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Woodworkers Discuss Get Woodworking Week: Woodchat Transcript February 8, 2012

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:01 +0000

Get Woodworking Week

On February 8th Woodworker’s got together to discuss Get Woodworking Week started by Tom Iovino over at Tom’s Workbench.

Woodchat Transcript February 8, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@uppercutwood: Tonight at 6pm P/9pm E #woodchat features @TomsWorkbench the subject is Get Woodworking Week bit.ly/x3EuU3

@TomsWorkbench: Gosh, it’s half an hour to Woodchat, and I don’t know what to wear… #woodchat

@theboisshop: Getting in some sketching before #woodchat. Getting the juices flowing by listening to The National

@IggyMonkey: Oh, great, you are letting that Mook @tomsworkbench run the show tonite? He’ll never be the same again… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @IggyMonkey Who let the hairball in here tonight? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Hey Guys! Hows everyone? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday I was doing well until @iggymonkey showed up.. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench Why has “shock the monkey” crept into my mind… http://t.co/ID2lmAR6 #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: feeling a little guilty I wasn’t able to do much with this weeks theme. Gotta turn on curious george for my daughter #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @WoodworkGuy Hey, ain’t nobody gonna shock this monkey, my friend… #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @BoatworksToday What the heck is this? Pick on the Monkey day? #woodchat

@jmk89: We’re ready to roll here in Sydney. My Get woodworking project is a leg vice - 1/2 done so I’m happy #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @IggyMonkey Suck it up, bub. You invite this on yourself… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jmk89 Awesome! I can’t wait to see it. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: no, serious!! keep daughter occupied so i can chat her Fav movie #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @BoatworksToday Not that I’m upset. George has parlayed his curiosity into one heck of a career… #woodchat

@jmk89: @TomsWorkbench @IggyMonkey That’s what comes from having cyclones named after you.:) #woodchat

@jmk89: @TomsWorkbench Very functional – and using old hardware bought off fleaBay #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @jmk89 I try, man. I try… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jmk89 What? You found a big lead screw for the vise? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’m here a bit early. How is everyone? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: about the only think I did “in the woodshop” this week was a quick video on wood cupping (hidden message there #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Great @DJOfurnituremkr and you? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday There’s a lot to be learned from stuff like that. #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @DJOfurnituremkr Everyone seems to be doing OK…. You? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 5 minutes to launch #woodchat #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr How’s it going Dale? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: I will probably miss most of #woodchat tonight, but a big thanks to @TomsWorkbench for organizing #getwoodworking

@DJOfurnituremkr: @WoodworkGuy Very good, spending a lot of time in the studio lately. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr that’s awesome, lucky man #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @DyamiPlotke Don’t suck up to Tom, OK? #woodchat

@jmk89: @TomsWorkbench Yep 1 1/4″ Acme thread and about 18″ long, with handle and threaded nut, garter and the works. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Very good, helped @woodshaver with an install today. #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: I’ll be participating in #woodchat in four minutes from my workshop! All are welcome!

@ChrisHasFlair: I’ll be participating in #woodchat in four minutes from my workshop! All are welcome!

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood I’m just a-Twitter… How are we going to handle the format, Matt? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: should have the video out by Fri.. taking a different angle on the approach #woodchat

@Tumblewood: IS IT TRUE?? THE Tom Iovino is coming HERE!??! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Tumblewood yeah Vic and he brought his monkey too… #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @Tumblewood That big Jerk? No way, Vic. It’s me, baby! #woodchat

@Torch02: @Tumblewood The I-O-Vino himself! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench #woodchat Why don’t we discuss what we’ve done so far for GWW, and other ideas of things we could do.

@ramblinrdesigns: Hello all. #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @WoodworkGuy Oooop Oooop Oooop #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench #woodchat we could also discuss how bloggers, anytime of the year, could use a gww tag for specifc targeted posts

@TheRealNeal: Just checking in. How’s it going guys? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Hey oh! Looks like we’re getting a good crowd. Tom, how about first starting with the idea behind GWW #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @ramblinrdesigns hey Beth! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Excellent.. let me know when you shoot the starter’s pistol #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Alrighty folks… welcome to Get Woodworking Week #getwoodworking #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Hi all. I’m in and out. Putting the little one to bed. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Hello humans and Iggy. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’ve been working on small items for Etsy and for shows: http://t.co/PPb1NLPi #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Everyone having a good time this week so far? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: The two best things I’ve seen this week came from #GetWoodworking!! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Evening dudes #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @benjamenjohnson Ooooop! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: So what’s the topic tonight? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: doing great Tom #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @WoodCanuck and @UppercutWood, were the most entertaining!! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: What is Get Woodworking Week? It’s a week dedicated to attracting new woodworkers to participate in woodworking! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: The topic tonight is Get Woodworking Week. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Been a busy week in the shop…which is a good thing. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: A bunch of us were gathered in the Beale Street cafe… pretty drunk… talking about how to save woodworking #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Hi folks, I’ll be in and out next few minutes. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Same RT @DyamiPlotke I will probably miss most of #woodchat tonight, but a big thanks to @TomsWorkbench for organizing #getwoodworking

@TheRealNeal: @TomsWorkbench Definitely Tom. I’ll have my own #GetWoodworking post up in the next day or so. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @JimAAshley Hey Jim! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Matt’s piece with his daughter Hayden was adorable and showed how to introduce even little kids to woodworking #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: is this the first annual GWW? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Everyone at #WIA seemed to be focusing on what was wrong with woodworking, but we thought why not punch it up? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Alright! I’ll be making a Br’all - a simple shop project everyone should have. I’m aiming to have it up on my blog tonight. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Ian’s piece was pure genius! I laughed my ass off at lunch today! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench I had already left, right? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: We could post things that could attract new folks to the craft. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday You betcha.. the first ever. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood No, you were super lit and on the other side of the table #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @TomsWorkbench Save woodworking? Is it in danger? It seems like there’s been a Renaissance as of late #woodchat

@NewtonWoodwork: And I thought the GWW message was directed at me #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: So, over the past few months, I’ve put out an appeal to other bloggers to see if they would participate #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench #superlit I love it #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair Br’all? I’m intrigued #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @benjamenjohnson Yes, indeed… the online woodworking movement is VERY MUCH alive and well… #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I think it’s more about trying to show others how much fun and rewarding woodworking is #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood Link to Ian’s piece please #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Good evening everyone. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: That’s the idea! RT @Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair Brall? Im intrigued #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: So, everyone was up for it, and I liked the model that @woodwhisperer used for woodworking safety week #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @TomsWorkbench More vids like Matt;s it goes a long way. Those with kids should give it a try! (another year for me) though #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @TomsWorkbench Does #getwoodworking have a following? I’ve not heard of it. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs Evening Bill #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy That’s the idea.. it’s not a stodgy craft done only by old farts in their basements… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench And we want it to thrive. Create beautiful pieces. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ramblinrdesigns First time we’ve ever done this… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Ian’s blogpost @woodcanuck http://t.co/IOWTkDdO #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Hello everyone! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: No, old farts in their stand alone Pasco shops #woodchat

@kring_l: #getwoodworking is a great concept it got my son into my shop doing something for more then 5 minutes #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Encourage others to find how much fun things could be. Build new stuff to provide more inspiration #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy Hi Jeff. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: RT @uppercutwood: Ians blogpost @woodcanuck http://t.co/XThweYwR My favorite post for #GWW #woodchat

@uppercutwood: My #getwoodworking post was my most popular post by far, biggest daily traffic I’ve ever had. #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: Now @TomsWorkbench thinks he runs the show… Talk about someone with a Napoleon complex… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench it’s a move against a disposable society #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I might not be woodworking, but I had my daughter in my shop working on her science fair experiment this week #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: The #getwoodworking posts have been awesome… I had no idea how funny everyone could be. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Indeed Vic! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood Thanks! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Oh yes… some really sweet stuff is being built… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: For me it’s also about creating memories with my daughter, and helping people getting past inertia and getting in the shop #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Some posts have been about tools, others about finishing, some about wood choices… it’s been a good variety of posts… #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @theboisshop - do you have a crush on @uppercutwood? A man-crush perhaps? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Exactly… creating memories, projects, the works… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I liked @logancabinets’s video and posts as well #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @TomsWorkbench But NONE about the oh-so-useful Br’all! My own original design! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @theboisshop were you hoping my web cam was on while I powdered my bum? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @TomsWorkbench almost all have been on a beginners level too, makes it easier to attract newbies #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ChrisHasFlair Sweet! We need more Br-all! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: To the point: G+, lumberjocks, et al are great, but the project might be intimidating for newbies. Is there a good forum? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair sounds klingon #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Man, I can’t stand the 5-second delay on Tweetchat. #woodchat #impatient

@uppercutwood: I would suggest to all bloggers to have a post tag “getwoodworking” or category. Any post during the year that works, tag it. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @asliceofwood Exactly… not too newbie and basic, but intriguing… #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: @uppercutwood Is there a way to watch your videos without adobe flash? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I would suggest to all bloggers to have a post tag “getwoodworking” or category. Any post during the year that works, tag it. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: (That was an RT from @uppercutwood) #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Now, here’s a great point… Hashtag chat rules #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Hey #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @ChrisHasFlair Great idea #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Everyone know what a hashtag is? # #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @benjamenjohnson I think Marc forum has kind and welcoming people. I don’t like some of the other ones. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: it would be cool if any new woodworker could search “woodworking blog getwoodworking” and find all related posts across blogs #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood Good idea, Matt! #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @TomsWorkbench still learning what all this is… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood The Wood Talk Online forum is really friendly… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @HighRockWW Hey Chris. How’s the wife’s ankle? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench @tumblewood it’s the best! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench +1 I say use WTO forums, I’m sure there is (or could soon be) a beginner’s forum #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday Hey, we all learn something new every day! #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: I like marc’s site. recently got involved with another which IMO has a LOT of politics floating around.. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood There is also the MWA forum there as well… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood But how do they figure out the getwoodworking part if they not part of the community #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: So, there are a bunch of articles waiting for tomorrow… and I’m looking forward to what else comes in this week. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: And, I’m thinking that we need to repeat #getwoodworking week next year… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Absolutely.RT @TomsWorkbench: And, I’m thinking that we need to repeat #getwoodworking week next year… #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood I like that idea. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench yes indeed. Great response so far #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @benjamenjohnson Ahh, Ben, that’s part of your homework for #getwoodworking week… #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @TomsWorkbench Definitely #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: How about a “finish your woodworking projects week”? @TomsWorkbench #getwoodworking #woodchat

@theboisshop: I think every day should be #getwoodworking day #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Part of #getwoodworking is to invite others to participate… Teach others about the craft, get friends involved in forums… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Marc and his family are really awesome people. I think his success is a direct result of that fact. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ChrisHasFlair I like that idea… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson well, hopefully they found out about this because one of us told them what to look for and where to go #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @theboisshop Yeah brother #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@Tumblewood: RT @theboisshop: I think every day should be #getwoodworking day
@TomsWorkbench: @theboisshop Rob, I’m thinking it should be. Our blog posts should encourage others to try it out… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood It hasn’t hurt his appeal… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair RT How about a “finish your woodworking projects week”? Ahh, yes, that’s a whole ‘nother problem #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench yes #getwoodworking is an annual event i like it. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair Not this week. Not enough time. But, I think next week #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Maybe try and organize 1 day a month to get others involved? rather than once a year? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Definitely. The number of posts on other blogs has been encouraging! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench Maybe have an aggregate that pulls GetWoodworking tagged post? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BoatworksToday good idea! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday Why not? Let’s make it something we do on the first of the month… or something easy to remember… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood If I could figure out how to do that… oh, I’d be a social media wiz! #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Possibly have each “involved” blogger organize a differnet theme/topic for each month? just thinking out loud… #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: I think I know what Tom will be doing on Sunday.. He’s going to drink a lot of banana daiquiris… #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I helpe a lot of newbies @Woodcraft. I can spread the hashtag info around if you think it would help generate followers. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench Marc knows how. He’s doing it for the Guild builds. He links to mine posts about the Roubo build #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I also think we need woodchat, #getwoodworking and #occupywoodshop combo tshirts #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Maybe a day of the week like follow friday or caturday. Woodworking wednesday #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday I like it… it’s just that so many people seem to wait on Marc to organize events… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns I think step 1 is tell those newbies about woodchat #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ramblinrdesigns oops “help” #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Marc has thrown his support behind #getwoodworking.. he’s receptive to all decent ideas… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m pretty much solitary…so, I don’t have anyone to really inspire. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ramblinrdesigns Do it! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood A great point, Matt. Get them involved… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Bullshit, Vic. Your work is inspirational on your blog! #woodchat

@kring_l: how about first saturday of each month easier to get someone to stop by the shop if not at the day jobs #woodchat #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Isn’t your blog a means of communication? RT @Tumblewood: I’m pretty much solitary…so, I don’t have anyone to really inspire. #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: How is everyone? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: I am going to be getting much more involved with the woodworking aspect of organizing stuff #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Another idea would be some sort of chatroom, woodworkers could hang out and answer questions. A lot of software projects use one #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: but just getting a new woodworking site up and running. A lot’s going to changeover the next few months #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tumblewood not good…still can’t walk on it. Hopefully soon though. Haven’t been around taking care of her and the girls #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday Why not? All it takes is an idea to get started… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair Oh, yea. I have extended family. They like seeing what I’m doing. Mostly I blog to know where I’ve come from #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @ChrisHasFlair: (That was an RT from @uppercutwood) #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Anybody remember Jamon S.’s design blog that was around a few years ago? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: The magazines have a lot of pull. Anyone have any connections to get the hashtag communities mentioned there? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @kring_l Saturday in the Shop! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood There is also the MWA forum there as well… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I offer up this chatroom for that purpose: http://t.co/pLdjyBxs #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Tumblewood Yeah, I sometimes read my old posts and learn stuff! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @HighRockWW Sprains are a bitch #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson But remember, twitter with #woodchat is essentially a large chatroom #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @theboisshop: I think every day should be #getwoodworking day #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Link no worky. RT @uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I offer up this chatroom for that purpose: http://t.co/JK0MiYYR #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ramblinrdesigns I’m tied in with Wood Magazine, and they have been pumping up #getwoodworking #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair I’m not familiar #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: And then there is google+. I’ll drop a reference to my woodworking circle. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair http://t.co/pLdjyBxs #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Starting next week my sign in name is going to be @fromthewoodshop (my new woodworking channel) #woodchat

@HighRockWW: â€œ@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson But remember, twitter with #woodchat is essentially a large chatroom #woodchatâ€ and very effective!

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Link no worky. #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: Anyone ever use http://t.co/NDIiankq? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Tumblewood @Torch02 and @SMeekWoodworks will remember. It was a small group of woodworkers helping each other with design. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @MansFineFurn: RT @theboisshop: I think every day should be #getwoodworking day #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ramblinrdesigns Look, we can certainly work to get folks involved… let’s get out there and inspire folks… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: sorry for all the retweets, joined late and RT’d all the good point I saw while reading through to catchup #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ramblinrdesigns I’ve been waiting for some tech G+ is working on to become public. We could do cool things on G+. Shop tours,etc #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I don’t think we need to worry about the technical details, when our barrier is that we aren’t talking to enough humans #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood This is what I see: http://t.co/58OVedx4 #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Where to from #getwoodworking week? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @InGrainWoodwork I use Lumberjocks for most of my community queries. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Invite people into your shop, tell them about the online resources you have. that will keep them busy for two years. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood It would be nice to get hangouts on air for woodchat #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair oh maybe it’s private, please hold #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: I’ll get something up on the boatworkstoday site, and when @fromthewoodshop comes online it’ll be there too #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I’m thinking we need to keep the momentum going… Find a scout troop and help them out… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: RT @uppercutwood: Invite people into your shop, tell them about the online resources you have. that will keep them busy. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench that’s my next blog post Tom! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Check out steves new video #woodchat http://t.co/VUlubkHM

@uppercutwood: Ok, now try http://t.co/pLdjyBxs #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BoatworksToday Following! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I saw that on G+ but haven’t had time to view yet. RT @Wood_Jedi: Check out steves new video #woodchat http://t.co/hbeHHo6K

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood You gonna have it done before Saturday? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @benjamenjohnson It’s supposedly being developed. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: I’m back finally, catching up on the tweets! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: That works. RT @uppercutwood: Ok, now try http://t.co/JK0MiYYR #woodchat”

@HighRockWW: â€œ@TomsWorkbench: I’m thinking we need to keep the momentum going… Find a scout troop and help them out… #woodchatâ€ I like that idea!

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench Yes sir. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Remember to send me any links to #getwoodworking blog posts you write.. I want to pimp you guys out! #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @Wood_Jedi That was awesome, what you guys did for Steve! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I keep one in my basement. oh..wait..you mean..yea.. nevermind #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @TomsWorkbench I agree. I had 12 college students help in the workshop last week. Teach woodworking when you can. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @HighRockWW Go talk to a school about woodworking… whatever… #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @Tumblewood You are a sick man, Vic. That’s why I love you… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters @wood_jedi if I had known I would pitched in! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood Check out what Fraiser Cain does with it, they hook up telescopes and have a sky watch party. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Tell the folks at Wood how much we appreciate the #getwoodworking support they have thrown our way! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @TomsWorkbench: RT Invite people into your shop, tell them about the online resources you have. that will keep them busy. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BillGriggs Perfect, Bill. That’s the way! #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Maybe something VERY simple for a day care? They’re always looking for new fun projects for the kids.. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @lucaspeters Thank you! It was a joint effort and steve @MereMortalsWW is very deserving!!! #woodchat

@jmk89: Volunteer at a local kindergarten, church or other organization to donate a piece of woodworking that they need? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Honestly,my work is SO heavy with contract and lawyer folk,I am acutely aware of the risks of having ANYONE young in the shop #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: The Pinewood Derby is coming up for the Cub and Boy scouts… maybe volunteering to help would be fun… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ChrisHasFlair My numbers are up… I’m finding new folks who haven’t been to my site.. and they are following links out… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair I found a energy twitter colleague follows my blog…weird..cool..weird #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Good point, Vic… But, there’s nothing wrong with going to a school to talk to the kids #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Hmm, my 5-yr-old just got his first toolbox full of tools for Christmas. I should post a pic of his kit sometime. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @ChrisHasFlair I’ve had a bunch of activity on my blog and 2 subcribers #woodchat

@Furnitology: @ChrisHasFlair Are they being read by our target audience? –thats a really good question #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Woodworkers and machinist are crossovers. Especially with CNC Routers and laser cutters. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @ChrisHasFlair I know I’ve had more hits today than any day in the past. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench ditto me too. My wife posted a link on her blog. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench Yea, you made category for my referrals #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @Tumblewood wasn’t think having them in the shop, more getting involved with puzzles that are already done and need decorating? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Maybe you could do a demo at a local library… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: That’s amazing! RT @JimAAshley: @ChrisHasFlair I know I’ve had more hits today than any day in the past. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters yes please! my daughter was sporting her Ace Hardware tool apron #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: #GetWoodworking Week @ #woodchat

@jmk89: If you have kids, make projects for them to take to school for News or Show’n’ Tell #woodchat

@uppercutwood: My 4 1/2 year old has her own, REAL hammer. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JimAAshley Two thumbs up! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood That’s great Matt! #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: @lucaspeters I just finished building an all wooden hand plane for my oldest son. If I could figure out how to post a picture… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Yea.The problem is I don’t like most peoples kids. It seems like WWers themselves, the kids of WWers are pleasant, fun and behaved #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jmk89 A great point, Jeremy. My son built a rocking horse during Marc’s build.. he was proud as could be about the project #woodchat

@lucaspeters: The kids projects from Lowes are safe for little ones. You can choose skill level. And they’re good for short attention spans. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Vic – Last year, I spoke to nearly 300 kids in one day about woodworking.. only a handful had issues… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench with Handtools, but don’t want to house a traveling bench. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @Furnitology: @ChrisHasFlair Are they being read by our target audience? –thats a really good question #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters are those the red toolbox kits? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Nah, Vic, check out the videos of my talks.. no workbench there.. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Actually, in the future I may want a traveling bench to have for showings..maybe. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @lucaspeters I’ve seen them and the “red(something)” projects for older kids #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @MansFineFurn my shop class was all about power tools. How about showing handtool skills? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @MansFineFurn We may have to do some analytics about this week.. not sure how we would track that… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I take you back to me not really wanting to talk to other people’s kids..;o) #woodchat

@jmk89: Donate ww books to local library or school library #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Highland Woodworking also has those Wood Man kits. Got one for my son for Christmas, and was good fun building it with him #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Something to think about #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: What about the other end of the spectrum? Many of our Woodcraft customers are retired and looking for stuff to do. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @lucaspeters Yeah, I second those kits. Predrilled nail holes are great! Much less frustration for the little ones. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @uppercutwood Some are. Some are branded Lowes. They also hold little workshops on the weekend where you can go in and build em #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I would like to find real woodworking curriculum for kids. Real teaching materials. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jmk89 Now, that’s a great idea. How many of us have dozens of old magazines we won’t ever touch again. Why not donate those? #woodchat

@jmk89: Our school PTA has a stall for Mothers day – make 50 little boxes for the kids to buy to give their Mom #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @TomsWorkbench it’s probably doable with someone with knowledge of google analytics (you signed up?) New visitors is one category #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood They are out there, Matt. Just search online… #woodchat

@Furnitology: @Tumblewood Vic, @justindipalma dis just that, a smaller traveling bench for his craft shows, I’ll tell him to take a picture #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @uppercutwood You might try to get your hands on the boy scout woodworking badge manual. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @ramblinrdesigns Many woodworkers are Senior Citizens but there are also many young woodworkers #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @MansFineFurn I’m signed up.. .I’ll have to parse out the details for this week.. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @lucaspeters my 4yi daughter has her Bob the Builder tool box in my shop and comes out to work with me! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters that’s a great idea #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Furnitology Neil, I’d love to see that design. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: there may be a #modernwoodworkers opportunity for free kids clinics (hand tools?) #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood Create it! I know you’re capable!~ #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: #GetWoodworking Week > #SharkWeek #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: And this, my friends, is the magic of #getwoodworking week! #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: #woodchat Hello all! Missed the last few woodchats. Wanted to get a quick hello in. Wednesday nights continue to be tough for me to make.

@Furnitology: Maybe I missed it but I saw very little geared towards kids…guide me where to look #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: I’m a little OCD; let me give this big idea concept some thought #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Furnitology Excellent, thank Neil! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood that’s the plan, brohamwich! #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @TomsWorkbench Way to go, David Copperfield… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @LaMacchiaDesign glad to see you! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench shhhh you are making to much noise sir…. This IS a library! #woodchat

@Furnitology: @TomsWorkbench I’ll make sure in the next 2 weeks he gets a photo out, proportions are different #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Furnitology i don’t think it was geared to kids as viewers, but geared towards parents to get their kids off the couch #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @LaMacchiaDesign Hey Joseph!! Sup!?! #woodchat

@jmk89: @TomsWorkbench @uppercutwood Try here: http://t.co/K2aI6mPe #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: and I have a 2yr old; good guinea pig; I mean tester #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood I love you man! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Furnitology Sweet. Looking forward to it! Thanks, Neil. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: bloggers block for a good GWW topic from MFF. Anything missing from the large body of content already written that I could tackle? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: RT @jmk89: @TomsWorkbench @uppercutwood Try here: http://t.co/h7b1UNmx – great link! #woodchat

@Furnitology: Is there a way of knowing what social media worked best in finding the new woodworker #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Is this sappy pine too nice to use for a shop project? #getwoodworking #woodchat http://t.co/IFZr7gIq

@3DWoodworking: RT @TomsWorkbench: RT @jmk89: @TomsWorkbench @uppercutwood Try here: http://t.co/h7b1UNmx – great link! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @BoatworksToday start them out with a toy tool box, they can relate to that and have fun. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Furnitology Can you or can you get someone to take extensive shots at #WoodExpo ? I’d really love to see what is happening there #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn walk through home depot and put together a basic set of tools. show people how cheap/easy to get started. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @HighRockWW good idea. maybe a little wood hammer next? why not a set of tools made of wood? (no sharp points #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn even take them to the wood section, show them the radiata, maple, etc. show them what crap to avoid. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Furnitology Good question…hmm #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Furnitology Neil – word of mouth may help to attract some of the real newbies… and you and the folks at #woodexpo can help! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn take them to the finishing aisle, and show them danish oil, wipe on poly, show them what to avoid #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @3DWoodworking That is an interesting book. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood @Furnitology I’ll be blogging it Vic, I’m sure @theboisshop will too, and others #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: I think it would be cool as hell to have to wood tool box full of nice wood tools!! (made of wood!) #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I was surprised at how many finishing articles have been written… Great topic for #getwoodworking week. #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: Anyone have a woodshop co-op? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @TomsWorkbench Is anybody compiling a list of all the articles? #getwoodworking #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Furnitology Part of the google analytics includes ref. sources, filtered correctly you can see “new visitors by referral source” #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @bmorewoodwork No, but there are a few in the area.. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood That’s a great idea. Have a sheet of entry level prices. Because, come guys…this cost even low balling it #woodchat

@jmk89: @FlairWoodworks looks fine, unless SWMBO wants it for something else #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @HighRockWW @BoatworksToday or build them one yourself, I’m posting the one I made for my daughter tomorrow #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ChrisHasFlair I am on my site.. Be sure to send me the links to all of your #getwoodworking week posts #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @jmk89 I only have to answer to myself. #woodchat

@Furnitology: @TomsWorkbench yeah finishing and even one on SEO,etc. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Maybe someone can see “How Cheap Can You Get Into Woodworking? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @BoatworksToday exactly! I start a few nails for my daughter and let her try and drive them in or let her paint a board #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood that’s not a bad idea, if HD will let me film. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Yeah, but let’s not start halucinating now! RT @Tumblewood: Maybe someone can see “How Cheap Can You Get Into Woodworking? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @benjamenjohnson tweet to let me know when it’s up! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood An excellent challenge, Vic! Wanna take it? #woodchat

@jmk89: What if you set up at the big box (just next to the local Rotary Club’s BBQ and did some joinery there? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench You got all I had for the week..sorry dude #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Furnitology A great variety of articles for sure… #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @benjamenjohnson nice, I will have to check it out! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @jmk89 Maybe you could join two regular hot dogs into a foot-long? #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @Tumblewood Shoot, Vic. You seemed to have so much momentum with that first article, I thought you’d have more! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn I bet they will, or at least take pictures. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: there’s enough people here, that are passionate; I think a big idea could have some teeth! Glad I came across this! #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: RT @ChrisHasFlair: @jmk89 Maybe you could join two regular hot dogs into a foot-long? – intriguing… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Tell them what you’re doing, and I bet they’ll support it. If not, go to an Ace Hardware or Woodcraft. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench Sorry..I’m focused on creating some pieces this year. I’m not signing up for any extra stuff. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: So what did I miss tonight? #Woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @IggyMonkey And use a plow plane to cut a groove for onions? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood given that I’m there 12 times per week, I think they’ll accommodate #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair dovetail, half-lap, or finger joint? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BoatworksToday Big ideas often start small.. now, let’s see how far down the rabbit hole this leads us… #woodchat

@jmk89: @ChrisHasFlair Using mustard flavored hide glue! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: seven minutes to go, who wants to design the tshirt? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Geez, I’m making myself hungry! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn take your pile of receipts #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood You talking to me? I thought @iggymonkey had issues with you? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @IggyMonkey and then cut them apart on a Sawstop. Er, maybe not. The consequences are too pricey. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Dovetail. I don’t think the others would be strong enough.RT @benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair dovetail, half-lap, or finger joint? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Ewwww! RT @jmk89: @ChrisHasFlair Using mustard flavored hide glue! #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @ChrisHasFlair You had me at onions… #woodchat

@jmk89: It is lunchtime where I am (Sydney Australia) #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @ramblinrdesigns Stupid hot dog sensing technology #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I love watching @ChrisHasFlair do “impromptu” design. That was a blast and a good experience! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jmk89 It’s bedtime here in Tampa… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jmk89 It’s tomorrow where you are! #woodchat

@Furnitology: Will there be a follow-up to get woodworking?? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Alright #woodchat I have to get back to the wifey! Good night all.

@kring_l: but the glue itself is so tasty #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @MansFineFurn Shameless plug, but it might be a good starting point. Wood’s “Basic-built” toolkit: http://t.co/3nc9nbRk #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Gotta bail, kids are giving my wife too much trouble. Thanks for #getwoodworking @TomsWorkbench #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: is it odd that I drink more beer during these chats than any other day of the week? ;> Ha Ha! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: OK, folks. Look for a new post on my site tomorrow.. let’s finish the week on a strong note. #woodchat

@jmk89: @IggyMonkey What would happen if you used a banana instead of a hotdog on a SawStop? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Category: http://t.co/nKg0VfNx @Tumblewood: I love watching Chris do “impromptu” design. That was a blast and a good experience! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I have another hour in the shop…cya! Great hour! #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: @lucaspeters Plug away, Lucas! #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @HighRockWW night! Wish her well! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Very good one tonight guys. Thx again @Tomsworkbench for taking the lead on this. You may have inspired the next Krenov this week! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: So, in summation…Talk it up and spread the word, wherever your connections are and #getwoodworking could go viral! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @lucaspeters If I do that post, I’ll reference it, as long as you don’t mind if I disagree on a couple points! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters no shame at all, thanks for your support. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Good night. #woodchat

@IggyMonkey: Peace out, homies! This was fun picking on Tom… #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @HighRockWW take it easy! #woodchat

@jmk89: Back to work for me, guys. See you next week #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @thewoodninja I can only hope! #woodchat

@kring_l: night all #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Goodnight, guys. I’ll be around making my Br’all. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Goodnight all, the transcript will be up within 48 hours. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Great #woodchat tonight. G’night everyone!

@lucaspeters: @MansFineFurn Not at all. Go right ahead. (post and/or disagree) #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: Good #Woodchat Now back to work #GetWoodworking

@BoatworksToday: there’s still 2 min left by my clock !! Did I say I was a little OCD? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @TomsWorkbench Hopefully he/she will remember YOU! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TomsWorkbench @benjamenjohnson Huh? I thought online woodworking was dead. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair got a link so I can stalk you #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @MansFineFurn Those are the tools we limit ourselves to for the basic-built projects in our magazine. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Everyone is going to #occupywoodshop! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: You and the other 100+… RT @uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair got a link so I can stalk you #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @MansFineFurn …basically, tools & materials you can easily find at the home center. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @lucaspeters I would only disagree in that when I started, I started with one of those, and accumulated them as needed over time #woodchat

@Furnitology: Thanks #woodchat and Thanks “get woodworking” @TomsWorkbench #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: oh, great.. @occupywoodshop! my wife’s going to be pissed.. Ha Ha!! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: By the way, i think that is 13 straight woodchats since the reboot! #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: Time to #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: RT @bmorewoodwork: Time to #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Later folks. I literally have to get back in the shop and get woodworking for a few more minutes. Got a glue-up to check. #woodchat

@Furnitology: @uppercutwood 13 straight..not easy!!!!! Frosty would be proud :^) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters man that sounds great #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: peace out.. Switching channels #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: good night all who are still here! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: g’nite everyone! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @benjamenjohnson woodtalkonline.com is the woodworking forum, open to all skill levels. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: Hmmm missed #woodchat but for good reason as I was sharpening a few chisels that I’ve overlooked for too long. http://t.co/TWQGvSu8

@benjamenjohnson: @WatkinsWoodWork What brand honing guide is that, I really need to upgrade from my cheap $15 one. #woodchat

@woodcanuck: @Tumblewood @uppercutwood #GWW #woodchat thanks guys, you’re too kind, but Bad Axe saws and plaid shirts (XL) can be mailed to….

Get Woodworking Cub Scouts

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000

Get Woodworking Week

Over the holidays I had the opportunity to build some Arrow of Light awards for a local Cub Scout troop. These are simple cherry boards with a routed edge detail that the Scouts will hang on their wall in their home. The plaque will have an arrow mounted on it, and the arrow will be painted with colored bands, each representing an achievement reached by that particular Scout. This award is used in the ceremony that transitions the Scouts from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts, and there were 14 of them.

The Easy Stuff

I selected Cherry for this project and picked up some great pieces at Compton Lumber in Seattle. After selecting face sides of the lumber to hide any defects or sapwood I rough cut the pieces to length and let them accilimate. After a few days I milled the lumber to final dimensions and routed the edge and endgrain with a Freud Quadra cut bit on my router table. I was sure to route the end-grain first with a backing block, and then route the edge. This left a nice smooth cut with very little tearout.

Keyholes with a Plunge Router

To make these awards easy to hang on the wall I used a keyhole bit. With this bit you plunge into the piece creating room for the head of a nail, then move the bit along the upside of the back of the piece creating a recess for the nail and a slit for the shaft. There are cutters on the wide disc on the bottom of the bit and along the shaft of the bit. You’ll see how this works in the picture below.

I created a fixture to hold the boards securely and also guide the router in a straight line up the back of the piece with stops at the top and bottom. I used opposing wedges to hold the board against a fence, which worked better than any wacky creative clamping and was very low profile. There were 14 awards, and the jig helped me cook through all 28 keyholes quickly.

Arrow of Light Keyhole Router Bit

Arrow of Light Keyhole Jig

Arrow of Light Completed Keyhole

CNCs and Lasers – Oh My!

After completing the keyholes, it was time to add the Arrow of Light design. This was the most challenging part of the project because in the past the awards were laser engraved, and I don’t own a laser engraver. I contacted trophy shops in the area but there laser engravers were too small for a 34-inch long board, or they were going to charge outrageous prices.

A fellow online woodworker, Ralph Bagnall, offered to help by creating router templates for me. Ralph does some CNC work so I sent him the design. We had some conversations via phone and he quickly sent me some router templates. Ralph is a helpful, positive, and encouraging worker. You really should connect with him through his website or on Twitter @Consultingwood.

After trying the router templates, I decided to continue to look for laser engravers. It’s not that Ralph’s CNC skills weren’t awesome, it’s that the design just wasn’t suited for routing. Lots of corners on the design that the router just can’t get sharp enough.

Hackers, Makers, and Robots

Luckily I found Metrix Create:Space in Seattle. CreateSpace is one of those Hacker and Maker Spaces that has lots of gadgets and gear: 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC machines, robots, soldering stations, all kinds of cool stuff. Their prices are reasonable and they have friendly and helpful staff. I had 14 of these awards to laser engrave and it took about 10 minutes per award with help from the staff. I had to draw the design in Inkscape which is a free program, and it was very easy to use.

The laser engraver works like a giant inkjet printer, except for three main differences:

The laser engraver is much bigger
The wood stays still (with an inkjet the paper moves)
It’s shooting a laser not ink

Here’s a video of the laser engraving an award. The smoke in this video is real, it smelled like a wonderful campfire in the workshop even with capable ventilation.

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Even Machines Make Mistakes

Very rarely the laser would lose track of its position and the laser would engrave the wood in the wrong position. But it would do it perfectly and continue on, not knowing that it was messing up the award. When this happened I planed the surface new and let the laser take another shot.

Here’s what that looks like, compared to a correctly engraved award right out of the laser. The sap in the wood heats up and rises to the surface and the surface is left tacky. I cleaned that up with mineral spirits and then handplaned the surfaces crisp and clean.

Arrow of Light Laser Mixup

Arrow of Light Laser Complete

Now Here’s the Fun Part

At this stage, the awards are ready for sanding and finish. Remember, there are fourteen of them. And they are for Cub Scouts matriculating into Boy Scouts. A day was scheduled at the Pack Leader’s garage, and I packed a road kit. I would deliver the awards and teach the Scouts to sand and oil their own awards. I chose Danish oil for the finish because it’s near impossible to get wrong. I brought my plane, my planing stop, sandpaper of various grits, rags, and Watco Danish Oil. I also brought the appropriate safety equipment including gloves and a bag to take all oily rags home.

After a brief tutoring session the boys were busy at work sanding along the grain, sanding the end grain to higher grits, and checking each other’s work. There were some boys who weren’t interested but for the most part the Scouts were really interested.

Arrow of Light Finish in Progress 1

Arrow of Light Finish in Progress 2

The Pay Off

It was a fun experience to share woodworking with some Scouts, and it was especially rewarding to see the kids who were genuinely interested in the work we did that day. It was fun to see these kids share this time with their Dads. Maybe I’ve started something in these kids and someday they’ll say “Hey Dad, can we do some woodworking this weekend?”

Arrow of Light Finish Complete 1

Arrow of Light Finish Complete 2

Video Post #10: Get Woodworking Week With Red Toolbox Kits

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:26 +0000

Get Woodworking Week

Tom Iovino, over at Tom’s Workbench rallied the online woodworking community to create Get Woodworking Week. Uniformly we are all onboard – we love bringing others into the craft. It’s why we blog, and why we #woodchat. Tom’s been noodling on this idea since Woodworking in America 2011, and started driving the effort back in October. I’m sure it’ll be an annual event, and I can’t wait to contribute every year.

Fond Memories

Some of my fondest memories woodworking weren’t what you’d call woodworking, I guess. As a kid, a garage full of tools is a wonderland, I spent lots of time in the garage building all kinds of things. I never really thought about the safety risks I was taking everyday, I just enjoyed building. I especially enjoyed the times when my Grandfather would join me in the garage and spend time with me teaching me skills. Not only was he a great teacher, but I really enjoyed the one-on-one time with a great man.

I want my kids to have similar memories, so I often have a visitor in the shop, my almost five year-old daughter Hayden. We sweep, handsaw, and she works on her little block of scrap walnut. She even has a toolbox full of real tools and a canvas apron from Ace Hardware.

Red Toolbox Bug Barn Kit

Today we built a Kit I bought at Woodcraft in Seattle. The store was remodeled in the last year or so, and is huge and well stocked. The owners are awesome, and let me do some filming in their classroom recently when Darrell Peart presented. I had Darrell’s permission too, and that video series will be posted as soon as I can get to the editing.

The Kit was a Bug Barn from Red Toolbox. The Kit was $16 and came with everything needed except for the glue. The instructions were clear enough for Hayden to understand, the build was quick enough to keep her attention, and the piece went together well. All the pieces were pre-cut and pre-drilled, and fairly smooth on the surfaces. Clear plastic panels were pre-cut to size and drilled with vent holes. Assembly only required a screwdriver and a bit of glue. My only negative feedback with the kit is that the screws were low quality, with one being entirely unusable. Beginners should open the kit while they’re still in Woodcraft, and pick up any supplies they need. The Kit was unfortunately built in China.

