Christmas Cabinet

And a new online Woodworking Magazine Last week I finished off my new sharpening bench and Im quite happy with the results. Before the oil had a chance to dry I was into another project, this time a small wall cabinet for a Christmas gift. I used up the last of my oak offcuts and also incorporated some walnut and Japanese hand made paper into the piece....

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So What Does An Old French Guy Know That I Dont

So with my last two posts, you must know by now that I am trying to define a vice that will adapt to the type of work I do, and plan to do. As I plan to make boxes, everything from jewellery to writing boxes, I expect they will be built in an array of sizes and shapes, not all necessarily square. I also have found a new interest; kinetic sculptures....

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They use these things to fly planes you know

About a year ago I purchased a beautiful little Spear & Jackson dovetail saw, circa 1888 from woodnut4 on eBay. Its open handled, rip set, and is just the nicest thing to work with. Since then I have been searching for a cross that would be a match to it, mainly on eBay, but the odd time, when I think of it, Ill just do a general search for one...

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Mitres Hook and all

Bench-top Jigs make quick work for tight cornersIve just started my next project and not too far into it, I find myself having to cut mitres at my bench using hand tools. A quick process that could be a lot harder if it wasnt for a few simple Bench-top appliances.The first step as is true with all good joinery is starting with straight stock thats...

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The Old Mans Reaction

I was thinking this morning about how my old man would have reacted to the current rebuilding of my tool cabinet. Here is how I think that conversation would have played out...Old Man: What the hell do you think youre doing?Son: Nothing. Why?Old Man: Because it looks more like you are building furniture, thats why.Son: Come on, pop. Im just making a display for my tools that I can enjoy looking at...

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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench part 5

Shaping the Feet and Finishing the FrameIn my last post I finished the leg to bench surface joinery and can now get into the rest of the mortise and tenon joinery to complete the frame work. As mentioned, the stock is 1 1/2" square so Im making 1/2" tenons and mortises. Its a work out chopping through the Ipe but my mortise chisel is up for the task....

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THE 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

THE 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMESbr So what is the relevance of the games to the woodworking scene in Vancouver? Well a few years ago I received an email from I don’t know where suggesting I sign up for invitations to bid on Olympics related products and services. I filled out a form in which I checked off some boxes for the type of work I do. Although...

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Earning their Keep

Nice to have em when you need emThis morning while working on a rabbet and dado joint cut using power tools, I discovered the fit to be a little too tight. It would have taken me hours to re-set my Table saw and start to fine tune this fit; instead I reached for a few Special Purpose Hand Planes. I dont use these tools everyday but when you need them,...

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Look Maw No Hands

I bought this Stanley No.72 Chamfer Plane about a year and a half ago for, I think, $225. Its a nice plane, one I have used many times, but it is the one plane in my collection that bugs me to no end.i/iMy likes:The blade seems to hold an edge forever, even though 100% of its wear is limited to the half inch in the middle.It is comfortable to...

Senin, 28 Maret 2016

Look Maw No Hands

Posted on 22.07 by poli

So I took everyone’s advice and dumped the guide block while cutting dovetails. I now know how Linus would feel if someone took achoice his blanket.div class="MsoNormal" img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl1w5BuTaN3Xmv7Awih4gfWEEAaz_Occgbi6NZT45mi5vimg5cezyZr5Nyq9uCkyQYWyGRf7Z48IiX7LuugUqJs_WWGDl_ji0NEiw94RWLlCdP2xnAQ-Q_l-6Ix_tWXmILrEDSv_iXOjA/s320/noHands.jpg"...

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The EZ One

Posted on 20.32 by poli

Dino at EurekaZone has come out with a new version of the Power Bench that I am finding to be a great tool.  I havent been able to use it as much as I would like yet because the projects Im working on havent required its use, but what I have done has lead me to really like it.  It is light weight, yet sturdy as a rock.  Its features are fantastic, so as I explore the features Im going...

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Christmas Lights Project

Posted on 15.41 by poli

Im helping a long time friend make a lighted Christmas Star for his fantastic holiday lights display. The original idea came from here, but I redrew the plan with SketchUp and made it a bit bigger. This is my plan.br It is longer and uses a few more lights (206). I used the dimensions and angles from the drawing to put the layout lines on a sheet of...

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