tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879323207618226262024-03-13T03:13:29.370-07:00Artisan BoardsA blog about my woodworking journey, from design to execution, planning and just general thoughts on the craft. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-3840896513460589672015-01-16T11:52:00.001-08:002015-01-16T11:52:52.834-08:00Failure... how it relates to my shop and how I view itI just got done listening to the latest <a href="http://makingitpodcast.com/">Making It podcas</a>t, and as always their jam session on the topic of the biweekly cast hit home.<br />
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I'll let you listen to the entire cast, but their topic this episode was Failure. As an artisan, that is a HUGE hurdle to overcome, and honestly one which I struggle to overcome in a major way. Right now my kickstarter campaign fulfillment has slowed to a crawl. <br />
To my backers, I'll be posting a major update this weekend, once I get some progress made and photos to publish. Not to make excuses, but I've had one really difficult hurdle to make it over and this week I managed to get that accomplished. Now that it is passed I've found it difficult to kick back into gear again.<br />
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Overall in my woodworking artisan path, I've had several setbacks, losing my shop space several years back, slowly building my own shop, and even things as simple as a design that just didn't work out. Bob had a comment where he said the only failure is the one which you just give up on. And it hit me there have been a bunch of project level failures along my path. Their spin on it was that so long as you learn from your mistakes and can manage to not go down that pathway again, you didn't fail, you just took a detour. I "<i>suppose" </i>that is true if you look at the big picture. I find it hard to let go of some of those mistakes however.<br />
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Towards the end of the 'cast they were discussing how craftsmen throughout the ages have made do with what nowadays would be considered substandard tools, yet made incredible pieces. That really hit home for me. My shop is filled with what most woodworkers call the 'starter' toolset. I've always had to buy just 'enough' tool to get the job done. Is there a better tool out there to do ____ task? absolutely, but Ive always had to finagle and work around my tool and skill-set limitations. Most of those setbacks are just things I did wrong that I had to work around, some were and are more serious and I continue to cope with the situations that arose. Right now the big issue I'm facing is the power situation to my shop. I've been 'down' for almost a month because I had several circuit breakers which failed. I'm no electrician, and it took me that long with the holidays new job and just plain miscommunication with the company I hired to get the tech in to do the repairs. Now that it is fixed I can turn the lights back on AND run the DC, the table saw and whatnot. For awhile I couldn't do that, I could have light, or tools, but not both.<br />
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Another sub-topic they mentioned was that 'we' build or make things for different reasons vs those who went before us. We make things because we want to, vs have to. That is true to a point in my case. I make things, cutting boards, bowls, etc... as a hobby which has turned into a side job. I have made, and will continue to make things for my family which we Need and can't afford otherwise. Ie, I've made beds for all three of my boys as they were growing up, plus my wife's and my own bed. They're not fancy, but they hold up the mattress and haven't fallen apart yet. I'm typing this post sitting at a student desk I built a few years back for my eldest son. He moved out and left it behind, and it is far from fancy. But it does the job, it holds our computer, printer and clutter. The list could go on with a bunch of things I've made in the house. They're not commercial quality, but they are used every day. Someday, when a few more bills get knocked down, I would like to redo several of the rough and ready projects I've made, but that's a reflection of my growth as a craftsman vs any inherent problem with the piece itself.<br />
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On the personal front, my job which I mentioned in my last post is going great! I've settled back in with the office and drivers at the terminal. I Love what I do, and I'm having a blast each and every day. It has its stressful moments, but that's the Trucking industry for you. After two years of courier work, which was rewarding to a point, I really feel like i'm back making a difference in what I do. Currently the shift I'm working on is a bit tough to get shop time around, but that's due to change in a couple of weeks, I hope. The biggest boon from the job is now set up, my family has health care again after a hiatus because we simply couldn't afford it before even with Obamacare.<br />
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OK off to work. catch up with you folks later!<br />
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Thanks to Jimmy Bob & David for the spark for this post.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-62702955544123483262015-01-04T17:20:00.000-08:002015-01-04T17:20:00.564-08:00Happy New Year! Change is a good thing, right?Hi folks,<br />
I've been a bit busy, between making boards, plus the holidays... plus a career change thrown in for good measure.<br />
I Stopped in to visit a buddy of mine at the Swift terminal I used to work for and at. (driver, then manager) he mentioned in passing that they were hiring for an ECT or Extended Coverage Team member, which was what I used to do there. I sat down with my wife, talked about it for a good hour or so, and then slept on it. The next day, I applied... interviewed two days later and started the waiting game.<br />
In the middle of all of that, I managed to mess up the power to my shop, so I'm limping along on my kickstarter... unable to go full bore, but still getting things done a little at a time.<br />
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I followed up the following week, calling the terminal leader (manager), whom I had interviewed with. He said they had not made a solid decision yet. It was a week before christmas. I kept on keepin' on and made it through the next couple of days. Friday rolled around and I had my car in for its all too frequent B-service (LOF/Rotate), as I was leaving I got the call, they were offering me the job. I Stammered my acceptance. Naturally enough the terminal leader was going on vacation ,could I coordinate with his right hand man, come in and do a drug screen early the following week, and oh, could you start on the 29th? Um, sure... I guess I will go to see my folks just before christmas, as I know I won't get any time off for awhile once I start.<br />
I also put in my notice for the three calendar weeks I needed to give the firm so they could replace me with a new contractor. Being the holidays, they didn't manage to get that done, but that's on them, not me.<br />
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That monday I popped over to the terminal, got the screening accomplished (studied all night for it) and then loaded my son in the car and headed for Virginia. Lori had to work, so she held the fort up here in NY. Pat and I brought along a bin full of board pieces to glue up, which we did throughout the day on tuesday. Wednesday we zipped north again, after a quick but pleasant visit with my parents.<br />
