@wedge@woodworking.group
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wedge

@wedge@woodworking.group

An editor and amateur woodworker in the traditional vein. Gaucher! Originally from the Pacific Northwest but now calling Alsace home. In the fedi since 2017. This one is for the wood and other handy-crafts. Nature first and low impact. Tooots self-destruct after a spell but the worthy stuff is journaled eventually.

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wedge, to random
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I’ve been looking for a local metal supplier, or as local as I can find, and I’ve not yet found anything half convenient. But I did find Alsace Tôlerie, and one of their affiliated services is a cool thing called John Steel, https://www.john-steel.com/fr/, where you can configure any metal or wood pieces you need online and they cut and send it to you. 👍

I need a few small pieces for my saw vice rebuild, the biggest piece being 80x40x5 mm, brute steel. That piece alone would cost me 43,5 € ! 😳

Nope.

wedge,
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I realize they have to cover costs for all of that convenience, but I can save a lot by finding a piece of scrap and grinding/filing it down myself. I just need the damn scrap.

wedge, to aitools
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One of the instructions with regard to cleaning a bench grinder…

‘Do not submerge the machine in water or spray it down with a hose.'

😆

You know that must have been done and reported a few times to put that in there.

It reminds me of an old Disston saw manual where the company chides saw owners for the very poor treatment of saw plates and teeth.

Also that Disney info-animation about tool care, that was floating around recently, and it’s main tool antagonist, Primitive Pete.

wedge, to SmallWeb
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I like the idea of this.

In the spirit of the …

‘A service with a frontend.’

https://github.com/dimkr/tootik

terri, to woodworking
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Speaking of favourite tools for #yarnuary ...

Does anyone have a favourite beeswax or other wood finish you'd recommend for knitting needles? These knitting needles are in need of refinishing as the tips are getting kind of rough. If possible, I'd like something I could buy in smaller quantities as I'm not finishing a whole dresser or floor.

Boosts appreciated!

#woodworking #knitting @knitting

wedge,
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@terri @knitting

Note that beeswax is a softer wax than other types, which means it can feel a tad sticky even why dry. Not sure that’s ideal for fiber work.

Carnauba wax is also natural and harder, but it’s also harder to find in loaf form (usually flakes), so you would have to melt it and make your own small loaf. It’s also more expensive.

Paraffin wax sold in loafs/blocks is an oil-based product, but it’s cheap and hard and would work perfectly in this case.

jamigibbs, to woodworking
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well I dropped my jack again. And broke my tote... again. The one I just replaced. 😩

Serious question though, why don't they make the totes with the grain going perpendicular to the plane? You would think that would help it not break in half like this so easily. I speak from experience when I say that it's a really common break.

#woodworking

wedge,
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@jamigibbs

I’m surprised we haven’t seen more custom totes on the market. Wood, wood and metal combos, wood and colored epoxy combos… seem like an area to explore. Like river tables. That could be a niche.

I’ve seen just about every other aspect of tool making customized, with impressive results, so why not?

mcfly, to woodworking German
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Cleanup of the workbench and reoiling with Danish oil.

As my workshop is a workshop with a view - it's on my balcony in the 19th floor - that has to be done frequently.

#woodworking can be done everywhere

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wedge,
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@mcfly

Wow, that’s pretty cool. And big balcony!

mcfly, to woodworking German
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Hi szene

I want to build a shoe cabinet for the hallway.

It should have a nice pillow to sit on to put on your shoes on one side and have enough space to store around 15 pairs of shoes and a drawer for all the things in the hallway.

The fronts, the sides, the top should be nice massive cherry wood.

The rear, the bottom and maybe some other non-visible constructive wood pieces should be multiplex.

The drawers - they should hinge open - i wanted to make out of multiplex too but the longer i think about it the more i think that it might became maple wood.

This is my second scetch of what i want to build and i want to run it by "you" to see what comments and recommendations you have.

Besides the obvious general "what do you think of the idea" the more concret question goes over "what do you think about the porpotions" and "what finish / oil / surface should i take for cherry wood inside?"

wedge,
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@mcfly

We’re using an old bookcase for this very thing, minus the seat and drawer. Our four shelves are 80cm wide and 30cm deep. Each person gets their own. I can only fit 3 pair of shoes on my shelf without piling them on top of each other, which I do not.

If you like your shoes kept like mine, I doubt you’ll get 15 pair with that design.

I’d add more shelves and make them little higher than needed, a bottom shelf for boots, maybe. You can see that we could benefit from 4 more shelves.

wedge,
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@mcfly

I also think your seat is a little too high. Our dining chairs are about 48/49cm with cushion.

I find that a lower seat is easier for putting on shoes, which is why I always sit on the stairs for it.

I guess the drawer is the space immediately under the seat?

wedge, to woodworking
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Greg Miller is like the Australien equivalent of Paul Sellers. Both are calm/comfortable on camera, methodical/deliberate workers, easy to listen to, excellent explainers, and their vids are detail-loaded beyond the subject at hand. I’d even say Miller is better at weaving narrative. I find so many personalities on YT hard to listen to after one video or sooner, but not Miller. He doesn’t have nearly as much content online as Sellers, but what he does have is worthwhile.

#woodworking

Cont.

quixoticgeek, to woodworking
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It feels like I've spent the whole week trying to fix a mistake I made when sharpening this plane iron. I got the angle wrong, and trying to grind it out is taking an age :(

#woodworking

wedge,
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@quixoticgeek

Have you tried it? It probably works better than you realize.

https://paulsellers.com/2013/04/myth-and-mystery-surrounding-plane-and-chisel-bevels/

Rajiv, to woodworking

Managed to finish presents just in time. Now I can relax..

