Activity Duty Give Away

During the Rob Cosman 1000th hand tool and power tool episode celebration my name was pulled from the hat. Compliments from a Secret Santa and Rob I won a dovetail marker and DVD "Dovetails 2.0" of which I already have.

Paying it forward I will donate these item to the first active duty service member that is also a contributor to SMC. No PM's just be the first to post to this thread with a "I'll take it" or something of the sorts and its yours. Shipping will be to the lower 48 on my dime. Only proof of contention I need is an military address for shipping.

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Activity Duty Give Away

Gustav Stickley's "The Craftsman" Available On-line

A recent build here on an Arts and Craft style coffee table inspired me to order Robert Lang's book, Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Revised Edition: Authentic and Fully Detailed Plans for 57 Classic Pieces. This also prompted a little more research on the topic of this style, where I learned that Gustav Stickley's magainze, the Craftsman, is available on-line. May not be everyone cup of tea, but for those of you interested, you can find the digital archives at: http://ift.tt/1JY92RS. 31 issues published from 1901 thru 1916.

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Gustav Stickley's "The Craftsman" Available On-line

Shop Cabinets

Home workshops are the place where dreams are made. We all love our shops, and the time we get to spend in them…

Thirty years ago I built my first wood shop, and while filling it up soon learned that a lot of storage was necessary. And one of the best parts of being a woodworker is building out our shops, and making them a fun place to spend our time. You can buy workbenches and storage cabinets, but you can build your own far more suited to your needs, for less money, and loaded with storage we all need.

Look at most shop photos online, and you will lots of wasted space. Having little room, I started throwing out the stands and building simple shop cabinets that were loaded with storage. Many of these cabinets are nearly 30 years old and are holding up well. They even survived a move from Florida to New Mexico a few years ago. The shop may look large, but in reality it is only 10' on a side bigger than the average garage shop. A wide angle lens makes it look larger than it is.

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Shop Cabinets

Dye before glue up

I find it a lot easier to shoot WB aniline dyes (or any finish) prior to glue up of drawers and the like, particularly inside faces where it's a little hard to control for even coverage of an assembly.

I normally mask off the joinery just to be 'safe' allowing for pva bond on raw wood.

Was wondering if I can skip the masking and still get a good glue bond or does the WB dye (by itself) seal the wood more than it appears?

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Dye before glue up

Cutter Vision by JT Turning

Apologize if this has been posted. This is really crazy in my opinion. I didn't even get to the point of finding out how much it it. It will be fun to get different reactions to this tool......combining turning with electronics like this. Old school vs new technology.

What say you. Oh, and before someone says it, I agree, not sure it is really needed. Many HF have been turned just fine before this.

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Cutter Vision by JT Turning

Weekend Scrap-wood Turning Challenge

Here's my challenge:

Sometime this weekend go to your scrap pile and pull out a piece of wood that is worthy of tossing away. Stick it on the lathe and see what happens.

I made one of these this morning and didn't know what it is so I made another one. Sopping wet, unfinished and covered with sawdust, obviously.

Spend a happy few minutes and show your masterpiece.

Ready, Go!

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Weekend Scrap-wood Turning Challenge

Tite Mark Marking Gauge

I bought this shortly before I decided to sell my tools. It has never touched a piece of wood. As it is brand new I am asking $89.00 shipped CONUS. I realize that is the same price as Glen-Drake Toolworks but I need the money more than they do.... First PM saying I'll take it. No picture as we all know what it looks like.

Thanks for looking.

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Tite Mark Marking Gauge