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Christmas eve traffic wasn't too bad, all things considered. We got home just about when my son James, his wife Amy and my granddaughters arrived for christmas visit.<br />
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I worked my three runs last weekend, and of course I also had a bunch of computer stuff to do for on-boarding with the company, and then this past monday I went in for orientation and re-fresher on trucking 101.<br />
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I worked all week 7-17:00, and on tuesday night I also covered a run for the old job. THat made for one really long couple of days... but I got through it. New years eve for me was a quick hug and kiss for the family. I crashed about 17:30 right when I got in the door. I got back up for dinner and was back in bed by 20:30. <br />
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I shopped out my last friday night run, and am just about to set out on my last courier delivery run of my career there. I'm looking forward to not doing that job. It fed the family, and paid some of the bills, but it wasnt' a long term job, just a filler until something better came along.<br />
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See you on the boards folks, now that that two week span is over, I'll be back blogging again.<br />
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Happy New Year!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01377177438291595636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-82131615230335854032014-11-30T08:14:00.001-08:002014-11-30T08:21:50.975-08:00Kickstarter: the last few hours of funding<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Well, it has been a ride & a half do far . This past month has been an incredible journey for my shop & online experience . I put up the kickstarter fully expecting that today I would be sitting here agonizing over whether or not enough people would like my work to fund my modest project.<br />
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I originally Hoped to need to make , oh , about 20-30 boards . Now I need to make at Least 129, & I know I've got dozens of backers who want multiple boards. </div>
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That is , as several friends have said, a good problem to have . It is, however still a Problem:</div>
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It boils down thusly. When I started this, 20 boards and all was easy enough to do in just a couple of weeks. I've made similar production runs in the past to gear up for a show. When I posted my project I was confident , niow I'm concerned. I published my approximate delivery date , but with 6 or 7 times the number of boards, I'm not going to make that at this rate. </div>
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Add to that a non-shop related event which has diverted some of my attention; my parents are 487 miles from me, and their health of late has been a concern. Please keep all of us in your prayers . </div>
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A recent visit to my folks has given me a leg up on fulfillment. I was describing the project to them , and mentioned that I would have to wait until mid December to gety funding, and that was going to delay my purchase of the drum sander I started this whole thing to get. They generously loaned me enough money that I was able to get the sander earlier this week: </div>
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That beast is the grizzly g0458 drum sander. I'd originally hoped to afford a smaller model , which was a 12" capacity close ended design. This is a much beefier model, which is able to sand up to a 36" workpiece. I'm not going to need that capacity on this project, but it sure is going to be a nice addition to my tool arsenal. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-30140735892705262132014-11-08T22:47:00.004-08:002014-11-08T22:47:40.544-08:00Kickstarter Project 1 week inHi folks,<br />
I'm in awe of just how crazy this whole kickstarter project has become. Crazy in a good way, as in 'may you live in interesting times'... they're interesting all right.<br />
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My backers have absolutely blown any and all of my hopes and expectations away. I truly thought I would fund in 30 days, and I only was asking for $1000. I figured I'd get a small drum sander, pay for some wood to make the boards for the project, cover my shipping and call it even/good.<br />
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note how incredibly steep the progression is. I'm on day 9 of 30 as I type this. *gulp*<br />
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I keep telling myself that there is no such thing as too much success. This may change my way of thinking by the end of it.<br />
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I should say that I'm very happy, bordering on giddy that the project has done this well. I'm guardedly optimistic that this may well be that niche market that everyone hopes to find.<br />
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I've been working on formalizing designs for my boards, including several quilt themed boards, my sketchup skills aren't all that great, but this should give my backers (and my readers here) an idea:<br />
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This is one that I had in my mind, and this is almost what I thought of. It was my first sketchup model attempt, and things are a little off... When I showed a version of it to Lori, she tore it to shreds... I'm sticking to my guns, this is 'close' to what I had in mind when I posted the reward tier. I call it the 6 block quilt design.<br />
It has a 9-patch, card trick block, a log cabin, flying geese plus two filler blocks I just threw in there. More on the top right one in a bit.<br />
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This sketch is extremely early in the design of what I hope to be a very fancy board. I'm a fan of the great architect Frank Lloyd Wright. and this is my first attempt to pay Homage to his work. This one has a long ways to go.<br />
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This is roughly what I'm planning for the flying geese boards, both the coaster size on the left and the 12" by 12" one.<br />
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This is my take on the classic quilt block the Log Cabin. The darkest wood would be either Walnut or rosewood, the next lighter in, cherry, the center is paduak and then maple and finally butternut on the lower right.<br />
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This block was initially just a filler for the 6 block sketch. I threw it in there when my wife shared her thoughts on a really rough sketch. I zapped the bad parts and reworked things, this was one of the designs I came up with. I haven't decided if I'm going to put it on the kickstarter project yet. but I thought I'd discuss it here.<br />
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The overall dimensions here are 12" x 12", and the wood progression as shown here would be Walnut in the lower left a mere 3/8 x 3/8" block, wrapped in paduak at 3/8 wide by 3/4 across. that is in turn wrapped with 3/4 x 1 1/2 in of butternut, then 1 1/2 of cherry, 3" of Maple and finally 6" of Ash.<br />
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the first three, will be single board widths on end, then from there on it will be a lamination of several boards, especially the ash section. This sketch shows the tonal progression. I think no matter what, I'll be making at least one of these in the future.<br />
