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August 13, 2016
Friday Live 8/12/16 – Grandfather Clock Parts
This week, I’ll show you some of the cool (and expensive) parts I ordered for the upcoming Grandfather Clock build. Then we’ll do some Q&A.
1:30 – Grandfather clock parts
8:00 – Have you purchased Woodpecker’s One Time Tools?
9:36 – Are you selling your house and your shop?
10:15 – What are you streaming with?
10:27 – Where do you get your wood?
10:53 – Can you name three Harbor Freight things worth buying?
12:00 – What do you think of the Incra router system?
12:45 – What do you think of the Bosch Glide?
13:18 – What are the best tools to start out woodworking?
http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/basic-tool-set-beginning-woodworker/
14:14 – Suggestions for beginner projects?
15:32 – How loud is the cyclone vented outside?
16:20 – Most challenging project you’ve done so far?
https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/product/sculpted-rocker/
16:58 – Finish for cherry?
17:54 – What brand would you suggest for a 14” bandsaw?
18:40 – If it were not a source of income, how would you stay motivated?
20:16 – Finish for walnut?
20:56 – Tattoos?
21:30 – Runners on table saw sleds?
22:00 – Table Saw safety vid
22:13 – Who would win between Batman and Spiderman
22:53 – Basic tools, what can I make?
23:36 – Do you need to know tree biology to be a good woodworker?
25:26 – What dovetail router jigs do you like?
26:14 – Japanese or Western style saws?
27:00 – What are you drinking?
27:30 – How did you get your wife on board with your woodworking?
28:48 – How do you start designs? Paper or CAD?
29:28 – Good woodworking videos for beginners.
30:44 – Where do you buy your chisels?
32:23 – Shop tour?
33:00 – Good first hand tools.
33:28 – Are you a drummer?
34:26 – What jigsaw blades do you use?
35:12 – Have you done projects with your kids?
37:09 – Aspects of woodworking you haven’t explored?
38:56 – End grain cutting board with small pieces?
40:34 – Natural oil finish for table top?
41:17 – Woodworking accidents?
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Friday Live 8/12/16
This week, I’ll show you some of the cool (and expensive) parts I ordered for the upcoming Grandfather Clock build. Then we’ll do some Q&A.
1:30 – Grandfather clock parts
8:00 – Have you purchased Woodpecker’s One Time Tools?
9:36 – Are you selling your house and your shop?
10:15 – What are you streaming with?
10:27 – Where do you get your wood?
10:53 – Can you name three Harbor Freight things worth buying?
12:00 – What do you think of the Incra router system?
12:45 – What do you think of the Bosch Glide?
13:18 – What are the best tools to start out woodworking?
http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/basic-tool-set-beginning-woodworker/
14:14 – Suggestions for beginner projects?
15:32 – How loud is the cyclone vented outside?
16:20 – Most challenging project you’ve done so far?
https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/product/sculpted-rocker/
16:58 – Finish for cherry?
17:54 – What brand would you suggest for a 14” bandsaw?
18:40 – If it were not a source of income, how would you stay motivated?
20:16 – Finish for walnut?
20:56 – Tattoos?
21:30 – Runners on table saw sleds?
22:00 – Table Saw safety vid
22:13 – Who would win between Batman and Spiderman
22:53 – Basic tools, what can I make?
23:36 – Do you need to know tree biology to be a good woodworker?
25:26 – What dovetail router jigs do you like?
26:14 – Japanese or Western style saws?
27:00 – What are you drinking?
27:30 – How did you get your wife on board with your woodworking?
28:48 – How do you start designs? Paper or CAD?
29:28 – Good woodworking videos for beginners.
30:44 – Where do you buy your chisels?
32:23 – Shop tour?
33:00 – Good first hand tools.
33:28 – Are you a drummer?
34:26 – What jigsaw blades do you use?
35:12 – Have you done projects with your kids?
37:09 – Aspects of woodworking you haven’t explored?
38:56 – End grain cutting board with small pieces?
40:34 – Natural oil finish for table top?
