Richard Lathrop
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Tows fine and tracks straight for the mile from house to launch.
What's On Your Workbench -June
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bob welsh
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Here's a small batch of Doc Baumgartner inspired bluebills .White cedar and oil. These are tiny 10x6 bodies
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bob welsh
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These are the last of the super ugly but big Flambeau dekes i've repainted all year. This batch brings me to an even 200 repaints and i'm officially sick of repainting mallards.
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A little piece of Hawthorne tree told me it would like to live on as a small bowl. I made this as a commemorative piece, for my 55th high school reunion. One lucky classmate (class of '69) will be taking this home with them.
Dave
That's really nice work. I think you need to fill it up with potato chips and enjoy them a time or two before it goes to someone else.
That's really nice work. I think you need to fill it up with potato chips and enjoy them a time or two before it goes to someone else.
Josh Jenson
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That is some great painting on the Bluebills.
Josh
If you insert a taper pin in the mold it is easier to remove the anchor. Just make sure the small end is up or it will make it harder
Jeez, I wasn't very clear. You can insert a taper pin in the mold to create the hole for the line. That's what I was trying to get across. The taper makes it easier to remove the anchor from the mold after the lead cools.
Josh Jenson
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Oh I know what you meant……. I did think it was pretty funny about if the tapers reverse it’s harder…… no doubt, no doubt
I completed another bowl today. This bowl is made of "Butternut" wood. The high wing profile, is known as a "bird's mouth" form. The rim profile is all natural, generated solely by the outside diameter of the log it came from.
This is the first example of a "birds mouth" that I have turned and it was beyond my comfort level. I am however, quite pleased with the results.
Will see if this video link works;
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This is the first example of a "birds mouth" that I have turned and it was beyond my comfort level. I am however, quite pleased with the results.
Will see if this video link works;
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I should have taken a video of that thing spinning around on the lathe. Reaching inside those wings to complete the inside was,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lets just say I was expecting to get wacked really hard. Not a time and place to let one's mind wander. I found it prudent to be aware of the "ghost" image at all times. Happy to say my fingers are all intact.
jode hillman
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Vince Pagliaroli
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Jode,
Man that is fantastic. Your unique style does the bird justice. Anytime ya challenge yerself outside of doing waterfowl yer moving in a positive direction. Two Thumbs Way UP!
There have been Flickers around so much that I've decided to do a watercolor of one. In fact there's one calling outside the kitchen window now. Inspiration from nature we cannot resist.
Best regards
Vince
Man that is fantastic. Your unique style does the bird justice. Anytime ya challenge yerself outside of doing waterfowl yer moving in a positive direction. Two Thumbs Way UP!
There have been Flickers around so much that I've decided to do a watercolor of one. In fact there's one calling outside the kitchen window now. Inspiration from nature we cannot resist.
Best regards
Vince
With the lathe bed left over after combining my lathe with the pattern maker parts lathe I decided to make a pneumatic box clamp. If you recall last summer I was making traditional boxes that used "box joints." Clamping the boxes together was a major pain given the tightness and need to use the clamp many times over a little bit at a time to get the corners tight. My solution was to make a case clamp similar to the venerable Lancaster #500 that could close the corners in one movement. I planned to make the clamping components from plate steel and weld it together but the material cost was more than what I wanted to fork over. Instead I decided to use something much stronger and harder than steel, HICKORY. The jaws move back and forth in a big dovetail way that also prevents them from lifting and bending the cylinder shafts. I added some bar stock to the cylinder shafts to keep them moving in unison and prevent jamming. Opening and closing the jaws is done by stepping on or releasing the foot pedal. It works quite well. The holes in the table allow for different box widths up to 24". They have steel sleeves to prevent wallowing with use. I haven't tried it yet on a box glue-up but am pretty confident it has the oomph to make them tight with 4,400 lbs. of force. Box making just got easier.
That's quite a tool. All that beefy wood says quality construction. I think it'll do a great job for you.