Matt Hunstiger
03-08-2022, 4:17 PM
Here are some of the things I have recently done in my woodworking journey. I have some woodworking books, but most of my education has been online at "Youtube University" and some forums like this one.
1. Sapele winding sticks with maple inlay. It's my first attempt at inlay. I didn't have any dark wood, so I just inlaid the long maple piece and colored it with a sharpie. :o All handmade. I made the centering maple dowels with a dowel plate. This project is from a Paul Sellers video on Youtube.
2. Paul Sellers Poor Man's Rebate Plane. Made by hand out of pine 2x4, fits a 1/2" chisel. Also of course from a Paul Sellers Youtube video. Was useful on the cheeks of the saw bench's legs' bird's mouths, since I don't (yet) have a shoulder plane.
3. Christopher Schwarz saw bench. Also of course a Youtube project. Made from some left over pine 2x4s and a couple 2x6 pieces. All hand made. First time cutting half-laps. First time using forged nails, cuz why not. Cutting the angled leg notches and the bird's mouths was the hardest part. First time doing that too. I was pretty pleased when assembly was taking place that the long stretcher sat flat on both the short stretchers when I marked out that part, although it was a bit skewed compared to the bench top, given the legs weren't perfectly attached the same to the bench top.:o
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1. Sapele winding sticks with maple inlay. It's my first attempt at inlay. I didn't have any dark wood, so I just inlaid the long maple piece and colored it with a sharpie. :o All handmade. I made the centering maple dowels with a dowel plate. This project is from a Paul Sellers video on Youtube.
2. Paul Sellers Poor Man's Rebate Plane. Made by hand out of pine 2x4, fits a 1/2" chisel. Also of course from a Paul Sellers Youtube video. Was useful on the cheeks of the saw bench's legs' bird's mouths, since I don't (yet) have a shoulder plane.
3. Christopher Schwarz saw bench. Also of course a Youtube project. Made from some left over pine 2x4s and a couple 2x6 pieces. All hand made. First time cutting half-laps. First time using forged nails, cuz why not. Cutting the angled leg notches and the bird's mouths was the hardest part. First time doing that too. I was pretty pleased when assembly was taking place that the long stretcher sat flat on both the short stretchers when I marked out that part, although it was a bit skewed compared to the bench top, given the legs weren't perfectly attached the same to the bench top.:o
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