Hand Crafted Woodworking
The goal for today is to complete the milling of all of the top boards. Also, I wanted to fix some problems with the jointing process. First, fixing the problems. I thought a lot about my milling processes and what could be causing the problems. Two possible problems came to mind. First it was hard […]
The task for Day 4 is to complete the milling process for the bench top boards. I learned a lot from completing the first section. The process would be much more efficient to mill all the boards at one time. I did not accomplish all of the processing today. I got the […]
I find myself moving towards more hand tool use. Since my first Rob Cosman class on dove tails and the first WIA in 2008 I have come to appreciate and understand the role of hand tools as a woodworking craftsman. So I created a plan in my OCD mind. Now that most of the plan […]
Day 3 was exciting. The first slab of 4 was ready to come out of the clamps. The first process was to get the slab through the jointer and planer to get 4 sides square. The comments on the pictures really tell the story. The glue, while very different from my standard Titebond II or […]
Day 1 I milled the first 4 boards for the bench top. These were ready to be glued. Day 2 was the glue up. This was very interesting and I learned what worked and what did not work. I am using TiteBond Extended glue. This give me 15 minutes open time and 25 minutes working […]
So I am finally building a new workbench. My original bench has served well. Solid core door with two vises. The new bench is “roubo” style bench. I was inspired by the Chris Schwarz’s first workbench book and all of the woodworking community activity following. A few descriptive items: 250 board feet of “soft” 8/4 […]
The 3hp motor on my Grizzly G0441 Cylone failed around Jan 1st this year. I was working hard to finish the flooring in the new basement room, so was doing a lot of cutting and fitting over a 7 hour workday. This cyclone was installed in 2007: Delivery, installation, duct work, and enclosure links… I […]
For me, the most dangerous tool in my shop is my jointer. I have an 8″ Grizzly G0593 with spiral head. I have always been concerned about pushing boards through the jointer with my hands on the board. I have read of boards that explode and your hand goes into the cutter head. […]
I am working on the plane till design. Based on the design I know the width and height of the Plane and Saw tills. A big step is to make room for these two shop storage systems. I am reworking the work flow in the shop to be more hand tool friendly. This means a […]
So I am in the process of doing a series of projects in the shop. A new home for my planes and saws is the next step. The steps are New set of shelves to clear space for the next three steps. New home for my chisels and other tools from the tool wall […]