41:17 – Woodworking accidents?
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August 8, 2016
Logan’s Live Edge Spalted Maple Dining Table
When we moved into our “forever” house several years ago, I didn’t have a shop set up and I didn’t have the tools to do it, but I always knew I wanted to build our dining room table. We originally bought our furniture, but I hated the table. I built a shop and several years ago I found several really nice 10 ft spalted maple boards that I knew would look great as a dining room table. I held onto these and a few months ago I decided that I was finally ready to make our “forever” table. I designed the table and made a little model to show my wife and get her approval on the design. After that it was all about building it. The legs are made of some 8/4 walnut I was lucky enough to buy from a friend at a great price – they had it milled from their property and it was sitting in their barn. The top and bottom of the trestle are made of three pieces of 3/4″ walnut that I cut and glued to make a wider base. When I glued them up, I left 3″ spaces for mortises for the legs. The leg pieces were cut with tenons to fit those spaces so they go together perfectly. I used threaded brass female screw ends and matching screws to hold everything together (so I can take it apart if necessary). The stretcher is cherry with aluminum rods cut into the legs. I used my sawzall and a fantastic mixture of olive oil and dish soap as lubrication for cutting the aluminum rods.
Because I wanted the top to have extensions, and I wanted those to match the table, I used the whole 10 ft of the boards to make the table top. The problem was that the top was too large for me to plane the individual boards in my shop, so I took those to a lumber shop here in Rochester to plane and joint for me. I then finished up the joinery with biscuits and a hand plane. Trying to join these large pieces into a tabletop was difficult, but well worth it. I wanted to keep the ends visible to see the spalted maple, and I didn’t have the board feet for the walnut to extend the length of the table, so the walnut boards in the middle are surrounded by pieces of spalted maple I had. I left a little space for expansion, and the spalted maple is a little soft, so I’m hoping that there is little movement over the next 50 years or so…I guess we’ll see what happens!
The table is 44″ wide and 83″ long without the extensions. I also made some sliding extensions that are each 10″ long, adding 20 inches overall to the table. The first picture shows the table with the extensions and the next picture of the table top shows it without the extensions. They slide into slots underneath the table and above the trestle legs and and screw in tight to a female threaded insert.
Because one of the boards was really punky, I added some minwax hardener to the spalted maple boards, which wound up being a mistake. It caused my finish to be tacky and I had to sand it off and start again. I applied a Danish oil finish and then used a wipe-on gloss polyurethane my wife requested, and the finish came out perfect. We’ve had several dinners and parties with friends and everyone loves the table and it always makes me happy seeing it!
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August 7, 2016
Friday Live 8/5/16 – Compressor vs Turbine HVLP, New Stains and Clamps
This week we talk about the differences between compressor-driven HVLP and turbines, a new stain product, some new clamps from MicroJig, and lots of viewer questions!
Here are the timecodes for the topics and questions:
2:43 – Compressor-driven HVLP vs Turbines
5:50 – Opinion on sliding tablesaws?
6:37 – Ever make a door?
7:00 – thoughts on pocket hole joinery
7:54 – Maloof Rocker into a Dining Chair?
8:53 – When you move, will you be building a new shop?
9:59 – Wood Talk Podcast
Wood Talk Podcast
Buy a Wood Talk T-shirt!
10:40 – Need for a panel saw?
12:13 – Go to Sharpening Stones for starting out?
My Sharpening System
13:24 – Avoiding catches on the lathe
14:18 – Stropping
14:45 – Problems with solid wood projects?
Mistake from Past Projects
15:35 – MicroJig MatchFit Clamps
16:26 – PureColor Stains
18:00 – will 2×4 and Plywood projects last?
19:10 – Built-in Bunk Beds
19:58 – Powermatic’s New Tenon Jig
22:14 – Countersink Bits
http://amzn.to/2aEufZZ
24:19 – Setting up Miter saw
25:18 – Starting a new WW business
Why I Don’t Offer Woodworking Business Advice
25:48 – What driver bits do you use?
