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Revisit: the ash shelf

Posted on 25. December 2021 by vidar
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This spring I made a nice wall shelf in merbau. My sister in law liked it a lot, so I thought – why not gift one to her and her family for Christmas? It also gave me an opportunity to do some serial production. Low scale, mind you…

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Posted in Furniture | Tagged ash, gift, shelf, wall shelf | Leave a reply

The Lie-Nielsen No.66 beading tool

Posted on 21. December 2021 by vidar
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A plain and smooth piece of wood can be both beautiful and really boring. Stanley made a metal scratch stock, and Lie-Nielsen copied it. Let’s review the L and the N version!

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Posted in Product review | Tagged beading tool, lie-nielsen, No 66, review, scratch stock | Leave a reply

The bench vise

Posted on 9. December 2021 by vidar
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Holding your work steady is crucial when you work. You need the best work holding you can get, and a metal woodworking vise is a great option. Lets’s review one.

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Posted in Product review | Tagged bench vise, eclipse, Eclipse Quick Release, EWWQR9, review, vice, vise, work holding | 1 Reply

The knife wall

Posted on 3. December 2021 by vidar
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Sometimes you come across a new-to-you technique and suddenly the floor is soaking wet – an eureka! moment worthy of Arkimedes just happened. Are you sick and tired of tearout? Come here, my friend…

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Posted in Tips, tricks and Techniques | Tagged knife wall, marking, marking knife, tenon | 1 Reply

A shop phone holder

Posted on 29. November 2021 by vidar
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While my hand plane gently weeps… Well, perhaps not. But music in the shop is a good thing, though the phone battery drains and needs charging.

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos | Tagged burl, oak, phone holder, shop furniture, small project | Leave a reply

How to: wood movement

Posted on 19. November 2021 by vidar
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Wood moves, and you can’t do much to prevent it. Try, and thou shalt fail! but if you account for it, you will avoid issues. Try orienting things to the south! It seems easier, according to our friendly Ent.

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Posted in Tips, tricks and Techniques | Tagged moisture content, shrinkage, wood movement | Leave a reply

How to: Calipers? Call who?

Posted on 12. November 2021 by vidar
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Calipers seems to be simple enough, but it might be more to them than one would think. I’ve gotten a few eureka moments over the years, so let’s look into a few that measured very small.

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Posted in Blog, Tips, tricks and Techniques | Tagged calipers, measurement, vernier | Leave a reply

The old fart look

Posted on 5. November 2021 by vidar
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Old tools looks so much more elaborate than today’s utilitarian looks. Is there a reason to the madness, or were the craftsmen of old just vain?

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Posted in Rant | Tagged design, form, high end, low end, tools | Leave a reply

Lay down Sally! Or the dust goes boom..

Posted on 13. October 2021 by vidar
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Put the plane down on its side, or you’ll risk damaging the edge! Or so it is often taught. Don’t you dare to question ye olde wisdom!
Also, dust collector systems can blow up. Apparently.
It’s mythbusting time!

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Posted in Rant | Tagged folklore, hazard, myth, viral | Leave a reply

The live edge oak slab garden bench part II

Posted on 17. September 2021 by vidar
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Unless one want to embrace the inner yoga instructor, the garden bench needs legs. Time to rummage in the wood pile!

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Posted in Outdoor projects | Tagged bench, garden bench, live edge, oak | Leave a reply

Hurry up and take it easy!

Posted on 13. September 2021 by vidar
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Faster! More efficient! Git’r done so you can relax! Efficiency in our hobby activities could be a bit of a paradox – make the things you like to do go faster so you can get bored again?

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Posted in Rant | Tagged hobby, pastime, relax | Leave a reply

The support table, part 3

Posted on 24. August 2021 by vidar
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Transformation from shelves to drawers. Another step towards my goal: a table that holds bits and pieces during a project, tools and supplies in drawers – and a place where my sharpening equipment stands at the ready at all times.

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos | Tagged drawers, shop furniture, support table | 3 Replies

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