1827 days ago
by PurpLev |
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so just like every other woodworker at one point (what’s up with the other every other woodworkers is beyond me…) I was researching and learning about ways to sharpen my chisels, planes, and other blade tools in the shop.
Since I am the weekend warrior at this point, and I do not need to resharpen my tools THAT often, nor THAT much, I figure that I can do without any expensive powertools (there are several of those on the market) to sharpen blades and I dont really have the spa...
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2270 days ago
by WayneC |
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This is a collection of handplane related videos. This is intended primarily as a personal reference, but feel free to suggest additions and comment on the content:
I own the following videos/DVDs:
RECLAIMING FLEA MARKET PLANES VIDEO WITH ERNIE CONOVER – Excellent vide on how to restore old handplanes.
Sharpening Woodworking Tools with Leonard Lee – good video on sharpening
Hand Tool Techniques Part 1: Plane Sharpening by David Charlesworth – If your interested ...
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1397 days ago
by CaptainSkully |
6 comments »
I’ve been working the graveyard shift all week (which has seriously impeded my woodworking habit), helping my defacto brother-in-law with his concrete polishing business. It’s pretty cool, especially if you start with the right concrete, dye, aggregate, etc. I was seriously thinking about making the tops for my night stands out of polished black concrete. It would look like granite, only I could do it myself (with his help). It would be water resistant, if sealed properly, so ...
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1355 days ago
by CaptainSkully |
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After finishing the parts with TransTint #6003 Reddish Brown and three coats of hand-rubbed poly, I was able to glue them up. It went reasonably well. This design doesn’t have a back panel, so it’s easy for it to get out of square. I glued one of the shelves in backwards, but learned my lesson on the second one. After cooking for a couple of hours, they went into the house to get out of the garage.
It was now time for me to start working on the concrete tops. My brothe...
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1393 days ago
by AaronK |
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So the next step in expanding my routing power is to get that thing banging out mortises – i like the idea of loose tenons, so I looked for a jig design with that flexibility built in. The router is by far the most accurate tool in my shop, much more so than my table saw, so that how i’ve been leaning.
anyway, I looked at some jigs, most significantly the ones one these pages:http://www.woodsmith.com/issues/147/videos/setting-up-and-using-the-router-jig/http://thecraftsmanspath...
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1584 days ago
by Joe Watson |
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a few weeks ago i starting trying to build a project using mortise and tenon because its something I had never done before. Started by building the Tenoning Jig, and I was happy with the results.
Frontside of Jig;Backside of Jig;
I cut the mortise with forstner bits I just got for christmas.
then the tenon on the new jig.
after mitering the tenons i did my first test fit of a corner.
This is my first exercise in mortise and tenon and its been alot of fun. I hope to get better...
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