[kiyoshigawa]

Well, I managed to get some rough pieces done for mine Saturday morning, now I need to finish squaring them up and planing them smooth so I can do the joinery. As usual, I didn't get as much as I hoped done this weekend, but I did get some work done, so hooray. Better than nothing.

 

[Hammerthumb]

Have not started yet. Got to finish Christmas gifts first.

 

[wormil]

Did some sanding and test fitting, enough to know it works (it has moving parts) and now I can't wait to finish.

 

[jordanp]

awsome. got to love shop made tools that have moving parts..
-Rick Receives his Level 4 Tool Maker Achievement-

 

[wormil]

Ha! Let's wait and see how it turns out first.

 

[ShaneA]

Wow, you guys are some definite overachievers. I will probably think about it, and order some parts mid January. Stumble out there a week in advance, hope/pray that it is functional and then wonder why I don't have more time.

Kind of a peek inside my world.

 

[palaswood]

Designs are being mulled over, but like Hammerthumb, its Christmas gifts first. We have 2 whole months, and this time im not waiting until the last minute. Stock selection has already commenced.

 

[kiyoshigawa]

Finally, some actual progress. Too bad I can't post pictures of it as it happens, but It's starting to fit together and look like my finished product, or at least the most basic form of my finished product. Once this part is fine-tuned, glued and working as it should, I will move on to phase 2: feature creep, followed by phase 3: beautification.

Here's a photo of some shavings for good measure, since you can't see what I'm working on.

 

[wormil]

I stupidly got ahead of myself, sanded and put on a finish before the [censored], guess I'll just have to be really neat about it.

 

[jordanp]

Hehe..

Yea on my prototype [censored] i had done almost he exact thing with the [censored] and the [censored]
once i realized the [censored] was all wrong, it was too late to [censored] it over again. But then i realized i could just make a new [censored] instead and skip the [censored] all together.

 

[jordanp]

Anonymous question

Here's another one regarding squares: When people add dowels to the joint of a square, do they do it before or after they glue? What are the dowels there for? Just to keep things from rotating, or is there some other (perhaps more sinister) purpose? Are they even needed? Do they help with the cross-grain glue joint to keep it from expanding itself apart?

In short: Tell me everything you know about dowels in squares, please.

 

[jordanp]

From the videos i've watched they have been drilled and set after gluing.
But not much explanation of how they help on expansion or movement.

 

[WayneC]

I have two weeks of vacation starting tomorrow. Hoping to get going.

 

[theoldfart]

Wayne,time to tune up all those tools you've been hoarding! BTW found a couple of nice antique stores in Grass Valley, they just don't know the tool names. Had a #7 labeled as a block plane!

 

[jordanp]

Ahh the infamous Stanley #7 Block Plane
Very handy tool for any woodworker to keep close at hand in their apron or tool belt for small tasks like jointing some 12/4 timber

 

[terryR]

I added the pins on my wooden square after glue up…

I don't know if they are really needed for strength of the joint, but all the old ones I've seen were drilled and pinned. All FIVE that I researched. LOL.

 

[wormil]

Pinning in a wood square is just for looks.

 

[theoldfart]

Jordan, with a bigger pocket you could use the #8!

 

[kiyoshigawa]

Well, it's glued now. There's no turning back. Only forward. Hopefully when I get back home later tonight it'll still be in the right place.

 

[palaswood]

lol jordanp you busted me up with that! I havent finalized the design yet, but I hope to be putting to use some of Don W's self milled white oak, if its dry enough. Seems to be. He packed a plane I got from him with it & I loved it so much I had him send me some more cutoffs.

I think I can resaw one of te thicker pieces and get some stable quartersawn stock. Love that QSWO