854 days ago
by scottb |
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It’s funny how this contest challenges you to think about wood in different ways. At first you think of how to replace nails with dowels or dovetails… then as designs get too complex, the mind broadens and figures out how to strip away the clutter and simplify the design or the plan. (I’ve always been good with simplification – resume’ as it were)
It finally ocurred to me, just tonight, that the baskets my sister made (we have two, a wine basket and a stair ba...
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854 days ago
by scottb |
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Ah, life. It’s what happens while you’re busy making other plans. I had (ok, still have) a great idea for both contests. Yes, two birds with one stone. And what was even better, was that it required only small amounts of time and attention, spread out over the duration of the contest. It was required actually. As I would be turning pieces of green wood, and needed to stagger the assembly, so as the pieces could dry gradually and mother nature could do the joinery for me. No need f...
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854 days ago
by Karson |
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Almost Done>
As I was reading the previous posted blogs on the construction of the Summer 2007 LumberJocks Joinery, I noticed that I failed to complete the posting of the latch for the cabinet door.
Not only had I failed to post it, I had failed to install it. I wanted to use something like a clothes pin.
The little loop that catches the wire for hanging clothes. I had created my wire simulation out of wood.
This was installed in the end of a shelf board. The space behind the Holl...
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855 days ago
by Karson |
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Time to turn my attention to the back. The locking mortise and tenon had been designed and it was now time to cut the mortises in the sides of the back. They were marked thru the holes in the sides and tape placed on the back to give the ends of the mortises. Using the horizontal router table.
A view from the side.
All of the wedge key tenons were made long so they are now being cut to the appropriate length minus 1/8” to allow for the back to move.
And cut the wedge tenons to the co...
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855 days ago
by Karson |
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One thing nice about not being allowed to use glue, No glue clean up and you can pre-finish all of the parts before assembly. On my finishing blog I wrote about using Pumice and Rottenstone as a wood filler, I thought I’d try something different on this cabinet.
I used my private blend Danish Oil (1/3 Boiled Linseed Oil BLO, 1/3 varnish, and 1/3 Mineral Spirits). I squirted it on the boards and used a 120 grit Random Orbital Sander (ROS) to sand the oil and sanding dust. In doing that I wa...
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855 days ago
by Karson |
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After Martin announced the Summer Contest and the Themes Garden Project and Wood Joinery I started thinking about what I wanted to build. The contest rules state “Wood Joinery – Let’s get technical – but without glues, metal nails, screws or other mechanical fasteners! Yes, this is the “WOOD JOINERY” challenge for all you LumberJocks out there. Let’s see what you are made of – or rather what your woodworking project is made of. If you can build it wit...
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856 days ago
by Jojo |
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In one of my last posts, the inquisitive Frank asked:
.Question time, in the last photo, is that a wedge put through the wheel hub on the axle there?I also notice what appears to be wood joints at the tops of ‘every two spokes’ before the spokes go into the wheel….where the wheel meets at the inside of the mortise and tenon, can you explain?.
Hi Frank, I’m sorry for the awful delay in answering your question. I simply don’t know why the days have only 24h.
Regarding your ...
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857 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
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I finally got started on cutting the planks for the bridge. I hope I can get this done in time to submit as my entry. I may have to submit some previous projects if I don’t get finished this weekend.
I bought my son-in-law this Dewalt contractors saw last weekend as a gift for helping me install all new windows in the house. I like it so much I’m going to put one on my birthday/christmas/fathers day gift list ( all tools on that list as you can imagine) Very light, powerful, ni...
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859 days ago
by frank |
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Inveterate Punning of Wood Creations
….clearly i have be-come now, of some consequence in this matter, which has issued forth from me, called by my right-full name of ‘wood movement’....
—-and were it not so, would not i be in-debited, to the common fusing of ill timed vagrant slobbering’s, of the many who would so seek to contain me after their way….
—-i am as limitless as the stars in the heavens, who all-ready knowing their movement in ti...
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863 days ago
by Jojo |
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How.
The key is how.
I guess what people want to know is how. How do they manage to turn 18 ton non-steerable brakeless human-powered beasts in narrow streets? How are they made? How do they stand their own weight plus all the stress from the ride?
Because they don’t use fasteners during their construction. Did I already told you so?
So, let’s go step by step and let’s start walking before driving.
This goes for you Frank: They respect the wood and simply join...
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