Carbide Tipped Bits Review
Irwin Bit Set
26:24 – Project series for beginners
27:55 – WWFC this year?
28:45 – Single Track cross-cut sled accuracy
29:19 – Your Shop cabinet drawer fronts
30:03 – Why are you moving?
31:00 – Board games or video games?
31:31 – Pressure pot require more cleaning or more waste?
32:12 – Do you play Overwatch?
32:47 – What tool do you want that you don’t have?
33:25 – What’s your PS4 name? Cleavus77
33:34 – Cheapest dust collection system?
34:03 – Tool you wish you got sooner
34:26 – incorporating metal in your work?
35:03 – What tool would you cry over if it broke during the move?
35:36 – What famous woodworker would you like to meet?
36:50 – Tattoos!
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Friday Live 8/5/16
This week we talk about the differences between compressor-driven HVLP and turbines, a new stain product, some new clamps from MicroJig, and lots of viewer questions!
Here are the timecodes for the topics and questions:
2:43 – Compressor-driven HVLP vs Turbines
5:50 – Opinion on sliding tablesaws?
6:37 – Ever make a door?
7:00 – thoughts on pocket hole joinery
7:54 – Maloof Rocker into a Dining Chair?
8:53 – When you move, will you be building a new shop?
9:59 – Wood Talk Podcast
Wood Talk Podcast
Buy a Wood Talk T-shirt!
10:40 – Need for a panel saw?
12:13 – Go to Sharpening Stones for starting out?
My Sharpening System
13:24 – Avoiding catches on the lathe
14:18 – Stropping
14:45 – Problems with solid wood projects?
Mistake from Past Projects
15:35 – MicroJig MatchFit Clamps
16:26 – PureColor Stains
18:00 – will 2×4 and Plywood projects last?
19:10 – Built-in Bunk Beds
19:58 – Powermatic’s New Tenon Jig
22:14 – Countersink Bits
http://amzn.to/2aEufZZ
24:19 – Setting up Miter saw
25:18 – Starting a new WW business
Why I Don’t Offer Woodworking Business Advice
25:48 – What driver bits do you use?
Carbide Tipped Bits Review
Irwin Bit Set
26:24 – Project series for beginners
27:55 – WWFC this year?
28:45 – Single Track cross-cut sled accuracy
29:19 – Your Shop cabinet drawer fronts
30:03 – Why are you moving?
31:00 – Board games or video games?
31:31 – Pressure pot require more cleaning or more waste?
32:12 – Do you play Overwatch?
32:47 – What tool do you want that you don’t have?
33:25 – What’s your PS4 name? Cleavus77
33:34 – Cheapest dust collection system?
34:03 – Tool you wish you got sooner
34:26 – incorporating metal in your work?
35:03 – What tool would you cry over if it broke during the move?
35:36 – What famous woodworker would you like to meet?
36:50 – Tattoos!
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Friday Live (8/5/16)
This week we talk about the differences between compressor-driven HVLP and turbines, a new stain product, some new clamps from MicroJig, and lots of viewer questions!
Here are the timecodes for the topics and questions:
2:43 – Compressor-driven HVLP vs Turbines
5:50 – Opinion on sliding tablesaws?
6:37 – Ever make a door?
7:00 – thoughts on pocket hole joinery
7:54 – Maloof Rocker into a Dining Chair?
8:53 – When you move, will you be building a new shop?
9:59 – Wood Talk Podcast
Wood Talk Podcast
Buy a Wood Talk T-shirt!
10:40 – Need for a panel saw?
12:13 – Go to Sharpening Stones for starting out?
My Sharpening System
13:24 – Avoiding catches on the lathe
14:18 – Stropping
14:45 – Problems with solid wood projects?
Mistake from Past Projects
15:35 – MicroJig MatchFit Clamps
16:26 – PureColor Stains
18:00 – will 2×4 and Plywood projects last?
