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How to Inside Out Vase (Picture Heavy)

How to Inside Out Vase (Picture Heavy)

HandyDan posted a topic in Wood Turners,

Getting started I like to use a piece of straight grained wood wide enough that it can be cut in two square pieces and long enough to cut it in half and for the length of the vase.  It takes four same size pieces to glue up a blank.
 

 
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Project Introduction

Project Introduction

John Morris posted a blog entry in SJUSD Veterans Recieve Plaques from Patriot Tigers,

My name is John Morris, and I am the founder of The Patriot Woodworker. Our community was founded on the principles of sharing, mentoring, and learning from fellow woodworkers, and above all, we have one thing in common, we all support the men and women who serve our nation. And we pretty much take on any task or challenge for our veterans that is asked of us, with the help of our sponsors.
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Blankets and Woodwork for a Cause (Operation Ward 57 Christmas Project 2018)

Blankets and Woodwork for a Cause (Operation Ward 57 Christmas Project 2018)

John Morris posted a topic in The Veterans Corner and Causes Forum,

As you know we had a wonderful project that spanned from the beginning of December to the end of the year of 2018 that involved the Bassett Family who was assigned to our community by Operation Ward 57. You can see the project at: The Patriot Woodworkers with Op Ward 57 Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays - 2018
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Greenhouse

Greenhouse

Warped & Twisted posted a gallery album in Home Improvement and Remodeling,

Greenhouse the wife and I built this summer (2018)
 
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How to hold a small leg in the lathe?

How to hold a small leg in the lathe?

hawkeye10 posted a topic in Wood Turners,

I am trying to find a way to hold a small leg for a breakfast tray while you eat in bed. The legs are 8.5" long and 1.125" square with a 1.250" long mortise in the leg. Right now I am using a Nova G3 chuck with the spigot jaws. It barely opens enough to hold the leg. The problem I am having with this method is the jaws are making marks on the leg. I can't use a screw because of the mortise. It's Christmas and I am between a rock and a hard place. Here is the lathe I am using.
 
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Merry Christmas - 2018

Merry Christmas - 2018

John Morris posted a topic in Announcements,

Merry Christmas!
The Patriot Woodworker's would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas. In the midst of all the hustle and bustle lets us not forget the men and women in harms way serving our nation.
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Best Gift ever

Best Gift ever

Ron Altier posted a topic in General Woodworking,

Many years ago my father-in-law gave me a single shot 22 "varmint gun" as he called it. It was extremely accurate and he used it coon hunting when he was young. I fired it and it was a nice old gun. I think is is Stevens made in 1894. When I mentioned that I was going to give it to our grandson, my wife said "Wait I think I got the paperwork he got when he bought it."  I found it hard to believe, but she had the original hunting license he got in 1912. It even had cloth in the paper. Now I had something special. We believe this was his first gun, he was born in 1899. I made a case for it that will hang on the wall in his room, I'm sure.
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The Home Shop

The Home Shop

John Morris posted a link in Mom and Pop Suppliers,

The Home Shop
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The Globe Post Drill Press

The Globe Post Drill Press

Tas posted a topic in Old Woodworking Machinery,

This small Drill Press was my first machine restoration.
It’s a Globe brand, for the information I have sorted, I believe it was made in Geelong Australia, out of the Dawn factory. (I know I will be corrected) 
Dawn made (vice) etc. I’m not calling them vices, purposely 😉
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Ukrainian Space Shuttle

Ukrainian Space Shuttle

Woodbutcherbynight posted a topic in General Woodworking,

Built this a few years ago, thought everyone would enjoy a good laugh. My kids love it, even now that they are teenagers.
 
 
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Finally done!

Finally done!

Steve Krumanaker posted a topic in Wood Turners,

Just in time for Christmas. These were a labor of love and I'm really happy how they finished up. Even so, I am so-o-o-o glad they are done. 8 cryptex boxes for the grand kids. I have no delusions about how the boxes will compare to the fancy electronic gadgets kids want these days, but maybe one day they'll be appreciated.
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Hi from Tulsa

Hi from Tulsa

Mattb0313 posted a topic in Introduce Yourself,

Hi all, I am an intermediate woodworker from Tulsa. I use woodworking as a stress relief technique to deal with my post military life. Unfortunate I am in the process of getting my house on the market so I don’t have any space or time to work on anything. I enjoy all aspects of wood working, and am looking forward to seeing what everyone else makes, and hopefully picking up some tips along the way. Here is a coffee table/bench I just finished from a slab of cherry, coated in Waterlox. 
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Signs and images

Signs and images

Dale Felice posted a gallery album in Scroll Sawing and Intarsia,

Scrollsaw projects that are random from signage to portraits and other misc Designs I put together by laptop and generated into a pattern.
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12 inch Sander upgrade

12 inch Sander upgrade

Woodbutcherbynight posted a topic in Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety,

Got this 12 inch Grizzly a few years ago.  At the time I did not have Dust Collection piped to where I put it.  So I improvised and used a short hose and a bucket.  it worked, not well but was better than dust everywhere.  Finally got around to upgrading this bench and gave myself a few goals.  I mounted the sander to a plate that locks in at the back to the bench.
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Cottonwood spaulted dyed

