of shape it was, so I decided it was time for a new one.
So here comes the Cross Cut Sled Journey!
I decided I wanted a fence with a T groove on it, so I could fit in doodads and stop blocks and whatnot.I have some fairly thick Ash leftovers, so I joint and plane it, then I taper the top to gi...
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345 days ago
by DAN |
68 comments »
Thought this would be a fun list.
Stuff you could make for your wife, sister, brother, brother-in-law, boss, friend or family member.
Not to complex, but fun, perhaps adding a link to etc.
Repeats, adding new links etc are ok etc.
For all real woodworkers ! It’s time to start cranking out some gifts ….
#1 blanket chest ....link ...
#2 corncob holders … link ...
3 picture frame
4 paddy wacks
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396 days ago
by Gary |
11 comments »
This was requested from multiple sites, so I did one for everybody.
Here’s some photos of my process;I only had enough time to do a two-ring knot, but it’sall the same to make a four-ring knot accurately if you follow these steps.
This shows the miter sled, the length of contrasting wood for the slices, and the bloodwood blank I’m going to use.
I’ve already squared the blank so that all four sides are the same size.I randomly pick a side and mark it 1.Side 2 i...
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3 days ago
by Brian |
9 comments »
I thought folks might be interested in seeing the steps that I take to make a Maloof style rocker. Perhaps after seeing how it isn’t really all that difficult to make one it might give encouragement to try and make one yourselves.These steps are for a mahogany rocker that I’ve finished.Started with quite a large slab of mahogany. This photo is after cutting 4 ft. from 1 end.
This is 1 of many templates I use. I don’t have to do any measuring for many of the necessary ...
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155 days ago
by Ad Marketing Guy - Bill |
26 comments »
Welcome Note & Intro to this Blog Series
Everything you can imagine is real, Pablo Picasso
Part I -The Dirty Lies of Starting a Business!
Welcome Everyone to the Ad Marketing Guy’s business Blog for Lumber Jocks & Friends -
I am hoping, there will be 12 entries and unfortunately, none of them will have anything to do with woodworking! WAIT – Don’t leave yet –STOP that back page button! DROP your dovetails and take a few minutes and read, You may find something worth ...
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175 days ago
by Kerux |
17 comments »
Here is a tutorial on the “Swirl” inlay that I use, but with a twist, this time I made a little jig for the table saw.
As you can see it is a small simple sled. I then took the sled and marked a line of what I thought would be a good angle for most pen blanks. I don’t know what the exact angle is… I just eye balled it. It is more than 45 degree’s of that I’m sure of.
I measure up the blank as seen here so that a little less than half the blank ...
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