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Announcing the First Sommerfeld Tools Giveaway in May!

I am proud to announce the first of what will be a monthly drawing for tools provided by one of my sponsors, Sommerfeld Tools for Wood. At this time, entries from North America only can be accepted – the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The May drawing will be for two sets of router bits, for two winners (click on the links to view the information for each set at the Sommerfeld web site):

  • The Starter Router Bit Set – a great way to start your router bit collection, or replace bits you already have, and

  • The Miniature Router Bit Set – perfect for small boxes, and all small projects requiring edge details and embellishments

Both router bit sets:
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Winner #1 gets: Winner #2 gets:
Miniature bit set Starter bit set

Best way to view the photos above: Click on any image to open a larger image – after that you will see a navigation link near the top-right or top-left corner of the image. Clicking on either side will allow you to go to the next or the previous image (if one exists), until you have viewed all three images. To close the image window, either click outside of the image window, or click on the “Close” link at the bottom-right corner of the photo.

To enter this drawing for May, all you have to do is send me an e-mail with:

  1. Your full name, and

  2. Your address

I will draw names on Sunday, June 1, 2008; and I will announce the names of the winners right here on the blog the same day.

It is that simple!

Please start sending me your names and addresses to sandal_woods@bbwi.net , and read the blog to see if you won. Good luck to all!

Relevant links:
Woodworkers Safety Week 2008



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Resawing on the band saw – One more update

Ralph wrote today:

I just got back to bandsawing yesterday. I tried your recommendations which were the same as proposed by the (Manufacturer’s name deleted) people. I did change the blade from the carbide 1″ blade to a “regular” 1″ blade with 3 tpi. It worked. I ran the 10″ board through the table saw cutting a 3″ cut on each edge, so i only had to band saw 4″; but it worked. so next time I’ll try to cut the full thickness.

Thanks for your help. I think the major issue was the tensioning, so I’ll go back and try again with the carbide blade. If that doesn’t work, then I’ll know its the blade that was the problem. Again, thanks.

Many of you will remember Ralph was having trouble resawing some 12-inch wide hard curly maple. He had pretty much exhausted his possibilities, and wrote to me requesting help beyond what the band saw manufacturer suggested. The links to his original request, and a follow-up, are:

  1. Original request: Band Saw Adjustment: Question of the Day
  2. A follow-up: Band Saw Adjustment – A Follow-Up

My reply to Ralph’s update today was:

Your results are VERY interesting! I have to wonder why the carbide blade gave you so much trouble. Could it be the tooth pattern? I never use carbide blades, so I am not familiar with the kinds of problems they could cause. But I am certainly glad that it seems that tension seems to have been the culprit in this case. I look forward to hearing from you on any follow-up work you might do with the band saw, Ralph.

I will post all additional updates, as everyone can benefit from his experience. Thanks for sharing this with everyone, Ralph!

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