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A little push for Woodworking in America – 17th century carving

September 28, 2010 By

If you are still on the fence about attending Woodworking in America this year, don’t wait any longer. I trust what follows will change your mind.

First, class sessions are sold out – you won’t be able to attend, as you simply cannot register for any courses. Registration closed a while back.

What is still available? The Exhibitor Marketplace, of course!  Click here to read an article by Christopher Schwarz – you will get to meet Tommy MacDonald, Rob Cosman, Reto Odermatt, and Don Webber; in fact, they will be “permanent fixtures” for the duration of the Marketplace!

And if you have not considered attending the conference this year, maybe this article will make you want to attend next year. For example, a 17th century carved box by Peter Follansbee, which he shared with us during his hands-on session at Valley Forge, in the 2009 edition of the conference:

Carved box by Peter Follansbee.

If looking at this box still does not sway you to plan to attend, maybe the following video will help change your mind. I extracted 20 minutes from Peter’s 90-minute hands-on session at Valley Forge. This is the value you get when you attend the conference: you get a unique chance to watch, and to work with, the principal woodworkers invited to lead the hands-on sessions. The close-up exchange of ideas, the question – answer environment, is a terrific way to learn during the conference.

Enjoy this video! And Please let me know if you like what you see – details of carving, Peter’s technique to quickly make a tenon using a large chisel, his drawboring technique, etc.  — Al Navas

I hope to meet many of you in Cincinnati. Have a safe drive!

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First time using the Driftmaster fence

June 7, 2010 By

Recently I installed the Driftmaster fence from Laguna Tools on the band saw. I finally had a chance to try it out: yesterday I grabbed some walnut and some cherry laying around the shop, and started resawing thin pieces 90 to 100 mils thick (0.090″ to 0.100″). In the video below, I don’t talk much — I simply grabbed some wood, made some adjustments to the band saw and fence, and started slicing.

I knew from past experience that resawing on the band saw is demanding; for example, if the band saw is not set up properly to correct for drift, or if the blade tension is not set correctly, or the blade is not the right type, or… (you get the idea), the results of resawing will be less than acceptable. I have published in the past several articles on resawing on the band saw.

This has changed: A few months ago I bought a ¾-inch wide Resaw King blade from Laguna Tools; I reported results here. The second major change involves using the Driftmaster — Laguna Tools sent me a unit for evaluation; I installed it, and I am happy. Why? Because I can get terrific results in resawing, results like never before.

I always did the resawing by cutting the thin slices nearest the fence. With the Driftmaster, the thin slices now fall off on the right hand side, while the bulk of the wood rests against the fence. This is possible due to the micro-adjusting capability of the fence.

What does this mean? For one, the resawn pieces are quite even in thickness, typically within 0.005″ (five thousands of an inch!) across the width and the length of the cut pieces. The new fence allows adjustment for drift very easily; in fact, the built-in cam is designed to do this without the use of any tools. Once installed and adjusted, the Driftmaster is a great accessory on my 17-inch Grizzly band saw.

Disclosure: Laguna Tools is a sponsor of my blog. On occasion, I receive tools and other components for evaluation; I maintain total editorial freedom of the comments and reviews I present on the blog. Plain and simple, I never receive or accept cash for anything I review. You also must know that I don’t receive any income if you click on the links I provide for any of my sponsors or Affiliates; the only source of income I receive is from Google-sponsored ads, and from actual purchases through my Affiliates (a small percentage of the purchase price).

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Duration: 8:36 minutes (Size: 166 MB)

In a future episode I will cover in detail how I use the Driftmaster in the shop. Meanwhile, you can watch the four videos on this fence at the Laguna Tools video web page for the fence system; simply click on the video tab for the page.

All the music in the video is courtesy of my friend, Jason Riley.

— Al Navas

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First look at the Resaw King band saw blade

March 23, 2010 By

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Duration: 30:35 minutes

I bought and used the 3/4-inch wide Laguna Tools Resaw King band saw blade on my 17-inch Grizzly band saw. The results were amazing! In the video I show:

  1. The steps I took to correct for drift, and show the actual resaw operation.
  2. The results of resawing quarter-sawn white oak, a very dense, hard wood.
  3. The importance of blade tracking, and the effect of adjustments to the blade position on the wheels.
  4. Details of the resaw fence I have used for several years, and
  5. A summary of everything I did in the video.

I can summarize the results of my first resawing with the Resaw King blade in one word: Terrific! I have never been able to get such great quality of cut with any of regular blades on my Grizzly 17-inch band saw; the surfaces of the resawn pieces were so smooth, I think I might be able to go directly to sanding. I think now I will be set to start resawing some lumber, for some projects later this year. I am excited! And I hope this video will help you in resawing lumber in your own shop. If you have a chance to try this blade, you will love it.

A special discount from Laguna on the Resaw King, only for my readers:

As part of launching a new program as a sponsor of the blog, Laguna Tools is offering 25% discount on each and every purchase of a new Resaw King blade, until further notice. The code word is sandalwoods; simply enter this code while ordering your blades online, and you will receive the discount (I tried it, and it works!) If you have difficulty with their web site accepting the code, please call Tim Lory on phone . Alternatively, you can send him an e-mail message, at Tim_Lory@lagunatools.com. He will handle your order personally. How cool is that?

I hope this video will help you in resawing lumber in your own shop!

— Al Navas

Laguna Tools Resaw King blade.

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