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08-21-2019 01:36 PM
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 08:01 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 06:39 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 01:08 PM
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 01:08 PM
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 06:08 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 11:40 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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08-17-2019 02:06 AM
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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08-17-2019 01:59 AM
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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08-17-2019 01:57 AM
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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08-17-2019 01:54 AM
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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08-17-2019 12:26 AM
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 03:19 PM
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 10:36 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 02:21 PM
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 02:44 PM
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 02:19 PM
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 01:15 PM
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 07:13 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 06:59 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 09:27 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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08-12-2019 07:06 AM
by That_Weird_Uncle
I lucked out and was able to get a big shop fan for $50I forgot to grab a picture in my zeal to clean it up so here’s a screenshot of the ad. I sanded it and completely disassembled it then gave it two coats of oil based paint. I’m pre...
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08-11-2019 09:29 PM
by htl
Just about there.Played with some wheels and had forgotten but all ready had some rims made up, thank you very much for small favors.Just a quick simple set a tires filled in between the wheel wells with a running board and some touch up sanding.S...
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08-09-2019 07:59 PM
by htl
This fir sure make sanding quick but the dings it gets are a pain!
Going to have some really wide tires on the back so needed to cut some more out.These quality hole saws make quick,clean work of it with very little sanding a big plus in my...
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08-09-2019 05:06 PM
by Kent
In May 2014 I was run down by an SUV driver making a left-turn. In addition to a broken shoulder and leg bone, I literally cracked my skull when my head slammed against the pavement. Ouch. The last part caused a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I was...
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08-09-2019 02:35 PM
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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08-09-2019 01:59 AM
by Hijakk
Rafters are going up. Had help from the Thursday Morning Men’s Group from First Christian Church. Brushton, NY
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08-09-2019 12:45 AM
by Ross Leidy
My wife made the box cushions for the chair and matching ottoman (blogged here). I plan to tap her upholstering skills again for future projects. I’ll post some more finished photos as a project entry once I take some better photos, but he...
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08-09-2019 12:35 AM
by Ross Leidy
I now have the cushions for the chair and ottoman – thanks to my skilled wife. Here are a couple photos of the completed ottoman. I’ll create a combined completed project post once I have some better pictures of both. Time to put my...
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08-08-2019 08:16 PM
by Mrwise1
I just recently picked up I think a 1940 delta table saw. Trying to find serial number. Anyone?
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08-20-2019 08:01 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 02:35 PM
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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07-29-2019 01:14 AM
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 01:45 PM
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 08:10 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 03:26 PM
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 07:39 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 03:54 PM
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 01:53 PM
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 08:39 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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07-19-2019 03:58 AM
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 02:59 PM
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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07-13-2019 11:22 PM
by JimDaddyO
I found a small hammer head in a box of stuff I got at a second hand store. It’s about time to make a handle for it. I could use a small hammer and seeing that it’s more for gentle tapping than heavy whacking I don’t have to be...
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07-12-2019 01:07 PM
by WoodshopTherapy
In this video, I show how to repair a damaged area of a lacquer finish. There’s also a link to a video about how to identify what type of finish is on a piece of furniture
Repair a Lacquer Finish – https://youtu.be/sEKQYmq0fJEWood ...
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07-07-2019 03:34 PM
by Not Here
We wanted to make a beverage station for the kitchen and came up with this!
https://s3.amazonaws.com/vs-lumberjocks.com/pua356d.jpg!
Check out the DIY video here: https://youtu.be/ENCczoSIzlo
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