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We spend A LOT of time watching kids sports. We have been lucky enough that we have become friends with a lot of the other parents. I was talking to some people and showing some of the projects that I have done. They had a ton of questions for me about wood working. Questions like: What projects do you like to do best? What steps of the process is the most fun? is there anything you do not like about a project? What do you like best about woodworking? It brought on some fun conversation for me. I told them, I am ususaly a one and done project guy. I do one project and rarely do i make it again. I like the whole process of the project, for the most part. I love drawing it out, and using all the tools, and watching the project transform and come together. The only thing i do not like is figuring out a lumber list. I guess my favorite thing for me is, the whole process. I do love to make something unique for someone and give it away. It got me thinking of the rest of you guys. If you were asked these questions, what would your answers be?
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Our sponsor Woodcraft has built up quite a website showcasing their offerings of course, but if you let yourself you can become engulfed in the endless information that is part of their website. You can find project inspiration, humanitarian stories, featured artists and woodworkers, how to's, plans, free plans, etc etc. I was surfing Woodcraft's website this morning and re-acquainted myself with a wonderful area, it's called "Make Something". Remember, Woodcraft's primary job is to sell products, so the blogs and tutorials are full of links to their wonderful inventory of tools, supplies and machinery, and you'll get a good dose of how to do something between it all. Here is the "Make Something" page, with categories, it's also useful if you are unsure what tools and supplies are needed to execute that first time project of yours. Scroll all the way through, I did and had a fun time. Cheers! Make Something WWW.WOODCRAFT.COM Explore the many project ideas Woodcraft has to offer from building birdhouses to turning pens to carving figurines and much more.
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Introduction This topic is the official Winners Board for our MWTCA What's It Project. Here you will find the the winners of current and past "What's It" projects for the current year. For project guidelines please go HERE. Recipient Information If you are a recipient of the 1 calendar year membership to Mid West Tool Collectors Association, your name will be listed below. To claim your membership please message John Morris with your spouses name if applicable and your mailing address. Why spouses name? The MWTCA ask for your spouses name. Membership in M-WTCA entitles you to: Attend with your spouse, the two annual national meetings as well as numerous local or regional meetings which are planned throughout the year. Featured at these meetings are tours and visits to appropriate museums, restorations and other sources of historical impact as well as lectures, seminars, films and interesting demonstrations of early crafts. Members are encouraged to display outstanding tools from their collections and to bring items for sale and trade. Programs for the non-member spouse are also an integral part of these meetings. A subscription to their magazine, THE GRISTMILL, a quarterly publication featuring stories about and of interest to M-WTCA members as well as articles of educational importance written by and for tool collectors. All publications and reprints issued for each year of your membership with the Association. Over the years a wide and varied assortment of tool-related literature such as out of print tool and trade manuals, tool and hardware catalogs, etc. have been printed and distributed to the membership. For more information please go to Mid-West Tools Collectors Association website. (SOURCE:https://mwtca.org/member-benefits/ ) .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;} .tg .tg-0bg6{font-size:100%;background-color:#000000;color:#efefef;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-p42p{background-color:#000000;color:#efefef;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-ds4c{background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-yw4l{vertical-align:top} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} What's It Project Member Name Award by Researched Answer or Best Answer Award by Best Answer MWTCA January 2022 "What's It" Project HandyDan X MWTCA February 2022 "What's It" Project frenchwwr X MWTCA March 2022 "What's It" Project No What's It MWTCA April 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA May 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA June 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA July 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA August 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA September 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA October 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA November 2022 "What's It" Project MWTCA December 2022 "What's It" Project
