I’m taking a short break from the Queen Anne Table to turn a traditional Shaker knob. One of my fellow Guild members does not have a lathe and I offered to turn a few for him. I figured this would be as good as time as any to shoot a quick video and illustrate the process. Enjoy!
Roger,
This might sound a bit abusive, but it worked on one of my dogs that chewed on power cords, hoses, etc.
The next time it happens, show the cord or hose to the dog. Now the part that seems wrong. Wrap the cord
around the dog (carefully so he/she can’t get hung) and make the dog wear it for a few hours. The heavier it is
the better. My girl has never chewed on anything resembling a cord since. Probably saved her life.
Vic,
I haven’t heard that technique before. I think I may have fixed the issue though. I have actually rewired a machinery to use armored cable. The stuff is flexible enough for my purposes and it allowed me the opportunity to rework some of the switches and add some length to the power cords. I have now done my jointer, table saw, and band saw. Everything else can be stored away. Thanks for stopping by.
To continue:
I’d plane in the ee-eve…’nin, All over this lan…d!!!
I’d plane out.. twisted boards.
I’d plane out…..cuuu-a-a-ups!!!
I’d plane out…….love between my spoke-shave and my chisels.
Wood…….worrrrk’in…..in…Aaaamerrrrica!!!!
Pete Seeger’s Brother
See you there……..look for me I’ll remember Roger’s Lyrical Fine Woodworking Blog….Neil
I just broke my mallet just like the one you show on your bench…..thinking about changing style to the wooden round….I don’t want the polyester face, or a Brass head…..big into sculpting with fishtail gouges so I like the flat face, but as I go finer, maybe there is more control with the carvers mallet. What are your thoughts????
Thanks………Neil
Neil,
I haven’t used the wooden carvers mallets, only the poly face one. For what it’s worth, I found I had a lot of control with it. I just started messing with carving “T-Chisel” style and doing fans and the like for casework. I like that I can tap away and not worry about the angle of the striking plane. I also used it for carvning out the seat of a Windsor chair and it worked great. The standard mallet in the pic above I use for mortising. I have a couple of big blocks floatin’ around the shop. Maybe I’ll make one of the wooden ones and see what kind of difference I see. If nothing else, it could be a fun project!
Neil,
I love it, how about this one
I went down to Berea to play
Studyin’ ’bout them woodworking ways
And who shall plane that twist down
Good lord show me the way.
Oh bloggers, let’s go down
Come on down, dontcha gotta come down
Oh bodgers let’s go down
Down to Berea to play
I’ll look for you and bring my tamborine!
Shannon you threw the polester “pants suit” at me. I think I’m gonna try old roundie in wood. Thanks!!!!!
I’ll be looking for the guy with……should I say it…..ahh what the heck ….
“The Green Tamborine”
Yo Mr Rog……….. love this line for above:
“It took me this long to really get my head around the revelations that I experienced in those 3 short days.”
First time I ever went to hang out with “woodworking guys” was just a few weeks ago, up until then, it’s always been work related. I found it emotionally draining, feeding off all the positive vibe. The jousting, the laughing, the thinking……truely invigorating.
I’m hoping the KY handtool conference provides that same stimulus. I believe that’s the hidden secret to woodworking.
