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Good Monday morning Patriot Woodworkers! What did you get done over the weekend, and what have you planned for the week ahead! Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us what's happening in your shops, your life, and any events going on with you. Thank you for being here folks!

 

Latest Wiki Entries

Straight from a wonderful book about "American Woods", by Shelley E. Schoonover, published in 1951, we are moving her out of print, out of copyright contents over to our wiki. There will be two categories for the trees of North America, The Softwoods, and The Hardwoods. See the latest entries at the links below.

 

Western Hemlock

An excellent choice for architectural designs and interior flooring and wall panelings, with it's warm amber glow, the Western Hemlock has found its way into may homes and office spaces. Read more...

 

Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir, the darling of the construction and woodworking industry, used in everything from the framing of structures to temporary supports in bridge construction, to the most modest arts and crafts projects, this wood species has gained a reputation of being both reliable and cost effective. Read more...

 

Grains and Figures in Wood

Burls, knots, medullary rays, annual growth rings, grains in the lumber such as wavy grain and cross grain, variations in the coloring matter irregularly distributed in the wood, or other distortion formed in the tree either from injury or the hazards of nature, form different patterns or figures in wood. Read more...

 

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Featured Topic

@Smallpatch (Jess) has a wonderful topic up regarding his choices for power carving attachments and tools. Great job Jess!

 

Featured Image of the Week

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I have a whole new respect for Noah after working on this behemoth table.  The top is glued, flat and first sand while I mortise and tenon the legs, skirt and stretchers.

We had planned a day of 4 wheeling with our son and his family, yesterday. Mother nature intervened. We got around 1 1/2" of mixed rain and snow Saturday and some more, Sunday. So we couldn't get to our trail riding place. The wash that bisects our only road out was running over 3’ deep and fast. Couldn’t get out to trailer the machines to the trail head. But our son and his two kids unloaded their machine and went the other direction…in the rain and 42 temps. They had an hour of fun. Took another hour to clean up and wash their clothes. We reloaded everything and will try to get to the trails again this morning. It’s about 30 miles away. If all goes well, we should get in around four hours of riding before the son has to head back to tucson. He and his wife have jobs. Phyl and I don’t so, we’ll be hosing off the 4 wheelers tomorrow.

Then, we'll need to shut down and blow out the irrigation system and the outside water lines. We usually wait until 10/15 but it's been getting pretty cold at night lately.  

A couple more coats of finish and my last rifle case goes to the upholsterer. Then it's on to a mesquite slab, live edge end table for my son. A power carving station is coming up after that. Then, a router lathe machine that's been awaiting assembly. But that's well beyond a week away. It helps to write about it...keeps it in the forebrain, not in memory, where it gets lost.

Whoa, Ron. That's a big'un. What's the wood? Keep the progress pics coming. 

Still working on new lathe setup and rearranging half the shop. Finished getting the accessory tool shelves in the back of the lathe and got places done for most of the small things. Then got an idea and instead of having gouges on a rack behind me used a 4x4 and drilled holes for gouges. Did half of that yesterday and will get the rest done today. Have to mount the outlets rack on the lathe also today.

     Also yesterday got the lights to set up on lathe.

     Have built another drawer unit to hold gouges I rarely use and accesories. Now to build the drawers.

     Now thinking of putting up a curtain behind the lathe to control dust and chips.

Weekend Update: Friday night football Sr. recognition went well and was fun. Actually won a game too 55-6. Got the asparagus bed cleaned, staked and mulched; blackberry and raspberry beds cleaned and ready for straw/ mulch; lot of brush piles cleaned up. Some playing in the garage/ shop.

 

Week to come; Choir concert tonight; need to start mowing again and enjoy last two days of summer...Thursday high temps in mid 50's; Wednesday is my "kid" brother's birthday so taking him to lunch. Friday, the annual Parke County (IN) Covered Bridge Festival begins it's 10 day run. I'm sure there's a treasure or two I absolutely don't need with my name on it.

5 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Whoa, Ron. That's a big'un. What's the wood? Keep the progress pics coming. 

6/4 poplar, Gene. 84” x 40”

don't rush me...

still mulling over Friday's TBD....

at least I practiced nap extensions today...

I worked on some more tissue boxes, for myself. The last ones I made disappeared.

Then a knock on the door and there stood the neighbor lady with a brown bag and another sack. The brown bag had a loaf of warm bread she baked this morning.

 

Then she asked if I could do her a favor, how could I say "no?

She said that she had this 9X12X 1 5/8" cutting board she made a few years ago and she want it made into two 3/4" cutting boards. Her band saw would only cut 6" hi and she was asking if mine would cut 9" high. So we went to the shop and did that and I gave her a doweling jig, since she is leaving for the winter skiing at Whistler, and won't be here for Christmas. She also wanted to know what I am working on , so we discussed the tissue box build, she already has one of the last batch.

Herb

 

Edited October 8, 20187 yr by Dadio

KUDOS Herb...

3/4" thick cutting board?  those are going to crack.  the thickness is what gave it stability.  give them 3 months max.

3 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

6/4 poplar, Gene. 84” x 40”

That's gonna be heavy, too. You musta hand picked that poplar. Can't see any green at all...on top. What's the finish gonna be? What wood you using for the skirt and legs?  

Geeze Herb. It's a good thing we got a bread maker. My saw will only cut 6", too. 

Nice trade, though. 

Good looking tissue boxes and I really like those shop made camps. 

2 hours ago, Stick486 said:

don't rush me...

still mulling over Friday's TBD....

at least I practiced nap extensions today...

Ditto  

Got my Stanley Sweet Heart Tapes today, and they are really nice, heavy too. Have a good return spring, and will reach 36" before they break-over. They have the same marks on each side, 1/2"wide tape.    (from Highland Hdwre)

 

Herb

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

That's gonna be heavy, too. You musta hand picked that poplar. Can't see any green at all...on top. What's the finish gonna be? What wood you using for the skirt and legs?  

There’s a little green but not too much and I didn’t hand pick it.  I called my supplier, ordered it and they delivered it rough.  The table is for my nephew’s wife (niece) and she’s going to use gel stain wash on it.  My nephew helped me side my house so this is payment for services rendered.  The legs are turned white oak (5 inch) and I hope they stain to match.  The skirt is going to be 5/4 x 3” poplar and the stretchers are 6/4 poplar.

Herb, that is gorgeous.  Well done. 

3 hours ago, DAB said:

3/4" thick cutting board?  those are going to crack.  the thickness is what gave it stability.  give them 3 months max.

DAB I made several 3/4 cutting boards almost 17 years ago and had no problems. I cut my bread on one every day.

@Ron Dudelston, that is one awesome cool looking table, it'll last a looooong time for sure.

Just an odd ball question. Why are they called "bread board ends"? Were bread slicing boards so constructed?