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Had a pile of Ash scraps, and other cut-offs. Sorted through the mess....FUBAR ones were headed to the firepit can. The rest? Not much use as 3/4" thick "chunks", but....IF I resaw them down to 1/2" thick parts....I can glue up a few panels. Make a few boxes.....Might even try that stack of 1/4" Red Cedar planks into small Souvenir Boxes like one sees at Tourist Trap Stores? Mainly going to work on that pile of Ash..... Reset the tablesaw saw. Zero Clearance Overlay and the fence were installed.....set for a full height ( that this saw could do...) and 1/2" between the fence and the blade. No, handsaw , or Bandsaw this time around.....Started working on the pieces that were still 5-6" wide......was having issues.....reset, and RIP everything to 3-4" wide....and try again. Soon had a pile on the bench... Thick ones are about 1/2" thick....thin being around 1/4" or thinner....was filling the bench up so much.. That even the bandsaw was storing some pieces... Hmmm, might be needed for trays and lids? have other uses for that short bit of 3/4" scrap.... Decided to at least try to joint a few edges... Find a few that matched each other, for a panel glue up... Couple of cauls to keep things flat.... While resawing to get the faces flat,,,,overlap was sometimes a bit...off.....this piece laid right over, just barely caught the spinning blade, and flew right back at me...glasses caught some of the impact, stiff upper lip got most of the attention....and bounced off.....heading for the burn pile. Got to about the 4th panel glue up... Found out I was getting low on clamps....without using the 24" or longer ones....stashed the 4 over on the saw for a day, or two... had also made a small pile of sawdust under the saw.. About an inch deep. Shop Cat seems to like laying around in the stuff.... Monday? Shop was closed, had errands to run. Monday also had.... Just over 4" of this white crap arrived....snowed all night...so, today we are under a Level 1 Snow Emergency.....more or less snowed in.. Grrrr....That wooden planter stands 5" tall, BTW.....which means, I can just go hide out in the shop all day. I think I would have preferred November Rain, instead of this stuff.....may just send this down to Gunny's place....I think I can spare a bit.. Stay tuned....
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Howdy folks, just got an email requesting project images made off your Shopsmith be sent to them, if your image is used you'll get a little thanks gift. Sounds fun!
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I made this Americana Uncle Sam more than 30 years ago. I take him in the fall, so that the snow/ice don't ruin him. Yesterday we had winds above 70 mph and down he went.Glue joints broke and some of the wood had dry rot. "To save Sam or not" was the question". I don't know of any glue that will hold dry rot then I looked way back in my cabinet and found some Gorilla glue all purpose. It looks and acts just like Goop. So here he is, all gooped, screwed and clamped up. I doubt he can take another fall, so this time I'll hold him down better. I may wait till winter to repaint him.......if he lasts that long.
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Introduction This topic is the official Winners Board for our MWTCA What's It Project. Here you will find the the winners of current and past "What's It" projects for the current year. For project guidelines please go HERE. Recipient Information If you are a recipient of the 1 calendar year membership to Mid West Tool Collectors Association, your name will be listed below. To claim your membership please message John Morris with your spouses name if applicable and your mailing address. Why spouses name? The MWTCA ask for your spouses name. Membership in M-WTCA entitles you to: Attend with your spouse, the two annual national meetings as well as numerous local or regional meetings which are planned throughout the year. Featured at these meetings are tours and visits to appropriate museums, restorations and other sources of historical impact as well as lectures, seminars, films and interesting demonstrations of early crafts. Members are encouraged to display outstanding tools from their collections and to bring items for sale and trade. Programs for the non-member spouse are also an integral part of these meetings. A subscription to their magazine, THE GRISTMILL, a quarterly publication featuring stories about and of interest to M-WTCA members as well as articles of educational importance written by and for tool collectors. All publications and reprints issued for each year of your membership with the Association. Over the years a wide and varied assortment of tool-related literature such as out of print tool and trade manuals, tool and hardware catalogs, etc. have been printed and distributed to the membership. For more information please go to Mid-West Tools Collectors Association website. (SOURCE:https://mwtca.org/member-benefits/ ) .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;} .tg .tg-0bg6{font-size:100%;background-color:#000000;color:#efefef;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-p42p{background-color:#000000;color:#efefef;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-ds4c{background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-yw4l{vertical-align:top} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} What's It Project Member Name Award by Researched Answer Award by Random Draw MWTCA January 2020 "What's It" Project Pauley X MWTCA February 2020 "What's It" Project Larry Buskirk X MWTCA March 2020 "What's It" Project MWTCA April 2020 "What's It" Project Dragon X MWTCA May 2020 "What's It" Project MWTCA June 2020 "What's It" Project HandyDan X MWTCA July 2020 "What's It" Project Cal X MWTCA August 2020 "What's It" Project MWTCA September 2020 "What's It" Project Ron Dudelston X MWTCA October 2020 "What's It" Project Ron Altier X MWTCA November 2020 "What's It" Project Gerald X MWTCA December 2020 "What's It" Project Al B X
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One of my favorite blogger and craftsmen is The Renaissance Woodworker, and he has some great advice for the hand tool start-up woodworker. If your considering taking a dive into hand tool woodworking, read this wonderful advice, by a trusted source. Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts WWW.RENAISSANCEWOODWORKER.COM The Renaissance Woodworker is woodworking education with a focus on hand tool only construction techniques.