19:10 – Built-in Bunk Beds
19:58 – Powermatic’s New Tenon Jig
22:14 – Countersink Bits
http://amzn.to/2aEufZZ
24:19 – Setting up Miter saw
25:18 – Starting a new WW business
Why I Don’t Offer Woodworking Business Advice
25:48 – What driver bits do you use?
Carbide Tipped Bits Review
Irwin Bit Set
26:24 – Project series for beginners
27:55 – WWFC this year?
28:45 – Single Track cross-cut sled accuracy
29:19 – Your Shop cabinet drawer fronts
30:03 – Why are you moving?
31:00 – Board games or video games?
31:31 – Pressure pot require more cleaning or more waste?
32:12 – Do you play Overwatch?
32:47 – What tool do you want that you don’t have?
33:25 – What’s your PS4 name? Cleavus77
33:34 – Cheapest dust collection system?
34:03 – Tool you wish you got sooner
34:26 – incorporating metal in your work?
35:03 – What tool would you cry over if it broke during the move?
35:36 – What famous woodworker would you like to meet?
36:50 – Tattoos!
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August 5, 2016
265 – Barbecue Cart
Welcome to the first in a series of four project videos produced in partnership with Honda. We’re calling it the Honda Ridgeline Saturday Project series! Each project is designed as an approachable and fun weekend project that anyone can build. Just to show how versatile the all-new 2017 Honda Ridgeline can be, we’ll build each project right in the bed of the truck!
A Barbecue Cart is a handy thing to have around whether you’re a backyard grill-master or the King/Queen of the tailgating party! It features a durable tile prep surface that’s removable for cleaning, ample storage from two large shelves, hooks for your favorite grilling tools, and casters for mobility.
***Important Note Concerning Truck Bed Power Outlet***
We didn’t actually use the truck bed outlet during filming. It was a 12 day shoot and we couldn’t leave the truck running the entire time, so we used an extension cord from the shop. The footage of the power outlet was inserted in hopes of showing what it could do and while the outlet might be able to power some small devices and tools, the big chop saw isn’t one of them. Please understand that no deception was intended. Our apologies for any confusion this may have caused.
Download the Plans
SketchUp (Imperial)
SketchUp (Metric)
PDF Cut List (Imperial)
PDF Cut List (Metric)
Materials
1 Sheet of 3/4″ Plywood
1 – 1 1/2″ Dowel Rod
2 – 17 1/4″ Tiles
3 – Utility Hooks
4 – 2″ or 3″ Casters
1. Cut the Parts
Using a circular saw and a clamping tool guide, break the plywood down based on the plywood diagram in the PDF Cut List. All strips can then be cut to final length using a chop saw or circular saw. The shelves are kept oversized at the moment and will be cut to final dimension later.
2. Top Assembly
Drill a 1 1/2″ diameter hole about 1/4″ deep into the inside faces of the long Top Rails using a 1 1/2″ forstner bit. Pre-drill and countersink for two 1 1/4″ screws at each joint. Use glue at each joint and clamps to help keep things in perfect position while drilling.
3. The Legs
Attach two leg strips together at a right angle to make each four L-shaped legs. Use glue and brad nails or screws to make a strong connection. Attach legs to the inside of the top frame with screws at each corner, 1/4″ down from the top surface. Attach two cleats on either side of the center rail, 1/4″ down from the top surface.
4. Shelves
The shelves are measured and cut to final size based on the actual cart itself. The shelf supports are glued and nailed or screwed to the underside of the shelf making two shelf assemblies. The upper shelf is installed 19 1/2” up from the bottom and the bottom shelf is installed flush with the bottom of the legs.
5. Finishing Touches
To make the cart mobile, attach four 2″ (for smooth terrain) or 3″ (for rough terrain) casters to the bottom shelf. Fill any screw holes with wood putty and sand the entire project. Finish it off by applying a couple of coats of your favorite outdoor-friendly finish and then apply the accessory hooks and drop in the tiles.
Now let’s fire up the grill!
Gallery
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August 4, 2016
John’s Shaker End Table
I am 13 years old and got into woodworking about a year ago. This is the first time I attempted to build something like this, ‘fine-ish’ piece of furniture.
