One of the best things about Mastodon has been discovering and connecting with new communities by following hashtags. Most of the people I follow are people I’ve met through different tech communities (mostly iOS). Following hashtags like #lakelife#woodworking#DIY#wine and #breadposting has connected me to many people with similar interests that I probably wouldn’t have crossed paths with otherwise. And it’s brought welcome low-tech offline content into my feed.
Got most of the breadboard ends done. I cannot believe how much work those are! Basically four resaws. Anyway everything fits and I’m gluing up the leaves. The breadboards need to fit about 1/8” to 1/4” deeper. Will do that part tomorrow and hopefully most of the undercarriage too. #woodworking
Does anyone know any businesses in the Ventura County or San Fernando Valley areas which offer custom wood CRC work? Where I can just send them a file and get it machined?
Everywhere seems like they offer metal only even though I'd expect wood to be easier to work with. And I want to make them ~2ft which is a bit too big for the LA library maker space I think.
Allez, aujourd'hui je me suis attaqué à un vieux pied de buis en train de sécher depuis belle lurette, à la recherche de quelque vieille loupe (ou broussin) pour fabriquer de jolis objets.
Découper un morceau de bois de ce type, c'est comme ouvrir une géode : on sait que ce sera forcément étonnant, et on espère que ça sera exceptionnellement beau 🤩
Il est en platane. Le blanc est la couleur naturelle du bois. Le noir c'est pyrogravé. Le corps c'est de la betadine puis de l'huile de lin. Les rayures de la queue c'est du brou de noix dilué
Question for any woodworkers: how resilient are electric planars to screws and does it even make sense to plane old deck boards to reuse? I was thinking of flipping them over. #woodworking
#microartisanat du jour : une bague de lecture en buis de la Manche.
Il va falloir améliorer le modèle : le trou du pouce est trop grand même pour moi, il faut que la partie inférieure soit plus plongeante et la bague devrait être plus épaisse pour plus de stabilité. Elle ne fait que 4,5mm d'épaisseur dans le cas présent, parce j’espérais m'en servir aussi comme marque page : mauvaise idée 👎
Done. Schlicht und einfach. Zur Aufbewahrung der Taufkerze und Karten des jüngsten Nachwuchses.
Kleine Fichtenholzkiste mit Nussholz-Nägeln an der gefälzten Eckverbindung. Deckel Leimholz mit Gratleisten innen gesichert.
Alle Verbindungen mit #Handwerkzeug realisiert
After hours of calibrating the Mitre saw and almost losing my mind over it, it is done.
No wonder I struggled with this saw. The calibration was maxed out and I had to file the elongated holes in the fence longer to actually get it true. Plus, aligning the blade to the slot first was a real hassle. Eventually made a spacer with good result.
Then it checked out at 90° but not at 45° until I realized this red square had a problem too. You can probably spot it!
I finally got my Langholzschlepper built and took it out for an inaugural test mission today. Constructed mostly from scrap/street lumber and two rehabilitated dog-trailer wheels. This load of lumber is just 2m but I can extend the tow-bar to haul wood up to 4m long. Works pretty well!