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Sorry for starting another post, system won't let me post pics on original post, yes it is a curved stair stringer (you guys are good) got it cut out today, and clamped back to the form until I'm ready to install it. A few pics of the bowed risers that will tie into it. Pulled my drawing up on the Autocad program about a month ago and seen I started designing this about 8 years ago, why is my wife in such a hurry to get it done, it all takes time. More pics to follow, may even try to do time lapse video of the installation.b
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Trying to see what I have left over, and see what sort of project I could cobble up Might have a plank left, besides these in Poplar.... Almost all of the Cherry in the shop....some rather fancy stuff... Flame Cherry? I may have a little more upstairs, but this is about it, for the Maple..some Curly, some not.. There IS a 1 x 4 x 7' slab upstairs, and this little stack of Black Walnut. Also has a few fancy spots.. Might find some use for this? Then there is the pile of "other stuff" Not sure what all is in there....at least it isn't moving on it's own.... Going to get the Single Brain Cell Sketch Up working this week, and see what it can come up with....
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I am in search of any project or lumber/slab that is Butternut or made primarily from Butternut. I need some project butternut images to install in our wiki page for Butternut, would anyone here like to donate an image(s) of your own work to our wiki? A full reference and credit to you and or your website will be shown. Wiki | Butternut THEPATRIOTWOODWIKI.ORG Wiki If you would like to share your project made from Butternut with us, I would like to use your image in our wiki. Please keep in mind that images used in our wiki become open source and free for use by the public as our wiki is completely open source and in alignment with these copyright rules. Wiki | Copyrights and License THEPATRIOTWOODWIKI.ORG Wiki Thanks in advance for your time, any images of butternut are needed, slabs, finished work, boards, etc.
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To make those shallow rabbets, here is the tool you can make yourself.
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Have you ever completed a project and admired it, only to find a flaw that ONLY you can ever know about? If so, did you forget it or fix it?
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Introduction This topic is the official Winners Board for our MWTCA What's It Project. Here you will find the the winners of current and past "What's It" projects for the current year. For project guidelines please go HERE. Recipient Information If you are a recipient of the 1 calendar year membership to Mid West Tool Collectors Association, your name will be listed below. To claim your membership please message John Morris with your spouses name if applicable and your mailing address. Why spouses name? The MWTCA ask for your spouses name. Membership in M-WTCA entitles you to: Attend with your spouse, the two annual national meetings as well as numerous local or regional meetings which are planned throughout the year. Featured at these meetings are tours and visits to appropriate museums, restorations and other sources of historical impact as well as lectures, seminars, films and interesting demonstrations of early crafts. Members are encouraged to display outstanding tools from their collections and to bring items for sale and trade. Programs for the non-member spouse are also an integral part of these meetings. A subscription to their magazine, THE GRISTMILL, a quarterly publication featuring stories about and of interest to M-WTCA members as well as articles of educational importance written by and for tool collectors. All publications and reprints issued for each year of your membership with the Association. Over the years a wide and varied assortment of tool-related literature such as out of print tool and trade manuals, tool and hardware catalogs, etc. have been printed and distributed to the membership. For more information please go to Mid-West Tools Collectors Association website. (SOURCE:https://mwtca.org/member-benefits/ ) .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;} .tg .tg-0bg6{font-size:100%;background-color:#000000;color:#efefef;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-p42p{background-color:#000000;color:#efefef;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-ds4c{background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-yw4l{vertical-align:top} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} What's It Project Member Name Award by Researched Answer Award by Random Draw MWTCA January 2019 "What's It" Project MaDeuce X MWTCA February 2019 "What's It" Project Gerald X MWTCA March 2019 "What's It" Project Haro X MWTCA April 2019 "What's It" Project MWTCA May 2019 "What's It" Project MWTCA June 2019 "What's It" Project Gene Howe X MWTCA July 2019 "What's It" Project Woodbutcher (Gunny) X MWTCA August 2019 "What's It" Project Gerald X MWTCA September 2019 "What's It" Project Handy Dan X MWTCA October 2019 "What's It" Project FLGatorwood award passed on to Steven Newman X MWTCA November 2019 "What's It" Project Roly X MWTCA December 2019 "What's It" Project Peter X
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When I saw this video, I couldn't believe the planning, precision work, effort and outcome. I can't imagine the amount of time it took to make this vessel.
