Good Monday Morning Patriot Woodworker's!

And a Happy New Year to ya all!

We'll get right down to the big question of the day, our weekly query to you, "What did you get accomplished, or not accomplished over the past weekend", and "what do you have planned for the week ahead in your shops?" As a matter of fact, feel free to disclose non-wood related projects or life events as well, we just want to hear from you.

 

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The "What's It Project"

A new "What's it Project" will be posted later today, we are also changing the rules a tad so that we can start handing out memberships to the MWTCA, even if a "What's it" was not solved. Check back in later!

 

Thank you

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Eye candy image of the week

'Rack Saw-bench with Self-acting Top' Circular saw ripping sawbench. The saw in this case remains fixed, but the sliding table moves past it on rollers, carrying the log with it. Note the lack of splitter, not unusual for this period.

Source: Scan from Ednie, John (editor) (1925) Carpentry and Joinery, Carpentry and Joinery, vol. V, London: : Gresham Publishing, pp. fig. 27

Andy Dingley (scanner)

 

 

 

 

Started a project well over a year ago. Broke it out yesterday and found that some of the inlays have glue squeeze out. Now, how did I miss that?  I'll be correcting that today. I love my Stew-Mac scrapers. 

At least, the doors still fit. 

Still waiting for the upholsterers to get Morris #2 done. That'll mean a trip to warmer weather (Tucson). 

Other than that, it's just another quiet week on the mesa. 

 

headed back to bed....

Fighting the worst sore throat know to medical science 

12 minutes ago, lew said:

Fighting the worst sore throat know to medical science 

Oh man, so sorry Lew, those are horrible. Anything but that!

30 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

headed back to bed....

Good night buttercup.

42 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Stew-Mac scrapers

Thanks for the reminder Gene, I meant to head on over there and check those out when you first mentioned it.

14 minutes ago, lew said:

Fighting the worst sore throat know to medical science 

Hoping you get well soon!

Lew, sorry. They are nasty. Hopefully you get relief soonest.

Just getting over it myself. It's kept me out of the shop the past two weeks.

How you get better soon

I got the crud too.  Not too bad so I might find something to do on the metal lathe.  Less dust.

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

Oh man, so sorry Lew, those are horrible. Anything but that!

 

1 hour ago, Chips N Dust said:

Hoping you get well soon!

 

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

Lew, sorry. They are nasty. Hopefully you get relief soonest.

 

44 minutes ago, John Hechel said:

Just getting over it myself. It's kept me out of the shop the past two weeks.

How you get better soon

 

8 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I got the crud too.  Not too bad so I might find something to do on the metal lathe.  Less dust.

Thanks for the well wishes. I just may have to break down a go to the doctor on this one. Hope he doesn't have a cardiac episode by seeing me twice in 4 years!

Worked on these boxes from church pew parts.

The ply face on the inside was so brittle that I had to sand it off,but got good cuts on the outside. Pews have very little solid wood nowadays so had to make some exceptions so I could hide the veneered particleboard. Used a chamfering bit to make the 45's and it worked very well with no tear out. I will be spraying lacquer today. These are prototypes  so the church can sell them for fundraiser.

Edited January 2, 20179 yr by Gerald

3 hours ago, John Morris said:

Good night buttercup.

ummmmmmmmmmmmm.....

isn't hanging out with other yule tide shoppers just grand...

not much.  

 

brought home 3 loads of water this morning, will watch football later.

48 minutes ago, DAB said:

3 loads of water this morning,

???

I hope I don't get sick hanging out with this crowd, and those that are sick get better soon!

38 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

???

 

Well went dry. Installed a buried cistern. Have to drive 40 miles round trip to bring home 285 gallons at a time. 

3 minutes ago, DAB said:

 

Well went dry. Installed a buried cistern. Have to drive 40 miles round trip to bring home 285 gallons at a time. 

same thing just happened here....

even the fishing creek and the geothermal vent...