Month of August and Shopsmith Castors again..3rd time
Wow it has been a crazy month and I can say I almost feel like I did make progress on some shop things BUT its Phoenix and heat has its effect here. So if you can do an hour in the outdoor shop with...
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Homemade band saw mill #3: Wheels, wheel mounts and alignments
After several interruptions (vacation, other things needed to be done), I have finally made the wheels, wheel mounts, tension system, motor attachment and alignment. After some adjusting of the tension...
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Triangular End Table #1: Planning
As I outlined in a post last week, a friend of mine requested a triangular table to fit a niche in her sectional sofa. It’s mostly going to be hidden in a corner, so we decided it didn’t really require...
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House Projects #13: Basement Store Room
The Search for Storage Area continues…The first choice for a place was a poor one… In the corner to the right is the clean-out for the sewer, and shut-offs for the upstairs bathroom, can’t put a wall...
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3d printing
I had a request to write a blog post about 3d printing. I will cover both resin and fdm printing and show some examples of what I do with it and maybe how it can be used in the shop. First thing to...
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Finally...A Woodworking Project !!
HI, All,It’s been a long time since I have broken out the woodshop tools and actually built something. Instead, I have been deeply immersed in my other hobbies – model rocketry, LEGO, and music,...
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Craftsman Rabbet and Fillister Plane No. 619.3730
Hello everyone. I hope you all are doing well. This blog entry is about a Craftsman Rabbet and Fillister Plane. You can watch a demonstration here if you’d like. From what I could find, this plane was...
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The Newest Addition To The handsawgeek Family !
I’ve been very remiss lately about updating this blog, so I thought I should add this post about the latest addition to the clan that came into the world on July 3rd. Itsa boy !!! Once again, a corner...
View ArticleSkilsaw 127 Motor Brushes #1: In need of big motor brushes
I am currently working on a Blue Label 127 Skilsaw. I am 99% complete and just need to find a pair of motor brushes. They are .500 x .745 x ? I don’t know the length but the important part is Thickness...
View ArticleHistoric Woodworker Videos #52: Adventures of Bud McIntosh, the builder of...
I would like to introduce this video as a tribute to the wooden boatbuilder, David “Bud” McIntosh, of Dover, New Hampshire. He built over 70 schooners between 1950s and 1980s, and offered assistance to...
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Building a 1930's Model A Ford #2: Fitting up some of the parts
A bit more progress on the Model A. So here we have a series of parts having just been sprayed using a gloss Polyurethane for a change. I tend to either use Danish oil or for boxes burnish them, so...
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Well, start with a plank #1: The start..
Plank of Maple.. A 1×6 x 5’ left over from other projects….seemed a shame to just leave it lying around… We have a plan, though… And we have a “Prototype”... Something Paul Sellers called his “Desktop...
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How to build an Irish harp (cláirseach) #1: Design
I wanted to share my process of building a wire strung Irish harp because I love this instrument and I am hoping if there is more information out there for people It might make building and playing...
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Green and yellow wooden tractor (1/4 scale)
This model is approx. 30 in. long, 21 in. wide and 22 in. high. Each rear wheel has 100 pc of wood. Material if poplar lumber and baltic birch plywood. 1/8 and 1/4 thickness. I will try to print more...
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More green and yellow tractor
layout of first layer of rear tire. glued layerThis is my jig f to cut the slots for the (20) treads. Not fancy but it works. I used my 80 tooth blade to plot thr slot positions. I could not find my...
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Stanley Bit Brace (12 in. swing) No. 02-923
Hello to all my fellow woodworkers. As some of you may recall, about a week ago I posted about this Irwin Micro-Dial No. 22 adjustable bit. In that post I mentioned that this bit can bore holes ranging...
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Well, start with a plank #2: More work for the saws
Resaw #3 results...Tablesaw seems to have a wider kerf than the D8….not a biggie..Resaw #4 was about the same….just an inch less to saw through…. The next day ( Saturday) Resaw #5… Was for that...
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How to build an Irish harp (cláirseach) #2: Soundbox
The soundbox frame is essentially composed of 5 pieces. If you want to be fancy you can also apply two semicircular boards to the bottom like I did here (prepare for crappy schematic) the two “sides”...
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Well, start with a plank #3: Sunday's Funnies
Parts for the 4 sides have been milled down a bit.. A back and the 2 ends….was trying to line up to where the grain match up… I saved one of the resaw scraps…decided to try it out as the floor of the...
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NIght Stands a Plenty #1: Roughing up
So I needed to make two night stands based on a simple request and needed a few for my own use, so I thought I would batch out some. I was not unhappy with the design that the client liked and could...
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