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Thank you's And Please keep it up (Istill need all the help I can get)
A special Thank you to Mike, superdav721,Jack,Dave,Dbray45,Rtim,Dennis,Patron,mtnwild,Bertha,Rodger Clark,Mel,Fernando,D1st,Darell, And Bert, Those who voted for my business I Now have 27 votes And...
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Building a wooden shoulder plane #1: First you gotta do some thinking...and...
During the recent posting by Bertha on the hand planes of our dreams, the issue of wooden shoulder planes came up. I had some requests and PM’s to blog on the making of a wooden shoulder plane so I...
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Is here any LJ from Italy ?
I am so lucky i got a trip to Italy in birtdaypresent from my lovely girlfriend:) so i am wondering if here is any from Italy that i could grab a cold beer with when i come to Italy :)
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First Bandsaw Box #3: Last stages
I’m getting closer to finishing this bandsaw box. The pulls were essentially carved using a bandsaw and one of my three Dremels. I decided that something more sculptural would be appropriate for the...
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Craftsman Table Saw 28462 #4: Trading off two designs
I’m trading off two designs for miter slot bars. The stock table and standard miter gauge looks like: My two piece build-up looks like: Removing the tabs looks like: This is a pretty fun tradeoff....
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Craftsman Table Saw 28462 #5: More on the Throat Plate and a "Duh!"
OK, I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed. Nowhere near it. But it did occur to me that the reason the throat plate was so thin was that the table had a rubber gasket holding it up. What if I simply...
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Lowering a cabinet saw for use by disabled in a wheelchair......Part 1
Well, gang, the camera and the computer suddenly became incompatible. So the photos of the FedEx truck and the unloading are history. So we pick up where the phone camera takes off.This is what we need...
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Lowering a cabinet saw for use by disabled in a wheelchair......Part 2
Now we are ready to flip everything right side up and install the mobile base at the same time, so here goes….First we size everything to fit.It’s magic!!! In the twinkling of an eye, Oh I forgot to...
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Mantle Clock Project #3: Carcase completed
After an enjoyable weekend of work, I was able to get the basic carcase of my mantle clock. I did all the joinery (rabbit joints) with my router table. Simple chamfers decorate the edges of the top and...
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"Percheron" Drill Press restoration
I didn´t have a drill press, so started searching, tried with a chinese that we can find locally, but it was REALLY disapointing, so I bought this one, used for double the price a new from china… I...
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Ruminations, Philosophy, and Workshop Antics.......... #24: .....fun in...
The big door on the minibench, to access the compressor, the next step. I am going to make it lift up, so that the weight of the door will keep it in place, along with a bullet catch. So I had to make...
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Blanket Chest #1: Design Choice and Lumber Purchase (pictures)
Well, this will be my 6th active blog. I’m spreading myself a bit thin. My wife and I learned that we are are having another baby in the near future. I decided I want to build something for our latest...
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A new kitchen table #2: And then there were four
Finally managed to get the fourth board jointed (the board on the left), as you can see from the pic this one had some tough grain to work with. The board was bowed up about 1/8” in the center, the...
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King Size Bed
I got a commission for a king size bed from a person who purchased several of my sculpted boxes and a ccoffee table. She liked the scalloped designs I used on the aprons of the table and wanted it...
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'Artisans' do woodwork at Statehouse
Artisans of the Valley was featured this week in The Hopewell Valley News! May 19th, 2011 Click Here to view the article ‘Artisans’ do work at the Statehouse‘ by John Tredrea Photo by Jeannine Flynn...
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A bit of a tool gloat.
I picked up a bit of a deal this week, an antique wood bodied plane, 14 inches long with a 2 inch blade in useable condition, although it could use a clean up and sharpening. Cost? $5! Not too bad, eh?
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A complaint: one member's opinion.
Is it just me, or does anyone else here feel irked about the string of users here lately who log on, post a bunch of “projects” that are nothing but ads for their own often overpriced plan web sites,...
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Craftsman Table Saw 28462 #6: JB Weld - not so much
Tried the jb weld on the two Aluminum bars. Didn’t hold. Scuffed surface. Still didn’t hold. I did have a good idea. Wrapped the bars in wax paper before gluing to keep it from sticking in the track....
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Craftsman Table Saw 28462 #7: Stop the madness - track "solved"
I’ve been making this way too hard. I am going to cull the best ideas from this thread and fix this. Decided to forget about the bottom 1/8” and just use the 1/2” x 3/8” bar stock I bought. It’s nearly...
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