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Thanks for checking in!<br />
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If you haven't already, please look at my <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/549936378/artisan-boards-by-ned">kickstarter campaign: Artisan Boards by Ned</a>:<br />
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I can be reached at <a href="mailto:artisanboards@gmail.com">artisanboards@gmail.com</a> as well.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-56513822536463136202014-11-03T06:21:00.001-08:002014-11-04T21:51:17.357-08:00Diary of a Kickstarter Project -or how my project has gone ballistic in
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I've had a kickstarter project in the back of my mind for awhile now. I would like to get a few new tools, most notably a drum sander. I've made my cutting boards for years using a relatively unsafe procedure, running them through the planer taking very light cuts. This has worked, but it is hard on the planer, and also tears out the trailing edge of the board blank.<br>
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Money is always tight, but I decided that I would try my luck and start the campaign. I wrote up a modest campaign, with $1000 for my goal. That would get me my drum sander from Grizzly. It would also allow me to buy wood for the project and cover shipping costs. My labor is not a factor, and my goal was for as close to neutral net as I could manage. I get my tool, the wood is all paid for and rewards shipped to the backers with little or no cash out of pocket once the sawdust settled.<br>
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My reward tiers range from $2 as a thank you for your support opener keychain, through a set of end grain coasters, a cheese board, on up to $150 for a 24x30x2.5" 'show' board.<br>
<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/549936378/artisan-boards-by-ned">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/549936378/artisan-boards-by-ned</a> for the exact details<br>
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Well I finally jumped through all of the hoops, I had my project written up, photos, story, rewards, and the back-end financials lined up. I just had to make the video. Ugh. Really folks? I 'Have to' go on camera? Yes I know that kickstarter campaigns with videos are more successful... Ok, All right I'll do it.<br>
Folks, I'm a 20 year professional portrait photographer. My line in the studio was always that I was on the correct end of the camera. I have to be in Front of the lens? I bit the bullet, threw the Nikon on my tripod and made this wonderful creation:<br>
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Once I had that, I attached it to the text and photos and put the project up. That was Noon on Friday.<br>
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I shared it on my twitter account, and my personal and Artisan Boards facebook pages.<br>
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by about 1pm I had my first pledge (Thanks Barb!) as I was taking a snapshot of my first backer, the page updated and I had my second...<br>
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My friends were sharing the project left and right on twitter and on facebook. My extended family on FamilyWoodworking.com got in the act as well.<br>
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By dinner time I was 25% funded. By 11:30 the next morning I was 66%. Things slowed down a tad on Saturday and I wound up at about 91%.<br>
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Sunday morning found the project close to fully funded... and by 12:31pm I was fully funded. Just about exactly 48 hours from launch.<br>
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That means no matter what else happens, I can at Least get my new tool, make a lot of sawdust and have happily rewarded backers. I set my fulfillment goal for the end of December. My personal goal is to get them done and shipped for the holiday season.<br>
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Sunday evening brought steady updates, and as I write this I'm at 164% funding. Of that, I owe about 10% to kickstarter and amazon for their part in hosting and handling the financials. Still and all, that's better than a sharp stick in the eye!<br>
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I was online last night adjusting quantities on a couple of rewards (I had set one too low, and a friend's mom wanted that design, I adjusted the quantity so she and a few others could have one as well.)<br>
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Oh crap. They Used to carry it... can I even get it at all? WhatAmIGoingToDO!?!?????<br>
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toss, turn... up at 7:30 (I work nights, this is way too early and bright out for me to be awake and worrying.<br>
check their website... wait, what's this, they're having an online Auction this weekend?Auuuugh! what if they're closing?!?!?!<br>
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Called the yard, they do have Lyptus available, auction? Oh about every 10 years or so, they have an auction to clear out the stuff that piles up... <br>
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OK, I'll be up to get some lyptus and other supplies 'soon'.<br>
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Now to go figure out which drum sander to get, what's my budget again?<br>
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Oh, and I almost forgot, I have 27 more days left on my funding window... stay tuned, this ride is just leaving the station. Keep your hands and feet inside the car, the lift hill is getting awfully steep and the crest is way the heck UP there!<br>
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Just in case you wondered where I've been. Work and life have reared their ugly heads and eaten a lot of my free time. Sparing the gory details, suffice to say I have been out in the shop, just not taking time to blog about much.<br />
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One fun thing I threw my hat in was the 2014 Banglebowl contest started by <a href="http://nvwoodwerks.com/">Zac Higgins</a> and <a href="http://www.woodbykyletoth.com/">Kyle Toth </a>. Zac and Kyle threw the idea together and Marc Spagnuolo was kind enough to host the contest on the Woodwhisperer site. They had over 50 people submit photos and/or videos of their bangles, which can be viewed and voted on here: <a href="http://t.co/3fPkr22PgB">http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/bangle-bowl-voting/ …</a><br />
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My entry is a Paduak bangle, about 2 3/4 " in diameter and 1 1/2 " wide. It is just a smidge over 1/8" thick.<br />
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I've been getting involved with the woodworking corner of the twitterverse. Both Zac & Kyle are part of that community. Thanks guys for spearheading this contest, and for sharing your expertise and how to videos!<br />
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I had a blast learning to turn this bangle, and I'll be doing many more segmented pieces over the winter.<br />
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I finally got some work done on my solar wall project today. I ran out of daylight, but thanks to my son Patrick, I got several important tasks accomplished. First we removed the old shop door which I had simply screwed to the face of the shop when I first started the solar project last fall.<br />