Cottonwood spaulted dyed

Gerald posted a gallery image in Wood Turning,

Cottonwood spaulted and dyed with layered yellow and green. Note that green area on the spault was only dyed with yellow. Used Chestnut Stains and finished with lacquer.
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Angel Ornaments

Angel Ornaments

HandyDan posted a topic in Wood Turners,

Got the angel ornaments done.  There is 30 of them.
Started with an inch and a half square blank, turned it round and measured two inches for the body and three quarters inch for the head.
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(Raffle Winners Announced!) The Patriot Woodworkers with Operation Ward 57 Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays - 2018

(Raffle Winners Announced!) The Patriot Woodworkers with Operation Ward 57 Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays - 2018

John Morris posted a topic in The Veterans Corner and Causes Forum,

Introduction
Every year The Patriot Woodworker's adopt a Wounded Warrior or Gold Star family for Christmas. We do this through a great veterans support organization named Operation Ward 57.
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Southwest School of Woodworking

Southwest School of Woodworking

John Morris posted a link in Educational Institutions, Colleges and Schools,

The Southwest School of Woodworking is a for-profit educational organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. Our mission is to promote the craft of woodworking and to instill the concept of craftsmanship in all of our students.
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Disston Saw, Tool, and File Manual

Disston Saw, Tool, and File Manual

John Morris posted a file in Book and Literature,

Publication date 1953
Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
This is from the site WKFineTools.com.
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My potting bench on the cheap

My potting bench on the cheap

Monkey Paws posted a topic in Patio and Outdoors,

Good evening all,
A couple of months ago my wife told me she wanted a potting bench for the patio. I was looking for ideas on the internet but I did not want to spend a lot of money building it. Well there was a local mattress factory was going out of business and they were gutting the factory building to make room for the new business. The workers began piling up cabinets, benches, storage racks and mattress frames outside with a free sign on it. I went down and picked up a storage rack with wheels plus a bunch of other free wood and went to work. The frame of the potting bench was made from the A-frame storage rack. I cut off the upper portion of the rack and built . the table on that with mattress frames. The upper rack is an old towel rack I picked up from Goodwill for $1.00. Since the bench will be outside most of the time I sprayed it with BLO to protect the wood. The bottom line is that it is functional and Momma likes it. Total cost of the project $5.00 and three hours of my time.
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Salvaging old toolboxes

Salvaging old toolboxes

Cal posted a topic in Old Machinery Operating and Restoration Tips,

There has been some discussion lately about using the electrolysis method in the restoration of old woodworking machinery & equipment.  This technique is not limited to the heavy cast iron of old "arn"; it can be used on sheet metal also.
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1923 Crescent Universal Wood-Worker No. 108 Restoration Complete (Tons of pics)

1923 Crescent Universal Wood-Worker No. 108 Restoration Complete (Tons of pics)

Shane Whitlock posted a topic in Old Woodworking Machinery,

I finally finished the restoration on the Crescent Universal Wood Worker. I've been putting in a lot of hours on my real job so I have only been able to work on this one on weekends, took almost 3 months to finish.
Here's a pic of it before I started. It's been sitting outside for decades rusting away.
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"Fray" Spofford Split Chuck Brace

"Fray" Spofford Split Chuck Brace

John Morris posted a topic in Hand Tools,

My goodness they are here! I recently purchased two Spofford braces on EBay and man are they beautiful! I first saw these braces being used by chair maker Curtis Buchanan and contacted him and asked him what the heck is that beautiful stylish brace he was using while boring holes in his Windsor seat. He replied back they were the Spofford split chuck brace, and he loved his.
I got mine in yesterday and I bored a few holes with mine, and they are absolutely a joy to use. They are very comfortable, light, and they have a direct feel to them as I'm boring. It's hard to explain, but I can actually feel how deep they are boring, I think it's because of the direct transfer of energy from hand to auger, instead of the traditional braces you have some mechanics between the user and the auger, such as a ratchet or large chuck mechanism.
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Christmas Project For a Friend

Christmas Project For a Friend

Monkey Paws posted a topic in General Woodworking,

Today I started working a quick project that's going to be a Christmas gift for a friends son. It is going to be a 6" reflector telescope that does not have a tube. My friend didn't want a telescope he would have to hide in a closet but instead keep it out where people can see it. This is what I consider a weekend project because the wood cutting is kept to a minimum.
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Antique Parks Bandsaw Restoration Project

Antique Parks Bandsaw Restoration Project

Monkey Paws posted a topic in Old Woodworking Machinery,

Hello All,
I am new to the forum and I am happy to be part of the club. I love to restore antiques and decided to tackle my second band saw project. My first was a 1941 Craftsman which I use on a regular basis. I picked up this saw from a friend who is buying a motor home and becoming a snowbird. He had owned the saw since he picked up from hid dad about 40 years ago. I have been told that this is a Parks 20" band saw that was made around the turn of the century. It is made of cast iron and weighs about three hundred pounds. The original wood bed rotted many years ago and was replaced with 1" box tubing. I plan to paint this beast dark forest green and dark burgundy. The current motor is an old Dayton but I found a period correct motor for it here in town. I am having some custom 129" blades made from a company that charges about $20 ea. I am still looking for more information about this saw so if anyone has more info on this beast it would be greatly appreciated. I really would like to know the year it was made. This saw should be a great addition to my shop.
 
 
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