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08-24-2019 03:19 PM
by Steve
A peek behind the curtains at our mill in Fontana, California.
Our Baker thin-kerf bandsaw is resawing 8/4×7”+ Quartersawn kiln dried Black Walnut for a flooring project.
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08-24-2019 02:47 PM
by Kent
When you work hard doing something new, you will get tired. When you get tired, you should rest. This sounds pretty obvious and straight-forward, but for me, it really wasn’t. When your brain is broken, all bets are off.
Firstly, I needed to le...
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08-24-2019 09:38 AM
by JimDaddyO
I have not been releasing a lot of videos lately. I’ve been too busy. A huge job overview and how I did it, and the reasons why. I hope the information comes in handy for someone. Small homes are becoming more popular. I have lived here...
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08-23-2019 07:07 PM
by htl
This will be a scratch built Stream train in the style of the 1860’s or there about.Something like this.
Here’s where I got to today.I have three partial days in it, one of those spit and sputter builds.
I have the plans for both...
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08-23-2019 07:32 AM
by BuildItYourself
HelloToday I’m building this swing chair. The design is made of pine.The whole was painted with rosewood stain.The project was quite a challenge but I’m happy how it came out. See how it was created step by step.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
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08-22-2019 02:51 PM
by Wintergreen78
So right now my catch-all storage is a cardboard box that fills up with shavings and sawdust. I decided to make a little chest with two drawers to store odds and ends. The drawer is 12×12 by 18 inches deep. The bottom drawer will be about 2/3...
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08-22-2019 11:57 AM
by Raymond
This is my latest restoration project.
Now we purchased an old 1880 Cape Cod style home and i’m building my tool collection again. It originally had no power when it was built and had gas lights, at some point it was upgraded to elect...
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08-21-2019 10:07 PM
by TungOil
The bolection inlay class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking was well worth the 10 hour drive. Reid Eric Anderson taught the class over a weekend. The class project was a small portion of the inlay from the Thorsen House sideboard.
Reid uses...
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08-21-2019 05:06 PM
by Don W
i started a series on my journey into bladesmihing here on timetesedtools if ou’d like o follow along.
it’s been a learning experience and lot of fun for sure.
i didn’t even know what a kiridashi was before, now i’ve...
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08-21-2019 09:36 AM
by mnguy
This was supposed to be somewhat of a ‘winged’ bowl, as I started with a half log chunk that was ~7” across and 12” long. The log had other ideas. I got chunks breaking off both long edges so I ended up turning it round vs....
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08-20-2019 04:01 PM
by Steve
I always hesitate to write a blog post, either here or on our website has the potential to make me look…well, dumb.
It’s much easier on the ego to write one of those self-serving humble brags under the guise of teaching something.
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08-19-2019 02:39 PM
by ClaudeF
My Allan Goodman scimitar blade knife broke! This was the 0.030 steel blade. It took me a year to get used to this blade, but once I had used it a while, I really liked it. The curve of the blade makes a regular cutting movement into a slicing act...
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08-19-2019 09:08 AM
by moco27
I’ve been using an old ryobi ts1340 10 inch miter saw for years. It’s lightweight and dependable. I had a friend of mine try and change the blade while I was working on the roof. He didn’t know what he was doing and took things a...
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08-19-2019 09:08 AM
by moco27
I’ve been using an old ryobi ts1340 10 inch miter saw for years. It’s lightweight and dependable. I had a friend of mine try and change the blade while I was working on the roof. He didn’t know what he was doing and took things a...
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08-19-2019 02:08 AM
by Rich
Foreword: I’ve only been using this app for a couple of weeks. I expect to learn more as I go and will update this blog entry as I do.
I thought about making this a review, but it’s really more a journal of my time looking for good...
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08-18-2019 07:40 AM
by oldguy2
Do you love Yard Sales and looking for Tools? Well you missed my sales! in 4 saturdays I have sold many basic tools and some furniture and made over $250, and not selling some of the real good stuff yet. The lumber and the Shopsmi...
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08-16-2019 10:06 PM
by hobby1
I had a need to make a small size pocket hole in a small width rail for a job I’m currently working on,my kreg jig and harbor freight jig uses the large auger bits, so it woulod not work for this applicationhere is where my shop built pocket...
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08-16-2019 09:59 PM
by hobby1
I was given a job to build a farm house look washroom sink cabinet with trash can flip down door,here is a slide show of the steps in building it.
https://youtu.be/45yP_35I_Mo
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08-16-2019 09:57 PM
by hobby1
A job came up for me to build a headboard that had a rustic style look here is a slide show of the buiold process.
https://youtu.be/Tla9hlGYTDw
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08-16-2019 09:54 PM
by hobby1
My niece asked if I could build a miniature wishing well kit, for her and her fiance to put togetherfor her fiances mother, for mothers day.I made a instructional video of how to assemble it for them to look at as they assemble the project.
her...
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08-16-2019 08:26 PM
by Brit
Due to my job and a massive landscaping project I have going on in my garden at the moment, I haven’t had as much time for LJs as I’d like, but I’ve still been seeking out and buying some great tools. Today I was taking some phot...
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08-16-2019 11:19 AM
by John Smith
This is an old trade magazine where I got my first official recognitionas a young budding sign artist. There have been several since 1992, but this one is my first and largest of my career as a Custom Sign Maker.I hope the scanned material is not ...