Call to Action

Kids are easy to find: nieces, nephews, grandkids – and you can even make your own! Go find one, and build a kit with them, or send them a kit. You don’t need to buy a kit - you could make your own. Birdhouses, bug barns, small toolboxes, cookbook holders, pine derby cars, toys, etc. Amazon has a lot of books with plans to make wood toys. Pick a plan and mill the parts. Gather the hardware and even the tools and assemble your own kit. Work through the kit with the kid you found, or send them the kit along with a letter and instructions. Offer your support, time, and encouragement, and get pictures of the final build.

Hayden’s Bug Barn

Woodworkers Discuss WoodExpo 2012: Woodchat Transcript February 1, 2012

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:15 +0000

WoodExpo 2012

Eli Cleveland from Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac and the WoodExpo joined us tonight to discuss Woodworking Shows.

Woodchat Transcript February 1, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@uppercutwood: Corrected: #woodchat bit.ly/wNEmO0 will feature @EliCleveland to discuss #woodexpo2012 bit.ly/xz02wB 6pm P/9pm E @Torch02 I did it again

@uppercutwood: Log to lampshade #woodchat cool video passed around at work http://t.co/Q9m72gkL

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland @RoughcutTV you guys did this too, right? Log to lampshade #woodchat cool video passed around at work bit.ly/wYLpwl

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood Tonight’s #woodchat http://t.co/YafqOElh @EliCleveland @RoughcutTV 2 discuss #woodexpo2012 http://t.co/6Cnrjstq 9pm E

@Seanw78: @MansFineFurn that which doesn’t break you makes you a better woodworker #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: In anticipation of tonight’s #woodchat: http://t.co/edkImz2z #ModernWoodworkers meetup @Woodexpo2012″

@DJOfurnituremkr: So what will tonight’s topic be? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood Tonight’s #woodchat http://t.co/YafqOElh @EliCleveland @RoughcutTV 2 discuss #woodexpo2012 http://t.co/6Cnrjstq 9pm E

@MansFineFurn: In anticipation of tonight’s #woodchat: http://t.co/edkImz2z #ModernWoodworkers meetup @WoodexpoUS 2012

@uppercutwood: #woodchat http://t.co/4FooiUAo starts in 1 hour and 40 minutes, and @EliCleveland is bringing waffles for everyone! (just kidding)

@uppercutwood: MT @MansFineFurn: In anticipation of tonight’s #woodchat: http://t.co/WStsQZPR #ModernWoodworkers meetup @WoodexpoUS #WoodExpo2012

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Woodworking Shows #woodchat bit.ly/wNEmO0 will feature @EliCleveland to discuss #woodexpo2012 bit.ly/xz02wB 6pm P/9pm E

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate are you joining #woodchat tonight?

@Wood_Jedi: by the way guys what is the topic for #woodchat tonight?

@DyamiPlotke: RT @MansFineFurn In anticipation of tonight’s #woodchat: http://t.co/kHn01MXX #ModernWoodworkers meetup @Woodexpo2012

@MansFineFurn: RT @uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Woodworking Shows #woodchat bit.ly/wNEmO0 will feature @EliCleveland to discuss #woodexpo2012 bit.ly/xz02wB 6pm P/9pm E

@TomsWorkbench: Mmmmmmm #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TomsWorkbench In the words of Tim the tool man Taylor ARRR RRRRR ARRRR #woodchat :O)..lol

@TomsWorkbench: I dunno.. Should I be working in the shop? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @Wood_Jedi in the words of another fine American, beer me! #woodchat

@EliCleveland: Hello! I’m chatting about wood. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Good evening all #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Dude, it’s Matt! Wooo Hoo, Matt! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy” – Ben Franklin #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: chatting about wood with #woodchat, indeed #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland welcome Eli! Thanks for coming tonight as our special guest. Did you bring the waffles? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I agree! RT @uppercutwood: “Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy” – Ben Franklin #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Dang, and I’m in to a glass of red wine… #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @uppercutwood yes it was Ben that said, beer me! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: it’s all good, Tom. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So, Eli, I’m sure we’ll have some questions from the woodworkers, but how would you like to start? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood …I forgot them… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy You got that right… #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TomsWorkbench I will be in the shop, but doing home improvement not woodworking. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland how about start off telling us about you (for those that don’t know you) and then dive into a #WoodExpo2012 intro #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hello all !!! How is everyone tonight? #woodchat”

@DyamiPlotke: Hello #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Wood_Jedi Hello. Great here, it’s #woodchat time

@MansFineFurn: I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: #ModernWoodworkers will meetup @WoodExpoUS . read more here: http://t.co/edkImz2z #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @DyamiPlotke Dang… I don’t have a project on the bench right now.. I have got to fix that! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hey @Dyamiplotke @WoodworkGuy #woodchat

@uppercutwood: By the way, if you want a quick and easy way to help other get involved with woodchat, send them to http://t.co/4FooiUAo #woodchat

@theboisshop: Welcome @EliCleveland. Glad you could make it tonight. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @EliCleveland: @uppercutwood Alright, let’s see how well I can summarize. I’m a furniture maker in Boston, MA. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @EliCleveland: Since it started, I’ve been working on Rough Cut with Tommy Mac as a Tech. Advisor among other things. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Welcome to #woodchat @EliCleveland

@Torch02: Good evening, #woodchat. Don’t know how long I’ll be up, but I’m here until bedtime

@uppercutwood: @theboisshop Rob are you still in USVI? crazy man. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hello @EliClevland #woodchat

@ThomOlsen: I have an old particle board desk that broke out one of the quick fasteners, any way to fix that break? #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: Woot! So happy to be on twitter during #woodchat today.

@SMeekWoodworks: Good evening ya’ll #woodchat

@theboisshop: @uppercutwood I am indeed woodchatting on the beach right now. Wife thinks I’m nuts, but wouldn’t miss it. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hey @Torch02 and SMeekwoodworks #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ThomOlsen Yes, burn the desk and build a new one #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@EliCleveland: Hello, Jedi. 4 years ago Tommy got a chance to show his work at the New England Home Show. Since then, we’ve built the WoodExpo. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop I’ve gotta agree with your wife #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: What does the wood expo have that the other shows don’t? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate, did you make it yet? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @theboisshop Bastard… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ThomOlsen: …any way to fix that break? | Epoxy maybe? #woodchat

@ThomOlsen: Hahahahahaaaa! I bought the desk back in the 60′s and it has a lot of memories “carved” into it. Wood prefer to keep it. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @theboisshop Dedication. Nice. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @EliCleveland how is it working with ol Tommy? He is a trip! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: the woodworking shows are coming out of the, ahem, woodwork… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Sorry I’m late. Getting pieces ready to glue up #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Hey everyone #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @InGrainWoodwork In short, consumers. It’s held within the Home Show. It gives makers a chance to interact with buyers. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy snort #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Rob, are you back from the Virgin Islands already!?! #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Almost missed it! Evening all. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: HEY TIMMMM @asliceofwood!! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood Vic, glad you’re here. @EliCleveland was introducing himself before we dive into #woodexpo2012 #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Wood_Jedi Working with Tommy is a daily adventure. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hello Vic @Tumblewood good to see you. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland How large of a geographical area does the home show advertise to and attract from? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Good evening everyone. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Hey, I think I finally got the hang on this #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @SMeekWoodworks evening, Scott. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @theboisshop You ARE nuts…over a WIA midget hooker! #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: Hey @EliCleveland, glad you could join us. I definitely need to make it to a Wood Expo at some point. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs Good evening Bill. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood No, Vic, he’s still kickin’ it Caribbean style #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: Thanks for the follow Matt! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Wood_Jedi Hey Laney #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I just saw that #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BoatworksToday Welcome Andy, I just watched your first intro video on @MBWpodcast’s site #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood You… still… with the midget hookers. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Hi guys, I can hang out for a little while. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs how are you tonight? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi You on dinner break from the shop? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Dale, glad you could make it. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy Good evening Jeff. I worked in the shop today….. Cleaning. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood Yes, on this link https://t.co/v7HuFsyE #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hi DJOfurnituremkr glad you could make it #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @DJOfurnituremkr Hey Dale! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi Great Laney. How about you? #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: Looks like a full crown in here! #woodchat

@theboisshop: For those interested in what the #woodexpo2012 is all about, this is my take from last year. http://t.co/lddGSffA #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood I can’t find the numbers, but it attracts people throughout New Eng. and I think ads are a 60 mile rad. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I need to drag over one of the ends and work on it while we’re chatting #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @asliceofwood.. you know i live in the shop..lol..im on the shop computer…it was perfect timing…waiting for glue to dry #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @InGrainWoodwork makes the conversation better #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @uppercut Still have a few things to learn about this video thing.. Good to hear someone watched it :-O G’even Fellas! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: I am doing very well Bill :O) thank you for asking #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland Do you know how woodworkers can find regional shows like #woodexpo2012 in their area? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’ve been on a good run lately making new items. Small stuff to bring to shows and sell on Etsy. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @EliCleveland – do you find working in front of a crowd at #woodexpo different from being on the set of Rough Cut? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi i’m surprised you haven’t replaced a kitchen table with the tablesaw/router table. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hello @BoatworksToday!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I can only say anecdotally, NE Home show is BIG draw, I assume bigger, now that #WoodExpo2012 has been added #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @theboisshop Yes! Rob did an excellent job representing the craft and himself, which are two foci of the show. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: For all you #woodchat -ers. I discovered this awesome place with LOTS of woodworking books. And they let you take them for free! The Library

@BillGriggs: @DJOfurnituremkr Do you have pictures of some of your projects or a link to Etsy. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr Off tonight’s topic, but how are your Etsy sales going? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @EliCleveland how may makers will be showning #woodexpo2012 #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: hey #woodchat, how you doin’

@BoatworksToday: Took me a little bit to figure out how this works. Feel a little like a Re-Re it took so many tries.. #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: @DavidJUlschmid I always am walking out with at least one bag full! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @EliCleveland I wish the show wasn’t so far away. I’m still hoping to have something in it next year. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @RenaissanceWW Welcome Shannon #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @EliCleveland how long have you been woodworking? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Hey @Wood_Jedi! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DavidJUlschmid The Library? What’s that? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood Guilds and clubs often have contact with organizers. We’ve reached out to a number in NE. I hear MWA is good #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @asliceofwood… I would never eat on my tablesaw..LOL #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Shannon good to see you #woodchat

@hmwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr how do you find etsy for selling smaller items? Have been debating whether to give it a try. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @DJOfurnituremkr Hey! Me Too! I wondered if any other #woodchat peeps were on Etsy. What is your shop name? I’m http://t.co/8wawmfNg

@Wood_Jedi: So @MichaelAgate… the room moves pretty fast doesnt it..lol #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Does anyone know of a directory of regional shows like #woodexpo2012? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @BillGriggs Sure: http://t.co/1cIUpASW #woodchat

@Torch02: @RenaissanceWW reminder – decouple twitter & facebook for #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Does the mix of home show & wood show result in some uninterested folk who were only there for the home show? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood @Torch02 I’ll probably just be lurking tonight, knee deep in site work and video editing #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @MansFineFurn Home show gets about 20,000 visitors each year. 25% purchase home furnishings within a month of the show. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @SMeekWoodworks Not bad, eight sales in three weeks. I’m slowly building a more diverse inventory. Candle holders today. #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: @DavidJUlschmid My shop is Going with the grain, nothing for sale right now #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood Nothing of that caliber. WoodExpo is more a design consortium, from what I can tell from Neil’s description #woodchat

@theboisshop: @RenaissanceWW Just let us know when it’s safe to talk about you #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @EliCleveland 20,000… dang… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke my impression is that the inverse is true. people there for the homeshow wander into the woodexpo and are interested #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland that’s a fantastic stat. That’s 5,000 sales in one month in a 60 mile radius. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @EliCleveland @uppercutwood there is a great MWA chapter in Seattle. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @RenaissanceWW I’m knee deep in a bench #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @RenaissanceWW Saw you’re doing a server upgrade.. Hows it going? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @DavidJUlschmid just added you to cirlce on etsy #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DavidJUlschmid I really like the live edge on that box. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @DavidJUlschmid I’m: http://t.co/1cIUpASW #woodchat

@uppercutwood: BTW I started a G+ hangout #woodchat

@EliCleveland: At trade shows, people seem reluctant to interact, for fear of a sales pitch. Home Show folks seem pleasantly surprised. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @RenaissanceWW I’m going to have to do some website work soon myself. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood Does anyone know of a directory of regional shows like #woodexpo2012? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood I think the draw is much larger than 60 miles, beyond the ads. this show’s been around for many moons #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @EliCleveland any difference in price of products from trade shows to home shows? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: There is a woodshop near me in town that closed down a lot of great tools and machines for sale I need to go and take a look! #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @EliCleveland That’s a great stat. I wonder how that compares to other home shows? I’m guessing higher than average. #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Tumblewood We try to open people’s minds, consumer and maker alike. So we show a variety and encourage discussions. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: So if you only have enough cash for one show this year which one is it? #Woodchat

@jth: @Tumblewood I’m waiting for a show to make it to Minneapolis… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood I don’t see it, Matt #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: So how many of us are on Etsy and how many of you are on CustomMade? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @uppercutwood just searched for it.. didn’t pull up? I’ll try again #woodchat

@EliCleveland: We do critiques where students and newbies got to hear what Glen Guarino, Allan Breed, and Phil Lowe thought of their work. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @jth I’m way over here on the west coast #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DJOfurnituremkr Bocote looks nice. What is the finish you used. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WatkinsWoodWork I’m probably headed to WIA12 in Cinci… #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Im actually going to WW in America this year… thats the show Id like to make it to #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @SMeekWoodworks I believe NE Home Show is the biggest. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: RT @jth: @Tumblewood Im waiting for a show to make it to Minneapolis… You and me both! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I haven’t been to a show in 10 years. I think mainly because my interest is more Japanese tools & joinery. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @WatkinsWoodWork I have hotel booked for WIA Cinci #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @EliCleveland That’s what I’m most looking forward to (next yr). Neil asked if I wanted to show, but nothing built I can show! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @BillGriggs I tend to use T&T varnish oil most often. #woodchat

@Furnitology: Hi all been reading for a while #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy Now, that’s fast! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr what about shows that are like #woodexpo2012 instead of like #WIA12 #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench go early for best rates #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn you have got to go see the show and blog about it #woodexpo2012 #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Whats the take on “The Woodworking Shows”. Worth going? Go for 2 days or all 3? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Furnitology Hey, Neil! For those who don’t know, Neil’s been a huge part of organizing the WoodExpo every year. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Furnitology welcome Neil how are you man! Where is @celamens? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @EliCleveland I don’t mean to compare trade shows to WoodExpo. I was wondering about it compared to woodworking conferences. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Furnitology speak of the devil! #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: Here is my Etsy store: http://t.co/mSWxxxQL I guess I need to add items for sale again. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood I’ll have to check into that one. #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: I’d love to go to one, mostly to meet people (ya’ll), but I also need tools, ah and a garage. Want shop out of basement. #woodchat

@theboisshop: @Furnitology Hey Neil, welcome! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood I’ll be there!! http://t.co/edkImz2z I’m sure @theboisshop will also write on it… #woodchat

@Furnitology: @WatkinsWoodWork depends on what you are looking for. Education go to WIA to show your work Woodexpo #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @WoodworkGuy You booked your hotel already.?? man that is smart!! I didnt think you could book early..lol #woodchat

@swedishiron: Hey @EliCleveland @Furnitology I’m reading along as well. #woodchat #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Wood_Jedi I’ve learned that you get best selection and choice booking early #woodchat

@Furnitology: @uppercutwood doing fine Matt Thanks…hey Rob with Pain Killer in hand #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @DyamiPlotke I haven’t attended the other conferences, but we love having the interaction with consumers, which I think is unique. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @Furnitology: … depends on what you are looking for. Education go to WIA to show your work Woodexpo
@uppercutwood: @Furnitology Eli has been telling us about #woodexpo2012, anything you want to add? jump in! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @WoodworkGuy I have never been to a show, thought i needed to get more involved and get my name out. So I will be attending! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland would love to find a show like #woodexpo2012 in the seattle area. @DarrellPeart goes to Pasadena for Craftsman Wknd #woodchat

@EliCleveland: Hey! @swedishiron is another member of the team for WoodExpo. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Great discussion #woodchat! Kid and dinner melting down so only lurking tonight.

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate, when are you starting on the spice cabinet? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Wood_Jedi It’s good to spread the word that you are out there… #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @SMeekWoodworks I made a few of these today, still need finish: http://t.co/JOA1IC88 One is a 7 candle. #woodchat

@celamens: @uppercutwood @furnitology wish I could be make #woodchat tonight. Taking care of football equipment for youth football w/ an ex-Lute!

@WoodworkGuy: @Wood_Jedi Glad to hear! I’m looking forward too. Was going last yr but had to cancel #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi are you going to the woodworking show in tampa? #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: @asliceofwood I Didn’t go this year. Too Commercialized, more home show than woodworking #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Thanks @Furnitology, @swedishiron, and @EliCleveland for putting on @WoodExpoUS. We’re all very excited! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland @swedishiron tell us more about #woodexpo2012, or if you know how to find similar regional shows #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: I live in the middle of nowhere, is making a big trip to WIA worth it? Definitely do it if it were close, but its not #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @asliceofwood I’ll be there at the fiargrounds… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I’m beginning to think that MWA Seattle needs to put on our own show #woodchat

@allenworb: @EliCleveland I have been to 3 WIA events and only attended one seminar. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: @BoatworksToday I have the same problem #Woodchat

@hmwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr is that purpleheart? #woodchat

@Furnitology: We’re trying to re-connect to the buyer and provide the current ambitious woodworker what it is to logistically to attend a show #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Tonight the mechanical tech class from the local college came to see my CNC Router table work. #woodchat

@swedishiron: @MansFineFurn thank you, looking forward to having a chance to meet you and other internet woodworkers face to face #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @TomsWorkbench we have one coming to charlotte. thought I would go if it was worth it #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @allenworb Matt – I dunno… I still think the national/international meet up of a larger show is definitely worth it #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @allenworb What do you like about it? #woodchat

@allenworb: @BoatworksToday cinci is a long trip. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @furnitology, as if you didn’t have enough to do, it looks like there’s demand for woodexpo to travel around the country #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @InGrainWoodwork does it have any benefits? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @asliceofwood It is what it is.. there are some interesting things there. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs How big is your CNC table? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @allenworb about 10 hours #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate you are getting a new bandsaw…RRRRRRRR Nice! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Furnitology is their an online directory of similar shows? #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @BoatworksToday Great website! #woodchat

@Furnitology: A plus is that a new woodworkers get an opportunity to rub shoulders with fellow woodworkers who have lots of show experience #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi @MichaelAgate do I hear jealousy in your writing? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Nice @ MichaelAgate.. #woodchat

@InGrainWoodwork: Last year they had some good speakers but only Tommy Mac was there this year. The pricing on told is the same out of catalogs #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @DavidJUlschmid Thanks! Still learning! Going to be starting a new site more along the lines for this chat in a couple of weeks #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson Ben, the CNC is 4′x5′ cutting area. I built it and plan to make it 5′x8′ next. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @hmwoodworks Black walnut & Wenge http://t.co/Aftd6BFE. I’ll be doing them in aluminum and doug fir soon. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @Woodworkguy Thats not bad at all!! #woodchat

@Furnitology: @uppercutwood not sure…..I know Tommy attends a national show but I’m really not familiar with them #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr aren’t you involved in the finefurnishings shows, multiple locations? is that a similar opportunity at all? #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: I don’t know of any shows similar to woodexpo #woodchat #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @asliceofwood @Michaelagate No Tim, ..lol…I do need a new bandsaw though…ha ha :O) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland what tips would you give a woodworker preparing for an upcoming show? #woodchat

@swedishiron: #woodexpo is unique from our research, meet world class woodworkers, watch a lot of technique demos, see real furniture #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: This is so cool! #woodchat http://t.co/bsA6u2Gs

@DJOfurnituremkr: @hmwoodworks Ooops that is Bocote on that one. #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Furnitology @uppercutwood Tommy tours with The Woodworking Shows, which are more like trade/industry shows. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi never owned one, would be a nice addition to the shop #woodchat

@Furnitology: @uppercutwood Matt I want to believe woodexpo is the 1st to try and get the internet woodworking community to show #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs Nice! Over a full sheet of plywood. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @DJOfurnituremkr @hmwoodworks What do you cut the aluminum with? #woodchat #aluminumchat

@EliCleveland: @SplinteredBoard is another organizer. We’ve almost got the whole crew! #woodchat

@jth: @benjamenjohnson a fellow Minneapolitan! Excellent. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @MansFineFurn I wish we had the resources and opportunities to have the woodexpo travel, but the $ just isn’t there #woodchat #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson Here is a video before I made the latest upgrades.http://youtu.be/cLmu6u036kw #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @MansFineFurn I’m only involved with the Milwaukee show but I may do the Providence show this year. #woodchat

@hmwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr besides the candle holder what other items do you put on etsy? #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @DJOfurnituremkr just saw your from my neck of the woods! #woodchat

@theboisshop: @SplinteredBoard Hey Rick, welcome! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson I want to be able to do Baltic Birch too. #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @SplinteredBoard ..yet. #woodchat

@Morton: One of the most fun things about #woodexpo2012 is what @Furnitology said – meeting other makers and discussing what works, etc. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Very cool @MichaelAgate I have a small one I need a bigger to do more resawing currently using the table saw to resaw boards #woodchat

@swedishiron: Hey @SplinteredBoard ! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @woodworkguy, you mean to cancel when you arrive and pay cash so your card isnt charged? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @SplinteredBoard good to see you Rick, any advice for woodworkers preparing for an upcoming show #woodchat

@Furnitology: @uppercutwood Here’s a tip….because of the cost (free)..use it to test a design and watch/evaluate the feedback. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @jth Well I tend to identify more with St. Paul :>) but close enough. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @swedishiron Scotttieeee #woodchat

@allenworb: anyone from the cincinnati/midwest area? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate are you on #tweetchat? for some reason Im not seeing your posts unless i look at my new #hootsuite ..lol #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @hmwoodworks I’ll be listing small boxes & cabinets in a month or so. Nothing large or over $300.00 #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Remember that the transcripts get posted to http://t.co/XbQs2mvQ #woodchat

@jth: @benjamenjohnson I won’t hold that against you. #woodchat

@swedishiron: @Morton nailed it, amazing opportunity to meet a group of woodworkers w/ a range of experience and skill. #woodexpo2012 #woodchat

@Furnitology: Here’s another tip, we ask for one or 2 pieces but look at web site portfolio’s to see what else the craftsperson has #woodchat

@EliCleveland: RT @Furnitology: @uppercutwood Heres a tip….because of the cost (free)..use it to test a design and watch/evaluate the feedback. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: Hey @SplinteredBoard. Good to see ya around again. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: I’ll tell ya, the best thing, for me, about woodexpo, is rubbing elbows with the masters. #woodchat #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Furnitology I’m working on a portfolio. I hope to have another 3 pcs this year #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland how many pieces to bring? large or small? bring a bench and work? take orders, or sell ready made or both? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @Furnitology Didn’t know it was free. Definitely going to make there at some point. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench Take care Tom #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @TomsWorkbench See ya Tom. #woodchat

@Furnitology: Here’s a ti for Rob and Morton…loyalty means something and next year if it were me , I’d have 4 or 5 pieces ready. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @SMeekWoodworks Hay man! Resurfacing for a special event (#woodchat) #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @TomsWorkbench G’Night! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @woodworkguy ahh ok, id just leave it on the card..I wasnt sure what you meant.. its good to know if something comes up #woodchat

@theboisshop: @Furnitology Wow, I better get off the beach and back into the shop! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs That is a thing of beauty. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Gnight @BoatworksToday have a great evening! #woodchat

@jth: Any favorite sources for mortise chisels? As far as i can tell, I can break the bank with LN or take chances on eBay. #woodchat

@swedishiron: Here is a link to Tommy’s forum with a list of last years demonstrations/presentations http://t.co/5f6Pgawc | not only design chat #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood As many as possible; we want new stuff and variety improves your chances. Demos reel in crowds. Take what you can. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @allenworb I live in the burbs of Minneapolis. #woodchat

@Furnitology: @SMeekWoodworks That’s the opportunity that, craftspeople miss-yes you have travel and lodging, but no booth fee..super for locals #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Small cash & carry pieces sold very well at the 2011Milw Fine Furnishings Show. I didn’t have any, that’s why I’m building now. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: Also, we’re kind of pushing the idea of furniture accessories at woodexpo. 2 items that sold last year were accessories #woodchat #woodchat

@uppercutwood: MT @swedishiron: Here is a link to Tommys forum with a list of last years demonstrations/presentations http://t.co/GGBii2o2 #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: Still have a few minutes before daughter comes down from bath… Then gotta go #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hey guys if you are on #LumberJocks be sure to add me as a buddy http://t.co/aAxem4EG #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr examples of small cash and carry? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: I love seeing a new guy drawing a crowd with a demo. To the public, Allan Breed and Phil Lowe are no more exciting than a newb. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @benjamenjohnson Where abouts? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @SplinteredBoard accessories? like what kind? (those, I may have around to bring) #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’ll still bring furniture of course but I also want to offer more. Also taking a break from live edge & tables. #woodchat

@Furnitology: @theboisshop well, I’d enjoy the beach first, have another jerk chicken sandwich…..but yeah….opportunity is there. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs That is a thing of beauty. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland what kind of pieces are consumers looking for? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @MansFineFurn Last year, a chandelier and scrabble board sold. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Wall hung cabinets, lamps, jewelry boxes, stools, jewelry, small tables & benches. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @MansFineFurn A lamp and a Scrabble board (board was the last winner of the Sawdust Chronicles Challenge) #woodchat

@swedishiron: @EliCleveland how many work benches will we have on the floor this #woodexpo2012 estimate? #woodchat

@Morton: @jth @RenaissanceWW and I recently checked out the Narex Mortise chisels. They fared really well. http://t.co/ItWT8m25 #woodchat

@Furnitology: RT @SplinteredBoard: we’re kind of pushing the idea of furniture accessories at woodexpo. 2 items sold last year were accessories #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr are you taking cash and check, or credit card too, and how? #woodchat

@jth: @Wood_Jedi nice easel! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr dont forget ear rings #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: The cabinet prototype is almost finished going to start shooting the next video tomorrow!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @swedishiron: @EliCleveland how many work benches will we have on the floor this #woodexpo2012 estimate?
@SplinteredBoard: @MansFineFurn @EliCleveland yeah, I meant chandelier… #woodchat

@EliCleveland: Period isn’t as popular as contemporary. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @swedishiron does the home show take a cut of the sales take, or is it truly donated space with no fees? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @jth THANK YOU!! :O) #woodchat

@jth: @allenworb: @jth LN for sure. beautiful balance, finish and edges I love the LN chisels but holy spendy! #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @swedishiron I think we’re up to 6 benches for demos. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland I am tired of being asked for pieces painted white #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Last years all sales were check. It’s mainly local people & Chicago. Maybe this year I’ll get set up for CC’s #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @uppercutwood No one takes a cut #woodchat

@Furnitology: Another #woodexpo tip- don’t think to follow the rules precisely in Call for Entries …. twist the judges a bit..it works for us #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BoatworksToday Mounds View, From your website I see you’re on the south shore. I miss living near Duluth. #woodchat

@swedishiron: @uppercutwood all donated space w/ no fees! @Morton can attest to that #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 Hi Mark. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @asliceofwood you got quiet..lol are you still here? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: I think furniture sells best by value. Consumers don’t understand the big price tags on some pieces. Humble pie when people scoff. #woodchat

@Morton: @SplinteredBoard It’s OK – lamp is appropriate Ha! Wait til you see my table this year. Same design #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @uppercutwood: @EliCleveland I am tired of being asked for pieces painted white
@benjamenjohnson: @Morton You have to stop making these videos my wish list is already to long. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr hows it going. i may have some work,for us #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @MansFineFurn or black!! #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi yep, still here, taking in all the advise while being distracted by the hockey game haha #woodchat

@jth: @Morton @renaissanceww thanks, I’ll check that. I want good antique or LN, but can’t afford (time, money) #woodchat

@theboisshop: @swedishiron Well, I think @Morton did buy a few beers last year – technically that’s a cut… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn “I saw this piece in Pottery Barn catalog can you make it cheaper? and use a different color paint?” #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood Haha. I have a photo of a very popular piece from 2 years ago. I’ll find it. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @Morton Awesome can’t wait. Can’t wait for @theboisshop ‘s step stool either! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @Jth I almost forgot about them too..spent the last few days catching up some blogs and projects..still more to do.. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: had a long run of black picture frames for xmas! #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: Just looking at the entry forms. What kind of teaching/educational items are in mind? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @EliCleveland sounds like makers have their work cut out educating public about the value of good workmanship ( @theboisshop ?) #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 Sounds good, I’m just building inventory. #woodchat

@Morton: @SplinteredBoard @theboisshop You mean the santa sleigh? #woodchat

@jth: @Morton @renaissanceww Not interested in buying crap either. Hard to get going with hand tools only! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood verbatim #woodchat

@Furnitology: @Morton I’ve been watching and curious about how the look of the tension bend is viewed this year and is it your signature #woodchat

@hmwoodworks: @uppercutwood I hear that one all the time also. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @alsiceofwood @MichaelAgate…dont mention hockey around michael…them Canadians go crazy over that stuff… :O) #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @Morton Is that what you guys are calling it? I just want to see it pass the stress test – 400lbs of woodworkers #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood That’s part of the prob. People don’t know what we do. Conferences with other woodworkers don’t bridge the gap. #woodchat

@swedishiron: @theboisshop lol, yes.. true.. you remind me of one big improvement this year #woodexpo2012 is many more organized social events #woodchat

@Morton: @EliCleveland Wow – 6 benches! Nice. Thinking of building a @hocktools plane while there. Maybe a give-away? #woodchat

@jth: @MansFineFurn @uppercutwood @elicleveland Tell them you’d love to and hammer a mimic out in painted pine? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Wood_Jedi @MichaelAgate I know, but the game is a good one #sabres & #rangers #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland I agree, WIA is different, but still necessary for skills building. The shows serve different purposes. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @elicleveland @furnitology are there specific educational ‘demos’ that are missing from the lineup? Maybe MWA can add to the event #woodchat

@Morton: @Furnitology Me too brother! Can’t wait to see what reaction it gets. And if there are any repeat visitors that will recognize? #woodchat

@jth: @MansFineFurn Perhaps part of the problem with a free show? #woodchat

@kring_l: another reason for missing #woodchat finishing the never ending poker table

@SplinteredBoard: @MansFineFurn Each year we’ve had a ball-and-claw demo, dovetail demos, but most is impromptu. We need to plan more #woodchat

@Morton: @allenworb @jth @renaissanceww Yeah – I definitely am looking forward to do the day I have time build that. Awesome. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jth only free to the exhibitors, charge for visitors #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’re almost done, any last questions for the #woodexpo2012 team? #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @MansFineFurn We’d love it! Email us at woodexpous@gmail.com! #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: So with the holidays over, are you taking a break or back at it in the shop? If so, what are you working on? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @kring_l Id love to see a photo when its done..I have been wanting to do a poker table!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Before folks start leaving, a reminder #ModernWoodworkers Boston Chapter Inaugural event will be at #WoodExpo http://t.co/edkImz2z #woodchat

@Furnitology: @Morton “if there are any repeat visitors that will recognize? ” yep exactly — that’s one of the reasons to use the opportunity #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Everyone have a good night and have fun at these shows. #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @BoatworksToday Season 3 #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: See you next week guys. Wife & dog are calling/ #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate… oooh i bet that is stressful… :O) #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @DJOfurnituremkr Later! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr See you later Dale #woodchat

@jth: @allenworb @morton @renaissanceww just finished Anarchist’s Tool Chest. Gotta finish (start) roubo first. Current bench worthless. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate if her team loses when they face eachother, do you have to sleep in the shop??LOL #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @EliCleveland I’m in touch with @furnitology (I owe him an email about the room); I sent you a link earlier http://t.co/edkImz2z #woodchat

@swedishiron: Make sure to stop by and spend time with Chuck Bender, Al Breed, Phil Lowe, Tommy Mac (batman), Eli (robin) and many woodworkers #woodchat

@Furnitology: Oh…weakness of #WoodExpo last year was after show internet content, that is a priority this year for exhibitors #woodchat

@jth: @allenworb @morton @renaissanceww very nice chest! #woodchat #NoNotThatChest

@Wood_Jedi: @MichaelAgate Smart Man!! I need a Tv in the shop! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Furnitology I’d love to help #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @Furnitology I agree. Both attendees, and our own coverage lacked. We’ll recover this year #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Furnitology We’ve stepped up the social media, too. We want exhibitors to get their names out there. #woodchat

@allenworb: @jth any pictures? How did it come out? I have pile of Rick maple in garage for split top Roubo too #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Hi folks, sorry I’m late, just got home #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @EliCleveland Checked out your site; beautiful stuff! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @JimAAshley Hey Jim. #woodchat

@WoodExpoUS: Look! We’re even on twitter! #woodchat

@StudioInverness: RT @uppercutwood: We’re almost done, any last questions for the #woodexpo2012 team? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Looking forward to visiting #woodexpo2012 #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @SplinteredBoard let me know if there’s something specific we can contribute. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: I just got a message reminding me my tweets show up on Facebook.. loli bet that looks like a boring one sided conversation ha ha #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @BoatworksToday Thanks! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @BillGriggs Hi Bill #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hey @JimAAShley #woodchat

@Furnitology: @uppercutwood Matt….this here is appreciated and we’ll take you up on that offer!!!!! THANKS!!!! #woodchat

@StudioInverness: RT @hmwoodworks: @uppercutwood I hear that one all the time also. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’re at the end for tonight, officially, but keep going if you want. #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: Wow, trying to watch House and #woodchat at same time is impossible! #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Wood_Jedi My phone and computer alert me to mentions. That’s getting old. #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @uppercutwood Thanks for having us. This was awesome and overwhelming. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Wood_Jedi Hey Laney #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @EliCleveland yeah… time to pitch the computer #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @EliCleveland Yes Same here!! #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: @uppercutwood Yeah, thanks for this Matt! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland Of course, woodchat loves woodworking and we love getting together and chatting about it thanks! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @elicleveland, come and visit any Wed, at 9PM! #woodchat

@swedishiron: @uppercutwood thank you again Matt! feel free to contact with questions about @woodexpous.. enjoyed #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I discovered a local arborist who had a decent supply of wood for pens and bowls. #woodchat

@BoatworksToday: @uppercutwood Enjoyed it! Have a good night everyone! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Thanks for joining us tonight @EliCleveland #woodchat

@SplinteredBoard: I’m gonna duck out. Looks like the heavy hitters have #woodexpo covered (Neil, Scott, Eli). See ya guys! #woodchat

@Morton: @EliCleveland Looking forward to seeing you and crew oh-so-soon ! Sweet. G’nite. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @JimAAshley better late then never…I hope your evening is going well.. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’re here every Wednesday http://t.co/XbQs2mvQ for transcripts #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Wood_Jedi It is thanks, just got in from visit with family #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I was born a poor black child…” The Jerk on AMC…what a great movie. Watching and Woodchatting #woodchat

@swedishiron: @EliCleveland @SplinteredBoard @Furnitology great chatting tonight! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Alright time to sign off, goodnight all and thanks @EliCleveland #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Morton adios bud! #woodchat

@EliCleveland: @Morton I can’t wait. See you soon. #woodchat

@Furnitology: @WatkinsWoodWork couldn’t resist–is the desk veneer over particle bd or printed #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn “he’s mad at these cans!” #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: #woodexpo2012 sounds like a great show for those in New England #woodchat

@EliCleveland: Thanks, everyone! This was fun. Goodnight. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @JimAAshley ahhh family… awesome.. thats a pretty good reason to miss woodchat…lol #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @EliCleveland night Eli, have a good one! #woodchat

@swedishiron: Time to get back to work, g’nite all #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @JimAAshley good to see you tonight #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: ok guys Im off to get some work done.. I have a long night ahead of me… http://t.co/YnyZV0Ts :O) #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Wood_Jedi Take care Laney #woodchat

@BillGriggs: talk to you next week on #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Wood_Jedi lol… #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @WoodworkGuy thanks Jeff #woodchat

@Furnitology: Thanks everybody for your interest in WoodExpo….thanks Woodchat for the opportunity…..Goodnight #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs Take care Bill #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Furnitology Take care #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Talk to you later @Woodworkguy , @JimAAShley , @MichaelAgate , @Asliceofwood, @uppercutcood great see you you all!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: just occurred to me part of the topic was the other shows too WIA and FWWLIVE. Quick poll: WIA-Cincy? WIA-Pasadena? FWWLive NY? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: as well as @BillGriggs and @Tumblewood and the many others to vast to mention.. :O) #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @MansFineFurn WIA Cincy for me #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @Wood_Jedi: as well as @BillGriggs and @Tumblewood and the many others to vast to mention.. :O) #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Wood_Jedi @WoodworkGuy @MichaelAgate @asliceofwood Have a good one! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Have a good night all #woodchat

@jth: @allenworb oh, no, sorry I meant just finished the book! #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @MansFineFurn I’ll be at WIA Cincy and Fine Woodworking Live #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: WIA-Pas and FWWLive for me #woodchat

@Furnitology: RT @EliCleveland: Thats part of the prob. People dont know what we do-Conferences with other woodworkers dont bridge the gap. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: If I can somehow swing WIA Pasadena, I’ll be there too, but I doubt it. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I would love to go to Pasadena, cant justify the cost #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: OK, I guess those other shows will have to be a topic for another time…g’nite folks! #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: I can’t swing any of the national conferences. Might need to find a local group! #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Whoops. I guess I missed #woodchat.

@MansFineFurn: Transcript is posted here: #ModernWoodworkers Association: About @WoodEXPOUS –the #Woodchat Transcript 2/1/2012 http://t.co/RGFo4Z2c

@Black_SheepWW: Had a lot to do tonight, I missed #woodchat. I’ll be sure to be there next week. Have to catch up on the transcript.

