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Woodworking in America: Richie Robinson

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We're interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we're featuring Richie Robinson, a grad student from Hawaii. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I can't recall exactly how I got started though from an early age …Source

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1933 firetruck

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33 seagrave firetruck, body is bloodwood, fenders and frame are cherry stained with Sadona Red stain. I was amazed at the color match. Even maple parts such as seat base and lights turned out pretty well. Stained cherry is a lot lower cost than Bloodwood! I turned the bell on a pen mandrel. Seat is real leather. I based some parts from photos. Wheels are painted with brass tacks. Thanks for looking.

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Walnut & Alumininininium Bevel Gauge - #ToolsOfAutumn

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My skill up journey continues! I've tried hard to spend dedicated time over the past year on joinery, sharpening, dovetailing, boxmaking, and now, I'm having a lot of fun in my current phase, tool making!I made myself a bevel gauge out of Walnut and aluminium. I think it came out great.
I didn't use a thorough plan for this one, just basically looked at my cheap plastic bevel gauge and tried to copy components. I was going to reuse the steel blade from the cheap one, but decided that making something from scratch would be good practice for me as well. I'm glad I did that, I think it looks great with the thick silver blade as well. I have a “no-talk, just build”, video on my channel if you're interested: https://youtu.be/HRP3v9YfkGsOnce I put this together and put finish on it, I decided I really didn't like that the bolt head stuck out a little, so I filed and sanded it down. That did make it look much better, however I think the steel filings and dust reacted with the oil finish, and ended up staining the makers mark I had installed. I might drill that out and put a new one in, but overall, still really happy with it.edit: Should mention, the main photo is a photoshop job. I only made one bevel gauge, but wanted to show it open and closed in the one photo.

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Precision and Power in a Handheld Grinder

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You can tell when you're holding a good tool in your hands. The way it feels, the way it responds, the way it does everything you ask it to. There's another dimension to a good tool, though: how the manufacturer …Source

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