Wood Working|
Oct
21
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Johan Nickson asked:
The power tool most often used in woodwork today is perhaps the router. The humble router is the mainstay of many woodworkers’ workshops and along with the bandsaw it is usually mentioned as the tool most of us wood workers could not do without.
A surprisingly large percentage of amateur woodworkers would often over look the versatility of a router often spending much more money on there jigsaw, believing it to be the more useful of the two tools. Personally, I think you just have to watch a router in the hands of a skilled artisan such as Norm Abram to realize this isn’t true.
Dovetail joints are a good example of this. Yes, they can be done with a jigsaw and a little patience. However, it is many, many times easier safer and quicker to use a router with a dovetailing jig, as Norm usually shows us on the New Yankee Workshop.
Many amateurs also consider the router an dangerous tool. Yes, it is dangerous, very dangerous in fact. The router should be treated with the up most respect. The kind of respect you show a Doberman. Router cutters spin very fast (up to 30,000 rpm), so do not underestimate the speed with which they will have a finger off - it will be gone long before you even feel it! That said, there is an old saying in woodworking that the tool that you respect the least is the one that will bite you. At least with the router your careful a steady with it. There is a surprising number of people across the world who have lost a finger or two to the humble bandsaw.
It is often said that the home workshop is the most dangerous place you can be. So please if you are investing in a workshop, make sure you save some money for some safety equipment. Such as goggles, dust masks and extractors. However, do not forget the often-overlooked safety devices such as a kill switch for any powered machines. Keep a powder fire extinguisher to hand, along with an eye bath and a well-stocked first aid kit.
As I mentioned above the wood router can be used for all sorts of problem tasks in the workshop. For example, Trend Machinery has a jig for cutting out a hole for a mortise lock. Whist this is not a time consuming task in its self, imagine having to fit doors in an office block or block of flats. Another popular use of the router is for jointing kitchen worktops together.
Whilst the router is an often-feared tool, it is also very versatile. As the old saying goes with great power comes great responsibility. If I were to recommend a router to you, I would have to say a Trend Machinery T11 or Makita 3612 if you are looking for a large router.
Band saw wise, I would suggest a Scheppach Basato 4 it is a high quality saw that is not too expensive.
Remember people measure twice cut once.
CASEY
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The power tool most often used in woodwork today is perhaps the router. The humble router is the mainstay of many woodworkers’ workshops and along with the bandsaw it is usually mentioned as the tool most of us wood workers could not do without.
A surprisingly large percentage of amateur woodworkers would often over look the versatility of a router often spending much more money on there jigsaw, believing it to be the more useful of the two tools. Personally, I think you just have to watch a router in the hands of a skilled artisan such as Norm Abram to realize this isn’t true.
Dovetail joints are a good example of this. Yes, they can be done with a jigsaw and a little patience. However, it is many, many times easier safer and quicker to use a router with a dovetailing jig, as Norm usually shows us on the New Yankee Workshop.
Many amateurs also consider the router an dangerous tool. Yes, it is dangerous, very dangerous in fact. The router should be treated with the up most respect. The kind of respect you show a Doberman. Router cutters spin very fast (up to 30,000 rpm), so do not underestimate the speed with which they will have a finger off - it will be gone long before you even feel it! That said, there is an old saying in woodworking that the tool that you respect the least is the one that will bite you. At least with the router your careful a steady with it. There is a surprising number of people across the world who have lost a finger or two to the humble bandsaw.
It is often said that the home workshop is the most dangerous place you can be. So please if you are investing in a workshop, make sure you save some money for some safety equipment. Such as goggles, dust masks and extractors. However, do not forget the often-overlooked safety devices such as a kill switch for any powered machines. Keep a powder fire extinguisher to hand, along with an eye bath and a well-stocked first aid kit.
As I mentioned above the wood router can be used for all sorts of problem tasks in the workshop. For example, Trend Machinery has a jig for cutting out a hole for a mortise lock. Whist this is not a time consuming task in its self, imagine having to fit doors in an office block or block of flats. Another popular use of the router is for jointing kitchen worktops together.
Whilst the router is an often-feared tool, it is also very versatile. As the old saying goes with great power comes great responsibility. If I were to recommend a router to you, I would have to say a Trend Machinery T11 or Makita 3612 if you are looking for a large router.
