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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Dec 25, 2016 - 01:28pm PT
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Nope, you got me on that one, healyje. Looks like a handle for a Japanese saw, minus the saw.
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David Heerschap
Sport climber
Lander, WY
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Dec 25, 2016 - 04:10pm PT
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These! Carabiner Coat/Key racks. Was trying to figure out how to put my old biners to good use and I think I figured out how to do it with the use of my little metal mill. Even posted them on Etsy at a shop called DavesClimbDesigns, but could do direct sales if interested as well for a bit cheaper.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 25, 2016 - 04:33pm PT
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Forgotten 18th century tool for finishing furniture
Polissoir lineup now complete
It's kind of hard to see the difference in a photo, but significant surface compression / burnishing / polishing happens with just the bristles alone even without the beeswax (Williams has a three-part article on processing furniture grade beeswax here: Processing beeswax from beginning to end).
That's on some scrap walnut I used for my second attempt at a dovetail (taking your advice). I think the local walnut is weak / coarse grained compared to what most folks use for furniture, but doing this one made me go back and sharpen my chisels a lot more, get a marking gauge and order a smaller 28 tpi dozuki saw.
As I haven't made anything yet, the cart is definitely way out ahead of the horse with this polissoir business, but if I ever do get to the point of actually making something, I'll be prepared...
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Dec 25, 2016 - 05:51pm PT
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Nice totem Warbler?
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Dec 25, 2016 - 11:51pm PT
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Healyja,
Major tool envy with the roubo brushes
Check out the Hillbilly Tsuitate
Check out the blog at Hillbillydaiku dotcom. Again, not my work just a stoke for healyje's new finishing tools.
Edit: same guy
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 26, 2016 - 01:24am PT
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Yeah, the hillbilly guy is great, just found him yesterday myself! Such a ridiculous amount of stuff to learn - should have started much younger but there was too many decades of building and remodeling along with a regular job.
My third try at a dovetail. Blew one of the shoulders by picking it up to look at it and not paying attention when I set it back down on a little chiseled chunk of oak. Chisels still not near sharp enough, little dozuki saw is great, but need different lighting or a headlamp to see exactly what I'm doing on the side away from the light. Also just doing the first one by eye with a scribed baseline and then scribing the second one with a knife; possibly should get one of those little aluminum dovetail guides. Also maybe sawing too close to the lines as well.
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Dec 29, 2016 - 10:02am PT
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Our new coffee table.
Just test fitting the pieces together, still have to add a center shelf, fill holes, cracks, and seal.
The wood was rough 2.5 x10" x 8' planks, cured 20 years, warped, spit in places, from an old gum maple (liquid ambar) I felled and had milled back in the '90s. Had to plane the crap out of it to get some straight 1&3/4" x6' hardwood planks, but I love the grain. Joiner or planer?...never heard of it?
My wife has been wanting me to make this table for two years. She just retired this a month. Maybe five more years before I can turn over the business to a family member and retire too.
I can't wait...in the meantime once I finish this project I can get back to model airplane building and RC flying again, after taking a whole year off for my health and work (bike riding and retirement savings).
Hi ho...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 29, 2016 - 10:23am PT
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Bushido, really nice work, but I still gotta report you to OSHA. Sorry, braj.
I've a thang about jointers, my dad stuffed his thumb in his ShopSmith jointer
down in the basement when I was about 3 and that made a BIG impression on
my young impressionable self! You could easily buy safety parts from another
brand and adapt them to yours.
Healy, nice third try - yer well along on the learning curve. Some guys
swear by scribing exclusively. All the methods work when you find the one
that works for you. Hey, I'm a wood butcher philosopher now! ;-)
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Dec 29, 2016 - 04:03pm PT
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Getting there
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 29, 2016 - 06:14pm PT
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Bushman...That's some damn nice looking wood...A wieny on our crew called OSHA on me for having the guard on my skilsaw pinned up...I unpinned it before the OSHA guy could see it...HA , ha....Did you ever do the Prow with a guy named Malcom...? rj
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Dec 29, 2016 - 06:54pm PT
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Thought I climbed something with a Malcom back in the eighties. Did the Prow and Lurking Fear with a Dave Rittenhouse in the early '90's.
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c wilmot
climber
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Dec 29, 2016 - 07:12pm PT
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Not to be a downer but my old supervisor cut deep into his wrist because he had the guard on his skilsaw pinned up. Though he was cutting above his head with his non dominant hand...thankfully I could drive his beat stick shift truck
Inspiring work as always here
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 29, 2016 - 07:45pm PT
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wilmot... You can never be too careful around power tools...the new skilsaw has a nice guard that retracts easier than the older models...on some cuts it still hangs up and you have to lift it with your other hand which isn't safe maneuver with your fingers being close to the running blade...I had a home owner sink my pinned up skilsaw 2 inches into his thigh when he wanted to help cut blocks and speed up the process on his deck...He missed any arteries and was able to drive himself to the ER room 15 miles away... He blamed me for his accident said the guard being up was what caused it but each time he'd cut thru a block he'd leave the saw revving and let it swing wildly near the baggy shorts he was wearing...The blade caught his baggy shorts and pulled into his thigh...Dumb ass...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 29, 2016 - 08:15pm PT
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Hey, JB, we don't do sanctimonious on this thread, we all know we're stoopid.
RJ was wrong to let the owner close - he shoulda charged him extra just to watch.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 29, 2016 - 08:18pm PT
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Jim....You're right ...I should have taken the saw away from him when i saw how wreckless he was and dropped the guard... Professional..? what's that...?
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Dec 29, 2016 - 08:22pm PT
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I'm missed the part where RJ claimed to be a professional too.
Jimbo, I distrust folks that use the word "professional" to describe themselves. For good reason.
But we should defer to your expertise as the token Canadian, no doubt.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Dec 29, 2016 - 08:35pm PT
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That's ambiguous.... Am I using that word right? I'm not a professional English guy.
What passes for OSHA in Canukistan anyway? The guy who drank less than 6 Molsons at lunch?
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Dec 29, 2016 - 09:04pm PT
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What passes for OSHA in Canukistan anyway? The guy who drank less than 6 Molsons at lunch?
Fact: You can bribe most Canadian inspectors with Moosehead.
Second fact: Sometimes the antlers chaff the inspectors thighs.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 29, 2016 - 09:15pm PT
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edge...LOL... The wieny that called OSHA put a 16d gun nail thru his finger a couple of weeks after his secret phone call...The nail missed the bone saving him an expensive surgery...he fancied himself as a PROFESSIONAL versed in OSHA regulations...He wouldn't get on a 6 foot ladder without a rope....
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Dec 29, 2016 - 09:20pm PT
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Not in a long time, Jimbo. I get to fill all those roles and eliminate several layers of bullshi t and bureaucracy. It's great. And incredibly efficient. You should try it when you get over yourself.
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