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Over at Ideal Tools, Anthony is gathering together an ever-expanding collection of articles as a resource for those interested in his product range (primarily Festool, Protool and Walko). Included with articles he has gathered from other sources are some I have been contributing as well (and there are still a few he has to release [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques | Tagged: Festool, Protool, Tips | 1 Comment »
Issue 3 (otherwise known as Issue 1, 2012) of ManSpace is out now. Still a massive $6.95, or $5 for subscribers. An interesting effect on the cover with selective varnishing to highlight details in the images and text. I have a couple of articles in the current issue: (there are obviously a lot more articles [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques | Tagged: Waterstone, Abrasive, True Grit, diamond stone, particle size, abrasive systems, diamond paste | Leave a Comment »
Kindergarten is about to start again, so typically, I have a few jobs I promised that have been left until the 11th hour. Not much to do – a few of my road signs from last year that need running repairs (turns out 4/5 year old boys are more into javelin or whacking things than [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques | Tagged: Table Saw, Mortise and Tenon, Domino, Woodworking, Festool Domino | Leave a Comment »
Woodworkers make all sorts of things, from the flimsiest whimsy on the lathe, through to boxes, kids toys, models, pens, pretty much anything really. But how many make a full sized replica (fully functional) Portuguese pirate ship??? Insane? Definitely cool! Taking 12 years of full time work, one has: a Portuguese Caravel, weighing 55 tonnes, [...]
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I was asked to produce a couple of wood ‘rings’ so a couple of large diameter brass light fitting could remain horizontal even though the location was a sloping beam. I had a brass fitting, and a piece of cardboard onto which was drawn the roof angle. Thinking about the best way to do this [...]
Filed under: Techniques | Tagged: Circle, Router, Router table (woodworking), Sandpaper, Woodworking | Leave a Comment »
From the thicknesser, the final step in producing the components is the tablesaw. With the side against the table (and now either side can be used as the reference, both being flat, parallel to each other, and at 90 degrees to the machined edge), and the planed edge runs against the fence. The boards are [...]
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The boards have been resawn on the bandsaw, and had a side and edge dressed on the jointer. Next step is the thicknesser. I have a 15″ thicknesser, with a fixed head and the table rises and falls. I prefer this style of thicknesser, but it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The other version has [...]
Filed under: Techniques | Tagged: Bandsaw, Blade, Drum Sander, induction motor, infeed, Jointer, Lumber, Resaw, straight blades, Table Saw, Thickness planer, Thicknesser | 4 Comments »
DAR, better known as “dressed all round” may be a term used for timber sold for the building industry, but is no where near the sort of finish and accuracy really needed in woodworking. You can do a lot better in your own workshop, and correct some common defects at the same time. Whether you [...]
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Over the course of a number of posts (not necessarily consecutive), we will follow a piece of timber through a whole range of machining and processing steps, until it becomes a finished product. You may not need all the steps – it depends on your particular source of timber for one. Sourcing timber is always [...]
Filed under: Safety, Techniques, Tools | Tagged: Bandsaw, Carbatec, Circle Cutting, Depth-of-Cut, Jet, Lumber, Resaw, Scrollsaw, Throat, Workshop | 3 Comments »
O monstrous beast! how like a swine it lies! Grim death, how foul and loathsome is thine image! Sirs, I will practise on this unwitting log. The Shew Chisel is much maligned by inexperienced wood turners, and yet the experts regularly say it is probably the most powerful tool at a woodturner’s disposal. I’ve had [...]
Filed under: Techniques, Tools | Tagged: Beads, Chisel, Robbo, skew, Skew Chisel, Woodturning | Leave a Comment »
First cab off the ranks for Summer is a bit of unlearning, then getting a day of turning instruction from a master turner. So that is going to be quite an experience! I’ve developed many bad habits as it happens. First things first however – I can’t take many of my turning chisels in their [...]
Filed under: Techniques, Tools | Tagged: heat buildup, High speed steel, japanese stone, master turner, speed grinder, Tormek, Wheel | Leave a Comment »