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08-15-2019 06:36 PM
by robscastle
Dave made a comment about Tung Oil, in his knife “Post” of which sent me off looking, this is what i found
As to how accurate it is I don’t know just yetMay be you could add some Knowledge based comments.
The info Follows
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08-15-2019 10:21 AM
by d_sinsley
Hello,
So as kind of an introduction I am a hobbyist weekend warrior wood worker. One with very limited space and resources. I work out of a 23X30 shop which is more storage than anything else. I manage a wood shop in the remaining space and ma...
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08-13-2019 10:44 AM
by mafe
New life, to a bunch, of metal spokeshaves.a good deal, became a lot of work.
A few weeks back I stumbled over a good deal on ten metal spokeshaves and as we say in Denmark; once you said A, you got to say B… So this blog is about bringin...
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08-13-2019 10:19 AM
by justoneofme
Warning! This blog is a long one … but it’s the last in this series. So I hope you enjoy a favourite beverage while reading or just looking at these photos :)
Remember I said something about having an idea I hoped would work? Well R...
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08-13-2019 09:15 AM
by mnguy
This piece was inspired by a Youtube video where the turner (apologies I don’t remember their name or channel) pattern routed a curving cut between halves of a blank and glued multiple strips of contrasting veneer into the space to make thei...
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08-12-2019 03:13 PM
by mnguy
Glass artists will sometimes throw all the remaining molten glass, with different colors, into one or two last objects at the end of the work day. This is sometimes referred to as End of Day glass. I figured gluing up a pile of offcuts from segmen...
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08-12-2019 02:59 PM
by mnguy
Simple white oak platter. 10.25” diameter. I had a terrible time with the finish for some reason. I could not see all the cross grain scratches until I put the Shellawax on. The end result is mediocre, but I like the form.
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08-12-2019 05:27 AM
by mafe
Friendship and Knifes travelling the oceansthe SPRAD knifes
Once upon a time there were a man called Dave in the wild wild West, he originally came all the way from Poland, Dave imported wonderful laminated carving knife blades from Sweden and ...
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08-24-2019 03:19 PM
by Steve
A peek behind the curtains at our mill in Fontana, California.
Our Baker thin-kerf bandsaw is resawing 8/4×7”+ Quartersawn kiln dried Black Walnut for a flooring project.
View on YouTube
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08-24-2019 09:38 AM
by JimDaddyO
I have not been releasing a lot of videos lately. I’ve been too busy. A huge job overview and how I did it, and the reasons why. I hope the information comes in handy for someone. Small homes are becoming more popular. I have lived here...
228 views |
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08-23-2019 07:32 AM
by BuildItYourself
HelloToday I’m building this swing chair. The design is made of pine.The whole was painted with rosewood stain.The project was quite a challenge but I’m happy how it came out. See how it was created step by step.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
186 views |
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08-20-2019 04:01 PM
by Steve
I always hesitate to write a blog post, either here or on our website has the potential to make me look…well, dumb.
It’s much easier on the ego to write one of those self-serving humble brags under the guise of teaching something.
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08-09-2019 10:35 AM
by JimDaddyO
Sometimes you just get lucky. I found this one at a yard sale and was unsure of it’s date of manufacture, but I find out over the course of bringing it back to usable condition. This beauty was in pretty good shape for its age and now it c...
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07-28-2019 09:14 PM
by Gary Lucas
This video is a slide show of the Eagle Creek Woodturning, Woodburning, and Carving show in Indianapolis in 2019.Just browsing items made by about 15 woodworkers displaying their items.
https://youtu.be/C4MAISqTyyA
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07-28-2019 09:45 AM
by WoodshopTherapy
I learned a lot from a professional finisher recently when he taught me how to match stains and finishes for this project. I had a customer bring me a broken part and wanted me to make a replacement to match. The woodworking was the easy part fo...
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07-27-2019 04:10 PM
by JimDaddyO
Once a year, smart owners get their guitars checked up for yearly maintenance. Either they do it themselves, or bring it to a tech to do it. That way everything gets checked over and adjusted for seasonal changes and any problems can be spotted ...
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07-25-2019 11:26 AM
by BenhamDesign
I had several question come up after the original video was published, that I thought were good ones that also correspond with the video footage I had that didn’t make the original cut. So here is a little more information on how I stained a...
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07-24-2019 03:39 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
Finished our entertainment stand and turned out exactly how we wanted. Has two shelves for plenty of storage and two doors to hide the stuff for the tank.
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07-20-2019 11:54 AM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
I am building an entertainment stand for our new danger noodle (aka ball python snake). I’m working from plans, but heavily modifying them to suit my needs.
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07-20-2019 09:53 AM
by WoodshopTherapy
I recently repaired a picnic table that was suffering from a bad case of wood rot. The table had some mild issues on the body, but the top was not built to withstand the outdoor elements. See how this came apart and how I replaced parts so they ...
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07-19-2019 04:39 PM
by BenhamDesign
For this build the client wanted a custom walnut mirror frame built that would look like it is floating off the wall. To accomplish this I made an inset inner frame on the back to make it stand out.I wish I had a better picture of this but the lig...
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07-18-2019 11:58 PM
by Gary Lucas
This video is about making 100 bodies for a rubber band powered racer, to be used as a promotion for Boy Scouts.
https://youtu.be/puWTvNdSL1g
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07-18-2019 10:59 AM
by Steve
My new video on finishing oily tropical exotic woods is out.
It’s part my article Pau Ferro verses Rosewood
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