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I was doing some rabbit hole YouTube surfing this morning and happened upon this band-saw review for Harbor Freights Bauer lineup. I've been looking for a good bench top belt grinder and in the past I have seen great reviews for the red Bauer brand by Harbor Freight, so this red bandsaw caught my attention this morning. I'm not in the market for a band-saw, but it was fun watching. I watched the entire video and I am impressed. At 600 bucks, looks like you'd be getting your money's worth as long as the longevity of the saw holds up, but I was very impressed with the well thought out features the saw has. One of the cool features I really liked was the thumb knob adjustments on the blade guides (no more Allen wrenches for that), and the knob adjustment for the table tilt. Oh ya, the table is cast iron. There's a lot going on with this saw that I would think would make a great saw in the price range. The one thing I'd protest a little about is the reviewer put a chunk of poplar through the included re-saw blade, and he called it hardwood, ya it's in the hardwood genera, but I'd like to see some oak pushed through the saw, I am sure it'd do fine though. Plus the machine sounded really smooth. If I was ever in the market for a stand alone band-saw and money is a consideration as it always is, I'd have to take a look at this one. Nice job Harbor Freight! Here's the initial review. And while I was creating this topic, this after review popped up, I have not had a chance to watch it, so it may push back on everything I just lauded about the saw, I dunno, I'm gonna watch it now.
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My neighbor needed two additional doors to complete his kitchen so I made them today. It was the first chance to do cabinet doors on the new drum sander. Paul
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From the album: Tru Welborn
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In 2020 I was ask to take the logo for a friends ranch and make a wall hanging with the logo. Their daughter ask me to do this about 2 weeks before christmas and it was to be a Christmas present. Well I finished it on Christmas morning and it was delivered unstained. They brought it back to me after Christmas thrilled with it but wanted to make a tray out of it instead of a wall hanging. Since I had removed material, it couldn't be a tray or things would turn over when placed on it. So the decision was made to pour it with epoxy. So we got it poured and all seemed good. So I was waiting for it to dry and I went out to check on it and it had rolled like a potato chip. Anyway that created lots of work. I had to sand it off and start over and pour the back first and then pour the front. So long story short after pouring it that way it stayed flat and they were excited to have it as a tray. I couldn't find the picture with the handles on it. But it was an interesting project that took a lot of time but worked out in the end and made them happy and that's what counts.
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For my other sister. The golf thingie was for sister#2.
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Here 'tis. Poplar and a clock from China.
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A few weeks ago mama decided she wanted a cabinet to store her arts and crafts supplies that are taking up floor space in our upstairs hallway. She went shopping online and found a cabinet she liked for 230 bucks, and it was the typical particle board white surface type of stuff. So I told her I'd be happy to build it and the materials would be less as well. So she and I went to our lumber store and picked up some 4/4 poplar, poplar because she wants the exterior painted white, and I want the interior natural finished. We will be using General Finishes Milk Paint for the exterior. Also, I am going to build saw tooth shelf supports as well. This is our hardwood lumber dealer "Reel Lumber", about 30 miles from home, it's full of all kinds of stuff, from pine to oak to exotics and everything in between. Our Poplar was running about 2.70 a board foot. I spent about 150 bucks, and with the Milk Paint, we are going to come under budget from her online cabinet she wanted, and we are going to have a piece of furniture to pass down to our kids, and their kids. Got the boards home and had to size and join them. Note: if you look behind my Makita CMS, you'll see a cross with a flame in a heart plaque, when I was going through some serious health issues a year ago, my friend Jess @Smallpatch, sent me this very special and inspiring gift, it lifted my spirits enormously, and when I felt I needed a little nudge from the Lord while working in the shop during that rough time, all I had to do was look at my plaque, and I felt it. To this day I cherish it, and I feel the Spirit in it. Just a board on the bench, laying out dado's. Glued up. I built the face frame with a Kreg pocket screw jig, and then glued the frame to the case, and bored holes in the face frame for 1/4" dowels, 1 1/2" long and glued and driven in to the case, then a flush cut hand saw and cut the dowels flush and block planed them smooth. Since the case is going to be painted, I thought adding the extra strength of the dowels would be good since you won't see them below the paint. I also mixed up some two part epoxy and floated it over each dowel, let dry then sanded smooth, just so there weren't any issues with the end grain of the dowels sucking up the paint. Joining boards for the raised panels. Getting the rails and stiles ready for the raised panel doors, I was playing with my Stanley 45 yesterday, and after a few tweaks here and there, she purred and plowed, making some wonderful clean 1/4" wide by 3/8" deep grooves to accept the raised panel. The grooves turned out very nice. After running the grooves in, I used a block plane to take a whisper shaving off the top to clean up the surface. Within an hour I had two rails and one stile done, and I was starting on the second stile when mama called me in for dinner last night. Here is where the case is as of today. The backed boards are beveled and nailed off on the back of the cabinet. Today I am gluing up the door panels. I'll keep the images coming, and thanks for looking! My very special cup, that a friend gave me, and also a cup for mama too!
