Hey Bobasaurus, are you still around here? Or anyone who saved that link to etching metals during the planeswap?

Thanks,

 

http://mordent.com/etch-howto/

Here ya are terry.

Just so happens I saved the link

 

somebody needs to blog it. I saved the link, but couldn't find where I saved it!!

 

Been quiet-everyone taking a deep breath after Christmas?

 

Pretty much. I'm trying to tie up some loose ends in the shop then finish up my CENSORED.

 

You're making one of those? So am I. Happy New Year.
Jim

 

I inlaid a refrigerator magnet into a handle just playing around on the lathe…maple with no finish yet.

NOT a measuring or marking tool, but this thread is dying for photos! LOL.

...back to work on my [censored]...

 

I only have a couple quick things (I hope they are quick) left to do but over the holidays I've been putting up crown molding and baseboards; next up is wainscot, then I need to make some corbels for under the counter.

 

You could post photos…just black bar the CENSORED.
DanK

 

Okay, here's my project hope I don't give too much away.

 

Haha

 

I can't remember where I put mine. Its done. I hope I can find it.

 

Don, I would say that made me LOL but I was eating when I read it and it came out more of a cough and wheeze!

 

Don't LOOSE MY TOOL DON! i mean don't loose some random persons tool. cough cough

 

I had to go back to my email to see what category I even chose to make. It's been so long since I've been on here I forgot. For some reason I thought things would slow down in the winter, boy was I wrong! I decided I wanted a mortising machine for xmas, so rather than telling people I wanted presents when they asked, I just asked for money or giftcards to put towards my new machine. After researching them to death, I decided on the baileigh bench top model. It is the only bench top model that has a sliding table, and is in the same price bracket. So, I am still waiting on my favorite xmas present lol. Going to order it Monday, so hopefully I can put it to use for this project!

 

Looks like a great addition to your shop Shelly! Whatcha got in mind to make? Other than the swap tool that is!
;-)

 

Nice Shelly. That Baileigh looks like a much better machine than my shopfox…..and it's glorious particle board table.

 

Using my plane from the last swap to make sumpin' for the new swap

Does that board give too much away?

 

For anyone else who might have been having trouble sharpening their card scrapers to use on the fancy hardwoods they are uing for this swap, I made a guide on how to do it the easy way. Hopefully it helps others learn the tricks of card scraper sharpening.

 

Tim, thanks for the awesome post on sharpening! Much, much better than 20 pages in a book! LOL

Red, I can't see that piece of ? oak on your bench top…All I can focus on is that sweet smoother! And your plane stop…Like it or hate it?

 

Nice guide on scrapers..

 

Thanks for the guide on the scraper sharpening. (although I don't have any (Yet)) I do have an old saw (Not vintage and of no intrinsic value) that will be giving up its steel for card scrapers, marking knives etc.

 

Need to get rolling…

 

Terry- It's bubinga. Can't see it well in the pic. I really like the planing stop for small/thin pieces that don't clamp well.

Tim- I use scrapers a lot. The only think I would add is taking one of your stones in hand and polishing that edge a bit after filing. It makes a nicer burr. Just filing can make the burr sorta jagged or toothed.

 

Here is my new toy! I really don't havebig plans for it yet, I just knowthere have been times in the past I have needed one, so what better time to get it than xmas? I could.have used it on both of the previous swaps