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Historic Woodworker Videos #46: The Vintage Tales of the Village Carpenter

11-26-2020 12:05 PM by Hoosierwoodcraft

Because we are all cut off from relatives this Thanksgiving, I thought I would share a short tribute video on the ideal woodworking experience where one could thrive on fellowship, honesty, and craftsmanship. It is the kind of life-story that one...

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WBBN's Bench Top #2: Starting the bench top part 2

11-25-2020 11:05 PM by robscastle

Well its November and I am back home once again.Partly being able to stay at anthm27’s instead of 14 days in a motel (on my own)Anyway I got a lot done between the heat, had to put up a shelter to be able to work. Did a bit of research on...

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Resaving a Oak on a Rikon Model 10-324TG

11-25-2020 09:56 PM by nutmegger13

Looking for some advise….I have a 2 inch thick black oak slab. It is 22 inches wide. It is 40 inches long. I am making a table top, 3/4 inch thick. It has to be 30 inches wide. I was planning on resawing the board on my Rikon 14 inc...

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Shaving Horse #5: Installing the Clamp and Conclusion

11-25-2020 04:44 PM by Tom

Time to wrap up this build. The last bit is to install the clamp. This is tricky and you have options. You can decide how close you want to clamp to the end of the ramp. You can also decide the opening height of the clamp which determines the ...

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Hammer Time #3: Forrest Dado King on my Hammer B3

11-25-2020 04:22 PM by whope

Options for a dado blade for my Hammer are somewhat limited. The Forrest Dado King or the Felder dado blade. I decided to go with the 6” Forrest blade as it was more like what I was used to, and a bit cheaper (relatively) This video shows...

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Blanket Chest Project #16: Varnish, and some handles...almost done..

11-25-2020 04:25 AM by bandit571

Monday night, got bored…..decided to brush on the first coat of varnish…..wound up with a sore back…...rather than set the chest up on something…I left it sitting on the floor….varnished the underside of the main lid&...

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Shaving Horse #4: Forming the Clamp

11-24-2020 10:08 PM by Tom

The next item is to form the clamp or dumbhead. You don’t have to do it this way, especially if you are not making it from a log. You need a pretty good size chunk of wood for the clamp and arm. The overall length is about 31” from ...

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Shaving Horse #3: Fitting the Ramp

11-24-2020 05:22 PM by Tom

This kind of shaving horse is really not too fussy about precise construction. Installing the ramp is a fairly easy process, however, I did fuss with it quite a bit. Since this wood is totally green and is bound to shrink and move, I think it wa...

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Journey into Woodturning #28: First attempt at Mortar & Pestle

11-24-2020 03:12 PM by MovingChips

It almost seems like a rite of passage to turn a mortar and pestle. For this project, the wood I choose was ribbon sapele. I got myself a 5 inch round by 4 inch tall piece for the mortar and a 3×3x6 for the pestle. Both were kiln dried from G...

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Stanley 51/52 Shooting Plane #3: Update on My Stanley 51/52 Shooting Plane and others.

11-24-2020 12:43 AM by Pjonesy

It has been a while but finally I am getting around to blogging again.Here are the pictures after I cleaned up the 51/52 taking care to only remove the surface rust and leave the natural patina wherever possible. Following are some ...

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Shaving Horse #2: The Stock and the Base

11-23-2020 06:38 PM by Tom

You need a fair amount of wood to build a shaving horse. It doesn’t matter too much how you get there, but I think you should target an 8 foot board that is at least 2” thick and about 9” wide. This will be enough for the bench...

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Jefferson Bookcases #17: Three sizes of plinths

11-23-2020 06:29 PM by Dave Polaschek

I made a big case recently, and since that will be at the bottom of a stack of cases of books, I needed to make a special-sized plinth for it. And I have a spot behind the bedroom door where I will build a stack of cases with the largest case bein...

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Shaving Horse #1: Going Green

11-23-2020 03:35 PM by Tom

This is a project that has been on my mind for several years. I enjoy hand tool woodworking and I like to try my hand at many different types of woodworking projects. For the most part, I tend to avoid green woodworking. Usually I don’t h...

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purchases from China.. #1: Making purchases from China

11-22-2020 07:56 PM by abie

Be forewarned Purchases from China, shipped from China are problematic..My personal experience leaves me to find supplies from local dealers and not direct from ChinaMany items on the net are direct from China and often have phoney shipping inf...

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Jefferson Bookcases #16: Littlest case

11-22-2020 05:48 PM by Dave Polaschek

I needed to make a little case for some small hardcovers. It’s also the size I will need for paperbacks if I don’t put them in tall skinny cases. If that’s hard to read, the measurements are (to hold 5¼x7¼ books) 2 – 1×6x30¼2 ...

