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Looking for crush-resistant wood
Looking to replace monel rubrails on a skiff with wood. It’ll repeatedly come into hard contact with (yellow pine, plastic and even metal) docks. I don’t mind if it dents or deforms, but splintering, cracking or chipping would be bad. What woods work well here? I have black locust, white oak
Turning this massive chunk of walnut into a lamp sculpture
Making a sculptural art lamp from a massive chunk of walnut along with the eufyMake E1 UV Flatbed printer to print colorful designs and textures. This video is brought to us by #eufymake 💰 eufyMake's Black Friday is coming, Check current pricing & flash sales below: https://eufymake.sjv.io/PzN1oN Want to save even more? Use my code [makesomething] at checkout for an extra $100 off any order over $2,600. ★ TOOLS / SUPPLIES (affiliate links) ★ Corner Clamps: https://amzn.to/3xGIXgh Aluminum Bar Clamps: https://amzn.to/3I3GmwL Yellow Push Block: https://amzn.to/347PTUB HVLP Spray Gun: https://amzn.to/48rlhco Random Orbit Sander: http://amzn.to/2aXutIU Festool Domino: https://amzn.to/3vExcSJ Track Saw: https://amzn.to/3KocY6t Palm Router: https://amzn.to/3u9fM3y Planer: https://amzn.to/46tDYeh Miter Saw: https://amzn.to/3QRprDf Large Bandsaw: https://amzn.to/3G9LxvN Little Bandsaw: https://amzn.to/3sNqkVB Table Saw: https://amzn.to/3GbM9Bm Teflon Tape: https://amzn.to/4yjiUpq UHMV Tape: https://amzn.to/4xKvSve ★ WATCH MORE ★ My Custom Wood Finish: https://youtu.be/lHTj38KTrFk ★ ALL THE LINKS ★ Books, Plans & Merch: https://makesomething.com Making It Podcast: http://makingitpodcast.com My Music: https://bit.ly/4i4J6wB
photo engraved on stainless steel
engraved a generic photo on stainless steel , dull stainless steel turned out well, this could probably be applied to most metals this is quite exciting as CO2 lasers and fiber don't do well in photos except for annodized aluminum
HF diamond stones
I bought their set quite a few years ago and they don't sell them anymore. I just need to know how the colors mate with grit size. I had labeled them with sharpie but no longer exists. Once I get this information, I'll scribe it into the backs. I've used these for starting after grinding and flattening my ceramic stones, though I now own a large 400/1000 diamond stone for that.
I bought too much gas and diesel fuel
The day it was announced that we had attacked Iran the night before, I decided to fill up everything we had with gas and diesel. I have six 5 gallon jugs that normally I fill up three times through the grass cutting season with non-ethanol. Wanting to get away from handling the 5 gallon
FS: 5 LN Bench Chisels $400
$400 shipped CONUS 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1” - original factory handles included. Currently there are custom Mesquite handles installed. These are lightly used and well cared for.
FS: LN Bronze Skew Block (RH) $450
Mid-90. Excellent condition. Includes original box and papers. $450 shipped CONUS
WTB 12″ Cole Jaws +/- Nova chuck
Well I got to researching cole jaws and to my surprise most of the turners on this forum seem to rarely use them even when they have 'em. So before I plunk down a lotta cash + tax on new ones, I figured I'd check if anyone wants to get rid of theirs. Ideally looking for a direct thread 1 1/4" Nova chuck with it. I am in NorCal and willing to send you a prepaid UPS label wherever you may happen to be within CONUS.
My new high tech dust collector
After a long period of R+D spanning approximately 45 seconds this morning, followed by an arduous 2 minutes of punching a hole with an awl and cutting and twisting some wire, I have a solution to my bandsaw dumping sawdust on the floor in the walkway when I am cutting and the dust port is not
3D Prints & Laser Projects to Upgrade Your Storage!
