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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Square Flower Garden Ideas

Square Flower Garden Ideas | eHow
Square Flower Garden Ideas
Square Flower Garden Ideas | eHow

new garden idea picture: Flower Garden Layout Plans
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new garden idea picture: Flower Garden Layout Plans

Rosewood Bowl discussion and plans and a good reason why I dont make square stuff

Hi Everyone,

Well, I went down to the wood shop today to start the rosewood bowl and to make a book stand for myself and my family. The bowl came out ok and the book stand is a mess and Ive dropped a clamp on my foot.

...sigh, here we go...

Indian rosewood is a hardwood that grows in tropical climates and it also grows in the US in Florida. The turning blank for this bowl came from Florida and is a really rich shade of reddish brown.

I started turning the outside of the bowl and this part of the turning went well:

I wanted to make this particular bowl with more of a fan-shaped profile and Im quite there yet so Im going to leave the faceplate on and turn it more tomorrow.

The past several days Ive had the bright idea to make a book stand to hold books, e-readers at an angle so I wouldnt have to hold them with my hands, as they usually hurt quite a bit after a long day in the shop. And I made a complete mess of the whole thing:

And then to top the whole thing off, just as I was about to walk out of the shop, one of my pipe clamps fell right on the middle of my right foot. It dropped out of its rack and does that ever hurt!

Im hot, tired, and limping all over the place.

Oh well, Ill try it again tomorrow.

VW

Monday, February 10, 2014

Red Square

I bought my first Woodpecker’s tool a few years ago from Christopher Schwarz. It was during his first tool purge. I bought it as much because it was from Chris as because it was a nice, 12” try square.

Once I received the square, a model 1281, I was amazed by it’s heft, accuracy and build quality. I like Chris, but I’ve never been able to wrap my head around why he’d sell such a great square.

Later that year, at Woodworking in America 2010, I was able to meet Richard Hummel, the founder of Woodpecker’s. We had many conversations over the weekend. Richard’s enthusiasm for machining aluminum was equal the most enthusiastic woodworker talk about wood. Talking with him and finding out how they make their tools sold me on the company.

Since then, I’ve picked up a full set of squares (and even helped convince him that they needed a 26” model). I’ve also managed to collect some T-squares, rules, story sticks and the like.

When they introduced the original Model 640 6” try square as a one time tool in early 2011 I ordered one right away. I’ve found it to be my most used square in the shop. So much so, that when I saw Woodpecker’s at a show with extra one time tools, I bought a second 640.

The new 640 is a very similar square to the old one with just a bit more milling.

The 850 is what has me excited though. With an 8” blade, It hits the sweet spot between 6” and 12” squares.

I ordered an 850. I would have ordered a 640 too, if I didn’t already have two.

You can see more about the new 640 and 850 here, or take a look at their video (the coolest part is when they show the milling).

Order for the new squares end on September 16th, so don’t wait too long.