Band saw wise, I would suggest a Scheppach Basato 4 it is a high quality saw that is not too expensive.
Remember people measure twice cut once.
CASEY
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Oct
11
Filed Under (Art And Entertainment) by Kert
Ronald Williams asked:
When properly taught in the schools it is one of the most valuable types of instruction. It appeals to pupils more than any other type of manual work, as it embodies both the play and work elements. It is very interesting and fascinating and, in the hands of a skilled instructor, is readily correlated with other work.
Wood turning gives a pupil preliminary experience necessary in pattern making and machine shop work. It brings into play the scientific element by demonstrating the laws governing revolving bodies. In bringing the chisel into contact with the revolving surface, the mathematical principle of the “point of tangency” is illustrated.
Excellent tool technique is developed in wood turning as on the exactness of every movement depends the success of the operator, and any slight variation will spoil a piece of work. This brings in a very close correlation of the mental and motor activities and also gives the student an opportunity for observing and thinking while at work. When his tool makes a “run” he must determine the reason and figure out why a certain result is obtained when the chisel is held in a given position.
Certain cuts must be fully mastered, and it takes a good deal of experience and absolute confidence in one’s self in manipulating the tools before it is possible to attempt skilful work. If scraping is allowed the educational value of the work is lost.
In wood turning a vast field for design and modeling is opened, and art and architecture can be correlated. The pupil will see for himself the need of variety in curves and must use his judgment in determining curves that are so harmonious and pleasing that they will blend together. If properly taught the beauty in the orders of architecture can be brought out in the making of the bead, fillet, scotia, cove, etc.
A feeling of importance is excited in a boy when he sees his hands shaping materials into objects of pleasing form. Wood turning properly taught awakens the aesthetic sense and creates a desire for the beautiful. The boy or man who has learned to make graceful curves and clean-cut fillets and beads will never be satisfied with clumsy effects which are characteristic in cheap commercial work, made only to sell.
Success in turning depends on the following:
1. Care of lathe, tools, selection of materials.
2. Study of the scientific elements of–
a. Revolving bodies.
b. Points of tangency.
c. Study of results by reasoning and observing.
3. Development of technique and exactness.
4. Correlation of mental and motor activities.
When coupled with explicit but simple drawings showing the correct techniques the person starting out and the professional can’t go wrong. Wood turning is one of the most satisfying arts and crafts that one could wish for, with no limitations to one’s imagination.
CLEVELAND
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When properly taught in the schools it is one of the most valuable types of instruction. It appeals to pupils more than any other type of manual work, as it embodies both the play and work elements. It is very interesting and fascinating and, in the hands of a skilled instructor, is readily correlated with other work.
Wood turning gives a pupil preliminary experience necessary in pattern making and machine shop work. It brings into play the scientific element by demonstrating the laws governing revolving bodies. In bringing the chisel into contact with the revolving surface, the mathematical principle of the “point of tangency” is illustrated.
Excellent tool technique is developed in wood turning as on the exactness of every movement depends the success of the operator, and any slight variation will spoil a piece of work. This brings in a very close correlation of the mental and motor activities and also gives the student an opportunity for observing and thinking while at work. When his tool makes a “run” he must determine the reason and figure out why a certain result is obtained when the chisel is held in a given position.
Certain cuts must be fully mastered, and it takes a good deal of experience and absolute confidence in one’s self in manipulating the tools before it is possible to attempt skilful work. If scraping is allowed the educational value of the work is lost.
In wood turning a vast field for design and modeling is opened, and art and architecture can be correlated. The pupil will see for himself the need of variety in curves and must use his judgment in determining curves that are so harmonious and pleasing that they will blend together. If properly taught the beauty in the orders of architecture can be brought out in the making of the bead, fillet, scotia, cove, etc.
A feeling of importance is excited in a boy when he sees his hands shaping materials into objects of pleasing form. Wood turning properly taught awakens the aesthetic sense and creates a desire for the beautiful. The boy or man who has learned to make graceful curves and clean-cut fillets and beads will never be satisfied with clumsy effects which are characteristic in cheap commercial work, made only to sell.
