Wood Working|
Oct
21
Filed Under (Art And Entertainment) by Kert
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
19
Filed Under (Diy) by Kert
Graham williams asked:
If you are a homeowner who wants to buy furniture but are unable to decide on the type of furniture or you have undertaken a home improvement project then this article will solve your problem. This article will give you a brief description about the popular woodworking products.
The best way to decorate your home is by buying popular woodworking products. A popular wood working product for example are cabinets. If the cabinet is spacious and intricately designed then it is likely to sell fast. Elegant cabinets completely change the appearance of your room.
In fact it will give a royal touch to your room. It is the best way to impress your guests. Wooden cabinets from teak wood are especially popular as they are hard, durable and give long lasting satisfaction to its customers.
Cabinets made from teakwood are water resistant. The other reason why they are popular is that there are affordable. They are simply exquisite in any color. A cabinet is a quintessential piece for your house. Cabinets have a flat surface that is essentially used for serving food.
The dining room set is a popular wood working product. Your home furniture is incomplete without a dining room set. A dinning room set normally consists of a big table and 4 chairs. So if you really want to enjoy your lunch then you must have a dining table. Not only are they available in a variety of different sizes and shapes to suit everyones home. They are also very durable and will last for years.
Wooden Carved Swing: A variety of wooden carved swings are available in the market. These swings are attractive as they have exquisite designs. These swings are made from high quality wood and are intricately designed by skilled artisans. These artisans have given fine finishing to these swings.
Wooden Sideboard: Most wooden sideboards exhibit artistic brilliance. Beautiful designs are carved on them. Superior finish will surely lure you to buy this piece. Superior quality wood is used in making these products.
Wooden Statues: These wooden statues are known for their beautiful carvings and designs on it. These wooden statues represent a perfect reflection of mastery and creativity in wooden work. Wooden statues include figures of Goddesses and God. High quality colors are used to paint these statues which give them an elegant look.
Curtain Rods: A wide collection of curtain rods having unique designs are available today. Materials that are used making curtain rods are of superior quality. These doors are available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match your doors and windows.
Antique Doors: These doors come in exquisite designs that reflect artistic brilliance. As they are intricately carved these doors are in great demand in international market. These doors come in various designs and shapes. The attractive look of antique doors will compel you to buy these doors.
ULYSSES
If you are a homeowner who wants to buy furniture but are unable to decide on the type of furniture or you have undertaken a home improvement project then this article will solve your problem. This article will give you a brief description about the popular woodworking products.
The best way to decorate your home is by buying popular woodworking products. A popular wood working product for example are cabinets. If the cabinet is spacious and intricately designed then it is likely to sell fast. Elegant cabinets completely change the appearance of your room.
In fact it will give a royal touch to your room. It is the best way to impress your guests. Wooden cabinets from teak wood are especially popular as they are hard, durable and give long lasting satisfaction to its customers.
Cabinets made from teakwood are water resistant. The other reason why they are popular is that there are affordable. They are simply exquisite in any color. A cabinet is a quintessential piece for your house. Cabinets have a flat surface that is essentially used for serving food.
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The dining room set is a popular wood working product. Your home furniture is incomplete without a dining room set. A dinning room set normally consists of a big table and 4 chairs. So if you really want to enjoy your lunch then you must have a dining table. Not only are they available in a variety of different sizes and shapes to suit everyones home. They are also very durable and will last for years.
Wooden Carved Swing: A variety of wooden carved swings are available in the market. These swings are attractive as they have exquisite designs. These swings are made from high quality wood and are intricately designed by skilled artisans. These artisans have given fine finishing to these swings.
Wooden Sideboard: Most wooden sideboards exhibit artistic brilliance. Beautiful designs are carved on them. Superior finish will surely lure you to buy this piece. Superior quality wood is used in making these products.
Wooden Statues: These wooden statues are known for their beautiful carvings and designs on it. These wooden statues represent a perfect reflection of mastery and creativity in wooden work. Wooden statues include figures of Goddesses and God. High quality colors are used to paint these statues which give them an elegant look.
Curtain Rods: A wide collection of curtain rods having unique designs are available today. Materials that are used making curtain rods are of superior quality. These doors are available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match your doors and windows.
Antique Doors: These doors come in exquisite designs that reflect artistic brilliance. As they are intricately carved these doors are in great demand in international market. These doors come in various designs and shapes. The attractive look of antique doors will compel you to buy these doors.
