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Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I swear!! (Pic heavy) |
Posted by: NoTalentRookie - 01-06-2009, 04:51 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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I mentioned in one of the other reindeer threads that the LOML needed a few more for late Christmas gifts for her Church small group. I decided to take a different approach this time.
I've really never made anything out of the fire wood pile before, but I might do it again sometime.
Heres where I got the wood from. It's warm today, don't need a fire anyway.
Here's the "chosen few".
Jointing first, to get a couple of flat edges. The tape is for a straight line when I get to resawing. I didn't joint that top edge, so I couldn't get a straight line with a pencil that would show up enough.
A little minor resawing.
Tracing the pattern. The white marker showed up much better than a pencil.
A little scroll saw work for the tight turns. I drilled the first ones I made with a forstner bit, but this just seems a little faster to me.
A little band saw work comes next.
Next I move to the spindle sander. I used the belt on the Ridgid Spindle Sander for the outside curves and the spindle for the holes. Those vertical lines you see on the side are grain lines, not bandsaw marks. It's smooth as a babys bottom.
After a coat or two of spray poly...here's a couple in all their spalted glory.
I wouldn't have bored y'all with yet another post about the things, except for the fact that I took them from firewood to finished product. I have no idea whether or not they'll hold up in the long run and not crack apart. I didn't take any time for acclimation, or sticker drying. However the firewood has been cut for a year or so, and the tree was standing dead when it was taken down. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll stay together, if not...I'll make some more out of kiln dried stuff.
Thanks for looking.
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GOOD DEED 2008: The beginningwoodworker/Unisaw Project |
Posted by: Bones™ - 10-07-2008, 08:42 AM - Forum: Tool Swap N' Sell
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I am in receipt of two used Unisaws. Being of a giving and caring nature (please refer to my post history for confirmation), I propose to donate one of these to Charles Jackson III, known by you as beginningwoodworker.
My intent is simple: I will, along with two anonymous benefactors (one on the west coast--she wishes to remain unknown, but is a frequent poster, one member of the Tribe in NY), absorb the initial cost of the base unit. I will also try to arrange to have the unit delivered to Charles. Perhaps someone going from Florida to Kentucky or thereabouts.
I already have offers of aid and support from some of you. Charles has indicated a willingness to put in the sweat equity on the saw. This is the 34-802.
The motor and arbor mechanism work, as it was in use last week. A cursory assessment indicates the following:
Needs left wing and right extension table (or he can build one). Has Bies, needs tube and rail. Has guard. Needs motor cover. Needs dust port. Needs new switch. Needs grip on one handle (I think).
Other than that, Charles can supply the muscle, cleaning agents and grease to put it in top-notch order.
I know that there is at least a small percentage of you folf who would be willing to help--$$, parts, guidance, advice, suggestions.
Especially you Unisaw mavens, and you know who you are.
Let's here from you via this thread or PM, and get this show on the road
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CT's Most Excellent Workbench Adventure |
Posted by: Crooked Tail - 05-12-2007, 07:40 PM - Forum: Woodworking Hand Tools
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It has begun! I skipped off to the hardwood store yesterday, tape measure and cut list in hand to get my bench materials.
Well, they didn't have what I wanted.
After a good deal of head scratching, I left with about 40bf of hard maple and 8bf of purpleheart... yep, purpleheart. The bloodwood was almost $11 / bf and the paduak was $8 something for 8/4.
Given the pieces I have to work with, I cobbled together a whole new plan. It is mostly based on the Veritas traditional bench, with some thrown in from the Workbench Book, and some ideas from Gabe's bench.
I also got some doug fir from Lowe's, for the base. I think I will start with the base. I'm almost afraid to cut into these nice boards until I've quintuple checked my measurements.
Anyway, here is the "vision." There is also a link to the sketchup file. I tried to draw as close to real life as possible. You can even take the tail vise apart and see all the different parts. Making the dovetailed endcaps makes the tail vise joinery a lot more complicated than it would be otherwise. But maybe not as bad as in the Workbench book, where the core of some of them is milled from one big block. Let me know what you think, and if you see any problems / mistakes.