Woodworkers Discuss Design and Prototyping: Woodchat Transcript January 25th, 2012

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Woodworkers discussed design and prototyping from sketching or drafting with paper and pencil, utilizing free tools like Google Sketchup or professional CAD programs like TurboCAD. We also discussed building foam prototypes like Rob Bois has done.

Woodchat Transcript January 25th, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@tomrbnsnfrnture: I am about to do some Extreme Laminating. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @uppercutwood: #woodchat tonight 6pm/9pm “Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success” for Wednesday watch this http://t.co/z2Ef3n14

@McPhersonDoug: @uppercutwood ok- I’m new. how do I join in on #woodchat?

@DJOfurnituremkr: What is tonight’s topic? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @djofurnituremkr Was wondering the same about #woodchat. I actually get to join in tonight!

@thewoodninja: @SMeekWoodworks @djofurnituremkr ”Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success” #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @uppercutwood #woodchat s topic “Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success” for Wednesday

@MansFineFurn: @McPhersonDoug go to tweetchat, enter the hashing #woodchat, sign in with Twitter name, chat! Welcome to the group, c ya at 9est

@wintersedge: First night in woodchat. Looking forward to this and it should be quite interesting. #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: I’ll be partaking in #Woodchat in 10 minutes time. All are welcome! (I’ll be posting as @ChrisHasFlair)

@uppercutwood: @McPhersonDoug I look forward to you joining #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 10 minutes to woodchat ”Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success” #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: RT @uppercutwood: 10 minutes to woodchat ”Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success” #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: RT @uppercutwood: 10 minutes to woodchat ”Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success” #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @SMeekWoodworks Good to “see” you again, Scott! #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: Looking forward to tonight’s #woodchat #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I am looking forward for #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @SMeekWoodworks How’s the new job at GPD going? #woodchat

@superdav721: Hello everyone #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 welcome! #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: Hello. I’ll play the “new guy” role. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: To see a great video about using prototypes to work out the details, check this out from @theboisshop http://t.co/z2Ef3n14 #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: I already did my homework. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @McPhersonDoug hey Doug! glad you could jump in! #woodchat

@theboisshop: @uppercutwood Thanks for the props. Oh, and I’m home in time for #woodchat!

@McPhersonDoug: @uppercutwood thanks for the invite and for complimenting my work/website yesterday. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @theboisshop That’s fantastic, since I wanted you to contribute to the prototype discussion, pink foam guy! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @McPhersonDoug no problem, it’s great stuff #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I’m also hanging out, with extras apparently. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: 6 o’clock boys! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: oh, and I have chew in. #dontbeoffended #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello all #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair Chris! good to see you brohamich! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: hey all #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: How did I earn that name? RT @uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair Chris! good to see you brohamich! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Good evening woodchatters! Looking forward to this one. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I may make it in at the end. I’ve got Tweetchat open #woodchat

@UserOfWood: i use cardboard sometimes.it’s quick and cheap https://t.co/WOZDkRdP #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Welcome everyone! Ready to get rolling? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Woodchat’ll never let me down, unlike my twice canceled book club. Evening guys! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: When I make prototypes, I try to make parts removable. For example, I use lots of screws and little glue. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Yes , indeed. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: Lets do eet #woodchat

@woodshaver101: Hi all, whats the topic #woodchat

@superdav721: Yes please #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: If the first one I make turns out bad I call it a prototype. otherwise I call it done. #woodchat

@imaginer99: I do lots and lots of scribbling on my whiteboard and scraps of paper. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodshaver101 Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Topic tonight: Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I’ll just throw this out: anyone see @renaissanceww post today postulating that designing (plans) aren’t necessary? (simplified) #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: Going to try doing the hangout and be here at the same time. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Well played! RT @benjamenjohnson: If the first one I make turns out bad I call it a prototype. otherwise I call it done. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: First to learn elements of design, George Walker is a good place to start. http://t.co/8sSiQDWl #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @benjamenjohnson I like that philosophy a lot! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Evening all. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn I saw that over on G+. #woodchat

@superdav721: @MansFineFurn yes I did #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Saw that and posted a comment to send people here #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @MansFineFurn I put in my two cents worth. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Designing is necessary. You can do without plans. #woodchat

@imaginer99: RT @thewoodninja: @benjamenjohnson I like that philosophy a lot! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: some of my best design ideas start with the classics,golden rectangles and the golden mean #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @uppercutwood i’d really like to take a class from George. he’s teaching one close to me, just need to see if the time works. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Looks like he was getting a jump start on our conversation. #woodchat

@superdav721: @woodshaver101 agreed #woodchat

@thewoodninja: In 14 years, every one of my designs started with a function in mind. #woodchat

@dividedlight: Multitasking but I’m here tonight. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I think for complex pieces prototypes are great to figure out the curves and crazy details. #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: I generally take @benjaminjohnson approach after some drawings. Also make changes throughout the build. #woodchat

@celamens: @uppercutwood I’m here! May be short though. #Woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodshaver101 I don’t worry about golden ratios when designing. I just trust my eye. By checking afterwards I know I get close. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hello my fellow woodchatters #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: On Shannon’s post, If I can’t figure out 90% of the project just from the pictures people post, I figure I shouldn’t be making it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @McPhersonDoug That’s an iterative way #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: @uppercutwood I agree. Tough to get the feel for a piece sometimes w/o a full scale. #woodchat

@superdav721: @ChrisHasFlair Your eye usually will bring you to the ratio #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I like to use SketchUp. Only downside is you can lose perspective of the actual size of the piece. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @McPhersonDoug I’m not sure I’ve ever built something without making at least one change along the way. #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: Not proud of either of my habits. Just sayin’ #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @ChrisHasFlair I use the Golden ratio often in my cabinet and box making

@when I need a simple design #woodchat

@woodshaver101: any one ever read the Chippendale directer.or the Victorian cabinet makers assistant #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @McPhersonDoug You just @replied the wrong guy.. check the spelling :>) #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @ChrisHasFlair I aggree its just a starting point #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: No. Have you? Recommended? RT @woodshaver101: any one ever read the Chippendale directer.or the Victorian cabinet makers assistant #woodchat

@celamens: Can someone fill me in on golden ratio? #Woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @benjamenjohnson Poor Benjamin @McPhersonDoug #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I like Sketchup, but I’d rather be working on something than drawing. If it was something that needed mass production it’s great. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @celamens The golden ratio is a naturally occurring ratio that is pleasing to the eye. 1:1.6, I believe. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Part of your reliance on design, plan, and prototype depends on who you are, where you are in your skills, and what you’ve built. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @celamens http://t.co/Df6s4cMO #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair 1:1.618 to be precise #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I am working on learning sketchup #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: All mine are steel RT @WatkinsWoodWork: anyone make a golden rule to aid them in the design process? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood Also what you make. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: Sorry I’m so quiet, was trying to find a TedTalks video about 3d printers. Thought it would fit for prototyping. #woodchat

@celamens: @uppercutwood Thanks! Will be reading that later. #Woodchat

@superdav721: @ChrisHasFlair i draw something out then apply my Fibonacci gauge to see how it worked out #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: I’m a Sketchup fan myself, but I can only handle sitting in front of it for so long. I’ve actually been drawing cabs all day on it #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: On the golden rule I just learned a cool fact, it is related to the Fibonacci sequence. Ain’t math great! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @celamens http://t.co/Jkw9FxMl this little video explained it well #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @ramblinrdesigns i like sketchup too, but sometime proportions can get skewed. that’s where the mock-up comes in #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn 1.6180339887498948482 to be preciser! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: This book has some helpful tips. http://t.co/ZS0PYdcT #woodchat

@Torch02: @SMeekWoodworks I heard @uppercutwood is waiting to get trained on a 3D printer at work #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @SMeekWoodworks Why don’t you find and post the video later? I don’t think anybody has time to watch it now during #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: @superdav721 Did u make or buy your gauge? I’ve been thinking of either building one or buying it but haven’t done so yet #woodchat

@Torch02: @ChrisHasFlair @MansFineFurn Just use 8:5 as “good enough” for the #GoldenRule #woodchat

@superdav721: @benjamenjohnson Walt Disney did 3 shows on the Fibonacci ratio that is great its on youtube. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @ChrisHasFlair Good point. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @WatkinsWoodWork You can buy Phi rules from Lee Valley. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Speaking of GoldenRatio,I don’t think the new toolbox I’m building has the right proportions, I bet it isn’t even close to the GR. #woodchat

@superdav721: @WatkinsWoodWork made it out of walnut. I have 3 of them at different scales. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Torch02 and a laser printer too. Get to use them for free. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @superdav721 Donald duck in Mathemagic land? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @ChrisHasFlair @MansFineFurn You have tools that can make stuff to 19 decimal places? How much do those cost?? #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: Excellent thanks for the lead RT @ChrisHasFlair: @WatkinsWoodWork You can buy Phi rules from Lee Valley. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @uppercutwood I mean laser engraver/cutter #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: My design process starts with my sketchbook I carry with me at all times. I love hand sketching, when I take the time to do it. #woodchat

@superdav721: @benjamenjohnson you got it its great. Even the grandson liked it. He is 2 #woodchat

@imaginer99: @benjamenjohnson That’s the best one! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: I use e cabinet systems ,and a sketch pad #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @BobbyHagstrom I only use 2 decimal placed. My last piece was 100000000000000000.00mm x 161803398874989484.82mm. Just kidding. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: Golden ratios or other mathematical concepts like fractal geometry can be a good “check” on a design to tweak dimensions. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: i need to get better at hand sketches suggestions? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Woodworking for Mere Mortals build a Phi “rule” Check that out http://t.co/Gh4ttzPH #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @WatkinsWoodWork Full disclosure, I work part-time at Lee Valley. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: LV… Great place! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Practice. And don’t use a pencil so you’re not tempted to erase. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, do you get to play with all the neat tools? #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: TouchÃ©. U deserve a raise. RT @ChrisHasFlair: @WatkinsWoodWork Full disclosure, I work part-time at Lee Valley. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @MansFineFurn Just sketch what are you are thinking about. specifics at first #woodchat

@superdav721: I work with software all day. When sketching i use good old graph paper. #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: Finewoodworking had a great article on how to sketch several months back. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: A little off topic, but how do you shorten URLs in TweetChat? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @benjamenjohnson You bet! I was demoing Festools last week for three days. #woodchat

@wintersedge: I would be curious to see how many commercial woodworkers have moved to CNC in some aspect of their product builds. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @WatkinsWoodWork Please tell my boss #woodchat

@woodshaver101: real cabinet makers us a napkin and a lumber crayon #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Has anyone tried the new cutting board design software @MeremortalsWW was showing in his last project video? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @MansFineFurn Just keep drawing. A lot. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: I truly prefer to do a rough sketch and work by the seat of my pants. Tried sketchup but found it cumbersome. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: As much as I make fun of sketching I use the green engineering paper to do a rough sketch to figure out how much material I need. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Recommened book to get great at sketching http://t.co/OeJMjjgq #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: Trying to think of the author….Legendary Canadian woodworker #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: For some reason, I like to sketch designs using only a red pen on white paper. #woodchat

@dividedlight: I am still drafting on an antique wooden table. lol #woodchat

@superdav721: @woodshaver101 And toilet paper. Its the only room I am left alone in to think. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: When sketching, I use pen so I can’t erase. Then I look at all my sketches and see not only what I like but what I don’t. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @wintersedge not many, i think cnc tends to slow things down #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair Sweet, I’m jealous, but do you ever buy any of the tools? #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: It’s your inner accountant RT @BobbyHagstrom: For some reason, I like to sketch designs using only a red pen on white paper. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Wood_Jedi Cutting board design software? Seriously? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @wintersedge We get a lot of our router templates and jig parts made in CNC. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @superdav721 Real men use sandpaper. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair Do you X out the designs you don’t like? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Me too. MT @WatkinsWoodWork: I prefer to do a sketch and work by the seat of my pants. Tried sketchup but found it cumbersome. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @superdav721 LOL. good one #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Chris Wong? Michael Fortune? RT @McPhersonDoug: Trying to think of the author….Legendary Canadian woodworker #woodchat

@superdav721: @benjamenjohnson I cant draw on sandpaper. I can erase with it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So, are you sketching or drafting? What do you consider the difference? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair Why do you use pen? If I couldn’t erase, I’d soon give up. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @WatkinsWoodWork As with anything, practice makes it work better for you. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Of course. RT @benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair Sweet, Im jealous, but do you ever buy any of the tools? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: No. I know by looking. RT @uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair Do you X out the designs you dont like? #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: I do quite a bit of small work/boxes etc and my clientel is great in letting me just work it out as the piece progresses #woodchat

@superdav721: Sketching to me lets me change the idea. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Phil Lowe recommends making full size drawings to build from http://t.co/AU3onrj1 #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: There are two sides for a reason. RT @superdav721: @benjamenjohnson I cant draw on sandpaper. I can erase with it. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @uppercutwood sketching or cad drawing take about the same time,its being able to change things that cad has the advantage #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood Sketching is freehand and drafting is to scale. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Paper is cheap. RT @benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair Why do you use pen? If I couldnt erase, Id soon give up. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodshaver101 Not for me. Sketching is much faster and easier to make changes with. #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: @ChrisHasFlair Michael Fortune #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: SketchUp helps me visualize joinery issues and create actual working dimensions. It gets easier the more you use it. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: I would agree RT @dividedlight: @uppercutwood Sketching is freehand and drafting is to scale. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’re halfway over, any questions/topics you’d like to share or ask about? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: RT @dividedlight: @uppercutwood Sketching is freehand and drafting is to scale. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Twitter is choking #woodchat

@superdav721: @dividedlight I use graft paper to sketch with so it keeps me in a proper scale. It helps my eye. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I like doodle/sketch to start with , then move to measured drawing #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: The job I am working on right now was sold to the client via a SketchUp rendering. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Breaking news: #woodchat killed Twitter. #woodchat

@McPhersonDoug: the better you are at sketching, the closer you should be to drafting then, correct? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @Chrishasflair Yes Seriously #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: CAD is more useful there. RT @ramblinrdesigns: The job I am working on right now was sold to the client via a SketchUp rendering. #woodchat

@superdav721: I like prototypes for designing my jigs. And if the final project is an exotic. I would rather practice on a secondary wood. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns For speculative work, that benefit doesn’t apply. #woodchat

@superdav721: @ChrisHasFlair what happened? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I made a mini prototype once. It was fun and helped me to see the size ratios.

@Barbie would have loved it. #woodchat”

@benjamenjohnson: @ramblinrdesigns I suppose that’s one reason to sit down and really learn SketchUp. I never thought of it like that. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat We’re halfway over, any questions/topics you’d like to share or ask about?

@woodshaver101: @ChrisHasFlair I agree.everytime i show a job on my laptop,its a sold job #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @superdav721 I was getting messages saying “Twitter is overloaded” and “Twitter is down”. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Customers do like renderings before making the project deposit. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @superdav721 Good point about prototypes. Using cheaper wood to perfect it before you use exotics. #woodchat

@Bowtech_10: i like sketchup but i am better with acad in 2D #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ChrisHasFlair The CAD programs I’ve seen are pricey. Plus, another learning curve to master is daunting. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodshaver101 How many hours do you put into the Sketchup model? Do you charge for designing? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Just got a plan for a 17th century Pennsylvania Spice Cabinet I will be redrawing it in Sketch up before the build.. #woodchat

@superdav721: @benjamenjohnson To me the prototype is my scetchup. It is the way I debug the project. To scale. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @uppercutwood ,yes they do ,its more professional. image and presentation is important #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I think the takeaway for me is, it’s important to sketch for concepts and inspiraion. Whether or not you make plans is up to you. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @superdav721 I don’t think a rendering is as good as a physical prototype. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I tend to plan just enough to feel confident about the build, and plan the hardest joinery, and then go forward. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ChrisHasFlair I eat the time I spend creating the SketchUp model, but it also gets my mind into the project and helps me focus. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @ChrisHasFlair around 4 to 6 hours to draw a custom kitchen,I charge,if they want the drawings without signing a contract #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair it is usually cheaper though. Do you prototype? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @uppercutwood Agreed #woodchat

@superdav721: @ChrisHasFlair Agreed very much so. #woodchat

@Bowtech_10: @uppercutwood this is what i usually do too #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @ramblinrdesigns I like Alibre Design as an inexpensive CAD program. #woodchat

@OnBlank: @WatkinsWoodWork #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns And if the job doesn’t happen? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodshaver101 That’s a good plan. #woodchat

@superdav721: @BillGriggs good evening. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @BillGriggs Thanks. I’ll have a look. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood When I am developing a new piece of furniture I do prototype. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns ditto I do the sketchups for free to (usually) if the customer is serious. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Furniture, especially chairs, are much more interactive than cabinets and I can’t get a feel of ergonomics through a rendering. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ChrisHasFlair Haven’t had that happen yet. Every design proposal I’ve created so far has turned into a job. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood same here, though one of my resolutions for the year is to be more regimented about making and saving designs #woodchat”

@ChrisHasFlair: The same goes to strength – what joinery is adequate, how thick does a certain part NEED to be… #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I sketch w/ red pen for concepts, the work out difficult dimensions/ joinery angles in cad, since I have an engineering background.#woodchat

@BillGriggs: @ramblinrdesigns I have a discount code if you want it. Send me a direct message. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns Wow. That’s great. I hope that continues for you! #woodchat

@Bowtech_10: i make sure there serious and then design for free the design helps me more than them. that way i go in the right direction #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @ChrisHasFlair Prototyping joinery is definitely a good idea. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @ChrisHasFlair when you present a job and dont be afraid to ask to be paid,for your time,I include it if a contract is signed #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I just got a good offer on a Festool Domino. Are they worth it? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @benjamenjohnson I will prototype difficult joints with cheap wood to ensure my settings. Entry door mid-rails can be very tricky. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I’ve used graph paper/pen for simple stuff & it works fine. 3D renderings do help sell stuff; I just lack practice in Sketchup. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @BillGriggs I would but I don’t know how to send a direct message. Help please. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @BillGriggs there nice #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @SMeekWoodworks ”Oops. I guess butt joints aren’t strong enough for a chair!” Does anyone have a CAD that will tell you that? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @BillGriggs It depends on if you will use it. I like mine and I think it’s worth it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs i prefer my Jet Floor Stand Mortiser #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @ChrisHasFlair lol #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @BillGriggs YES! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @BillGriggs Heard lots of good things about the domino even tho I don’t own one. #woodchat

@superdav721: @ChrisHasFlair My butt joints to my chair just fine.. sorry couldn’t help it. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hey guys…sorry I couldn’t chat tonight. #woodchat

@Bowtech_10: @superdav721 lol #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @superdav721 Do you use Superglue? (I couldn’t resist either!) #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns The @FestoolUSA Domino is an awesome machine. #woodchat

@superdav721: @ChrisHasFlair depends #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs I know my dad who has built custom cabinetry for about as long as I’ve been alive says they are worth every penny. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair Yes, I do in fact have CAD that will tell me that! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @ramblinrdesigns send it through Twitter #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn No you don’t. Really? Really?! Do you trust it? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: What is the general opinion about using pocket screw joinery for parts of a high end design? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns The @FestoolUSA Domino is an awesome machine. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn What, do you model in Pro/E with Finite Element Analysis? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood Why do you prefer it? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair Yes, totally. (Do you trust airplane designs?) If one were to design, say a minimalist ash chair and… (cont) #woodchat

@superdav721: @ramblinrdesigns I cant do it. I dont know why. But I just cant. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns High-end design is different than high-end craftsmanship. With high-end design, anything goes. ANYTHING. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @ramblinrdesigns I like them for face frame joinery only, #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs I like the integral tendon, not the floating #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @SMeekWoodworks: @BillGriggs YES! #woodchat

@Bowtech_10: @ramblinrdesigns will for kitchen cabinets but not high end furniture #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ramblinrdesigns I’d have no problem with it as long as it was completely hidden, but then again I’m not a paying customer. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: @ramblinrdesigns Depends on where the pockets are on the piece #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair ..want to know how big a butt it can handle (safety margin), I can do it. @benjamenjohnson Solidworks #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @benjamenjohnson @MansFineFurn Don’t tempt me to do FEA on my design! I have a whole book on stress analysis for doug fir… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: haven’t had an opportunity for FEA on woodwork yet, but there’s always the first time! (ahem…minimalist ash chairs, for example) #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn You must have input for variables like material type, elasticity, glue, amount of stress applied, where, angle.. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @WatkinsWoodWork Mostly just face frame joinery. Completely hidden. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Are you saying you have the software or a big butt? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair yes, boundary conditions, material properties… are needed for that, but I digress. I want to design more like you #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn What is this ash chair you speak of? Tell me more! #woodchat

@superdav721: Good night all. Blessings and Peace. It was fun. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair yes #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: @ramblinrdesigns I’ve done a few pieces with pocket holes but only in areas that they were extremely hidden and inaccessible #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn That’s impressive. Solidworks, you say? Still, I feel more comfortable working in the real world. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: Fibonacci design video i think everyone would enjoy http://t.co/S6UWzVrr #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ramblinrdesigns We had a bed made semi-custom and they left the pocket holes unplugged on the back of the headboard, not cool. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @celamens glad you could make it #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @superdav721 Goodnight, Dave. Hope nobody’s glued your butt to your chair. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Goal for 2012: Sketch More, Draft Better, Prototype (aka get over the fear of ‘wasting’ materials on a prototype) and build more #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @benjamenjohnson I agree, pocket screw mania #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson Do you make your own dowel plugs for the pocket holes or buy them premade? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Probably the best thing that happened for me was getting a glut of wood, more than I know what to do with. #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: I make my own. RT @BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson Do you make your own dowel plugs for the pocket holes or buy them premade? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @ChrisHasFlair Jealous #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Yeah, I have a cheap streak, I’m always afraid to waste good wood. I need to work on that too. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair I’ve got that too, hasn’t seemed to do it for me yet (frugal yankee that I am) I’ll get there, with your help #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: If I may ask, what did each of you have for dinner? I need some inspiration. (No Sketchup drawings, please!) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Haven’t had dinner yet. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @SMeekWoodworks If you lived closer, I’d be trying to pawn some of it off on you. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: well Im out good night all GOD BLESS #woodchat

@hellobearrabbit: Just wanted to say hello to all my fellow woodworkers! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @SMeekWoodworks Forgot to tell you, I’m sending your wood Friday, I didn’t mark which was which, so I’m sending them all, enjoy! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs I’ve only used pocket joinery on stuff for the shop, so I don’t plug. But I know it’s a good strong joint #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ChrisHasFlair Ramen. I didn’t want to be late for woodchat so I ate it while I chatted. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair Buffalo Chicken Salad #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn That sounds good! I don’t think we have any lettuce though… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop Hope Whitney was worth it! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Same here. RT @benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs Ive only used pocket joinery on stuff for the shop, so I dont plug. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson I used a Kreg Jig to make pocket holes for my shop cabinets. Very strong. I’ll post a picture on my blog. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs when I plug straight holes, I have a set of plug cutters that I use to make matching plugs…sometimes it even works! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair spinach? Arugula? Dandelion? wood shavings? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @MansFineFurn Awesome! Looking forward to it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn @theboisshop had to leave to watch America’s Worst SitCom. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @hellobearrabbit Hello. Afraid you missed tonight’s chat. We’re all done. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I used pocket joinery on my bathroom cabinets; I left them unplugged because they were on the inside below the countertop. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @BillGriggs You could also put a veneer over the holes. That’s what I would do. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ramblinrdesigns Ooh, I was thinking of that before dinner, I smelled it somewhere, but the kids wanted pizza #woodchat

@hellobearrabbit: @ramblinrdesigns oh well no worries, I figured some people were still trolling the hashtag #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @ChrisHasFlair Bummer #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Hmm. I should have at least ONE of those… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @hellobearrabbit welcome! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @hellobearrabbit Hello back at ya. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Even though woodchat is “over” keep it going, we can hang #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Time to go read to my daughter, goodnight all! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Now you’re making me hungry. Guess I’ll have to go scare up some real dinner. Until next week. Same time. Same channel. Bye. #woodchat

@hellobearrabbit: @ChrisHasFlair nice! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @ramblinrdesigns Goodnight! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @ramblinrdesigns Try the Chili. It’s great. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair If you need other meal ideas, I’ll review the past week’s menu #woodchat

@WatkinsWoodWork: Catch u boys later. Time to spent some time with the mrs. And get our star trek nerd on… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Woodchips and barbeque sauce sounds appetizing. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn @ChrisHasFlair what should I eat tonight guys? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: This weekend! Splitting a BIG red oak to make 17th c., Follansbee Joint Stools (pre-ordered the book today) http://t.co/dovVAsw3 #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Sounds fun. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: So what did we learn tonight? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I had Doritos!! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @BobbyHagstrom That’s healthy. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @ChrisHasFlair How to do a stopped Dado. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair I learned I need to learn to draw, and you need a little finite element analysis to temper your “reality” #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @BillGriggs Hmm. I missed that somehow. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Alright gents (and any remaining ladies) time for me to quit. Good times! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Too much reality? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Okay, I’m being dragged off to get dinner rolling. See you all later. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK guys I’m checking out, I’ll get the transcript posted darn soon at http://t.co/RlIo5QTB #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood the tweet report link I sent you last week: if you save the html report of it, and link to that, transcript persists #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn once you save it they keep it in their cache? Cool #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Good night woodchatters. See you next Wednesday at 9 PM East #woodchat

Fine Woodworking Live August 2-5 SUNY New Paltz

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:20:46 +0000

You know I’m a big fan of Woodworking in America, it is a great time away from the day job, focused on woodworking with other woodworkers. I’ve been to two of them so far with the first one was focused on skill building and making connections. Last year was about renewing those connections and getting some special tools. I had a blast and learned a lot. It was a great time.

This year Woodworking in America is splitting into two shows, the traditional venue in Cincinnati, and a new location in Pasadena California. At first, my reaction was mixed: I’ll miss the guys who attend the Cincinnati show when I’m in Pasadena, but I’m excited for a shorter and cheaper flight.

Now Fine Woodworking mixes up the whole situation again with their announcement of Fine Woodworking Live August 2-5 at SUNY New Paltz.

Fine Woodworking Live

Will I Be There

I’m not sure I’ll attend Fine Woodworking Live, but we do have friends in New York that are getting married – so we might be in that area anyway. If I’m in town, I’m attending. There isn’t a mention of a vendor area, but that wouldn’t stop me from attending anyway. However I’m currently planning to attend only one show: Woodworking in America in Pasadena.

Justifying Three Shows Per Year

After reading the post and some comments over on The Woodwhisperer’s site I am convinced that this is a good thing, and an opportunity to grow the woodworking community. To me it says a lot about the resurgence of woodworking to see Popular Woodworking believe that they will have enough attendance for two shows, and for FWW to believe that they believe they’ll still get enough attendees to justify their own, competing show. The business decision makers and sponsors behind these shows wouldn’t go for it if they didn’t believe they had the attendee numbers to justify three shows in one year. That’s awesome, and I hope all these shows are successful.

Making New Connections

Last year at Woodworking in America, one key topic of discussion was “How to Save Woodworking” it’s been an ongoing theme with Christopher Schwarz and was the subject of a banquet dinner at Woodworking in America 2011. We’ve been encouraged to start blogs, bring others into the craft, and work hard to educate consumers about the benefits of working with local woodworkers.

Woodworkers have taken that task head on, creating the Modern Woodworkers Association, rebooting #Woodchat, and launching Get Woodworking Week.

Get Woodworking Week

So, although I’m still bummed that I won’t see all the Cincinnati Crazies, I’m excited to meet new woodworkers, encourage them in the craft, and bring them into the community. Overall these three shows will collectively reach more people, and that’s great for woodworking and those that support it.

Woodworker Showcase

An opportunity that Popular Woodworking and Fine Woodworking are uniquely suited to help with is to open their shows up to the general public to help educate and increase demand for locally made furniture. These shows could have woodworking showcases with pieces for sale; they could advertise to and educate consumers; and have targetted business, marketing, and sales seminars for woodworkers.

For there to be resurgence of woodworkers, there must be demand for the products we woodworkers make, and Popular Woodworking and Fine Woodworking could help small woodworkers with that through their shows.

Here’s an excerpt of an earlier post I made on the subject:

Consumers are buying more locally and responsibly produced products in many areas of their life. Families attend farmers markets, buy handmade goods on Etsy, pursue organic food and fair trade coffee, and buy electric cars. They do this even when the products aren’t necessarily better, they do it for two other reasons (in my opinion). 1. The product is more authentic, and 2. the product is more responsible. People in Seattle worry about the carbon footprint of the California grown tomato. No really, they do.

It’s hard for me to explain what I mean when I say a product is more authentic. I guess the best example I can give is that authentic means that someone with real skill actually touched the product. Think Adele vs. Katy Perry, or The Gap vs. a hand-knit sweater. Responsible I think is easy – no one buys a Prius because it’s fast, sexy, or good looking. It’s a very ugly, slow, and uncomfortable car. People buy a Prius because they want to be responsible. They may tell you it’s for the economics, but I don’t believe them, especially those that paid a premium when they were in short demand.

So I think the position that woodworkers need make clear with consumers is that locally produced custom handmade solid wood furniture is better quality, but it’s also authentic and more responsible. When customers know that the wood for their piece was hand selected, shaped, joined, and finished by your hands, a warmth is imparted on the piece. You can enhance this by including them in the design, bringing them along to pick out the wood, and blogging in detail as you build the piece. It’s kind of like ultrasound pictures for a baby in the womb, only in this case the baby is their furniture and the womb is your shop.

You can also have conversations with consumers about the responsibility of your product. Use FSC certified woods, safe finishes, and build your product well. Explain to them about mass produced furniture being built from trees that shouldn’t have been harvested in the first place being shipped by the container full across oceans, cite examples of toxic finishes found on foreign made products, and help them understand that your product will never fall apart and end up in a landfill. And of course stand by your product if it does need repair.

Call To Action

So, if you’re a woodworker and you’re going to attend a show, great! But don’t spend too much time lamenting that you might not see all of your woodworking friends at the show. Be excited that our craft is growing, be outgoing and open and meet new woodworkers, and encourage them to continue in the craft. Let them know about all the resources that are out there: Twitter, #Woodchat, Wood Talk Online Forums, Podcasts, Blogs, The Woodwhisperer Guild, and The Hand Tool School, the Modern Woodworkers Association, and other resources. Get their contact information, and follow-up with them. Answer their questions, and introduce them to others. Get cheap VistaPrint business cards containing this information, and hand them out.

Go Be a Woodworking Ambassador!

Lie-Nielsen Seattle Hand Tool Event

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:55 +0000

I was pretty happy the other day when heading to my mail box and finding this little beauty

Lie-Nielsen Seattle Hand Tool Flyer

Lie-Nielsen is bringing their Hand Tool Event back to Seattle Central Community College’s Wood Construction Center and I’m going to go there. I was there last year and picked up a set of chisels and a small shoulder plane. This year I think I’ll upgrade to a Lie-Nielsen block plane, and a new wall calendar for my office.

First of all, it’s free. So why wouldn’t I go to see Deneb sharpen? They bring their full line of woodworking hand tools, tshirts, calendars, books, videos, and hand tool care accessories. Everything is setup for you to learn from the expert demonstrators and staff, try the tools yourself, and buy the tools at pretty good deals with no shipping costs. And they have a door prize giveaway so I might get something for free.

If you haven’t been to a Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event, I recommend them. Click here to find one near you.

Handmade Planing Stop Is An Easy And Very Useful Bench Accessory

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:54 +0000

I’ve been handplaning a lot more lately. I’m not really a fan of sanding because of the dust, and a well-tuned handplane leaves a very nice surface that takes finish nicely and doesn’t need sanding. Handplaning with with your workpiece against a single bench dog can be frustrating as the work skateboards around the bench. I recently added some Grammercy Holdfasts to my bench and now it was time for another quick but useful upgrade.

It was 10pm though, and I wasn’t going to wake the wife or the kiddo. I’m a hybrid woodworker, but this was going to be done all by hand in the silence of night. Since this project was inspired by Bob Rozaieski’s Split Top Bench it made sense to build this with only hand tools. Note: a cordless drill and cordless driver count as hand tools tonight.

I pulled an 8′ piece of pine from the pile, finding a piece that was straight and flat. This was quickly crosscut to 4′ in length with the restored crosscut handsaw I purchased from Bad Axe Toolworks at Woodworking in America. I was again astounded at how fast and clean the cut was made by hand, and how square I made the cut without marking a line or using proper work holding. I think this saw just knows how to do the work.

The design of this planing stop is essentially a long bench hook that goes lengthwise with your bench, instead of across. I planed two scraps to a thickness of just about 1/2″. These would be used to make the battens for the hook and the stop. They were cut to length after marking a square line. Again I was happy with how quick and accurate these cuts were.

Planing Stop Hook

The hook is sized to fit into the L vise at the end of my bench. It will hold this planing stop securely and is the same thickness as the stop on the topside. This doesn’t need to be the same size as the hook on the topside, it could but that’s how it worked out for this build.

Planing Stop Hook in Bench Vise

I then needed a long strip to go lengthwise along the backside of the planing stop. This creates a long L shape to hold the workpiece while planing. A nice piece of Walnut in the scrap pile was long, straight, and just the right thickness so it was quickly fastened down with my Milwaukee M12 cordless drill.

The planing stop was now done, and taken for a test drive. The work is held securely and doesn’t move on the push stroke or return stroke. The size of this hook will be fine for at least 80% of the handplaning in my shop, and for pieces that don’t fit I can return to old habits.

Planing Stop In Use

I used countersunk brass screws for construction. Screws are reversible if I need to make a modification, and countersinking made the screws less likely to get clipped by a plane blade. Corners and most sharp edges were eased with a block plane.

Along with holdfasts and a bench hook, I recommend that you make a planing stop for your bench.

Mr. Moseley’s Chalk Holder

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000

When I clean up my shop, I really like sweeping up the curly plane shavings. They were made by my own horsepower, smell wonderful, and the contrasting colors are much more visually interesting than a pile of sawdust.

But there are other things that end up on my floor. They are also made by my own big clumsy hands – bits of dropped chalk. Like many woodworkers, I use chalk to mark rough dimensions when rough cutting stock, so I keep a piece of chalk near my miter saw. I also use chalk to mark the flat faces and edges of boards that come out of the jointer, so I keep a piece of chalk near my jointer.

With all the hustle bustle and my big clumsy hands, I drop, and break, and step on, a lot of chalk. I’m in the shop to build stuff, not break stuff!

Fortunately, I remember Eighth grade Algebra with Mr. Moseley at Madrona Junior High. He had this cool holder for his chalk, similar to a large mechanical pencil. Eighth grade was a while ago so I was hoping they still made those cool chalk holders. Heck, do teachers even use chalk anymore?

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Off to Amazon.com to search for Mr. Moseley’s chalk keeper, and much to my satisfaction, they still make them. In fact, there is a variety of them from a lot of manufacturers. After reading some reviews, I decided on the Deluxe Chalk Keeper because of the good reviews and solid construction.

As you can see, I bought two.

Deluxe Chalk Keeper

As one reviewer suggested, I removed the dorky sticker. This has been a very useful tool that has saved me embarrassing trips to my daughters craft box to steal her hot pink chalk. Only a few improvements I could think of: make it octagonal so it doesn’t roll, or make it magnetic so it would stay put on machinery, or a clip for a pocket.

This is one of those small things that fixes an old shop frustration for me. Thanks Mr. Moseley!

Uniquely Different!

Upper Cut Woodworks Two Year Anniversary: Thankful and Excited!

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:55 +0000

A little over two years ago I was sitting in my bonus room, like I am now, thinking about woodworking. But I wasn’t thinking of the wonderful smell of fresh Walnut shavings, or the enormous amount of projects on my backlog. I was thinking about ways to get more time woodworking, a better way to finance my woodworking passion, and my retirement. Especially that last point, my retirement. It was late 2009 and I knew that in 2010 I would turn 40. I was thinking of the future, as many of us often do when a year ends and a new one begins.

Changes

I was thinking of making changes in many aspects of my life. My career at Microsoft was (and is) going well, but the team I was in was very chaotic. It was affecting my home life and that wasn’t acceptable. I wasn’t getting enough time in the shop, and when I did have time I was too tired to work safely. On those days I watched woodworking videos, read woodworking magazines, blog, and books. When I did have enough energy to get time in the shop it was very appreciated and therapeutic, but made Mondays even worse.

So I made some changes, and still have some more to make. The first change I made was to switch groups at Microsoft to a team that was much less chaotic but has the opportunity to make a much bigger impact. It’s been reinvigorating and rewarding.

Upper Cut Woodworks Two Year Anniversary Cake

The second change I made was to start Upper Cut Woodworks. I now know how I will spend part of my time when I retire – building custom heirloom furniture. Part power tools, part hand tools, but all of it well built. All the time and resources I spend woodworking are investment in my own retirement. Everything I learn now, every project I build, every customer I connect with is an investment in my retirement. I expect I won’t retire into woodworking full time for a number of years, so I work hard in my current career so that I am financially secure in my retirement. That way my retirement is woodworking without stress and any money earned is extra money for my family’s fun and future.

There are other changes I’ve made less related to woodworking but still part of my deliberate plan to live well: a focus on renewing my faith (thanks Timberlake Church) and an investment in family fun and memories with our vacation condo in sunny Eastern Washington.

Rewarding

Upper Cut Woodworks has been a great way to accelerate my woodworking in every way: learning to start a business from scratch, building a customer base, learning new skills when a project demands them, and connecting with other woodworkers. Especially connecting with other woodworkers. The woodworkers I’ve met online, at Woodworking in America, or the few visits to my shop have become such great friends. Having a burger with Steven Taylor was fun and delicious, and having in my shop to work on the Gottshall Block was fun. Always helpful, always encouraging, always welcoming, and always fun. The time I spent with the rowdy woodworkers at Woodworking in America 2011 is one of my all time greats. I remember a direct tweet from Mark Hochstein (@Loogie) “Dude, where the *bleep* are you?”

I enjoy the connection with woodworkers so much I decided to find ways to contribute, and this fall a group of us rebooted #woodchat every Wednesday at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern. This has been so fun and I look forward to it every week. The people that show up are just like the other woodworkers I’ve met: fun, welcoming, helpful, and encouraging.

