Thanks, David! Found the Book Online; Ordered It.
Bob Hutchins in central Texas
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What new skill have you learned?
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Re: What new skill have you learned?
#27You're welcome, Bob...
David Barnett - Venice, Florida
>Over the weekend I'll see if I can't describe how to make a couple simple tools from scrap 'n' scratch that'll smooth things and insulate your wallet. Check your email.
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#28A couple more hints (warning: involves electrons)
David Barnett - Venice, Florida
>Rotary tool burnishing's worth trying, too. I know it's really a power tool, but the Foredom 'feels' like a hand tool to me. Of course, you could hook up one of those flexshaft drill attachments to your hand grinder arbor and make your family take turns cranking the handle REAL FAST. At any rate, my apologies to anyone offended by this suggestion.
You can make points (like burs but not for cutting or grinding) from wood. A bullet shape is useful and easily shaped. Drill and affix* to an 1/8" or larger arbor and spin away. Ball shapes are good, too, of course, but harder to make from wood. Find stone beads (preferabily half-drilled, 8mm or larger), affix to a mandrel, try on small objects and hard woods. Hard felt works with and without abrasives (tripoli and white diamond work well). The large bullets, balls, and cylinders are worth trying. I like the 1/4" shafts. Using abrasives is getting more into polishing, of course.
As for waxes, electrons aid hard carnauba to flow, but that's usually glossier than I prefer. Good for briar pipes, though, as its melting point is higher. I love beeswax applied dry or with a mist of water rubbed until I'm too sore to go. I don't like turps or other solvents which, at least to me, appear greasy. I mentioned I like the T&T beeswax and oil finish, but I think of that less as a wax finish and more of a mellow lustre oil.
*I sometimes tap and cement. Use silicone as it handles heat better than most over-the-counter epoxies. I use a high-heat aerospace glue for my wooden gem carving points but that's probably overkill for wood burnishing.
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#29Robert is my Mother's Brother???
Ron in Kokomo
>Long ago over on the Porch someone told of the derivation of. " Bob's your uncle"
I do not remember. Wher did it come from???
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#30The fix is in... *LINK*
David Barnett - Venice, Florida
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Bob's your uncle
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#31Bob's everybody's uncle
James Watriss
>Really, though, Bob's not the problem.
As I understand it, Bob's sister was the old woman who lived in a shoe. Yes, she had so many children. Because as it turned out, she was, well... very, very easy. And inevitably, with that many children, they really polluted the gene pool. Bob wasn't really a problem... Bob was gay. Hence, no kids. But his slutty sister... well, after a while, they were all related to someone. So Bob was everybody's uncle.
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#32Re: A couple more hints
Bob Hackett
>What would be the advantage of using a spinning wood point as opposed to texturing using a stationary metal point in a reciprocating tool?
Seeing as how I have both maybe I`ll try it and find out.
Thanks for the tip Dave.
Mainely,Bob
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#33
drawknife and spokeshave
Steve Kubien
>I've spent a fair bit of time dreaming about making some Welsh stick chairs ever since Chris Schwartz wrote an article about classes he took here in the Great White North. I've poured over Langsner's book on the topic, started acquiring some tools and have begun to learn how to use a spokeshave and a drawknife. Haven't produced anything great yet but 2006 looks like a good time to start on the chairs (LV will be coming out with a line-up of chair tools).
Great topic!
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ontario
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#34Hey Steve.....
A.J. Byrd
>....any inside info on what tools L.V. will be coming out with first?
A.J.
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#35Ron...
HC Sakman
>Hi Ron,
First of all, thank you for the compliment.
Honestly, I've been just keeping myself busy trying to improve (I am not saying "perfecting" on purpose!) what I already know.
Chico...
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#36Re: Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention another epiphany
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Something else I've learned recently, regarding carving tools, thanks to advise from Lee Grindinger, in conversations on the new Carving Forum:
Even good carving chisels are not ground properly when received from the manufacturer. At least, the Pfeils are sharp, but the geometry of the bevels (there are two of them) need significant improvements. Both the top and bottom bevels need to be ground convex, not flat, and most definitely not hollow ground. There's no plane bed and no flat back like on a paring chisel to guide your work. The gouge has to be able to be used either side up (well, maybe not the v-parting tool), and you have to be able to cut down into the wood, cut a curving bottom, and come out again at the other end of the cut. This requires a fulcrum right behind the edge, and the back end of the bevel cannot get in the way, or you will be spitting instead of cutting by the time you are done with the cut.