ULYSSES
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Oct
17
Filed Under (Education) by Kert
dryhter asked:
A short video for an upcoming podcast on my website WWW.underconstructionlive.com about Faux Finishing. I will show how to woodgrain a steel entrance door. All will be revealed! The full lenght video is now available at my website underconstructionlive.com … “faux finish” “faux finishing” woodgraining painting “wood working” “how to” “tips and tricks” “wood graining”
RON
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Oct
17
Filed Under (Sports) by Kert
cobracrane asked:
Doing some styles on the bag, just getting some power on the go
ROCCO
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Oct
16
Thomas Cutler asked:
According Tony Parkinson, CFO of Hollywood Woodwork, in Hollywood Florida, “We were finding it harder and harder to hire experienced estimators that truly knew our industry and we were spending an inordinate amount of time developing estimators from within the company. We were concerned that much of the knowledge we had concerning the “art” of estimating was primarily in the heads of a few people who were looking to retire in the next couple of years. We wanted to find an estimating package that was geared towards the architectural woodworking industry and would help us transfer the knowledge of our senior estimators into a system that could benefit everyone. We knew if we could systemize the process at a more granular level we could better avoid “ballpark” estimates. We would have the ability to modify and provide estimates quicker and at a more detailed level – something our customers were demanding.”
Parkinson noted, “In production and accounting, we needed a system that would give us more specific details of how a job was progressing through the plant so we could monitor it better and be able to schedule. Before the new MES (manufacturing execution system) was installed, we were only able to monitor a job via “Big Buckets” such as Plant Manufactured Goods, Buyouts, and Installation.”
Checklist of Feature for MES in the ETO Environment
• Estimating
• Advanced production scheduling
• Advanced parametric configurator / product configuration
• Change order management
• Manufacturing data collection
• Shop floor control
• Labor tracking
• Work-in-process/progress (WIP) management
• Material and inventory management
• Project execution and control / job costing
• Financials
• Mobile access (laptop, wireless handhelds, etc.)
In the current issue of AccountingSoftware411.com, leading manufacturing journalist TR Cutler profiles Hollywood Woodwork’s CFO and reveals the rationale in selecting Trakware’s MES solution. The article may be read at its entirety at http://www.accountingsoftware411.com/Press/PressDocView.aspx?docid=8892.
Trakware Systems is the worldwide leader in manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions for engineer-to-order (ETO) and project-based manufacturers maximizing both profitability and productivity. Trakware specializes in lean business-critical functions such as estimating, advanced scheduling, job costing, production management and labor as well as material shop floor data collection. TRAKware software fully integrates with existing ERP systems, as well as major software providers for financials, engineering design, optimization, payroll and wireless interaction for mobile workers.
How CFO’s in the ETO Environment Find Technology Driving Culture Shifts
Implementing the new MES system created a culture shift throughout the enterprise beyond the initial estimating functionality. While originally purchased for the Estimating Department it soon became evident that the organization needed to bring in representatives from all departments of the company in order to have a successful implementation. “As an “Enterprise” software package we have discovered that imposes coordination among departments throughout the company, it requires defined tasks, sequences, and data formats to be used by ALL people,” according to CFO Parkinson.
CFO’s top 3 reasons an ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturer (such as Hollywood Woodworking) should consider in selecting an MES solution:
1. Properly implemented, it will allow a company to focus on reducing costs and increasing margins.
2. Enable the company to be more responsive to customers in terms making and keeping commitments, providing details, and delivering a job on time, on budget.
3. Help take a lot of data and turn it to information to make better informed decisions.
GRANT
According Tony Parkinson, CFO of Hollywood Woodwork, in Hollywood Florida, “We were finding it harder and harder to hire experienced estimators that truly knew our industry and we were spending an inordinate amount of time developing estimators from within the company. We were concerned that much of the knowledge we had concerning the “art” of estimating was primarily in the heads of a few people who were looking to retire in the next couple of years. We wanted to find an estimating package that was geared towards the architectural woodworking industry and would help us transfer the knowledge of our senior estimators into a system that could benefit everyone. We knew if we could systemize the process at a more granular level we could better avoid “ballpark” estimates. We would have the ability to modify and provide estimates quicker and at a more detailed level – something our customers were demanding.”
