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August 2009 Blog Archive
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The Green
Initiative (Part III)
Thursday, August 28th, 2009
Once one flat surface is
achieved the next step is to run each piece through
the thickness planer. This procedure will ensure a
uniform thickness and also (inherently) guarantee
that each surface is completely parallel. A
thickness sander can be used in the absence of a
planer although this technique is much more time
consuming.
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The Green
Initiative (Part II)
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Take an ordinary Oak pallet
for example (Figure 1). This pallet has seen years
of rugged use but with a little elbow grease and
sweat equity any woodworker can transform an ugly
pallet such as this into a beautiful piece of
furniture or decorative accent that, when completed,
already looks like 100 years old. Using "found wood"
requires extra work and may result in an untimely
dull blade or nick in a jointer or planer blade, but
with proper preparation these issues can be
minimized.
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The Green
Initiative (Part I)
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Green has become the new buzz
word of the first decade of our new century. Green
includes the use of natural and renewable energy
resources such as wind, solar energy, tidal flows
and geothermal hot springs. Green also implies the
efficient use of our limited energy, high MPG
vehicles that incorporate hybrid technology and the
numerous recycling initiatives. Green also finds a
niche in the world of woodworking.
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The Never
Ending Search For Space
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
As it pertains to woodworking
and tools, I'd like to modify the verbiage of an old
saying: "My shop is like trying to stuff ten tons of
tools in a five ton space". OK, so I'm sure you all
know the real saying, but suffice it to say when
trying to run a fully equipped shop in a 20' x 22'
garage, space is always at a premium. I am always
looking for new places to store or display my stuff.
Every has stuff (conjures up thoughts of the late
great George Carlin skit).
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Drilling
Tall Without The Wobble...
Saturday, August 01, 2009
I recently made
a Split Turned Vase on the lathe and it required a
precisely drilled hole in the top of it. Because the
vase is hollow I had to use a Forstner bit to
eliminate splintering when drilling. This meant the
tall vase (Figure 1) vase had to remain rock solid
steady and secure when drilling. Time for
another jig...
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