170 days ago
by Brad_Nailor |
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Ok, when I last left you this cutting board was just a Sketchup design. After a trip to the hard wood dealer and some basic milling I arrived at this very hefty glue up. I tried to do the ripping on my BOSCH, but even with a thin kerf blade it was a little too much for that saw, so I took over my buddies cabinet shop! Here are some shots of the first glue up..Here is the blank, out of the clamps and sanded to 1 1/2” thick..Ok, now the fun part..After squaring one end up on the radial ar...
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285 days ago
by PurpLev |
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I saw this FWW Complete Illustrator Guide to Woodworking, and while I found most of the book to be mediocre (although a nice reference book when you’re starting woodworking) I did pick up a couple of cool ideas from it… then again, it might have been from a different book…lol
so I finally mounted my (until now just laying there) hand planes in the cabinet. The shelves are shaped to the profile of each handplane for full support, the shelf has a small ‘step’ (1...
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436 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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This is a short blog, I hope, to show some work I was able to get built this week in the shop for a commissioned project.
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This tool is a Rounding Jack used to trim the brims of hats, and will be used by a discerning hat maker. In this exciting development, I have comp...
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460 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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Update 2-19-2009:
For photos of the restored Maillard Conformateur & Formillon
For photos showing another restored Maillard Formillon here
And photos of a Carrying Case for the Maillard Allie Conformateur and Formillon
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This blog is to show the progress on some special new hatmaking tools I am building...
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923 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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Hey rustic makers. I piddle around with natural sticks once in awhile, but have never spent the money to invest much in the tools that would speed up this work. I have agreed to help pro-bono with the Vacation Bible School set work at our church for this upcoming June, the week of the 10th. So, time is getting short.
This sketch is my vision of what I am to do. I will be making the rustic fencing and gate for the kids, and a frame for the backdrop painting.
I have located the logs, ...
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