Every bucket we did turned out excellent, not because I’m a bucket-making genius, but because they are quite simple to make.
Two simple taper jigs – one for the first cut, another for the second – and roll. There are 2 angles that work best – 11 1/4 degrees and 5 5/8 degrees.
Now, don’t let either [...]
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Now, I don’t profess to be a professional bucket maker, but I think we are coming up with some neat buckets. To keep it simple, we made two jigs for cutting the staves. They are also super simple, I haven’t worried too much about getting them perfectly round. I like the “facet” look. But we [...]
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Well , Im processing the material for theJefferson Seed press, and looking to see what day i can get to Monticello to view it in person, no measuring or photos are allowed, but thats ok, let me get a good look and we will do well, I do have some info on it, looking forward [...]
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Two Basic Techniques:
1st: Steam Bending. Put wood in a steam bath, average 1 hour per inch of thickness. What I have found is that unless you can pressurize the steam, it doesn’t get much hotter than boiling water, but is sufficient to bend most woods. However, soaking it a bit (15 minutes on 3/8 – [...]
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Jet and Woodcraft asked if I would test drive the Jointer/Planer Combo Unit. I got it in and put together, only made a couple runs thru with it but I like what I see thus far. I like the size, height, safety features, seems well powered… This one is a 10″, straight knives, no helical, [...]
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Well, I’ve been slacking on this blog, been slamming on some projects I need done and trying to get my garden panted. Finally got some stuff in the dirt. Onions, beets, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, turnips and radishes. I was trying to get more, but the rain came. Strawberries are looking good as well.
Now, running [...]
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We’ve been really busy in the shop today and working on the newsletter so we didn’t get the usual blog going but wanted to share some photos with you on the Step Back and Slant Front Desk you’ve been watching the past couple of months in their home settings. We just love to get [...]
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Why is it when you take a few days off it is so hard to get back in the game? I took some time off over the week end, celebrating Easter….relaxed some, worked a little on my garden, actually it seems like it grew even bigger (doubled). So today, I’m going to work at getting [...]
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The Step Back and Slant Front Desk are being picked up today. There are more photos at the end of the blog. In six months, when all this cherry “darkens” and mellow together, they will be even nicer. Even oil causes what is often perceived as blotching in cherry, however, as [...]
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Well im still writing the newsletter, and working on a bent lamination thing I used in the door DVD, trying to get
around the steam thing to get it to bend for a raised panel, the issue is that using a verticle raised panel bit on a radius panel which is about all there is to [...]
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