Good morning folks - another Monday and another chapter in our ongoing discussion of finished projects.  Anyone get projects finished this weekend?  Hope so.

For me, we had a successful Craft Show in Forsyth Georgia.  Weather was perfect, crowds were good, promoters did a great job.  Money wise it was successful.  Military items were a big hit and for the first time, Navy was three times better than Marines.  Ran out of inventory and took orders.

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
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'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
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Running out of inventory is a good thing Fred.  It means you leave with your pockets full, not empty.

Here's what I'm working on right now.  I've been gluing up a 22 X 37 X 1 1/4" thick maple top for a portable kitchen island.

 

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Ron Dudelston
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Above and Beyond WoodWorks

Fred congrats on the successful show. I keep thinking of getting into the craft shows we have around here but for now I need to decide on which items would be good sellers and what I like to make and what I want to concentrate on.

Ron that's a nice looking top. What did you decide on for the casters?

This weekend I cut out the drawer's and drawer fronts for the slant front tool cart & will assembled them this morning.

When I first bought my Delta Unisaw years ago I bought a tenon jig but never got around to tuning and setting it up. While constructing the drawers for the slant top too cart I kept trying to figure a better way to cut the rabbets from birch plywood without too much tear out. I spotted the Jig buried on the shelf and figured why not give it a try. After disassembly & cleaning, lapping the base to remove the uneven surface & re-assembling, I tuned it up and found that despite all the negative reviews it had the jig once tuned is very accurate and solid. This jig will be used a great deal more in the future.

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Mike,

Which jig do you have? Is it like this one?

 

Larry

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No Larry. Here's the one I have. Mines the Delta 34-182.

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I'm going with a 2 1/2" gray stem mount cast.  90#  per wheel.

Mike Dillen said:

Fred congrats on the successful show. I keep thinking of getting into the craft shows we have around here but for now I need to decide on which items would be good sellers and what I like to make and what I want to concentrate on.

Ron that's a nice looking top. What did you decide on for the casters?

This weekend I cut out the drawer's and drawer fronts for the slant front tool cart & will assembled them this morning.

When I first bought my Delta Unisaw years ago I bought a tenon jig but never got around to tuning and setting it up. While constructing the drawers for the slant top too cart I kept trying to figure a better way to cut the rabbets from birch plywood without too much tear out. I spotted the Jig buried on the shelf and figured why not give it a try. After disassembly & cleaning, lapping the base to remove the uneven surface & re-assembling, I tuned it up and found that despite all the negative reviews it had the jig once tuned is very accurate and solid. This jig will be used a great deal more in the future.

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www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops

Love mine, although it often sits unused because only need one or two tenons cut.

Mike Dillen said:

No Larry. Here's the one I have. Mines the Delta 34-182.

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Mike,

Mines a Delta too, Model 1172 the thing weighs about 35 lbs.

I got mine before the collectors drove the prices crazy.
I paid less than 1/4 what they go for now, including shipping.

Glad I got it when I did.

 

Larry

Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host

Mike Dillen said:

No Larry. Here's the one I have. Mines the Delta 34-182.

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Got the cradle sides/spindles glued up and the end frames cut/mortised/tenoned with dry fit. Still need to dado the end frame edges for the raised panels.

Still trying to positively identify the wood. I was told it was pine and it looks like it. However, the grain is very tight. The boards are really light, too. But that could be because they were nailed in place for so long, inside a heated home, the moisture content could be minimal. They don't smell like white pine when cut. There are no resins like you would expect in yellow pine. Maybe it's eastern cedar?

 Family coming in tomorrow and the remainder of the week, also substituting a day, so that's probably all I'll get done for a while.

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Lew Kauffman-
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Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Still working on a little mystery plane$8 Jack plane.     Needs a lot more work, though.

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Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

Thanks, guys, for your comments.  Good to see the forum is going strong.  We (moderators and site guys) really appreciate your time and insites.

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
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