I use my laser and 3D printers to transform my shops tool wall! All prints used are below if you want to too! Bambu Lab Lasers, Printers & Filament: https://tidd.ly/3Vgj6r1 #bambulab #makerworld #bambulabr1 #laser Links from video: Skadis Generator: https://boxes.hackerspace-bamberg.de/SkadisBoard?language=en Skadis Wall Mount Bracket https://makerworld.com/en/models/2825601 Hammer Holders: https://makerworld.com/en/models/645558 Wrench Holders: https://makerworld.com/en/models/23589 Pliers Rack: https://makerworld.com/en/models/761940 Stackable Pliers Holder https://makerworld.com/en/models/754110 Micro Pliers: https://makerworld.com/en/models/149809 Screwdriver Holder (File Holder): https://makerworld.com/en/models/146269 Customizable hooks: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1078963 Mallet Holder: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2686030 Chisel Holders: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2107647 Small Pliers Holder (Marking Tools) https://makerworld.com/en/models/1191113 Skadis Carpenter Square: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1150277 Micro Screwdrivers: https://www.printables.com/model/438377 Please like and share! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterbrownwastaken Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kludge77 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kludge1977 music by Jason Shaw@ audionautix.com
Powermatic Drill Press Gear Rack
I absolutely do not like the aluminum gear rack. It’s garbage. Buckles. I want to replace with a copy made of steel. Surely someone here has addressed this. I understand pitch and pressure angle. I suspect the pressure angle is 20 deg. Regardless, has anyone ever found a source?
A Tale of Two Makas
At the beginning of the summer, I rented a Penske truck and drove to Indianapolis to pick up Dave Sochar’s Maka mortiser he had used in his now-closed doormaking business. It’s a 1970 DB-5. I was particularly interested in the unit because Mark Hennebury had previously rebuilt the head. As luck
Image Paint Software
Anyone else checked out the new advertiser, Image Paint Software? Their website has some absolutely gorgeous inlays. It says it works for the lasers as well as CNC. We don't do any colorful things like that for our inlay work, but that's really some beautiful work. If I did inlay work more often, I'd be taking that software for a test drive. Check it out..... http://www.amazoncanvas.com
Goin Fishin intarsia
Here’s another intarsia
Fascinating Bit of History
Always looking to expand my knowledge, I clicked on a random link because the title caught my eye and found it surprisingly very interesting. Now I'm curious how many more hidden gems of history are out there. Wonder if there are any woodworking methods that were used?
Shop Saber 23 question
Hello I found a used one for sale and what the seller to send me the serial number so I can figure out the year of it. Does anyone have a picture of one so I can send it to the seller to find his? Seems simple to me but the seller can't figure it out.
Base Cabinet for Tool Chest (Dutch)?
My (Dutch) tool chest is on the floor. This is not very good for getting things out of the bottom storage compartment. As that bottom compartment is full of metal planes... almost too heavy to lift for me to get it up on the sawbenches for a more comfortable reach. Also, then I find I need the
Color Matching - Every Case is Different
I built two headboards recently for the same customer. The first was made of rift sawn white oak and needed to match other cabinets I had built for them over 10 years ago. The finish involved a dye stain (SW’s BAC Wiping Stain, custom mixed plus some more modification with Transtint by me to
Not So Vintage Stanley Hand Plane Repair
I got into woodworking in the early 2000’s and bought a #4, it was a couple of years before I figured out I needed a Jack plane too. At any rate I purchased some new Stanley models, at the time still being made by Stanley in the UK (Sheffield). But they came with plastic handles which I really
Metabo 12″ Dual Bevel Sliding Miter Saw (HPT C12RSH3M)
Hey gang... I wanted to upgrade my 30 year old 10″ Milwaukee SCMS and did a deep dive into the reviews, finding that the Metabo was ver highly rated except for two shortcomings... the bevel release was inconveniently located at the back of the saw, and it used a laser instead of a shadow line
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