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Re: charlese
Very sorry to hear about charlese . He was a super-positive influence on this forum. My condolences and appreciation.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Making a Lie-Nielsen Plane From Start to Finish
- Replies: 15
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Re: Making a Lie-Nielsen Plane From Start to Finish
The points about scrap-parts etc. remind me: My Dad many years ago had dealings with a gent in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, which in those days had a Snap-On Tools foundry. This gent's job including taking any defective wrenches to a site where they were buried in concrete!
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Making a Lie-Nielsen Plane From Start to Finish
- Replies: 15
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Re: Making a Lie-Nielsen Plane From Start to Finish
Yes, those babies are right fine instruments. I had hands on about 5 of them in my shop over the years, but I'm down to one multi-purpose one.
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:34 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Three-leg high chair / stool
- Replies: 9
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Re: Three-leg high chair / stool
We'll see how it works out for comfort
One thing not so easy to see in the pictures, is that the seat does tilt back a tad (per the design). I think that does add a bit of comfort.
If not, then "Mark 2" could come to enhance things
One thing not so easy to see in the pictures, is that the seat does tilt back a tad (per the design). I think that does add a bit of comfort.
If not, then "Mark 2" could come to enhance things
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Three-leg high chair / stool
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1160
Re: Three-leg high chair / stool
And we're pretty much done, letting the oils and waxes air out a bit. Here was the top-layer getting glued on, and the whole thing being checked for height. The clamps weighed more than the stool! IMG_7044.jpeg Here's a closeup of a rung-tenon all wedged and glued. Most satisfyingly, when these were...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Three-leg high chair / stool
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1160
Re: Three-leg high chair / stool
Actually, I used the world's best friction-pivot bevel gauge. That is, the vintage 2007 MITE-R-GAGE that I bought from Shopsmith back in the day
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:31 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Three-leg high chair / stool
- Replies: 9
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Three-leg high chair / stool
In progress! Generally I'm following a plan from Christopher Schwarz's "Anarchist's Design Book", but altering things a bit. For joinery holes in the legs and rungs, he uses a super-long bit and a steady hand-held electric drill. I, of course , prefer using the Shopsmith's inherent jigging...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:49 am
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: Waste Not, Want Not; with that Hammered Brown Paint
- Replies: 3
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Re: Waste Not, Want Not; with that Hammered Brown Paint
Thanks!
I masked and added a wee bit of hammered paint so that the "steering wheel spokes" don't get confused with the "hands".
I masked and added a wee bit of hammered paint so that the "steering wheel spokes" don't get confused with the "hands".
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: Waste Not, Want Not; with that Hammered Brown Paint
- Replies: 3
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Re: Waste Not, Want Not; with that Hammered Brown Paint
yeah, that was a groaner !
Here's a different experiement: more cutting, less paint:
Here's a different experiement: more cutting, less paint:
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Tissue Box Cover
- Replies: 4
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Re: Tissue Box Cover
It's a great project!