42 days ago
by Serradura |
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And there he was, our friend from the Netherlands to help us out. Just for a week or so. Soon we found out that it’s a big advantage to be 22, big and strong. Did we had thought of making a hole in the wall to get everything to the back yard? Yes, we did, but making a hole, where you can go through with a wheel barrel, into a 70 cm thick wall of stones, made us thinking about it, thinking! It must have been about 6 hours later, and there it was, our future door opening all the way up t...
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43 days ago
by TDog |
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Garlick and Son Rip Saw
The original Garlick and Son Saw Company was started in 1858 according to the webpage. http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/acatalog/The_Lynx_Range.html
My Garlick and Son (Lynx) saw arrived today. I purchased it on EBay taking a risk and trying for a great price; well lady luck turned my way. The saw is in fine shape and looks great. It’s a Lynx line saw according to the Lynx website which acquired or obtained Garlick and Son Saw Company sometime in 19...
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44 days ago
by Serradura |
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After the dust was gone we could see what we bought. It’s strange to realize that just a decade ago, somebody lived in this building. No water, no toilet, no electricity. It must have been a simple and poor life for the old lady that spend her last years in this, what used to be the main house of a farm.
As a woodworker, tears get in to your eyes, seeing that the former owner didn’t clean out the property before putting it down. The big stone wall went half thru the flo...
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44 days ago
by JawShoeAh |
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Day number two feels good. You made so much progress last night, and it’s almost done.
So you jump right in, and decided to put your trunions on and figure this thing out. 3 long screws hold them on.
...well, easier to put them on first, then flip the whole show onto the table top I think.
Bam. You got this.
...That’s supposed to be behind that. (swear a lot)
Rent a bearing puller.
Hooray.
Just like day number two feels so good, so does doing things twice. Ho...
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45 days ago
by JawShoeAh |
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So here’s my 113. I bought it and started taking it apart before I even got it off my truck… it was too heavy to move alone. I don’t feel like boring you with pictures of an old Craftsman table saw. Everything got completely dismantled, sanded, painted, replaced, cleaned, or whatever. So let’s just jump right to the, “hey, I’m done – I wish I took pictures of things as they came apart, because I can’t remember where this goes,” phase.
M...
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45 days ago
by Serradura |
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It all started in 2007. After selling our Dutch Art & Frame shop we were looking for a new challenge. We traveled around the globe a bit looking for a nice place to settle down and make a new start. (something you should consider every 10 years or so..) Yes, we’ve seen the wales at the coast of British Columbia, lived in a cabin on the beach of Roberts Creek for a while, but to start in the beautiful vicinity of the sunshine coast takes more money than we could ever come up with. We...
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48 days ago
by inchanga |
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I recently got a 6 foot length of sycamore which I cut in half in order to make a chopping block/table 3 foot by 2foot.
Even after cutting in half the boards were so badly twisted that I had to split them length ways in order to flatten and plane them without removing too much material
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The picture above shows the boards sawn ready for jointing and planing.
I first of all flattened one face on the jointer and then put them through the thicknesser to achieve a consistent t...
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49 days ago
by DustinTN |
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(The following is reposted from my personal blog, Toward Simple. You can view the original post by clicking here.)
Finally, I have finished a couple of small woodcraft pieces made from reclaimed objects. I forgot just how fulfilling it is to work with little more than a few pieces of wood, limited tools, and one’s own hands and imagination. I’m beginning to think of the salvaged materials I’ve been gathering – wooden pallets, fenceposts, etc. – as small to...
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53 days ago
by Oldtool |
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For those so inclined, an instructional video for three simple handcrafted projects to fill an empty weekend. So turn down the sound and relax watching these craftsmen at their best.
Enjoy …......
http://youtu.be/rJ1TKkkF1ps
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58 days ago
by ScrollinSwede |
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Good morning everyone!
I have spent the past 20 years of my life focused on making projects and crafts with my scroll saw. Over the past year, however, I have started to branch out a bit. I have started to obtain antique wood from barns and old houses to make projects from. I have found that the antique wood has a tighter grain, and people are very interested in buying things made from wood that is 100 years old.
My only problem has been finishing the rough wood.
One of my best fr...
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