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Artist Bill Mesquite
"The sticks are hand selected for the best walking stick characteristics, such as straightness, appearance, length, etc. The Yucca and Mesquite walking sticks are hand worked and finished, with the same processes. First is a sanding with 100 grit sandpaper. Next is 220, then 320, then 400, then 600, and the final sanding is done with 1500 grit super fine sandpaper.."To read the full article on Bill Mesquite and see images of his projects, click "read more" below for the full article Read more...
Setting Jointer Knives
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- Created on Thursday, 17 February 2011 00:15
- Last Updated on Saturday, 13 April 2013 07:38
- Written by Colin
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Setting jointer knives appears to be universally every woodworkers worst duty. When I talk to woodworkers, the one thing they hate doing most is setting jointer knives (although many also hated setting planer knives, but that`s another article).
One of the biggest problems is many did not know what height the knives should be set at. Many woodworkers believed that jointer knives should be set at the exact height of the outfeed table. Which in theory would be correct but in practice is not the best idea. I even had some woodworkers who adamantly believed the jointer knives should be even with the infeed table. This is the WORST thing you can do if you EVER want to get straight, flat boards.
If you set jointer knives BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE OUTFEED TABLE, the boards you run through your planer will be bowed like the lower runners of a rocking chair. The more you run them through the jointer the more bowed they will get ... to the point, the only way to correct the bowing is to mark a straight line down the length of the board and run the board through a table saw - freehand. THEN adjust your jointer knives correctly and start all over again runing the board through the jointer.
Amazing Woodwork Photographs From Around the World
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- Created on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 09:21
- Last Updated on Saturday, 13 April 2013 07:38
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Wood isn't just enjoyable to work with; it also makes a great subject for photography.
Over the last few years we've seen some fascinating and amazing woodwork related photographs on Flickr. We've decided to share some of them below; hopefully you'll find them as interesting as we did.
Cathedrals:
Notre-Dame (alter, II)
Robert Francis
Catedral de Barcelona
Laura Padgett
Restoring Antique Rocking Chair
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- Created on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 23:14
- Last Updated on Saturday, 13 April 2013 07:38
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Restoring antique furniture is not for the faint of heart !!!
If you are an avid watcher of the television show The Antiques Road Show or other similar shows, you will know that it is a BIG no, no to do any work, as in re-finishing, re-building or re-storing to old antiques. Apparently collectors would rather have antiques that are in what ever shape they are, good or bad and they do not want anyone to alter the original object. In the event an item is re-finished or re-built the value plummets like lead balloon ... and I can understand that. What I don't understand is when I see very nice old furniture that is in terrible shape, that no one will do anything with because it "might" de-value the piece of furniture. In many cases some lovely old furniture has come un-glued, pieces missing or just simply badly abused over the millenia and now it needs some work to put it back together and maybe even a re-finish job to make the piece as close to it's original shape as possible.
The truth is, there are hundreds of furniture restores all over the world who fix, repair and re-finish old and antique furniture every day. I believe these restores do a service by preserving these valuables by making them able to withstand the next 100 years. The question I had, was what to do with an antique rocking chair that I was commissioned to restore.
Rockler Shark Pro vs Carvewright/Compucarve CNC Router Wood Carving Machine
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- Created on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 06:07
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The Rockler Shark Pro and the Carvewright/Compucarve CNC Router Wood Carving machines are the two machines targeted at the mass market entry-level woodworking users, so it's only fair to see how the two rack up against each other with regards to carving area, work piece size, cutting system, machinable materials and software.
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Carving Area
Carving area comes first because size is king but remember that there is a difference between maximum work piece size and maximum carving area. The Shark's gantry is a much wider than both the worktable and the carving area so in effect, you will not be able to carve the full width of the work piece if that is essential to you.
For the Carvewright on the other hand, focus is placed on the work piece size which includes being able to carve up to the edge of the work piece itself, so you've got a carving area of about 14" x 11" which, from the carving area perspective at least, has the Carvewright taking the lead from Rockler.
Bosch Axial Glide Miter Saw GCM12SD Review
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- Created on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 01:29
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One of the first things we noticed about the Bosch saw during initial testing was the vast difference in its appearance against the other saws available for the woodworking market. The company has chosen to integrate a 2-axis multi joint arm system with 12 sealed precision ball bearings which results in awesomely smooth traveling and fine control. Bosch has taken the sliding rail system and gone ballistic with its implementation bringing out a product that can, in our opinion, easily handle 1/32" accuracy. With its sealed ball bearings, you can forget about its performance degrading or the sawing becoming any less smooth over time. The saw also comes with an integrated "glide damper" allowing woodworkers to manoeuvre to different glide actions increasing or decreasing resistance, but the default mode is just fine too. Another key advantage of the kit is its unbelievable space saving capacity: it saves up to 12" of workspace, its arm flush folding into the back of the saw so no matter how small or cramped your shop is you'll always have space for this beauty.