512 days ago
by daltxguy |
258 comments »
If you’re a fan of Sketchup for creating woodworking models, then the next obvious step is to use Sketchup to help you create cutlists and layouts. Sketchup plugin Cutlist 4.0 does just that. CutList 4.0 sketchup plugin helps you determine how much of each material you need to produce your design, taking into account nominal sized lumber with allowances for finishing to final size. Then it goes one further and lays out all of the pieces on boards or sheet good sizes of your choosing. Th...
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307 days ago
by DaveR |
52 comments »
...draw this?
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739 days ago
by Blake |
49 comments »
There has been a lot of chat about card scrapers lately so I thought I would take the opportunity to post my first video!
Now I am by no means an expert at hand tools. I am learning a lot as I go. But I found something that works for me. My hope is that someone who has never tried a scraper will see how easy it is and give it a go.
This amazingly simple flat rectangle of metal always seemed so mysterious to me but it is so simple once you get the hang of it. Many difficult or highly-fig...
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742 days ago
by DAN |
45 comments »
This process went pretty quick.
I started at 6pm and now it is 10:30.
Includes all the photo editing and the whole nine yards.
added bronze coating and let dry about an hour. used the stuff on far right.
bronzed 6 panel
patina acid materials
panel after 15 minutes of acid soak
panel after 2 hours … ready to get started
beartex -............... rub really-really hard, long-long time
after beartex rubbing
clean off surface with brush and spray on several...
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196 days ago
by kosta |
34 comments »
Yo whats up everybody so I spent the day welding using a arc welder. This is the first time I actually welded something and it was a metal grill for a gate that people wernt sopposted be going through. Well my grandfather handed me the rod holder and said see what you can do. The first few times I got the rod stuck on the metal but after about 2 minuutes I got the hang of it. Now the smell and smoke was something i didnt expect that smoke smells like sh*t oh my god and the worst part of it wa...
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560 days ago
by Dick, & Barb Cain |
32 comments »
I’ve been really busy trying to learn SketchUp.
My Son needs a new front porch on his home.
I decided this would be a good way to learn SketchUp.
His old concrete steps have been gradually leaning, & it makes the whole house seem crooked.
He said if he sits on a step, he feels like he’s going to fall off.
This was quite an experience for me, because I’ve used a T-square, & triangles for so long.
This project took me an awfully long time, but I learn...
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684 days ago
by mot |
32 comments »
WayneC, Bob #2 and I, have had some conversations about shooting boards. The conversations don’t last long because we all agree with eachother. It’s really the death of conversation. However, some of the hand tool posts have netted some good questions on what a shooting board is, how it works, what it does and how you use it.
I put together a 15 minute overview of the basics of the shooting board. Please note, the shooting board is a tool that will have unlimited uses in yo...
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52 days ago
by rustfever |
31 comments »
Latest Update.The Woodorking Show people have given us a booth at the WoodWorking Show at the Sacramento Convention Center on Nov 13, 14, & 15. They also will tell our story in their press release and other print hand-out.
They have made us another offer. FREE TICKETS, but with a condition. They will give us a free ticket for each person that works in our booth.
I am passing that offer to LumberJocks. I will need each reciepient to agree to spend a minimum of 1 hour in the boo...
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196 days ago
by Craftsman on the lake |
31 comments »
Ah ha! Got your interest right? This is a little video that introduces glass as a scraper. I use them all the time and prefer them in many instances to steel ones. Plus glass is free. It is you know, nearly everywhere and in quantity. Take a look and see, it only lasts a few minutes. Thanks for looking, Dan.
Added note: You can use glass for a long time before it dulls. I sometimes use one piece on an entire project. It’s harder than metal scrapers. But it doesn’t matter as lon...
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229 days ago
by noknot |
30 comments »
I think we would all agree that woodworkers in general are the first ones to help a neighbor or friend. With that said sometimes a person in need wont ask you. The economy is bad people are having a rough time, the guys that do this for a living are taking it hard. so the point of this is lets listen to our fellow jocks and see what they need if you can help with some materials or point some of these guys toward a venue to sell there works that all will come full circle. So if any one has som...
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