Recent content by Shivers

Iroko,this is what is used in a lab enviroment as it makes a good bench thats resistant to chemicals.Now they use thermo setting plastics such as phenolic resin--but back in the old days it was iroko.

Think you'll find that most hollow marks are made from common old wooden jack or fore planes that have had the blade ground to a curve,at least this is what i was lead to believe during my making of refectory table tops,--we always had a few shop wooden planes around specifically for this...

I liked you multi pics --have you tried this free program. http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html looks like it does a nicer job than photoshop. not a bad little setup there jonathan.try putting a backboard on the bench & fixing it to the wall for more sturdiness. regards.

Thats a very big no no.--absolutely no control at all over the material. regards

The whole thing with osha is that business owners dont have to let them on the premises,they can refuse entry as long as they set up for another appointment,some big shops i worked in done this as common pratice,however when osha came back(usually in force)they would nitpick on all the small...

No helmut needed. Agree some of what you said,i've used the guard in pic,& in a busy shop they don't last long--maladjustment usually gets them chewed up in no time,as for the spindle moulder & other guards,i suggest you consult usa companies & see what their pratices are,as they certainly...

Well done --nice job, what kind of glue were you using for the top? & what methods to glue the veneer down.

Fact of life in the trade,luckily i have all ten digits & have never had an accident even after 24 yrs,prob the worst i've had is a severely bruised hand from a kickback(with pine),you'll find in most usa shops they operate without guards(riving knifes sometimes,although i think this is a bad...

Nice work,but he/she ruined the cabinet by putting marquetry on it,or ruined the marquetry by putting it on that cabinet, overall a nice exercise for a student,curved doors/rails ect,piece looks clean,nice wood.I like to think the student moved on to greater things. regards.

Ok i just reread the post,if all the parts are the same,then you can set up a bandsaw for doing both inside/outside radius, all you need is a base clamped on the bandsaw bed that will accommodate the radius swing. then use a sub-base to support the board(s),make 2 centers(inside/outside...

No i didn't know that,but then i never found a workshop good for electronics,the amount of shop stereos' i've been thru is terrible,Hmmn google eh!.That calls for a wi-fi hookup in the shop.No forget that --no work would get done.lol. I just tried it & i got a load of old piffle --how did...

you could always use a router table with a custom fence. IE--cut a 5" half circle on the end of a 5" wide piece of wood,make a notch at the end that will clear the bearing width,introduce it into the cutter then clamp down to router table, this can also be done without the bearing on the...

because off the shelf finishes only cover basic situations,home made waxes or any finish for that matter can be blended for colour adding dyes or pigments ect,thats why theres a few hundred books on the subject. regards.

I agree with this totally--it part of the whole reason( besides cosmetics) to mark the stock up as face side/edge in the first place,so you can keep orientation with joint positioning. regards.

I have various stanleys--but none of the specialist ones. I wouldn't mind getting a 2" badger plane some time. In 24 yrs of general cabinet making i've never found many situations that couldn't be covered by No7,60.5,778,No4,310,& a couple of others,plus sharp chisels. I use basic stanley...