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Here's the general plan. Today we wound up with the right and left green vertical sections applied to the wall. I have the 2x4's cut to box that in, which I'll apply tomorrow if it doesn't rain. I'm going to focus on getting the outer (green) section up and functional by the weekend. The yellow section is eventually going to be redone. I'll wait to do that on the next warm day so that opening the shop wide open won't be a problem. In a pinch however, I may simply enclose it as another panel, gaining about 8 sf of gain out of it.<br />
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I thought I would give an additional shout-out to several online Content Creators I have learned a lot from of late. Please take a moment to check them out! (in no particular order)<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_tt3HOlpZguB8ebtB4k1w">Mike Waldt's YouTube woodturning channel</a> Mike is a talented turner, who puts a lot of good teaching in every one of his videos.<br />
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Matt Vanderlist -<a href="http://mattsbasementworkshop.com/">Matt's Basement Workshop</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Marc and Steve Ramsey have again teamed up for a Woodworker's Fighting Cancer build. </span><br />
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Steve's version is here: <a href="http://www.woodworkingformeremortals.com/2014/10/make-this-toy-box-to-raise-money-to.html">woodworking for Mere Mortals 2014 Toy Box build</a><br />
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Build either version, send Marc a photo of it and you'll a) have a cool toy chest for your kid/grandkid or to donate or give away, PLUS Marc will donate $5 and corporate sponsors will match that donation. This year's organization is the <a href="http://www.cancerresearch.org/">Cancer Research Institute. </a><br />
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Matt Cremona is a hobbyist woodworker who has a very cool <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpL0v-Ifie7u05lbfO3zJQ">youtube channel</a>. Check him out, you'll learn a lot!<br />
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Frank Howarth is a stay at home dad with an incredible talent for woodworking and making videos. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/urbanTrash/featured">Subscribe to his youtube feed</a>, you will Not be disappointed. Be sure and check out his playlist of stop-action videos <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KUOYZOtOM&list=PLZqh4Qx3PPHlgpJBYP7xTu8OFD0PPUuVY">here</a>.<br />
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I mentioned Matt & Marc, and no list would be complete without mentioning Shannon Rogers. His <a href="http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/">http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com</a> is always an inspiration.<br />
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One excellent teacher who needs your support right now is Cap'n Eddie Castelin. His videos pack a lot of knowledge in them with a dose of humor and a bit of self promotion. Cap'n Eddie's facing some serious health problems at the moment, so keep him in your thoughts and prayers.<br />
His youtube channel is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh48-qjFjHhHCDPuuPZg4VQ">here</a>, and his website is <a href="http://eddiecastelin.com/">http://eddiecastelin.com</a><br />
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I've mostly kept my lathe speed in the 'low' range on my little midi, which is 500 rpm. As I progress, I'm slowly getting more comfortable with it, and tonight I bumped it up to 1800 rpm since I was spindle turning. That was 'interesting'... I was very much aware of that relative speed as I turned. By the end of the session however I was much more at ease. </div>
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This is far from complete, as I did not stop for photos of the blank in the raw. This is how I left it last night. It is a cherry bowl blank about 4" across, and about 3" tall. At this point, I have</div>
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Here's where things speed up quite a bit. I didn't intend to record every step (well, nearly every step...) of the process (though I will on my next bowl, which is already on the lathe). </div>
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As it thinned out, I could hear the pitch of the gouge on the wood go up, which told me that the walls were a) thin enough that they would move, and b) probably going to move even more as the bowl dries out completely. I took the safer path and left it at about that thickness. </div>
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In this case, the spigot was NOT something I wanted to keep, so I put a jam chuck (aka failed bowl attempt) in my 4 jaw chuck, and brought up the tail stock to lock it safely in place. </div>
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I've already removed most of the spigot from the foot of the bowl in this shot, and in fact, the next cut almost spun the bowl off of the lathe. At that point, I simply put some 80 grit on the ROS and sanded the remainder off of the bottom. </div>
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The 'semi' finished product... letting it air out before putting finish on it.<br />
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Here is a photo of the results when I borrowed an electric chainsaw and went to town on several maple logs from our side yard. Our neighbor decided to clearcut his land, and we have lost three lovely maple shade trees. The only Good thing to come of it is that I have several logs to work on. His clean-up crew were nice enough to cut the logs to rough length for me, and after borrowing Scott & Helen's chainsaw for an afternoon, I wound up with a bunch of shavings and a pile of turning stock<br />
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Not a bad curve. My buddy Vaughn over on<a href="http://familywoodworking.org/"> Family Woodworking</a> commented on my funnel that the form was wonky. He pointed out <a href="http://familywoodworking.org/forums/showthread.php?33987-A-First&p=413284#post413284">here</a> that most newbie turners make wide flat bowls, as we are thinking more about the tool, less about the form. I wholeheartedly agreed.<br />
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There is the maple bowl on the lathe, as you can see I tried to have a pleasant curve, and the foot/tenon for the chuck is fairly well integrated into the shape. </div>
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I hope to get the last couple of boards installed on the north end of the shop this weekend. I'm going to enlist my son Adam's help on this. He's fearless on the ladder and allowed as how he could get that done for me in short order. </div>
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Once that is done, I'm going to be putting tyvek on the entire south end of the shop as I mentioned a couple of <a href="http://artisanboards.blogspot.com/2014/09/south-wall-solar-project-musings.html">posts back</a> as preparation. Once I have the tyvek up, I have several sheets of the t-111 handy. I'll be putting that up on the wall as the 'back' section of the solar wall. I'm going to focus on the lower 10' or so of the face, as that is where I'll be putting up the solar collection. I've got to see how much the glazing will run me, if I can swing it, I'll order enough for the project this week, and pick it up next paycheck a week from now. </div>
