So Many Projects, So Little Time...
Call this woodworking miscellany. Enter at your own risk as this section is full of my opinions, adventures, and woodworking epiphanies. It can't be that bad if it is about woodworking right?
I mentioned in my last post how I put off finishing because it takes over my shop while the finish is drying. This is also why I don’t use oil finishes as much because the drying time is so long. However as I am building up coats of Arm-R-Seal on my Walnut table I am [...] Read more »
It is a running joke on WoodTalk that I never put finish on anything. That’s not entirely true, but I do tend to put it off a lot. The reason is that my shop is useless once I have applied a coat of finish. I can’t work on anything as the dust will end up [...] Read more »
Clockwise from upper left: Walnut, Maple, Amboyna, Grenadillo, Marblewood, and Walnut[/caption]As woodworkers we are blessed with an overwhelmingly diverse and beautiful palette of woods to work. Pick a color or texture and there is a wood somewhere in the world that will scratch that itch. I have been lucky to have an opportunity to work [...] Read more »
I remember when I was first bitten by the woodworking bug. I was obsessed and devoured anything I could get my hands on. Having always been a bit of an academic (AKA nerd) no topic was off limits and I wanted to know everything. Every book I read or VHS tape I watched (yes I [...] Read more »
I usually answer this question with, “naw, I’d rather build furniture and support the tool makers”. Something about making tools doesn’t appeal to me. It’s probably derived from fear that my skills aren’t up to par. As my friend Marc says, “hand tool guy straight won’t cut it”. I justify this with the fact that [...] Read more »
One of the coolest things about woodworking is the never ending learning curve. Just when you think you have one thing figured out, another comes up and puts you back into student mode. Like many pursuits, woodworking is made up of many different sub groups all pursuing their own passions. Woodcarvers, wood turners, chair makers, [...] Read more »
My recent saw sharpening video where I demonstrated the Veritas Saw File Holder has generated a lot of emails with questions about saw tooth geometry. I take this as a good sign that lots of people are actually thinking about sharpening their own saws. Not only that but the introduction of filing guides like the [...] Read more »
Most of the wood I use is typical sawn boards in the FAS and better grade. Occasionally I’ll get a wider board, but it is still a sawn board with straight-ish edges. When I’m building I pay attention to grain and color like all of us to get a good match. It’s not uncommon to [...] Read more »
I think I have had my Roubo style frame saw now for about 6 months. I have been playing with is and resawing everything from scraps to actual project parts. I have sawn out veneer as thin as 1/8″ and bisected 8/4 and 12/4 boards on scraps and even actual project parts. There was something [...] Read more »
I gave up on trying to make modern bits work in my post drill and just installed a modern Jacobs chuck. The issue was finding a 1/2″ straight shank for the chuck rather than the typical morse tapers out there now. I guess it wasn’t really an issue seeing as I found it on Amazon [...] Read more »
