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07-13-2020 05:12 AM
by DustyMark
Cleaning Up Hatch OpeningsThe hatch openings have four layers including the deck, hatch spacer, drip ring, and hatch sill. There was glue sueeze-out that I couldn’t reach to clean up when it was wet and also the layers didn’t line up ...
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07-12-2020 08:08 PM
by DustyMark
Same Process as HullAfter the hull epoxy was green cured, I scraped and rasped the drips and ensured the hull to deck joint was clean to accept a layer of fiberglass cloth across it. Fiberglassing the deck follows much of the same process as the ...
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07-12-2020 05:19 PM
by Chauffeur
Normal for this time of year, it’s been stupid hot here in Texas. Progress has been slow as shop time has been limited to the morning hours and I recently experienced an entirely avoidable equipment problem with my 25 yo table saw.
It ha...
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07-12-2020 11:50 AM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-12-2020 11:45 AM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-12-2020 04:02 AM
by Dave Polaschek
Found a guy on eBay who’s got a bunch of maroon #3 Stanley planes he’s selling for $37.50 each. They were $31 a year and a half ago when I bought one to try it out. At the time, I flattened the sole, decided it was a cheap plane and if I wanted to...
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07-12-2020 03:19 AM
by DustyMark
Prep Work
The epoxy is only green cured and it’s pretty easy to trim off the excess fiberglass with a razor.
Oops! I trimmed a little bit into the wood here. No problem, it will get epoxy over it.
Here’s a close-u...
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07-11-2020 08:11 PM
by DustyMark
Fitting the ClothAfter a nice five-day camping trip, it’s back to building the kayak! I listed my kayak on Craigslist and have a “nibble”, so I need to get this one done…
With the hull sanded and vacuumed, the four-...
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07-10-2020 11:32 PM
by sras
These last 2 days involved lots of hours, but not much to show for it. Quite a bit of time spent adjusting fits.
I clamped the sides to the floors so I could get the fronts, backs, and side door fitted.
The backs were cut to size and a g...
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07-09-2020 12:07 AM
by sras
Next was framing the windows. I should have taken a few more pictures here.
There are a few steps covered by this photo. The blank on the lower right was the first step. The dados on each end and the center were made with the router table a...
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07-08-2020 04:19 PM
by sras
I pre dyed the radiator parts to keep colors from bleeding.
A few details got altered with the half-size design. One alteration is I needed a small relief in the hood for tire clearance.
After building up the hood blanks I cut the relief...
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07-08-2020 03:45 PM
by sras
I haven’t done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I’m using my phone for pictures for the first time so we’ll see how that goes…
I’m bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first o...
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07-08-2020 02:43 AM
by DocSavage45
Hey LJ’s
Made a video. Hope you find it interesting. Haven’t made one in awhile.
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LBGHsKSWJ4&feature=youtu.be*
Thanks for checking it out!
Comments and critiques welcome.
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07-07-2020 04:19 PM
by jgt1942
I recently received my new dust collector (Harvey Gyro G700) and was a bit anxious to get it going but a long way from determining where the final resting place would be in my shop. Thus I decided to use flex pipe (for now) and possibly move the u...
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07-07-2020 03:08 PM
by MovingChips
This weeks adventure in turning took toward making a pen. I made my own pen blank, thinking I could get a dark and light contrast pen. The exotic wood from the box I got off Amazon is getting slim. Not much left of the box, I’ll have to grab...
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07-07-2020 12:34 AM
by Max11221122
This article shows two methods to bend wood for guitars without a steam box. One is to use water and clamps and the other uses a steam blanket and a fox bending machine. This isn’t the hardest part of guitar building. If you go slow and take your ...
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07-06-2020 04:15 AM
by MrGrowthRings
In order to get the most out of our Shopsmith Mark Vs and other shop tools, it’s wise to give them an occasional polish with a good furniture grade paste wax. But what is the best wat to apply it? In this video we’ll run through the mo...
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07-05-2020 03:39 PM
by oldguy2
And today we tried a dry fit of the 4 ft by 30 inch upper bookcase. all was going well. using the workmate and any clamps to set the first corner. The half lap joint made is easier and checking the front edge for flush then t...
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07-05-2020 03:00 PM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-05-2020 10:48 AM
by CaptainKlutz
Sorry for slow updates to this blog. :-)
Life changes during Covid-19 pandemic is my official excuse, doesn’t help that chronic fatigue health issues randomly slow me down.
Hardest part of the pandemic changes was wife now has home off...
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07-05-2020 06:22 AM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-05-2020 06:20 AM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-05-2020 05:47 AM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-05-2020 03:05 AM
by woodify
I was asked if I could create a video on leveling a raised garden box. This is the result.
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07-04-2020 10:46 PM
by DustyMark
It Fits!This is the stage of the build where you get a very good idea of the boat’s fit and comfort. I placed some shoes under the hull to support it and Mary and I sat in it to discover paddle and feet clearances.