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With the club's long time charity deciding they don't want wooden toys any more, we needed to find a new place. One current place is the local children's hospital taking 30 small boxes a month for the patients to decorate while there and take home. So I started making some. The first batch (6 of them) was mitered corners with a sliding lid, used keys on the corners. Second batch (5) finger-jointed and solid top rabbeted. Looking for something a little more efficient in production. Third was a prototype with an inset lid held with a brass rod as pivot hinge. Ok, but finicky. Forth was today. Mitered corners and inset plywood top and bottom panel. Biscuits to reinforce the miter joints. I did another groove on the inside near the top. Then once the box was assembled and glue dried, did another pass with the 1/4" bit on the router table. This made a double rabbet to hold the lid in place. Saves having to do an inner layer insert. I'll do a run of these when I get some more lumber and plywood. I talked to a local furniture shop last week and they told me the set out their scraps on Monday afternoon for the trash man. I was there and picked some of their cutoffs from the scrap bin;. Most of it was 1/2" poplar, probably drawer sides. A bit of maple and some cherry. In another adventure, I got a bunch of leftovers from red oak flooring (one time find) . Well, started today to rip off the tongue and groove edges so I could do glue-up. Then I thought, hey, the ends are going to be hidden by miter joints, just use them to align the glue up and rip off only the top and bottom edges. Lesson learned. It appears that the groove side is slightly wider on the top than on the bottom. I'm thinking that's so the top joint is tight and the bottom does not matter so much. I got a lot of "cup" in the top that I needed to get out with cauls and now I looks like there's a gap on the bottom of that joint. Well, nice try. Wait for the glue to dry and rip them apart. On the other ones, I will try just trimming off a bit on the groove side to align it up.
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Before I start the next room remodel I decided to build a couple of new tool boxes for under the drill press. I’m using up the remainder of my poplar stash. Paul
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I made several of these Christmas gifts about 25/30 years ago. It’s been so long that I don’t remember if I designed them or what. I made them out of Poplar that I had in the shop. They are about 18” high. Now I must hide them from others because I get too many “Oh! I want one!
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From the album: Jewelry Chests
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So probably everyone who reads this knows I make lots of the Kissmas Trees from the Woodcraft magazine. I have used Poplar on all of them so far. When I drill the pockets for the kisses, sometimes the bottom of the pocket gets splintery/raised grain. This doesn’t help the painting process. I was thinking of trying Pine instead of Polar. It’s less expensive, and there really isn’t much of a bearing load . Any reasons why Pine instead of Poplar is a bad idea?
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Our weekend working on the boat almost ended in disaster. For years we have been using a small set of plastic steps to get on and off the boat. Getting on the the boat was never an issue but getting off we always called it the leap of faith. Now we are older and Ileene had a near fall onto the concrete dock. It’s about a 4’ drop. So all projects come to a halt and I am home building a proper boarding platform. Something I should have done a long time ago. I only have three days to complete this as we are due back on board Fri morning. I decided to build it out of poplar which was not my first choice but I have it on hand and time is short. Today was just getting all the panels milled and glued up. Tomorrow will be cutting and assembly. Paul
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Looking for an easier solution on how best to do this for the chuck....
AndrewB posted a topic in Wood Turners
So this morning I've started working on the big poplar bowl. At this point I'm not even sure if Id be able to manage cutting a mortise into this bowl. Unfortunately I may have to go with the tenon.... Although I do not have a set of cole jaws that would fit this particular sized bowl I am at a point where I'm on a loss on figuring out what should be done. Only because if I take it off the wood worm screw and put the face plate back on it is far too big for it to fit inside the motor housing I'm going to try it with the origional face plate that came with the lathe but I don't think it will work. If it does I'll be able to get a mortise cut on the bottom but as of right now I may or may not be able to.... Any suggestions?
