Read all the news from www.passionforwoodwork.com http://www.passionforwoodwork.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:07:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.passionforwoodwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=9 Black walnut and white oak chest. Here's an example of high quality craftmanship.This Black walnut and white oak chest has: Black walnut Inlaid dovetail joints. Black walnut handles are steam bent. Black walnut hinges for lid and handles have ram horn carving. Black walnut tray with white oak spline joints. Handcarved claw feet made out of black walnut wood. All the wood was grown in Jerome Idaho. Fourteen inches long. Eight inches wide. Eight inches deep. Larry makes money from his woodwork. Using the net to prompt your business and products is a great way to find customers and sell your product. Take a look at Larry's Site. Larry's Woodworking - Black Walnut White Oak Tables and Chests (http://www.showshown.com/woodworking/)there is a selection of wooden pieces of art that will add style and elegance to any home. 66 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:58:42 +0100 http://www.passionforwoodwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=2 Master craftsman, Jim Degan, of the Brookfield Craft Center, demonstrates basic wood turning techniques and shows off some of his beautiful handy work. Don't you just love the feel of turning wood, the crisp firm buzz as the tool touches wood. The smell of the wood dust and flutter of falling chips. Just magic. 2QW3_o51Z-s After watching this video I raced down to the bottom shed and retrieved some blanks that my grandfather in law had turned. I'd forgotten they where there and now I'm all excited about giving them a spin. Just as Jim mentioned they all still had wax cover. The old method has preserved them pretty well. One or two had split but out of the dozens in the shed I should find a few gems to finish. Thirty years in the making, lets hope they spin up OK . 63 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:51:31 +0100 http://www.passionforwoodwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=2 A glimpse into the process of making olive wood products in a small shop just out side of Bethlehem. I'm just amazed that this craftsman still has all his fingers.EnelRLm5SH4 Just amazing Where is that OHS officer when you need him. No eye/face protection, no guards, no dust collection, no emergency stop, no spectator control. Certainly looks like someone has been watching out for him. Its hard to imaging that you could sit there all day and not make a mistake. Still I've counted his fingers and I believe he has all ten.Safety issues aside it is a simple business using simple woodworking tools. Similar to a craft business my wife used to run. She made wooden fish. Yes, Wooden Fish. It was quite successful till her life situation changed and she couldn't spend enough time on them any more. Children have that effect on mothers 63 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:57:20 +0100 http://www.passionforwoodwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=9 Gates can sag for two reasons: Either the hanging post is loose or not strained properly or the gate itself is sagging out of alignment. Both are easy to fix. To re align the gate is simple as long as the hanging post is sturdy. Just jack the sagging end of the gate up with a lever or jack until it is square again and then place a choc of wood (support block) under the sagging end to hold it in place. Now either attach a diagonal brace to the gate from the bottom of gate at the post to the top of the gate diagonally opposite. If a diagonal already exists then re secure or replace it altogether. Now drill two hole in the gate in the opposite corners and fit two coach bolts. Purchase a turn buckle and braces to attach to the coach bolts and cut braces to length then simply adjust turn buckle till gate lifts just free of choc. The gate is now realigned. Re attach any loose palings or pickets to the rails of the gate with galvanised screws or nails and you are done. Picture from Readers Digest (Australia) , Home Improvement Handy Man Hints page 279 Realign a sagging gate , 2003 63 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:21:56 +0100 http://www.passionforwoodwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=9 Once all the posts are in and lined up against the string line, its time to put the rails on. The rails will hold the palings so they need to be fairly solid timber (4 x 2 ) with plenty of wood to accommodate the number of nails being driven into them without splitting. I usually use three rails on the fences I build. One about 8 of the ground one 8 from the top of the fence and one in the middle. Of course if the fence is very low then just a top and bottom rail are required. To add extra strength to the fence cut the rail lengths so they span three posts and stagger the joins. Staggering the joins reduces the chances of the fence bending on a post with two or more joins. Earlier on I would use 4 nails to attach the rails to the post but now I use galvanized joist screws. These little babies are fast and very strong. However they chew through battery power using a cordless drill. Its far better to use a powered screw driver. 63 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:00:00 +0100