So thanks to my small but awesome customer base, and thanks to all my woodworking friends, here’s to many more years learning and building together.

Milestones

127 posts (about 54 in 2011)
First video episodes
260 comments
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Woodworkers Discuss Starting a Business: Woodchat Transcript November 30, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:21 +0000

Great discussions tonight among woodworkers concerning taking the next step and starting their own business during #woodchat. Read more of my articles concerning starting Upper Cut Woodworks here.

Woodchat Transcript November 30, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@uppercutwood: Yes, #woodchat is happening tonight. Be there or be square, plumb, and flush! (wait those aren’t bad things)

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood: Yes, #woodchat is happening tonight. Be there or be square, plumb, and flush! (wait those aren’t bad things)

@dtchristensen: I’m excited to get my Phil Koontz holdfasts! Come on, shipping from Alaska – you can do it! #woodchat

@dtchristensen: @DyamiPlotke @uppercutwood Dang, time zones got me… Colorado boy in Washington DC means I’m 2 hours outta whack for #woodchat…

@DyamiPlotke: #woodchat in just under 45 minutes. I don’t think I’ll be able to make it, but don’t let that stop you. It’ll be rockin’.

@DyamiPlotke: @Tumblewood Vic,@uppercutwood will hopefully be chatting away the whole time & I’m sure others will be at #woodchat too.

@dtchristensen: @uppercutwood @DyamiPlotke You missed 7pm Mountain! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Two more legs to rough cut to length, the #woodchat! (Broadcasting live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tumblewoodworks

@uppercutwood: #woodchat how about we discuss starting a business? I could share some of the stuff I went through.

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood Awesome idea! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood That would be an interesting topic. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: Wood batting from my iPhone tonight. I’ll be slow on the convo. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood I could use some learnin’s on the business side of things #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood Is it better to custom-make to order or create stuff and sell it like a store would, already made(studio art furn.)? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @DyamiPlotke @ebeckham29 I like shop efficiency topics! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat starts in five minutes and I’m hanging out on G+ too

@Tumblewood: OK..all you groovy guys and gals!! 3 minutes to this weeks kick off. I know shop flow has been big in my mind through this build #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I found your hangout, now If I could just hand off the kid to mom if she ever gets back #woodchat

@mamader: evening all #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat I was taught to make what you sell. Don’t try to sell what you make.

@WoodworkGuy: @MKatFWW A good philosophy. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Hey everyone, it’s time to get started. Topics today are starting a business and gift projects. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Hello woodchaters #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Sup fellas #woodchat

@dividedlight: I’m here tonight. Hey everyone! #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: evening everyone! #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat the guy that taught me has been successful for 25+ years.

@benjamenjohnson: hmm.. maybe I should be in the shop finishing gifts rather than in woodchat…nah #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @benjamenjohnson LOL #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Evening #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello all! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MKatFWW definitely want your feedback and input #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Hi. Got the time right this time. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: So how have you guys started your wood businesses? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Hey everyone! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So I thought I’d start sharing my experience starting a business, but first I need to start a disclaimer #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW true, once you have product. To start, you need to have something to show. Then figure out what sells and make it #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Can’t say I really would want to start a business, making woodworking a job would take the fun out of it for me. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Holla #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat gifts: one box design. Several different woods. Make 6 or so at once. Do it in one night. Like my avatar.

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood Mine started by word of mouth from my carpentry clients. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I’m not an expert, a lawyer, or Steve Jobs. I started a business, and I do this part time. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @DJOfurnituremkr have you ever advertised? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: My goal is to retire someday into Upper Cut Woodworks full time, when I actually don’t need the money #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood thats what I’m trying to do. Keep my full time, and do woodworking part time. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I also want to avoid “the gynecologist’s dilemna” where doing woodworking to pay the bills doesn’t destroy my passion. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood sounds like a great goal! #woodchat

@sharpendwood: I’ve been full time for almost a year. Working on word of mouth #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood All of my business has been word of mouth #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I would recommend to anyone that sells their work to start a business. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood Early on but no more. Exhibiting at shows is what brings in new clients now plus the word of mouth. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Built a portfolio of stuff I made for self, friends, family. got word of mouth, selling part time - same goal as @uppercutwood#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood”the gynecologist’s dilemna” LOL #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Fine line question. Copyright infringement concerns me when I feel inspired by someone else’s work. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 1. Write a business plan, every year. It’s not a static document. The market, the economy, and your skills change. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I am looking to grow something part time, that will carry me into and through retirement . You DON’T want me as a Walmart greeter #woodchat

@asliceofwood: At what ages have you guys started your businesses? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood I’m no expert either but I’ve been paying the bills with my woodworking for six years now. Can always improve. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @asliceofwood 34 #woodchat

@Seanw78: Feliz #woodchat. Tis the season…

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood 35 #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood 25 I’m now 46. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 2. Do tons of research before you jump in. There are tons of free resources like http://t.co/QHC9JWVF and http://t.co/TcxbVXM0 #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Very good idea on the business plan #woodchat Plan your work, work your plan

@benjamenjohnson: @ramblinrdesigns When in doubt ask the creator. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WoodworkGuy are we on that again #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 3. Create a legal entity for your business to protect yourself, your assets, and capture any tax benefits. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @dividedlight How long before you were actually paying the bills? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: I’m 25 right now and trying to figure the business stuff out while improving my skills and raising a family. It’s tough. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood Furniture just the last 10 years though. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Did you guys’ business come gradually from friends/family asking to build things, or was it more of a deliberate decision? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr good resource for finding shows to sell/display meet new potential clients? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 4. Don’t get GAS – Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Buy things when you need them. Don’t “stock up” and carry taxable inventory. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @JimAAshley That’s exactly how it went for me #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: If I actually get good enough to pick up some jobs here and there, that’s cool. If not, that’s fine too. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood can you suggest LLC vs sole proprietorship pros/cons? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @JimAAshley that’s how i’m trying to do it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 5. Don’t compete with Walmart, IKEA, etc. You are more expensive then cheap offshore labor and you do better work. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sharpendwood right from the get go. I didn’t really have a choice. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn I definitely recommend LLC over sole prop. Your state may vary. #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: #woodchat OK I am just heading out to the shop now but I have to say it is good to see a LEGIT business conversation going on here

@DJOfurnituremkr: @MansFineFurn http://t.co/AmQ0NGSc & http://t.co/Uo9FKtJR #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Less personal liability with LLC #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 6. Keep all the money separate. Get a biz bank account, biz address, and use quickbooks. Get a book-keeper. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood 4. Don’t get Gear Acquisition Syndrome. That’s half the fun maybe I should figure out a way to make money doing that #woodchat

@dividedlight: I would work with the tools I had and reinvest some of every check. No borrowing. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 7. Your local chamber of commerce, and http://t.co/ztjz5ZbT would love to help you be successful. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Or sole proprietor with general liability insurance. That’s how I operate. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Make sure to spend money on tools that will increase production #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WoodworkGuy True, but what liabilities are likely in this business? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @dividedlight very good idea #woodchat

@uppercutwood: You can get lots of things free, media/art/consulting from http://t.co/LSKouapA, http://t.co/ORLSiJnU, and other sites. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @dividedlight Nice, I have a lot to re-evaluate after this first year. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @thewoodninja @asliceofwood Would be cool to make something here and there for a few bucks, have had one friend ask, but still new #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 9. Don’t be a JOAT, MON. Jack of All Trades, Master of None. Know what you should do and what you can outsource. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: oh, so many questions for you guys…where to begin… #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sharpendwood I also kept my job for a full year and literally worked every night and weekend to build customers. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 10. That is true for your type of work. You might do best specializing in a style, or a specific piece. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @JimAAshley i’m new as well. i’m trying to figure how to even start a business, but i’ve sold a few things. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood That is a great thing to remember. stick to your strengths #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood UR obviously VERY prepared for this, when you’re done with the list, can we review the why’s behind some of these? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 11. Build an identity and brand and make sure you get it out there on all your marketing assets. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: and remember – you are definitely part of your brand #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 11. When you start your business, make sure you get your wholesale pricing without tax. In my state, I need a resellers permit. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood: 3. Create a legal entity for your business to protect yourself, your assets, and capture any tax benefits. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @asliceofwood nice! i posted my first project (for my son) on FB, that’s how friend asked me to build for him. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: Better late than ever I guess! evening everyone! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: I had to prepare myself to build things that I didn’t particularly like (design wise). #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Not to pimp my site, but lots of this is on my blog – click startup from the blog menu. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @JimAAshley That’s how it starts (i guess). I’ve got an Etsy account and have things on there for sale. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Don’t do cost-based billing: x hours at y rate, + materials. Your piece is worth what the market will pay, not what it cost #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I’m trying to change my business model. Been a renovator for years. Want to move to custom furniture and accessories. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @mitwoodworks evening/welcome #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Exhaust all gorilla marketing tactics before spending a penny on marketing. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood been there, just wanted some background on the rationale for some of these pearls…good stuff man, keep it coming! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @WoodworkGuy doesn’t a real corporation provide even more protection / benefit than an LLC? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I figure I’ll continue to do both until the winning cash flow decides the rest. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja gorilla marketing? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Pricing your work resources http://t.co/k58wwxQ1 #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke Sometimes it may be harder to maintain. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @asliceofwood nice, maybe when I get to the point of building an extra thing here or there, look into etsy. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @DyamiPlotke It definitely does but can be really expensive to set up and cover w/state regs as well. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Basically, free. FB, Twitter, Forums, etc. Google the topic. There is a wealth of knowledge out there. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @thewoodninja It’s your business, you should only build stuff you want to build. Or should you? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke protection from what, I’m a sole proprietorship because I had difficulty seeing significant risk to furnituremaking #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Some people apply this rule to pricing. Figure out your labor cost and your materials cost. Triple the larger number. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @JimAAshley It’s cheap. To post something it is only $0.20 and it stays up for a while #woodchat

@uppercutwood: This way you cover your labor and materials and reserve a third for profit. But also research what others are charging. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja i’ll have to look into it #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @asliceofwood nice, thanks! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Track your time on a project so that you get better at estimating time and providing schedules to customers. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @sharpendwood but if no one wants what you build, then you would lose in the business game #woodchat

@uppercutwood: One way to estimate time is not how big the piece is, but by how many pieces and how much joiner. Add time for finishing. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood and look for the saturation point where you only get 30 to 40% of the jobs you bid on #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: YES RT @uppercutwood: Track your time on a project so that you get better at estimating time and providing schedules to customers. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Watch the local tax laws. It’s harder for services, but selling in different cities can mean different sales taxes #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: You build a rocking chair for someone. While they sit in it, it breaks and they suffer spinal damage. A bit extreme, but… #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @asliceofwood That’s where marketing to your target/ ideal customer comes in. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: You also need to decide if you’ll make custom pieces, sell your own designs, or do both. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: A snarky lawyer would be all over that #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: The market determines pricing until you have established creds and can get more. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @JimAAshley Etsy is pretty saturated. That said I use it and actually sold something just yesterday on there. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood harder to maintain a corporation? How so? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: You might do a combo, custom work but also sell from your online gallery on http://t.co/En5sJ9DB or http://t.co/CWKq42qe #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WoodworkGuy VERY low risk #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @sharpendwood but to start a bus. would you have to make a couple different things to find what sells and doesn’t? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke That won’t fit on twitter I chose LLC after reading up on it. http://t.co/CxIuVMdW has good podcast for that. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: If you’re doing stuff you hate, then why go into business for yourself? May as well stay in your cubicle, etc.. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Another thing to do is track time on individual tasks within a project. Dovetails, mortice & tenons, etc. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @DyamiPlotke corp documentation you might have to provide annually to state, including finances and corp meetings, etc. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @upperwood More paperwork. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I have worked with a software company that had two brands: one for their own designs, and one for their bespoke. #woodchat

@dividedlight: Connect with contractors. When they have big jobs they can provide a shop with lots of work that the crew can’t do in the field. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: RT @sharpendwood: If youre doing stuff you hate, then why go into business for yourself? May as well stay in your cubicle, etc.. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MansFineFurn biggest protection: lawsuit. Make yourself an employee. Let the corporation take the punches. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sharpendwood don’t ruin your passion. I worked in games for 15 years. I don’t play them anymore. Ever. Gynecologist’s Dilemna. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @mitwoodworks good to know… i would need to get to that point first anyway. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Oops, meant to send the last remark to DyamiPlotke. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood That rule is a mistake. Without truly knowing all your costs, you can’t price for profit. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @dividedlight great idea. Also stop by retail businesses that are opening. they may need pieces for their stores. Displays, etc. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat what’s up guys!

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke having difficulty imagining a scenario where a small maker will be sued. maybe lack of imagination/just low risk #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @asliceofwood Test your market always. Ask Your customer what they want, not give them what you think they want. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke LLC does the same thing. It’s lightweight and legally protects you well. I recommend http://t.co/GSLj9jmI #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood How do you sell to those places? give discounts on multiple orders? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Happens all the time. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: How about places to sell your work ie:etsy, Ebay, even flea markets #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @WoodworkGuy yes, but That’s the cost of a successful business. No big deal. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Then use an incorporating company like http://t.co/GVix9Ymw or http://t.co/TcxbVXM0 to create your LLC for you. Can be very cheap. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood I have milled a ton of simple trim for contractors, mostly jointer, planer, tablesaw work. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ebeckham29 I think Dale has had good success at shows. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: monitor costs but look and see what competition is getting for comparable pieces. should be part of business plan and updated #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood examples of small custom furnituremaker being sued? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I think having small pieces ready for the holiday that you can ship anywhere in the US is a great idea. People love handmade. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ebeckham29 Etsy, Art Fire, Artsy Home, galleries etc are good. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn America’s small claims courts are full of small businesses being sued. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MansFineFurn I work in a family business. We’re a corporation. Its the only way we all stay safe. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn http://t.co/f6KcJwqy #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood but lawsuits towards fine furniture makers? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MansFineFurn have a good accountant to do the paperwork & be sure to include their fees in overhead when pricing. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn especially if you rent space, hire employees, deliver or install #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Yes, shows are great plus you learn from other exhibitors. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood for cause. I’m still trying to imagine one for a furniture maker #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Don’t forget local co-ops. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood how are fine furniture makers immune from crazy customers? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn how about “this isn’t what I wanted I’m not paying” or “my daughter fell out of the chair” #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood ok, when you start having employees, property and such beyond your basement and yourself #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr couldent agree more dale #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood isn’t the experience of a laser you trust worth more than a web site? #woodchat

@Seanw78: @asliceofwood I’m 33 and in the exact same boat. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Do you carry shop insurance on yourself? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr can you tell us more about shows? Do you bring ready made pieces, take orders? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood true. No one is immune these days. Just didn’t know what setting they would be sued in. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn if you sell a product to a person you are a target for a lawsuit. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 Hi Mark. How’s it going? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I don’t, not yet. I have great benefits from my day job. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I like shipping things of managable size; any tips for big stuff? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @uppercutwood its a great place to get exposure #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Thanks to Judge Wapner! RT @uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn if you sell a product to a person you are a target for a lawsuit. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr doing good how bout u #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood”the water spot won’t come out your product is defective” or “the wood moved over time” #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Seanw78 We will make it through these years! lol #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BobbyHagstrom The UPS store can build crates and ship almost anything. They hired me to build their crates. About 3 per year. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @MansFineFurn and if your product mimics someone else’s too closely, they can sue you #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Both actually. Larger pieces don’t really sell until after the show. same with commissions. $500 and under sell. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood point taken. What are you suppose to do in those situations than? Fix the problem? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: You can make your business identity look professional for cheap with http://t.co/ORLSiJnU and http://t.co/LSKouapA #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood Risk assessment: probability x frequency x severity. Still, nobody has an example of a small maker being sued? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 Been good. Been getting more repair work in. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: What about ways to ship products? A lady was trying to buy a coffee table from me, but shipping was too high for her ($150). #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn maybe you’ll be that example for us I’m sure I could find one if I bing’d enough. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Goodnight #woodchat this is much more fun, but I have to get back to my paying job now. CRM software to learn.

@ramblinrdesigns: techie question…how do you direct a comment to someone here #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I agree with @asliceofwood. Make customer happy, whatever it takes. Don’t like it, don’t pay/ let me take care of it for you. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr work is work,ive been bidding alot maybe things will breakon #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood You can set expecations very well ahead of time to protect yourself with customer agreements. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @MansFineFurn Unfortunately, it only takes one time… one suit … some people are sue happy #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @DyamiPlotke Now that sounds like fun! Which one? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: are you on tweetchat? there is an arrow that curls to the left on the right side of the tweet you want to reply to. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @MansFineFurn good advise,I have done it several times #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood like written contracts? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DyamiPlotke CRM software? Yuck! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy if you install something into a home, you are liable for driving over their grass, getting the carpet dirty, etc. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 Don’t forget to enter Urban Wood Encounter. It’s a great show! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @uppercutwood Thanks. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood not arguing, just trying to understand. I assessed risk and found it to be REALLY low, just wanted other experienc #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Any resources for finding shows? I haven’t seen much around here. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood yes, that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Those “kind of” protect you, because they set appropriate expectations. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Any CNC woodworkers here? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr ya u bet,i want to make something new for that show #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn I understand, but I don’t want to risk it. If I get sued, they can take Upper Cut, but not any family assets. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WoodworkGuy not people who learn of you word of mouth, spend hrs with you on a custom piece, who hires you because they trust you #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn The few hundred dollars to become an LLC is worth it to me. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood Can you get a contract that would cover all custom products? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @sharpendwood http://t.co/Uo9FKtJR & http://t.co/AmQ0NGSc #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @asliceofwood Yes, contracts are helpful as is half down on large $$ projects #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs I really like your website by the way, very interesting posts. And no CNC for me yet. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns I get large deposits to start the work. They at least cover all the materials. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @ramblinrdesigns That is how I’ve been trying to do it. Half down to start, rest at delivery. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @ramblinrdesigns never work without a contract,it protects both partys #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 I’m building an Ash & Spalted Maple display cabinet with 1800′s glass from the old mill. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood Thanks for the praise. I have fun making that site. I need to do more woodworking posts. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr cool,i have to stop by and see. #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: Just tuned in to #woodchat looks like a good discussion.

@uppercutwood: So we’re about halfway through, do we want to talk about holiday projects now, or continue with business stuff? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @bmorewoodwork welcome #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Most of the stuff I covered today is on my blog, select “startup” from the blog menu. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 It’s just in the starting stages, we have until April to complete. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: How does everyone ship? Or do you only sell local? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs I second the cool site, I love to see what cool things people can make when they put their minds to it. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: any one use e-cabinet systems to desighn with #woodchat

@uppercutwood: If you have questions post them as comments on my blog and I’ll definitely get back to you. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: What about sales tax? Do you recommend exemptions on your supplies and collecting sales tax? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodshaver101 I’m not familiar with that. I use sketchup though. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @woodshaver101 I tried it and it drove me crazy #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Just got word that someone else received a refund from Adam King #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @asliceofwood I sell within a 100 mile radius, #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Good question: RT @ramblinrdesigns: What about sales tax? Do you recommend exemptions on your supplies and collecting sales tax? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns I don’t pay sales tax on my materials, but I have to charge sales tax and pay to the state. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Basically, sales tax is supposed to be charged on the last sale. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @woodshaver101 do they have to come pick up? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Is anybody making any cool gifts? #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr Good job with that Dale. #woodchat

@kweinert: @DJOfurnituremkr I did as well (AK refund) #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @mitwoodworks It works well for me, its been updated to a nice programe #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So in Washington, I have a reseller’s permit. I show this to get sales tax exemption on wood/etc. Gets better prices too. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @benjamenjohnson I’m doing a few of the Bell Forest Prod paddle cutting boards. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: cash-strapped states definitely want sales tax revenues – even going after online sales/purchases #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @asliceofwood I deliver,no damage that way,just add for gas #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JimAAshley I haven’t used bell forest yet, how are they? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @kweinert Great news! Can you post that on my blog later? http://t.co/38lQSduY #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @benjamenjohnson I’m making a 9-slot letter sorter out of my extra zebrawood and lacewood, both for myself and gifts. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: My wife bought some unfinished pine gifts at a craft store, so I have been finishing them. It’s fun, easy, quick, & she loves them #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @JimAAshley Cool, surprisingly I’ve never made a cutting board. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood so if you pay tax on materials do you still need to charge sales tax? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BobbyHagstrom zebrawood is cool but kinda brittle/splintery #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood this is my first order with them, and I was impressed. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @woodshaver101 It certainly needed some work i thought when I gave it a go. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn yes, technically, and then I can get a refund on the tax I paid. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson you should try to build one. Easy and fun and you can make all sorts of designs #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood Also, after my order, they followed with an email to make sure I was happy with the wood quality. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: If you can handle a part time job at a woodworking store, the employee discount makes it all worth it #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @mitwoodworks the upgrades or up to 6.7 now #woodchat

@kweinert: @DJOfurnituremkr sure, will do #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson Thanks Ben. I was wondering if any body was reading. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JimAAshley that’s cool. Anyone used @mcilvainlumber#woodchat

@JimAAshley: @benjamenjohnson these were pretty easy, think the recipients will like them #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @asliceofwood Yeah, I’ve always wanted to make a checkerboard style end grain one, but never get around to it. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ramblinrdesigns I used to work at Woodcraft #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood Actually got more splinters (small ones) from the lacewood…#woodchat

@asliceofwood: Where does everyone buy their wood? At lumber dealers or find it from around the area? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs welcome BillGriggs #woodchat The scroll can get pretty crazy -9:43 PM Nov 30th, 2011

@mitwoodworks: @woodshaver101 I think they were on 4.0 when I gave up so ya it probably is much better! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @DJOfurnituremkr I’m there now. Enjoying the discount perk. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BobbyHagstrom I saw somebody post something similar on G+, I thought a letter sorter would be a fun project too. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @asliceofwood check with the local shops,and see who they buy from #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: hi gang, dropping in late. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood i buy wood from compton lumber, crosscut hardwoods, and some local suppliers I’ve been lucky to find #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: some local some online RT @asliceofwood: Where does everyone buy their wood? At lumber dealers or find it from around the area? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @DJOfurnituremkr Plus it’s a great place to learn new things, being around so many woodworkers. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood I haven’t yet, but just bookmarked the site to check out later. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ramblinrdesigns Ours was 11% over cost. That was 8 years ago though. #woodchat

@kweinert: I get most of mine from Cook Woods/EBay - but I mostly turn these days, so it’s smaller stuff. Locally I use Paxton Wood as well. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @asliceofwood what part of the country do u live #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy The scroll moves fast. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @asliceofwood Sometimes Downes and Reader Hardwood (HW lumberyard) sometimes I buy logs from the tree svcs and have them milled #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ramblinrdesigns I taught classes there as well. It was fun. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I buy from Home Depot and Rockler, My dad says I pay too much and really need to find a better supplier. I’ve bought online too #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Do people markup their materials cost? If so, how much? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs especially for “old eyes” like mine…. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @woodshaver101 southeast. i bought some from wurth wood group the other day. Seemed like a fair price #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I pay much less for materials with the reseller permit #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy Both. A good sawyer is worth searching for to find that special figured wood. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @DJOfurnituremkr We are at 20% #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Home Depot you ask? I’ve found that that much of the aspen project wood is actually maple. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson I’m trying to figure out where the cheaper places are still #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood gonna look into the reseller permit tomorrow, good tip #woodchat

@uppercutwood: There is a guy in a town nearby with a mill, his neighbor runs a tree service. I’m waiting for his first log to dry. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: I get all of my mesquite from a local guy that owns his own mill. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @uppercutwood I’ve been told to double mat. costs but have only done it for hardwoods not ply. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @asliceofwood I dont know of any places in the south east #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Central Hardwoods in Dallas services Texas and Oklahoma (and maybe other states as well, don’t know) #woodchat

@kweinert: I’v been turning some practice stuff on HD poplar – cheap and easy to acquire, don’t worry if/when I screw it up. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @asliceofwood cheapest is a local bandsaw miller, you just have to dry it for a while first #woodchat

@MatthewLeite: RT @uppercutwood: 9. Don’t be a JOAT, MON. Jack of All Trades, Master of None. Know what you should do and what you can outsource. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @mitwoodworks NICE. I’d love to find a sawyer or mill #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Do you think folks would want to see a blog post about my tracksaw? I use one instead of a tablesaw. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @MansFineFurn yeah that’s what i will have to do. Start buying lumber and letting it dry, but I feel like it’s just money sitting #woodchat

@woodshaver101: air dried lumber is so nice to use #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: For cheap/free wood contact your local tree services. Get an Alaskan Mill. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs yes please! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Has anyone tried consignment shops? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy There are 3 mills near me. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @MansFineFurn I like air dried lumber better. It seems to have less tension. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Heck yeah! RT @woodshaver101: air dried lumber is so nice to use #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood don’t mark up material as a line item. Total material, labor & overhead, then add profit to the total cost. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs Sure, I’ve always thought a tracksaw is a much better way to break down sheet goods at least. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs That would be an interesting blog. Be sure to add pix too. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Yes, and a day to spend milling! RT @DJOfurnituremkr: For cheap/free wood contact your local tree services. Get an Alaskan Mill. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke some people take the highest cost of labor and materials and triple it #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @MansFineFurn rather go air dried than kiln? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @benjamenjohnson Rockler has a Rockler Pro program, it’s at least a little less cost… #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I get free wood often: http://t.co/dwIsYEHZ #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood Good. I wondered if I should add posts about my own projects. Mostly I focus on what others makers make. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs 3 mills, wow that’s lucky you must live in a pretty wooded area #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @asliceofwood without question, it works so much more nicely…hard to describe #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs we’d love to see what you make, and how you make it. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson I was surprised to find how many there were around me, at least 3 within 5 miles. and a dozen tree services! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BobbyHagstrom I’ll check it out. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs Talk about your own experiences and results. Makes it personal . Otherwise you’re just a reporter #woodchat

@kweinert: @ramblinrdesigns I did once, didn’t have too much luck with it. Low sales, low profit. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @MansFineFurn air dried walnut is worth the wait, #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood OK. Just don’t expect a clean workshop. I haven’t mastered that yet. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: alright everyone I’m gone #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Have a good night #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Indeed it is…RT @woodshaver101: @MansFineFurn air dried walnut is worth the wait, #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @asliceofwood have a good one. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @BillGriggs a dirty shop is a busy one #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs a clean workshop is either new, or belongs to a tool collector, and not a woodworker #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @asliceofwood Good nite #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr I’ll send you my address, you can just leave those anywhere..;) #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: What about craft shows versus the pricier art shows? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Wow that went fast, we’re almost done. Here’s something fun I’m building for my 4 year old. http://t.co/c5UxhaRh #woodchat

@BillGriggs: RT @uppercutwood: @BillGriggs a clean workshop is either new, or belongs to a tool collector, and not a woodworker #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Where do you go looking? the phone book, google, ask other woodworkers? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns @djofurnituremkr has good success there #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @ramblinrdesigns it depends on what your selling #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: AMEN! RT @uppercutwood: @BillGriggs a clean workshop is either new, or belongs to a tool collector, and not a woodworker #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson yes, to all of those. Also, talk to the tree guys, If there are land clearing co.’s (for housing developers) #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson I stop the car and talk to the tree svc’s every chance I get. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I need to talk to tree guys, etc. Good ideas! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Craigslist will list wood under Hardwood. If you look for Lumber you will get building supplies. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: Firewood suppliers are a good source also. Many times you can talk them out of logs pretty cheap #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs I’ve tried that, with mixed results #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn I have tree guys knocking on my door weekly. I never thought to ask them. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: talked to the land clearing crew – MOST of what they do is make firewood, even from cherry, walnut, figured maple…makes me cry #woodchat

@JimAAshley: hey folks, packing it in for the night… have a good night. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: Wow, great one tonight, goodnight all. Looking forward to transcript, alot of answered questions. Thanks all. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I get small pieces of wood for turning from fire wood. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Thanks everyone, have a good night #woodchat

@woodbard: #woodchat You guys rock – make the right business decisions, and the rest will take care of itself.

@ramblinrdesigns: Do you have next week’s topic decided yet? #woodchat

@dividedlight: see you all next week. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Yeah, my neighbor lost a 3 foot diameter maple, It got cut up for firewood. Man I wish I had a mill. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I enjoyed this. I will #woodchat again. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: See you all next week #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hey @woodbard. Didn’t see you earlier. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I hope everyone had a good experience tonight. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Transcript posted soon. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: take care everyone,nice chat tonight #woodchat

@woodbard: @DJOfurnituremkr Congrats, Dale! Takin’ care of bidnezz #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Another great #woodchat tonight. Thanks all! Have a good one!

@MansFineFurn: Last time I asked the tree guys, they came the next day with a 2ton truck full of 6′ walnut logs 18″+ diam. Still working on it #woodchat

@woodbard: @WoodworkGuy I just got here LOL #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: ok, back to splinters after I eat something! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Great #woodchat guys. I hope there’s a transcript this week. There was a lot of good stuff. ‘Night #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Everyone have a good evening. #woodchat

@woodbard: @WoodworkGuy Spent a couple o’ minutes on the hangout meeting some shady characters #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood Thanks for the great business info. I’ve got a ton more questions for you if that’s ok #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodbard how do I find your woodworking circle and connect with those people? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Take care @BillGriggs#woodchat

@woodbard: @uppercutwood I will share it right now. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @woodbard not enough shady characters in here? LOL #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: G’nite all #woodchat

@woodbard: @WoodworkGuy LOL – sorry, I forgot THAT lil’ detail… #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy Pleasure chatting. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Nice chatting with you all. Catch you next time. Bye. #woodchat

@woodbard: @uppercutwood Shared my Woodworker Circle just now. I am certain I have missed some, especially newcomers. #woodchat

@woodbard: @uppercutwood WOW -@DyamiPlotke is right at the 12 o’clock position on the Circle. I am certain that is a sign #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: Looking forward to the transcript. A lot of good info and links were shared. Thanks! #woodchat

Woodworkers Discuss Finishes: Woodchat Transcript December 28, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:00:09 +0000

Great discussions tonight among woodworkers of all levels regarding finishing during #woodchat.

Woodchat Transcript December 28, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@HighRock RT @DyamiPlotke: Don’t forget,#woodchat starts in less than an hour. 9:00pm eastern. I’ll be popping in & out, but they’ll be many great woodworkers about.

@Tumblewood Tweechat for #woodchat is recording already. testing! ONE TWO THREE#woodchat

@MansFineFurn @DyamiPlotke whoops, almost forgot it’s#woodchat Wednesday!

@imaginer99 Is it time yet? #Woodchat

@asliceofwood Any plans for the chat tonight?#woodchat

@FlairWoodworks Oh, what? I might actually be around for#woodchat tonight, which starts in eight minutes. I’ll be posting as @ChrisHasFlair

@asliceofwood @FlairWoodworks you could post as both and confuse people. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Hello everyone in #woodchat tonight

@Tumblewood Hello all. Welcome to the last Woodchat of the year. Let’s make it something very cool in the new year! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn Hey all, I’ll be in and out, gotta put the little one to bed shortly #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood Hi, Vic. Happy New Year (before I forget). I will be in and out tonight. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy What’s the #woodchat topic?

@MansFineFurn Salut Nick Hey Vic, Al #woodchat

@asliceofwood Hows everyone doing tonight? #woodchat

@woodbard @MansFineFurn Hi, Nick, Nick, Jeff #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Hello, hello. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @woodbard Hey Al. How goes it?#woodchat

@NGBfurniture so whats la topic pour this night?#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Devon-nous parler en francais ce soir pendant #woodchat

@woodbard @ChrisHasFlair hmmm… Non – merci.#woodchat

@asliceofwood @ChrisHasFlair yep #woodchat

@NGBfurniture jesu, ma francais c’est pouri! c’est un peut triste par ce que je vie en montreal!#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Hello everyone.. #woodchat #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood So do we have a topic tonight for #woodchat?

@NGBfurniture haha wow i dont think ive typed in french in like 5 years #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy ….Looking for the French Rosetta Stone software to translate…. #woodchat

@NGBfurniture sooo many mistakes #woodchat

@asliceofwood seems like there are not many folks here tonight. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn Nick, I figured you’d be up on it, given your surroundings… I can’t type in French unless I have a french keyboard layout#woodchat

@FlairWoodworks @NGBfurniture RDF (LOL) #woodchat

@NGBfurniture @MansFineFurn haha all my friends are anglo and i only speak french when i absolutely need to. oddly i have family in france…#woodchat

@FlairWoodworks So who else is in the shop right now?#woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom @ChrisHasFlair !Si! ?Que? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy maybe it’s quality and not quantity tonight in #woodchat @asliceofwood

@ChrisHasFlair @BobbyHagstrom Quoi? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @FlairWoodworks I wish…rugrats#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Let’s go with that because it’s better than neither! RT @WoodworkGuy: maybe it’s quality and not quantity tonight in#woodchat @asliceofwood

@Wood_Jedi @FlairWoodworks, IM in the shop working on a sewing box for my grandfather’s girlfriend #woodchat#woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom @FlairWoodworks I’m about to drive home to my shop; but I’m shopping for bath fan duct and a mirror. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Wood_Jedi Is that a traditional design or a new one? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy so #woodchat tonight is French dovetails vs. English dovetails???

@Wood_Jedi Right now Im making a custom set of brass knife hinges for the box. testing my metal working skills #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke Hello #woodchat I’ve got more shop improvements, the Clockwork Bench & a massive Lego table on deck for 2012. You?

@MansFineFurn alright gents (ladies?) how about some topic proposals? #woodchat

@NGBfurniture totally in the mood for a poutine now…#woodchat

@asliceofwood anyone get any new toys for the holidays? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @ChrisHasFlair, its a custom design…not like your traditional ones#woodchat

@MansFineFurn @asliceofwood no, don’t rub it in#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood No tools. I can’t think of any more that I need. #woodchat

@uppercutwood @Tumblewood #woodchat sorry I’m late we just got to our cabin. What did y’all give or get woodworking related for Christmas?

@DyamiPlotke @FlairWoodworks I’m in the shop.#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Topic idea for #woodchat: Highs and lows of 2011.

@asliceofwood @piratecolie got me a scroll saw. I got to test it out a bit, but haven’t cut much with it yet #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood santa didnt bring me my lathe. I think @DyamiPlotke got the word out to put me on the naughty list#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood Make some 3D jigsaw puzzles! They’re fun to make but even more fun to play with. #woodchat

@NGBfurniture @ChrisHasFlair thats a good one!#woodchat

@asliceofwood @Wood_Jedi yeah i remember@DyamiPlotke trying to get you on that list #woodchat

@Tumblewood @uppercutwood Hey Matt! Feeling any better?! #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks @NGBfurniture Ha ha. I asked for 6″ clamps one year and got spring clamps 6″ long overall! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood you will like the scrollsaw, i enjoy working on mine #woodchat

@asliceofwood @ChrisHasFlair I will have to try. I also want to make a wooden gear clock.#woodchat

@FlairWoodworks @Wood_Jedi Have you got any sketches or pictures to share? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood Wooden gear clocks are fiddly. #woodchat

@Tumblewood I think I experienced plenty of Christmas prior to the actual holiday! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood Personally, I wouldn’t want to do one on the scroll saw.#woodchat

@NGBfurniture @FlairWoodworks hahaha exactly!!#woodchat

@asliceofwood @piratecolie also got me a #18 sweetheart plane. I think she likes me a little. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn I had a tool wishlist a mile long…I got underwear and pajamas #woodchat

@asliceofwood @ChrisHasFlair I’m up for the challenge#woodchat

@victorjhawkins Will have to forgo #woodchat. Grandkids and I are making peanut butter cookies.

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood What is a #18?#woodchat

@Tumblewood Some of you know what I’m working on. What are you all doing in the shop!?#woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @asliceofwood I got a cool apron for Christmas. You? #woodchattwitpic.com/7zzlu6

@Wood_Jedi @FlairWoodworks I will post pictures as soon as i get a tad bit further, IM designing it as I go but will definitely post pics #woodchat

@NGBfurniture my high and low was moving into this new shop, so much to set up yet i have a nice new spot to work! #woodchat

@asliceofwood @MansFineFurn haha the must haves#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood I’m working on prototyping a chair… still. #ItsAProcess #woodchat

@asliceofwood @DyamiPlotke you got me beat#woodchat

@pickettfurnitur #woodchat Hello everyone!

@Tumblewood @NGBfurniture What’s your new environment? How big/light? etc?#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi waiting for Tumblewood to finish the bench so I can come over and pick it up..lol since he wont deliver it to my shop..lol #woodchat

@asliceofwood @ChrisHasFlair is that the one that was getting designed while sleeping in?#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair There were many highs this year, including Time Warp Tool Works, WIA, watching my blog grow… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood That’s the one! #woodchat

@asliceofwood @pickettfurnitur welcome #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur #woodchat lots to do in the shop in the new year. Most importantly, finish building photo studio and conference room bathroom.

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi Laney, others are gonna do much more beautiful benches #woodchat

@NGBfurniture @Tumblewood its a sketchy spot closer to home, instead of sharing with 3 others im alone, 900 SQFT, lighting is alright#woodchat

@WoodworkGuy I got a years tuition for HTS from Santa Wife. She got a spa day and a LED light for her scroll saw #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair is making some very nice molding planes, if y’all aren’t aware.#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @WoodworkGuy Your wife scrolls? Nice!#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood, i dont know, there is something about them old timbers that make yours stand out #woodchat

@Tumblewood @NGBfurniture 900 can be an effective shop #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Wood_Jedi Old timbers and big timbers are awesome! #woodchat

@asliceofwood a high for me was starting to make videos. It’s hard to think of lows.#woodchat

@Tumblewood @WoodworkGuy I saw that! Congrats!#woodchat

@NGBfurniture @Tumblewood oh it is! its just the whole moving into a new building kinda thing…#woodchat

@MansFineFurn back in a bit folks, gotta tuck in the toddler #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi I’m looking forward to gettin some oil on it. #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur No tools for Xmas, but I did receive a copy of Nakashoma’s book, Soul of a Tree. Who has read it? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @ChrisHasFlair Yes indeed it is. She likes WW but isn’t into the TS or other large power tools #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi I have been following @ChrisHasFlair’s plane making.. very nice #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @pickettfurnitur Nakashima’s book was good, but I enjoyed reading Maloof’s more. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood Send me your site add. I’ll post it on Woodchat+… #woodchat

@JustSqEnough Hi all new Android so trying this from it tonight #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @pickettfurnitur that looks like a really cool book! Give a book report sometime…#woodchat

@Chris_TW2 Thanks! RT @Wood_Jedi: I have been following Chris’ plane making.. very nice#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Can you keep up? RT @JustSqEnough: Hi all new Android so trying this from it tonight #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair Maloof is probably my most endeared making in this century. Not to say he’s the best. I just loved him.#woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @Tumblewood Thanks. I’m looking forward to it. Want to brush up/learn hand tool skills #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood I don’t love his work, but I loved his book. #woodchat

@JustSqEnough @ChrisHasFlair so far I’ll let you know#woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood where do you want me to send it to? so many options #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur Did you ever meet him? @TumblewoodMaloof is probably my most endeared making in this century. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair I love how he approach the craft and his life. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood Yes, it’s his attitudes that I appreciate. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood post it here..I’ll add to my feeder #woodchat

@JohnVerreault #woodchat mother-in-law just got me a belated Xmas gift– Bessey K-Body to match the 1 from 12 Days of Christmas promo–sweet!

