I've done some very basic green woodworking with red oak (splitting out panels, squaring up posts, spring-pole turning). Works fine. I don't have a froe, though I am considering getting one since I...
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I've done some very basic green woodworking with red oak (splitting out panels, squaring up posts, spring-pole turning). Works fine. I don't have a froe, though I am considering getting one since I...
I'd guess so too. When you saw all day, every day, you'd probably get darn good at it. I saw a lot on individual projects, but then tend to have a lot of time when I can't get in the shop, so my...
I have a picture of that as well, likely at the same event based on where the other tools are laid out: the CT School of Woodworking Open House.
I tried uploading here but SMC says the picture is...
How about something completely different? Think moveable bookshelves. Since the shelf will likely not hold a lot of weight, carefully measured shelf pins would be hidden, hold the shelf, and be...
I'll have to give that a try. I have some Irwins I almost never use anymore.
All I know is it looks great. I (personally) wouldn't care what wood it is. Make something cool out of it and share. :)
Buy a $1 chisel at local garage/yard sale and practice on the grinder. It's not that hard a skill to learn. And with a practice chisel, if you overheat it, no big deal, go back to the grinder and...
I didn't finish mine, but if I was so inclined, I'd probably use danish oil like I did on the top. It is enough to make clean-up easy (glue pops off easily) but not so much to make things slippery.
Why do you need bench dogs to plane? I have a torsion box benchtop and just use a planing stop. There are times I'd like to use a holdfast, but usually for mortising, and in those cases I just grab...
I recently took a class with Matt Cianci who restores and sharpens saws for a living (do a search for The Saw Wright). He recommended Pferd as his #1 file. I believe that is what we used in...
Sometimes in the winter months or when I am working with rough stock, but not work gloves. I have an old pair of motocross gloves that fit nice and tight and have some palm padding. When I am...
As always, stunning craftmanship. I'm planning a mongrel guitar build using a baroque rose, so this is well-timed to get an idea of the technique you used. From what I understand (and I am early on...
That's a nice piece. No answer for you (I'm way too much a turning noobie to give advice), but I was kind of surprised my own thought process matched others. I did a jam chuck with the 60 deg live...
No pics, but I got new turning tools: roughing gouge, bowl gouge, spindle gouge, skew, and parting tool. A mix of Crown and Pinnacle (I'm a new turner, so need some tools). Santa was very kind.
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I use plane shavings (and now turning shavings) to start my wood stove. Perfect fire starter, MUCH better than any of the commercial duraflame style fire starters. I put down a bed of shavings, put...
Being a new turner, I wondered how the natural edge bowls were done. Thanks for the progress pics, very helpful, and such a beautiful bowl.
Those are excellent. I have an order for a pen mandrel and will be turning my first ones as stocking stuffers. I tried my first use of CA glue as a finish yesterday (just one a test piece) and it...
Great looking bench, I am sure it will be a excellent bench to work on. It does look a bit too pretty though ;)
Even new terms to learn, bonker, vortex, etc! Thanks for the welcome and nice comments on the bonker. I owe a lot to my great instructor at the CT Valley School of Woodworking, Corey Anderson...
Thanks everyone! Paul and I are already coordinating a wood swap and I thank him for his generous offer of helping me out.
@John, LOL, I dunno I still like my hand planes, and that LN I bought...
I know so little about turning that I don't even know what I don't know (if that makes any sense), but I find the tall green and tall blue HFs to be the most pleasing. I like the dyes as well on all...
Hi SMC, I've been a member here for a while, mostly in the neander section, but I recently took a beginning wood turning class and think I've caught the bug. As it happens, my mom also had a few...
Wow, I really like that design quite a bit. One of things I can't stand about typical saw bench designs (and the one I made) is the splayed legs which get in the way of ripping. It makes you push...
Go rust hunting and find a hand saw with a poorly sharpened, but otherwise decent saw plate (just to cut down on your work for the next part). Then joint it down with a mill file and cut your own...
John and I live in the same state, maybe we can arrange a three-way review with the Veritas-Ibex-D'Angelico. I'm a complete acoustic-archtop newb, so I'm probably not the best person for it.