The Woodshop Shed

Three Wooden Rings

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(from Lumberjocks.com)


These are some rings I made from the scraps laying around the lathe. The one on the right is Osage Orange and the other two are 2-tone Acacia ( some heart and some sap wood in them). One is a size 4 1/2, one is 4 3/4 and one is a size 5. They are finished with clear gloss lacquer.I met this little girl named Harley whose mother had the booth next to mine. Harley wanted a ring but the ones in the shop sponsoring the craft sale were all too big. Her mother said she was a 4 1/2 size. I have never made one that small back home and my mandrels don't go that small…..so I made a wood mandrel last night to get by.They are coming to the sale in our park this Saturday and she can have all the rings for herself and some friends.Cheers, Jim

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Two More "Skinny" Floating Clocks

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(from Lumberjocks.com)


Looking at those boards of Ambrosia Maple while drinking my coffee this morning, I was curious how long it would take me to do two skinny clocks. Turns out, about three hours… and much of that is finish drying time.One is end capped in red. The other is end capped in silver with clock hands spray-painted the same color as the end caps.Nothing super fancy about these, but I did stain the sides rather than monkey around with paint. The sides are stained in a “honey” tone (next time I may go darker).I know, not much new to see here, but the clock wall is getting pretty full!

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Coffee Scoop

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Quick and easy turning from a scrap of Piquarana, which is a straight grained wood. Sanded through 220. Finished with shellac, about 6 coats, sanding to 400 then 0000 wool and buffed. The finish took longer than turning the blank, waiting for it to dry.But that gave my time to clean the table saw and way tubes on the shopsmith, then wax and buff.Thanks for looking.

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Forstner Bits Basics

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(from Popularwoodworking.com)


A Forstner Bit can drill holes other bits only dream about. Forstner-style bits can go where no other drill bits dare. The reason is simple: A Forstner bit is rim-guided while other bits are center-point guided. That means you can Source

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