Success in turning depends on the following:
1. Care of lathe, tools, selection of materials.
2. Study of the scientific elements of–
a. Revolving bodies.
b. Points of tangency.
c. Study of results by reasoning and observing.
3. Development of technique and exactness.
4. Correlation of mental and motor activities.
When coupled with explicit but simple drawings showing the correct techniques the person starting out and the professional can’t go wrong. Wood turning is one of the most satisfying arts and crafts that one could wish for, with no limitations to one’s imagination.
CLEVELAND
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Sep
09
Filed Under (Art And Entertainment) by Kert
John Mowatt asked:
Shelf clocks and wall clocks with all wooden works were made by some American makers in the early 1800s.Long case grandfather clocks were commonly made in the 1700s with wooden gear movements.The long case of the grandfather clock allowed greater drop distance for the weights which drove the movement.Shelf clocks of the pillar and scrill type were popular in the 1800s and were made by American makers.
In the late 1700s and early 1800s there was a shortage of metals due to the British embargo.This caused some clock makers to produce wooden gear clocks.If you want to purchase one of these wooden works clocks from this period be prepared to spend thousands of dollars.They are now prized antiques and much sought after.Several thousand dollars is commonly the asking price which is beyond the means of many clock fanciers.
This beautiful antique clock can be reproduced in your wood . working shop.A wonderful clock with,excellent time keeping capability,can be made from these plans with careful workmanship.To build a wooden works clock is not difficult but it does take time and careful workmanship.
Hundreds of years earlier wooden clocks of more primitive design were commonly made.You can also build a fifteenth century wooden gear clock from available plans.This is a wall clock and is weight driven.This is a much simpler clock building project which has fewer moving parts.The clock will however keep time and looks great on your wall.
Building wooden works clocks is a wonderful hobby.Craftsmanship and wood working skills are involved.You do not however need an array of power tools.The original makers of these clocks used only simple hand tools and the modern craftsman can do so also.The individual parts of the clock are of simple design and quite easy to make. The skill comes in finishing the parts accurately and fitting them together properly so that the clock will run smoothly and keep good time.
Today there are a few makers of wooden gear clocks which are mostly sold in the form of kits and plans.The average home workshopper can quite readily build a really beautiful wooden clock from a plan.With attention to detail and careful workmanship the end product is a fine time piece which will be a center of attention in any home.Your own hand built wooden geared clock produces sweet music as it tick tocks time away on your mantel.
PHILIP
Shelf clocks and wall clocks with all wooden works were made by some American makers in the early 1800s.Long case grandfather clocks were commonly made in the 1700s with wooden gear movements.The long case of the grandfather clock allowed greater drop distance for the weights which drove the movement.Shelf clocks of the pillar and scrill type were popular in the 1800s and were made by American makers.
In the late 1700s and early 1800s there was a shortage of metals due to the British embargo.This caused some clock makers to produce wooden gear clocks.If you want to purchase one of these wooden works clocks from this period be prepared to spend thousands of dollars.They are now prized antiques and much sought after.Several thousand dollars is commonly the asking price which is beyond the means of many clock fanciers.
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This beautiful antique clock can be reproduced in your wood . working shop.A wonderful clock with,excellent time keeping capability,can be made from these plans with careful workmanship.To build a wooden works clock is not difficult but it does take time and careful workmanship.
Hundreds of years earlier wooden clocks of more primitive design were commonly made.You can also build a fifteenth century wooden gear clock from available plans.This is a wall clock and is weight driven.This is a much simpler clock building project which has fewer moving parts.The clock will however keep time and looks great on your wall.
Building wooden works clocks is a wonderful hobby.Craftsmanship and wood working skills are involved.You do not however need an array of power tools.The original makers of these clocks used only simple hand tools and the modern craftsman can do so also.The individual parts of the clock are of simple design and quite easy to make. The skill comes in finishing the parts accurately and fitting them together properly so that the clock will run smoothly and keep good time.
Today there are a few makers of wooden gear clocks which are mostly sold in the form of kits and plans.The average home workshopper can quite readily build a really beautiful wooden clock from a plan.With attention to detail and careful workmanship the end product is a fine time piece which will be a center of attention in any home.Your own hand built wooden geared clock produces sweet music as it tick tocks time away on your mantel.
PHILIP
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