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Coo-wah-chobee:
Y'all know how you amass tools-well i do anyway. I think Pat b gave really good feedback! I learned how to make wooden bows with a hachet and a knife. Though the years i acquired a bandsaw,Scrapers,spokeshave,rasps blah-blah-blah.Things went faster sure ,but i made more mistakes (mind wasnt catching up with hands-like pat b said) and the thrill was gone so to speak. After a while I went back to a hachet and knife added a rasp and guess what-my work improved and the thrill was back- took longer-so what-for me a very peaceful pre-columbian attitude. Maybe this would appeal to others-dont know -we live in a fast pace modern world.-bob
DanaM:
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carpenter374:
here's a few shop tips from our millwork shop.
Saw tables: try applying paste wax (such a minwax trewax) to your table saw top and buff it with a clean rag. wood slides easier for more accurate cuts with less binding.
vice: epoxy or screw hardwood to the inside of a vice if you're going to clamp finished or sanded wood in the vice (i use oak in mine). I've never had trouble with a vice marring wood this way.
Router table: a makeshift joiner can be made with a router screwed to the bottom of a home-made table. drill a hole in the center of the table for the router bit to stick through. clamp a board to the table if you want a fence. you can use many different bits for different things. roundovers and plain cutting bits are two i use often. the fence and a cutting bit can used to rough out a stave in a hurry if the grain is straight.
hope this helps somebody.
PK:
Chalking the rasp HMMM
eflanders:
1). Wax your bow form and work tool tables. It helps the material to move, prevents rust and prevents glue from adhering where it shouldn't.
2). Use pencil marks to mark areas that need removal before sanding or scraping so you can see the progress you make.
3). Let the tool do the work. If you find yourself forcing the tool, it needs sharpening, cleaning or new paper.
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