Parkinson noted, “In production and accounting, we needed a system that would give us more specific details of how a job was progressing through the plant so we could monitor it better and be able to schedule. Before the new MES (manufacturing execution system) was installed, we were only able to monitor a job via “Big Buckets” such as Plant Manufactured Goods, Buyouts, and Installation.”
Checklist of Feature for MES in the ETO Environment
• Estimating
• Advanced production scheduling
• Advanced parametric configurator / product configuration
• Change order management
• Manufacturing data collection
• Shop floor control
• Labor tracking
• Work-in-process/progress (WIP) management
• Material and inventory management
• Project execution and control / job costing
• Financials
• Mobile access (laptop, wireless handhelds, etc.)
In the current issue of AccountingSoftware411.com, leading manufacturing journalist TR Cutler profiles Hollywood Woodwork’s CFO and reveals the rationale in selecting Trakware’s MES solution. The article may be read at its entirety at http://www.accountingsoftware411.com/Press/PressDocView.aspx?docid=8892.
Trakware Systems is the worldwide leader in manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions for engineer-to-order (ETO) and project-based manufacturers maximizing both profitability and productivity. Trakware specializes in lean business-critical functions such as estimating, advanced scheduling, job costing, production management and labor as well as material shop floor data collection. TRAKware software fully integrates with existing ERP systems, as well as major software providers for financials, engineering design, optimization, payroll and wireless interaction for mobile workers.
How CFO’s in the ETO Environment Find Technology Driving Culture Shifts
Implementing the new MES system created a culture shift throughout the enterprise beyond the initial estimating functionality. While originally purchased for the Estimating Department it soon became evident that the organization needed to bring in representatives from all departments of the company in order to have a successful implementation. “As an “Enterprise” software package we have discovered that imposes coordination among departments throughout the company, it requires defined tasks, sequences, and data formats to be used by ALL people,” according to CFO Parkinson.
CFO’s top 3 reasons an ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturer (such as Hollywood Woodworking) should consider in selecting an MES solution:
1. Properly implemented, it will allow a company to focus on reducing costs and increasing margins.
2. Enable the company to be more responsive to customers in terms making and keeping commitments, providing details, and delivering a job on time, on budget.
3. Help take a lot of data and turn it to information to make better informed decisions.
GRANT
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Oct
14
Filed Under (Non Fiction) by Kert
Wendy Wood asked:
No Time for the Gym? If your current schedule does not allow you the time to take advantage of a gym or fitness center membership, you might want to consider the advantages of creating your own home gym. Working out at home can save you valuable time, and even money in the long term. One of the primary advantages to creating a home fitness center is that you are free to tailor it to meet your needs and exercise preferences. With the vast array of home exercise equipment and weight lifting machines on the market, designing a home gym is simply a matter of incorporating the tools that you will use the most. Whether you are simply interested in a workout mat and weights, or if you would prefer a complete home exercise system, your gym can be as unique as you want it to be.
Basic Equipment for Your Home Gym
There are several factors you should consider when you begin shopping for your gym equipment. You will want to be sure that the machines and accessories you purchase will fit in the space you have available. It is also important to ensure that you collect enough equipment to provide a complete body workout. Workout equipment can range from the very simple and affordable, to quite complex and expensive, depending on your personal needs. Some types of exercise tools to consider include:
Workout Mat. A basic workout mat can help you to define your gym space, as well as provide a safe, comfortable surface for stretching and aerobic exercises.
Upper Body Workout. Training equipment for building your upper body can include such items as rowing machines, tension bands and pull up bars.
Lower Body Workout. Lower body workout equipment can consist of an exercise ball, resistance devices and full out leg lift machines.
Full Body Workout. There are many training machines on the market that offer a full body workout. Whether you choose to purchase a single unit, or individual workout tools is strictly a matter of preference and budget.
Weight Bench/Free Weights. If you want to incorporate any type of weight training into your regime, you will want to have at least some free weights on hand. More advanced weight lifting programs require a complete set of weights and a weight bench for proper training.
Treadmill/Stairmaster. Treadmills, Stair Masters and Nordic Skiing machines can provide an intense aerobic workout. Having the equipment available makes it easy to exercise no matter what the weather is like.
OLLIE
No Time for the Gym? If your current schedule does not allow you the time to take advantage of a gym or fitness center membership, you might want to consider the advantages of creating your own home gym. Working out at home can save you valuable time, and even money in the long term. One of the primary advantages to creating a home fitness center is that you are free to tailor it to meet your needs and exercise preferences. With the vast array of home exercise equipment and weight lifting machines on the market, designing a home gym is simply a matter of incorporating the tools that you will use the most. Whether you are simply interested in a workout mat and weights, or if you would prefer a complete home exercise system, your gym can be as unique as you want it to be.
