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Cutting a Partial Sphere Safely Putting the final touches on an install that I did recently, I had to cut some bun feet to size. The tile floor had been installed after the vanity cabinets, and the bun feet were now to tall to fit under the cabinet, about 3/8″ of an inch needed to be cut from Continue reading … September 30th, 2010 \| Category: Hints and tips, Woodworking \| Comments are closed
Lock-Rabbet Drawer Joint A lock-rabbet joint, while not as strong as a dovetail joint, is still a strong, attractive and relatively easy joint to make. It is ideally suited for drawers. It can be made on either a table saw or router table. As with much power tool woodworking, the time is in the set up. Continue reading … September 29th, 2010 \| Category: Joinery, Woodworking \| Comments are closed	Turning Arts Group The Turning Arts Group is a collaborative of turners that I am part of. We have sold our turned pieces through galleries and artist cooperatives. Our group is now offering our work through our own website which we recently launched! You can visit our site at http://www.turningartsgroup.com The site features a tab for Continue reading … September 24th, 2010 \| Category: Musings, Turning Arts Group, Woodturning \| Comments are closed
Custom Finial for a Navigator Pen I recently got a request for a pen to be made with wood supplied by my customer. He sent me a beautiful piece of Black Walnut and requested the pen show as much of the wood as possible. I decided that replacing the finial with a custom wood finial would show off more Continue reading … September 20th, 2010 \| Category: Pen Turning \| One comment - (Comments are closed)	Gauge block for grinding jig Like many people I use either the Wolverine Vari-Grind Jig or the Sharp Fast Sharpening Jig to sharpen my bowl and spindle gouges, and like most people I extend the gouge 2″ beyond the jig before fastening it in position. Up to now I had a block of wood screwed 2″ back from Continue reading … September 16th, 2010 \| Category: Hints and tips, Projects, Tools, jigs and accessories, Woodturning \| 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
Cutting a round log on the bandsaw I love the smell of cedar in my workshop! A friend gave me a couple of freshly cut cedar logs recently. The logs were fairly small diameter, about 5″ and the pith was offset quite a bit to one side. I cut the logs into 2′ lengths using my chainsaw, but did not Continue reading … September 13th, 2010 \| Category: Tools, jigs and accessories, Tools, jigs and accessories, Woodturning, Woodworking \| Comments are closed	Magnetic Parts Holder Sometimes it’s the small things that seem to make a big difference. I have a bad habit of placing things, chuck handles, pen bushings, faceplate screws, pencils etc, on the headstock of my lathe. Most of the time it is not a problem, but then I’ll lean over the headstock with my left Continue reading … September 9th, 2010 \| Category: Hints and tips, Tools, jigs and accessories, Woodturning \| 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
TV Area Built In I finished installation of the TV Area Built In that I have been working on. I installed the base cabinets about a week ago and then had to wait for the top shop to install the granite top before I could install the bookcase unit and crown molding. The built in looked very Continue reading … September 6th, 2010 \| Category: Woodworking \| Comments are closed	Bowl depth gauge Ever made a lampshade out of a bowl? I’ll never admit to it, but I’ve heard of people hollowing right through the bottom of a bowl I recently turned a bowl and the bottom was a lot thinner than I liked and getting dangerously close to becoming a lampshade. So I decided Continue reading … September 2nd, 2010 \| Category: Projects, Tools, jigs and accessories, Woodturning \| 2 comments - (Comments are closed)