Steak Knives, Take Two

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Stuart

When I first made some scales for the steak knife set (from Professional Woodworkers Supplies) about a year ago, things were going well until almost the final step when excessive tearout occurred when the roundover bit got a tad aggressive. That project has been set aside for a little longer than I expected (or realised [...]

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Warning Signs

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Stuart

Hindsight is so much clearer than precognition I must say. Back when I got my Nova lathe, I mentioned I was getting some small shocks from it.  Annoyances really.  I raised it with the Australian supplier, and that didn’t raise any warning flags either.  As it happened, I saw some tweets from Teknatool (the manufacturer) [...]

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Knuckles

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Stuart

This is yet another interesting release from Woodpeckers.  I call it “Knuckles”.  It has 7 pivot points, maximising its versatility and ability to cope with varying stock thicknesses and shapes. Solving problems one design at a time, even before we are aware the problem needed solving! Wonder if Woodpeckers needs another design engineer?!

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Master Lowes

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stuart

While down in Mornington last weekend, I spotted one of the new Masters stores (Lowes in the US) Couldn’t resist a bit of a look around. This won’t be news for everyone, some have obviously had an opportunity to shop there already. Some of us haven’t! Racks and racks of tools. A bit of range: [...]

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An eye on the dust

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Stuart

How’s your dust bag? Mine? I know it is getting full. But there is full, and then there is full.  I’m sure I can fit the sawdust from just one more saw cut in there.  And again, and again. I have the extractor in the attached shed: saves on noise, saves on the otherwise lost [...]

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Veneer Packs

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Stuart

At the recent Ballarat Wood Show, I had a chance to catch up briefly with “The Timber Benders” from Daylesford.  At some stage I will have to have a good look at their primary business, but in the meantime you may be interested that they have veneer packs for sale ($20 for an assorted pack) [...]

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Playing with Fire

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Stuart

Was round at the Roving Reporter’s workshop today, having a play with a few bits’n’pieces. He has a couple of new texturing tools for the lathe which were interesting, especially seeing as I hadn’t tried these out in person before. What was really interesting was playing around with his laser engraver. (Basically a printer/plotter for [...]

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Ideal Tools undergoes Mitosis

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Stuart

And finds itself replicated across the ditch! (For those not in the region, “crossing the ditch” refers to crossing the Tasman sea, or in other words moving between Australia and New Zealand. It implies the distance between the two countries is so small, that moving from one to the other is no further or harder [...]

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NEW from Torque Workcentres

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Stuart

It is like a news week that just keeps on giving! I’ve known about this being in development for quite some time, but now it has been seen in the wild for the first time, I can let ya’all know! Thanks to Larry from Lazy Larry Woodworks for use of the photos and info (lucky [...]

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I box, therefore I am

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Stuart

Ever tried a box joint (also mistakenly called a finger joint by Triton)?  Some regard it as a poor-man’s dovetail, but it is a legitimate joint in its own right, and can be used as a stunning joint, with the added bonus of significant glue area. You can pin the joint for even more strength, [...]

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It came from Cyberspace

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Stuart

Now I am going to take a small amount of credit for this, not a lot but just a little. So in doing so, I also hope that it works out as well – the peril of enthusiasm! Last time I spoke with the editors of Australian Wood Review, in particular about their archiving to [...]

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The Bird is the Word

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Stuart

A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird’s the word A-well-a don’t you know about the bird? Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word! Bird?  Not Surfin Bird, not Larry Bird, but Lonnie Bird!  If you haven’t heard of Lonnie Bird, he is a very well-known fine woodworker, educator, author.  You may have heard/read/owned his Bandsaw Book, [...]

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