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I'm in the process of starting a small Kickstarter campaign. I hope to raise enough funds to get a few new tools for my shop. Depending on the success of the campaign I would like to pick up at least a Grizzly 12" Belt Sander, this will allow me to safely and quickly surface my cutting boards, increasing production in my hobby shop. </div>
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After my remote mentors got the lesson through on how to sharpen my bowl gouges, of course I had to try and turn a bowl. I chucked a small piece of maple on, and managed to get things into round...<br />
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I've let it weather 'naturally' for far too long, and since my ladder phobia kicked in, I've never put the siding on it that it deserves.<br />
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First off, Dyami, I have lots of Tyvek left, and I'll be adding that across the entire face.<br />
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I've been planning on a wall similar to what <a href="http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/solar_barn_project.htm">this link</a> shows. I'm considering adding an additional seasonal lean-to similar <a href="http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/MiniPolySunspace.htm">to this</a>. I have a Bunch of 4" black flex hose, I'm thinking of punching several 4" holes through in the 'doorway' space for this year, with a solar powered duct fan pulling the heated air into the shop. I figure I can put a 4x8 sheet of OSB and/or foil backed insulation on the bottom, (raised off of the ground) build a simple lean to from roughly the right edge of the window over to the right edge of the building. I'll tack some roofing felt on the side of the building for the winter, that, plus the black hose, and some plastic sheeting and I should get some additional 'free' heat. You can see the box items just below the window, that was a small scale attempt from last fall, which brought a Little heat in, but not enough to warrant putting it back together again.<br />
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I've been making a concerted effort to use my lathe more lately. I've owned it for almost 10 years, and have never really taken the plunge into the vortex. Naturally enough, turning is a very short hobby if one doesn't learn to sharpen the tools.<br />
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Well, I recently got a new grinder, and I realized that I had done a number on my two bowl gouges before I set up my grinder and the wolverine jig<br />
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There it is under the old 6" grinder. (note to self, take photo of the Snazzy new grinder and the wolverine...)<br />
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Over the years, I've done my best to learn from my friends who turn, and have been honored to meet several important folks in the turning 'world'.<br />
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One of the nicest and most respected gentlemen I've had the pleasure to meet and learn from is Bill Grumbine. I posted a quick video on a facebook group that he has. I very quickly had several good replies with advice on how to repair the gouges. </div>
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Bill was even nice enough to share a clip he made on how to over come my errors, as was my friend Stu in Tokyo! </div>
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My friend Vaughn also chimed in with input on how to recover the grind. </div>
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Guys, I am pleased to announce that with your collective help, I'm well on my way to fixing the troubled grinds:</div>
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Here are pics to prove I'm getting there.<br />
Bill saw these on the facebook group page, and offered a further tip, I'll be putting that to use in the morning and I'll call them fixed! Now to learn how to use them on a piece of wood!<br />
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Shameless plug, if you're a turner looking to learn how to turn a bowl, Check out both of Bill's Superb DVDs:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-15533664597340326002014-09-07T12:00:00.000-07:002014-09-07T12:00:16.349-07:00OK time for a shop tourI've been writing nearly two months about my time in my shop, but for the most part I've avoided posting photos of the inside, mostly because I'm embarrassed by the clutter. I'm horrible about keeping things neat and tidy in my shop. However I did a bit of a brush up yesterday, so here goes.<br />
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A reminder, my shop is only 12'x20' so this will be quick:<br />
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This is from the far end, looking back at the south end of my shop. On the left you can see my newfangled <strike>clutter collector</strike>. workbench. on the right there in the corner is an old tambour door mag tape storage cabinet. I have shelving in there and some of my clutter is festering there.<br />
Just in front of the cabinet is my Harbor Freight 14" bandsaw with riser kit, and just in front of that is my Shopsmith DC3300 dust collector.<br />
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And here is the view to the north end of the shop (where the siding is going up). Sharp eyed viewers will notice a window on the inside, but none on the outside. I was given a window, and it is framed in, but not sealed, so I haven't cut through and finished the install. oh well.<br />
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In the distance is my Delta Midi lathe, left corner has my shorts/turning blank storage tower, just before that is my other <strike>clutter collection</strike>, er Bench with my Delta benchtop drill press. Yeah, as you can see, I'm running off of extension cords still... one tool and a light at a time. Lumber storage is on the east wall, my jointer lives under that and my rolling Ultimate Tool Stand is currently in front of that. Just overhead above the UTS is a lumber and stuff rack which both hangs from the Loft rafters and the east wall of the shop. It only looks low, I can easily walk underneath it and it is 2' of vertical storage. for those concerned about it failing, it's held up for 6 years so far, I don't see it going anywhere soon.<br />
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Looking up, you can see the home made trussses and the loft section of the shop. Lord only knows what's up there anymore, I haven't been up there in years. (remember that whole ladder thing...)<br />
The top sill of my side walls is 10' up, and the floor of the loft is a 2x8 above that. The loft joists primarily keep the walls from bowing out, at least until I build the ships ladder I've been planning.<br />
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The green insulation is going to be my drop ceiling this winter. I'm going to close off the loft area, bringing the ceiling height down to a mere 10' or so.<br />
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There's my favorite power tool as I have mentioned before Circa 2001 or 2002 (whenever the <b style="color: orange;">Borg </b>sold off all of their Emerson built Ridgid saws) It still works great, and has been through a lot.<br />
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There's the back of last years attempt at a solar collection system. I'm about to rip that out and make a new entry to the shop. Look for that in the next month or so. Fall is fast approaching and I have big plans for Solar Heat in my shop this year.<br />
