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Comment on Curves on a Table Saw by Kickback - Woodwork Forums

Kickback - Woodwork Forums — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:46:20 +0000

Staged tablesaw kickback caught on video:
http://www.newwoodworker.com/basic/kickback2012.html

Comment on Curves on a Table Saw by Jim Tolpin

Jim Tolpin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:10:36 +0000

I’m really glad you weren’t hurt! And that no one else was. After more than 40 years of working on the table saw, I’m still extremely cautious around it….to the point where I’ve stopped cutting plywood on it almost entirely. I find it much safer to either cut it with a traditional handsaw (thin plywood like you were using cuts very quickly with a 10 or 12 tpi crosscut) or to lay it on a piece of foam board and cut it with a small circular saw. No chance of kickback in either case. Anybody else notice that a Sawstop wouldn’t have made any difference here?

Comment on Woodworkers’ New Years Resolutions by Jack in Tennessee

Jack in Tennessee — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:01:57 +0000

Finish getting a log cabin behind the house floored and build a work table in it. Have to get some lower walls fixed first.

Comment on Woodworkers’ New Years Resolutions by John R. Dingman Sr.

John R. Dingman Sr. — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:58:57 +0000

1. To get my shop organized to improve my work flow and overall enjoyment of the shop.

2. To design and build the best hope chest a 16 year old girl could ever hope to get on her birthday. (She asked for this 2 years ago so I have to come up big on this one!)

3. Improve Dust Collection. I would like to add a couple of air filters to my shop.

4. Shock the LOML and actually make something for her.

5. I would like to improve my handcut dovetails, and add to my handtool collection.

Comment on Curtis Turner: Turning a Chisel Handle by Terry Chapman

Terry Chapman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:35:30 +0000

You are going to think I am making this up but a good way to secure the finished socket to the chisel is with hairspray according to none other than Chris Schwartz and Thomas Lie-Nielson. Check this out.

Comment on The Rikon Bandsaw Giveaway: Interview with the Winner! by Matt Mills

Matt Mills — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:00:37 +0000

Just used the Woodslicer Resaw blade on the new bandsaw. First I cut a piece of hard maple for some drawers. This was a 5 inch wide cut. The Woodslicer resaw blade is amazing, it cut through the hard maple like butter. After that I set up and cut a piece of 12 inch wide 8/4 cherry for the toy boxes. The performance of the Woodslicer blade was unbelievable!
I am really enjoying having the bandsaw in the shop!

Comment on The Plane Facts: The Lie-Nielsen Large Router Plane by Lee Laird

Lee Laird — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:50:02 +0000

Hi Torch02,

Thanks for your comment. I’ve used the technique I wrote about for a number of years with good results, and unless I’m needing to fix a bad sharpening, I won’t need to spend more than a couple of minutes of work. It is always good to test alternate methods to see what actually works best for each person, though. Plus, I always tell my customers to stick with any method they may use for sharpening, if they are getting good results. There are many ways to get to the same end result.

Best,

Lee Laird

Comment on The Plane Facts: The Lie-Nielsen Large Router Plane by Torch02

Torch02 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:40:46 +0000

Another tip I’ve heard on sharpening router plane irons:

With most blades we polish the bevel and work the burr off the face of the iron. This is tricky with router plane irons because of the L shape. Instead, why not work backwards? Polish the face of the iron, then work the burr off the bevel. This would minimize the amount of time spent with awkward holding,

Comment on Moulthrop: Incredible Woodturnings by Three Generations of Woodturners by Perry @ wildwoodturning.com

Perry @ wildwoodturning.com — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:37:53 +0000

Now I want a bigger lathe ( those are SWEET ! )
Stuck in Iowa its a big ?

Comment on Moulthrop: Incredible Woodturnings by Three Generations of Woodturners by Kelley O'Toole

Kelley O'Toole — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:17:40 +0000

Hi John,

On the Moulthrop website they have their upcoming exhibition schedule: http://www.moulthropstudios.com/schedule.html. It doesn’t list Richmond, but if you keep an eye on it, you might see something close-ish to you. It also looks like they have some pieces in the permanent collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian and the US Dept of State “Art in Embassies” collection, if you are ever up in Washington. Hope you get a chance to see some in person!

Kelley
Highland Woodworking