Basic Equipment for Your Home Gym
There are several factors you should consider when you begin shopping for your gym equipment. You will want to be sure that the machines and accessories you purchase will fit in the space you have available. It is also important to ensure that you collect enough equipment to provide a complete body workout. Workout equipment can range from the very simple and affordable, to quite complex and expensive, depending on your personal needs. Some types of exercise tools to consider include:
Workout Mat. A basic workout mat can help you to define your gym space, as well as provide a safe, comfortable surface for stretching and aerobic exercises.
Upper Body Workout. Training equipment for building your upper body can include such items as rowing machines, tension bands and pull up bars.
Lower Body Workout. Lower body workout equipment can consist of an exercise ball, resistance devices and full out leg lift machines.
Full Body Workout. There are many training machines on the market that offer a full body workout. Whether you choose to purchase a single unit, or individual workout tools is strictly a matter of preference and budget.
Weight Bench/Free Weights. If you want to incorporate any type of weight training into your regime, you will want to have at least some free weights on hand. More advanced weight lifting programs require a complete set of weights and a weight bench for proper training.
Treadmill/Stairmaster. Treadmills, Stair Masters and Nordic Skiing machines can provide an intense aerobic workout. Having the equipment available makes it easy to exercise no matter what the weather is like.
OLLIE
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Oct
12
Filed Under (Fitness) by Kert
Denise K. Wood, Ed.D. asked:
The Principle of Overload asserts that you must gradually and systematically increase your fitness training load. Overloading causes changes within your muscles as a direct result of the type of training you perform. Because your body gets used to working out at a particular level, you must progressively increase your work load in order to continue to improve.
To apply the Principle of Overload to fitness programs, you can adjust some combination of intensity (how hard), frequency (how often), duration (how long), recovery (how much rest), and volume (total work) to achieve your desired results. It is most important that you gradually increase your work load with a regimen of training activities that targets your goals.
Training at an intensity that varies between 60%-100% of your maximum effort is a guideline for how hard to work. Planned training cycles that include light, moderate, and heavy periods offer variation within an adequate range of intensity. Periodically testing your maximum efforts provides a basis for how much and in which ways you should increase training loads.
For cardio workouts, how hard you work is based on your maximum predicted heart rate. The Karvonen formula or a calculator can estimate your target heart rate zone in beats per minute. As your body adapts to training at any particular level, you will have to work harder to stay within the zone. You can pick up your pace, increase distance or time, or decrease rest time between training bouts in order to continue to make gains.
For strength, lift weights at 60-100% of your single maximum repetition (1 RM) for specific lifts (e.g., squat, bench press). However, if you are not conditioned, testing 1 RM is not advisable nor is it feasible for all exercises. One RM calculators offer a safer way to estimate the weight you can lift for a single repetition.
Another method to progressively overload for strength is to perform 10-15 repetitions of an exercise. Increase the weight load when you can complete 15 reps using good form through the full of motion. Do not increase weight loads more than 10% per week.
What happens if you do not work hard enough? You will make limited gains, progress more slowly, or simply maintain your fitness level.
What happens if you work too hard? Your progress can be compromised if your training intensity is too high. It is not necessary to work out until you are exhausted every day. In time, you could experience the effects of overtraining.
The Recovery Principle and the Variation Principle work in concert with the Overload Principle. To allow adequate recovery time, train 5-6 days per week for endurance and 3-4 days per week for strength. To prevent overtraining and to experience more rapid improvements, vary your workouts during each phase of training within a range that targets your goals.
How does the saying, No pain, no gain apply? Learn to distinguish between the “pain” of working hard and the “pain” of injuries. Overloading will result in normal training effects. Muscles will burn or become sore and stiff. You can continue to work through these effects of training. But you should work around muscle strains, joint sprains, and other structural injuries to allow them to heal.
The Overload Principle is a useful training tool, but your body’s response to your total training load supersedes general training guidelines. You can make good training decisions by listening to your body and trusting your instincts about how to apply training principles.
Sources
Fleck, S.J. & Kraemer, W.J. (1996). Periodization breakthrough! Ronkonkoma, NY: Advanced Research Press.
