tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post8173792176691637712..comments2023-10-31T07:11:57.831-04:00Comments on Skiving Off: Black and White and Red All OverJeff Skiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193511181361305951noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-49108487994947883752008-03-14T06:14:00.000-04:002008-03-14T06:14:00.000-04:00I didn't pay attention to the clohes uou were wear...I didn't pay attention to the clohes uou were wearing, until other bloggers mentioned the good clothes.<BR/><BR/>I was more concerned that my little boy had cut his finger.<BR/><BR/>You need to be careful son when playing with your toys. You could put an eye out.<BR/><BR/>Love, PopsIFD695https://www.blogger.com/profile/09571471676348561359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-17070619647937027232008-03-13T14:40:00.000-04:002008-03-13T14:40:00.000-04:00Jeff, I wretled with trying to round short pegs wh...Jeff, I wretled with trying to round short pegs when i made my bench too. What I found to work was to chisel a "V" shaped groove in a block of wood, as long as the pegs I wanted and half their depth, then Then i dropped each peg into the groove and shaped it into an octagon with a block plane. Saves the fingers and goes quickly. <BR/><BR/>I found that soft wood in an octagon shape assumes a circular shape if driven into a round hole in a hard wood.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I taper the depth of the groove along it's length in order to leave the end of the peg square.<BR/><BR/>And the last comment was right - the only reason you cut yourself is cause you were working in the shop in your good clothes. (or are you trying to emulate the guys in the 1920's era woodworking books that are always wearing ties at the bench?<BR/><BR/>Al R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-86161343125949158382008-03-13T01:15:00.000-04:002008-03-13T01:15:00.000-04:00Eureka! I see I'm not the only one that wears my ...Eureka! I see I'm not the only one that wears my "good clothes" in the shop... and then bleeds on them. My father yelled at me for 16 years for doing that (somtimes it was grease, not blood). What the hell does my wife think she's going to accomplish by asking me nicely not to do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-42968732192760986972008-03-12T23:03:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:03:00.000-04:00Chris,I understand the idea of turning one knob on...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I understand the idea of turning one knob on the end as I turned the handle, but I have 3 reasons why this is not a good idea for me:<BR/><BR/>1) If I turn the knobs separately I can turn about 483 of them and find the best two that match to use as a pair of knobs. Whereas if I make it part of the handle I am stuck with whatever it turns out to be...<BR/><BR/>2) If I make a knob part of the handle then I have to start with a blank as long as the handle and knob and about 2" x 2", but by making the handle a single part with added knobs, the handle can be 1" x 1". (That's a lot of waste with ebony to turn down the handle size cross-section to 1" diameter.<BR/><BR/>3) My plan gave me an excuse to buy the Beall wood threader, and it will allow me to use my Festool Domino. Because when the threading idea literally crumbles in front of me, I will just attach the knobs with Dominos.Jeff Skiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193511181361305951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-63098995075878690592008-03-12T22:55:00.000-04:002008-03-12T22:55:00.000-04:00Ethan,Thanks for putting a positive spin on this t...Ethan,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting a positive spin on this to make me feel better about myself. I may be a moron, but if the hand modeling doesn't work out, at least I have sharpening to fall back on.Jeff Skiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193511181361305951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-28499973028511725622008-03-11T19:04:00.000-04:002008-03-11T19:04:00.000-04:00I am with your Dad, tuned in twice a day "dang no ...I am with your Dad, tuned in twice a day "dang no update". Move along, nothing to see here... please disperse... <BR/><BR/>I still think that you turn the handle with one of the balls solid then only worry about the tapping of the other end! <BR/><BR/>Glad there is some progress at your shop, I managed to sharpen my number 9 and my set of chisels in a week. Any progress is still progress right?Chris in MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238849104045924793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-3451670055919245242008-03-11T11:30:00.000-04:002008-03-11T11:30:00.000-04:00A drawknife that cuts your finger when you look at...A drawknife that cuts your finger when you look at it wrong... tons of ebony curls all over the place...<BR/><BR/>Look at it this way, Jeff - we all know you can sharpen well!Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-71742544899695626512008-03-11T00:46:00.000-04:002008-03-11T00:46:00.000-04:00I had the brilliant idea of creating 1/8 in. ebony...I had the brilliant idea of creating 1/8 in. ebony pegs for a small box I was making. I should have known better and run away because when I told the lumber guy I wanted Gabon ebony he escorted me to a locked room away from the common junk like cocobolo. I got my pegs but wasted about $30 bucks worth of ebony and ended up with a whole bunch of toothpick sized pieces of ebony scattered around the shop (is ebony safe for toothpicks??). When I came in from the shop my hands were black; my wife asked me if I had been working on the car! Nice wood to work with though, much like hard maple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-36747180598982654072008-03-11T00:32:00.000-04:002008-03-11T00:32:00.000-04:00It brings me great comfort to know there is someon...It brings me great comfort to know there is someone else out there in the world that is foolish enough to tackle projects that may very well be beyond their skill level (and who manages to cut themselves on their hand tools in mysterious ways).<BR/><BR/>I'm nearly done with a project that was definitely more than I should have tackled. If I finish it without doing one of my patented incredibly stupid things and ruining it, I might share (so if you don't hear from me you know there's a moron in Webster Groves, Missouri standing bewildered and befuddled in the remnants of a failed project)Brian Gilstraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799840454645440786noreply@blogger.com