1425 days ago
by Will Mego |
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Well, I promised pictures last time, and I have some..I started on the spring pole lathe, which is my big project for this summer/fall, and I decided after much goings on to not make a treadle lathe, meaning in this case continuous motion, but a traditional spring pole lathe, where the piece rotates once or more (hopefully many more) times, then back again. Why? I was inspired by a couple things, like poverty and such, but also after doing months of research into it, it’s just what appe...
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641 days ago
by WayneC |
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I am thinking of getting a set of drawknives built and I am wondering if anyone has any good recommendations. I am thinking of getting some vintage knives. Anyone have recommendations for Brand and other things to look for in the selection of drawknives? I have seen Greenlee, Swan, Wilkenson and some other brands. Is there a brand that excels? Are there good modern knives available?
Also, I am looking for a bowl adze. I have seen one that I really like but it is quite spendy. ...
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678 days ago
by WayneC |
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I’ve been playing with spoon carving and thinking that being able to use a spokeshave and drawknife will speed the shaping of the handles. I have clamped the work to my carving bench with some success, but Mads's shave horse has inspired me to think about making a similar solution. I really do not want to tackle a full sized shave horse at this time and I did some thinking about how I could come up with something to use on my carving bench.
I am thinking of making a jig simil...
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1540 days ago
by Craftsman on the lake |
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I thought some people might be interested in my drawknife. It never dulls. Ever.
This is a picture (below) of one of my draw knives. I have three but this one is special and very, very different. It was made around 1976 and has been used a lot. The thing is, I can’t dull it, and I can’t sharpen it. Now, I’ve never tried purposely to dull it. I’ve used it mostly to carve guitar necks in mahogany and maple. And I’ve used it on other things too but always respect...
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641 days ago
by mafe |
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Drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath types. we are back in Gepetto’s tool cabinet.
This is part two of the drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath type’s blog.In this part the handles will be mounted and we will make a sheath.
This blog is dedicated to Andy (Brit) since I know he have a few on his way these days.
This was where we left last blog, knife blades and handles.
Break up the old, be careful not to bang your chisel into the metal!
This old handle was act...
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675 days ago
by WayneC |
18 comments »
I roughed out another spoon today. I was trying a different handle shape to get a feel for it. Playing with some curves. Also, I’m looking for good ways get a better finish on the spoon bowl. I tried sanding some. I need to get better at making smooth cuts to reduce the work required to finish the spoons.
I am thinking of getting some curved knives. That or I need a wider/flatter bent neck gouge. I am thinking of a knife simlar to one of the curved ones from Pinewood For...
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812 days ago
by Dave Pearce |
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This is the followup on my first posting concerning new vs. used woodworking tools.
Bits, Braces and Eggbeaters
Fortunately, for me, it wasn’t hard to find braces, either at flea markets, or antique shops. There’s a wide variety out there as well, so it’s not uncommon to find many variations of the same item. I’ve got several Stanley, Millers Falls, and Pexto models, and all of them have their good points. Since there were so many manufacturers, if you see one...
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641 days ago
by mafe |
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Drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath types. we are back in Gepetto’s tool cabinet.
Some old drawknives from E-bay, it might seem to be trash, but with a little work they are back to life.Also I will show how to make a ‘sheath.
This blog is dedicated to Andy (Brit) since I know he have a few on his way these days.
Old stuff price a few Euros, and it is often possible to make buys like this.I know ‘trash to some’ priceless to others (me by the way).
Ano...
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2141 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
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A couple of pictures of glueing up the edges from last night and then todays lunch break. I didn’t even eat I want to finish this so bad.
Spooky night operation.
Edges glued up
Lunch break today.
The drawknife lets me remove material fast. Gotta be careful though, real easy to take too much.
It also can take a almost paper thin shaving.
After some sanding
and some more….the back
This little 3M sanding pad with their new sandpaper works really well.
I cam...
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151 days ago
by Rick M. |
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One of our maples went down in the storm last night and I salvaged a few pieces. A couple years ago I took down a good size limb from this tree and it was nicely spalted. You can see some of it in my projects.
Candle holderhttp://lumberjocks.com/projects/68810
Trivethttp://lumberjocks.com/projects/68811
Try squarehttp://lumberjocks.com/projects/74653
Screwdriver handlehttp://lumberjocks.com/projects/77933
Looks like this batch is only lightly spalted and mostly in the heartwood...
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