Posted in Veneer Class Fall 2007, Shop Log Book on Dec 26th, 2007
Once again with the holidays I was not able to accomplish much in the shop, but I did complete my Dremel tool jig and cut a 1/8″ groove in my 12-way match to add the inlay. The jig worked well and is nicer then the first one. The one issue I ran into is with […]
Posted in Shop Log Book on Dec 18th, 2007
I can tell I am knee deep into the holidays; much of the weekend was spend completing Christmas shopping and having guests. At least my Dad came down and picked up some odd and ends I had for him along with most of my scrap lumber. He heats his house with wood and I hate […]
Posted in Veneer Class Fall 2007, Shop Log Book on Dec 10th, 2007
Besides getting ready for Christmas I found myself working on my 12-way match with hopes to have it at least pressed so I could take it to the Des Moines Woodworkers meeting this week.
I had the 12-way taped up from the weekend before, but I still needed to cut it into a ~10 inch circle. […]
Posted in Veneer Class Fall 2007, Shop Log Book on Dec 4th, 2007
Class wrapped up last night, it started out with business as usual and each of us discussing experiences, issues, and their projects.
Bill talked about some new club videos on veneering and the techniques used to vacuum press curved surfaces. We went to his shop for a demonstration in which he veneered some curved surfaces. The […]
Posted in Veneer Class Fall 2007, Shop Log Book on Dec 3rd, 2007
You gain more respect when looking at woodworking pieces for what it takes to make it when you do projects like a 12-way veneer match. I got a good start on my project this weekend and suddenly realized just how much work it is, how many things can go wrong, and how a little difference […]