Archive for December, 2006
ObjectBessey DHBC double headed clutch bar clamp
The double headed bar clamp that I wrote about in a previous post is the Bessey model DHBC. They come in a variety of lengths. I have a pair of 36″ a good mid size clamp.
I am not recommending that you purchase the Bessey DHBC at this store; it is the only site that I [...]
Corner 36 inch bar clamp
I have come across an interesting corner bar clamp. On the head end it has two clamp points angled 45 degrees from the main bar. The clamp can be used as a regular bar clamp. It can also be used to clamp both corner pieces together at one time. When you need to clamp both [...]
Free woodworking plans
Merry Christmas! Here is a great gift for your weekend wood worker, free plans for all kinds of projects around the house and yard.
I just came across a really good resource for woodworking plans. They have a wide selection of project plans from bed room, furniture, to yard art. And the price is just right, free! Most of the plans [...]
A soldier’s wood working projects in Iraq
I just came across an interesting article interviewing a soldier from the 101st airborn. In the forward operating base, he fashions various wooden objects from the scrap / discarded wood he finds on the base. His specialities are small boxes, jewelry boxes, coin boxes, cabinets and gun racks.
He also over sees the base’s wood [...]
How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 sliding miter table? Part 4
This is the fourth post in a series of table saw alignment articles.
Here we will talk about aligning the sliding miter table. The sliding miter table is an interesting twist on the standard miter gauge. It offers a larger working area to hold the material being run through the saw.
Because of its design it there [...]
How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 rip fence? Part 3
This is the third post in a series of table saw alignment articles.
Verify and align the rip fence.
What are we trying to accomplish?
Straight rip fence
The rip fence to be parallel to the rip fence.
The face of the rip fence to be perpendicular to the main table.
What is the effect when the rip fence is out [...]
How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 rip fence rails? Part 2
Second part in the how to align a Ryobi BT-3000 / BT-3100 table saw.
How do I align my Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 table saw? Part 1
This is the first in a series of posts that will cover several areas of the table saw that need to be aligned. They are: Rip fence rails, rip fence, sliding miter table, crosscut fence.
Both table saws share many components and the BT3100 is an incremental version of the BT3000. These alignment procedures will work [...]
What types of clamps should I have in my wood shop?
Clamps are one of the few unpowered tools that you need lots of. You can really never have enough of them. In one of The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram build a clamp cart. It looks like it holds most of his clamps.
Clamps give you the ability to have ‘extra hands’ without the challenges of [...]
Tip to edge joining narrow width boards
Does your table saw blade leave ‘chatter’ or vibration marks on the stock you are cutting? Most of the economical table saw blades vibrate while they are spinning. When ripping stock, this vibration leaves a slightly uneven cut.
An edge joiner is the way to square up and clean up the edges of the wood. However, [...]
What type of shop lighting should I use?
There are several lighting options to light the wood shop, fluorescent, incandescent, or compact fluorescent. Which is the right one for my wood shop? Each light option has its strengths and limitations.
Incandescent light bulbs have been the main stay for lighting just about any space in the home. They are cheap and [...]
Bathroom Linen Closet
My home was built in 1980 and the floor plan called for the air conditioning air return next to the bathroom on the base of the wall. It makes it easy to change the filter.
The air conditioner unit is up in the attic over the bathroom and thus inside the wall a box of 30” [...]
Child’s Easel plan – first draft
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Here is the first draft of the child’s easel that I am planning on building for my godson. It is a basic design. I am still thinking about the art supply storage bin. I am leaning [...]
Which hand plane should I purchase?
Hand planes hearken back to the old days before electrically powered tools. Back in the day of craftsmen who would cut full dove tail joints with a hand saw and chisel. I recalled reading about apprentice wood workers would be required to build their tool box. The master woodworkers would judge the apprentice by the [...]
It is Christmas time in home woodworker’s shop
No, I am not talking about new power tools for the shop. Instead, I am talking about making Christmas gifts for your kids, friends, or family. In my case, I am working on a design for an art easel for my six year old godson. His mom is thrilled about the gift! It will be [...]