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A new quilting table

October 31, 2011 By

 

If you remember the large black walnut quilting frame I made for Sandy a while ago, you will like this one.

This is a baby 3-foot quilting table, on which Sandy has set up her embroidery machine to do some quilting on a small scale:

3-foot quilting frame with embroidery machine installed

I say “small scale”, as this table was basically thrown in when Sandy and her sister bought a 10-foot frame, equipped with a long arm quilting machine. That one is truly amazing technology; it uses electronic technology identical to CNC machines I know in woodworking.

For me it is now back to memorizing new words, and learning more about interpreting from one language to another. Soon, I will be back in the shop!

 

— Al Navas

 

 

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Coming next week, the R9PLUS system

October 31, 2011 By

 

As you know, I have been busy preparing for the written exam, to become certified as a Missouri Court Interpreter. I will sit for the exam on November 6 (yippee!) – please, wish me luck!

Next up, a neat jig!

Starting next week I will be back in the shop – and, first up, I get to use the newest jig from Leigh, the R9 Plus Joinery System. I look forward to making 3 sizes of box joints and 3 sizes of through dovetails, all on boards of any width. This will be a GREAT investment for anyone looking for a low initial investment to do this joinery!

For example, for dovetails, with the template in the right-hand position:

 

And for finger joints on a narrow work piece:

The following are the features of this new jig:

  • Unlimited board widths
  • Through dovetails
  • Any board thickness up to 13/16”
  • 3 pin widths – 3/8”, 7/16” & 1/2”
  • 2 joint pitches, 1 1/2” & 3/4”
  • Box joints
  • Any board thickness up to 1”
  • 3 sizes – 3/16”, 3/8” & 3/4”
  • No jig adjustments
  • Joint fit is controlled by patented eBush
  • Works on your router table or with a standalone router
  • Adjustable width clamping
  • Mounts to shop made beam to keep cost low
  • Replaceable backer board eliminates tear out

 

Disclosure: Leigh provides me with jigs from time to time, for evaluation purposes. I provide my own reviews here on the blog. And I help people with questions about joinery using the Leigh jigs — many of you know I love pitching in to help, whenever I can.

— Al Navas

 

 

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Pirated woodworking plans, and what to do

October 29, 2011 By

 
 
 


With thanks to Steve Ramsey for putting together THE best information on pirated woodworking plans, what to avoid, and what to do when you need a woodworking plan.

The bottom line:

  1. PLEASE, please, please, at all costs, avoid the pirated woodworking plans offered on a multitude of sites on the Internet.
  2. Buy plans ONLY from reputable sources. Steve has a terrific page that includes all known reputable sites, current when the video first aired.
  3. If in doubt, please check with a reputable woodworker.
  4. Don’t believe the videos and other testimonials about how good the pirated plans are.
I offer my best wishes to everyone buying plans. I know you will know better in the future, based on Steve’s work and research.

 
 

— Al Navas

 

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