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Blanket Chest Project #15: Day 17..time for a PIP?

11-22-2020 04:11 PM by bandit571

Well…getting the lid attached was the tricky part….case was still sitting up on the tablesaw This was from before the stain AND varnish had been done….used the rip fence from the tablesaw to prop the lid in place, with one cla...

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Jefferson Bookcases #15: Art books case

11-22-2020 02:05 PM by Dave Polaschek

I have a bunch of art books that are formatted landscape. They’re basically coffee-table books, and they don’t fit well in the cases I’ve built so far, so I decided to make a special case for them. The main problem is that when I figured out the d...

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REHAB UPDATE: SETTING UP SHOP #2: The shop will be mostly set up and good to go a week from today.

11-22-2020 05:33 AM by garethmontreal

My electrician friend is coming by friday to help me (by which I of course mean hell be doing the actual work will i hand whatever he asks me for to him) get everything wired up properly. Thankfully my main panel has a bunch of space left to add n...

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Tool Tip #36: What I found snoopin around in Anthm27s shed while he was in Hong Kong

11-22-2020 01:37 AM by robscastle

well I got the ride on purring so wondering what to do next I snooped about in his shed and unpacked a few more boxes. In one I found this deceptive looking box. Being a bit of a curious person (read as a sticky beak) decided to open...

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Shop Build 4

11-21-2020 10:46 PM by Eric

Well it has been a journey and lots of work with this Shop Build. I broke ground 6 months ago, now I am at the point of a final inspection. Which includes the electrical. That was finally hooked up this past week. I still have cosmetic work to ...

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Garage Overhaul #5: Rule - Fall down seven times and stand up eight.

11-21-2020 10:43 PM by Emanon

To finish my work table, I begin my usual routine by taking stuff out of the garage into the carport. First I take the table saw off the stand, put it on the floor, pick up the stand put the stand outside, pick up the saw and put it on the stand....

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Festool stuff #7: CMS cross cut sled fast mount, easy to use.

11-21-2020 01:23 PM by mafe

Festool CMS cross cut sledfast mount, easy to use. Here a little idea I got the other day, to make my latest cross cut sled for the Festool CMS table more easy to use. Normally it was screwed in place, with two wing nuts, to secure the sled to ...

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Japanese woodworking in Taiwan #3: Dovetail/阿里榫/蟻掛ari #joinery #carpentry

11-21-2020 05:17 AM by HANN

Taiwanese woodworking is like half blood from Japanese and Chinese, so it comes to be a little different. Hope you enjoy it.Part 3 Dovetail/阿里榫/蟻掛ari

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Funnies #13: woodworkers in town

11-21-2020 04:37 AM by robscastle

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Building something like a bass viol #11: Doing some finishing

11-21-2020 01:55 AM by Dave Rutan

I brought the instrument home to stain and spray it with lacquer. It’s one of the many times I wished that they had a spray booth at work. When the weather permits, I prefer to spray outside, otherwise I use the spray and run method in m...

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Festool stuff #6: Vac hose holder for MFT3, or any work table

11-20-2020 11:47 PM by mafe

Vac hose holder for MFT3or any work table. Just a tiny practical project, I actually made while making my systainer router table.Decided to make a workshop version for my MFT3 worktable, or where ever I want to use it in the workshop, just conn...

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Blanket Chest Project #14: Day #16 (already?)

11-20-2020 02:52 AM by bandit571

thanks to some shopping the other day…we now have some hinges to install….and a box of planks for later, after the finish is done… well, had to smooth things out on this lid, first…kept the hinges and some tools at the r...

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23" jitterbug lure, wall hanger #13: Making the stencils for painting.

11-20-2020 12:55 AM by grosa

This is the stencil material i use to make the stencils. Oramask 813. I trace my original drawing on paper then i cut it out. I will put this on the stencil material and trace it with a fine tip sharpie then i will cut the stencil. This is ...

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Drill Press Cabinet Build #1: Main Cabinet Dovetails and Stopped Dado

11-20-2020 12:37 AM by A Slice of Wood Workshop

In this video I’m working through some knots to create dovetails and stopped dadoes. I chose to use some scrap plywood I had on hand to not waste good lumber. I may go back eventually and make a good looking cabinet from hardwood, but not su...

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Garage Overhaul #4: Rule number (not sure anymore) - Garage floors are not flat.

11-19-2020 08:24 PM by Emanon

So I begin my build of my module/mobile work table. I decided nothing fancy for this, just build it and get to work on it.Cut the 2×4s with the new cross cut sled. That thing worked great.I laid out the 2×4s on the floor. While using ...

