Here's mine, a marking knife I customized for myself

 

Looks good!

Sweet! Where did you get the blade?

At the woodworking show when it came to jersey. It wasn't part of a kit

this is my first one. An 8" diameter walnut bowl from a tree I harvested 2 years ago. 

6 minutes ago, John Hechel said:

this is my first one. An 8" diameter walnut bowl from a tree I harvested 2 years ago. 

NICE!!!!

3 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

NICE!!!!

thanks this is my first bowl ever. the end of the log had some checking so I expected it to blow apart but superglue in the cracks kept it together

 

1 minute ago, John Hechel said:

thanks this is my first bowl ever. the end of the log had some checking so I expected it to blow apart but superglue in the cracks kept it together

 

I have saved myself a few times with CA glue as well.  

Both items are really nice.  I love the art work on the knife containment handle and I love that walnut bowl.  I am curious which walnut, black or English?  

 

 

2 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

Both items are really nice.  I love the art work on the knife containment handle and I love that walnut bowl.  I am curious which walnut, black or English?  

 

 

Black. from a young tree that was standing dead

 

I've been told by a guy who cuts trees into lumber that a standing dead tree is is the safest as all the stress is now gone.  If you put a board from that tree through a table saw, it won't pinch the back of the sawblade as it goes through.  

 

BTW, after I asked the question, I noticed your location and figured it was black walnut and it looks pretty much like black walnut.  I used to love those things except having to crack them open with a hammer.  

Gorgeous bowl, John. Can't believe it was your first. 

Black walnuts are indeed a PITA to get to the meat. But, oh my, what delicious cookies they make. 

Nice bowl John ! What finish did you use ?

Paul

OK, so not exactly quarantine projects, but since we are under a stay-at-home order, I guess they are stay-at-home projects.  My time lately has been devoted to machine maintenance.  A couple of months ago I purchased the Deluxe A-Line it kit from In-Line Industries.  I finally realized it was time to actually use the kit instead of admiring my shiny new tool.  This was my first time using a dial indicator to set up a tool, so there was a bit of a learning curve.  Reading up on the process to adjust the trunnions on my table saw, I decided to also buy their PALS kit.  Once I figured which end of the saw to start from, it went pretty smoothly.  Next up was the jointer.  Different story.  Using the dial indicator showed me that the outfeed table needed adjusting up.  The instructions Delta provided with the machine were less than complete, as in missing a couple of steps.  I had to step away for awhile.  That night, I woke up from a sound sleep and realized what I was missing.  Got the table adjusted finally, and am now in the process of resetting the knives after honing them up.  Main problem was finding a way to lock the cutterhead in position so that the edge of the knife was at top dead center.  I finally made a wedge and stuck some 120 sandpaper on it and "tapped" it into place between the cutterhead and the edge of the infeed table once I established where TDC was.  Now have two knives set (I think), and will finish with the third tomorrow.  Next is off to the drill press to see if the table is square to the quill and bit.  These are things that are long overdue, and I need to do something to disturb the quiet around here.

On 4/7/2020 at 1:03 PM, Masonsailor said:

Nice bowl John ! What finish did you use ?

Paul

a home blend of BLO, mineral spirits, and urethane wiping varnish

On 4/7/2020 at 5:39 PM, PostalTom said:

  Main problem was finding a way to lock the cutterhead in position so that the edge of the knife was at top dead center. 

My Delta Rockwell jointer has a hole in the end of the cutterhead that a fixture go into that holds it in position. see if you can dig up a parts diagram for your machine.

 

On 4/8/2020 at 7:56 PM, John Hechel said:

see if you can dig up a parts diagram for your machine.

John, a parts diagram came with the jointer.  I can't find any illustration or reference to a way to lock the cutterhead.  My sandpaper wedge is working, I think, I won't know until everything is back together and I try it out.  I'm just not comfortable with that kind of a brute force approach.  Still one more knife to go, and then we'll see.  Thanks, though, for the response.