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There's the 'tool wall' to the right of where my table saw lives. The dovetail jig is one I picked up from someone on LumberJocks (where I rarely go since they went so over the top ad intensive but that's another post). I think I overpaid when I gave him $25 for it. Rockler or whichever. I've never used it, and probably won't.<br />
Below that is my small crosscut sled, on the right is my other clamp rack.<br />
The 'first tool' I ever put in the shop is just below the dovetail jig, an el cheapo pencil sharpener.<br />
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Several years ago I bought myself a spoon plane (currently AWOL on my bench somewhere) and then some time after that I picked up a hook knife:<br />
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I was pleasantly surprised how quickly I roughed out the bowl of this spoon. It looks Hand done, as indeed it should.<br />
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The chunk of maple I carved this out of turned out to be ambrosia maple, complete with beetle tracks. That makes this an art project now, not a working spoon.<br />
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And here's a short clip showing the spoon under power on the lathe:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-72049180812277104022014-08-29T03:18:00.002-07:002014-09-02T05:23:33.027-07:00Buttoning up the shop continuedI am ' ' that close to finishing the upper siding on the North end of my shop...<br />
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after Dyami gently chided me into putting Tyvek up, I went ahead and picked up a roll... Man that stuff (and I suppose all construction materials) has gone UP in price. When I bought some during the initial phase of building the shop it was about $30 a roll... $50 was quite the shock. Thankfully the one roll will be plenty for the two sections of shop wall I'm working on. </div>
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naturally enough I had to remove all of the boards I put up before my last post. I was dealing with my ladder phobia...(technically a Landing Phobia... as in Landing after a fall...) and working alone putting up the tyvek. An approaching storm put a pause in, and I decided to shoot a quick video... my first youtube share in fact. </div>
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I took a day or so of cutting pallets up to mine more wide boards and managed to get things to this point:<br />
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I quit for the night when my drill driver died (again, I have one pair of new batteries and several old ones which don't hold a charge well...).<br />
As it turns out, that gap was just a shade over 4' long... for my purposes a 4' pallet board worked just fine to fill in. I have several gaps on the wall, oh well, that's what the tyvek is for. Aesthetically I'm very pleased with the weathered board look. If I had more time and money, I'd re-side the entire barn in rough board and batten and let it weather. In the meantime the pre-painted sheet goods are just fine.<br />
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I 'ran out' of loose wide boards at just about the right time point. In my initial try (pre- tyvek) I had stitched in some narrower boards. This time around I used all 'wide' boards for the first six courses. Just about at the hip where the gambrel roof angle is, I switched over to narrow boards. I suppose it meant I had a few more trips up the dreaded ladder, but I survived. (No unanticipated flights or landings so far).<br />
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Now, I mentioned I 'ran out' of wide boards... almost. I had one left which was loose, and I decided to use that to fill in the peak section of the siding. The blue tape is how I am attempting to hold it together for the install. I start all of my boards with screws so that when I'm up on the ladder I simply (ha!) have to deal with screwing them in.<br />
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And this is where things stand... I got up to the top of the ladder and was starting to screw in that assembly when another panic attack struck. I somehow managed to control the drill driver, then I tossed the assembly to the ground. After gathering my wits, I slowly climbed back down. I've figured out that the angle of the ladder has a lot to do with my comfort level. I'll re-adjust later this morning and see if I can't wrap things up. I figure I've got that one assembly, plus backfilling with two or three rows of narrow boards yet to go. I may even trim off that bit of tyvek on the upper left, the boards are flush with the OSB, the tyvek is just extra. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-69061485107290854682014-08-19T21:54:00.000-07:002014-08-29T02:42:38.071-07:00One Step Forward, One and a half back... Shop updateHi gang! I''m finally going to post a bit about my shop, or at least about one end of it. I built my shop back a few years back, and I basically 'ran out of steam' when it came to siding it. I still have some pre-painted OSB product to hang on the one end of the building, I must admit I've been 'bad' and left the outside of the OSB shell open to the elements. Hasn't hurt it so far, but I've decided to git'r'done and finish the siding.<br>
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I'm not all that happy working on a ladder to begin with, so I'm certain that one reason I haven't hauled the sheet goods up to the top of the shop is that I'm not all that interested in testing out how fast I can fall off said ladder with a 1/2 sheet of OSB. To that end, I've decided to join the pallet recycling movement. I broke down the skids and wound up with a pile of typical pallet wood. I'm only using the top and bottom pieces, which I used my recip saw to cut from the stringers.<br>
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Here's a shot of the hole filled in. I really like the varied patina. I called a buddy of mine when I ran out of boards, and after a quick bite to eat, I headed out to his family business. They make and refurbish pallets. He said they had a bunch of salvaged wood and that I was welcome to pick through and haul away as many as I cared to take. #bonus!<br>
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My youngest son Pat and I loaded into the wife's Escape and headed to East Herkimer.<br>
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During the afternoon I tweeted about my accomplishment and Dyami Plotke of the <a href="http://www.modernwoodworkersassociation.com/">Modern Woodworking Association Podcast</a> chimed in, asking why I hadn't put house wrap up on the wall, and wouldn't the OSB rot when moisture got behind the pallet wood. Being a true nerd at heart my iPhone does push tweets when I'm mentioned by my @artisanboards tag... so I had about 50 miles to think about the whole tyvek thing.<br>
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My first knee jerk reaction was to 'say'... it hasn't hurt it in the last 8 years, (as you can see, the OSB is well faded), but then I realized that I was Being a Jerk. SO on my way home, I took some Birthday $ and bought one roll of 3' high Tyvek. Sheesh was that expensive, there is house wrap/Tyvek on the lower section of the shop, but I hadn't purchased any recently... $50 later...<br>
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Fast forward to today, I discovered the teardrops and tiny travel trailers forum : <a href="http://www.tnttt.com/">www.tnttt.com</a> awhile back, I joined right in and am preparing to build my own trailer this coming winter/spring. My dear wife Lori is concerned that it will be too claustrophobic for her to enjoy it. My plan is a teardrop that expands so that is feels more spacious while remaining lightweight. A teardrop is basically a bedroom with some storage for food and cooking gear in the back. It isn't a resort camper, the whole idea is to get out and Camp without sleeping on the ground in a tent, Been There, Done (with) That. You'll be seeing more of this as a project later this fall/winter. It should be fun, building a camper in the winter in NY.... in a 200 square foot shop. #wishmeluck<br />
