Arnie’s Awl
[caption id="attachment_491" align="alignleft" width="360" caption="Awl, showing grain reversed on each side"][/caption] This is a piece I made for my friend Arnold on my Rikon lathe. I thought he needed an awl so I made him a fancy one. Probably too fancy which means he probably won't use it for it's intended purpose. It is totally up to him whether he wants to: Use as a marking tool Use to pick ice Use as a weapon I laminated (big word for glued together) two pieces of padauk and a piece of maple. The padauk was cut two different ways to show off the grain patterns. How awesome of ...
Mortise Jig – Modified Tage Frid
I needed a new mortising jig because the first one I made didn't work as well as I wanted. So I searched my Fine Woodworking magazine digital library and found what I wanted. Issue #30, Sep/Oct 1981. Title: Routing Mortises Author: Tage Frid. [caption id="attachment_478" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="T-Bones mortise jig."][/caption] Using the mortise jig The jig is used for routing mortises of any length (depending on jig length). The workpiece is set inside the jig against one side, on top of shims of various thickness cut to length of the jig. The top of the work piece should be set just ...
Maple Burl Candle Holder
This past Christmas we did the pick a name out of the hat Christmas present thing and we had a $25 limit on the gift. Since this was someone I love I wanted to give them something really nice and decided to make it myself. I have to say up front that I exceeded the $25 limit by a few dollars but what were they going to do? Not accept it? Don't think so! So here it is. I found a really nice piece of maple burl at my friendly Woodcraft store in San Mateo, CA. Original block was 6"x6" give or ...
Ambrosia Maple Box
Material: ambrosia maple, also known as wormy maple.The brown, gray, and black striping are caused by staining associated with the worm holes in the tree. Ambrosia maple comes from regular soft maple trees that have been infested by the ambrosia beetle. The small beetle bores a network of tunnels and short galleries called cradles. A fungus is responsible for the black and gray streaks that accompany each tunnel and adjacent wood. The streaks add a unique look to this hardwood ...
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Arnie’s Awl
Awl, showing grain reversed on each side This is a piece I made for my friend Arnold on my Rikon lathe. I thought he needed an awl so I made him a fancy one. Probably too fancy which means he probably won’t use it for it’s...
Read more of this articleMortise Jig – Modified Tage Frid
I needed a new mortising jig because the first one I made didn’t work as well as I wanted. So I searched my Fine Woodworking magazine digital library and found what I wanted. Issue #30, Sep/Oct 1981. Title: Routing Mortises...
Read more of this articleMaple Burl Candle Holder
This past Christmas we did the pick a name out of the hat Christmas present thing and we had a $25 limit on the gift. Since this was someone I love I wanted to give them something really nice and decided to make it myself....
Read more of this article