Sketchup file
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Acronyms |
Posted by: K. L. McReynolds - 04-11-2007, 05:12 PM - Forum: Questions about using the WoodNet forum features
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AAW American Association of Woodturners AHJ Authority Having Jurisdiction (e.g. electrical inspector) AGTH Always glad to help AWW American WoodWorker magazine Basement - Off Topic forum here on WoodNet BB Baltic Birch BF Board Foot (or feet) BIL Brother in law BLO Boiled Linseed Oil BORG Villians on Star Trek: the Next Generation TV series who vow to assimilate all. Used to describe big box stores whose predatory marketing similarly threatens the smaller competitors. BS Band Saw BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way CA CyanoAcrylate (super glue) CH Campbell Hausfeld, manufacturer of air compressers CI Cast Iron CMS Compound Miter Saw CNC Computer Numeric Control (automated processing equipment usually involving router-like machinery) CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission CS Contractors (Cabinet, Circular, Chop) Saw (of what use is an abbreviation if it could conceivably mean any of four things, all in the same category?) DAMHIKT Don't Ask Me How I Know This (not woodworking but one of the top two acronyms inquired after.) DC Dust Collector DIY Do It Yourself DP Drill Press DW DeWalt, manufacturer of power tools EC Entertainment Center EWP Eastern White Pine FAS Firsts And Seconds (wood grading term) FHB Fine Home Building magazine FIFY Fixed It For You FIL Father in law FMT Leigh's Frame Mortise and Tenon jig FOB Freight On Board FWW Fine WoodWorking magazine GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter HBDT Half Blind Dovetail HD Home Depot HDT Heavy Duty Tools HF Harbor Freight (or Hollow Form for the woodturners in the crowd.) HTH HOpe That Helps HWMNBN He Who Must Not Be Named IBTL In Before The Lock IIRC If I Recall Correctly IMHO In My Humble/Honest Opininion IR Ingersoll-Rand, pneumatics products company ITT In This Thread KWIM Know What I Mean LMAO Laughing My Azz Off LN Lie-Nielsen, manufacturer of top quality planes LOL Laughing Out Loud LOML Love Of My Life LOYL Love Of Your Life LV Lee Valley, distributor of fine hand tools M&T Mortise & Tenon M12V an Hitachi router model number MC Methylene Chloride (paint stripper) ___ Moisture Content MDF Medium Density Fiberboard MEK Methyl Ethyl Ketone MIL Mother in law MM Mini Max, manufacturer of woodworking machines ___ MilliMeter (25.4mm = in) MS Mineral Spirits MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price NEC National Electrical Code NHLA National Hardwood Lumber Association NYW New Yankee Workshop (also TNYW for The…) OSB Oriented Strand Board OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Adminstration OSS Oscillating Spindle Sander OWWM Old WoodWorking Machines PC Porter Cable, manufacturer of woodworking tools PF Power Feeder PM PowerMatic, manufacturer of woodworking machines PSI Pounds per Square Inch PT Pressure Treated PVA PolyVinyl Acetates (white glue) QFT Used so the OP can't go back and edit the original ____ post QS Quarter Sawn QSRO Quarter Sawn Red Oak QSWO Quarter Sawn White Oak QTRSWN QuarTeR SaWN RAS Radial Arm Saw RO Red Oak ROFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROS Random Orbit Sander RS Rift Sawn RSWO Rift Sawn White Oak RT Router Table RTFM Read The "Fine" Manual S4S Surfaced Four Sides S2S Surfaced Two Sides SCMS Sliding Compound Miter Saw SIL Sister in law SS ShopSmith, Scroll Saw, Saw Stop SU SketchUp SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed. Description of character, She in H. Rider Haggard's eponymous 19th Century novel. Popularized in '80s British TV comedy, Rumpole of the Bailey. (not woodworking but one of the top two acronyms inquired after.) SYP Southern Yellow Pine TIA Thanks In Advance TOH This Old House TDC Top Dead Center TIA Thanks in advance TMI Too Much Information TPI Teeth Per Inch TS Table Saw UHMW Ultrahigh Molecular Weight polyethylene VS Variable Speed WO White Oak WRC Western Red Cedar WTH What The Heck/Hay or other variations WW'ing WoodWorkING YMMV Your Mileage May Vary ZCI Zero Clearance Insert Zipcode saw- A Sears 22104, 22114, or 22124 table saw.
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