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Somewhere along the way via tntt.com I stumbled upon the Tiny House movement. Tiny Houses are typically built on some sort of utility flatbed trailer, are about 8' wide and pack a Lot of living in a small space. I admire the people who build and live in them, many of whom are self taught DIY'ers who simply roll up their sleeves and Build the house they can afford. One of my son's girlfriend asked me the other day, Do you really plan on living in one of those? I'm pretty sure that I could, but that Lori wouldn't like it as much. I assured Mikayla that I could as a vacation house, but that we'd have a 'real house' too. <br />
There are several Tiny House builders out there, who build well crafted homes for other folks. I could see that as an outlet for my creative juices somewhere down the road.<br />
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OK off to work, see you on the web, work safe folks!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-23100522496179517782014-08-06T14:15:00.003-07:002014-08-06T14:15:55.083-07:00Gearing up for a production runThis past weekend, Lori and I stopped at a craft show and a flea market. The former was depressingly empty, the latter relatively busy and vibrant. As a result, we've decided to pony up and put a booth in the Top of the Hill flea market near Sylvan Beach NY. Looking at what boards we have on hand, we can put in a minimal set of work, however I know full well that I need to step up and crank out at Least another dozen or three boards. Once we get into the new location, we'll have two sites to 'support' with work, not to mention the craft show circuit for the holiday shopping season.<br />
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Given that we're going to be 'taking things seriously' as my mentor used to say, I've invested in a couple of new tools, with plans to get a couple more in the near future as well. <br />
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Nothing earthshaking to most of you, but I've been lax for many years. I love my family, and want to be around for them for a long time. The sensitivity was the trigger, but the dust prevention will help me breathe better as well. </div>
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OK, back to the production run. I've been using stock I had on the lumber racks for my stock build up. I realized today however that I need to invest in some more stock. I'll have to see what the budget allows, but plan on dropping a chunk of change on some lumber tomorrow at my favorite hardwood dealer: <a href="http://lakeshorehardwoods.com/">Lakeshorehardwoods.com </a> I will be visiting their downtown Syracuse locale, not quite as much fun as going to their original site up in Pulaski, but hey, lumber is lumber. I have one order for a large board, so at the very least I'll pick up some lumber for that, plus some more for the build up. </div>
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OK time to wrap this up and get some dinner. I have to work tonight so I suppose I'll post more after I make my lumber run. Thanks for checking in!</div>
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Those are two shots of my new sharpening set up. I had that little 6" grinder in the shop for several years, and I finally got around to installing my Wolverine sharpening jig. I proceeded to tune up my gouges, and then turn a little the other night, but had to go to work. I'm still very much a novice turner, however I have learned that it is easier to turn with sharp tools than otherwise. </div>
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Ultimately that is a stepping stone set up, I want an 8" slow speed grinder (Woodcraft has them on sale right now...) In case I can't afford it while the current sale is on, I've got this to use. It is just clamped down to my utility tool stand at the moment, I suspect that is how I'll use it going forward. I need to rework my turning area of the shop if I'm going to continue further into the vortex. </div>
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up 'til now I've been writing about what I've done and/or experienced in the past. My shop is an utter disaster right now, but I thought I'd better actually get out there and DO something today.<br>
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There's my existing Newfangled bench. Up until now it has mostly been a dust and clutter collector. I've decided that needs to change. As designed it has the two main bar clamps that run width wise. I never made the two cross pieces that allow it to clamp items, so one of my tasks is to take the piece of 2x6 on the bench top and cut two slots allowing it to rest on top of the bars. Still working on that, as my bandsaw is clogged with cutting board strips on its table at the moment.<br>
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I picked up two vises long ago, I'm guessing off of a craigslist ad. Here's the one that I want to mount on the left end of the bench. That wasn't originally in the design, but hey, it's My bench after all. It is a Morgan model 106A, which has a quick release action. I just cleaned it up with some PB blaster and a bit of WD-40 to keep the rust off of it.<br>
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I plan on putting a 12" wide set of wooden jaws to line the face. If I need to I'll put some leather in there as well, but that's down the road.<br>
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I'm going to add on to the left end of the bench, putting about 12 to 14" of laminated hardwood (ash, maple?) with dog holes in line with the vise. There will also be a birds mouth so that I can add a planing board to the lower section where the vertical pipe clamps are, this will allow me to hold larger workpieces on end, for planing or routing tasks. I want to add two dog holes on the moving face of the vise. <br>
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I also picked up a belt sander the other day, nothing fancy, but hey, it's a new tool. I used it to smooth down a couple of small cutting boards, and only on one of them did I leave it in one place too long, dishing out the board a bit. I'm going to use it to get boards 95% smooth, then put them through for one light pass through the planer to level things out, at least until I pick up a drum sander.<br>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-81565475250236691602014-07-17T14:13:00.001-07:002014-07-24T16:43:37.689-07:00My 2014 woodworking Bucket ListHi folks, been a busy week at the daily grind, several thousand miles under the wheels since I started this blog. That's good for the wallet, not so good for shop time. I have loads of time for thought though, and this week I've been thinking about where I want the shop to 'go' as it were.<br />
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I'm Horrible about finishing projects, so this list is more of a wish list than a must-do list. That being said, putting 'pen to paper' (fingers to blogging keyboard?) helps get me moving in Some direction, so here goes (in no particular order) :<br />
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<li>Solar Heat project for my shop. see<a href="http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/solar_barn_project.htm"> Builditsolar.com</a></li>
