404 days ago
by joey bealis |
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I don’t much like a lot of personal safety equipment. I always use safety glasses but that is usually about it. I feel like I am suffocating when using dust masks. Face shields are just large and bulky. I don’t like gloves because you can not feel what you are working with. These excuses may be idiotic and if I would use the equipment I would get used to it.So the other day I was doing a hollow form on the lathe out of a piece of dried beech. I was using a swan neck scraper and it...
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565 days ago
by need2boat |
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Took a few more pics over the weekend of my apron for those who are interested in making one. ;-) I’ve already started a list of things to address with on version two.
JFF
detail of the top pocket. Although I really don’t work with a ton of power tools, the planer being the loudest of them, I’ve been trying to were ear protection.
reinforced the where the cord comes through just in case
detail of the pocket
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571 days ago
by need2boat |
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In another life I used to make outdoor gear. Mostly sewn things but like woodworking it crosses over into other worlds. Most of my things were made using some old industrial sewing machines that are seeing less use but still loved.
The first of these projects is a new apron. I new the second I bought the cheep one at woodcraft for around 12.00 it would find it’s way into the rag bin but I figured I’d wear it for a wile while I decided what I liked and what I needed.
Fast for...
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1592 days ago
by Mark Mazzo |
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With the tapered legs complete, I moved on to the arched aprons. There’s a slight complication in making these so that the legs will ultimately splay out by 2 degrees. I cover all of the details in this post on my blog. Thanks for reading!
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2192 days ago
by Dick, & Barb Cain |
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I now have 3 apron panels completed, so here are some pics of the progress. Things aren’t getting done as fast as I wish, but I have to take care of some spring yard chores, or else we’ll never get out to our cabin this summer.
That’s the trials, and tribulations of having two places to live.
Working on Hummingbird panel. There will be two Hummers, & two Roses.
It got warm enough, so I was able to carve outside.
I got some help from the neighbor cat.
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2201 days ago
by Dick, & Barb Cain |
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I decided not to hold my cards to close to my chest, as Scott mentioned.
I decided to show what I’ve been doing the last couple of days.
I couldn’t resist doing some chiseling on this table. That’s the reason I did a downward cloud lift on the aprons, in order to fit in a carving.
One down, three to go.
This is about 4 hours of chiseling. A little more touching up, & it’ll ready for the finish.
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2230 days ago
by Dick, & Barb Cain |
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I took a couple of days off, but it helped me come up with some fresh ideas.
I went out to my shop this afternoon, & made a couple of Templates, one for the aprons, & one for the stretchers.
Now I’m all set to make parts on the router table
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