And by a new project I mean that I am building an old project but in a bigger size. I am making another Ice Chest/Cooler box but this time with a full-size ice chest with a drain. You can see the original prototype build here: 2013/05/how-to-make-cedar-ice-chestcooler-box.html
I found a good size ice chest on sale at Target the other day and plan on making this new cooler box for my Fathers for his birthday. This one will be bigger than the old one, have handles on the sides, a drain spigot, a bottom shelf, and a bottle opener mounted to the front. I also plan on sanding and staining this one.
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I found a good size ice chest on sale at Target the other day and plan on making this new cooler box for my Fathers for his birthday. This one will be bigger than the old one, have handles on the sides, a drain spigot, a bottom shelf, and a bottle opener mounted to the front. I also plan on sanding and staining this one.
Its a little bigger than I had planned on using but you cant beat it for $22.09
I had a devil of a time finding one without wheels that had a drain plug.
Kamis, 24 Maret 2016
Its Starting To Come Together
For the first time in over a year my clamps are off the floor, out of buckets and hanging on the wall where they belong.
This past week I was able to spend some time in the shop. With the walls and floor finished, I focused on getting tools out of their piles on the floor and into their permanent homes. This is a slow process, as I usually have to design and build their permanent home first.
I knew that the design for the clamp racks had to be efficient. I used to use Woodpecker Clamp Racks. Though they were strong, easy to use and cost effective, they only stored clamps one (1) clamp deep. Given my abundance of clamps and shortage of wall space, this mean they had to go. Six (6) months ago, they moved to my Dads shop and theyve been happy there since.
For the new racks in my shop, I spent a few days savings rack designs to a Pinterest board. The I took the materials I had at hand and got to work.
I ended up with three (3) simple racks. They total 10 slots for clamps. Each slot is 12" long and holds between six (6) and eight (8) clamps, depending on the size of the clamp head.
I also made a simple rack for my quick clamps. Its just two (2) pipes (the original guide rails from my band saws factory fence) set into a wood block. I took the idea from the pipe clamps which my quick clamps used to hang from.
Finally I made a quick rack for my Systainers. This rack is just a temporary measure, but Im looking to consolidate all my storage and get everything off the floor. In those terms, it works well.
Hopefully Ill get further on it this week, though I have to start working on the next quilt rack as it is due at the by the end of September.
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| This was a less than useful home for my parallel clamps. |
I knew that the design for the clamp racks had to be efficient. I used to use Woodpecker Clamp Racks. Though they were strong, easy to use and cost effective, they only stored clamps one (1) clamp deep. Given my abundance of clamps and shortage of wall space, this mean they had to go. Six (6) months ago, they moved to my Dads shop and theyve been happy there since.
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| My old Woodpeckers clamp racks now house my Dads Parallels. |
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| 5/4 Pine, 3/4" OSB & 1/2 Baltic Birch served as great materials for the clamp racks. |
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| In use, the 3 racks work wonderfully. |
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| Simple and effective quick clamp storage. |
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| A quick and dirty systainer rack. |
Rabu, 09 Maret 2016
Senin, 29 Februari 2016
The mallet is really starting to take shape
I was able to go out and spend some time on the mallet yesterday and it is really starting to take shape. Like most of my projects this involved doing a lot of things for the first time. I removed the safety guards on the tablesaw for the first time (I made sure the kids were inside) and made a tenon on the tablesaw.
This is how the head started out looking.
I cut the end to make it uniform and then realized that the mitre saw was still set to 2 degrees from when I made the wedge from inside the mallet head.
Now the head is all squared up.
I set the tablesaw at a 15 degree angle to chop off the corners of the head.
Checking to make sure the angle was set up correctly.
I drew on the end of the head so that I could verify that the blade and the fence were setup correctly before I cut the corners off.
I placed the head on the end of the handle so I could mark how much to nibble off.
I used a spacer block to help avoid kickback. Thats what all the woodworkers on YouTube do so I figured that I would play it safe and do the same thing.
I cut a smaller section first to fine tune the fit before I did the whole section.
Just verifying the mark that I made earlier. I ended up starting on the top of the mark so that I could have a little bit sticking out of the top of the head.
Halfchoice there.
Checking to see how much I need to take off the sides.
I started on the inside and worked my choice out. I also took a file and smoothed out the tenon to get it to fit into the handle properly.
The handle is choice too big and square for my hand but it is starting to look like a mallet!
Now I just need to figure out how I am going to shape the handle.
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Kamis, 25 Februari 2016
Online Woodworking In America
This year there will be a first at Woodworking in America. In addition to the normal lectures and classes about all sorts of woodworking, there will be an Online Woodworking Roundtable on Friday afternoon at 4:30. Either Popular Woodworking has run out of real woodworking to discuss (I find this hard to believe) or were really onto something with this online woodworking thing (seems equally unlikely).
From the lecture description:
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| Stand back offline woodworkers. Here we come. |
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The Online Woodworking Roundtable panel will include my fellow +Modern Woodworkers Association podcast hosts, +Christopher Adkins and +Tom Iovino. Filling out the roster will be online heavy hitters +Marc Spagnuolo, +Matt Vanderlist and +Shannon Rogers of Wood Talk Show. Im not on the panel myself, but Ill be in the front row leading the hecklers.From the lecture description:
With Marc Spagnuolo, Matt Vanderlist, Shannon Rogers, Tom Iovino, Chris Adkins and more. Few things have changed the face of woodworking more than the advent of the Internet. Whether you enjoy the latest, cutting-edge power tools or want to learn more about the traditional skills of centuries past, there are web sites and bloggers that will capture your interest. Join a panel of the best-known online woodworkers and educators to find out how to get the most out of your online woodworking experience, discover what goes into creating valuable online content and learn how they are reaching out to a new generation of craftsmen and craftswomen.If youre reading this, you know about the online woodworking community. Please join us for the lecture on Friday afternoon. Well talk of all the community has to offer and demonstrate that it is THE place to be in the current world of woodworking.
Dont forget about the+Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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