Hoeger, W.W.K & Hoeger, S.A. (2006). Principles and labs for fitness and wellness. (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth.
Martens, R. (2004). Successful coaching (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I., & Katch, V.L. (2000). Essentials of exercise physiology (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
Powers, S.K., Dodd, S.L., & Noland, V.J. (2006). Total fitness and wellness (4th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education.
HOLLIS
The Principle of Overload asserts that you must gradually and systematically increase your fitness training load. Overloading causes changes within your muscles as a direct result of the type of training you perform. Because your body gets used to working out at a particular level, you must progressively increase your work load in order to continue to improve.
To apply the Principle of Overload to fitness programs, you can adjust some combination of intensity (how hard), frequency (how often), duration (how long), recovery (how much rest), and volume (total work) to achieve your desired results. It is most important that you gradually increase your work load with a regimen of training activities that targets your goals.
Training at an intensity that varies between 60%-100% of your maximum effort is a guideline for how hard to work. Planned training cycles that include light, moderate, and heavy periods offer variation within an adequate range of intensity. Periodically testing your maximum efforts provides a basis for how much and in which ways you should increase training loads.
For cardio workouts, how hard you work is based on your maximum predicted heart rate. The Karvonen formula or a calculator can estimate your target heart rate zone in beats per minute. As your body adapts to training at any particular level, you will have to work harder to stay within the zone. You can pick up your pace, increase distance or time, or decrease rest time between training bouts in order to continue to make gains.
For strength, lift weights at 60-100% of your single maximum repetition (1 RM) for specific lifts (e.g., squat, bench press). However, if you are not conditioned, testing 1 RM is not advisable nor is it feasible for all exercises. One RM calculators offer a safer way to estimate the weight you can lift for a single repetition.
Another method to progressively overload for strength is to perform 10-15 repetitions of an exercise. Increase the weight load when you can complete 15 reps using good form through the full of motion. Do not increase weight loads more than 10% per week.
What happens if you do not work hard enough? You will make limited gains, progress more slowly, or simply maintain your fitness level.
What happens if you work too hard? Your progress can be compromised if your training intensity is too high. It is not necessary to work out until you are exhausted every day. In time, you could experience the effects of overtraining.
The Recovery Principle and the Variation Principle work in concert with the Overload Principle. To allow adequate recovery time, train 5-6 days per week for endurance and 3-4 days per week for strength. To prevent overtraining and to experience more rapid improvements, vary your workouts during each phase of training within a range that targets your goals.
How does the saying, No pain, no gain apply? Learn to distinguish between the “pain” of working hard and the “pain” of injuries. Overloading will result in normal training effects. Muscles will burn or become sore and stiff. You can continue to work through these effects of training. But you should work around muscle strains, joint sprains, and other structural injuries to allow them to heal.
The Overload Principle is a useful training tool, but your body’s response to your total training load supersedes general training guidelines. You can make good training decisions by listening to your body and trusting your instincts about how to apply training principles.
Sources
Fleck, S.J. & Kraemer, W.J. (1996). Periodization breakthrough! Ronkonkoma, NY: Advanced Research Press.
Hoeger, W.W.K & Hoeger, S.A. (2006). Principles and labs for fitness and wellness. (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth.
Martens, R. (2004). Successful coaching (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I., & Katch, V.L. (2000). Essentials of exercise physiology (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
Powers, S.K., Dodd, S.L., & Noland, V.J. (2006). Total fitness and wellness (4th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education.
HOLLIS
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Oct
12
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NationalGuitarMan asked:
www.nationalguitar.com Hello my friends…. Here is part 4 of my HOW IT’S MADE series on National Reso-Phonic guitars. This segment shows how the guitar necks are shaped from scratch and readied for finishing. Visit out site and see over 150 videos of National Guitars. We are the largest NRP National Reso-Phonic dealer in the world. We stock all their models ready to ship. Call us to discuss and ask any National related questions 805-884-0050 Enjoy, Lenny
ELIJAH
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Oct
11
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Ronald Williams asked:
Wood turning has had a definite place in the commercial world for a great many years. It is used in various forms in making furniture and furniture parts, building trim, tool parts, toys, athletic paraphernalia and many other useful and beautiful articles in common use.
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
Wood turning has had a definite place in the commercial world for a great many years. It is used in various forms in making furniture and furniture parts, building trim, tool parts, toys, athletic paraphernalia and many other useful and beautiful articles in common use.
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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Oct
11
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