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  1. Bee hive

    Hi, this a bee hive i have been working on, again like most of my stuff not high quality. The reason is i use only hand tools as you may or may not know and without the proper tools, while it still can be done, it is harder to acheive perfection. It is proving especisally difficult for me to...
  2. Warre Garden Hive

    I finally took the plunge into beekeeping. Inspired by the book "The Idle Beekeeper" I dove in with my woodworking interest and built 2 Warre hives. I used 5/4 pine 'hobby panels' from the local lumberyard to skip a lot of edge-gluing. Much reading and research produced numerous free plans for...
  3. Catalpa hive bodies hot dipped in paraffin

    Here is what is left of my last batch(18) of hive bodies. The corners have rabbets reinforced with kehoe dovetail splines and no metal fasteners to corrode. Water shedding handles cut on the tablesaw. Each hive body is dipped in 300 degree paraffin which causes moisture in the wood to boil out...
  4. BEEHIVES! Buzz Buzz

    I haven't seen a honeybee on my property for two years now, and being a man of action, I decided I needed to do my part and help the bees. After looking at the price of boxes from apiary supply houses, I decided to build my own hives. I'd like to have a top-bar hive, but the gentleman who is...
  5. Bee Hive (10 Frame Langstroth)

    We decided to try beekeeping and I couldn't bring myself to buy something I could make myself. I have sketchup files and cut list if anyone would like them - pm me. Made 2 deep hive bodies and 20 frames from one 8' and one 6' 1×12, one 8' 2×6 and some scrap 2×4. Instead of the typical box or...
  6. Bee Vacuum

    Going to get my first hive of wild bees out of a tree trunk this week. Needed something to help get them out. Copied plans from the internet with a few little modifications.
  7. Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking
    Greetings, 1. For those of you who do milling, what kind of $$ did you make when you stared out? 2. How should I figure out if there is a demand for hardwood lumber in my area? Who should I check with? 3. Do you have to have a license to sell hardwood? I live in N. Louisiana and am...
  8. Blogs
    Bee hive how to with Kehoe dovetail jig (Picture Heavy) This is the finished hive body. Constructed from catalpa with kehoe dovetail splines "dipped" in 300 degree(max) paraffin and gum rosin. I wanted a long lasting hive body without metal fasteners to corrode. I think this fits the bill...
  9. Hand Tools
    I have been using the Scary Sharp & Norton Waterstones with pretty good success over the past 4-5 months, but came a cross a thread on another WW site about the Natural Whetstone Company. The prices seem very reasonable. Anyone have any dealing with this company? I am seriously thinking about...
  10. Woodworking Skill Share
    I need to drill a 1/4 hole through the middle of a roughly foot long wooden dowel for a fishing rod handle. I could use shorter pre-drilled pieces laminated together but that would destroy the grain. I could use a footlong 2×2 then turn it on a lathe, but I still need some advice on drilling...
  11. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    I will be cutting plywood for cabinets. I need to cut the bigger pieces using my circ saw and a straight edge. My 48" straight edge has a bow at the center of 0.01" without any stressing. Is that acceptable for cabinet joinery or do I need to find something with tighter tolerances?
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