I made 2 x measuring spoon sets and 3 x rollerball pens. In rush, I messed up a salt and pepper shaker set by pressing parts in wrong order. Oh well... time to pack the bags

Three rollerballs for kids in the family

wedge,
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@Rajiv

Very nice. Love those spoons! Class.

jamigibbs, to woodworking
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Are we doing this my #woodworking fam??

I won’t post my wishlist unless y’all post first.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/45th-anniversary/win-your-wishlist

wedge,
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@Rajiv @jamigibbs

US/Can only, but as a non-LV account holder in France, it reads like this to me:

  1. Create an LV account, then create the wishlist in the account.
  2. Share the list on FB or Insta.
  3. DM LV (via FB or Insta) with a link to the location in 2.

So not any socmed, just those two places.

Good luck.

wedge, to woodworking
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That damn table that took way too long to finish. It has some faults, but their mostly hidden, so I guess I did that right. Crazy grain patterns and colors popped after oiling.

Discovered some small but obvious scratches on the top that I know were not there last week. A drawback of keeping projects at a community atelier.

I brought it home tonight where I’ll do final oil/waxing. Plans will be shared, eventually, when redrawn correctly.

Finally on to something new!

#woodworking

wedge,
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@tantramar

Thank you very much.

GreenSky, to random German
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Ich habe mich oft gefragt, wie Löwenzahn an so unwirtlichen Plätzen wie Gehsteig die Hitze aushält und an Wasser kommt. Jetzt weiß ich's.

wedge,
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@GreenSky

Also explains why I’ve never been able to pull enough of these out. I eventually stopped caring.

kevinrothrock, to random

Top picks for Mastodon Android apps? Mine for some time has been Megalodon.

wedge,
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@Rajiv @kevinrothrock

Simple needs are why I don’t use an app at all. Been using the web default for 6 years. I’d probably be lost in an app at this point.

wedge,
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@Rajiv

It’s just single column. Very app-like. Has icons for switching timelines, just like an app has.

I don’t know what extra features apps build in, but I don’t seem to need them.

The browser tab is another level in, but old hat for me at this point.

Rajiv, (edited ) to woodworking

I didn't get lot of time today in garage after work. but managed to setup dado stack in the tablesaw and make a sample drawer just to test the fit. stack of drawer sides is ready. so I just need to glue edgebanding on one edge of each of those and then run them thru table saw to cut a groove for drawer bottom. drawer bottom is going to be full 1/2" thick as we will be using these pullout shelves to store all our canned goods. I wanted drawers to be able to handle the weight. I have probably overenginnered them as I tend to do, but better safe than sorry.

#woodworking #KitchenRemodel

wedge,
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@Franky47 @Rajiv

Well, after watching only part of that, I see why they don’t make them anymore. He had to breakdown and set up the table blade assembly multiple times just to get his dado sized correctly. Lol

That is something I’ve noticed in the shop, how so much of machine work is setting up, testing, adjusting, jigging… sometimes for just a simple cut.

A completely different experience.

wedge, to woodworking
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I had not seen any of Frank Klausz’s videos before but I enjoyed watching this one. Lots of insights.

Dovetails the European Way

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=vKuy3NdLhlE

I love the quick and tedious-free way he moves through these without fussing over exact measures. I am definitely practicing these techniques first for shop boxes and whatnot.

And, wow, look at that slick use of the framed saw to quickly take out the tail waste on the pins board. Fast (and skilled)!

#woodworking

wedge, to aitools
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I don’t often get excited about power #tools but I love this motor/belt-driven meule (grindstone). The price seems right to me, and the seller is just 20 minutes away.

That stone must be 10 cm across! Perfect for drawknives, etc.

Only problem: it’s just the stone. I could make my own rig for not much more, or less, and include a wire wheel and a buffing wheel. Motors and axels are aplenty lately.

But, damn, that flywheel drive is slick, and so is the cast iron base. Compact and solid.

Hmm.

The same meule as described in the other photo, but this showing the other side and a better look at the wood and iron flywheel and belt.

Franky47, to woodworking

Short excerpt from a blog post I started writing ages ago, and that lived rent-free in my mind ever since.

The three fundamental principles of #woodworking are:

  • A sharp tool
  • Meeting an immovable workpiece
  • With control

A failure in any of these three guarantees frustration, or injury.

But meeting them - by learning how to sharpen, setting up proper workholding, and practicing skills - opens up a world of satisfying, quality work.

Also works for both #handtools and #powertools.

wedge,
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@Franky47 @btrwkart

I am in the tools acquisition and restoration phase, which includes sharpening. I buy only vintage tools for cheap and bring them back to life.

But there are tools and materials just for all that restoration work. Saws, for example, need files, saw sets, and saw vise. And making new handles for them requires more saws, scrapers, rasps, drills… and a bench vise!

A bench vise can work for the saw vice, but either way you need the damn bench to put a vise on it.

wedge,
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@Franky47 @btrwkart

I’m also putting together my drawing kit, because I will draw all my plans by hand. I’m going traditional all the way around. It’s a personal goal.

And there’s the paste wax making from hive comb wax. 🤪

wedge,
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@Franky47 @btrwkart

Getting started in woodworking is really a catch-22, unless you have money to burn and just by everything new and factory made.

wedge,
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@Franky47 @btrwkart

Yes! Clamps of various kind are invaluable. That’s still a weak spot for me. I have long bar clamps for the top build, but nothing right now for smaller work.

I’m suffering with a large metal vise that sits on a wheeled diablo on the floor, rolls around as I use it. As comical as that is, it has helped me advance considerably with restoration work.

I’ve some plans for various eccentric cam style clamping, but what I need right now are a couple of hand screw clamps, yes.

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