Chip Sawdust Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 BTW I love this little block plane. These are like driving Cadillacs when most of your life you've driven ancient buck boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Nice! My favorite is the 140 skew block plane. It's my go to for nailing the final sizing on tenon cheeks. That bedframe is looking awesome. Seems like there are a lot of parts there that will need finish as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Interesting project ! Coming along very nicely. Glad you are letting us follow along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Thanks guys, this project has messed with my mind but I finally think I have it nailed. So to speak (glued will be more like it). Tonight I cut the headboard cloud lifts and sharpened a bunch of chisels as well as my shoulder plane. Messy with water stones but absolutely necessary and frankly, rewarding to see a shiny new microbevel on several tired edges. I made a template for final routing and shaping of the headboard legs but the footboard legs are different, as of course are the profiles for the top span. So that looks to be tomorrow's project as I near the final shaping/sanding before assembly. And I found I don't have a 1/8" rounding bit for the 1001 edges so I need to hit Woodcraft soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Messy work flattening the water stones. I wouldn't normally use the finer grit sandpaper but it's what was on my surface plate and I didn't want to change it. They weren't too bad, but now that I've sharpened more edges they need another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 So during the summer I found this old fore plane and brought it home with me. I tried everything to sharpen it and finally figured the original bade was crap. Hock tools, do you have a... I'll be darned you do! And a chop breaker to go, I'll be darned! So $80 later, I put the Hock blade/breaker on the plane body, adjusted the frog a bit (the Hock blade is thicker) et voilà ! I'm making shavings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M. Dalbey Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Hey y’all, I’m in Spokane. I was raised here, but spent 9 years in the Marine Corps, so I ‘ve only been home for a year now. I’m still setting up my garage shop and found one hardwood dealer so far. I’m very out of practice, I took Woodshop for one year in High School, and took a couple drafting classes in college. I’m medically retired, so my back, neck, and hip can’t do what they used to and I spend more time on my couch then I would care to admit. Right now my hold up is drywalling the walls. I have a bunch of Craigslist tools that I’ve collected this last year and space is tight. I already have the drywall, the tape, joint spackle, putty knives... etc. I just don’t have the physical ability to get drywall on the walls. If anyone has tips, tricks, or knows a handyman in Spokane that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, I’d appreciate all the help I can get! Any other Spokanites in here? Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Hi Jack, welcome to the forum! Sorry, I'm too far to be of much help (TN). Doing the walls isn't a terrible chore, but ceilings are a challege for a single person, no matter how able-bodied. If the space isn't huge, I imagine scheduling a drywaller to do the job will be more trouble than raising the cash to pay. The good ones stay booked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 9:52 PM, Jack M. Dalbey said: Hey y’all, I’m in Spokane. Any other Spokanites in here? Jack *raises hand* Been in Spokane off and on since '81 so not quite a native but close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 By the way, I finished that bed I'd been working on when I signed up here. There's a thread for it but here's the finished product My lovely wife is the decorator so I can't take credit for that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Made a home made saw track for my little DeWalt saw. Works pretty darned good if I do say so myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 28 minutes ago, Chip Sawdust said: Made a home made saw track for my little DeWalt saw. Works pretty darned good if I do say so myself. That's the only kind I've ever used, only I always ripped a straight, factory edge off of a sheet of plywood for the guide fence. One side works for a 7-1/4" saw, and the other for the 314. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 The motor on this saw is low to the wood so the fence couldn't be very tall. It's also only good for 60" but that gets most of my cuts anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/11/2019 at 5:34 PM, Chip Sawdust said: Made a home made saw track for my little DeWalt saw. Works pretty darned good if I do say so myself. On 2/11/2019 at 6:05 PM, Tom King said: That's the only kind I've ever used, only I always ripped a straight, factory edge off of a sheet of plywood for the guide fence. One side works for a 7-1/4" saw, and the other for the 314. Right there with ya. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Nice, gee-dub, that's a bit more high tech than mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chip Sawdust Posted February 23, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 I am so jazzed today! Check out my new toy, er, tool! Yes, my wife knows about it! Hahahaha 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Making 3/8 mortises 1/4 apart in oak end grain used to be a fantasy. Now I can actually make them (if I need to)! And yes, if you look close I only locked one side of the fence, yet it stayed solid. I think I'll love this machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 I might want one of those. I have the Delta kit that fits onto a drill press. It works OK but because I have a benchtop press it can be kind of fiddly to use if you need to make deep mortises on bigger pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Congratulations on the new tool @Chip Sawdust they sure are nice to have and a great addition to any shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 17 hours ago, Byrdie said: I might want one of those. I have the Delta kit that fits onto a drill press. It works OK but because I have a benchtop press it can be kind of fiddly to use if you need to make deep mortises on bigger pieces. I've pondered that Delta kit for a few years but I've never regretted buying good tools over what I consider a compromise tool. That said, if it makes square holes where you want it to, it's good. I'm spoiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 So the new machine changes the work flow in the shop... Time to rearrange stuff Hung a bunch of jigs on the wall, reorganized the band saw blades (on the wall), and now I'm looking at the router table sitting on my rolling bench, which is now behind the mortiser where it used to be bolted down. So it's gotta finally move to the right side of the TS, and the drawer underneath will mount to the bottom of the router table. At least that's the plan I dreamed up about 2 o'clock this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Nice!! I have been watching CL for months trying to find a floor standing PM719 unit may just have to bite the bullet the next PM 10% off sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 This thread has gone zombie! I heard from one guy in Sookane one time but that was it. He’s right, we really only have one hardwood dealer in town but they’re pretty good, prices better than online. I’ve started a curved front desk now and am going to try to finish a Pennsylvania spice box for my wife for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Chip Sawdust said: This thread has gone zombie! I heard from one guy in Sookane one time but that was it. He’s right, we really only have one hardwood dealer in town but they’re pretty good, prices better than online. I’ve started a curved front desk now and am going to try to finish a Pennsylvania spice box for my wife for Christmas. The guy that bought my old jointer came from Spokane but, I don't think he's a member here. Although I'm in Montana, I'm only about 4.5 hours from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 21 hours ago, ..Kev said: The guy that bought my old jointer came from Spokane but, I don't think he's a member here. Although I'm in Montana, I'm only about 4.5 hours from you. My grandparents lived in Kalispell for many years. We used to drive up the east side of Flathead and get cherries on the way. I have an aunt and uncle in West Glacier too I’m a native, one of the few, the proud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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