@JustSqEnough Anyone get shop time over the weeken#woodchat

@Tumblewood @pickettfurnitur No…just seen lots of video / interviews/ etc. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @JustSqEnough Over the Christmas weekend? No way! #woodchat

@asliceofwood asliceofwoodworkshop.com #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JohnVerreault They should always be purchased in pairs. They get lonely#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson Holy crap I was closing a twitter tab and I saw the #woodchat hashtag and just remembered it was a woodchat night.#woodchat

@JC_McGrath Just running by to say hope all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, some needed shop time for me tonight, have a good chat! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JustSqEnough Nothing but shop time. Sylvia was sick #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Hey guy be sure to check out my new woodworking forum SHOP TALKbit.ly/w2vzz4 #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur I love that his business card simply said ‘woodworker’ @ChrisHasFlair@Tumblewood Yes, it’s his attitudes that I appreciate. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @JC_McGrath I hope you have a productive evening in the shop! #woodchat

@JohnVerreault @JustSqEnough unfortunately not#woodchat

@Tumblewood @benjamenjohnson I figured it’d be slow due to the holidays #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi if you havent been to the website yet either..lol…stop byasimpledesignofocala.com #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JC_McGrath Hey Jon! #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewoodasliceofwoodworkshop.com #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Its free to register and you can use your favorite social networks to register or create a unique user name #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Any users of EvapoRust? Do you get odd patterns left behind afterwards? Picture coming… #woodchat

@JustSqEnough @Tumblewood I saw your feed bench is looking good #woodchat

@JohnVerreault @Tumblewood LOL — I agree #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson Haven’t been in the shop much this week except to get drywall and paint supplies.#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood i know you are a busy man, but be sure to stop into the forum and let me know what you thinkbit.ly/w2vzz4 #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood For sandy’s Fast Turn set. Curly maple lid top, curly maple box, finger joint joinery #woodchatyfrog.com/gyxrcllvj

@Tumblewood Guys, I’ll start a list of blogs over on Woodchat G+. I’ve been trying to find workers to bring to everyone’s attention.#woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood your welcome #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Wood_Jedi you need more live shop cam time #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @ChrisHasFlair I have some EvapoRust for my vintage Disston Saws, but haven’t had time to clean them up. Thanks for warning. #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks Why does EvapoRust leave this pattern behind? How do I remove it? #woodchatpic.twitter.com/9NoFiRIT

@JC_McGrath @Tumblewood hey Vic! Dude, you are cooking on bench, coming along so good! Awesome!@ChrisHasFlair thanks, hope so! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JustSqEnough Thanks, David..it’s a big challenge for me, so I’m having a lot of fun. #woodchat

@JimAAshley Evening everyone! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood I have a list on a G+ thread from a couple months ago. I’ll try to dig it up later after #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood Who does? I’ve got the cam up now. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JimAAshley Hey Jim. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @JimAAshley Hi Jim! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood I know i do. I just bought a new shop cam and am making the lighting..then the live shop cam will be streaming a lot #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair I know that Al Navas has an exhaustive list. #woodchat

@sharpendwood Too busy to really participate but hello to everyone in #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood @asliceofwood was telling me I do..lol.. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Hello @sharpendwood #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Wood_Jedi I need to run electricity in my shop. Really need some good lighting. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @ChrisHasFlair I remember that post! I still haven’t recovered from the fire hose of info. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair Thank you, sir!.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn @ChrisHasFlair yes sometimes don’t leave it on/in too long #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood Why don’t you add your blog to that list? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood I am making all my softbox lighting for the shop cam and videos #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Oh, did I leave it on too long? RT@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair yes sometimes don’t leave it on/in too long#woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair I will. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @MansFineFurn Any recommendations to get it off? Not that it really matters…#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @ascliceofwood I want to get the shop lighting done before I have to start this boat remodel for a client. #woodchat

@Tumblewood Question for all: Is a live (G+ hangout) of any interest y’all? I’ll work harder on it if it is. But, only so much time..so..??#woodchat

@asliceofwood @Wood_Jedi I’m sure that would help. I have a little shop light I use right now. It is pittyful. #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur That’s what she said @ChrisHasFlair Any recommendations to get it off? Not that it really matters… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @asliceofwoodhackaday.com/2011/06/04/sho¦#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair It looks artistic. Perhaps I’ll just treat the rest of the plane’s sole the same way.pic.twitter.com/cIwqbF9N #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood whats this G+ blog you are talking about? are you looking for sites to link too? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @Tumblewood a live G+ would work for me #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @JustSqEnough I do #woodchat from my phone (Droid X) most weeks. Set a dedicated column in tweetdeck.

@ChrisHasFlair @benjamenjohnson Ha ha #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi do you need to run all new electric? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood, it cant be as small as mine brother..lol. I am adding an addition onto it in the next month #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood I like it here. We don’t have to wait to speak. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @benjamenjohnson Thanks I will have to check it out #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Wood_Jedi wanna bet your ts on it? haha #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood, no not me.. I think@asliceofwood was saying he needed to#woodchat

@JustSqEnough @DyamiPlotke i’m using tweet chat just to not have to type the tag each time#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @asliceofwood I’m really happy, brighter, no flicker, and instant on. #woodchat

@Tumblewood What I was thinking is that via a hang out, we could do demonstrations/shop tours/etc. Most would be in a chat#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood, my shop is fully wired, I was talking bout building new studio lighting softboxes for my videos and streaming cam #woodchat

@JustSqEnough @DyamiPlotke working so far #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood That could be cool. Is lag an issue with more people in a hangout?#woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @JustSqEnough I got a wee bit of shop time prior 2 tonight & banged out these quick & dirty Lego tables #woodchattwitpic.com/7zzwee

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood yeah I do. I have a seperate 16×16 shed and have to main wire running back to the house, just need to hook it up. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @JC_McGrath thanks, Jon.enjoy your shop time. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood ..not my tablesaw..lol Ill bet you a winebottle balancer on it..lol#woodchat

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi oh cool! I’ll have to see what you do. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @benjamenjohnson no warming up of the lights? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @DyamiPlotke I’m installing tweetdeck on my android tablet as we speak to check it out #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Wood_Jedi haha #woodchat

@JimAAshley @Tumblewood Sounds like a good idea, not sure how many simultaneous video connections G+ allows (?) #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke Ain’t it cool to know how to knock something out!? #woodchat

@dbwolverinefan First time in here. Evening all. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood I win, ill give you my address to ship the balancer… 10×16 here ..lol #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @dbwolverinefan welcome to #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke RT @Tumblewood I’ll start a list of blogs over on Woodchat G+ Been trying 2 find workers 2 bring 2 everyone’s attention#woodchat Twitter, there is an option to “Auto include hashtags when replying” #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood Mee too – dunt wurry, b hoppy #woodchat

@BillGriggs Ipad2. no tools. #Woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Holiday was nice, but work is a real pain now. Piling on work the last 2 weeks – and could have a “headcount reduction” by 12/31 #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @asliceofwood See you around, Tim.#woodchat

@Tumblewood If you didn’t see it on Woodchat G+..This lady if phenomenally talentedandiwolfe.blogspot.com #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Take care @asliceofwood #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur Signing off #woodchat Follow me and I’ll follow back. Good night!

@woodbard @Tumblewood G’nite everyone, and Happy New Year – may 2012 bring ONLY the best to all, and to your loved ones!#woodchat

@Tumblewood On G+ Direct me to people whom you are impressed with their work. I’d like to highlight them #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @woodbard Take care Al! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @woodbard Goodnight, Al. Catch you in the New Year! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard Goodnight Al #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard Let’s talk sometime next week, Al #woodchat

@BillGriggs I am planning to make a box from Cherry, looking for finishing ideas. #Woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood That @FlairWoodworksguy does some interesting stuff #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi By the way, Happy New Year to you all!!!! in case i dont run into you before then#woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood I’ll be ready, Vic. Let me know a bit ahead of time. Working on book, and daily hangouts for interpreting work. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench Oh, boy, here I am… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair RT @Wood_Jedi: By the way, Happy New Year to you all!!!! in case i don’t run into you before then #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair I need to catch up with you, too Chris. When you have a few minutes in the evening #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @TomsWorkbench Hi Tom. Eight minutes… make ‘em count! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench What a crazy couple of days of family stuff.. OY! More tomorrow #woodchat

@Tumblewood @ChrisHasFlair Haha!! Yes, he does!#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Tumblewood Tonight, or another night?#Canucks game at 7:30… #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @TomsWorkbench Hey Tom! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard I’ll try to send you a message via Twitter during the day for that evening#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench Did y’all see how I fouled up my cope and stick cuts? Classic bonehead….#woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood Cool – see you soon, Vic. Happy New Year!!! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @BillGriggs #woodchat I like tung oil but you have to reapply every once ina while. Ive heard good things about danish oil

@WoodworkGuy @TomsWorkbench what you get when you “monkey” around… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @TomsWorkbench I’ve seen that before. I teach a seminar on cope and stick.#woodchat

@Tumblewood @TomsWorkbench BUDDY!!! YOU MADE HIT!!! Now I’m ready for the new year! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench I MAY get some time in the shop tomorrow or Friday…. I hope… #woodchat

@Tumblewood @TomsWorkbench Anything like your DTs ….ducking #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard To you and Sandy, too!#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench I got a few minutes here, Vic. #woodchat

@JimAAshley @TomsWorkbench hey Tom! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench Oh, Vic, my DT’s are awesome… the ones I cut with the Keller jig! #woodchat

@BillGriggs @benjamenjohnson I was thinking of trying, GOOD STUFF for the finish.#Woodchat

@TomsWorkbench JIM!!!! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @asliceofwood i feel bad it wasnt@DyamiPlotke IT WAS@TomsWorkbench who got me on the bad list so i didnt get my lathe!! LOL#woodchat

@Tumblewood @TomsWorkbench I need to get John Funk to figure out how to do a thumbs up emoticon! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Y’know, since I met @TomsWorkbenchat WIA, I read his posts with more enthusiasm. #woodchat

@JimAAshley @asliceofwood happy new year!#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench @Wood_Jedi Woah.. @IggyMonkey got you on the naughty list! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench @ChrisHasFlair Gosh, thanks! I hope you like ‘em… #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @TomsWorkbench…YEP he sure did!! I got socks for Christmas..No lathe in sight on that Christmas eve night!! #woodchat

@JimAAshley @woodbard Happy New Year Al.#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @TomsWorkbench I do enjoy your writing. Your polls are interesting too, but I should go back and check the results later. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench @Wood_Jedi Stupid @IggyMonkey#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @BillGriggs Havent seen that before. Let us know how it turns out #woodchat

@MansFineFurn #woodchat @benjamenjohnson@BillGriggs tung oil ‘finish’ (has the varnish mixed in) doesn’t need to be reapplied like raw tung.

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood you should do something woodworking related for the emoticon..lol#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @Wood_Jedi Tracksaw: ___@____#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench @ChrisHasFlair You are always welcome. You do very good work, Chris. #woodchat

@BillGriggs @benjamenjohnson I got it from the local hardwood mill. He swears by it.#Woodchat

@MansFineFurn #woodchat @BillGriggs check@theboisshop ‘s site, does a lot in cherry w/ a BLO-wax finish, I mix varnish in to build after the initial BLO

@TomsWorkbench OK, folks, I’m ready to hit the hay… Late nights and lots of family this week is wearing me out! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @MansFineFurn that hasnt been my experience with the tung oil mixes. it still gets dull over time #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @TomsWorkbench Take care Tom.#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair @TomsWorkbench See ya Tom!#woodchat

@BillGriggs @MansFineFurn Thanks for the tip & link.#Woodchat

@MansFineFurn @benjamenjohnson may depend on the varnish content of the mix. you can always overcoat it with shellac/poly/whatever #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @ChrisHasFlair Nice tracsawicon!#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Ive said it once, Ill say it again, then ill shut up… be sure to check out the Shop Talk woodworking forum bit.ly/w2vzz4#woodchat

@JimAAshley Have a good night folks! Happy New Year to everyone! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Night @TomsWorkbench #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi Night @JimAAshley Happy New Year#woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @asliceofwood then get to it. It’ll be well worth it. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @benjamenjohnson glad to hear it.#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @MansFineFurn overcoating kind of defeats the purpose Im liking wipe on urethane lately,maybe illtry that#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @BillGriggs if you are here, thanks for following!! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @woodbard desktop tweetdeck or tweetdeck for Android? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson #woodchat See you next year! Time to sign off.

@BillGriggs @Wood_Jedi Your welcome #Woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @benjamenjohnson take care. Happy new year to you and yours. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair Hope you guys have a good night and a happy New Years if I don’t talk to you before. I’ll be around, but focused on the shop. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @ChrisHasFlair same to you Chris.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn @benjamenjohnson I did the tung finish then wipe poly on the crib bit.ly/qEmaB7. oil 4 depth/pop figure, poly to protect#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @ChrisHasFlair Goodnight, Happy New Year!! #woodchat

@uppercutwood1 @Tumblewood feeling a little better. Wifey sick now. In Crescent Bar.#woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @woodbard I’ll have to try that out. I do 90% of my tweeting by phone. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @TomsWorkbench Did you catch my bench progress, Tom!? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke Goodnight #woodchat the insulation is calling.

@Tumblewood1 @DyamiPlotke I’m beat tonight. Stayed up too late writing. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @MansFineFurn, Did you guys see the Desktop Easel I made finished it with Tung Oil asimpledesignofocala.com#woodchat

@Tumblewood @uppercutwood I’ll send you the transcript, Matt. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi Yes..I still haven’t shown it to my wife. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @MansFineFurn you too, Nick.#woodchat

@mikeputnam @BillGriggs can you do inlays? mother of pearl apple logo? #Woodchat

@BillGriggs @Wood_Jedi Thanks Laney. #Woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @JimAAshley, my Christmas was very nice #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi This is what I love to use.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Wood_Jedi Y, I like the tung oil finish with wax on top too, lately blending my own BLO/Varnish mix, then waxing#woodchat. Came out nice!

@Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi Sorry..link didn’t postsutherlandwelles.com/products/tung-¦#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood Id like to put a link to your blog on my website if you’re interested I have @WoodWhisperer and@MereMortalWW on there #woodchat

@BillGriggs @mikeputnam My software will do inlays. I haven,t done any yet though. It,s on my list. #Woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood, I like the rich Lusture of a Tung oil finish #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi @Tumblewood I just got the link.. Polymerized Tung Oil, definitely going to check that out!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi where do you get the sutherlands? #woodchat

@BillGriggs @mikeputnam what did youhave inmind?#Woodchat

@MansFineFurn @MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi where do you get the sutherlands? #woodchat
@Wood_Jedi Im sure you can order it from their website @MansFineFurnsutherlandwelles.com/products/tung-¦#woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood @Wood_Jedi I’m sure, they’re not an existing supplier. & Lee Valley doesn’t have it, despite Sutherland’s saying so #woodchat

@MansFineFurn ok, goodnight for real this time…#woodchat

Woodworkers Discuss Wood with Shannon Rogers, The Renaissance Woodworker: Woodchat Transcript January 18, 2012

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:14 +0000

Many thanks to Shannon Rogers of The Renaissance Woodworker, the Hand Tool School and Hardwood To Go for spending over an hour to discuss wood during #woodchat.

Woodchat Transcript January 18, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@Paul_Sebastian: Some photos of the box I made #box #woodchat http://t.co/tMahl9AZ

@Paul_Sebastian: Some photos of the box I made #box #woodchat http://t.co/LjsP8DZw

@kweinert: I saw this on the Flair Woodworks blog: http://t.co/YR4oLDXR – rarest wood in the world contest. Mirror Maple-elpaM rorriM #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Are you new to #woodchat? Here’s how you get involved http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays and http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@DyamiPlotke: RT @Paul_Sebastian: Some photos of the box I made #box #woodchat http://t.co/tMahl9AZ

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood: Are you new to #woodchat? Here’s how you get involved http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays and http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@uppercutwood: 2 1/2 hours until @RenaissanceWW is our guest on #woodchat? Here’s how you get involved bit.ly/sf1yng and bit.ly/9yHARe

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn It would also be great to get a list of his favorite “wood knowledge” links #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn I want to know what woods to avoid for toxicity, workability, responsibility, ecological reasons, etc. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood that calls for a big table, which someone on #woodchat linked to some weeks ago, at least for hazards

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn For toxicity, yup. I want to know which woods we should avoid for other reasons (like deforestation) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: In less than an hour we start the awesomeness. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Get your questions together for @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’ve been becoming more involved with using urban woods. There is so much fantastic wood that can be saved from going to landfills #woodchat

@superdav721: Ok guys I am new here. Thanks for the invite. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Richardsonrd #woodchat http://t.co/RvI4yfOP log in with twitter and jump in!

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 welcome! We’ll get rolling in about 25 minutes. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I’m here…right place…right time…and actually able to post this time. Yeah.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns @superdav721 Welcome! About 20 minutes to go time. Got your questions ready? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @uppercutwood Going with the flow tonight. I’m sure Shannon will have lots of great tips to share. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns I already pumped him with questions over email #woodchat

@superdav721: Are these held every Wednesday? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 10 minutes to go time sign in with your Twitter account here to join in: http://t.co/XjehUYxu #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 yes, every Wednesday 6pm pacific 9pm eastern. Check http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays and http://t.co/RvI4yfOP #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @dividedlight on your secondary bevel question, ask @RenaissanceWW tonight at 6pm P/9pm E #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood What’s the topic tonight Matt? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hey kids….just dug my way to the shop.#woodchat

@Tumblewood: Laney, we have Shannon speaking on wood selection, etc.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: I will also hangout on Google during tonight’s session with @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @Tumblewood How’s the bench coming Vic? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood Vic! I miss your scent! Good to see you! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: come join the hangout I just sent#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Hey Hey Hey! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: evening folks! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja no shop time this last weekend. This coming I’ll get things moving again. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood I miss you too, baby!! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hey Jim #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I’ve got a project I need to have turned in for an art contest THIS MONDAY! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Tommy! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Evening Shannon #woodchat

@superdav721: Hello and good evening Shannon#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn nice job on the video Nick! Great, simple project! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I’m glad I’m not on a deadline. No shop time this last week. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW Welcome.#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood VIC! Yo, how’s the snow? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Good evening Shannon and all! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I have to check that out still #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I just dug it, man. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Total bummer, Vic. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat machine just restarted. ugh.

@Tumblewood: Not that bad here. The Eastside of WA knows how to drive and have snow removal #woodchat

@superdav721: @renaissanceWW Shannon would you have any tips for a starting pod caster? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Didn’t think you guys had snow shovels up there! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK all, we’re lucky to have Shanon Rogers here from @RenaissanceWW the Renaissance Wood Worker, the Hand Tool School #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood There’s a hangout invite on G+ for ya #woodchat

@uppercutwood: And @mcilvainlumber and http://t.co/6U2yfmDv to share his knowledge with us about wood #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Yay, Shannon! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Shannon, why don’t you get started telling us about your Blog and the Hand Tool School #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Not so much here. I grew up in Ellensburg, at the foothills of the Cascades. I love the snow. #woodchat

@ravinheart: Yo! Shannon … @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 sure, just get started. quality of video is secondary to content so just kick it off & share what you are working on #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood thanks Matt (cue best radio announcer voice) #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW thanks Shannon! for those that missed it, here’s another link to it: http://t.co/Lr7bsKqK #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I can tell you, HTS is a good investment for me. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Big Ass Roubo Bench!#woodchat

@uppercutwood: Tonight’s woodchat is going to be more structured and less chaotic, let’s let Shannon do the bulk of the posting #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’ll do Q&A when his brains are empty #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: my blog http://t.co/7udZaNzL is me rambling about my shop adventures. I podcast & write a lot on it, almost all hand tools now #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Vic – that thing looks like a brute #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: The Hand Tool School is a premium site I started a year ago that teaches hand tool techniques. Kind of a learn by doing approach #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Cover a joinery technique then back it up with a small shop project using that technique. Work at your pace in your shop #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench Thanks. There’s been a lot of hand work and some of the technique has been improved via Shannon..so I LOVE him.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: A year ago I left internet marketing firm and became Dir of Marketing for a lumber co so know I live the dream #woodchat

@superdav721: Shannon I have caught most every podcast and watch you migrate to hand tools. Your instruction Is great. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench oh…I love YOU too, man. D #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: HTS semester 3 starts in a few weeks and we will be cementing techniques learned in last year with 3 projects #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 crazy to watch the old stuff isn’t it? I was all over the place #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Rock on, Brother Vic. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: so anyway, enough self promotion what do you want to know about wood? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Shannon-I’m a newbie turner. Any heads up on woods that cause trouble from the sawdust? #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW Its still good stuff my favorite is when you showed your face the first time. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns Beth really anything exotic cause skin irritation so breathing is bad 2. Highly resinous woods like Cedar also #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns some don’t react well to walnut, best to always wear a good respirator #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns it is the oils that really cause problems so all that jungle wood is a problem. Don’t worry just prevention #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Shannon – what wood do you think is the best to work with hand tools? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn Nick had a question about Khaya (African Mahog) vs Honduran (genuine mahog) I think #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW I see you wearing one in your vids. Are they uncomfortable? What’s your take on the ventilated systems? Overkill? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW @MansFineFurn yes he did #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench Personally I think Genuine Mahog is at the top but Walnut and Soft Maple are pretty close. Cherry 3rd #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Hello all.#woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Air dried Black Walnut works very well with hand tools. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns never used a ventilate system always wanted too. Not uncomfortable, you get used to it #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns no such thing as overkill when it comes to your lungs y’know #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW can you sum up the differences in working qualities, physical properties etc? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: What about the oaks, Shannon. Something to avoid? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Air dried Black Walnut works very well with hand tools.

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn well Khaya is almost 2x harder, interlocking grain makes cool figure but lots of tearout, Gen is opposit no tear out #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Hello everyone. Sorry I’m late. #woodchat

@superdav721: @renaissanceww Shannon how about sycamore for carving?#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn Khaya is a conglomerate product and has many species. Some great some awful. The awful gives it a bad rap #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @DyamiPlotke Hi Dyami #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke Good to see you buddy #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DyamiPlotke It’s never too late.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn look for Khaya ivorensis or senegalensis for the best stuff. Problem is most yards don’t know what they have #woodchat

@dbwolverinefan: Evening all.. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn Khaya can be dealt with by hand with close attention to grain as it will change often. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: is there a visible difference between K.ivorensis and K. senegalensis? grain? color? other? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: khaya photo coming momentarily….standby #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn not really, light pink, ribbon striping in flat and qs. Open pores but not fuzzy #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I spent the day at local State College. They plan to build a CNC Router Table with my advice.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn the bad khaya will appear fuzzy and have lots of pin knots, also less dense aka wide rings #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Any woods that we should avoid because they are irresponsibily harvested or targeted by customs? http://t.co/m5gJEzlJ #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 for most species we work janka is just a comparison #, kinda a good to know thing #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 when you get to extremes like balsa, cedar or ipe, lignum then janka is something to watch #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench I really like Oak for hand work, it is hard sure but predictable #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW Well, that’s good to know! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 limited experience with it but it seemed good, sharp tools necessary cause is soft. American anyway #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW Do you reckon you can substitute species based mainly on similar Janka? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 English Sycamore is very similar to Maple #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 NO def not. Pore structure, grain pattern, growth area, etc all play into workability. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: I just ran pull out tests of deckmate screws in Doug Fir Vs. Timberstrand. Guess what, the Timberstrand held better. Up to 700psi #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW I thought there was a big difference between ours and theres #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 ie, Hard Maple and Khaya are similar in janka but very differnt to work #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn did I miss anything on Mahoganies Nick? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: great alternatives (cheaper) to genuine mahog are Utile, Sapele, Spanish Cedar #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Sapele is very dusty and more tearout prone, but Utile is spitting image of gen, just harder #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Spanish Cedar is awesome but if not dried properly it can weep, carve great #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW not as far as I’m concerned! #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW That was my view too – it makes it very hard to translate designs to suit timber availability. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn going to do a video for @hardwoodtogo on a Mahog species rundown soon #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: BTW sorry to Facebook, forgot to unhook twitter from my profile, i’m speaking for #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: What did I miss #woodchat?

@RenaissanceWW: @DyamiPlotke how did you measure the psi rating?#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: #woodchat here’s a bad picture: in progress Khaya frame with fig.maple inlay. Had to scrape like mad…tearout. http://t.co/VichVypq

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW You didn’t miss anything. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Woods that we should avoid becuz they are poorly harvested or targeted by customs? http://t.co/m5gJEzlJ #woodchat #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn looks like Khaya anthotheca. Not bad but grain grows like DNA so very unpredictable #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn anthotheca is kinda like drunken Sapele, you can get great figure but can’t walk a straight line #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW double helix grain, cool #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @RenaissanceWW I have a fastener pull out tester that we use for work. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW you can say that again. planed @55deg, then scraped to deal with tearout. can’t sand b/c of the maple next to it. #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW Does it have the 3d look like sapele #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: where is anthotheca from (not Cote d’ivoire or Senegal, I presume)?#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Shannon – how do you feel about figured wood in woodworking? Does figure affect workability with hand tools? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood this is a bit of a myth, most woods are sustainably harvested today but there are bad exporters #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood US has worst timber control of anybody. Other countries rely too much on the export so take good care of it #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW what’s a bad exporter? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood always exceptions of course but US biz is too regulated to buy from the bad guys. #woodchat

@Morton: @MansFineFurn @renaissanceww same with the padauk I’ve been using next to maple. I just leave the tearout; no1 will notice #woodchat

@superdav721: RT @uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW whats a bad exporter? ditto#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood China does all the buying from the bad guys and that keeps them in biz #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood really if the exporter doesn have chain of custody all the way back to stump avoid them #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW so in general if you can buy the wood at a local hardwood dealer, it’s probably responsible #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @BillGriggs well done, Bill. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: US Lacey act will hold you accountable if you cannot show proof of origin #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JimAAshley hey Jim, #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW one reason I avoid Chinese products as much as possible #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 yes but not as predictable or uniform like Sapele #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood yes because they probably didn’t buy it direct. Instead someone like @mcilvainlumber bought it and has certs #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @jth I have tree service connections Many are happy to supply wood.#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jth I work with a local sawmill operation – viable lumber. They find the good urban trees#woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DyamiPlotke Thanks. It’s nice to give back once in a while.#woodchat

@Morton: Like @DJOfurnituremkr and @uppercutwood I highly recommend finding urban wood in your area. Find a sawyer. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood the problem isn’t in legalit/sustainability it is in quality. Bar is lowering everywhere due to demand #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Morton yeah, but I’m neurotic…gotta get it out #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Evening all. Just got home from work and thought I’d say hi. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Morton totally agree, I love Windfall lumber in Washington. @WindfallLumber #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood oh yeah and just cause it says FSC doesn’t mean it is green #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @RenaissanceWW here’s the test setup. http://t.co/cdYZop0o #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW where is most of the demand? China? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Really? FSC… tell us more. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @TheRealNeal Hello.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 def and they want our domestics big time too #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Good source of local wood: tree services and land clearing, and find a local sawyer. Good wood cheap (I think I say the everytime) #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @jth One of the drop offs from last Summer: http://t.co/dGabTBRP #woodchat

@Morton: @MansFineFurn totally. Just so we recognize that fact as furniture makers. No1 cares about that 1/2″ spot as much as you do. #woodchat

@JohnELuke: Hello#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Far east in general buys like mad from Africa and Indonesia cause not embargos or reg laws. They cause bad harvests IMO #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Kennedy Hardwood South of Syracuse in Prebble N.Y. Great folks to deal with. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Find or ask local tree services in your area via: http://t.co/vSQU0HY1 #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr that’s huge! what’s it going to become #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs howdy Bill! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood this covers most of it http://t.co/n3epYvC9 re: FSC #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW How about South America? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: http://t.co/PLoAeHgT #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DJOfurnituremkr What will you make from that wood? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @BillGriggs I know those guys well, they are a client. Good lumber there, great people #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Not sure yet, it’s Burr Oak, over 200 yr’s old. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 South America has some of the best forestry plans on earth. Toss up between Brazil and Canada actually #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: BTW – that was the link to Viable Lumber… the guy is part of a national network of urban tree harvesters #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia you have to have a 50 year plan already laid out before you can even get a land concession #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @BillGriggs Hey BIll. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood Howdy back. #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW great now get Africa on board. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TheRealNeal hello, Neal. Happy #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @BillGriggs Not sure yet. It has a sister as well though. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 most of Africa is fine (run by Europeans) the high demand from Asia means bad can stay in biz cause they R less $$ #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @DyamiPlotke Thanks Dyami. I need it after the past couple of days at work #woodchat

@superdav721: @superdav721 Where is Russia in this picture? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @RenaissanceWW I agree. They planed a 6/4 Black Walnut slab for me at no charge. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 totally fine, they have more birch than they can deal with and natural regrowth is very high #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 germans run most of the birch and beech export & they are meticulous and sticklers for detail #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW Good I am glad they are not sell to China more than theye are replanting. #woodchat

@jth: @DJOfurnituremkr TomsWorkbench forgot #woodchat hash tag on a few replies there…

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW @DJOfurnituremkr @superdav721 @uppercutwood Hey Woodworking Brotha’s I finally caught you guys #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana ’sup Todd #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @jth Whoopsie! Sorry ’bout that #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW I am so in love with Walnut it’s crazy. #woodchat

@superdav721: @ToddInMontana hey Todd#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 did you know that replanting ratio in Russian boreal was dropped because natural outpaced it? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW Man I have missed you guys I am usually out in the shop evenings but I am doing paperwork #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @superdav721 same thing goes for Canada and Fir and Cedar, 20:1 regrowth #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @uppercutwood I am with you on the walnut #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW Do you think we should go back to using pine/deal/birch as substrate and veneer the hardwood like many C18 works? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench totatlly, probably my favorite: Walnut has much character #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ToddInMontana Hi Todd, how’s it going? I’ve been playing around with making small items for Etsy. Kind of addicted to it now. #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW holly crap Batman. Thats good news. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW I’m really grown to love Walnut. It has such a wide range of color.#woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Cocobolo is one of my favorites for the look, but oils can be trouble. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana Hey Todd! Man I miss ya! Walnut is *the* best. #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW For turning, Louro Preto, cherry, lignum, maple, rosewoods, walnut #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW I do also like the maple/walnut contrast.. plus, it’s two of my favorites! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Shannon how about air-dried vs. kiln dried. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 I wouldn’t say that. Mainly because pine is so poorly seasonsed now. it all goes to 2x4s so quality is terrible #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @DJOfurnituremkr Not necessarily a bad thing is it? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @RenaissanceWW I did birds eye maple with walnut for last projects, going to do more with walnut for next project. I like it. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW Funny – the SYP I get here in Florida is some REALLY nice stuff#woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Tulipwood turns well and has good color variety. As does olivewood. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @uppercutwood Air dried for me please. Kiln dried is like chill filtered single malt ;-( #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert love me some Rosewood, too bad it is so heavily regulated now. Very easy to be illegal with the Dalbergias #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert ask Gibson guitar about Rosewood sometime #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: On a typical job my wood choices are limited to what a given house already has in it & oak is overused I am sick of it #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RenaissanceWW funny – I have my Fender bass on right now #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana regional tastes certainly play into that too. Not a lot of Mahogany rooms in MT eh? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ToddInMontana I’m getting some sales but people are slow to give feedback. Looking forward to the Fine Furnishings Show though. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TomsWorkbench SYP can be the exception because it is so resinous, but still be picky #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Walnut, Cherry, Maple, in that order for workability, but I like the smell of cherry more. For contrast, walnut w ash looks gd #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: What is the difference between Peruvian Walnut and Walnut? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: Due to an ongoing project over the last 2 yrs I have been exposed to rift sawn oak and really taken a shine to it #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @RenaissanceWW The usual suspects-Walnut, Cherry and would love to try some Mahogany #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @JimAAshley any trouble with the birds eye and tearout? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Gibson Guitar wood seizure: http://t.co/Vw97NPDr #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @TheRealNeal http://t.co/kAWLaLew sorry could’nt resist, but check out the Mahogany I just listed #woodchat

@uppercutwood: What about birch or beech? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW in some of the old RR and ranch barons castles of the day #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood replace “seizure” with “rape” and the title is more appropriate #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @TheRealNeal I loved working with mahogany last time I used it. #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW You (or anyone) ever hear anything bad about Cook Woods? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DozersWorkshop weeping in general is due to poorly dried and unset resin. Higher & slower drying is necessary for these species #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @uppercutwood I have consistently had problems with birch the grain does not run very straight #woodchat

@superdav721: @ToddInMontana you aught to see some of it in the antebellum homes down here. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @RenaissanceWW NIce! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert absolutely not, above the board all the way. Good folks, know them well #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @RenaissanceWW some tearout with the BE Maple. I did presoak with denatured alcohol before sending through the planer. #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @uppercutwood cutting it releases a lot of tension and the loss rate is high #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @superdav721 Where you at? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana lots of Mission style craftsman out there isn’t there? Also rustic open timbers stuff? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I have laser engraved cherry, and the sap heated and came to the surface, can I sand it off or should I wipe with mineral spirits? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @JimAAshley dangit that was the tip I was going to give you, good on ya #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana Like a case hardening problem #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Alright, cats… I’m outta here. Gotta instruct a basic Public Information Officer class tomorrow morning #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: gonna try a follansbee-style oak quartering from a 30″ diam. log soon. Don’t much like oak, but a joint stool is in my future #woodchat

@superdav721: Mississippi where cotton was king and built beautiful old homes #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW What’s your take on differences between Peruvian Walnut and Regular Walnut? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ToddInMontana Birch is a pretty unstable species actually, that’s why it is usually QS. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TomsWorkbench Goodnight, Tom. #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW Good to hear, thanks. That’s the impression I had, but nothing to really back it up. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @tyskkvinna: #woodchat I avoid working with birch as hard as I can…. the smell makes me want to vomit.

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench nighty night little Tommy #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW I am lucky to know some other craftsman that are defining a rustic/contemporary style in the heavy timbers #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns Peruvian is 2x harder, but still works well. Not that bad in price either, flooring industry may change that tho #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 North, South, East or West. Senatobia? #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW I really want to video & photograph these guys in their shops #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @RenaissanceWW lol, blame @MBWPodcast ;-). I picked it up from him in his vid when he did those cutting boards #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns I have some Nogal (Peruvian Walnut) that I tested last week, I like it, great deep color #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW Or it (Birch) makes really nice plywood #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: See you next week guys. #woodchat

@superdav721: @BillGriggs Johns just south of Brandon #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench later Tom! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW What is your preferred sealer?#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Adios Dale #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW they sell it flatsawn by the bunkloads out here it is cheap by the bf but I mark the labor way up and by lots extra #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: wow an hour goes fast in #woodchat time! Any other questions?