<li>router insert in my table saw extension wing</li>
<li>tune up table saw</li>
<li>set up Wolverine under my grinder</li>
<li>tune up bench planes</li>
<li>add front vice to bench (here's a pic when I first built it... back in 2008<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>rebuild the entrance to my shop (new door & re-fit steps to shop)</li>
<li>install window on north wall (finally)</li>
<li>turn 5 bowls (small steps...)</li>
<li>make and sell 50 cutting boards</li>
<li>install drop ceiling in shop (to keep the heat in over the winter months)</li>
<li>finish the upper section of the shop (planning on working on that this weekend)</li>
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That ought to keep me busy though christmas. </div>
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Thanks for checking in. Work safe!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-26686058059375101022014-07-14T03:11:00.001-07:002014-07-14T04:09:58.878-07:00What a short strange trip it's beenTo paraphrase the Grateful Dead...<br>
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I just had a very surreal couple of minutes. I was doing a bit of account maintenance on google+ adding friends to circles, following some of the woodworking stars when I noticed Christopher Schwarz' name in a suggestion.<br>
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I just had to take a moment and appreciate that uber-strange world we share. Here I am just your average joe, and thanks to reaching out and making a couple of connections, suddenly I'm getting connected with some big names in the woodworking sphere of things.<br>
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I listen to Marc Matt & Shannon and they relate just how approachable these teachers are, and I believe them. It is still just a tad unreal to me though, that thanks to the internet, I have even that peripheral connection with a published author and teacher.<br>
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I suppose it isn't all that strange though when I truly think about it. A few years back I attended one of Bill Grumbine's 5 Barns gatherings. While there I made dozens of friends, not the least of which was Bill himself, but I also met Doug Thompson from Thompson lathe tools, Ellis Wallentine who runs the WoodCentral forums, and Andy DiPietro who is a phenomenal turner just to name a few.<br>
I mention all of this not to name drop, or to puff up with self importance. I know, really KNOW just who I am, an average guy who has a woodshop in his backyard. The really cool thing is that because of that interest, I've managed to meet many great folks. However famous they are in our shared hobby/avocation/profession (depending on their level of fame, not mine), To a man (not to exclude the women) they've been gracious with their time and always willing to share their expertise. If you're new to the craft, I want to encourage you to reach out and ask questions, or simply to make a connection, you never know where it may lead!<br>
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<br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-48617970129236788392014-07-11T15:27:00.002-07:002014-07-11T15:27:37.321-07:00I 'made the show!'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I've mentioned, I listen to the guys when I am traveling around central NY. Today I was pleasantly surprised to hear Marc mention a segment about oil finish inhalation hazards in the shop overview....<br />
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I had emailed them a few weeks ago:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">I've been woodworking about 15 years now, and I've found that I have a problem whenever I apply Watco Danish Oil. The results are great, I love how it pops the grain etc... woodworking wise, but whenever I apply it, I get a headache and am very lethargic for a day or so after I use it. I use Nitrile gloves, and my shop is well ventilated. I generally apply finish with the main shop door wide open on a bench near the exit (for all intents & purposes outdoors). I've had a similar reaction when I used a wiping varnish I picked up from Rockler; their Sam Maloof wipe on poly blend. This lethargy is so immediate that I have to essentially put on the finish, put the rag somewhere safe to dry, strip off the gloves and immediately lock up my shop and leave it overnight while I go inside and crash. </span></blockquote>
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I'll let you listen to their replies, suffice to say I was extremely pleased that they replied and with excellent advice at that!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/woodtalk/wood-talk-189-grandmas-got-big-needles/">Check out Episode 189: Grandma's got Big Needles</a> !<br />
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Thanks again guys!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818188572769787226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487932320761822626.post-5480146884671860592014-07-11T15:17:00.002-07:002014-07-11T15:17:48.094-07:00Dealing with Issues and not having a shopHi folks, thanks for checking (back?) in.<br />
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At the risk of veering away from my prior two posts, I thought I'd share a bit about dealing with issues which have interfered with my hobby/avocation, hopefully it will help others who may be facing or have faced similar situations.<br />
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As I mentioned in my last post, I took a hiatus, putting my tools in storage for a couple of years. Our house doesn't have a garage anymore (my wife's ex turned it into a family room/bedroom), nor does it have a basement. That left me with backyard woodworking or renting space somewhere else once I pulled my tools out of the shared shop.<br />
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I didn't Want to give up the shared shop, but neither could I afford the upkeep. I suppose I could have found another space somewhere, but I had my heart set on building my own shop. I'll leave that whole process to another post, suffice to say I had to save up awhile.<br />
I've had my shop for almost 6 years (counting from when it was dried in). During the 'between years', I kept busy online in a couple of different forums, soaking up information wherever I could get it. I also focused on what features I wanted in my shop when I finally could afford to build it.<br />
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I brought a few tools home from time to time, especially my scroll saw. I could set that up on the porch, or in the living room and make some sawdust from time to time. The big thing I managed to do was to keep the goal in mind as I scrimped and saved up to afford the build.<br />
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Since my shop went up I've had yet another hiatus and 'recovery'. Three years ago I moved my family from central NY to the beautiful Shenandoah valley of VA to be near family. Eventually that proved to be a 'bridge too far', and we migrated back to NY less than a year later. Luckily we hadn't sold our house in NY, so we simply hauled all of our gear back up and put it back in the house and shop.<br />
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I'm still getting things in order out there... after all what shop is truly 'done'? One of my biggest challenges is organization, and that's never going away completely no matter how hard I try to keep on top of things. Look for future posts about how I'm going to tackle the current mess out there.<br />
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