I have lots of carving gouges, and lately I have been spending a lot of time reshaping the bevels, one by one, as I spend more "quality" time carving. Eventually, I will have all of them reshaped, but for now, I'm doing it a little at a time, as the need for another gouge presents itself. I am also beginning to realize that more carving gouges may not be the answer. More important is making the ones you've got work better.
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#37Second thought...
HC Sakman
>...I guess some "curved" work has been new to me. I've done 5 curved pieces recently and I practiced some known knowlege and I guess I learned it OK by the way the pieces were turned out.
Chico...
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#38Re: Second thought...
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Have we seen pics of these, Chico? If not, I'd sure like to see some of them. Probably, you've put them on your website, instead of posting them on WC, but I've forgotten to look there lately for inspiration.
Every day we learn something new. Some days I forget valuable lessons learned earlier, too, I'm afraid. If I were to stop learning, even if only a little bit, this work wouldn't be interesting to me any more.
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#39Re: Second thought... *LINK*
HC Sakman
>Here you go Sir William. I guess I posted these when you were away. I haven't taken the pictures of the other two yet and they're already gone.
Chico...
http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot718.shtml
http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot719.shtml
7' Teak Table
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#40One more thing. *LINK*
HC Sakman
>"Probably, you've put them on your website, instead of posting them on WC, but I've forgotten to look there lately for inspiration."
Hmmmm Nope. WC is still has priviliges.
These 3 pieces are posted at WC are not posted on my site yet.
This is not something like "right back at you" Bill, it just sounds that way.
Chico...
my site
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#41
Only a little...
Steve Kubien
>Bits (presumably spoon-type) will be first to arrive, tapered reamers are close, travishers, chair-devils and shaves will be after the New Year. I cannot give you any specifics because I don't have them. I merely inquired with Rob as to what was coming so I could do a little pre-planning in my shop. Chairs are something I want to tackle very soon and I am missing a few tools.
Cheers,
Steve Kubien
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#42Thank You
Ron in Kokomo
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#43Re: What new skill have you learned?
keith turner(vancouver)
>After spending 12 weeks with David Charlesworth learning the finer points of cabinetmaking I came home and made planes !!!! But after seeing some of David's (he has a couple of Holtey's) I was smitten by them.
After studying and taking lots of photos I decided to have a go at making a couple, ( Jim Yehle articles and plans are exceptional) these two are the latest.The smoother blade came from Shephard and the Thumb blade from Classic planes, both work excellently.
These are the 4th and 5th planes that I have made the others are a Panel, a Shoulder and a Miter plane. Now it is time to go back to cabinetmaking and put my new skills to work
p.s. Thanks Dan for arranging the photos
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#44WOW !!!
Ron in Kokomo
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#45Re: What new skill have you learned?
Erik S. Friis
>Those are beautiful -- did you mill those bodies yourself or are they part of a kit? Thanks, Erik
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#46
A question...
Steve Kubien
>Did you fabricate your own cap or were you able to pick one up somewhere?
Very nice work BTW!!!!
Steve Kubien
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#47This has been a neat thread
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>and a nice change of pace.
Re: What new skill have you learned?
#48Re: Ron...
Ron in Kokomo
>Chico
You deserve the compliment. You do very nice work
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#49Re: What new skill have you learned?
Arw01
>Tell more of David's long courses..
I took a week with Cosman, who had a great deal of respect for David. BUT I hear he smokes WORSE then a chimney!
Alan
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#50Re: What new skill have you learned?
keith turner(vancouver)
>The planes are milled from 1/4 inch flat bar stock (soles steel and sides brass on these two, some of the other planes are steel sided)and the lever cap from a piece of 1/2 brass plate, the infill rosewood ( I am a machinist by trade and have access to a machine shop at work)
I can highly recommend David's course ,not only for being taught how to tune and use hand tools to a high degree but also the individual attention you get when there are only 4 in the class. Devon is also one of the most beautiful and wildest counties in England and yes I'm sorry to say, he does smoke like a chimney
Keith