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Long ago....Far away, part II
Started this discussion. Last reply by dragon1 yesterday. 2 Replies 3 Likes
Not all of my stories are quite so 'action-packed, shoot-em ups". One evening, to celebrate being shipped home, went on a "pub-crawl" with a fellow "O". Both of us had our "OD" arm bands, and…Continue
Hand tools, updates..
Started on Sunday 0 Replies 0 Likes
Well, I have sold a few handsaws this past week. Sold four, still have three to sell. took the Bishop P80 Panel saw out back to the "bench', set it up in a saw vise. It takes awhile, but all…Continue
Long ago.....far away..
Started this discussion. Last reply by Wayne Mahler on Monday. 4 Replies 2 Likes
On this memorial day, a little story...... We had just crossed a little culvert, heading for a group of huts that was a village. While sitting topside in the "Guntub' saw a flash in the corner…Continue
Down time???
Started this discussion. Last reply by steven newman on Saturday. 18 Replies 0 Likes
I wound up in the ER Monday morning. I had a golf ball sized "zit" on my elbow. Site Nurse at work was a bit worried about it. Said something about MRSA. Suggested i get it checked…Continue
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- Please tell us about yourself.
- Just a veteran, still in the retired/reserves. been working in wood ( and concrete sometimes) for many a moon. Small shop, hobbyist type. Used to be called Whitedog. Those days are done. The avatar is now a black dog ( didn't Robert Plant have a song by that name?) Branching out to Mission Style stuff. Last count, I had FIVE grandBRATS running around, one is even licensed to drive in Ohio! Beware!
- Please describe your main woodworking interests.
- I like working with my HANDS, in about any thing take on. I like to take a pile of someone ele's scrap wood, ad "create" all kinds of items. From Shaker Styles, to porch railings. Going more to the Neaderthal Way of doing things. Hand tools are cheaper to use, less electrons needed to buy.
- How did you find The Patriot Woodworker
- on another web site
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Working on the wood supply
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 4:00pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
I got the last of those rafters in to the shop. Time to mill them down, and get them ready for winter. No heat in the shop.
De-nailed (almost) and cut to a manageble length. A bit of a rogue's gallery. Most are 2" thick, with some at 5" wide. Next a little re-sawing…
Coffee Table
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:15pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Just a few pictures of this small table.
Top of the tapered legs, showing the rounded corner
side view of the legs…
Shoptime!
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 5:06pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Just playing around in the shop thw last couple of days. Getting some of the toys, er, tools organized. Now, IF I can remember to put the dang things back in their new "homes".
First up, router bits. I've got a few laying around the shop. Decided to gather them up. Had an old lid, and some scrap Pine. Drilled a few holes, and screwed the two blocks into the lid:…
ContinueChest of drawers/ the topper
Posted on March 19, 2011 at 10:41pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
On the chest of drawers I make, I RARELY use a solid top. Instead, i carry the Frame & Panel "look" into the top. I make a frame with some 1" thick stock Used to be 1-1/2" from a 2x4, but now I mill them a bit thinner. The ends are left 3" wide, with the front and back pieces ripped into a square section. The joiner joint is a bit "fancy". The outside corner will show a miter. However, inside this joint, the is something else. I miter the ends of the…
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Forum HostGreg Aksdal said…
Steve, whenever you got it ready shoot me an email at thesawdustfactory1@gmail.com I'm mainly interested in the hardwoods, I got plenty of pine available here. Thanx
Greg
http://www.thesawdustfactory.net/
Master CarpenterSQ said…
Thank you for inviting me as a friend! It was very kind of you to take those photos of the Wagner Foundry. Thank you so much. Great photos!
SQ
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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Master CarpenterRichard McComas said…
Site AdminJohn Morris said…
Welcome back Steve, I hope you enjoy our digs, it hasn't changed much since you were here last, but we are adding members daily almost. Now lets make some sawdust!
John Morris
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