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What's your Tool Dream? I bought another of mine.
Mine was a giant workshop. Been there done that and we moved. Guess that may not happen again. But another was to have 2 Shopsmiths and not lift and move the Bandsaw or Jointer. Ah Hah. So a table saw...
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Just a box #4: Saw the lid, add the hardware, add a finish..
Hmmm, could have sworn I wrote this up….try again ( now that the box has already been posted as a Project) Out of the clamps… S L O W L Y….1/2 taken off…nothing flew apart…good sign…sanders and a plane...
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Cabinet Refacing #8: Drawers an Doors
Yesterday was painting base coats on the drawers. Only 12 of them but they take some work painting the inside. I could set 3 at a time on the bench. Worked on a pair of the inside sides, then move on...
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Laundry hamper #27: Everything oiled
I’ve spent the past week getting a coat of linseed oil on all the pieces of the hamper before I go any farther with glue-ups. The top: The sticks and shelves: And the sides: I’ll give them a few days...
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Adventures in learing to cast with Resin #1: First lessons learned
I’ve been watching YouTube videos for the past few months about casting resin and making small river board projects. I don’t have the desire to start with a pressure pot nor do I have the space in my...
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Cabinet Refacing #9: Clear Coating.
Took the day, but I sprayed 2 coats of clear top coats. Used Minwax PolyAcrilic Satin Finish. Did not have to thin it down at all, which made it go so much easier. And it drys quickly. I did have to...
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First big burl!!
Found this over the weekend. I don’t have a lathe and I have very little experience or knowledge on working with Burl . I don’t wanna mess this up lol so where do I go from here?
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Oil Brush For Tools
I just got cheapo ver. of a traditional oil brush for Takoyaki cast iron grill(Japanese cuisine) . I found this cotton brush is good size and so handy for oil application on tools. FYI, “Takoyaki oil...
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CNC Learning Path #4: It's a Button!
Skipping past initial CNC setup, might come back and post on that later. I have been slow on the startup, trying to take baby steps as I get set up. I finally was ready for my first non spoilboard or...
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CNC Learning Path #5: Stanley Liberty Bell Jack Plane
This project was a blast, and for me let me see some of the capability of modern tools. Final Shot First: My father gifted me a garage sale find of an old Stanley Plane that had seen better days Step...
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A Project for August #1: Start up
Have a stash of resaws left over.. And.. And decided to “Book Match” all 4 pairs… and.. Sometimes, the bench vise acts just like a pair of cauls, and a third hand… Cauls as needed…. Not too sure about...
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Idle interest on log in
Does anybody know what this is all about? I appears now at sign in?
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Hitachi P12RA Jointer Dust collection enhancement
I realize the old Hitachi P12RA combination planer/jointer is very old these days, but there are still many of them in use today. I’ve had mine for only a few years and every time I use it I was always...
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Modern Woodworking Project #13: Modern Headboard
The seamless appearance of this headboard was achieved by using the stopped dados, giving this piece a fun 3D impression. I love how the organic feel of the waves takes this headboard design from a...
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A Project for August #2: Rip & Cut...
Need to cut up the 1×6 x 65” plank….I cut out the section that had the live edge…then set the rip fence to 1-1/2” width..and run what is left through a few times… That will do, for a start…using the...
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Stanley type 15 5-1/4 plane cleanup
Picked up this 5-1/4 the other day . It had some rusting and was full of shavings. Walking through Wood and Shop online “identifier” I believe it is a type 15. Don’t know if that’s good or bad (or even...
View ArticleTechniques #4: Matching / maintaining hollows and rounds
Over time, wooden planes wear unevenly. Rookies to using them will tend to take a heavy cut at the start and end of a pass, which will tend to leave the bottom of the plane somewhat convex (which means...
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A Project for August #3: Grooves and tenons
Grooves..need 16 of them…parts are too skinny for the Stanley 45 to work…fence issues, vs, work holding. At the first layout try.. Hmmm..that will not do….decided to mill the grooves first…then rebate...
View ArticleWow, I just noticed that in 65 days I will have a new milestone.
I was just answering to a post that I made many years ago and I notices that in 65 days, I will have been a member for 6000 days. What a lot has happened as we have grown up and on the friendships...
View ArticleIssues with jointer
I bought a used joiner that is not working properly My long straight edge tells me the in feed and out feed tables are level/in line (co planer?) The outfeed table is level with the blades and both...
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