1678 days ago
by Woodhacker |
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Some time ago I posted a blog about a dovetail joint I came up with. I call it the radial dovetail. It incorporates handcut dovetails, but rather than using the traditional 1:8 ratio for the dovetail angle for hardwood, each side of each tail varies and is drawn from a perspective point. Then the sides of the box were contoured to blend with the dovetail design.
Here’s a picture of the nearly completed box. It is made of curly maple, Carribean rosewood, and hickory.I like to think of t...
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760 days ago
by Armand |
18 comments »
This is the newest addition in my shop. I realized it was necessesary to build this one for my upcoming projects that will require a lot of M/T joineries.
Please watch my video at youtube to see how it works. Hope you find my jig interesting. Thanks
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850 days ago
by Sawdustonmyshoulder |
12 comments »
Well, I finally have the SketchUp drawing started. I still have to put dimensions on the drawings and will need to write the instructions. Just wanted to whet your appetite.
Here are a couple of views of the 3D drawing:
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2165 days ago
by John Nixon |
19 comments »
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing and making a video for the MLCS horizontal router table. In this video, I show how to make Mortises and Tenons easily on this machine. Also covered in the video is raised panels, crown molding and custom molding.
The machine is nice, and definitely as some advantages. Making raised panels or molding is similar to the action of using a jointer. You are passing the work over the bit with downward pressure. It feels much safer than standing it on it...
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599 days ago
by Brit |
27 comments »
In this blog series, I’d like to invite you to join me on a journey of discovery as we look at the history and restoration of an old English back saw. This is where the story starts…
I really wanted one of these (Adria Large Tenon Saw 14”x 4”)
…but didn’t have enough of this:
So over a number of weeks, I trawled through eBay.co.uk, until I finally found and bought this…
The saw plate is 14” long and the saw is 18 ½” overall. It has an iron back and is...
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2149 days ago
by John Nixon |
11 comments »
This 26 minute woodworking video illustrates a complete project from start to finish. You will see the principles of loose tenon (or floating tenon) joinery applied to make a sturdy tool stand.
Shown in the video:
Stock preparation using the planer and jointer. Making legs, aprons, and cross members for the project. Mortising on the router table. Having a repeatable setup for mortising by using a modified tenon jig. Efficient mortising technique – this project has 32 mortises. The...
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1065 days ago
by PurpLev |
9 comments »
Next in line, the WWX M&T Plugin is now officially available! I’m happy to finally bring this new plugin to a polished state.
here is a quick preview of what the plugin looks like, and what it can do:
The plugin is available here:
WUDWORX plugins page
Where you can also find a tutorial page which shows how to install, configure, and use the plugin. the Tutorial can be found here:
WWX M&T Plugin Tutorial Page
Special Thanks to Jojo and DaveR for providing feed...
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1537 days ago
by Jon3 |
4 comments »
So brief background is that about a 18 months ago, I bought a load of lumber off ebay. While there, I ended up also buying 350 BF of flatsawn white ash for $100. I figured, even if it ends up being ‘test’ pieces and shop projects, it would still be worth it. Fast forward to recently, and I’ve been planning to build a new bench, and I’ve pretty much decided on a Roubo.
I picked up the lovely Benchcrafted tail/wagon vise, a german bench screw, and some holdfasts.
...
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965 days ago
by smgaines |
10 comments »
I’ve been traveling a lot for work so I haven’t been able to get into the shop much lately. So what better to do when you’re sitting in a hotel room in Altus, OK than create a couple of google sketchup videos. I’ll release them over the next week or two. Thanks for watching.
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1627 days ago
by John Nixon |
7 comments »
Here’s my interpretation of Gustav Stickley’s No. 603 tabouret. This little round table works great in almost any decor.
The construction of the table looks deceptively simple, but it has it’s fair share of challenges. You have to be accurate and precise in the execution of the joinery to make the through tenons and interlocking cross members fit perfect.
There is a multi-part video series for this project (Part 1 was released 12/7/08, the rest of the videos will be...
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