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" · ViewDave Mitchell commented on the blog post A surprise arrival via huge truck 9 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Hmmm… Well are you gonna make us guess Al? Hope you are feeling better….
Dave Ray commented on the blog post Video tour of the Sandal Woods shop 10 months, 1 week ago · View
Thanks Al, really felt like I was there. Would like more if you were talking and telling stories about “How I got this;” or “This wood was given to me by,” or when you open drawers ” I forgot I had this,” or “Why did I buy that? You have a great shop that is [...]
Dave Halter commented on the blog post Summer is in full swing 10 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Al,
Thanks for volunteering with the Red Cross. The flooding is going to be a summer long ordeal and many of the people displaced will not be able to start rebuilding for months. The more people that volunteer the better it will be for everybody.Dave
hoody commented on the blog post Glue-up and sanding time 1 year ago · View
Hi Al!
I have the exact plane with the Hock blade and chip breaker, but it leaves the mouth too tight. Did you have to file yours in order to take a descent fluffy..?
Nice finger joints!
Bill Dalton posted an update in the group Power tools: 1 year ago · View
Wow I’ve been working on this belt grinder on and off for a year…well I’m about to get it finished. I’ll post pictures.
Bill Dalton posted an update in the group Woodturning: 1 year ago · View
Well it’s been awhile so I’ll brag a bit. Did the Trent Bosch and David Ellsworth class and learned a bunch and really improved my technique and finished product. Tried to take the end of my thumb off while doing something stupid on the lathe, that’s about healed up. Taught a very nice guy from Mo. for 2 Sundays had a great time. Was getting ready for a show next weekend, but now won’t be able to attend as I going up to the Southern States Woodturning Symposium. Should be fun, going as a helper to a vendor. Hope others will start using the Groups again!
Dave Halter commented on the blog post The finished cradle 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Al,
That is beautiful. I love how the sapwood flows through the piece. I’m sure that it will be treasured for years.Dave
Dave Mitchell commented on the blog post The finished cradle 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Awesome job Al….!!!
Dave Halter commented on the blog post Down by the river side 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Al,
I don’t remember specifically as that was over 10 years ago when we routinely flew out in the area. It was probably 2/3rds of the way across Kansas towards Colorado.Dave
Dave Halter commented on the blog post Down by the river side 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Al,
Interesting photo. There’s a small river out in Kansas I used to fly over quite often that had the bank lined with cars. I doubt that the EPA would approve of using cars for erosion control now. I wonder if that was the intent of the car in your photo?Dave
Rob Young commented on the blog post An easy glue-up with great results 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Good plan! The little bit at the top of the tail board will eventually be blended into the pin board too?
Rob Young commented on the blog post An easy glue-up with great results 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Quick question for you Al. What is the plan for making repairs to the bottom of the cradle should a board become damaged? I see that they are captured in a groove. The shiplap and non-glued status (pinned at the center of each board?) will deal with the expansion and contraction. But having a captured [...]
Dave Halter commented on the blog post A weekend with Christopher Schwarz 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Al,
I found the Friday night session very enjoyable.It was interesting hearing “The Schwarz’” perspective on the publishing industry and his early years in the business. I wish my work schedule would have allowed me to attend the full weekend.Da ve
Bill Dalton commented on the blog post Hand injuries may force CPSC to act 1 year, 3 months ago · View
Enjoy the quiet cover of snow; well until it turns to muddy slush… we are suffering with 75 deg cloudy weather. Off to the Florida Woodturning Symposium this weekend. Stay Warm!
BillBill Dalton posted an update in the group Woodturning: 1 year, 4 months ago · View
Next week, Wednesday, Thrusday and Friday I will be driving down to Lakeland, Fl for a class with Trent Bosch on bowls and hollow forms and then in March I will be taking a class from David Ellsworth at the same location. I will post pictures if anyone is interested. I will also try to take copius notes and try to put them in a coherent form for those who like that kind of stuff.
Dave Mitchell commented on the blog post Clocks as simple projects 1 year, 6 months ago · View
you guys are killing me here….it is zero here in NW Montana…with bitter wind chills rolling and that white stuff on the ground and trees….. Carhart vest with flannel shirt….perhaps we will go to a heavier coat if it gets cold…..
Bill Dalton commented on the blog post Guest article: Need help with finishing a carved bowl 1 year, 6 months ago · View
I think I will try the airbrush, as there should not be much if any bleed through…hopefully. I like the suggestion of sealing the inside of the bowl first – that should also help. I have an old airbrush from my Leather business, but maybe I can convince Patty to let me buy a new [...]
Bill Dalton and Dave Halter are now friends 1 year, 6 months ago · View
Bill Dalton posted on the forum topic Which hand saws..? in the group Hand tools: 1 year, 6 months ago · View
Gramercy also makes a very nice saw vise. I have one and it is the best. I used several of the older saw vise and they work well also. They also have the files you will need if you decide to start doing your own. I also had my favorite dovetail saw redone and sharpened [...]
Bill Dalton posted an update in the group Project finishing: 1 year, 6 months ago · View
I’m looking for some suggestions. I’ve started surface carving on some of my bowls and vessels. Took a class from Dixie Biggs, great instructor. Now I’m coming to the hard part the finishing. I have a wild cherry bowl, this is my practice piece, and I carved leaves and it’s about done. The ”back ground” behind the leave is heavily textured and I want to stain or paint it dark so the leave stand out. Question would you use stain or paint. Most of the wood is fairly tight but wild cherry also has the nasty habit of having sections of open tubes, I know not the technical term, that will go through a piece. I’m open to suggestions. I can post a picture if that would help.
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