Does anyone know any businesses in the Ventura County or San Fernando Valley areas which offer custom wood CRC work? Where I can just send them a file and get it machined?
Everywhere seems like they offer metal only even though I'd expect wood to be easier to work with. And I want to make them ~2ft which is a bit too big for the LA library maker space I think.
Allez, aujourd'hui je me suis attaqué à un vieux pied de buis en train de sécher depuis belle lurette, à la recherche de quelque vieille loupe (ou broussin) pour fabriquer de jolis objets.
Découper un morceau de bois de ce type, c'est comme ouvrir une géode : on sait que ce sera forcément étonnant, et on espère que ça sera exceptionnellement beau 🤩
Il est en platane. Le blanc est la couleur naturelle du bois. Le noir c'est pyrogravé. Le corps c'est de la betadine puis de l'huile de lin. Les rayures de la queue c'est du brou de noix dilué
Question for any woodworkers: how resilient are electric planars to screws and does it even make sense to plane old deck boards to reuse? I was thinking of flipping them over. #woodworking
#microartisanat du jour : une bague de lecture en buis de la Manche.
Il va falloir améliorer le modèle : le trou du pouce est trop grand même pour moi, il faut que la partie inférieure soit plus plongeante et la bague devrait être plus épaisse pour plus de stabilité. Elle ne fait que 4,5mm d'épaisseur dans le cas présent, parce j’espérais m'en servir aussi comme marque page : mauvaise idée 👎
Done. Schlicht und einfach. Zur Aufbewahrung der Taufkerze und Karten des jüngsten Nachwuchses.
Kleine Fichtenholzkiste mit Nussholz-Nägeln an der gefälzten Eckverbindung. Deckel Leimholz mit Gratleisten innen gesichert.
Alle Verbindungen mit #Handwerkzeug realisiert
After hours of calibrating the Mitre saw and almost losing my mind over it, it is done.
No wonder I struggled with this saw. The calibration was maxed out and I had to file the elongated holes in the fence longer to actually get it true. Plus, aligning the blade to the slot first was a real hassle. Eventually made a spacer with good result.
Then it checked out at 90° but not at 45° until I realized this red square had a problem too. You can probably spot it!
I finally got my Langholzschlepper built and took it out for an inaugural test mission today. Constructed mostly from scrap/street lumber and two rehabilitated dog-trailer wheels. This load of lumber is just 2m but I can extend the tow-bar to haul wood up to 4m long. Works pretty well!
One of my oldest friends really went ‘I’m tired of computers I’m going to be a woodworker’ and became one of the best goddamn woodworkers anywhere
(Check out his work! ‘jiawood’ on Instagram and YouTube. He ships stuff to the Bay Area from time to time, there’s a bunch of us here who like to tell people about his work)
I bought four oak planks from Hexhamshire Hardwoods last year with the intention of cutting them into new slats for a garden bench where the wood had rotted but the metal ends were good.
So far I've cut 3 at 35mm wide and 3 at 55mm wide and they're pretty straight if I say so myself. I'm not used to working with wood and it's a different challenge to get them right. It's quality wood but a bit thicker so I'll also have to rebate the ends of the slats. #garden#WoodWorking
This morning in the shop, I made more progress on the box to hold my calendar and to-do display. Tomorrow the display gets put into the box, the front of the box gets glued on, and the back will get hinges. #WoodWorking
Helped my daughter and SIL with a wainscoting project in their new place.
Bullnose corners with beaded panels were no walk in the park. Wasn’t sure about the bullnose closet corners, esp. since the wall wasn’t quite true, but I’m inordinately happy with how it turned out.
Best part was getting to play with - I mean use - all his new equipment. Freehand cutting curves into a couple thin panel pieces on the table saw - 48” long by less than an inch wide - to match the not-quite-true corners was fun. Took me back to cutting skateboard blanks the same way in Dad’s garage all those years ago. Miraculously I still have all my digits intact.
Another half forgotten thing done: Crosscut sled for the table saw.
Some floorboard offcuts, two carefully whittled strips for the tracks, a bit of glue to keep them in place before also screwing them on. And two bridges, of course.
Need to find an old candle to rub on the bottom, but test cuts work well enough already.
Not wiggling, but we'll see how the wooden strips do over time - the workshop is a bit drafty and they might shrink/expand.