Looking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...
Last Post By: Joe Calhoon Today, 9:50 AMAbout a month ago I began a thread about designing and building two carver chairs to accompany the 6 bentwood chairs we have owned for the past 40 years. The chairs were purchased all those years ago along with a table, which is around 200 years old. We need a larger table, and time has come to...
Last Post By: Derek Cohen Today, 11:10 AMThere is a person, that has designed very crazy looking squirrel houses. All kinds of fancy, moving parts, and such. He sells the plans to make these squirrel houses in print form, as pdf, and as dxf. He does not sell kits, nor parts. Plans only. Oh his policy page, he writes the following: ...
Last Post By: Edward Weber Today, 11:42 AMAnswer = Tape
Last Post By: Mike Soaper Yesterday, 8:13 PMI aim to finish these about the time the new master bedroom remodel completes. Otherwise they will clog up the shop until I have somewhere to put them. These are styled after the blanket chest I shared here which is part of the new bedroom suite. . . . . . Carcasses mainly done. ...
Last Post By: Mike Allen1010 Yesterday, 2:05 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
The back of many cellos are figured maple, either a solid piece or two pieces resawn and then glued together. You'll see a vertical glue line. Many
Mike Henderson Today, 11:42 AMGreen woodworking for me, and mainly getting good with a drawknife. Just seems like a way to learn to really work with the material rather than against
Daniel Culotta Today, 11:42 AMI really think this has gotten way too deep.
The guy wants to sell plans but wants to to dictate how you use them, I don't think so.
What
I've never been able to sharpen a card scraper so that it works to my satisfaction.
Mike
Dunno if .040"/1mm is thick enough for you, but Prather offers vibrant colors in small sheets.
Atlas also has .030", .035" &
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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