It is a shaker end table/beside table, made out of pine for the legs, ambrosia maple for the top, sapele mahogany for the end grain cap, and funky-looking cherry on the apron. It is joined with biscuits and finished with lacquer. I also made the coasters. Three are purple heart, walnut, and sapele and one is paduak and cherry.
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August 1, 2016
264 – Choosing the Right Turbine HVLP System
If you’re looking to get into HVLP spray finishing, the two common routes you can take are either a compressor-driven conversion gun or an all-in-one turbine solution. The fact that turbines are complete systems and tend to be very small and portable makes them a great choice for both the home shop woodworker and the professional road warrior. But with so many brands and so many models within each brand, how do you know which one is right for you?
First you need to familiarize yourself with the lingo.
Terminology
HVLP – High Volume Low Pressure. This refers to the fact that the gun pushes out a lot of finish without a lot of extra air. This cuts down on overspray and waste.
Turbine – That’s the box that blows the air. It contains a fan or series of fans that drives air through a hose and into the HVLP gun.
Stages – The number of fans inside the turbine. This is how Turbines are generally classified.
Viscosity – Refers to how thick the material is and is measured with a viscosity cup.
Pricing
1-stage: $115 – $150
2-stage to $300-$400
3-stage $600-$900
4-stage $1000
5-stage $1000++
What do you plan to spray?
Clear stains and finishes: 1-3 stage.
Thick-bodied finishes like latex paint: 3-stage minimum
So if a 3-stage can handle the thicker stuff, why would anyone ever get 4 or 5-stage? Because more power means less dilution and overall better quality spray. It also makes the unit much more forgiving of imperfect settings and dilutions.
How often will you spray?
This is really a question of quality. If you spray a lot or if you spray under rigorous conditions, you’ll want a high quality turbine that can stand up to the use and abuse. If you only spray a few times a year, a budget-friendly entry-level unit just might do the trick. To understand what makes one model more durable than another, we have to take a close look at the equipment.
Equipment Quality
Turbines – The turbine itself comes in a portable case. That case could be made from metal or plastic with the metal obviously being more durable. A few things to consider: changable/washable filters, size of turbine case, and noise levels.
Hoses – All turbines come with an air hose and they aren’t created equal. Entry-level hoses are usually more rigid with less sturdy connections. High quality turbines come with thick rubber hoses with metal connections, reinforced supports, and in-line air regulators. Some companies, like Fuji, sell add-ons like whip-hoses and heat-resistant hoses.
HVLP Guns – The entry-level guns typically feature plastic guns, plastic screw-in cups, limited adjustment options and limited needle and cap sets. Higher-quality guns are mostly metal, have lots of spray configuration controls, fit comfortably in your hand, have metal cups, and feature numerous needle and cap set sizes.
Conclusion
If you want all your bases covered and you only spray latex occasionally, go 3-stage. If you’re on a tight budget, only spray occasionally, and you focus on clear stains and finishes, go 2-stage or 1-stage.
If you’re doing this on a more professional level or if you know you’ll be spraying a variety latex paint, jump to the 4 or 5-stage units.
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July 28, 2016
Is Woodworking a Viable Career Path?
I often receive emails from aspiring young woodworkers who are interested in a career in woodworking. While I might know a little more than the average person about running a woodworking business, in no way do I see myself as qualified to dish out advice. That’s what I wrote this article.
Whether you do woodworking as a hobby or a career, you probably have some opinions or impressions about how easy or difficult it might be to make a living in the craft.
Because there are so many ways to make money in woodworking that don’t actually involve manufacturing wood products for sale, let me clarify. I’m not talking about making videos, teaching classes, writing books, or anything else related to content production or instruction. That’s all supplemental income as far as I’m concerned. I’m talking strictly about someone who builds furniture either directly for clients through their own business or as part of a larger manufacturing team.
These surveys are always grossly simplified so please use the comments section below to tell us more about your thoughts. Especially if you are currently enjoying (or suffering through) a career in woodworking, I want to hear about your experiences.
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