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns Shellac and wet sanding, simple and cheap #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: @RenaissanceWW I basically price it out of the picture and go to maple #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: especially when @RenaissanceWW is here #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW thanks so much for stopping by and helping us out tonight Shannon. If you have questions, visit Shannon’s Blog #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DozersWorkshop I’ve done it, polishes nicely and easily #woodchat

@superdav721: @superdav721 bill where is Senatobia? I cant place it #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Great. Near Jackson.#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW What do you recommend for filling in knots? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Do me a favor #woodchat, please check out my new retail lumber site http://t.co/kAWLaLew. I need feedback on function

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Near Memphis. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Thanks Shannon. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: It is my first (hopefully last ecommerce site) so I’m all ears and won’t take offense to criticism #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Got to go guys. It’s been short but sweet! Great info tonight @RenaissanceWW #woodchat

@superdav721: @RenaissanceWW done deal #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Soooo…. who wants to help split that giant oak log? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Have a good night folks… thanks @RenaissanceWW for the great info. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @RenaissanceWW The links not working Shannon. #woodchat

@Morton: I’ve got some black birch cut from my property and air dried. Awesome color with cool streaking. Who knew. Gold and reds. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @benjamenjohnson sawdust and epoxy usually, sometime CA when I’m lazy #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW Thanks for all your input tonight Shannon. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW I get a bad link on that site. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Your answers are likely on http://t.co/xxHOiqP7 or http://t.co/hQltlLHc #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Let’s try that again http://t.co/tXMX9bYO stupid typing skills #woodchat

@superdav721: @BillGriggs got ya. I gave you a follow. My email superdav721@gmail.com #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert my pleasure for a fellow Coloradan from a former Coloradan #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RenaissanceWW I scraped sawdust from a walnut piece and mixed it with some epoxy, looks like it’d work but wanted to double check #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid that doesn’t sound right. Is it a 12/4 piece? Weight is the bigger factor #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW ummm, what’s 14/16 QS sapele (front page center?), 7/8? #woodchat

@superdav721: Had a great time guys, Shannon, Todd, Bill all you guys are super. Goodnight. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn d’oh! silly fractions #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @superdav721 glad you joined us, see you next Wednesday! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Thanks. I returned the favor. I will shoot you an email.#woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @benjamenjohnson you can always dye it and it doesn’t hurt to go darker since the knot will be dark anyway #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @superdav721 Good night. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid good tip, Ill see what I can do #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW sell it as 28/32 or 56/64 and double the price #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Shipping is usually the killer for online wood sales for me. How is your site handling this expense? #woodchat

@jth: @RenaissanceWW @ramblinrdesigns I made a trash/spice/cookbook/charge nook cabinet with Peruvian walnut #woodchat http://t.co/xQUyi4nk

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns we have strict size guidelines placed on us by UPS but we try to break up shipments if necessary #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @jth I like it! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW Have you considered filters besides species, like width, length, thickness? Could help for narrowing down #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Time to say goodnight to my daughter. Goodnight all and thanks Shannon! #woodchat

@ToddInMontana: Good To Catch you guys this week! #woodchat

@jth: @MansFineFurn if I could get to MA to help split and haul a slab back, I would! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @jth Nice. What’s the door panel? Looks lighter in color in the pic? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana good to see you, see you next Wednesday I hope! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jth hah, you’ve even got coordinated in your profile, where are you (canada is my guess, ’cause of the curling) #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn good thought, should be easy enough to implement #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: http://t.co/tAPFAIYt going into my suppliers bookmark folder….NOW #woodchat

@jth: @ramblinrdesigns gel-stained birch ply, if I recall correctly. The cabinet was a pre-hand-tool-revelation project. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid I get $12.04 as an estimate on that board. Where are you? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn appreciate that Nick, subscribe to the email list too, I’ll be pushing specials a lot that way #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @paulvschulte yeah I like the mobile site. I’m still getting the logo cutting off on my iphone tho #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid the yard is in MD, but I plugged in a CO zip for the shipping estimate #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jth, I was close! minneapolis to MA for a slab of oak? Worth it? maybe with a side trip to Plimoth Plantation to see Follansbee #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW How about listing available q instead of cart saying it is not available in Q desired. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @ramblinrdesigns That’s how our local food co-op handles their orders. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns I’m working on that, going to take a custom workaround , want to remove quantity box completely #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @DavidJUlschmid I”m going to keep an eye on that David, thanks for pointing it out #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW done, thanks for showing up to chat tonight. hope to see you round here more often!! G’nite all! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns right now what you see in the pic is what you get, if a board is gone the option in dropdown will not be shown #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK guys, woodchat is officially way past over. Let’s thank Shannon and let him get back to his life #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @ramblinrdesigns the quantity thing confuses the issue #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: S’okay #woodchat you have worn me out, I’m outta here, got some site changes to make

@SMeekWoodworks: Whoa, you guys are still going. cool. Evening #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @RenaissanceWW Makes sense. Thanks Shannon. Just trying to help. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks: @renaissanceWW will the species selections be expanded? #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Bye all. Time for a late supper. See you next week. #woodchat

Woodworkers Discuss Unique Materials: Woodchat Transcript January 11, 2012

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:53 +0000

Woodworkers got together to discuss sourcing and incorporating unique materials for their projects during #woodchat.

Woodchat Transcript January 11, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@cascokid: YouTube demos of plow planes omit crosscut dados. Why’s that? No scoring spurs? What’s the complete hand plane dado soln? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @cascokid no nickers and lack of a skewed iron for a cleaner but prevents the plow from making great crossgrain work #woodchat

@bglenden: @RenaissanceWW What do you do to make a cross-grain narrow dado, saw the line and then use your plow plane? #woodchat

@theboisshop: Anyone know if there is going to be a #woodchat tonight?

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop yes I’m pretty sure #woodchat is on for tonight, not sure of the topic though

@uppercutwood: Woodchat is on tonight. 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern. Topic is great places to source supplies and unique uses of materials. #woodchat

@Torch02: Enjoy #woodchat everyone, it is a very early night for me #exhausted

@uppercutwood: @Torch02 it’s cause you’re working out so hard bud! Keep it up! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Looking forward to woodchat tonight in 7 minutes! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Hey #woodchat hope all is well. I’ve been off twitter for the day (work), but I’ll try to participate if get home soon.

@Tooltutor: Going to miss #woodchat tonight. Going on 19 hrs in the delivery room. Why didn’t anyone tell me about this part? #fatherhood

@uppercutwood: @Tooltutor congratulations! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I will be hanging out on Google+ during #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: @TweetChat #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Good evening all #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK, woodchat is officially starting. I hope people can make it tonight. We’re going to discuss where to get materials (cont) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: including wood, hardware, and other unique materials and how to incorporate them into your projects. (cont) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: May also discuss making your own hardware, or aging hardware. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood Good to see you Vic, I miss your musk! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor doesn’t that kid know its time for #woodchat? #congrats

@uppercutwood: I got the topic idea after looking for the screen material for these lockers. #woodchat http://t.co/ksScuZzb

@benjamenjohnson: Hi guys #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood we just did hardware, two or three weeks ago, maybe skip that one #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn How about other supplies, like unique materials into your projects, glass, screen, lighting, led, chrome, kevlar #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Or we could decide to cover another topic altogether, it’s up to you guys #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Cool lockers. I like the fact they have screen on the bottom to to let snow drain to the floor. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I thought that was interesting. These guys have cool door grilles http://t.co/jGunMuV1 #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Evening fellas #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson did you notice the snow drains to a drawer, I assume it’s lined. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood I get most of my hardware from local true value or Lee Valley. You? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood No, I saw the tile floor and assumed… Hmm.. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke There are some cool custom suppliers, I always forget to check McMaster Carr though and it’s a goldmine #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood @MansFineFurn I typically get inspired for non-standard materials from work. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood I’ll have to check them next time. Thanks. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: On materials, anybody have a cheap source of plexiglass. The thicker stuff like 1/4″ is expensive #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I would try McMaster Carr #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I don’t use much in the way of non-std materials. I’ve been wanting to incorporate stone (rough granite?) into a design, bench? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Not material but I’m looking for raised panel router bit sets. Usually use MLCS. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I haven’t used any non standard materials so far either, but I can see working them in #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn stone is a great idea – I keep forgetting that, and slate, ceramic, or glass tiles too #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Does anyone have a project with unique materials they’d like to share? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Check out some of the cool materials here, that you could put into a frame and panel door http://t.co/rrv7TkpL #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I’ll look, but I really hate the Mcmaster Carr website. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I’m especially interested in including high tech items into a desk. Lighting, power, USB, phone docking, speakers… #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Interesting stuff. I can see some possibilities for future cabinets. Thanks for the link. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Yeah, there are some cool desk products, but they are really expensive for how simple they are. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood sintered Stainless steel mesh looks cool from the link you just sent #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I would be happy with a USB 3.0 hub that was discrete to power up devices #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: yes, the sintered mesh is quite interesting. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn $77 per square foot for that! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood One thing I found that Monoprice is a really cheap place to buy monitor mounting hardware cant find anything USB3 #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood just said it was cool, not that I could afford it! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I am going to see Darrell Peart this weekend and audio record his G&G presentation with a new microphone. #woodchat

@kweinert: Anyone done anything with shoji paper? #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @uppercutwood I’ve used tin for panels that I punched a design into #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I just checked out his website, wow! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I have a design concept that requires a large diameter 1-2″ marble (the glass shooting kind, cateyes etc.) but black. Sources? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @kweinert I haven’t, but I have been wanting to try a lamp with paper. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood @MansFineFurn I have used & love glass tiles in my woodworking projects #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I get to video tape his presentation on the 29th where he shows his shop. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn I would try to find a local glass studio that could point you to an artist. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I want to use shoji paper for door panel on armoires #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sharpendwood Did you make your own punching tools? Were these similar to tile ceilings? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood true, maybe a blown-glass sphere would work instead. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn I would say Ax-man Surplus but they are only located in Minnesota. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: #woodchat This is a test. Is anybody there?

@BillGriggs: Hello all#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn They might be able to get you a solid one too. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @BillGriggs Hello Bill! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ramblinrdesigns No #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ramblinrdesigns yes! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Another good source for oddities is http://t.co/bFXAV9im they have lots of shop supplies too. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ramblinrdesigns Welcome! #woodchat

@kweinert: @MansFineFurn You could try http://t.co/V4txihe7 #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WoodworkGuy Hi Jeff.#woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood here’s my walnut & glass tile book stand #woodchat http://t.co/3WS4lwKq

@uppercutwood: Bill we are discussing sourcing and using interesting materials in your designs (glass, stone, metal, electronics, kevlar, etc) #woodchat

@asliceofwood: hello all tonight #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Parking meter guts…Cool! #woodchat

@kweinert: @uppercutwood Love that place – you can get some unusual stuff there, usually a pretty good deal too #woodchat

@BillGriggs: I’m learning Corian and wood inlays.

@#woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Hey Tim #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @kweinert Great place to get containers too #woodchat

@imaginer99: Hello all! Is his still where woodchat is? #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs Do you have any photos or links showing the corian inlays? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs Corian inlaid in wood, wood inlayed in Corian or somethin different #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja hey kenny….hows it going tonight? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Thanks @kweinert …you found my marbles!! http://t.co/Y31Hk8GP #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @imaginer99 Last time I checked that’s what we were doing. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 It sure is, welcome aboard #woodchat

@BillGriggs: No photos yet. Wood inlayed in Corian#woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @MansFineFurn LOL Nick! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Not bad! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I got to do some interesting stuff over the holidays, I used a laser engraver on cherry. Smelled and looked great. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood you should post on the laser engraving on wood sometime #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood any photos? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I also got the new Bosch Router (this one) http://t.co/Z1jXS0sy #woodchat

@kweinert: @MansFineFurn Glad I could help. It’s been a while, but I used them for a project once. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood I will be posting photos and video of the laser engraving soon. I used a “makerspace” laser for $1 per minute #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sharpendwood #woodchat any photos of the project that incorporated tin?

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke love it!#woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood what did you engrave? a sign? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’re halfway through woodchat. I’d love ideas for future topics or areas for improvement. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood Arrow Of Light award plaques for a local Boy Scout Troop. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood well worth the $1 per minute #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Whats the status of G+ it sounds like Al is done with the twitter woodchat #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Pic of one of the tin panels. One of my 1st ww projects. #woodchat http://t.co/xhpechyy

@WVWoodshed: Nearly forgot #woodchat tonight… How’s everyone this evening?

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood I am in the process of rebuilding a lasercutter. Here is a link.http://www.makermasters.com/bills-projects #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I don’t know the status of G+ chat, @Tumblewood is driving it and we need to discuss. If it works, I’m in! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson Last time we tried G+ it didn’t work well #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sharpendwood that looks awesome, and labor intensive! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood Trophy shops were a lot more expensive than $1 per minute #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs Where do you find the money for these toys #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood @benjamenjohnson we gave up on g+ too quickly #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood I could imagine them being more expensive #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood mentioned yesterday, If G+works & all can participate as equals, I’m sold too, not with limited participation (video #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: #woodchat @uppercutwood how’d you like the new Bosch? I m thinking Bosch 1716? Or Triton 3-1/4hp

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood It’s improving everyday, I’m sure we’ll be back to G+ #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @asliceofwood @uppercutwood ”we gave up on g+ too quickly” it just wasn’t clear on what we should have been doing. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WVWoodshed the new Bosch is epically awesome, except for the proprietary template bushing stuff. they have a PC adapter though. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: It would be great if G+ works out for #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Wow where were makerspaces 15 years ago when I was trying to engrave a hardened steel sword? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson haha yeah, everyone was chatting everywhere that night #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @uppercutwood Thanks! It was a lot of pounding, but kinda fun #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @sharpendwood I need to try that again. I remember doing a project like that in grade school. Simple but cool #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @WVWoodshed are there apply symbols on your chisels on your blog? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We have this at work to use for free, but they need to safety train you first and I haven’t been trained yet http://t.co/r7rMfjSZ #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @WVWoodshed apple* #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: Man I hope #woodchat is fading out! Participation is way down tonight, huh!!!

@uppercutwood: @WVWoodshed I hope it’s NOT fading out #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @wvwoodshed seems that way. Kind of quiet tonight.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WVWoodshed to make sure it doesn’t fade, what topics would you like covered? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @WVWoodshed it isn’t fading could be transmission issues with the different connection software #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood What are you waiting for? Or is the training schedule out of your hands. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs I need to be better at reminding people during the day, and I’m behind on posting transcripts. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson training schedule is out of my hands. they wait for enough people, then they hold a session #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood did we cover all of the topics from the ‘topics’ list already? If not, lets work down the list. (send all the link) #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WVWoodshed It’s been a strange week, for me at least, maybe it’s something about this time of year. Or it could be the weather #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Good idea, please hold #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood the transcripts have been posted (almost) religiously on G+ Woodchat (though I have had to send it to Vic alot) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: If you have topics you’d like covered please vote here http://t.co/oVZtWxC5 #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I’m still recovering from the holidays #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: i got a new topic: worst woodworking injuries + lessons learned #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @MansFineFurn What site are you looking at with the list? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I have been crazy busy at work and the goofy weather is playing tricks on my sinuses It’s been hard for me to make shop time or #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn That’s right, and we also want them posted on Modern Woodworker Association #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs: RT @uppercutwood: If you have topics youd like covered please vote here http://t.co/NvBcxItA #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn add it to the list, it might be a good reminder for Safety Week #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood good point, with all of us here, I’m sure we can make it happen (MWA) #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: Well let’s just hope it’s the time of year or whatever! @benjamenjohnson #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood How about which light and dark woods play well together. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I’m always looking for new woods to work with. I just used some camaru. it fuzzes alot when machined and is hard on chisels #woodchat

@uppercutwood: The woodchat owners are going to hangout and talk about next steps to push woodchat forward #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs Like that one. Combinations of woods/materials that complement #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs Good question. I like maple and walnut. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: A discussion on people’s experiences with exotics – what to look for and look out for #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson Where is Camaru from? Tell us about it! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Can someone add that to the list? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I do too, made a chessboard like that long ago #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @benjamenjohnson I have some Walnut waiting to be used. Now to get some more Maple.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood I suggest a topic be chosen early and oft repeated during the week. may get people thinking and lining up links #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Perhaps I can get Shannon Rogers of @mcilvainlumber to host a discussion about woods #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood http://t.co/CDjovwWo Oops been spelling it wrong #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @MansFineFurn good idea Nick. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Good idea, and post the topic to the G+ page, and people can add their links there actually #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood that would be interesting #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: #woodchat I think red oak and purpleheart look good even though the pourousity of the grain is different!

@WoodworkGuy: Good evening @woodshaver101 #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs https://t.co/nGi8NoXc Example maple and walnut #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @woodshaver101 Good evening. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodshaver101 Howdy! it’s been slow, but good. Almost done for the night. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood how, in comments? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Anyone ever taken a piece of cherry to a tanning bed? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn #woodchat there is an other for the poll so you can write in a topic

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood no, but out into the summer sun, yes #woodchat

@kweinert: A place to check for some exotics, some things like burl is http://t.co/ycAKQ26h. new(ish) site, folks also sell wood. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood That sounds like a bad joke.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood ok, did that #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Umm I’ve never taken myself to a tanning booth… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood The best part was the smell when it was cut. Can’t describe it but it was sweet #woodchat

@woodshaver101: i see were talkin wood ,i like maple or ash mixed with a darker wood like walnut or sabale#woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MansFineFurn thanks, Nick. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: Do I need special access to the #woodchat G+ site and how do I get added to the circle?

@uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy And I don’t mean a spray tan booth like jersey shore fistpumps #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood I don’t do that either ROFL #woodchat

@kweinert: @uppercutwood Fine Woodworking did an article earlier this year: http://t.co/53s7UU5r #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WVWoodshed I’m not sure. @DyamiPlotke may know #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @billgriggs Ash+ Walnut: http://t.co/hUydmz6L #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke Welcome buddy! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @kweinert Thanks for the info. #woodchat

@kweinert: @kweinert well, last year #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn What finish is on the bed, and how’d you apply it? #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: #woodchat http://t.co/XjIbGVuo

@WoodworkGuy: Well, I never thought of tanning/aging Cherry. Another learning from this group! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @bmorewoodwork #woodchat Rocking a 40!

@BillGriggs: @MansFineFurn That is a nice Shaker style bed you made. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy that’s an easy way to “stain” cherry dark #woodchat

@woodshaver101: paxton lumber is a good source to get wood,in the midwest #woodchat

@theboisshop: Is there a fine for being tardy to #woodchat?

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood HVLP Hydrocote Resisthane and clear Briwax. some BLO and wax on the wedges #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @theboisshop This is the second time you’ve been tardy, so you’re re-tardy #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop one MILLION dollars #woodchat

@kweinert: I’ve done a few mixed pens: yellowheart/walnut, maple/walnut, chechen/maple. Tried a celtic knot, maple/walnut but not quite right #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodshaver101 do they ship? Website? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @theboisshop how’s the curvy step stool coming? #woodchat

@kweinert: @woodshaver101 There’s one here in Denver as well. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs thanks Bill! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Never heard of Hydrocote Reisthane, what is it? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood: If you have topics you’d like covered please vote here http://t.co/oVZtWxC5 #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @kweinert I’ve been contemplating yellowheart and purpleheart for a project. Viking Colors! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @uppercutwood yes and they have several locations http://t.co/IV8xvLQi #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke do you know the status of the G+ woodchat solution? Do we have an upgraded hangout or chat that would work? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood @MansFineFurn email me the transcript (or a link) and I’ll be happy to post #woodchat transcripts on the MWA site.

@kweinert: @uppercutwood http://t.co/TSdwBJll (Paxton Wood) never tried shipping, just drive a few miles #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke @MansFineFurn can they get copied from Vic’s site or mine? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood waterborne pre-cat lacquer from Hood Finishes http://t.co/o6iyVEer Gonna try some General Finishes on next project #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @kweinert yes they pick up a used moulder in milwaukee and shiped it to there denver local #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @kweinert I wonder how Aspin and Walnut would work together. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Well that finish looks awesome, thanks for the link. Would like to try Water Borne Lacquer. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke @uppercutwood If I have it all recorded, I think I can post it directly #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs Aspen is REALLY soft #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BillGriggs isn’t aspen soft? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @WVWoodshed the #woodchat G+ is a corporate site. You must circle it before it can circle you.

@woodshaver101: @BillGriggs interesting combination #woodchat

@kweinert: @BillGriggs Depends on what you’re doing with it. Aspen much softer, I’d worry about dust contamination, walnut->aspen #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs I bet they’d look good, but aspen is soooo soft. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @bmorewoodwork drink and sand? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @kweinert walnut dust getting in big Aspen pores? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @MansFineFurn @uppercutwood D’OH! Your right.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood just watch what you put it over (read my bad experience: http://t.co/csXZZuCK great over raw wood or waterbased #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn @uppercutwood Jinx! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood howdy, Matt. Sorry I’ve been in and out. I’ve been running errands during #woodchat Pinewood Derby is Friday. Lots to do.

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke we need a ‘guide’ to woodchatting with G+, even I have trouble with it (not that I’m a G+ guru…) #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @theboisshop sorry Rob, but you must turn in that saw you allegedly won. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs If you’re doing inlay, holly on walnut is a classic #woodchat

@kweinert: @uppercutwood pores not that big, but it fuzzes and does seem to have a lot of little crevasses. #woodchat

@theboisshop: RT @MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs If you’re doing inlay, holly on walnut is a classic #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn oh man that sounds not fun. I’ve heard of similar problems when people screw up stain with topcoat. #woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: #woodchat http://t.co/Ouck1A22

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn When we migrate to G+, we’ll definately have a user guide #woodchat

@woodshaver101: any one work with flat cut sapale #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: I mixed rough cedar with Ambrosia maple. Pictures on my Lumberjocks page. I don’t know how to link it here. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood G+ hangouts w/ extras accept more folk, screen sharing & recording (though I couldn’t get it to record when i tried) #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood @MansFineFurn I suppose I can just copy. I’ll try w/ tonight’s transcript. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn that post is a great learning tool, thanks for sharing your pain with finishing, it’ll help me down the road! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MansFineFurn @uppercutwood try that there direct posting, Nick. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: #woodchat Just got here and now I gotta go, DANGIT!!! Everyone be safe! Keep your mind on your fingers and your fingers on your hands!!!

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood glad to screw up to help the rest! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK all, I’m off to read Nick’s post in detail, grab a transcript to post later, and by a Microphone. Good seeing y’all! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @WVWoodshed Take care Stephen #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DyamiPlotke I will, if I have the whole transcript #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood g’nite Matt! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Have a good one Matt! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood goodnight, Matt. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’m heading out as well. Take care all #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Goodnight, all. Happy #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MansFineFurn Thanks, Nick. #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: Found it. http://t.co/Oaf5gJhe #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @kweinert Tea Candle holder. Is that Cherry?#woodchat

@bmorewoodwork: Cheers! Happy #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I am outta here. Good night. Happy #woodchat

@kweinert: @BillGriggs Nope, alder #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: unless there are objections, seems like #woodchat is winding down, so I’ll end the transcript here(ish) and head to bed. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Good night all.#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: none? then I’m off..goodnight all! #woodchat

Woodworkers First Woodchat of 2012: Woodchat Transcript January 4, 2012

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:40 +0000

Happy New Year!

A great big group of woodworkers kicked off the year right with #woodchat.

Woodchat Transcript January 4, 2012 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@DyamiPlotke: Don’t forget, kids, #woodchat tonight at 9:00 eastern.

@uppercutwood: I’m back from vacation and excited to #woodchat tonight. Hey kids, what did you give or get woodworking related for the holidays? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 6pm Pacific tonight and I can’t wait to hear what your #woodchat woodworking New Years’ resolutions are? #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood @RenaissanceWW ^Plus you have #woodchat tonight.

@WoodWhisperer: Have a good #woodchat folks!

@RhodyFurniture: RT @DyamiPlotke: Don’t forget, kids, #woodchat tonight at 9:00 eastern.

@DyamiPlotke: @WoodWhisperer care to join us, Mr. Spagnuolo? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Testing…testing This is a test post from tweetchat in the android browser. Tweetdeck for android doesnt work as well #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @benjamenjohnson test received. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Anyone know what the topic will be tonight? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @sonicfedora That’s always a safe bet! #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: good evening #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hello all …I’ll be trying Chirpstory to record the Twitter #woodchat tonight. http://t.co/Dmu65bzj

@Tumblewood: Just an FYI, Tweetdeck is bugging tonight. Not showing all #woodchat and not keeping the ones it does show! I’ll try Tweetchat, too..

@Tumblewood: Great..completely lost #woodchat column and not allowing me to add it back!!! on tweetdeck..

@JustSqEnough: hi vic#woodchat

@asliceofwood: Hi all. #Woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT just an FYI, Tweetdeck is bugging tonight. Not showing all #woodchat and not keeping the ones it does show! I’ll try Tweetchat, too..

@JustSqEnough: @asliceofwood hey Tim #woodchat

@piratecolie: @asliceofwood hey sexy #woodchat

@Tumblewood: OK…I’ll try to keep Tweetchat. Hopefully, it doesn’t refresh and dump. It did last week. I’ll monitor. I’m working tonight. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Sorry, #woodchat, but I’m still doing my homework. I’ll be late if I make it at all. Have fun.

@asliceofwood: any topics tonight? #Woodchat

@MansFineFurn: evenin’ folks. tweetdeck appears to be broken. Looks like Tweetchat is the place to go tonight http://t.co/gxrfSTpX for #woodchat

@bltww: @asliceofwood I heard new years resolutions was one of them #woodchat

@bltww: Here are my resolutions: http://t.co/9Zen1dZf #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @bltww I have no newyears resolutions releated to woodworking ill be putting the shop into storage for part of the year and movi.. #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @bltww ..the other part , maybe the second half, well see. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @bltww heck most have already probably broken their resolutions. #Woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I found that the android version of Tweetdeck wouldn’t update fast enough and wouldn’t automatically append #woodchat #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @bltww thats a nice list Erik #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @bltww Great Idea to blog the list- forces you to write it, and others can keep you on track/accountable – may have to do that too #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @asliceofwood I resolve to stop reading your handle as alice of wood. #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @benjamenjohnson @asliceofwood haha, glad im not the only one#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @bltww Good idea, but it still wouldn’t stop me from breaking them #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Whats the topic tonight? #woodchat

@mamader: evening all#woodchat

@bltww: @benjamenjohnson tweet chat is working pretty well in the android browser for me #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson did you have any good resolutions? #Woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson haven’t checked to see if it works tonight on the’droid, but I use it all the time for ‘non’- woodchat tweets#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @bltww I plan on switching over to my tablet in a while when I sit with my daughter while she reads. #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @mamader hey Mike #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’ve been using Osfoora for my iphone. I like it strings together all responses.#woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat good evening, how’s everyone doing tonight?

@benjamenjohnson: @asliceofwood To try to be more funny this year #woodchat

@theboisshop: Hey, first chat of the new year and I’ve already broken 7 resolutions. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop 7?!? which ones?#woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @theboisshop haha, sounds like your list is to long Rob.. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson it will happen. #Woodchat

@HighRockWW: @theboisshop that’s why I don’t even bother making them! #woodchat

@woodbard: Is TweetDeck wonky tonight? #woodchat

@theboisshop: Oh wait, it was just one resolution but I broke it 7 times so far. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Alright, anybody working on anything cool. I’m in the middle of my first prototype mallet mallet. I’m using a 4×4 for the head. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat I don’t make resolutions but with the new year I do have a list of projects. Anyone else?

@benjamenjohnson: @benjamenjohnson echo, echo.. #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: What’s up everyone? Missed the last couple chats. Happy New Year! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @LaMacchiaDesign happy new year! #woodchat

@theboisshop: I’m working on a design for a mahogany sideboard myself. Looking for a good source for sinker mahog – any ideas? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Some of mine: Organize the shop (get rid of lots of cutoffs), move tools around, plan for spec work for the whole year #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson what are you going to make it out of? #Woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @woodbard on blogging and G+, I think we disagree about what permanence means. I see your point about stopping blogging though. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @HighRockWW Yes, one of my resolutions was to make the list. Took up several pages! #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Question: What’s your preferred method of transporting finished work? Pickup, trailer, van, etc..#woodchat #woodchat

@Torch02: @HighRockWW I’m the same (project goals, not resolutions). My project plans are a Roubo & a low entertainment stand #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop @renaissancewoodworker? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sharpendwood preferred: enclosed, but rarely have that option, so usually: trailer #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @asliceofwood eventually maybe a piece of cumaru I have for the head. I haven’t thought about the handle. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: I need to build a more suitable bencg this year. #Woodchat

@theboisshop: @sharpendwood I just watch the weather and use my truck. Got burned once in a storm though. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello all #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Torch02 the Roubo is the biggest project but I am coming along. Been sketching a lot of other projects. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @MansFineFurn Does stuff bounce around a lot?#woodchat

@HighRockWW: â€œ@MansFineFurn: @HighRockWW Yes, one of my resolutions was to make the list. Took up several pages! #woodchatâ€ good for you!

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy Hello. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: I resolve to get a job so I can start building stuff I like. Selling it will just be a perk. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Happy New Year all. What’s the topic? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: what’s up woodchatters #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sharpendwood I strap it down heavily on a couple of carpet covered runners to protect it from the bed, wrapped in blankets #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson I am thinking about making a mallet as well, but just dont know the best material for it #Woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @thewoodninja what line of work are you looking for Kenny? #woodchat

@Torch02: @HighRockWW Yeah, I have at least one smaller project that I’ll do as well. Others may come up as the year unfurls #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @HighRockWW I’ve been wondering about sketching, I rarely ever do more than a quick sketch, usually I work it out in the proto. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @UserOfWood how’s it going Mike #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @JustSqEnough LOL! The kind that pays much better than custom woodworking in South Louisiana! #woodchat

@Torch02: @asliceofwood @benjamenjohnson Something hard for the head, something stiff for the handle #woodchat #stupidanswers

@benjamenjohnson: @asliceofwood I just thought the Cumaru would be good, it’s really hard like Ipe. (it can be used for decking.) #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @JustSqEnough I actually have an interview next week with the co. that laid me off in ’09. Marine Transportation. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @HighRockWW everything is good #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson One of these day we should do a topic on sketching, drafting, prototyping and design #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @thewoodninja haha, ok well my next question was going to be your location. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @benjamenjohnson Sketching helps me remember my ideas from the middle of the night! #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @thewoodninja good luck #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Torch02 Yeah, I was thinking maybe ash for the handle. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @MansFineFurn Now there’s 6 months worth of content! #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I’m making a mantle-shelf to display a cafeteria tray my friends took from college. Then it’s on to a Vegas-coin display box. #woodchat

@woodbard: @thewoodninja Could the job take you to the offshore rigs, or something else? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @JustSqEnough Thanks! #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @MansFineFurn @benjamenjohnson yes, i enjoyed an article in finewoodworking on drawing using perspective paper #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @thewoodninja like @JustSqEnough said, good luck. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @woodbard Not if I can help it. I am applying for the mid-management position I had when I was laid off. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @benjamenjohnson not sure if you got my last message, you should check out #askwoodman’s youtube series on mallets#woodchat

@UserOfWood: are we talking about current projects? i’m working on a TV stand/console. #woodchat

@theboisshop: That’s one of my resolutions, sketch more. I’m really bad at it, so I need practice. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Me too!! RT @theboisshop: Thats one of my resolutions, sketch more. Im really bad at it, so I need practice. #woodchat

@Torch02: @benjamenjohnson Hickory is another handle wood I’ve seen a lot #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: on sketching, I’m an engineer, I plan the hell stuff, I like being able to just go into the shop and build. #woodchat

@woodbard: @thewoodninja Great – good luck, Kenny! #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Torch02 suggestions for the head of a mallet? #Woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson me too (engineer). I’m trying to develop my artistic side to compensate for my over-developed engineering side #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Wood_Jedi Thanks, I’ll take a look… holy cow, he’s got a lot of videos on mallets. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @asliceofwood maple, walnut, hornbeam, really anything hard will do. Phil Lowe did a FWW article on it years ago #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Me Too!! RT @theboisshop: Thats one of my resolutions, sketch more. Im really bad at it, so I need practice. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @theboisshop you never said which resolution it was you broke 7 times? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @benjamenjohnson its a 42 short video series on making metal hoop ringed mallets…he makes about 5 of them..#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BobbyHagstrom Solidworks Here. Been doing whole projects in it #overkill to keep up the old CAD chops #woodchat

@woodbard: Broke the little box, made a new one. Quarter’sawn sycamore, finger joints, four coats of Waterlox varnish #woodchat http://t.co/9k0rqvmo

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn @asliceofwood here’s the article http://t.co/NZU7TFtB #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson Same here..I like having fully dimensioned drawings as if I was machining. It’s overkill but it’s too engrained #woodchat

@Torch02: @asliceofwood If you can find a piece that will work for your mallet – lignum vitae #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: So im a little late getting here, whats the topic for tonight?#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson can you post the link to the mallet site? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Which site? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @HighRockWW @benjamenjohnson Drawings help me avoid mistakes when I’m tired and prone to brainfarting #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Evening, everyone… #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Torch02 alriht. I was thinking about maple, but I will look into the other type. #Woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor I want to try an un-designed project a-la @flairwoodworks ash table#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MansFineFurn http://t.co/lwrXfKaU #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @JimAAshley Hello there. Happy New Year. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: #woodchat Any recommendations on a dovetail fixture for making drawers. I’ve zero experience.

@thewoodninja: @MansFineFurn That would be nice. I haven’t had that luxury in over 12 years. All I’ve built since has been for a customer. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @WoodworkGuy Thanks! Happy New Year as well! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @MansFineFurn @flairwoodworks #woodchat That ash table actually looked like a cool thing to model in SolidWorks. I aspire to improvise

@TheRealNeal: Evening all! Kind of late to the party, how’s everyone doing? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @woodbard since the miss’ liked mallets take a look

@ http://t.co/lwrXfKaU#woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Hey guys! I just got in the door. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @FlairWoodworks speak of the devil#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal How are you tonight?#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @FlairWoodworks Hey Chris #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn Yeah, I know! Your tweet reminded me. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Aside: does letter case matter in twitter handles? #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tooltutor What size drawers, and thru of halfÂ¡blind dovetails? #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @FlairWoodworks hey, Chris #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TheRealNeal Good, Happy New Year… #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MansFineFurn did you get th link to the mallet videos i just posted?#woodchat

@theboisshop: @FlairWoodworks Always entering with a Flair #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @MansFineFurn You’re not allowed to start thinking about the project until you start! So stop thinking about it! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Wood_Jedi yes thanks! #woodchat

@woodbard: @MansFineFurn No. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @Wood_Jedi A tad under the weather, but not terrible. I know you’ve been busy Laney! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @MansFineFurn It shouldn’t… you can set the caps/lowercase for readability under your twitter settings I think. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @JimAAshley Same to you Jim! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard I’d like the option of both full/half blind. No more than 12″ tall drawers. #woodchat (forgot the hashtag)

@ChrisHasFlair: @theboisshop You should have seen me maneuvering a CT36 with side stabilizers and a boom arm through doorways! #withflair #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: RT @MansFineFurn: Aside: does letter case matter in twitter handles? Supposedly not #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair how do you know if you’re gonna build something? just puttering around the shop and say, ‘guess i’ll make a table’? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal Yes i have, I jumped right into a new project, remodeling an old 1977 boat for a client… what a mess… #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: @MansFineFurn Well, for me, I woke up and thought, “I have no idea what to get for my brother for Christmas!” #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @ChrisHasFlair Side stabilizers on a vacuum? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal also trying to film my new project video at the same time…I took a break for woodchat#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: To whomever is building a mallet: what kind? what intended use? carving, chiselling? what styles do you like-turned, square, club? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @benjamenjohnson They make the Festool dust extractors less tippy, which is a side-effect of the tall boom arm. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard #woodchat didn’t realize the HB DT complications. immediate need is thru.

@MansFineFurn: Check out my Froe mallet I made on sunday: http://t.co/EfF7UaA2. Someone called it a ‘womper’ #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Hmm. My #woodchat column doesn’t seem to be updating properly.

@TheRealNeal: @Wood_Jedi Wow. Is the work on the boat mostly interior stuff? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MansFineFurn I have always wanted to make myself a mallet, but not sure what wood to use I thought about my hickory but not sure #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Twitter chokes on the link #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @MansFineFurn hmmm, link didn’t work for me… #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tooltutor Not *real* complications – but the price goes up quickly. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @ChrisHasFlair Tweetdeck is wonky tonight go to http://t.co/gxrfSTpX #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Try this one instead: https://t.co/lU2Ia8mw #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tooltutor Started using the Leigh R9Plus – makes both dovetails and finger joints out of the box. http://t.co/rkY2v4He #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal rebuild the stringers, fiberglass, floor deck, carpeting, seating, and storage #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Mallet: a club style I think. Use: beating pieces of wood together. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @MansFineFurn ooh, nice!! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard #woodchat I saw that sitting on your bench. It’s purdy. Will check it out some more. Thx.

@Wood_Jedi: is there a tweetchat app on the android market?? I cant find it anywhere i see a twtcht but i dont think thats the same #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Wood_Jedi Don’t overthink it, make it, abuse it, then make another years down the road with what you learned from the first. #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @Wood_Jedi its a website, http://t.co/2VlAd8m1 #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn From the comments…Whomper…Nice. I didn’t think about the most important aspect: a name! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson like this: https://t.co/lU2Ia8mw only smaller? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard woops, that’s not right. could’ve sworn I saw someone post a Leigh DT jig today. #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Okay, I’m back. #woodchat #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Wood_Jedi I Tweetchat in the android browser works well. #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tooltutor For $160 you get the R9Plus. The Super Jigs start about $100 higher – http://t.co/PP7UAyVt #woodchat.