A section of roof rake m...
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07-04-2020 06:46 PM
by DustyMark
Prep for FiberglassRounding the edges is a preparation step before applying fiberglass. Some people leave their edges pretty sharp. I like to round mine over a fair bit for comfort and impact protection. This boat will see harsh use being dragg...
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07-04-2020 05:19 PM
by Dutchy
This is a serie about making a army truck the same as GR8hunter did. The sequence of photos will be gronological, with doeing this I hope to make my working method more clear. This means that the order is not corresponding the drawing chapters.
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07-04-2020 03:11 PM
by TungOil
With the majority of the casework completed, I focus on construction of the top. The finished top consists of a 24-3/4” wide center panel with breadboard ends, along with the usual ebony plugs and splines.
I begin by resawing a 13”...
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07-04-2020 06:06 AM
by DustyMark
I Hate This Step!I had planned to wait until morning, but I noticed the epoxy was cured late in the evening and decided to go ahead with it…bad call. I didn’t get done until midnight. This is the worst step in the whole build for me,...
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07-03-2020 07:27 PM
by Brian Lackey
Home made projector to overlay my son’s first lakes he caught specific fish in. Going to route out the lakes and fill with blue epoxy.
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07-08-2020 02:43 AM
by DocSavage45
Hey LJ’s
Made a video. Hope you find it interesting. Haven’t made one in awhile.
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LBGHsKSWJ4&feature=youtu.be*
Thanks for checking it out!
Comments and critiques welcome.
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07-07-2020 03:08 PM
by MovingChips
This weeks adventure in turning took toward making a pen. I made my own pen blank, thinking I could get a dark and light contrast pen. The exotic wood from the box I got off Amazon is getting slim. Not much left of the box, I’ll have to grab...
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07-06-2020 04:15 AM
by MrGrowthRings
In order to get the most out of our Shopsmith Mark Vs and other shop tools, it’s wise to give them an occasional polish with a good furniture grade paste wax. But what is the best wat to apply it? In this video we’ll run through the mo...
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07-05-2020 03:05 AM
by woodify
I was asked if I could create a video on leveling a raised garden box. This is the result.
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07-04-2020 06:46 PM
by DustyMark
Prep for FiberglassRounding the edges is a preparation step before applying fiberglass. Some people leave their edges pretty sharp. I like to round mine over a fair bit for comfort and impact protection. This boat will see harsh use being dragg...
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07-03-2020 05:05 PM
by DustyMark
Wiring With the deck and hull fully cured, it was time to wire them together permanently
A stick of wood laid across each end provides enough clearance to thread the stitches in place. I rolled each end of the wire so they wouldn’t s...
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06-30-2020 02:04 PM
by MovingChips
I’m starting my first ever blog! This is great.
I am a new member to LumberJocks and I am a new wood tuner.
I have always been a fan of turned wood and I final decided I would give it a shot. I found the most inexpensive lathe (under $200), ...
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06-28-2020 12:51 AM
by JimDaddyO
I have not had a lot of time for editing. The project has been done and delivered for a while now, it’s just finding the time to get the videos out. This one goes through milling up a few parts and getting the main carcass put together. T...
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06-27-2020 12:40 PM
by WoodshopTherapy
Have you discovered CBN grinding wheels yet? They’re more expensive than bonded grinding wheels, but they don’t lose their profile and cut much faster. Here’s a video of installing a CBN wheel on a benchtop grinder.
YouTube ...
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06-25-2020 08:18 PM
by MrGrowthRings
Here’s another old video of mine on a tool that continues to be the most used too in my shopl: The Incra Gauge. Most people know the Incra Jig and fence and even their fine miter gauge, but I am surprised at how few visitors to my shop have ...
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06-25-2020 07:59 PM
by MrGrowthRings
I was about to type “A couple months ago…” but now I see I posted this video on the “Shopsmith Toolbox” in Dec 2017! Well anyway, this is another video that I shot as an aid to Shopsmith tool owners who might be in ne...
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06-25-2020 07:51 PM
by MrGrowthRings
Using the Shopsmith Mark V, or any of the Shopsmith multi-purpose tools for that matter, can seem daunting at first, but with a little practice it’ll become second nature, just like driving a stick or avoiding Yoko Ono music. There are a co...
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06-25-2020 07:36 PM
by MrGrowthRings
I’ve written a fair amount about the Shopsmith Safety Kit on my Blogger blog, but while I’m at it I figure that this blog deserves a little attention too. I recently posted a video on my “MyGrowthRings” Youtube channel on t...
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06-24-2020 04:35 PM
by Bob A in NJ
https://youtu.be/sxgyLCW5N0s
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06-21-2020 03:58 PM
by whope
The manual that came with my Laguna 20” planer talks about periodic lubrication based on hours used (shown below). So I decided to add an Hour Meter as I’d never correctly estimate/remember how much time the machine has been run.
I ...
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