976 days ago
by WayneC |
20 comments »
This is a personal blog where I plan to include reference material related to handplanes.
This is for me to capture information in this area and allow for people to comment if they wish. I am thinking of capturing the following topics:
Handplane Books
Handplane related videos
Handplane related web sites
Sharpening References
Plane Restoration References
Handplane Construction References
Block Plane Recommendations
Bench Plane Recommendations
Shooting plane recommendat...
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58 days ago
by DAN |
16 comments »
really jazzed up oil stain. dry in about an hour
...couple hours later …...
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61 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
16 comments »
A Great Breakfast
Rita and I had a great breakfast and visit with Dave Mitchell and his wife. They are passing through Billings and stayed at the campgrounds down the street since they are pulling their little camp trailer.
We had a nice visit last night. I gave him the shop tour and showed the few pieces that we have been able to keep over the years.
Now they have left it is time to get back on this little project for Rita.
A Recap (Short Version)
I started making this project...
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70 days ago
by degoose |
25 comments »
Lost track of the days and now only a few weeks before I have to pack and ship… does not look good, Every time I make a new design I sell some of them and with every thing else going on,, oh well still two weeks.,KEY =NGR new guinea rosewoodTB tasmanian blackwoodPH purple heartSA silver ashEWC european wild cherryFW french walnutThis weeks designs seem to be a winner as far as Xmas orders go,NGR with SA and TB/SA borderSame but biggerThis one is not really part of the 150 but I put it ...
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733 days ago
by dewoodwork |
37 comments »
Construct these beautiful end grain
Cutting boards
Hello fellow woodworkers,In the spirit of sharing woodworking knowledge I am writing this tutorial for anyone interested in constructing these beautiful end grain cutting boards. Take a look at the photos of the four styles I have made, or create your own pattern’s and follow the steps I have outlined in this tutorial. Questions and comments are welcome, enjoy.
For thi...
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211 days ago
by degoose |
28 comments »
To start I make a full size drawing of the board to see how it will look.Make an endgrain blank in dark timberMake an endgrain blank in light timberGlue and clamp.Plane or sand flat and level.Join both blanks with double sided tape and mark out the curves and cut on the banksawDetach from tape and alternate light and dark.. insert a string of PH and SA glue and clamp.Plane or sand flat and level and repeat the marking cutting , alternating the cut parts,stringing and glueing and clamping.As y...
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215 days ago
by degoose |
18 comments »
Welcome.Where do I start, at the beginning I suppose, I was born at an …..sorry not that far back!Ok let do this. [ I will be using imperial measurements throughout this blog..mainly ‘cause all wood working should be in imperial not metric! IMHO anyway]
To start :Select the timber you will be making this here crazy board out of. For me this was Silver Ash and Tassie Blackwood as they contrast and compliment each other. I also decide to usesome purple heart as an accent.
No...
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813 days ago
by Gary |
16 comments »
This was requested from multiple sites, so I did one for everybody.
Here’s some photos of my process;I only had enough time to do a two-ring knot, but it’sall the same to make a four-ring knot accurately if you follow these steps.
This shows the miter sled, the length of contrasting wood for the slices, and the bloodwood blank I’m going to use.
I’ve already squared the blank so that all four sides are the same size.I randomly pick a side and mark it 1.Side 2 i...
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541 days ago
by Obi |
42 comments »
Click the link below and save the heating costs on your shop in winter.
how to build and use a sawdust stove
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586 days ago
by Karson |
19 comments »
Well I was working on building the deck and I kept saying. Take some pictures. But, it didn’t get done. These pictures are from before putting on the deck surface.
The deck is placed just outside a small deck that goes between the screened porch and the Solarium. We have a spa in the Solarium room.
The deck is basically 16’ X 16’. It’s 14 feet to the beginning of the curved edge. One end is tapered to match the sidewalk that goes around the house.
I’...
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