@Wood_Jedi: @JustSqEnough Yes, im on that website…lol just wondering if there was a phone app just like the site… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Wood_Jedi PS. hickory will work nicely #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @Wood_Jedi That sounds like it’s going to take a while. Good luck man! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @benjamenjohnson Me not tweet english good. Oops… #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: There aren’t any dovetail jigs on the market I have looked at that I am happy with. I cut ‘em by hand currently. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @JimAAshley more handtool less power, but there will always be power in my shop. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @benjamenjohnson is that how i find it?? “I Tweetchat” ?? cause its not under “tweetchat” #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard thx, I’ll definitely check ‘em out. Will need them for a custom closet build soon #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn I’m not really sure about the types of mallet. I just plan in making one with a big square head. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Hey everyone #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @FlairWoodworks they’re all too fussy. In the same time you can cut ‘em by hand with less fuss and dust. #woodchat

@woodbard: @FlairWoodworks I do, too, when the client is willing to pay for hand-cut, Chris. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Wood_Jedi No I meant the tweetchat website using the android browser, not an app. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal if the weather holds on, ill be done by saturday night..The boat is parked undr a carport..So i can work long hours #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @Wood_Jedi If anybody would know about an Android app, it’d be @DyamiPlotke #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tooltutor Give me a shout any time. I am always on flex time #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: oh ok…. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard @MansFineFurn I’ll cut ‘em by hand when the client is willing to pay for that! #slow #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @benjamenjohnson duh..lol i didnt even think of that…lol…thanks #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard Thx Al, much appreciated #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @Wood_Jedi ha ha, no app that im aware of. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @UserOfWood cool! I just ripped down an old decrepit pegboard that was here when we moved into the house. Will redo New & Improved #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal oh yea??? is he the for most authority on apps..lol.. gottal love Dyami…ha ha #woodchat

@woodbard: @MansFineFurn @FlairWoodworks Who said anything about dust? I get just about nil dust – #woodchat http://t.co/FRA5IkND

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson my first one was square head (laminated maple) with ash handle, wedged blind tenon = solid #woodchat

@thewoodninja: I made an app, but it has nothing to do with Twitter (or Andriod) #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard I find dovetail jigs either take too much set-up and learning curve is too steep or don’t allow enough adjustability. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @JimAAshley I still have a little pegboard left, but only for non-woodworking stuff #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MansFineFurn that is true…you can always make another one..lol and like the iphone, it will just keep getting better…ha #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @woodbard I’ve got the same one. I use it to collect dust…where it sits, on the shelf, while I give my LN DT saw some love #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @thewoodninja I had a nap. Oh wait, that’s different. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @UserOfWood yeah, gotta keep the “general” stuff somewhere #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Dust is scared of Al! RT @woodbard: Who said anything about dust? I get just about nil dust – #woodchat #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @ChrisHasFlair You never sleep dude! #woodchat

@Handyguys: Hey #woodchat chatters @ChrisHasFlair @MansFineFurn @Wood_Jedi @UserOfWood @ChrisHasFlair @thewoodninja @woodbard @JimAAshley @JustSqEnough

@Wood_Jedi: @JustSqEnough Thank you… :O) #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I was running Festool routers with dust extractors today and they don’t throw dust. However, straight bits leave dust behind. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn how did the lamination hold up to abuse? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: That’s an urban legend. RT @thewoodninja: @ChrisHasFlair You never sleep dude! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Spiral bits left zero cleanup. #woodchat

@theboisshop: Twertchat is pretty good on Android browser #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Here are some hand’cut, half’blind dovetails I cut on a stand’up desk for a client – $$$$ – http://t.co/rr7EQXfZ #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Routers and DC = noise, even if you do get the dust. How can I listen to my tunes with all that racket? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @ChrisHasFlair like the picture… did you bring enough for the rest of the class? I like cake!!#woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tooltutor @benjamenjohnson I have kept a notebook by my bed for years to write when my mind goes into overload. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson 5 years and going strong. chipping out on the edge where I aimed badly, but nothing I can’t clean up… #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Wood_Jedi @chrishasflair he never shares with us! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @Handyguys How are you tonight?? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: what is this Handyguys stuff ? Is the podcast for real or is it just spam ? #woodchat

@woodbard: @thewoodninja I am like @Tumblewood – I hate dust, so DC on every jig. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard Nice work. For four drawers, it would have been far quicker for me to cut them by hand than fumble with a jig. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard Although, with practice, I could probably do better. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @Wood_Jedi Dyami’s great, and he seems to know his Android stuff. I gotta check out early tonite, see you all next week! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Handyguys Hi there, How goes it? #woodchat

@bltww: @woodbard Me too. HATE HATE HATE dust #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard Personally, I don’t like the angle of the tails, but you got nice fine pins. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @woodbard beautiful desk Al! Is it finished? I would love to see the final work. I have a thing for desks..:) #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @TheRealNeal Have a good night#woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @woodbard nice #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @MansFineFurn Try this http://t.co/00KoJurT #woodchat

@woodbard: @MansFineFurn You use ear protection with tunes in them! #woodchat

@theboisshop: My last project had 104 hand cut dovetails, and was still faster by hand than it would have been by jig. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Turn up the music!!! RT @MansFineFurn: Routers and DC = noise. How can I listen to my tunes with all that racket? #woodchat

@Handyguys: @Wood_Jedi #woodchat I’m multitasking between taxes and contemplating a gate design for deck, posted here http://t.co/pgrMrIZn

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson It’s real. Seen a few episodes. They’re ok. more #homeimprovement than #woodworking #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @bltww i hate dust and noise. not using routers in my shop anymore! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TheRealNeal Have a good night! #woodchat

@bltww: organzing boards for #konkbench top #woodchat (Broadcasting live at http://t.co/LCoJctJ9

@ChrisHasFlair: @Wood_Jedi @HighRockWW This piece of cake is over two months old. Still want some? #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Who fumbles with a jig??? ;-( Mon Dieu! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Yep: RT @theboisshop: My last project had 104 hand cut dovetails, and was still faster by hand than it would have been by jig. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @ChrisHasFlair well when you put it like that…No i dont want any now.. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @theboisshop You must suck with a router jig , or had many different drawer sizes. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @woodbard still need to be able to hear other things (kids, wife, dog, cat, UPS, etc.) and the music. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: You haven’t seen me dance, have you RT @woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Who fumbles with a jig??? ;-( Mon Dieu! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor @handyguys just giving them a hard time. their tweet looked kind of spammy #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @MansFineFurn @theboisshop I’d sure like to see some video of hand cut dovetails faster than a jig. That’s some mad Hand skills #woodchat

@woodbard: Should have used this image instead – http://t.co/0SAF1p7y #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Well, that half hour went by fast. #Canuck game is starting soon, and I need to eat. I’ll say bye now, but will be around. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @ChrisHasFlair oh my god, i did video of me doing a shop Jig..it was funny..but got edited out of the final video… #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair If you put it that way… I suspect there might some video at WIA suirreled away, of you dancing #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: What’s with the scribe lines? Hand-cut or routed? RT @woodbard: Should have used this image instead – http://t.co/LZpn2Dwu #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @woodbard wow those look flawless #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Wood_Jedi POST IT!!! #woodchat

@Handyguys: @benjamenjohnson @Tooltutor I hate spam #woodchat – Just give me more shop time and I’ll b happy.

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor Once the jig is setup, maybe, but not, tweaking, testing, adjusting, & making a unique DT pattern 4 diff sized drawers #woodchat

@RKOSaw: RT @uppercutwood: Hey everyone #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Good nitght, Chris. I hope they win! #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Those were hand’cut – again, on the stand-up desk. $$$$ #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @woodbard if youkeep posting pics like that I’mgoing to swear off woodworking #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Good night all, have a good one! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @ChrisHasFlair no body wants to see me dancing acting a fool lol only Steve @MereMortalsWW can pull that off and make it look Good #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard Why did you decide to use hand-cut over routed? Design? Speed? Prestige? #woodchat

@woodbard: @Wood_Jedi They pretty much were. The reason for cost – a good example, actually. The entire fropnt was cut from one board #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor …and the more you do, the faster it gets #woodchat

@theboisshop: @Tooltutor When all your drawers are different sizes, cutting by hand is faster. No time wasted on setup. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Well, I missed woodchat. First day back at work since before Christmas. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Wood_Jedi I didn’t say anything about it making you looking good. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood we’re mostly still here! #woodchat

@woodbard: @benjamenjohnson No more pix for tonight then. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @woodbard And they were hand cut? ok im impressed.. you got skills my friend!!!! #woodchat

@bltww: @uppercutwood it’s still liming along #woodchat

@ParadisePuzzles: RT @woodbard: Should have used this image instead – http://t.co/0SAF1p7y #woodchat

@woodbard: Good night, everyone. #woodchat

@bltww: @uppercutwood er, still limping along that is #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Looks like tweetchat in the android browserisn’tthe best solution either. I’m having scrolling issues #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodbard G’niight Al, and nice dovetails! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: ok got to get back to shooting this video..Talk to you guys later.. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Yeah time to call it a night.. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @benjamenjohnson ah really??? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I need to go too. I spent 5 minutes in woodchat. I’m a bad person. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: does this meet at 9 or 10pm#woodchat

@Tooltutor: @theboisshop That makes sense but without actual hand skills myself, seeing is believing =) #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @benjamenjohnson have a good night. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @BillGriggs 8pmcentral #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs 9est#woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @BillGriggs We just finished the hour session. It starts at 6pm Pacific. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs 9 pm #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs how are you tonight ? #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Late obviously #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: good meeting everyone, g’night #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Wood_Jedi yeah that and my keyboard is misbehaving. oh, well the search goes on. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi good. I ‘ve been making videos all day.#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs its all good.. atleast you made it.. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs same here.as a matter of fact i was on my way out to finish working on a video.Are you on youtube? I need to subscribe #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Goodnight all! #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @MansFineFurn goodnight!! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @woodbard @ChrisHasFlair Those look incredible Al! I’m more engineer than craftsman & jigs make voices in my head #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi yah. I’m on youtube. Don’t you hate how you can change user names to something useful? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Any chance someone else got #woodchat recorded? My connection crashed at 6:17 evidently.

@BillGriggs: @BillGriggs Can’t change.#woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs yes i do!! I wanted to change my user name to my company name but cant, id have to create a new channel..dont want to #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi what was the video about?#woodchat

@Handyguys: Gota run #woodchat, sorry I couldnt stick around. Happy dust making.

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs It is my project video : “How to etch a brass plate” #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi Make sure to post a link to Twitter #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs a follow up video of a video i made a while back ago this time im showing a different method #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs yes i always do.. if you would like to see my video channel http://t.co/lTKeYded #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi I’ll check it out. Here is my youtube channel. http://t.co/VT42SOY7 #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs the video demonstrates how to etch a plate like this http://t.co/Lrh1fm3k #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @BillGriggs just subscribed to your channel #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @Wood_Jedi I subscribed to yours too. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Good night woodchat.#woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: Missed #woodchat today:(

@DyamiPlotke: @TheRealNeal @Wood_Jedi Sorry I missed #woodchat tonight fellas. When I follow on my phone I use a dedicated #woodchat column in Tweetdeck.

Video Post #9: Weekend Treeworking

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:19 +0000

We recently had a storm come through and the high winds and soft wet ground meant we had a tree blow over. Today I used my truck, some come-alongs, some rope and fly-fishing knots to right the tree and secure it to a strong fencepost.

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Woodworkers Last Woodchat Before Christmas: Woodchat Transcript December 21, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:00:20 +0000

People are preparing for Christmas, finishing those last gifts and spending time with family, but a great group of woodworkers still made time for #woodchat.

Woodchat Transcript December 21, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@DyamiPlotke: @asliceofwood there is a #woodchat tonight, though I will likely miss it.

@DyamiPlotke: @asliceofwood yes. @Tumblewood is working on a G+ method, but #woodchat is still on twitter for now.

@benjamenjohnson: Anyone have a topic for tonight? How about comparing woodworking scars? :>) #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Hello? anybody out there? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: hi Ben #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @benjamenjohnson Good evening benjamen! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I get the feeling it’s going to be limited attendance tonight #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Tis the season @MansFineFurn … and hello. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy @MansFineFurn Hi guys. #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: Were here! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: You’re such a cut up… RT @benjamenjohnson: Anyone have a topic for tonight? How about comparing woodworking scars? :>) #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn: Yeah, family in town vacation, etc… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Hi Jeff #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello @RhodyFurniture Welcome to #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy Ha ha! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RhodyFurniture Hello. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Hi Michael (do prefer Mike?) where in RI are you? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I wasn’t sure I would make it to #woodchat tonight. Been a bear of a week at work. #woodchat is a nice place to chat and unwind

@benjamenjohnson: I didn’t see a suggested topic tonight. I just mentioned the injuries because I just took a 1mm2 chunk out of my index finger. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’m here all week. Be sure to tip the waitress… RT @benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy Ha ha! #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @MansFineFurn Mike is good. Im in Cumberland, RI you? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: OWWWWWWWWWWWW RT @benjamenjohnson: I didn’t see a suggested topic tonight. I just took a 1mm2 chunk out of my index finger. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy #woodchat is a nice place to chat and unwind. Got that right! I’m enjoying some homemade schnapps. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RhodyFurniture Mansfield MA, not too far #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: ummm @benjamenjohnson … you didn’t hit the schnapps BEFORE the accident. did ya? #woodchat Just checkin…

@benjamenjohnson: @RhodyFurniture RT Anyone know a friend that makes chairs? What kind of chairs, I’ve helped my dad make some Adirondack s(sic) #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @MansFineFurn not too far at all, nice to meet you. We should grab a beer sometime. #Smallworld #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy No, yesterday I was sharpening a chisel when my boy walked up behind me. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I know a couple of folks that make chairs #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RhodyFurniture Absolutely —>beer #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Heading to the kegerator for a pint of craft Weizenbock to enjoy #woodchat

@dividedlight: hey everyone! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood #woodchat been looking into dust collection lately. anyone have experience with the Wynn Environmental filters?

@RhodyFurniture: @benjamenjohnson dining room chairs. we build tables but dont have the time to do chairs as well #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @MansFineFurn ok perfect, this #woodchat thing is great!

@Tumblewood: Hey Guys..just ended WTO…I’m recording now..I’ll post on G+ Woodchat #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Glad you’re enjoying #woodchat @RhodyFurniture

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor No, I just looked them up, what problem are you trying to solve? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: hey vic, I’ve got the earlier posts if you want them #woodchat

@Tooltutor: Also, is there a decent off the shelf Thies vortex filter trash can top pre-separator. Most of what I see is scratch built w/pvc #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hi there @dividedlight #woodchat

@mamader: evening all #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Thanks @Tumblewood #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: evening all #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @MansFineFurn are the chair makers local? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello @mamader and @JC_McGrath #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @benjamenjohnson I use Tweetchat, but I want the group to move to G+ Woodchat..much easier for me to follow and auto record #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @MansFineFurn I have all the way to 6:03 #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson Seems filter bags clog easily and even fine filter bags aren’t as efficient as rated (not third party tested). #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @Tumblewood @benjamenjohnson is there audio for this #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood Do you just copy and paste or is there some other functionality I’m not seeing of TweetChat? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I need to go change and get to work.I’ll record and post..but have a hard time following this many conversations on Twitter #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson Link to Wynn Filter cartridges http://t.co/iZiyKezS #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: See you Vic Roubo :”_) #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I have a Rockler Vortex on my Shop Vac, but you need to check the filter from all the fine powder that gets from the Vortex #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @RhodyFurniture No, we just mean record all the tweets so you can repost the entire chat later. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: i am going to have to catch up on the transcript, too much stuff to finish – Gnite all! have a Wonderful Christmas/Holidays! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @JC_McGrath lol..thanks Jon..my cam is up if anyone wants to follow. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Happy Holiday to you and yours @JC_McGrath #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Sorry I’m late #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor Yeah, I know form other applications that you can’t necessarily trust the stated filter efficiency #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @benjamenjohnson I am working on doing a G+ hangout panel discussion, too! To enable us to be a real guild..shop tours etc. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood I’m recording..I’m off to change and get to work on my project. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @WoodworkGuy That’s the part I’m trying to catch effectively, fine dust, with the Wynn http://t.co/iZiyKezS #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood Cool. I can’t wait to see it work. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I will do a transcript again #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @benjamenjohnson gotchya #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So do people have good jigs to share #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Tooltutor that would be really handy to capture the fine dust. Really tired of clearing filters #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy Is the Vortex worth the money? Does it work that much better than a simple separator (non vortex) #woodchat

@Seanw78: #woodchat Happy Holidays to one and all #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @benjamenjohnson It works great – except for the fine dust on the shop vac filter. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Define good :>) #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’m curious to see how that works @Tooltutor #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood I have a neat way that I make my cope cuts but I didn’t have time to prepare anything. Couldn’t find any photos. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @WoodworkGuy It’s also that fine dust that causes the health issues. I’m pretty paranoid about the toxicity of some wood species #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @dividedlight I’d definitely be interested in that! I can cope simple molding OK, but start adding curves and shadowlines…Yeck. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @Tooltutor Tropical woods? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I totally agree @Tooltutor Might have to break down for a better DC system #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor Yeah, I hear you on the toxicity part. My solution is to wear a respirator when I think about it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I wore a respirator today when cutting and routing cherry. Ounce of prevention. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @benjamenjohnson I wear one for mahogany, etc #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Good plan @benjamenjohnson #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood routers are really bad for dust. I just completed a bunch of template work with a router. Nasty. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I need to use a laser cutter before next wednesday. The createspace in seattle has one for $2 per minute. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @dividedlight Even common woods can be toxic. Here’s a chart I found http://t.co/TIZILsFa #woodchat

@JimAAshley: hi folks, a bit late tonight #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson I have a respirator too but I don’t always wear it and I usually take it off long before all the air is clear #woodchat

@uppercutwood: My favorite jig is a router dado jig used with straight cutting bits that have bearings. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I am going to get one of those dust bee gone masks for general use. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Odd thickness plywood is no match for it, and you don’t need lots of bits. Just good 1/2″ or 5/8″ guide bearing straight bits. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Holy smokes, am I late? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I need to make a jig for cutting key hole slots in some plaques. For hanging them on the wall. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hey Tom @TomsWorkbench welcome. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench Hey Tom buddy! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I just found a list on the toxic woods, Hmm…didn’t realize Ash was on there. http://t.co/0DRcbz3u #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Gosh, this is embarrassing… I was out in the shop installing some pull out shelves in the pantry unit! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench hi Tom #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @WoodworkGuy I’m looking into a Delta 50-760 with a Wynn filter and a pre-separator http://t.co/N1h934SN #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy one of these? http://t.co/Vq41qyGp #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: We limit the dust by using mostly hand planes on our furniture #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Thanks for that chart @Tooltutor Interesting and scary… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I guess the best question for tonight – who is on the ‘naughty’ list, and who is on the ‘nice’ list? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood Any particular model of jig? #woodchat Could use one for my closet project.

@WoodworkGuy: That would be a great DC system @uppercutwood #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood If you ever need a rapid prototype machine with Polycarbonate, I’ll give any #woodchat members a deep discount.

@uppercutwood: @Tooltutor I made the jig, similar to Woodwhisperer’s #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Naughty here… >;-) RT @TomsWorkbench: I- who is on the ‘naughty’ list, and who is on the ‘nice’ list? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @WoodworkGuy no problem. it scared ME too! hence all the research on dust collection #woodchat Breathed enough bad stuff in my life

@uppercutwood: @Tooltutor you have a laser cutter or CNC? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy I’m on the ‘to be decided’ list… :-0 #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Yes. RT @uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy one of these? http://t.co/40SJ1bp1 #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench If you’re not on the naughty list, you just ain’t livin’! =P #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I think I’m on the list of those “who must not be named” #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tooltutor You are taking some serious risks there, hombre. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Billy Joel says “only the good die young” RT @Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench If you’re not on the naughty list, you just ain’t livin’! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood I’ve got a 4 axis CNC at work but I don’t know G-code. no laser cutter, only 2 rapid prototypers, a Fortus & ZPrint #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood thanks, I’ll look through the whisperer archive. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench Yeah, but you just made points for wife’s b-day… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I had a Festool Domino on the wish list I sent to the North Pole.. not sure it’s gonna make the sleigh… #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench shh…don’t tell my wife #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor Only 2 rapid prototypers…Hey that’s two more than I have. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy I did. She did like the helicopter ride… Maybe this will be my lucky year… HA HA HA HA HA…. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson Wish I had more ideas to abuse them instead of making #starwars ships for the CFO. He writes the checks afterall #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat I’d like one of these, Santa http://t.co/Zq850Knc

@uppercutwood: I’d like a better router table setup, with Dust Collection too #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I’d like some freakin’ lessons on how to hand cut dovetails! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench I was late playing Jetpack Joyride on the #ipad. At least your excuse is #woodchat related

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Yikes: the shipping on that Dust Collector costs about as much as an entry level DC #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Sorry I had to bail on #woodchat tonight. The fever is kicking my butt. Delusions and everything…off to bed, & read transcripts tomorrow

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench that was a cool gift, but rumor has it that Iggy will score the choice gifts… #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: FEEL BETTER @MansFineFurn and happy holidays #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood oooh…that’s nice! Put me down for one of those too. Throw in some extra shop space while you’re at it Santa #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat or one of these, with the remote please http://t.co/ubIpKHKW

@JimAAshley: @MansFineFurn ugh, feel better! #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @uppercutwood $1900 is a little steep for Santa :/ #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn Get better soon! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn Feel better, I’ll do the transcripts. Sorry I missed a couple and now can’t get them from twitter. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy Iggy is ALWAYS getting the good gifts… #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @MansFineFurn Feel better Nick. #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @MansFineFurn nice meeting you! Feel better and Happy Holidays! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Such is life Tom… @TomsWorkbench #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat where is @Tumblewood or @DyamiPlotke or @DJOfurnituremkr

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy I know I’m gonna get a bunch of bananas… And Iggy’s gonna get the domino… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Vic had to work and Dynami couldn’t make it. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood It’s getting close to Christmas… probably at a mall doing last minute shopping #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench but bananas are a-pealing… Maybe the monkey will share. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Well glad I got here, even if I got here late. So anyone have great jigs to share? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy That hairball? Not a chance… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Matt – a bench hook is so damned simple… and effective… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I drilled a hole in a piece of wood to make a guide… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench I agree on the bench hook. I think bench cookies are a bust though. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Bench Hook article http://t.co/CuKIwkzV #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I took some shelf liner and hockey pucks for bench cookies #woodchat Work pretty well and cheap.

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood I’m with you, Matt. Those gripper/riser things don’t necessary work as advertised. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench I had to route some pieces today. Those cookies just don’t work on 4″ wide by 34″ long. Too narrow. #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: @TomsWorkbench this is great thanks for sharing, def will use this #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WoodworkGuy I have a 2ftby3ft router mat I use when I don’t want things to slip.I can’t see much used for expensive hockey pucks. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @RhodyFurniture My pleasure. That’s why I love blogging.. helping others. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy I might make large triangular ones but today I just used the router table instead. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson This piece needed to be lifted so the bearing didn’t rub on the workbench top. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: OK, folks, I gotta roll.. the kids are digging presents out from under the tree and shaking them! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @benjamenjohnson I use old, used pucks. don’t buy new ones #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson @WoodworkGuy Glad to hear it from others. Thought I was losing my mind when I couldn’t figure out why I’d need’em #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TomsWorkbench Take care Tom. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Adios @TomsWorkbench! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I usually use the router table with pieces that size. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench C’ya Tom, I’m out too. Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend with their families. g’night! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Tooltutor Take care and happy holidays #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor When they first came out,I was offered some bench cookies for free if I’d write a short review. I couldn’t see the use. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: take care Tom @Tomsworkbench #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: the pucks are nice when I need to elevate something to cut with jigsaw or router #woodchat

@JimAAshley: G’night all, happy Holidays to all! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I wouldn’t buy the fancy store types though. they are pricey. #woodchat Mine are old hockey pucks and scrap shelf liner

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson That’s what I did, but routing the ends required extra special safety and tearpout attention #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Yeah, I can see where that would be a problem. #woodchat

@RhodyFurniture: Gnight fella’s and Happy Holiday’s! This was a great first #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Anyone ever used a laser cutter or engraver? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Alright, my son is calling for me, time to call it a night. Merry Christmas all! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: G/night all, time to get the little one out of the bathtub. Transcript within 48 hours (or so). #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Take care and happy holidays! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: take care @benjamenjohnson happy holidays! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @uppercutwood I have. Sorry I missed the #woodchat.

Woodworkers Discuss Hardware Sources: Woodchat Transcript December 14, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:00:42 +0000

Although the #woodchat team couldn’t make it, chatters still got together.

Woodchat Transcript December 14, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@DyamiPlotke: RT @benjamenjohnson What’s the topic(s) tonight? #woodchat @dividedlight: Sounds like we’re going to discuss hardware suppliers. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @benjamenjohnson #woodchat is in Twitter tonight

@WVWoodshed: Oops, see the topic is hardware sources. Honestly, I’ve gotten most of my hardware from the big boxes. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: We can go with the #woodchat suggested topic or talk about other things.

@MansFineFurn: 1. good sources for HW/hinges/slides etc 2. Can you be profitable and do handwork (how much detail/handwork can you do) #woodchat”

@WVWoodshed: I received a hardware catalog from Veritas (Lee Valley), but haven’t shopped it yet. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I’d say lets start with a vote/suggestions on topics, if folks want to stick with proposed (HW) for a while that’s cool too #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’ve purchased things from Rockler, Woodcraft, McFeely’s and Lee Valley – along with big box and local Ace Hdwe #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: we’re organic and free form tonight #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: When I did cabinet work I used: http://t.co/ycmOeCaL #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: #woodchat I found a good source for small wooden parts recently… Lara’s Crafts (they sell some stuff at Michaels) http://t.co/pCyboiNk

@dividedlight: Ditto for these.RT @WoodworkGuy: Ive purchased things from Rockler, Woodcraft, McFeelys and Lee Valley #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: as far as HW, I’m a big fan of Lee Valley, but for specialty stuff I also use Horton Brasses #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I find McFeelys too expensive for the same stuff…good selection of screws though #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: One off topic question I have is; How do you fund your shop? Especially when starting from scratch. #woodchat

@dividedlight: My work requires large hardware and my favorite is House of Antique Hardware. Excellent customer service. #woodchat

@imaginer99: Online retailers have great photos and selection for hardware. Only downside is shipping can be expensive due to weight. #Woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: My local Do it best (Beisswenger’s) is pretty good for small metal hardware too. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: For the work I do now I use: http://t.co/xiWAs5LL #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @dividedlight do you have a link to the House of Antique Hardware? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @sduffy68 Set aside a savings account or a jar or someplace to squirrel away a few bucks here and there when you get paid. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 I would complete jobs with the tools I had and invest something from each payment. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sduffy68 self sustaining (sales fund tools), but started not from scratch, per se, but with a well-equipped hobbyist’s shop. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @imaginer99 Yeah shipping can be a bummer. Sometimes more than $10 for a $1 part. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Mc Feely’s can be proud with their stuff, but they have sales sometimes,. I get their sq drive wood screws and pocket screws #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sduffy68 I should say, I don’t live off the shop income, my wife works and I have good savings from prior work #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 http://t.co/H16WG5cZ excellent window and door hinges as well as locksets #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @sduffy68 Be very careful not to get caught up buying “novelty” tools & gadgets. Spend money on useful tools as you need them. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I lbuy with free shipping RT @benjamenjohnson: @imaginer99 Yeah shipping can be a bummer. Sometimes more than $10 for a $1 part. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: #woodchat http://t.co/BtM5VCI3 has a great selection of knobs and pulls from antique to modern. I always look there first.

@dividedlight: @MansFineFurn I do but it’s a pretty low standard of living. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat forgot the tag. Horton is good. A CT business. Also like Sanderson for knife hinges. Those rock.

@MansFineFurn: for reproduction stuff I like hortons: http://t.co/G7BpELr9 #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat favorite place for pulls: my lathe and a chunk of cocobolo.

@MansFineFurn: @dividedlight I think you’ve been at it a bit longer than me, but I hope one day to make it self sustaining #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @sduffy68 #woodchat I justify every major tool purchase with a project(s) that I’d save money on by doing it myself. No “extra” funding then

@MansFineFurn: RT @MKatFWW: #woodchat favorite place for pulls: my lathe and a chunk of cocobolo. @MKatFWW: #woodchat taking a DT break. Bake shortly.

@benjamenjohnson: Cool. Horton brasses has a list of hardware shown in magazines and TV shows http://t.co/KPnEEpjs #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @thewoodninja novelty tools are a problem, particularly when your are to new to recognize them from important tools. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor Yeah, that’s how I convince my wife to let me buy a lot of stuff too. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I will have to check out Hortons #woodchat

@dividedlight: @MansFineFurn I will add that I most likely wouldn’t have health insurance if my wife didn’t have a job with benefits. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sduffy68 that’s what you’ve got this community for! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @dividedlight:I will add that I most likely wouldnt have health insurance if my wife didnt have a job with benefits @thewoodninja: @sduffy68 Don’t ever be afraid to ask. There are a lot of great guys here willing to help. ShopNotes magazine is a great buy too. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson You’re a pro Ben. I doubt there’s much convincing required anymore. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn DOH! How foolish of me. Just let me know I ‘m overkill before I wear out my welcome. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @MansFineFurn: as far as HW, I’m a big fan of Lee Valley, but for specialty stuff I also use Horton Brasses #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @thewoodninja I’ve let my woodworking magazine subscriptions lapse…but looking at the ShopNotes website, maybe I’ll reconsider #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @thewoodninja @sduffy68 This group’s definitely not shy about steering newbies clear of impractical buys. Just ask. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: No worries @sduffy68 we’re all here to talk and learn from each other in #woodchat

@thewoodninja: I just wish #woodchat was around back 14 years ago when I got started. You guys are the best!

@MansFineFurn: RT @thewoodninja: I just wish #woodchat was around back 14 years ago when I got started. You guys are the best! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @benjamenjohnson It’s still one of my favorites. I also have WoodSmith, Wood, and Woodworker’s Journal. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: First question, are the $10 honing guides sufficient for the beginner or do I need to blow $70 on the Veritas? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor Actually, I’m always hesitant to pull the trigger on a big purchase, my wife usually ends up convincing me. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @DavidJUlschmid still on twitter for now. I’m just briefly popping in. It’s mostly moderator-less hardware talk tonight. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @thewoodninja those are all the ones I’ve given up on, except maybe wood. I’ve only kept FWW and PW. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson #woodchat surprised and humbled =)

@imaginer99: @sduffy68 Looking back, I wish I didn’t buy the veritas and just learned to hold it properly. #Woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @sduffy68 Chris Schwartz just posted an articel about tuning a cheap honing guide: http://t.co/D2SBgXTi #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @MansFineFurn I hear you. To me one of the best things to spend subscription $$ on is the FWW website. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sduffy68 I tried a bunch, cheap and expensive, decided freehand was best – quicker, easier, and cheaper (just lock that wrist) #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Evening all #woodchat

@dividedlight: @MansFineFurn I like PW, wish I had more time to build the projects. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello @BillGriggs how are you.? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @thewoodninja Amen to the FWW website (I have a perpetual subscription) and their cooking and homebuilding sites too! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: The downside of making a living in the shop is my lack of time to build just for fun. Most extra $ replaces bits, blades, & tools. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @sduffy68 wait for the upcoming honing guide from @Woodpeckers_Inc it’ll last a lifetime & be worth every premium penny. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: My favorite magazine is Woodwork. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @MansFineFurn @thewoodninja those are all the ones I’ve given up on, except maybe wood. I’ve only kept FWW and PW. #woodchat @benjamenjohnson: @thewoodninja I used to subscribe to Wood, I liked the tool comparisons, but I didn’t really like the projects. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: There are a lot of great woodworking magazines FWW, PW , Shop Notes… #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @BillGriggs ’evening, Bill. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat I don’t subscribe to any mags, but I do get one for free! The others I read at work.

@dividedlight: For sure! RT @thewoodninja: The downside of making a living in the shop is my lack of time to build just for fun. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sduffy68 if you have a benchgrinder, a hollow grind really helps hold a free-hand honing angle easily #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @benjamenjohnson I really feel the same but my wife made a payment twice without me knowing. I’m in for at least 3 more years! #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @sduffy68 I started with the $10 variety. Works fine. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr That’s good too, picked it up Sat. on your recommendation. Not a lot of my style of work, but inspiring indeed #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @DyamiPlotke Evening. What’s are you working on? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DyamiPlotke Do you have a link for the honing guide? #woodchat

@dividedlight: Anyone do a major project on their own house? Like build a whole kitchen? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW hiring? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Hey #woodchat sorry I’m late!

@WoodworkGuy: Fancy that… RT @MKatFWW: #woodchat I don’t subscribe to any mags, but I do get one for free! The others I read at work.

@DJOfurnituremkr: I tend to side sharpen 98% of the time so it’s easy to hold a flat bevel. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @dividedlight I am right now. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MKatFWW @sduffy68. I have a cheap $10 honing guide. It works just fine except for when the concave jaw gets in the way. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hey @HighRockWW Good evening #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @dividedlight coming up this summer – Kitchen. I just did a big addition in 07-08 which enabled my new shop (among other things) #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Oops meant convex #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @MansFineFurn ha! I didn’t mention all the work I do too. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @dividedlight I just replaced a tub and shower without ripping apart the rest of the bathroom. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Small side note. If any of u have a FB fan page, drop me a message. I’m trying to get the word out about everyone’s pages. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr By side sharpen, you mean freehand with strokes parallel to the blade, correct? That’s what I meant by freehand #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @benjamenjohnson Isn’t that what Schwartz addressed in his recent blog article #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW I’m not work averse #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @thewoodninja should we do it again in this forum? #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat isn’t showing up automatically tonight. Odd.

@benjamenjohnson: @sduffy68 Exactly, I just haven’t followed his guide yet. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @dividedlight That’s when I hire someone else. #Ihatehomeimprovement #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I like some of the industry mags, like Woodshop News. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW are you here: http://t.co/gxrfSTpX #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @MansFineFurn Nah. Let’s not clog up #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @thewoodninja Here’s mine http://t.co/FeNXxvhX thanks for doing the compilation #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @thewoodninja I still haven’t figured out what to do with my facebook page besides link to my posts. what are you planning? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’m sure she’ll love it @HighRockWW #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @MansFineFurn Here is a link. I took a class with Harrelson years ago: http://t.co/B7ldhV8K #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @benjamenjohnson Really just want to start by getting everyone a few fans/likes to start. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @MansFineFurn #woodchat no on my iPhone. Using the search feature of twitter app.

@HighRockWW: @WoodworkGuy Thanks…I added BB’s to the inside so that it rattles. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @benjamenjohnson That why I asked about the guides. I had been drooling over the Veritas, but Schwartz article made me think. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @HighRockWW Looks great Chris! That project may outlive us both. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr I think that’s a yes, I’ll redirect to @sduffy68, since it was his original question…http://t.co/B7ldhV8K #woodchat

@MKatFWW: Now I’m there #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @MKatFWW @MansFineFurn my iphone is dead tonight but I find that is the best way for me to participate in #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @Tooltutor Thanks! Hopefully everyone will be able to see the “Likes” on my page for a sort of master list. #woodchat http://t.co/P4ckAqG6

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 I love the veritas guide system. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @sduffy68 I built a gauge to make mounting my chisels consistent, but I have to fuss more than I should getting it tightened down #woodchat

@imaginer99: @HighRockWW that is a great present! I am going to try and remember that for my upcoming daughter! #Woodchat

@MKatFWW: Time to transfer tails. To drawer front. Back later. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @MansFineFurn I think there is some info on the web as well if a search is made. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson @thewoodninja FB’s a good place to post things u’d likely also tweet about but have a longer shelf life #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn @DJOFurnituremkr Thanks I may get the video #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @imaginer99 I will be posting a blog post about it in the next week and will have a Google SketchUp pattern for download. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr dale, my question was just whether the side method is freehand, side to side (I learned from Phil Lowe, same way #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @Tooltutor @benjamenjohnson True. And no matter how I feel about it, some people just prefer it to Twitter & Google+. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor and not limited to 140 character sentence-like blurbs #woodchat

@imaginer99: @HighRockWW That would be great! #Woodchat

@HighRockWW: @imaginer99 The pattern should make it easier to duplicate. I am make one for each of my daughters. #woodchat

@dividedlight: Does anyone think G+ will be the favorite platform and FB will decline? #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: Off Topic Twitter??? If I want to switch account names to match my blog is there a less painful way? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor Funny that’s what I use G+ for. I have so much more interaction on G+ than Facebook #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @dividedlight One can only hope! #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: I don’t want to loss current followers, etc. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @MansFineFurn Got ya, yes free hand. I think jigs are to complicated and keep users from developing a natural skill. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @sduffy68 Don’t think there’s a less painful way. I lost quite a few when I created my @woodninja account. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr agreed #woodchat

@dividedlight: @thewoodninja I’m relatively new to twitter but I like it. FB’s quality seems to be declining. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @sduffy68 I think twitter’s help section had a bit on this, not sure how you maintain followers other than aggressive announcement #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @sduffy68 Are you asking about twitter? just go here http://t.co/hLowdBZn and change it. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @dividedlight not without some major changes. G+ fails in the sense it’s not a good platform for 3rd party developers #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @dividedlight I feel the same way. Twitter also seems like the perfect platform for quick interaction from the shop. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @DJOfurnituremkr @MansFineFurn I agree, I tried to make a jig to learn to help crosscut with a handsaw. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @DJOfurnituremkr @MansFineFurn in the end 30 days of cutting 10 cuts a day by hand did the trick… #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @thewoodninja @benjamenjohnson Agreed. FB is definitely still the most widely used and accepted. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: Anyone ever done inlays? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @Tooltutor I opened a G+ account because I thought woodchat was headed there. I haven’t done anything with it otherwise. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @MansFineFurn #woodchat definitely a good balance between short tweets and long blog posts.

@thewoodninja: @Tooltutor @benjamenjohnson Hence my plight to spread the word about our fan pages. Basically all I do is mirror my Google+ posts #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs some inlays, hope to get into more when I’m done with non-inlay commissions! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @dividedlight I did that same thing. After it not working last week, I never went back. #Woodchat is my only circle.

@WVWoodshed: @benjamenjohnson Thanks for the suggestion. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @sduffy68 I don’t think you lose any followers if you change your username, many articles suggest registering your old name again #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson #woodchat complete opposite for me. No interactions at all on G+. No one I know uses it. Still on fb

@thewoodninja: @dividedlight There are lot’s of great users to follow there. Awesome amounts of info available & it’s getting better. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Got to go guy’s. See you next week. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: G+ and FB – different beasts so far. G+ developing quickly. Never met anyone in my G+ circles, few in my FB friends I’ve not met #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @benjamenjohnson Painless, thats what I am talking about!!! You’re da man!!! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @dividedlight Find Al Navas on G+ and then his woodworkers circle post. Add that circle. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @BillGriggs I’m working on a frame for Christmas. #woodchat What are you working on? http://t.co/waLI255w

@thewoodninja: @Tooltutor Just go to my Google+ page & look at the people in my circles. Most of the guys here. http://t.co/Iqd7mqaS #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I find FB less “noisy” maybe because i don’t use G+ as intended, (anyone know what the intended use IS?). Still learing it. #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @MansFineFurn I want to do a chess board and don’t know what glue to use. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @benjamenjohnson @dividedlight or my G+, I have Al’s list, i can share woodworking list with whomever wants it #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @HighRockWW looks great. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Yeah! What @benjamenjohnson said! Check out Al’s page! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @MansFineFurn seems the whole internet jury’s still out on that question #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BillGriggs inlay? or veneer? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @BillGriggs because the squares have two sides of end grain? #woodchat

@MKatFWW: Transferred tails and cut the pins. Now clean out sockets. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW try tweetdeck & a #woodchat column.

