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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Tribute to James Krenov

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Stuart

Hoosierwoodcraft, a YouTube published (and woodworker), is doing a series of video tributes to past woodworkers.  The one shared here (linked across from YouTube) is on James Krenov.  An interesting brief summary of one of the great woodworkers.   Definitely check out some of the other videos Hoosierwoodcraft has published – there are some really [...]

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Grevillea robusta bowl

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Stuart

I picked up this turning blank of Silky Oak at the last Melbourne Wood Show (think it was then – not relevant really).  Wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it then, but I had the idea of a wide bowl/plate idea. The blank is initially mounted with a faceplate ring screwed to [...]

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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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Another Torque Session

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Stuart

Had another (and final, at least for the current series) session at the Berwick Woodworkers Club, teaching how to use the Torque Workcentre. This happened during “safety week”, so left posting about it at the time so as not to detract from the series of posts/quizzes for Safety Week 2012. Same as the others, covered [...]

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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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Accurate Tool Setup (Torque)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Stuart

The following steps may have been done specifically on the Torque Workcentre, but they are equally relevant to many other tools as well. As I have often said, the digital angle gauge from Wixey (Oz supplier Professional Woodworker Supplies) is a shop apron tool.  It is too useful not to have it with you at [...]

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Burl meet Torque

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Stuart

Another burl found itself being flattened at the hands of the TWC at Ballarat last weekend. This one had quite a curvature, with over 1″ from edge to centre on the cut side. For a thicknesser, this would be a nightmare. For the TWC this was a piece of cake. You may be able to [...]

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A good use for the coffee bean

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Stuart

The Roving Reporter dropped in at the Ballarat Wood Show, and having already been playing with Solid Solutions 606 clear resin, he was inspired (again) by Brendan Stemp’s concepts and techniques and gave it a go. Came up with the best use I’ve seen for a coffee bean. Some people burn them, grind them, soak [...]

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Dust, Welding and Dovetails

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Stuart

Had a look at the router table today. It has been quite a while. I was thinking of actually getting out the video camera and doing something else that hasn’t happened in a long, long time- actually produce a podcast. But before doing that, thought the router table deserved to have the intended dust extraction [...]

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Humble Beginnings

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Stuart

There are so many different reasons someone might catch the woodworking bug, and in so many cases it will be a combination of many small triggers. I think the toys you have as a kid can play a big part: it is the first experience of just how real timber products are. I wrote about [...]

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Colour my (shed) world

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Stuart

Even from early shed days, there was an interesting trend in the colour schemes in the shed, that paralleled where I was at in terms of equipment, and woodworking in general. From slow beginnings, almost a precursor stage where there was an influence of GMC Blue.  This expanded somewhat, but then Triton orange appeared, and [...]

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