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Going to try to get that 3 drawer dresser built...BEFORE July 18....Went and priced some lumber today. Not counting the plywood..right at $40 for the pine boards. Three 1 x 10 x 72, three 1 x 8 x 8' and eight 1 x 2 x 8' Pine boards....sides and top to be glued up panels, take doesn't take as long as a frame and panel build would. Webframes into sliding dovetails in the sides. Face frame on the front. may add a bit to the top panel... Now have a pair of Cut-resistant gloves...son brought home a pair from the glass factory he works at. Waiting on Uncle Sugar's Army to pay me my monthly allowance...then maybe a week to build? No pictures, just yet...that will start when the lumber gets here...stay tuned..
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Ok ladies and gentlemen, we now have our December what's it live and ready! So far we are 0 for 6! We just can't figure out what these wonderful examples of tools are! The image(s) below is the current MWTCA "What's It" image for you to research, and tell us all here in this topic post, just what the heck is it! Remember, the first accurate answer wins a one year membership to the awesome organization MWTCA! For a run down on this project and the rules, please see this page at "The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project" So without further Adieu, "What's It!" Submit your answers (and fun commentary) in the reply box. And win a one year membership for MWTCA for your correct answer! Keep in mind, the MWTCA does not know what this item is either, the image was submitted by one of its members for us to research. Lets help MWTCA find an answer.
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This is an old blank that I had set aside a couple years ago waiting for it to dry out a bit, but then it got used as a doorstop. I finally brought it in Thursday and decided I needed to get it done. Because of the original shape and the cracks, I am probably going to have to make this one fairly shallow, and quite possibly a winged bowl. I have to fill some cracks before going much further though, I just hope it holds together. 😊 Wood type is unknown.
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Just got this one finished for our upcoming show this weekend. Cut from 1/4" Walnut, Cherry and Maple. Light kit from ScrollerOnline Lights Off - what ya see is what you get (maybe) Lights ON - surprise - the light kit has several different modes, battery operated and remote controlled (would be difficult to turn lights on and off with this hanging on a wall.
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I made a new miter sled for my table saw and it turned out good. When I was testing it, I used some old scraps from my last projects. I looked it over and thought, "thats beautiful wood, what can I make out of it." I laminated some of the Canary wood and added some other scraps, I think Bubinga. I sat it on the kitchen table and my daughter stopped by for a visit. Yep, you know what happened to it
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Sometime last summer, my son found and remembered a saying that he found. Told me it would make a great plaque. Being that he was a paratrooper and jumped into Panama and led the French on their "end run" into Iraq during Desert Storm, I had to do something special that was just for him. This plaque is the finished project. Oh, yeh, the jump wings - - before we did our 14,500 foot jump a couple af years ago, he placed a bag in my pocket and told me to give it back to him after we jumped. In the bag was his jump wings and his comment was "I jumped with these wings and now you have jumped with my wings. The patch on the plaque are those wings. Thought it would make it very special to the both of us. Anyhow, sorry for my ramblings, here's the picture. From flying, to jumping, to fighting on the ground. Got it all covered. Merry Christmas, son.
