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Kamis, 31 Maret 2016

Building The Wine Rack Part I

Alas, I was no Last Minute Elf. I tried to have two (2) projects done before Christmas. One still sits — barely started — on my miter saw wing. The other, having been finished on Christmas morning, now sits in my Mother’s kitchen. I’ll regale you with the tale of the frame once o finally build it. Here is the tale of the Wine Rack.
Design
When I had decided that I wanted to build a wine rack for my mom, I began by looking at other racks. I did most of my looking on Pinterest and created a board of the designs I liked.
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New WWMM video

Steve Ramsy from Wood Working for Mere Mortals posted a new video today!
You can see all of the 2013 Shop Tour Videos here.
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N?1 Spiers Dovetail Plane

This post has written by Vittorio Thinking of metal planes I often think to Stewart Spiers
I like much the side profile and handles, so I searched for a model; I found it on the Handplane Central website, so I adapted the draw for a 2 inches blade and tried to building the plane.
I used Fe 430 steel bars (5x70mm) for sole and sides, joined the two sides in three points by countersunk screws (in this choice the screws do not interfere while the pieces are clamped in the vice) and cut the tails.
  The mouth is opened by boring it with a 3 mm tip, hack saw blade and a 2,5 mm file. I obtained two angles, one of 47° (seat angle) and the other of 45° (wear angle).
The blade support (47°) is fixed by 3 iron rivets (dia. 6,5 mm)
The sole is prepared for jointing and the classical Spiers profile is cut. Beautiful but a little bit laborious.
Sanding by 80 grit abrasive paper (sides are screwed to a piece of wood)
During the tail peening, if joints are precise, 2 mm of extra length are enough, otherwise 3 mm are necessary for closing all gaps. 
Lever cap: I could not imitate the original because had not a model; however the job was acceptable for me.
The chipbreaker showed some rusted areas, so I sanded it (80 and 120 grit) and created the profile for a good adherence to blade at cutting edge.
The Sorby blade is 2" wide parallel iron (from e-bay); 25° bevel, 30° microbevel.
The cap iron screw (M8, 16 mm head) was built by welding together a rectangular nut with a screwed rod. 
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Jointing Fence

Squaring board edges is one of the typical job for traditional woodworking hand planes where they show their effectiveness. Stanley produced the famous but rare 386 as help  to be applied on side of jointer planes.
Of course best  modern plane makers offer similar solutions. I recently found myself having to do the squaring job on long fir boards,  using the new Stanley 62, a low angle plane with the length of a jack which reproduces the historical N° 62. It is not a jointer but the low-angle configuration offers advantages in softwood planing. The sides are very low, not allowing the anchoring of traditional guides. That required a self-built solution. So I made a simple guide with a beech  board (composed of several pieces assembled for greater stability), reproducing in the upper portion the shape of the  plane and leaving a protrusion from the bottom of the plane of about 7 cm.
Another removable piece, anchored to the main board, covers one of external parts to the mouth ; so,  when you join the guide to the work piece you are within the cutting area of plane. This piece could  be replaced in special situations with a shaped board in order to have a different angle than 90 degrees. The  
 anchorage system consists of two L-plates with a central pivot to create a very effective third type lever in wich the grip is guaranteed by rubber interposed between the plate and the plane.
During processing, the main strength  is carried laterally to held the fence tightly in contact with the board. The knob is used to improve lateral handling. And here it is at work.
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Brooklyn Welcomes Lie Nielsen

This weekend the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Events are coming to Brooklyn. Theyll be at 3rd Ward (195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237) on Friday, 1/4, from 10:00 to 6:00 and on Saturday, 1/5, from 10:00 to 5:00.
Tools for Working Wood will be there, and theyll be open.
In addition to their own wonderful wares, Lie-Nielsen will be bring some top notch tool makers to Brooklyn with them. Daed Toolworks, M.S. Bickford, Guarino Furniture Designs, Northwest Woodworking Studio & Tools For Working Wood will be at 3rd Ward too. In fact, rumor has it +Matthew Kenney (of +Fine Woodworking) will be there too.
What a pretty view in Brooklyn.
Im going to try to make it on Friday afternoon, but dont wait for me. Check out the show (and say hi to Matt).
3rd Ward
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This Just Might Go To My Head

I’m proud to say that I’ve just had my second full length article published in Fine Homebuilding. This article is about the proper choice to flash a chimney with copper flashings in a typical asphalt shingle roof. I also have a Building Skills section in the issue specifically about bending and fabricating the copper. As I mentioned when I posted about the accompanying video, it’s tangentially interesting to woodworkers if they like mixed media pieces and think sheet metal would make a good accent.
Have chimney, will flash.
My first article was on the proper installation of an EPDM flat roof. If you didnt know, I’m a roofing project manager by day.
These two (2) articles have been very rewarding, as have the tips I’ve had published in Popular Woodworking and Fine Woodworking.
Marking copper is much like marking wood,
but with slightly less precise tools.
I mention all this, not just because I’m excited about it, and certainly not because I think it says anything about me. What I think it does say is that the magazines, in any field, are reachable, open to ideas and looking to support those who practice the respective craft. Try submitting something. You may be surprised by the response.The photos are from finehomebuilding.com
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Woodworking in America Through The Eyes Of My Friends


Ive just about posted all of the content I created and recorded at Woodworking in America 2013. Luckily, my good friends +Tom Iovino, +Sean Wisniewski, +Neal Becker gave me some photos to share. I hope you enjoy. By the choice, if you want to see really good photos of WIA13, check out +David Picciutos blog, Drunken Woodworker.
The Online Woodworking Discussion Panel.
Somehow, the let the Modern Woodworkers Association in.
The Wood Talk and Giant Cypress guys were let in too,
to provide actual information.
Yes, Tom talks just as much in person.
Neil Zenuk (@twowheelneil) chops some sweet dovetails.
Tom likes me!
Dont forget about the +Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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