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From the album: Relax time finally
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Laundry Detail to night, had to kill a little time for the dryer to get done.. cross cut and ripped a few pieces of 1/2" poplar... 2 longer ones for the sides... The other two are for the ends....wanted them all the same width..so.. meet Junior....Junior Jack plane, that is. Boards were a tad too short for the longer Jacks...been a while..had to back off the cut quite a bit, from the last time it was used. Chisel selection? We'll see which ones get into the case. Depends on HOW I lay them in there, and what holders I cobble up....1/4" plywood top and bottom panels...and will saw the lid off, again.. Wonder which joiner joint I'll use.....hmmm...maybe a step by step photo blog? Sorry, no fancy-schmansy "timber" available.....Poplar is good enough for shop storage, anyway. Stay tuned
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steven newman posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Pipe Thread Tap & Die Box
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steven newman posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Pipe Thread Tap & Die Box
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steven newman posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Pipe Thread Tap & Die Box
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steven newman posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Pipe Thread Tap & Die Box
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steven newman posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Pipe Thread Tap & Die Box
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steven newman posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Pipe Thread Tap & Die Box
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Can you believe it? Tomorrow is the first day of October! One of own, @Charles Nicholls, could use some prayers and good thoughts. Charles is in the hospital and hopefully recovering but if you could take a moment and send some positive energy his way, I'm sure it will be appreciated. A little more information is here- EDIT EDIT EDIT--- Just received word that Charles has been moved from the hospital to a rehab facility. Things are looking up! Our Patriot Turners- Last week @Masonsailor showed us his beginning Christmas present project. He has added even more to that post- @AndrewB must sleep by his lathe . He has completed several projects this past week. First up are a couple of maple bowls- His post explains what he did- Next, he used up some of his scraps and turned a small bowl- Andrew used some of his poplar to turn a couple of bowls. Notice his skill level improves with each project. Check out the wall thickness on these - The astute observer will see that Andrew's lathe went from Wen orange to Harbor Freight green. His Wen lathe was having some issues with losing power and erratic speed control- His HF lathe uses a Reeves drive speed adjustment and doesn't slow down much below 600 rpm's. Andrew experiment with a speed controller but experienced some difficulties. Thank goodness @Larry Buskirk, was around and helped him determine what was happening and why. What’s Coming Up- If this pandemic has had a positive side, it's that woodturners all over the world are turning to virtual demonstrations. Those of us who cannot afford to travel can still learn from their teachings. If your woodturning club is looking for this type of event, Glenn Lucas is offering large group/club instruction. https://www.glennlucaswoodturning.com/product/1½-hour-remote-demo-to-a-woodturning-club/ For The Newbies- Getting the smoothest possible finish, directly from your tools, will reduce sanding time and expense. There are a couple of techniques, using traditional tools, that can really help. Lyle Jamieson demonstrates the "push" and the "pull" cuts Finally, here is an unedited Q & A video from Mike Waldt where he answers some questions about how to hold your work on the lathe- Expand Your Horizons- Really nice, short video from Alumilite explaining the Science Behind Resin: Epoxy vs Polyurethane- Looking to create that one of a kind turning that no one will believe came from a lathe? There is a product called "compressed wood" and it can free your imagination. This article is from is from the AAW AW2906p25-291.pdf Last week we saw a video for turning a "square" bowl. Here, Mike Peace turns a "three corner bowl" New Turning Items- Getting the consistent grind on your gouges can be frustrating. Ron Brown has come up with a set up block to help make repeatable grinds- https://www.ronbrownsbest.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=737 Our most generous sponsor, Easy Wood Tools, shared a video from Tracey Malady. She demonstrates the EWT mini hollowers. Thanks @Jim from Easy Wood Tools! Everything Else- Last week's YouTube turning videos from Rick Turns- Ready to ride off into the sunset (baby shower)- Safe turning and stay well
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Okay so I picked up some poplar this morning I wanted to make two poplar bowls. I bought a 4 1/2 ' x 8" x 3/4" board of poplar this morning. I was able to get two bowl blanks out of it. I'm decisive on what to make out of the scrap. I've got the left over pieces that I haven't thrown out because I knew I could make something out of them either way any suggestions from you guys on what I should do with the scraps. I've got enough to either turn a mug or a goblet not sure on what I should create. I also got my shop area organized a lot better so its not an absolute mess so that's a good feeling.
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Ok..box #2 is started...double and triple checked the saw set up... Trying to cut both boards at the same time, and getting them both in the middle usual luck.. "Missed it by that much, Chief" needed a tad off of one end...then over to the vise.. That #3 was made about 1905, or so..still works. Jointed all the edges until they matched, then Then shoot the end grain until they matched...that is two boards sitting there...laid out all four parts.. And found bar code stickers on a few boards...33 planed those off. Set all but one side piece aside, for now..Dug up the layout toys.. Bevel gauge set to the dovetail angle I use. Combo square and marking gauge set to the thickness of the boards, pencil for marking things up, and something to cut "knife walls" have the board sitting a bit high in the vise, easier to mark things. And, remember to always make where the waste is... Once all the marking out is done, I lower the board down in the vise... Wax up the saw...we have work to do... Just a little bit.. Then set up a chopping station..nothing fancy.. Chop 1/2 way down, and leave a small tab out on the end ( to support things) and then flip the board over That wide pin? ( yes, I do pins first ) is where I hope to split the lid off from the box.. I then use these pins to mark out for the tails...then use the bandsaw to make a few cuts... I use the bandsaw, so I can SEE the cuts better, and stay on the waste side of the lines. The more of each line I leave, the tighter the joint should be..cchopped the waste out, and tried a dry fit.. been awhile, might be out of practice? Ok...rinse, repeat...and get corner #2 done the same way... So, two corners done, 2 to go...then Uncle Charles hit...left hand cramped up, and the back of the knees....guess it be quitting time, in the shop. About 2 hours, in two sessions, today. Stay tuned...
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