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The cause As you know we had a wonderful project that spanned from October to the end of the year of 2017 that involved the Gold Star widow and her two children as assigned to our community by Operation Ward 57. You can see the project at: The Patriot Woodworkers with Op Ward 57 Adopt a Gold Star Family for the Holidays - 2017 The donation During the project we witnessed many forms of heart felt giving, from the actual raffle ticket purchases, to the exchanging of the winnings from one member to another. Every step of the way, everyone who participated in this project performed heroically, I want to thank everyone once again for their giving, and participation in this very important annual tradition of ours. Thank you! Sometimes, things happen in these projects that are, well, just pretty danged cool, and one of those things was the shipment I received from Patriot Woodworker @honesttjohn. The shipment contained one blanket for each member of the Merlo Family. These blankets were hand made by Mrs. Mordus, (spouse of John Mordus aka honestjohn). John informed me the items were on their way, and I was expecting them, but what I was not expecting was the handwork that went into this operation. My own mother is a crocheter, I grew up with the craft, so I understand the time and heart that goes into this craft, the blankets of Mrs. Mordus were knitted. I am showing images of the work the night before we shipped the gifts from our home to the Merlo Family. I want to apologize for the image quality, it was late, the lights were dim in our home, shortly after I took these pictures our kids wrapped each blanket individually and put a name tag on the gifts before we put them in the shipping box for delivery the next day. This knitted blanket was made for Mrs. Merlo, the knitting is exquisite and detailed, can you imagine spending the time that it takes to make every single tiny square and creating those squares methodically around each heart. I had a chance to feel this blanket, it was very soft, and it had considerable heft to it as well, I was tempted to wrap myself in it but my heart said no, the first wrap should be performed by the honored recipient, Mrs. Merlo. Look at those tiny knitted stitches The hearts The following are images of the blankets Mrs. Mordus created for the children, Camilla and Charlie, the baseballs went to the boy, and the butterflies went to the girl. Mrs. Mordus crafted a border around the fleece fabric of both blankets. This is a style of making blankets that my own mother has been wanting to do for sometime now, mom was over at this time, and she closely examined the borders to see how Mrs. Mordus fabricated them. I wish I had taken close up images of the borders, I don't know why I did not. At this writing I am right now kicking myself. Camilla's flutterby blanket Charlie is a baseball fanatic! And of course, do you think @honesttjohn could let that box of blankets ship without something from the shop! John installed a completely wonderful keepsake box for Mrs. Merlo that he created. This was unexpected, a beautiful touch to an already incredible shipment for the Merlo Family. I am not sure what the box was made from, it may have been John's trademark Pine that he uses in many of his plaque projects, hopefully John will chime in here and let us know. And the grand finale, the Merlo kids with their warm blankets on Christmas morning. You can tell they are very happy. We do not have an image of Mrs. Merlo with her blanket, it was not provided, but I can surmise why we do not have that image, well you know how ladies are, early in the morning, just out of the rack, hair not straight yet, I am sure the image is out there, but Mrs. Merlo surely wasn't going to let that one get out! Without further adieu, the kids Charlie and Camilla and their cherished blankets. (these images shown here, with permission given by mom Merlo) Little Camilla showing off mama's blanket In closing Again, I want to thank everyone who was involved in this project, it was a huge success this year thanks to you all. And on behalf of our entire Patriot Woodworker community, Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Mordus for this very special gift, that will keep on giving to this family for years to come, as they curl up during cold season with these blankets. This topic is long over due, and I want to also apologize to @honesttjohn for taking so long to get this up and live, thanks for your patience John.
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These are the completed projects of the 7-year-old who I am teaching.
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This is called a "learning tower". I found it offered by several manufacturers in different versions. This is an adaptation of the idea. I made cribs for my two g-kids (born within a month of each other, they double my maker fun!). The cribs lasted about 8 months before the kid wanted out. I converted one crib to a bed: that might last a while (the other kid likes to sleep on the floor!). Then, there were toys, etc., but for the last two years (and probably next 3), the moms have raved about the learning towers (below: a tower undergoing rigorous prototype testing). In terms of g-papa time invested vs. g-kid use, this one has been a real winner. Baltic birch plywood (the real stuff), pocket screws. One was delivered pre-assembled, the other I assembled on site (they knock down pretty well). I think such adaptation is well within most WWers ability. Still time for xmas. (Revision note: the standing platform is now "skinned" with a 3/8 ply liner that closes the gap seen at right.)
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My scroll saw has a clearance of 20" and this pattern is 25" long. Wasn't easy and no I didn't use a spiral blade. Now I got to make the one on the right look like the one on the left.. This might take a few days, weeks or maybe months. Oh by the way, wife does not have any real bad stuff , which we thought she might have, but the MRI showed 2 busted disk, the third and the forth, what ever that means!! So I went back to work in the shop for a few days. The next appointment for her is the 25th. Maybe operation or a few guided shots with the camera. Amazing what they have learned. Oh, I have already changed some of the stuff from the picture. It looks like there were two pieces missing so I just guessed..That's good about carving pieces for no one can say that ain't right? Hey we even celebrated the better news we got from the doctor by stopping at Dairy Queen on the way home!
