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Adventure in resawing
I've put my riving effort on temporary hold to get going on a pressing project.In need to make one, then suddenly, two boxes for a friend. Special boxes...For that task, I was given a few special...
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Further adventures in resawing
So were I left last nite, I was only a couples inches from both ends. Considering, my board is roughly 21 X 8 inches I have a way to go and I am starting to drift right. Need some course...
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Resaw completed
Saturday my son Matt came down for a visit, we took two boards to the wood shop and finish resawing.As before, my boards had a flat (ish) face and square edge. That was accomplished by using a...
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Atkins No 1 Miter saw
A recent find at my local Wilmot Week End yard sale.It looked unloved and had some issues, but when asked and he replied $5, it was love at first sight :-)I also picked up a Canadian Champion BE chisel...
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Practice joinery for my boxes done.
It took a lot of work to produce enough flat material for these precious boxes, I did not wanted to risk ruining it. My first inclination was to dovetail my box corners, but after getting it flat and...
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1st Template cut for boxes
We are baby sitting our youngest granddaughter for the week endJean took her to see her sister, leaving me time by myself to make progress on my boxes. Thank you dear.So first was to clear out my...
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Joinery started
Today I worked some more on my boxes.In the morning I first cleaned up my first template. It is critical to start with square tails , since they will be used subsequently as a template to mark the...
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One box dovetailed
Last nite I managed to almost finished my template.This morning, pick up were I left and finished cleaning up my template.Then it was time for Rotary meeting.I picked up working on it in late...
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Dry fit and progress
This morning, finished cleaning up my last join (D1 to D2), then dry fitted the box. Everything looks good, tight, no groaning or cracking. Easily squared, I'm happyThe last join starting to come...
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Life in the fast line
I did managed to glued the box last nite, and I attached the plywood, glued and nailed (brads).We did not finished the extra mold brackets (kerfs), we both had a long day and went out for a late...
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Box pretty well all done
Famous last words...Today started slow, went to get a load of garden soil (peat moss, soil and other ingredients) in Aylesford at the best peat moss place, Annapolis Valley Peat Moss. Their stuff is...
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Box done
Well it still need more time for the finishing touches, but time is running out.Last nite, as I was hoping, I glued and pinned the skirt feet bracket pieces.Sorry for the compressor noises love, OupsI...
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Catching up
So many things, so little time...Since completing that precious box, I stayed away from the shop. Just went in long enough to put a few things away.Something rarely seen around here...Oh, there IS a...
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My outside movie theater experiments.
Last year there was a quick flash sale at my local Canadian Tire store (CTC)Â on a outdoor screen and projector for roughly half price. They quickly went out of the projector, but had a couple screens...
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Yes, birdhouses...
Jean and I are part of the Glooscap First Nation Elders society. Jean is the vice president and I, do whatever she asks me to do :-)We meet once a month and are trying to revive interest in the group...
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The other Yankee screwdrivers...
When you think Yankee screwdrivers, the first thing that come to mind is probably the ubiquitous Yankee automatic spiral screwdrivers.But North Bros originated all kinds of other fastening tools,...
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A new toy
Yes, it IS a toy ! :-)This Week End in our travels spotted this old Erector construction set, at first glance it looks like it is mostly complete.Oh and also picked up a Badger plane and another BBM...
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Panel raising or Badger planes?
Also called Panel Raising or Fielding planes (same).They look like an oversize rabbet plane and to be called panel raising or badger they must have a few distinctive characteristics.Can you spot the...
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Presentation shadow boxes
A long held military tradition, is to present a flag, to a widow or retiree in recognition of his or her service to the country it represent.As part of my Depart With Dignity (DWD) ceremoniesI raised...
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A tale of Block planes
It has been a while I had some time to devote to some, somewhat, recent acquisitions.Part of my routine is to identify what exactly I got myself into this time around :-)Part of that, was an early...
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