LJ- eMag #3: April-May 2012 Issue
The April-May 2012 issue of our LJ eMag is now available. Feedback as always is appreciated.
It's been 5 years!
As closely as I can figure, it’s been 5 years that I’ve been on LJ. (#days divided by 365 1/4).I’ve learned a lot and met great people here. This is one of the best sites on the web with almost no amount of trash to wade through! Thanks to all who make it possible for all of us who make stuff out of wood. Jack
Making the Wren #1: Start, to almost finished
This is the finished bird that I started 2 weeks ago. It took about 24 hours to get it to this stage. I still need to make a mount for the bird, and I’d like to make it unique. That means no ‘bird on a stick’, but also not the trite ‘wren on the edge of the cup/bucket/shoe’ environment. I’ve been wracking my poor little brain trying to figure out something unique and good- that I can do in 3 weeks. Any suggestions.ideas would be appreciated. ThanksNow to th...
Juniper free form bowl #3: Finish and begin again!
This first bowl came out really nice and was a lot of fun to build. Took forever though, about 20hours of work. Project link with more pics. http://lumberjocks.com/projects/66058 Here is the start to bowl #2. New grinding tools have really sped up the process, these pics are taken at 4hours in to the project.
Casting a marine propeller.
I found this video pretty interesting.. this is how they make the patterns to create a mold for casting a large marine propeller. That’s a lot of plywood. And sawdust. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mV48f5D6kBY
Crazy Stuff Stumpy Thinks About #20: I drive a station wagon but Fine Woodworking says I need a "Vette"!
It’s created a rukus bigger than that time I tried on all the underwear at Walmart. A hullabaloo on the scale of the great sawdust snorting contest we did in ‘91. For those who have been living in a cave, here’s the crisis we faced this week: “A perfect storm of stupidity.” That’s what Fine Woodworking appeared to call the greatest threat to woodworking since the biscuit joint. You see, woodworkers around the world are being subjected to unapproved, un-v...
Yet another Handplane Restoration blog #2: FINALLY! a use for a buck bros plane... electrolysis on #6
and I thought my POS Buck Brothers plane was worthless… NOPE! it’s an awesome anode! evaporust was not as wonderful as i’d hoped (probably not enough prep by me); trying electrolysis. i think i read that this should be done at 6 amps, my choices are 2 (trickle) and 10 (fast) so i’m going with 2. might take longer, but what the heck…
Wooden Mini HTPC (Computer) Case #3: Veneer, Glued in Vent Frames, Stained, and Grain Popped
This past weekend I got the veneer applied and stained, and glued in the top vent frame pieces. I also popped the grain on the curly maple front. Next stop will be the final pictures in the Project posting. Thanks for checking it out: First I flattened out the Veneer that came in a tube… finally got to use my college computer science books :-) I also taped off the front after applying the veneer, so I could stain it with out worrying about getting stain on the part that I nee...
Kitchen Cabinets #1: Lower shells complete.
As part of our kitchen remodel I’m taking on building the cabinets. We are modeling these off of a set at a local big box store. Here’s some pics just after I attached the face frames. They are ready for a finish and then install. Sorry about the picture quality. I was using my ipod. Should have better pics as I get them over to the house. I’ve yet to build a 18” cabinet because it will be my “wild card” cabinet. A section of these cabin...
texascajun
Hi Sawdust eaters, Been a while since I added any clutter to this blog. I know there are folks out there who want to update their shop table. In my opinion the shop table is the #l item in any working shop. Why use a hurridly thrown together shop table and then use quality tools in your shop? I have updated my 54×60 (old school shop table top) and modernized it. I made a neat base using the 21st Century Shop Table idea for a shop table base. On the vice end I have the table stretch...
