Woodworkers Thread
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Been working on a dining table. Definitely the biggest and most difficult thing I have built. So far everything is turning out. Did a bunch of reading on wood movement and now tweaking my design to help hopefully accommodate.
My last few trips have been for some skip planed cherry. I've been on a greene and greene kick but I'm substituting the normal mahogany for the cherry.
Where have you found your resources on wood movement? I’m new to this and know very little about this but would like to learn.
This forum is a good resource to ask questions...there are lots of helpful people on there, but also some jerks (a lot like CF!).
https://www.woodworkingtalk.com/
Honestly I have just been googling wood movement, wood movement basics. Stuff like that and then just clicking through links and reading them. I am by no means a wood movement expert but I at least understand the concepts a little bit now.
Has anyone ever built a cedar strip canoe?
My father started one when I was growing up but never got it completed. He had the shell complete and fiberglass on the outside but he never got it completed.
I'm considering getting a kit to put one together this summer. They are quite pricey though. WIth the shallowness of the local river and amount of rocks not sure it would be worth the time and money as these canoes look great when complete but take scratches relatively easy and require regular maintenance to keep them looking good. Especially if they get scratched or dinged.
My father started one when I was growing up but never got it completed. He had the shell complete and fiberglass on the outside but he never got it completed.
I'm considering getting a kit to put one together this summer. They are quite pricey though. WIth the shallowness of the local river and amount of rocks not sure it would be worth the time and money as these canoes look great when complete but take scratches relatively easy and require regular maintenance to keep them looking good. Especially if they get scratched or dinged.
My uncle built one when I was little. Looked beautiful. I used it several times and it was a great canoe. It actually seemed more durable then I would have expected. I don't know exactly how it was finished since I was too little, but I'd assume there was a pretty heavy build up of layers for finish to protect the actual wood.
Yeah my dad was building his at the same time as a few of his friends. They finished theirs and thoroughly enjoyed them, always said they were faster than all the aluminum canoes. My concern isn't with them cracking or leaking or breaking in any way, more so deep scratches from shallow water with a rocky bottom. Also what they require for maintenance to keep them nice. If I were to drop $1000+ on materials and take the time to build a canoe I would want it to last a long time. Especially when used aluminum canoes are readily available for a few hundred dollars.
I understood what you meant. I'm sure they do need refinished over time, but I think if finished properly and maintained they are durable enough regarding scratches. Probably depends on use. Most of the use in the case I mentioned was in lakes/boundary waters. I have plenty of Iowa river canoe experience as well and wouldn't have used that canoe in them.
How would you prefer to make shaker cabinet doors? Dadoing 1x3s with a table saw and inserting a 1/4" plywood piece or use 1/2" plywood with 1/4" 1x3 (2.5" wide) strips glued on?
I use a router table with the bit below. It’s more precise than the table saw I have. For the inserts I use 1/4 inch ply or MDF if painting.
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/...outer-bit-set-router-router-bit-set-1-2-shank
Mostly small projects for me, basement shop, not that much space. Just finished this rack for a small collection I had accumulated over the years. The balls are all autographed. The wood is reclaimed from renovations in our 125 year old house. Hoped someone could identify the species for me. The dark side is before I started, the other side is as it came out of the saw and the top is after polyurethane. I not that good at identifying. Anyone help?
I tried using my 1/4 shank router with just a straight bit on poplar, wasn't powerful enough. I do have an old 1/2 shank router though, no bits for it, but I just ordered a table saw so I might try that first.
Yeah table saws work great if you have a decent one. I do not. They’re probably easier to set up too.
I was gifted a large hitachi router quite a few years ago and it’s done anything I’ve wanted it to. The one below but with a plunge base as well.
https://www.woodmagazine.com/review...uters/hitachi-2-14-hp-fixed-base-router-m12vc