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28th August 2006, 07:07 PM
Thread: Basic geometry instead of measuring?
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Skew, Speaking of 6-packs, I'm finishing one...
Skew,
Speaking of 6-packs, I'm finishing one right now. I knew what you meant in your post. There's lots of ways to construct the golden rect. The one javali posted is quite direct. All I meant... -
28th August 2006, 01:28 AM
Thread: Basic geometry instead of measuring?
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Correction - the new rectangle is from C to A to...
Correction - the new rectangle is from C to A to the two newly constructed points.
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28th August 2006, 01:26 AM
Thread: Basic geometry instead of measuring?
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Just draw in line GC
Skew,
I think if you just draw in line GC on Ian's diagram, where that line intersects AB will be the width you want. Then just construct a perpendicular from AB to CD and your rectangle is right... -
28th August 2006, 12:51 AM
Thread: Making a box level?
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Abungate, On your post with the picture of your...
Abungate,
On your post with the picture of your plane:
To achieve results that are acceptable with a plane the blade must be razor sharp. I cannot stress this enough. The cutting edge of your... -
Donnyj I think your best bet is just to learn...
Donnyj
I think your best bet is just to learn how to sharpen without the aid of a jig. I posted a thread on exactly this topic a few days back. It doesn't matter if you use stones or sandpaper or... -
Donnyj, By knife jig, do you mean a jig for...
Donnyj,
By knife jig, do you mean a jig for sharpening knives, or do you mean something else?
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24th August 2006, 01:13 PM
Thread: Hand plane number 2
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Steve, Yea, I know. Some people are crazy. ...
Steve,
Yea, I know. Some people are crazy. What makes it even more bizzare is that they painted such a beautiful wood that is not even local - it's difficult to come by in the states. The wood... -
22nd August 2006, 05:13 PM
Thread: Recent Turnings
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hi Bob, I'm from the states, too. Your turnings...
hi Bob,
I'm from the states, too. Your turnings are beautiful. I'm sure they'll sell quick;). Ain't it true the timber from oz is so sweet. I've don a bit of work with jarrah. I love it.... -
22nd August 2006, 12:51 PM
Thread: Hand plane number 2
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I drank too much
Here's the pics that I neglected to upload:eek: The beers were good, though!!:D
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22nd August 2006, 11:01 AM
Thread: Hand plane number 2
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Hand plane number 2
Here is the second hand plane. This one I made from rock maple and what I think is Jarrah from Australia. I got the wood from a table and chair set that someone was throwing away. When I took off...
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22nd August 2006, 12:32 AM
Thread: Hand Plane number uno
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Hey all, Steve - that was my first plane and I...
Hey all,
Steve - that was my first plane and I followed an outling set up in a book by a man named David Finck. The name of the book is something like "making and using handplanes." If you look... -
21st August 2006, 01:53 PM
Thread: Hand Plane number uno
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Hand Plane number uno
Here's my first crack at plane making. The wood is Brazillian walnut and American black walnut. The wedge is hard maple. I finished it with boiled Linseed oil. It takes beautiful shavings that...
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21st August 2006, 01:50 AM
Thread: Pallets sometimes yield good wood
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Oz, Thanks for that link. The stuff that people...
Oz,
Thanks for that link. The stuff that people make out of recycled material is amazing.
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20th August 2006, 02:55 PM
Thread: Pallets sometimes yield good wood
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Pallets sometimes yield good wood
I answered a newspaper ad that someone ran who was "giving away wood pallets that are used in shipping." So I went and checked them out. I grabbed a couple and scraped them to see what kind of wood...
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20th August 2006, 02:48 PM
Thread: Music Stand from my trees
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Thanks guys for the kind words. DPB the lighter...
Thanks guys for the kind words. DPB the lighter wood is maple, and the design came from looks at many looks at other music stands and my imagination. The vertical adjuster is kind of cool because I...
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20th August 2006, 01:47 AM
Thread: Music Stand from my trees
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Thanks Wayne. The finish is nothing but Boiled...
Thanks Wayne. The finish is nothing but Boiled Linseed Oil. It looks beautiful on walnut.
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19th August 2006, 07:18 PM
Thread: Music Stand from my trees
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Here's a pic of the inside of the main adjuster...
Here's a pic of the inside of the main adjuster and a few other left over pics.
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19th August 2006, 07:17 PM
Thread: Music Stand from my trees
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Music Stand from my trees
Here are some pics of a music stand that I made. I made from a black walnut tree and maple tree that I cut down on my property. All the lumber was cut and milled (very inefficiently) by me and my...
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Hey all, I don't know much about the woods in Oz...
Hey all,
I don't know much about the woods in Oz (aside from the fact that I love working with jarrah and wish it were more readilly available in the States), but where I'm from in the northeast... -
16th August 2006, 01:07 AM
Thread: Sharpening
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sandpaper
HI all,
I use sandpaper to sharpen everything. The paper I use is good stuff with adhesive back, mounted to a piece of glass. 80, 120, 320, 1500. Then I move to 8000 stone. 80 grit is for stuff... -
15th August 2006, 04:23 AM
Thread: How do you think it will bend?
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How do you think it will bend?
Hey all,
I took down a nice sized red oak on my property. It was nice looking in that there were now low branches and it looked pretty straight. I cut it into 5 foot sections and quartered it... -
14th August 2006, 01:57 PM
Thread: Music Stand
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Jacko, Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I just...
Jacko,
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I just finished a music stand and I have to say I feel a little... inadequate! Great craftsmanship. How do your adjusters work, some sort of cam? -
12th August 2006, 01:42 AM
Thread: dust collector conversion
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Dazzler, Your setup was exactly what I had in...
Dazzler,
Your setup was exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for the pics. Looking forward to working my dust out and putting up some pics of my own. -
11th August 2006, 04:08 PM
Thread: dust collector conversion
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BarryBurgess, Thank you kindly for the pics. ...
BarryBurgess,
Thank you kindly for the pics. Seems to me that the 90 degree pic is a lot like a cyclone. Looking forward to trying it. -
11th August 2006, 05:15 AM
Thread: dust collector conversion
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Thanks BarryBurgess, The motor is 2 hp and the...
Thanks BarryBurgess,
The motor is 2 hp and the pipe I'm using is 4", so I suppose should work okay. -
11th August 2006, 01:30 AM
Thread: dust collector conversion
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dust collector conversion
Hey all,
I searched the posts on this topic, but did not find anything that applied. I have a Delta single stage dust collector for my small shop. It works well, but I don't like the filter bag. ... -
Thanks all for the info. I'll be getting to work...
Thanks all for the info. I'll be getting to work and hopefully have some pics for critque. Take care
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screw job
Hey all,
I am in the process of building a music stand for a friend. To control the height of the I could use a threaded insert and a brass screw, but I would rather fabricate a wooden thumbscrew -... -
3rd August 2006, 12:45 PM
Thread: hand made planes and plane irons
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Thank you all for the useful info. I'll be...
Thank you all for the useful info. I'll be putting it into action. I'd like to get some pics up of the plane as it is my first and hear what you have to say. Thank you again and talk soon
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3rd August 2006, 05:49 AM
Thread: hand made planes and plane irons
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hand made planes and plane irons
Hello all,
I am new to this forum, so this is my first post. I just got back from a workshop on fine cabinet making with a great teacher named Dave Finck. He has a book out on the making of wood...