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Hammer Time #3: Forrest Dado King on my Hammer B3

11-25-2020 04:22 PM by whope

Options for a dado blade for my Hammer are somewhat limited. The Forrest Dado King or the Felder dado blade. I decided to go with the 6” Forrest blade as it was more like what I was used to, and a bit cheaper (relatively) This video shows...

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Journey into Woodturning #28: First attempt at Mortar & Pestle

11-24-2020 03:12 PM by MovingChips

It almost seems like a rite of passage to turn a mortar and pestle. For this project, the wood I choose was ribbon sapele. I got myself a 5 inch round by 4 inch tall piece for the mortar and a 3×3x6 for the pestle. Both were kiln dried from G...

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Japanese woodworking in Taiwan #3: Dovetail/阿里榫/蟻掛ari #joinery #carpentry

11-21-2020 05:17 AM by HANN

Taiwanese woodworking is like half blood from Japanese and Chinese, so it comes to be a little different. Hope you enjoy it.Part 3 Dovetail/阿里榫/蟻掛ari

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Drill Press Cabinet Build #1: Main Cabinet Dovetails and Stopped Dado

11-20-2020 12:37 AM by A Slice of Wood Workshop

In this video I’m working through some knots to create dovetails and stopped dadoes. I chose to use some scrap plywood I had on hand to not waste good lumber. I may go back eventually and make a good looking cabinet from hardwood, but not su...

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Journey into Woodturning #27: final review of the WEN lathe

11-18-2020 03:54 PM by MovingChips

WEN 8×12 3420T Wood Lathe – 7 Months old, 39 projects in and the lathe has died. This is my final review and look at the WEN 8×12 model 3420t. - Weak motor- Soft Metal (tool rest and head stock)- No replacement parts- Tool rest ...

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One More Guitar #13: making and attaching the bridge to the soundboard

11-17-2020 06:08 PM by Craftsman on the lake

The bridge is formed and the peg holes and saddle slot are made. Then it is properly aligned and glued to the soundboard.

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Journey into Woodturning #26: DEATH of a LATHE - (WEN 3420t)

11-17-2020 03:03 PM by MovingChips

Ambrosia Maple Potpourri Box with Pewter Lid. That was going to be the title for this video. Little did I know the lathe was going to finally show its true colors and call it quits. The WEN lathe has served me well and taught me a great deal. I le...

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One More Guitar #12: Aligning and attaching the neck and fretboard

11-14-2020 10:52 PM by Craftsman on the lake

A critical element to good playability is the proper alignment of the neck. The video shows that alignment and the attachment of the neck and fretboard. I also begin making the bridge..

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Cleaning Wooden Planes

11-14-2020 12:51 PM by A Slice of Wood Workshop

I recently acquired 22 hand planes. They are all in need of cleaning, sharpening, and tuning. I am about halfway through the stash and shot this video on how/what I use to clean wooden hand planes. It is mainly a mixture of boiled linseed oil/turp...

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Japanese woodworking in Taiwan #2: Stepped goose neck splice/鎌継 #joinery #carpentry

11-14-2020 05:12 AM by HANN

This is Japanese Joint in Taiwan. I want to show you how it really work in the work place in my video. Hope you like it.Part 2 Stepped goose neck splice/鎌継

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One More Guitar #11: Adding the binding and purfling

11-12-2020 10:34 PM by Craftsman on the lake

After the sound board and back are in place, binding is added to the edges to finish them. Also purfling (the stripes) are added at the same time. In this video the edges are routed with a palm router and the bindings are heat formed and glued in ...

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Journey into Woodturning #25: First Funnel?!

11-10-2020 03:55 PM by MovingChips

I decided to finish off the last little pieces of black walnut and ash, thinking it could be a toothpick holder. I also thought I could use a wood tap and die set for a twist lid. Going into this, I wasn’t sure what the shape or design would be, I...

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Planer Sled/Ramp/Slide(r)

11-08-2020 08:12 PM by whope

I often get boards that are wider than my 8” joiner. The planer sled that I made a few years ago is heavy and unwieldily for just one person. So I made a jig with Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and 3/4 plywood for my planer. It&...

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Japanese woodworking in Taiwan #1: Scarf Joint/追掛大栓継/犁壁榫

11-08-2020 06:28 PM by HANN

Japanese woodworking in Taiwan PART 1.

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Wooden Mallet

11-08-2020 12:40 PM by BuildItYourself

Hello, I would like to show you what kind of wooden mallet I made. Wooden mallet is made of oak wood and gray oak veneer. The stages of creation are presented in the video step by step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y2uoNloGKM&feature=you...

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