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Time lapse Woodworking #11: Rocking Chair - Back Brace Bent Lamination


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:11 p.m.
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In this time lapse video I am gluing up 4 flexible back braces for a custom wooden rocking chair. A back brace is built using 4 layers each layer being about 2.2mm thick, the top or front layer is Birdseye Maple the rest are Walnut. This chair will be Black Canadian Walnut thus the the Birdseye Maple will give a attractive and interesting contrast to the rest of the chair. We make sure to cut the fronts and backs from a single piece and keep everything in order so in the end we have a beautiful

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Woodworking meets Blacksmithing


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:28 a.m.
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I finally got to mix woodworking and blacksmithing ... My brother in law wanted some holdfasts ... Turns out I was interested in them after seeing a few used by Roy Underhill on the Woodwrights Shop ... I did a little more research ... Popular Woodworking had an article The Mystery of Holdfasts, Sep 1, 2005 ... None of the research would give the needed dimensions ... I guessed and chose cold rold steel, 11/16 in dia for use in 3/4 in holes ... I went with cold rold hoping it would have more

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Rush Seated Bench #1: Greene & Greene Detail on Legs


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:24 p.m.
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Here is a shot of the finished detail on the legs, ready for final planing and refinement ... I’ll do that after the mortises are cut for the stretchers ... I changed things up a bit and decided to taper the inside of the legs at the front and back but left the sides square ... Well, go to something different and it complicates things a little ... I made the jig somewhat like shown in Darrell Pearts book ... For the straight side of the legs it was pretty simple ... Rather than mess with a

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toolgloat serie #5: with a little luck....with a little luck.....


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:12 p.m.
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with a little luck….with a little luck…..and some help from my sister, handtools ... I have over the year always talked about how great and fantastic possibillity it is for you to have acces to fleamarkets and other places where it is possible to buy good used beautyfull handtools ... more or less rusty but with a little albowe grease and knowledge is going to bee great users again ... I have envy you alot when I have seen your toolgloats witch has cost mee many green bulbs and keybords

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More Cutting Boards - as seen on LumberJocks


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:44 a.m.
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This is the sequel to my earlier posting (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/44585 ) displaying cutting boards I’ve made from the fabulous designs others have posted on LumberJocks ... As indicated in my earlier posting, I don’t think there is anything new here that hasn’t already been seen on LumberJocks ... I’m posting these on the premise that forgery is the highest form of flattery and I submit my renditions to honour the original designers and encourage others to try these projects ...

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8 drawer dresser #2: rough cutting carcass parts, applying hardwood edging and trimming


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 3:36 a.m.
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Not too much to report ... Cut the carcass parts to width and add hardwood edging ... Did try something new to trim the hardwood edging using the router table and a high fence ... First biscuit and glue on the edging: ... At first I planed the edging flush but had a little bit of tear out ... Luckily these are all carcass parts for a dresser so no one really sees them unless they take a drawer out and inspect: ... Many of these parts have 1 1/2” edging which can be a little hard for me to

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Poorman's Homemade Tools


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Hey guys ... I have been seeing a bunch of really nice brass carving mallets ... Due to the fact that I don’t have access to work on that type of material, I made these ... Both handles are made with beech and finished with CA ... The smaller one has a scrap of galvanized fence post that I polished and fit over the handle ... The larger one has some type of galvanized pluming fixure (a union maybe?) that I also polished with my angle grinder ... The knife looking thing is my new parting-off

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Half-lap joinery for a Painters Easel.


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 6:44 a.m.
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The easel was made from recycled silky oak….using half-lap joinery as seen here ... Half- lap is where material is remove to half the depth of each piece and then fitted together… ... I used my new SCMS and set the depth on the micro adjustment screw ... fairly quick… and I was able to make the angled scarfs easily enough… ... I used a spacer to move the timber away from the fence so I could get the cut right across ... I used glue and clamps ... then drilled out a 1/2 inch hole and

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My GBOC Entry


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 6:02 a.m.
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Open: ... Closed: ... I’ve enjoyed and have been inspired by all the various Grease Boxes and I’ve got a few ideas in the future. I was first inspired by Roy’s, and I started one based on his design, but alas, it sits unfinished ‘somewhere’ in the workshop. One day I’ll finish it, when I find it ... 1) In the theme of trying to come up with something different, and 2) trying to find a use for some of the scraps I have lying around all over the place, here is my entry. The wood is an

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My new Roubo #12: Base + top = bench


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 5:52 a.m.
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The day started with me cutting the vise chop into shape. I cut the straight cuts with my rip panel cut (as seen in the first pic below). Then, I cut the curved cuts and glued the chop together. I didn’t have any 8/4 stock, but I did have some 4/4 hard maple and red oak left over from previous projects. So, I hand planed them flat / square and decided to cut the shapes out before the glue up. After letting it sit in the clamps over night, I’m going to clean up the sides of the chop with a

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