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I’m sure we have all done it: started a project, had it drag out a bit, such as starting one early Jan, and still be completing it late Feb. Same here. Started this project in early Jan….2011! And only now getting close late Feb 2012. Not a hard project either, just been getting bounced around, [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Project, Timber | Tagged: Belt Sander, Brasso, Festool, iPhone, Sandpaper, Table Saw | 3 Comments »
I had a bit of a play yesterday with the Hot Wire pyrography set, rather than just abstract scribbles I tried to be a bit more serious and actually create something. This is my first attempt- it isn’t very good (especially compared to those out there who have years of experience), but still, it is [...]
Filed under: Finishing | Tagged: Pyrography, Woodburning | 2 Comments »
Decided to give it a try myself, to see if there is any substance to this curious concept. I started by running a bead of thin CA without any accelerator to see how long it would take to set up. After a minute I got bored (short attention span), so moved onto commercial accelerant. It [...]
Filed under: Finishing | Tagged: CA, Glen 20 | 6 Comments »
The Roving Reporter pointed me in the direction of this video by Timberbits.com which is one of the woodturning pen suppliers in Australia. The CA finish is something I have demonstrated on this site before (have a check under Shed.TV), but this is a bit of a different version of the technique which is interesting [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Lathe, Techniques | Tagged: Accelerator, Acetone, CA, Ethanol, Glen 20, Hydroxide, Material safety data sheet | 2 Comments »
Well perhaps not so much of the former, but definitely the latter in spades! I’m referring to turning camphor laurel. The (late) evening was spent turning a CL bowl, and the aroma permeated the shed. I had a face shield, and an air filter running, but by the end of the night, I still looked [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Lathe | Tagged: Bowl Turning, Camphor, Glow, Ubeaut | 3 Comments »
We’ve all done it- using sandpaper as a stock removal tool, as a shaping tool. And an effective tool it is too! Woodturners joke about having used the 80 grit chisel to finish off a profile. Three Sixty Innovative have taken that concept to new heights with the introduction for the Rotabrade. I first saw [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Manufactures and Suppliers, Tools | Tagged: 360 Innovative, arbotech, Rotabrade, Sanding, spindle | 2 Comments »
I’ve always been interested in the mechanical uses of timber – using timber where it is more traditional for metal (or plastic) to be the material of choice. (None of these are my creations of course…yet!) Things like cars iPods / iPhones & Steampunked items (Although in Apple’s case, that is actually where the case [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Techniques | Tagged: Mechanical, Thread Chasing, Tools, Turning | Leave a Comment »
With both a new chuck, and a new German spindle gouge (Hamlet brand) from Carbatec, I felt inspired to try another turning. Looking around the shed, I spied a round of Huon Pine that I bought a couple of years ago, with the intention of turning a bowl when I felt confident enough not to [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Lathe | Tagged: Bowl, Huon Pine, SuperNova2, Teknatool | 3 Comments »
Episode 81 It’s Time Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)
Filed under: Finishing, Podcast, Techniques | Tagged: Clock, Glass | 2 Comments »
Stepping back to the process itself, I continued with the same technique that I used for the first test sign. The Torque Workcentre played a huge part in the construction. Without it, I would have gone a completely different (and much simpler) result. There is no doubt that the direction I have gone here is [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Manufactures and Suppliers, Project, Safety, Shed | Tagged: Festool, Sign | 3 Comments »
Thanks to Terry and Ideal Tools for uncovering this You Tube video – mesmerising from start to finish
Filed under: Finishing, Techniques | Tagged: Jarvi | 4 Comments »
Or in other words, just because you CAN do something, does not necessarily make it a good idea! So after getting as far as I could (be bothered) in a day setting up to have another go with the Pen Wizard, I wanted to try it, and a new carbide cutter out. I decided to [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques | Tagged: Beall, CWS, Guilloche, Pen, Pen Wizard | Leave a Comment »
