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[Turtle]

take it from a deaf one eyed carpenter...wear eye & ear protection when using woodworking tools that produce flying bits and high decibel sounds.

 

even with my earplugs i heard the distinctinve 'flapp-flappa-flupp' of a seam separation on a sanding drum just before it flew apart and hit me in the face. in fact, of the five, 1/2" sanding drums i purchased at sears for my high-speed tool, three have flown apart before the grit wore away. :D :hihi:

 

alright; break's over. :eek:

[DougF]

I have two belt and four Orbital (Two are nematic) sanders, and I have had pretty good luck with my pads as long as I stay away from sharp objects,

But I aways wear eye & ear protection when doing woodworking or metallurgy. :confused: :eek: :cup:

Good Coffee Turtle.

I'll have to start another pot I've emptied this one.

[Turtle]

i may have mentioned that my primary carving chisels began as flat chisels and that i reground them in a broad arc to remove the flat chisels 'ears'. having recently watched an agonizing number of Youtube videos showing chisel sharpening techniques & equipment, i saw not a one demonstrating or appropriate without special jigs to sharpen my crowned chisels.

 

there's as many ways to sharpen tools as there are carvers of bung holes to use them. for honing i use an old double sided stone with oil and finger-feel set. i never circle or draw the blade back as it leaves a burr; always & only i push the edge into the stone. when i can shave the back of my hand i'm ready to cut wood. :) :) :confused:

[DougF]

Turtle

i never circle or draw the blade back as it leaves a burr; always & only i push the edge into the stone. when i can shave the back of my hand I'm ready to cut wood.

One of the first rules I learned was never ever back drag file or stone as its damage the file and tool. :pirate::)

[Turtle]

One of the first rules I learned was never ever back drag file or stone as its damage the file and tool. :pirate::)

 

a key difference 'twixt file and stone is the file cuts only on the push and the stone cuts no matter the direction. even used 'properly' a file dulls and there is no retooling it so you buy a new file. the stone on the other hand exposes new cutting surface as it wears. after 80 years of use, my stone is showing only a slight sweep from end to end.

 

i never heard or considered back-dragging a file damaged it; i just figured it wasn't cutting and so wasted energy. clearly it at the least dulls the tool you're trying to sharpen if you back drag the file.

 

well, i told you as many ways. ;):) :) :)

[DougF]

Turtle

a key difference 'twixt file and stone is the file cuts only on the push and the stone cuts no matter the direction. even used 'properly' a file dulls and there is no retooling it so you buy a new file. the stone on the other hand exposes new cutting surface as it wears. after 80 years of use' date=' my stone is showing only a slight sweep from end to end.

 

i never heard or considered back-dragging a file damaged it; i just figured it wasn't cutting and so wasted energy. clearly it at the least dulls the tool you're trying to sharpen if you back drag the file.

 

well, i told you as many ways.[/quote']

I seen a couple of people back drag a file when sharping a machete witch flattens the cutting edge of the file and as to the stone I don't like to back drag as it creates a role of metal on the cutting edge of the blade in the same way that sharping one side of the blade would do, I guess it's a personal preference just the way I was taught.

 

More Coffee, Need More Coffee. ;) :D :lol:

 

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[Turtle]

More Coffee, Need More Coffee. :) :D :)

 

:hyper: :edevil: i made this 3 legged stool some 30 years ago from some oak scrap, oak burl i hunted in the primevil forest, and unidentified root wood i found along a rocky river bank. (better photos to come) there are several rocks still imbedded in the wood. the top is oak and has a circular middle inset of oak burl. i set my ashtray and coffee cup on it next to my cot. every so often i wash the top with a damp rag and wax it with paste wax.

[DougF]

Very nice Turtle,

I can tell that I'm going to have to make a trip to the Black Swamp and get me some more wood, But first a cup of Java with some friends. :hyper: :) :)

[Turtle]

Very nice Turtle,

I can tell that I'm going to have to make a trip to the Black Swamp and get me some more wood, But first a cup of Java with some friends. :cup: :cup: :hihi:

 

Thanks Dave! :eek::hyper: i used to be such a wood pack-rat (pack wood-rat?) and then threw out the lot of it and did no woodwork for years. it's a slippery slope starting up again; maybe i better make a set of Ash crampons. :D

 

speaking of Ash, here's the turtle stool so far. got a ways to go. :cup:

[DougF]

Turtle

Thanks Dave!

 

Dave's not here! :hihi:

 

Your Minny me is coming along nicely :hyper:

 

I am inspired by you and your fine woodworking I'm just going to put some wood in my hands (Soon Very Very Soon) first more Java then pack for my trip to the Black Swamp and get me some more wood. :eek: :cup: :cup: :cup: Look out that pot of Java is HOT.

[Turtle]

closeup of the oak burl inset in the 3-leg stool. funny how the sharp photo brings all errors into focus. :dust:

[Turtle]

when sharpening your chainsaw, use a permanent marker to mark a single tooth top; start filing on the marked tooth and work your way 'round 'til you return to the mark. :)

[Turtle]

The coping saw is one of my favorite tools, not only for its versatility in inside cuts, sharp curves, and molding work, but in the variety of materials it cuts. From soft wood to metals, it takes a lickin' and keeps on nickin'. B)

 

In this short video, I demonstrate using the coping saw to cut 1/4" Lucite. Always keep the blade waxed frequently for optimum operation in any material. Careful with that axe Eugene! :cheer:

 

YouTube - cutting lucite with coping saw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFkhpgCMfbs

[LaurieAG]

In this short video, I demonstrate using the coping saw to cut 1/4" Lucite.

 

Hi Turtle,

 

Is Lucite the same as Perspex and Plexiglass?

[Turtle]

Hi Turtle,

 

Is Lucite the same as Perspex and Plexiglass?

 

Yes. Just different brand names. >> Acrylic glass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Turtle]

Dave's not here! :hihi: :applause:

 

Your Minny me is coming along nicely

 

I am inspired by you and your fine woodworking I'm just going to put some wood in my hands (Soon Very Very Soon) first more Java then pack for my trip to the Black Swamp and get me some more wood. :cup: :cup: :omg: Look out that pot of Java is HOT.

 

:cup: :cup: How's the face sanding coming Doug? I am more or less into the sanding stage on the stool, the bane of all woodworkers for how little progress is evident for so much work. :lol:

 

The cracks have closed a good deal, and I have yet to put long dowels up through the back legs and the main body and that's only so much the better. I bought a little 120 grit flap wheel for the moto-tool and it does well enough finishing but doesn't deliver the material removal I wanted. Back to the ball-cutter and 1/2" drum sander for shaping then. :shrug:

 

I have noticed on the YouTube videos I put up that some woodworking sites have linked to them as well. When one broadcasts, one never knows who is listening. :phones: :applause:

 

No work going on here in this vid, just a little fly-around tortuga tour.

YouTube - turtle stool in sanding stage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4gWkVhKSMw

[Turtle]

:( :camera: The cracks have closed a good deal, and I have yet to put long dowels up through the back legs ...

 

The back legs are pinned now. Here's a photo of a dowel before trimming; it runs through the back leg and into the body. 3/8" maple dowel. :lol: