Hand Cut Double Dovetail Experiment - by Woodhacker After admiring the double and double-double dovetail joints that are capable with the Incra and other jigs, I started thinking, “Why not try this by hand?” So this box is my first experiment with handcut double dovetails. It took me some time to figure out the joinery process, but once I realized a few things about this type of joint, it seemed do-able. It was quite challenging but also a ton of fun. In this blog, I’m focusing on the sides of the box, but here’s a few pictures of the nearly completed box - Materials.For this box’s sides I used three types of primary contrasting woods, although there is no real reason to do so. The picture below shows the rabbet joint cut on each end of each side – I set the rabbet depth at 1/8” and cut it on my router table. Below is a top-view picture of the pieces in relation to each other once they become integral to the box. The close-up below shows in more detail. The Tails.Most often I cut my tails first, pins second. Ready for pins – At last!
Online | Skill Set: Making A Butterfly Spline (Or “Arikata”) For our Woodworking Skill Set theme, we asked MAKE contributor Len Cullum to contribute some pieces on understanding basic tools and techniques. Here, he presses into service some of the tools covered in previous articles. — Gareth Now that we’ve skimmed the surface of woodworking tools, perhaps we should put some of them to work. Below, we’ll outline the process for making the butterfly spline, known in Japanese as “arikata.” When working with wider, thicker slabs of wood, it is not uncommon to have checking (cracks) in the surface, particularly at the ends. What We’ll Be Using: Cracked piece – Port Orford CedarSpline piece – 1″ x 2″ x 3/8″ cherrySharp chisels – 1/2″ and 1″Marking knifeSharp PencilRouter with 1/4″ straight bitAdjustable squareAngle gaugeHammerGlue and brush The first thing you will want to determine is how many splines you need. Start with making the spline. Once the spline is cut, determine its position along the check. If the fit is good, carefully pull it out. Related
Adding a Hidden Compartment - Woodworking Project Adding a Hidden Compartment The current issue of Woodsmith (No. 127) features a drawer with a hidden compartment that's built into the back of the drawer. But there's more than one way to do this. In fact, adding a hidden compartment is a lot easier than you might think. A while back when I was working on some pigeon hole dividers for a desk, I added a simple hidden compartment behind one of the drawers, see photo. To open the compartment, you have to know exactly where to push. There's really nothing difficult about building the compart- ment, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind. First of all, this won't work in every situation. And when building the compartment, it's best to start with the front piece, see Fig. 2. Have a great weekend, Jon Garbison Online Editor, Woodsmith
Fascinating Lamps by Calabarte | Pondly Calabarte is the pseudonym of a Polish artist named Przemek Krawczynski, whose art takes on a peculiar but incredibly beautiful form: cool lamps. The name itself is a portmanteau of two words – art (obviously), and calabash, the fruit that carries his imagination. The calabash is a bottle gourd originating in India, although Calabarte gets his supply from Senegal. Due to ancient domestication and usage, the bottle gourd has an incredibly tough outer shell. Due to the combination of dark, thick material with a light source within, the primary art of his work, however, shines in the dark. Hard work, beauty, an exceptional degree of detail and a marriage between mathematical geometry and a rampant imagination – all imprinted onto the husk of a Senegal calabash. Described as the art of light, Calabarte’s artistic tendencies truly took off in 2009, when he made his first gourd lamp, by chance of coming across a calabash. Website
Complete Guide to Woodworking Alabama Woodturners Association Contact: Nelson Brooks Phone: 205-988-3530 Web site: www.alabamawoodturners.com Alabama Woodworkers Guild PO Box 26665 Birmingham, AL 35260 Email: WebMaster@AlabamaWoodworkersGuild.Org Web site: www.AlabamaWoodworkersGuild.Org Last Frontier Woodcarvers 22441 Glacier View Drive Eagle River, AK 99577 Email: Walter_Jr@Jones-Clan.com Alaska Creative Woodworkers AssociationPO Box 201796 Anchorage, AK 99520-1796 Contact: Tom Gamble Phone: 907-243-6369 Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers Box 44264 Phoenix, AZ 85064-4264 Email: bsaagmillwork@earthlink.net Web site: www.azfinewoodworkers.org Desert WoodcraftersTucson, AZ 85742 Contact: Alan Crosby Phone: 520-744-4973 Email: President@desertwoodcrafters.org Web site: www.desertwoodcrafters.org Woodworkers Association of Arkansas 4 Petress Court Little Rock, AR 72211 Web site: www.woodworkersofarkansas.org Bay Area Woodturners AssociationSenior Center in San Ramon Web site: www.bayareawoodturners.org St. St. St.
The DIY $20 brake bleeder The $20 DIY Brake Pressure Bleeder You've heard me extol the songs of brakes and brake fluid, and how its important to change it every two years. I'd like to take credit for this idea, but I got it from this page. - Here's another one too. And his idea was good. Look, here's the same thing I made for less money.... wow $114.99 LESS!!! You'll need some basic hand tools and a Dremel with a stone cone-shaped bit or a drill and a set of bits. You'll want to use a NEW sprayer tank, don't go grabbing whatever you see in the shed, or was used last summer to kill weeds. This pressure bleeder will (like all of them) will fill your master cylinder up to the very top. last wheel your bleeding, to close the pressure line on the bleeder with the switch on the handle of the tank, and then vent the pressure in the tank. This little ditty will work wonders for your VW's brakes, or hydraulic clutch on your VR6 or Vanagon.. well, just about any European car! Home
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