Syzygy - Adventures in Woodturning and Woodworking - Part 5

Making wooden hinges Choosing and installing hinges has always been a frustrating part of the process of making a hinged box. The array of hinges available is staggering, yet often it is difficult to find just the right hinge for a particular project. I’m also guilty of not planning far enough ahead, and so when it Continue reading … October 6th, 2009 \| Category: Joinery, Woodworking \| Comments are closed
Inlaid half blind dovetail joints I planned to make inlaid half blind dovetail joints for the frame of the knife display case. The frame is made from African Mahogany and the inlays are tiger maple. This article will show how I made the joints. For more information on the Leigh Jig please visit their website. The article which Continue reading … October 4th, 2009 \| Category: Joinery, Router, Woodworking \| One comment - (Comments are closed)	Pockets for the knives After completing a test piece, it was time to route out all the pockets for the knives. 19 knives in total, with the pockets to be routed in a beautiful piece of 7/8″ thick tiger maple. A little nerve wracking to say the least! Here are some progress pictures. The Eagle head of Continue reading … September 28th, 2009 \| Category: Router, Woodworking \| One comment - (Comments are closed)
Pockets for knife display case – test piece I decided to do a test piece for the pockets I will be making for the knife display case. I’ve learned the value of test pieces from bitter experience. The extra time taken always seems to pay dividends as you figure out a process using a piece of scrap wood. The first step Continue reading … September 20th, 2009 \| Category: Router, Woodworking \| One comment - (Comments are closed)	Daisy Pin Router My initial plan to create the slots holding the knives in the display case was to use my scroll saw. However, the case dimensions were 16″ x 30″ which would have been to big for my scroll saw. Further, when I took delivery of the knives I saw the eagle part of the Continue reading … September 19th, 2009 \| Category: Router, Woodworking \| 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
Knife Display Case I have received a commission to build a display case for a set of knives. The knives are a Harley Davidson collection and there are a total of 19 knives. They have been sitting in a closet for a number of years and the lady who commissioned me wants to give her husband Continue reading … September 18th, 2009 \| Category: Woodworking \| 4 comments - (Comments are closed)	If the only tool you have is a hammer … If the only tool you have is a hammer … .. . then all your problems start to look like nails. Yesterday evening I gave a demonstration at my woodturning club on turning a wooden mallet with an oval handle. I spent time over the weekend preparing for the demo. While I was Continue reading … September 15th, 2009 \| Category: Woodturning \| Comments are closed
Burnt natural edge bowl. I took some pictures of the natural edge bowl I turned in the video “Turning a Natural Edge Bowl”. Burnt natural edge bowl Burnt natural edge bowl As you can see, once again Mother Nature did a beautiful job. The spalting in the sweet gum is amazing. The bark had fallen Continue reading … September 9th, 2009 \| Category: Surface Treatments, Woodturning \| 2 comments - (Comments are closed)	First attempt at coring with the McNaughton Center Saver First of all, I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend! I’ve had my share of labor lately, a busy couple of weeks has kept me away from both my workshop and my blog. I got some much needed shop time on Labor Day afternoon and decided to get Continue reading … September 7th, 2009 \| Category: Tools, jigs and accessories, Woodturning \| 2 comments - (Comments are closed)