@MKatFWW: My favorite social platform is a rocking porch w/whiskey. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor @MansFineFurn This whole internet thingy is just a fad #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @DyamiPlotke Thanks. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @dividedlight Does anyone think G+ will be the favorite platform and FB will decline? #woodchat RT @MKatFWW: My favorite social platform is a rocking porch w/whiskey. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MKatFWW Pour me a shot I am all in! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson @MansFineFurn #woodchat Oh good…I’ll just ignore it until it goes away. Save me the trouble of figuring it out. =P

@WoodworkGuy: Hello @woodbard. Great to see you at #woodchat tonight

@DyamiPlotke: @DJOfurnituremkr goodnight, Dale. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WVWoodshed Is that you @sduffy68? I’ll follow you now #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @woodbard Glad u made it Al. #woodchat

@woodbard: @thewoodninja thanks Kenny and Jeff! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: + 2 RT @MKatFWW: My favorite social platform is a rocking porch w/whiskey. #woodchat

@woodbard: @DyamiPlotke @dividedlight Although the jury is still out, G+ is gaining and getting better, much better. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson Anyone ever run hardwood flooring through a planer? Is the alumina oxide coating harsh on the blades? #woodchat

@MKatFWW: Alright my fingers are cold. But it’s warmed up to 52.5 in the shop. See ya next time. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @woodbard is the Google+ Godfather of the Woodworking circle! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @WVWoodshed Many articles say you should register your old name so somebody doesn’t poach it. Just sayin. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: we did Hardware, other proposed topics were ‘how much handwork/what level of detail can you do and still be profitable #woodchat

@woodbard: @MKatFWW Good night, Matt. Sorry I missed so much of the dialog. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: I am considering purchasing chisels one per pay pay check in order to purchase higher quality. Are Two-Cherries the route to go? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor YES don’t do it! #woodchat

@woodbard: @thewoodninja LOL – thanks, Kenny! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor …or just junk the blades when you’re done #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @Tooltutor I haven’t, but It can’t be good! My neighbor ran all his deck boards through a planer to refresh the surface though #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @MKatFWW Happy dovetails Matt Have a good one. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WVWoodshed I saw a set of 8 Stanley Sweethearts on sale for 199 (highland?) that looks like a great deal for a darned good chisel #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @Tooltutor I ran it through my table saw and while my blade isn’t the best I could definitely tell it was duller from the effort. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard @MKatFWW Awesome! Looks like #woodchat went on without the management. Thanks guys!! Anyone possibly record this? If so, pm me

@Tooltutor: @MansFineFurn Was hoping not to have to sand off the coating. Sandpaper is cheaper than blades tho #woodchat thx for verifying

@benjamenjohnson: @WVWoodshed Two Cherries are nice, but if you’re going all out why not Lie Nielson? #woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat thanks everyone.

@woodbard: @Tumblewood @MKatFWW Just got here, Vic. I missed most of it. But looks like it WAS terrific! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: I gotta go guys. It was a great #woodchat tonight. Thanks to all!

@WoodworkGuy: It has been another good #woodchat session

@Tumblewood: Just to let you know. Did a bit of mod on the Triton and great DC!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood I got ya covered Vic…was there ever any doubt? #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood Terrific, Vic – congrats!!! #woodchat

@BillGriggs: @WVWoodshed No you will get tired of waiting. Send them to me to hold for you till you have a complete set. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn Yup @sduffy68 is now @WVWoodshed #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood Good night, Kenny #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Take care @thewoodninja Have a good one #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Gotta help put the kids to bed goodnight all! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @benjamenjohnson #woodchat wishful thinking slight wear became epic lore

@woodbard: @benjamenjohnson See you, Ben. Hug the kids #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Take care @benjamenjohnson #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Everyone Amend your Follow List: RT @WVWoodshed: Yup @sduffy68 is now @WVWoodshed #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @WVWoodshed #woodchat Maybe that shouldn’t be the first thing I run through my new planer.

@WoodworkGuy: Wil do. RT @MansFineFurn: Everyone Amend your Follow List: RT @WVWoodshed: Yup @sduffy68 is now @WVWoodshed #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tumblewood How are you liking the Triton? I love mine! #woodchat

@woodbard: @HighRockWW @Tumblewood What was the mod? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tooltutor what kind of planer? If it’s the same as mine, I’ll send you the old blades! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: #woodchat Thanks again for another great chat everyone. Don’t have to wait until next week to chat me up.

@WoodworkGuy: Have a good one @Tooltutor #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood between you and @DyamiPlotke, and @theboisshop, I’m going to end up buying all new stuff (tritons,Festool, etc)!! #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @benjamenjohnson not sure about what going all out for LNs would run me. Just at $25-$30 each Two-Cherries would be in the budget. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard Yea, just did a quick mortise…barely any spewed bits and pieces.#woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tooltutor Have a good evening…and same to you. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tumblewood Glad you are happy with it. #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood Terrific, Vic! Congratulations. It looks like @theboisshop was spot on!!! #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @BillGriggs I get right on finding out the shipping cost, now whats that zip code??? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WVWoodshed the LN’s are double that. The Stanley SW’s I mentioned are same style as LN, also about $25/ and well reviewed #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard And I had the worst case scenario for length of 2 1/2″ hose, etc. So, yes, VERY happy! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard of course. I hardly ever use the shop vac #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood THAT’s even better. Too much of the small-diameter hose can kill efficiency. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WVWoodshed here, I found it: http://t.co/eNjW2r0z check those out… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Well, tomorrow, either cut my DT for the end cap of the Roubo, or start milling my stretchers. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn Seems I saw a chisel review/test where the Stanley’s came slightly behind the Two-Cherries. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard yes, I used 15-18′ of it. #woodchat

@woodbard: #woodchat Good night everyone. Get some good rest, and be safe.

@Tumblewood: @woodbard G’nite Al! Night all!! #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood WOW! Glad it worked so well, Vic. Can get quite lossy – but that is terrific! #woodchat

@woodbard: @Tumblewood Good night. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @woodbard Take care Al. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @woodbard Good night Al! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Time for me to call it a night too #woodchat !

@WoodworkGuy: I’m heading out as well. Take care all #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn Dang, maybe I need to rethink this for about the third time. Thanks for the info!!! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @HighRockWW Take care Chris. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @WoodworkGuy you too Jeff. #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: All the best to everyone this week!!! Remember… #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: Keep your mind on your fingers and your fingers on your hands… Peace!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @WVWoodshed Schwarz reviewed the stanleys, and seemed to like them as did @MKatFWW, I think? 2cherries-tanged, stanleys-socket. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Goodnight all, @Tumblewood, I’ll send you the transcript, (if i can remember how. ) #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn explain difference in tanged vs sockets. I know what tangs are, just not the difference. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: a bit of personal preference I think. Tanged need the ferrule to keep it together they want to split the handle when pounded on… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Sockets pound the handle into the socket, no ferrule needed. I have a ton of old tanged with broken ferrules and handles…. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: no broken anything on the old socketed, not sure if its coincidental #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn ah-ha Thanks again for all the info tonight. This group is AWESOME!!! Lovin the community!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: There’s probably a good comparison out there if you search FWW or PW articles. get what you think will work and fits the budget.. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Maybe get one of each kind (or test drive in a store) and see what feels right to you #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MansFineFurn Great advise! #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @MansFineFurn @wvwoodshed #woodchat Chris Gochnour officially reviewed them for the magazine (stanleys). He likes them.

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW you just photographed them? I saw your name there, just assumed… #woodchat

@WVWoodshed: @MKatFWW @MansFineFurn Definitely jumped to the top of my list. Thanks!!! #woodchat

@weilworks26: Was really hoping to be there for #woodchat tonight, bummer. Hopefully I can catchup at work tomorrow

@DyamiPlotke: @weilworks26 I popped in and out, but it was a great #woodchat I’m looking forward to the transcript too.

@weilworks26: Looking for a good twitter client for my desktop. anyone got good suggestions? #woodchat

@woodbard: @weilworks26 I use TweetDeck. Works great, as it allows multiple columns and updates are real-time. + available for smart phones #woodchat

@weilworks26: Is there a transcript for #woodchat last night?

@DyamiPlotke: @weilworks26 I use and like tweetdeck as a desktop client. #woodchat

@woodbard: #woodchat Hardware for furniture (1 of 3): Whitechapel Ltd. I have bought many from them. Find at http://t.co/2iBd3KrR

@woodbard: #woodchat (2/3) Antique hardware: House of Antique Hardware, at http://t.co/mCUnuNej

@woodbard: #woodchat (3/3) Restoration Hardware – nice! http://t.co/qWGzmVmb

Woodworkers Discuss Thanksgiving, Tools and Adaptable Woodshops: Woodchat Transcript November 23, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:00:53 +0000

The day before Thanksgiving woodworkers got together on twitter to meet, discuss, problem solve, and encourage. Many thinks to the Woodchat team that made this happen while I was celebrating with family. Special thinks to @Tumblewood for the transcript.

The best way to contribute to woodchat is Tweetchat.

Woodchat Transcript November 23, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@dividedlight Hey everyone. I’m in for the thanksgiving edition of woodchat. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Welcome @dividedlight! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @MansFineFurn That looks like a great sander! I’m thinking of a combo belt/disc unit #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Anybody working on holiday gift projects? #woodchat

@woodbard Good evening. #woodchat

@sharpendwood Hey #woodchat, I’ll be around as much as I can

@MansFineFurn I use the lathe for disc sanding on the rare occasion I need to do it. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy I am working on several cutting boards and jewelry boxes for the holidays #woodchat

@Seanw78 Hello all, What are we thankful for? #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@Tumblewood Sorry I’m late #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Greetings @woodbard! #woodchat

@mamader Hey all! #woodchat

@dividedlight @MansFineFurn Hmm. I have a lathe. What sort of attachment for that? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @WoodworkGuy I’m making boxes that go to a gallery in Japan for gifts. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Able to get back into my shop after surgery in October RT @Seanw78: Hello all, What are we thankful for? #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@thewoodninja What’s on the plate tonight fellas? #woodchat

@Tumblewood I’m thankful I built my shop with a crawlspace!! It allows me to reroute electric and DC when I move machines #woodchat

@Tumblewood Good evening @mamader #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @DJOfurnituremkr NICE I’m sure the recipients will say ” Domo arigato! ” #woodchat

@HighRockWW Putting a whole pig in the smoker right now…so I will be in and out tonight. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @dividedlight make your own platen (turn a flat disc), stick the disc on, then U can build a raised table and clamp it on the bed #woodchat

@Tumblewood Definitely a good connection there, Dale #woodchat

@asliceofwood Hows everyone doing? #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign #woodchat what’s up everyone?

@thewoodninja @HighRockWW I’m cooking a turkey in my cajun microwave tomorrow #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @HighRockWW YUM! I’ll be by tomorrow… #woodchat

@Tumblewood I need to bring the Xmas tree in after this. #woodchat

@Tumblewood I took the week off and am almost done with the top on my Roubo. #woodchat

@dividedlight @MansFineFurn Excellent tip, really appreciate that one. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Probably do that this weekend. RT @Tumblewood: I need to bring the Xmas tree in after this. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks Hello there #woodchat! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @MansFineFurn @dividedlight you can also just use a circle of MDF #woodchat

@woodbard @DJOfurnituremkr KUDOS, Dale, for trying to set record straight. Thankful for that. #woodchat

@Tumblewood Scott!! Welcome! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy NICE! A great accomplishment! RT @Tumblewood: I took the week off and am almost done with the top on my Roubo. #woodchat

@JimAAshley Hi folks #woodchat

@sharpendwood RT @woodbard: @DJOfurnituremkr KUDOS, Dale, for trying to set record straight. Thankful for that. #woodchat

@asliceofwood I’ve already had thanksgiving diner, got to work tomorrow. Anyone doing special stuff? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr Tomorrow I hope to get some studio time in. Most of today was spent waiting for AT&T and reading blog comments. #woodchat

@mamader New door going in this week where we normally put the xmas tree. gotta wait till next weekend for that. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood Didn’t look like you took the week off, you looked like you were working pretty hard!! #woodchat

@Tumblewood I’m really happy that this pointed out some weaknesses in my shop layout #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke Hello, #woodchat. Looks like things are rolling already. How are everyone’s projects coming along?

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood we already set our tree up #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DJOfurnituremkr This has been quite the day for that #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @woodbard Thanks Al. Seeing who the new target audience is really irritated me so I had to do something. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke Hey Dyami! #woodchat

@woodbard @DyamiPlotke Hi, Dyami. My main project was getting my back in shape. Almost there. #woodchat

@mamader @Tumblewood I always find it interesting how we evolve our shops as we grow with our projects #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks I’m hoping to get into the shop and start a couple hand planes. Wanting to get a final version of my block plane available! #woodchat

@Tumblewood Great interview with @rudemechanic by @Woodwhisperer. Releasing next week on the free site. #woodchat

@woodbard @DJOfurnituremkr GREAT effort! Congrats – you’ve had LOTS of support from the community!!! #woodchat

@JC_McGrath Evening all #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @Tumblewood what was wrong w/ the layout? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy I’m planning to get into the shop Friday – Sunday and start milling for jewelry box projects #woodchat #occupywoodshop

@Tumblewood @SMeekWoodworks Tell Greg I’m gonna buy his Woodpecker rule #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @Tumblewood howdy, Vic! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Hello all who recently entered #woodchat!

@dividedlight @Tumblewood looking forward to that. #woodchat

@woodbard @WoodworkGuy I *must* make seven (7!) jewelry boxes for seven (7!) granddaughters… #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @woodbard hope it shapes up quickly, Al. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @Tumblewood Yeah! How cool is that thing? Pretty exciting around the shop today. #woodchat

@Tumblewood So, what would everyone like to address tonight? We don’t have an official subject. #woodchat

@sharpendwood @SmeekWoodworks Got a peek at Jesse James shop last night on american chopper. Maybe your plane will make an appearance :) #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @SMeekWoodworks Jesse was on American Chopper last night. He was in his shop at a router table, I was looking for your plane. #woodchat

@woodbard @DyamiPlotke Thanks – almost there, in time to #occupyshop :) #woodchat

@Tumblewood Since I’ve been reorganizing my machines, that is on my mind #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign #woodchat in Santa Cruz, CA for the holiday. Close to my old home in Marin. Good to be back in Cali.

@WoodworkGuy Sounds like my production schedule RT @woodbard: I *must* make seven (7!) jewelry boxes for seven (7!) granddaughters… #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @sharpendwood Nice, I’ll have to check that out. #woodchat

@thewoodninja I’m finishing a custom dresser & 2 end tables this week then starting a slant front secretary next week. Tiger maple & makore. #woodchat

@sharpendwood @DJOfurnituremkr Ha beat you to it! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke With any luck, I’ll have rough wiring & the base insulation done in the shop this weekend. #woodchat

@sduffy68 Good evening everyone! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @WoodworkGuy lol..you’d better get on that! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @DyamiPlotke that will be nice with winter setting in… #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@JC_McGrath Shortening my upper cabinets that I made too tall #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @sharpendwood I type slow #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @thewoodninja sounds like you’re a busy ninja. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke @Underscore_Funk is making good progress on his shop/basement remodel. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @Tumblewood Tell me about it. Build two last year. Now EVERYBODY wants one. #woodchat

@woodbard @JC_McGrath Ouch! BTDT - best wishes, Jon. #woodchat

@Tumblewood I type all the time, so I’m fast. #woodchat

@thewoodninja @DyamiPlotke Just wish I could charge more & work less! #woodchat

@Tumblewood Plus, I’m using the #woodchat on Tweetchat and don’t have to type the #woodchat #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood I am only half-fast…say that fast LOL #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @WoodworkGuy yeah. I had to put my bench build on hold. The shop has needed insulation for years. About time I did it. #woodchat

@sduffy68 What is the topic tonight? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy LOL RT @woodbard: @Tumblewood I am only half-fast…say that fast LOL #woodchat

@Tumblewood @thewoodninja Have you figured out an “hourly rate”? #woodchat

@JC_McGrath @woodbard not any fun but hey still shop time making the best of it #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @thewoodninja Charge more & work less. I think I heard that somewhere before #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @DyamiPlotke Ya can build the bench this winter in a WARM, electrified shop! #occupywoodshop #woodchat

@Tumblewood @sduffy68 I was actually asking what everyone would like to address. You? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @Tumblewood @Underscore_Funk yes he is. Hopefully my simpler wall design will let me leapfrog him. #woodchat

@woodbard @JC_McGrath True – that’s the best part, for sure! #woodchat

@thewoodninja @Tumblewood Yeah but it’s very difficult to get here in South Louisiana. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn I was going to suggest this as a topic: pricing and labor rate RT @Tumblewood: @thewoodninja Have you figured out an “hourly rate” #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks It’s great to see things busy on here tonight! Glad it’s been brought back. #woodchat

@woodbard @DJOfurnituremkr Perzacktly! That is the key to narrowing clientele to a few high-paying jobs. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @thewoodninja why not? Increase you price until the workload slows to what you want it to be. #woodchat

@thewoodninja @DJOfurnituremkr All I want is an honest weeks pay for an honest days work… #woodchat

@woodbard RT @DyamiPlotke: @thewoodninja why not? Increase you price until the workload slows to what you want it to be. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @sduffy68 we seem to be going random, though shop activity has come up a bit. #woodchat

@Tumblewood I just got the new Woodwork magazine. I haven’t had a chance to read yet, but amazing articles. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @ tumblewood If there isn’t a current topic; I’d like to ask about a good set of chisels. My budget is limited with the holidays. #woodchat

@dividedlight @MansFineFurn That would be a good topic. #woodchat

@HighRockWW @WoodworkGuy good stuff! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson What’s the topic tonight. I just remembered woodchat #woodchat

@woodbard Never figured out the “per hour” rate thing. Never bothered with it. #woodchat

@thewoodninja @DyamiPlotke LOL. It’s just difficult to find the balance between getting what the work is worth & keeping food on the table #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @sduffy68 I’ve heard a lot of good about the Narex chisels #woodchat

@JimAAshley @sduffy68 I like so far the Narex ones Lee Valley is selling #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy It’s all supply and demand. You SUPPLY the products and DEMAND they pay for them…. #woodchat

@woodbard @sduffy68 What will you use the chisels for? #woodchat

@sharpendwood @woodbard How do you charge then? #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @sduffy68 Also, I love the couple of the new Stanley Sweetheart chisels I’ve gotten. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke That’s the way to do it. Add your overhead costs, figure in a decent wage and then play with the formula from there #woodchat

@mamader @sduffy68 I bought a set of pfeils earlier this year, love them! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @woodbard Figuring out the per hour for something I built in my shop scares me. #woodchat

@dividedlight @woodbard I still worry that the economy is slow. I know high priced trades people with no work. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @Tumblewood Check out the editors note. You should submit your Gretchens cradle. I’m submitting the Autumn table. #woodchat

@HighRockWW #woodchat ok pigs on… What we talking about? http://t.co/sJxwZW1c

@JimAAshley Good point.. Narex has bench bevel and mortise ones.RT @woodbard: @sduffy68 What will you use the chisels for? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @sduffy68 since I took Carabini’s Chisel seminar at #WIA11, I can’t decide what a good set of chisels is. #woodchat

@woodbard @sharpendwood One table: $3K and up, depending on details. Could be as high as $7K or $8K, depending on stuff. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @mamader Nice..those are supposed to be very well made #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @woodbard I set price based on estimated time to complete, work until it’s done, poorly tracking hours -always more than est #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson I seriously need to upgrade chisels I have a set of Buck Bros. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Pricing RT @HighRockWW: #woodchat ok pigs on… What we talking about? http://t.co/agkTKkHh

@HighRockWW @SMeekWoodworks are you in Asheville for thanksgiving? #woodchat

@dividedlight @sduffy68 I’ve seen a lot on chisels lately. Everyone loves narex. I use them too. #woodchat

@sduffy68 My currents are Stanley FatMax, please don’t laugh. I know its time to step up!!! #woodchat

@woodbard Mortise chisels => Ray Iles #woodchat

@Tumblewood @benjamenjohnson Honestly, my old Marples are not bad chisels #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @Tumblewood that’s how we run a profitable business at work. #woodchat Knowing overhead is Key.

@woodbard RT @Tumblewood: @benjamenjohnson Honestly, my old Marples are not bad chisels #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @HighRockWW Yup. Unable to make it back to see family this year, and Lori is working Friday. #woodchat

@JimAAshley Just be prepared to work on the Narex ones… flatten and hone #woodchat

@MansFineFurn I use LN chisels, awesome, but pricey. Hear the new stanleys are close in quality, same style exactly #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard I really don’t see me buying Mortise chisels anytime soon. I have a router for that! ;o) #woodchat

@sduffy68 Wow this chat comes at 100mph!!! Thanks for all the responses. The Narex have been on my radar, so sounds positive. #woodchat

@thewoodninja Cooking my Thx giving bird tomorrow in my shop made cajun microwave. Hope you all have a great turkey day BTW! #woodchat

@mamader @Tumblewood The Pfeils are very well made and hold their edge very well. Worth the $$$ #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JimAAshley That’s a must for most brands #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @DyamiPlotke and getting good estimates of time (I put in alot more hrs than I estimate up front) #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke RT @Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke Thats the way 2 do it Add overhead costs figure in a decent wage & then play w/ the formula from there #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @MansFineFurn Yup, just take more time flattening the backs on the Stanleys #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @Tumblewood My buck bros aren’t horrible either, they just aren’t very hard so I have to touch them up often #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy We’re brining the bird overnight. It’ll hit the oven tomorrow #woodchat

@Tumblewood @thewoodninja I’m hoping to have most of my time in the shop. #woodchat

@Morton @RenaissanceWW and I are reviewing the Narex mortise chisels. Will be out in a month, but I think he’s already worked w/them #woodchat

@HighRockWW @SMeekWoodworks you guys are welcome to come up, we have a big group of who ever shows up. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @woodbard @Tumblewood @benjamenjohnson I have old Marples. They’re solid, good chisels. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @WoodworkGuy That’s a tasty way to cook one. #woodchat

@JimAAshley @Tumblewood exactly. I know some like LN are “ready to go”, other brands need to be worked. #woodchat

@Tumblewood Anyone have flow issues in the shop? #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Morton I still need to catch up on your Highland spots #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood Most people don’t – but sometimes they are a good back-up. Most stuff I use FMT and Super FMT. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @Tumblewood I don’t have enough room in my personal shop to have flow issues. lol #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @Tumblewood You mean like I can;t flow over to that side of the shop because there’s junk in my way? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood Anyone NOT have flow issues? #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Morton I need to catch up on your Highland spots #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood Flow as in…? DC? #woodchat

@mamader @Tumblewood yeah, definite flow issues in my shop. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr I like my LN’s but still prefer Japanese a bit more. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @woodbard My primary uses are cleaning joints; dovetails and box joints. I intend to start on M&T’s in the near future too. #woodchat

@sharpendwood RT @MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood Anyone NOT have flow issues? #woodchat

@asliceofwood I know the feeling. RT @benjamenjohnson: @Tumblewood You mean like I can;t flow over to that side of the shop because theres junk #woodchat

@Tumblewood @SMeekWoodworks LOL..I’m sorry, Scott..you deserve a nice space. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @rudemechanic did a review of the stanley sweethearts not too long ago, they didn’t need much work either (@sduffy68) #woodchat

@woodbard @sduffy68 All hand-cut DTs and box joints? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson I got a bagster for remodeling my bathroom, I’ve been using it to through out a bunch of materials I haven’t touched in years. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood well..I moved my BS and drum sander and will be moving my TS and jointer a bit. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @MansFineFurn yeah. Pay attention to how long it took last time so you’ll know for next time. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood all to accommodate longer stock #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @Tumblewood Honestly, it’s not bad. I just need to build a bench! Luckily, I have a great place at GPD I can work in when I need #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson Cleaning out some of the junk helps, but there’s never enough room! #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood I have my ts right in the middle of the shop. I’m thinking I need to almost move it closer to one side #woodchat

@sduffy68 @woodbard yes handcut or hand gnawed take your pick. But I am improving!!! #woodchat

@thewoodninja @benjamenjohnson AMEN! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke Hours Tracker is a really good app for tracking time and expense. #woodchat

@JimAAshley My piles of stuff just seem to migrate from one spot to another lol #woodchat

@asliceofwood @benjamenjohnson I keep trying to clean junk out, but more junk appears. From where, I don’t know. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @DyamiPlotke every job a bit different so far, and paying attention to the hrs put in (without counting diversions) is tough #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke I must step away for a few minutes. Please continue chatting. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood I actually moved the BS off the wall and into the center with the TS #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks I actually prefer my current 300 sq ft shop to my past 4k sq ft shop. #woodchat

@Tumblewood I can resaw 12′ boards now. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr I work in a space under 200sf and it actually works very for me and the type of work I do. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood Thanks, I’ll look at that one! #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson As for flow, I’ve implemented a clear the bench policy before I leave the shop. It’s nice having a clean bench at least #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood I need to get a bs. Just a good one that will last a long time #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @asliceofwood Shop gremlins. They are tricky little turds. #woodchat

@thewoodninja I’m finding that excluding horizontal surfaces in my shop is helping me to put things back where they go throughout the day #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke @MansFineFurn track the steps. Most different projects still are made up by similar steps. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood I have the Rikon Deluxe…it’s a nice machine for the money #woodchat

@JimAAshley Same here RT @asliceofwood: @Tumblewood I need to get a bs. Just a good one that will last a long time #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood how often to you see needing to resaw 12′ ers? #woodchat

@sleepydogwood Hey guys I almost forgot woodchat tonight #woodchat

@asliceofwood They hide in dusty corners. RT @SMeekWoodworks: @asliceofwood Shop gremlins. They are tricky little turds. #woodchat

@thewoodninja @DyamiPlotke very good point #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood what size? #woodchat

@dividedlight @DyamiPlotke @MansFineFurn Do you guys add in for non shop time like design, gettng materials, looking at projects? #woodchat

@Tumblewood I would probably get a 17″ Griz now..but, this will do. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @asliceofwood you and me, and all of us! It must breed! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @DyamiPlotke true, I’ve done a ton of project management and do break it down, just never stick to allotted times (perfectionist) #woodchat

@JimAAshley @sleepydogwood howdy #woodchat

@woodbard WTH! TweetChat keeps knocking me out. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood I have the 12″ ..12″ resaw cap #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @dividedlight YES! Always. #woodchat

@thewoodninja I don’t have shop gremlins. My shop is too full of shop mice & shop snakes #woodchat

@woodbard May be I am typing too fast? LOL #woodchat

@Tumblewood My entire shop is geared around a 12″ capacity #woodchat

@asliceofwood Knock it back, show it whos boss. RT @woodbard: WTH! TweetChat keeps knocking me out. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard Not having that problem, Al #woodchat

@JimAAshley my biggest problem in my shop is ceiling height, just over 6′. (house built in 1860) so 14″ bandsaw is prob max for me #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood i’m interested in the resaw cap. I want to buy more rough lumber to mill up. #woodchat

@sharpendwood Oh crap, inlaws here #woodchat

@MansFineFurn I’d be interested to know if anyone would be interested in doing a peer review of time/cost estimates for each other’s projects? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @thewoodninja You need a shop cat #woodchat

@woodbard @asliceofwood LOL – anyone else having similar problem? #woodchat

@sduffy68 On the bandsaw topic, anyone have the grizzly 14″ extreme? That’s the one I’m considering after the first of the year (tax time). #woodchat

@sleepydogwood I wish I could resaw 12″ but 6 is all can di #woodchat

@asliceofwood @JimAAshley thats tight to flip lumber around, i’d hit the ceiling all the time #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @thewoodninja Shop snakes. Sounds like all kinds of excitement! #woodchat

@Tumblewood When I first started looking at shop set up..I research bd ft costs and there is a big jump after 12″ stock #woodchat

@JimAAshley @asliceofwood Yeah, I have to watch what I’m doing for sure. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @woodbard no typing fast is never a problem for me. One finger at a time. #woodchat

@kdwmson Hello all. First time to actually connect as versus reading after the fact #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @JimAAshley same here. built an addition, dug deeper (with alot of added drainage since I went below the 100yr flood line) #woodchat

@mamader @sduffy68 I have the G0555P which I believe the extreme is based off of, but with a few added features. I reaally like it #woodchat

@thewoodninja @SMeekWoodworks You have NO idea! Found the last snake in my Stanley Vidmar as I reached in for pocket hole screws! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Welcome! RT @kdwmson: Hello all. First time to actually connect as versus reading after the fact #woodchat

@Tumblewood @Tumblewood the biggest $$ machine was my jointer. I got the 12″ Griz G0609X #woodchat

@JimAAshley @sduffy68 I like the Grizzly stuff, for bs, i’d also check out Rikon, heard good things. I also use tax time to fund shop upgrade. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @kdwmson welcome to the madness. #woodchat

@woodbard @kdwmson Hi, Kevin! We are practically neighbors! Near St Joseph here. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @sduffy68 Yes, I like mine, it’s done everything I asked of it so far (I don’t baby my tools…get the riser #woodchat

@kdwmson Thanks woodwork guy #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy YIKES! RT @thewoodninja: @SMeekWoodworks Found the last snake in my Stanley Vidmar as I reached in for pocket hole screws! #woodchat

@kdwmson @sduffy68 thanks #woodchat

@sleepydogwood I finally got a D8 and for 5$ #woodchat

@kdwmson @woodbard Thanks. St. Joe not far. Good friend from there. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @kdwmson welcome!!! enjoy the night with us! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Speed reading and typing helps in #woodchat

@Tumblewood @WoodworkGuy I’d hurt myself if there was a snake in the shop #woodchat

@dividedlight @sleepydogwood same here. I’ve been thinking of adding the riser block to increase capacity. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @thewoodninja you have a Vidmar? nice! #woodchat

@JimAAshley @MansFineFurn nice! If I do an addition at some point, will remember that. Lots of old houses here in new england. #woodchat

@asliceofwood still can’t read fast enough. RT @WoodworkGuy: Speed reading and typing helps in #woodchat

@Tumblewood @sleepydogwood What is a D8? #woodchat

@thewoodninja @MansFineFurn I like your time/cost idea. Would be interesting to compare based on local as well #woodchat

@sduffy68 @MansFineFurn yea the riser is a must! How is the miter gauge quality? #woodchat

@dividedlight @SMeekWoodworks I’m not changing enough then. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Something would be hurt in mine… RT @Tumblewood: @WoodworkGuy I’d hurt myself if there was a snake in the shop #woodchat

@woodbard @dividedlight Adding riser block, at what HP? #woodchat

@thewoodninja @benjamenjohnson it was free. I love it but would never pay the money. $1800 for the one I have. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @JimAAshley i’d build a barn if I had enough land #woodchat

@Tumblewood @sduffy68 I wanted to avoid riser blocks..so, went with Rikon #woodchat

@sleepydogwood I have a ridget BS so I just got sure how well a riser performs on them not much info #woodchat

@dividedlight @sduffy68 I own that bandsaw. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @woodbard 1.5 hp #woodchat

@asliceofwood Dreams RT @MansFineFurn: @JimAAshley id build a barn if I had enough land #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy There are also books, like “Pricing Your Work” out there for reference #woodchat

@JimAAshley @MansFineFurn there you go! I would too… or at least some sort of ext off of garage #woodchat

@dividedlight @woodbard Hmm. 1.0 to 1.5 I think. 14″ grizzly #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @sduffy68 it’s ok, rarely use it, but it seems solid, no slop #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood I would suggest Not adding riser blocks, if possible. But sometimes it is a quick solution. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy The Grizzly Band Saw? RT @dividedlight: @sduffy68 I own that bandsaw. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @Tumblewood the rikon has been on my list too, but i read a few negative reviews. maybe i should revisit #woodchat

@asliceofwood @WoodworkGuy I always guess a price and hope the customer takes the bite #woodchat

@woodbard @dividedlight What do you plan to resaw? HP might limit what you can resaw. That, and blade. #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks National average shop rate for cabinet shops is $57.34 an hour, FWIW #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @asliceofwood Don’t underestimate your time and talent, though. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath “@Tumblewood: @sleepydogwood What is a D8? #woodchat” ? Same question what is a D8?

@asliceofwood @woodworkguy but usually it is almost close enough to be ok, getting better on pricing #woodchat

@Tumblewood @WoodworkGuy I believe the 17″ Griz BS can resaw 12″ #woodchat

@mamader @woodbard I don’t have a riser block on mine, been debating it. Doubt I buy another BS for a long time, so if i ever do any resaw #woodchat

@sleepydogwood I have used to rikon it’s a nice saw but adjusting and changing blades are a pain #woodchat

@copedog @SMeekWoodworks Where did you find the $57.34 figure? I am curioius.. Thanks for the stats.. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy That would be handy… RT @Tumblewood: @WoodworkGuy I believe the 17″ Griz BS can resaw 12″ #woodchat

@asliceofwood @WoodworkGuy i did that at the beginning, but getting better at it. I don’t want to sell myself short #woodchat

@Tumblewood @SMeekWoodworks Good info!! #woodchat

@sduffy68 @woodbard on the rikon the resaw capacity is the same as adding a riser. what’s the difference? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @SMeekWoodworks wow, that’s good money, too bad I put in 10X the work I estimate…probably like $4/hr #woodchat

@Tumblewood RT @SMeekWoodworks: National average shop rate for cabinet shops is $57.34 an hour, FWIW< @JC_McGrath @sleepydogwood I have the Rikon 18″ and loving it #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood I have the Grizzly 17″, and 12 inch is capacity. It is rare that I have to go that wide. #woodchat

@dividedlight @woodbard I mostly rip skins for exterior doors which it handles fine without the block. Turning blanks could use more height. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @sduffy68 stability. it’s all one piece on the Rikon #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @copedog A professional cabinet maker magazine does a survey every couple years. #woodchat

@woodbard @sduffy68 HP may be the biggest difference. 2HP or more for the larger machines. #woodchat

@kdwmson @asliceofwood I guess more than anything also. Have learned it takes at least twice as long as I think! #woodchat

@sleepydogwood Woodcraft has a great price on them this month #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @copedog Unfortunately, my mind is blanking on the name. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @woodbard I wish I’d bought the Griz 17″, because of curve work #woodchat

@mamader Riser block on the 14″ griz will give 12 inch, otherwise it is 6″ #woodchat

@copedog @SMeekWoodworks Custom Woodworking Business? I used to have a subs.. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @kdwmson oh yeah. I have started adding a little bit of extra time to the guesstimate quote #woodchat

@theboisshop Damn, I’m tardy tonight. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @woodbard @tumblewood excellent points about stability and HP. Thanks! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Welcome! Better late than never… RT @theboisshop: Damn, I’m tardy tonight. #woodchat

@mamader @Tumblewood Vic, that rikon isn’t good for curve work? #woodchat

@Tumblewood I hogged through a 12″ 6×6 timber today with a 3tpi Timberwolf blade…1.5HP #woodchat

@asliceofwood @theboisshop never too late #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson Anybody going to any Black Friday Sales like Rockler? Or are you going to hide in your shop? #woodchat

@JimAAshley @theboisshop Hi Rob, welcome #woodchat

@sduffy68 @theboisshop detention hall for a week #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Yes indeed! RT @sduffy68: @woodbard @tumblewood excellent points about stability and HP. Thanks! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @theboisshop Funny, you don’t LOOK tardy..VH #woodchat

@woodbard @Tumblewood Curve work using a 12-inch capacity? Or just for curve work? #woodchat

@Tumblewood @mamader not a big enough table for larger pieces #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @benjamenjohnson SHOP #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @copedog CabinetMaker magazine: http://t.co/UgAeKcCJ #woodchat

@JimAAshley @benjamenjohnson hide, I have Christmas gifts to work on. #woodchat

@theboisshop I do some pretty good curve work with my Rikon 14″ and a 1/4″ 10 TPI blade #woodchat

@Tumblewood @benjamenjohnson Hiding in the shop #woodchat

@mamader @Tumblewood ahhh….. Thought about making a larger table for it? #woodchat

@sleepydogwood @Tumblewood @smeekwoodworks My uncle lower his to 35 and still went out of business last month #woodchat

@asliceofwood does HP matter on the bs’s? #woodchat

@Tumblewood @theboisshop ? you have the same as me the 12″ deluxe, right? #woodchat

@thewoodninja Gotta go early tonight guys. Thx. I enjoyed it while it lasted. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @theboisshop plus, I’m talking really big pieces. the 12″ table cap is limiting #woodchat

@JimAAshley @thewoodninja have a good one, happy Thanksgiving! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Take care @thewoodninja Happy Turkey Weekend! #woodchat

@woodbard @thewoodninja To you too, Kenny! Have a great one!!! #woodchat

@asliceofwood @thewoodninja have a good one #woodchat

@mamader @asliceofwood depends on what you are wanting to do. I have a 1hp on my 14″ and with a good blade I can resaw with it #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood not according to Michael Fortune. you can resaw fine with a 1/2 HP. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson I thought about it, but I hate crowds. Plus I have a shower surround I gotta install. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @thewoodninja Happy T Day #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks My best advice related to pricing: Keep your overhead as low as humanly possible. Don’t go into debt. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @thewoodninja Happy Thanksgiving!!! #woodchat

@sleepydogwood He was paying 900$ in rent on his shop he was doing bids but would only get 1 out of 25 #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy GREAT advice these days! RT @SMeekWoodworks: Keep your overhead as low as humanly possible. Don’t go into debt. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @SMeekWoodworks word…out of pocket only. Never debt. especially in this economy #woodchat

@mamader @asliceofwood A good blade is more important then HP…… But HP helps #woodchat

@asliceofwood I’m thinking a do it all bs. What kind of hp? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood all about the feed rate @asliceofwood If you go too fast, a lower hp will bog down, but you can do it #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW What up #woodchat, just gave new life to an old moulding plane in an HTS demo, what did I miss?

@SMeekWoodworks @sleepydogwood Yeah, it’s a tough market for sure. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @mamader whats the best size blade? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @SMeekWoodworks I’m so happy I have very low overhead. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @MansFineFurn yeah that makes sense #woodchat

@Tumblewood @MansFineFurn blows me away, the timbers I have were resawn on BS mill #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Like a thin kerf blade on a 1.5 HP TS RT @mamader: @asliceofwood A good blade is more important then HP…… But HP helps #woodchat

@JimAAshley @RenaissanceWW Hi Shannon #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood for what? #woodchat

@sleepydogwood @thewoodninja happy thanksgiving to you and your family #woodchat

@mamader @asliceofwood Believe it or not, i have resawed with a 1/4″ blade with okay results. I would go with at lest a 1/2″ though #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @RenaissanceWW One of these days, I really will join the HTS. I drool everytime you announce what you are doing. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @DJOfurnituremkr I have about 10 feet of overhead #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DJOfurnituremkr Then you are buying enough knuckle bones for Porter! #woodchat

@asliceofwood @Tumblewood curves #woodchat

@JimAAshley Gotta run a bit early tonight folks, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! #woodchat

@theboisshop @RenaissanceWW Glad you showed up, I’m not the last one now #woodchat

@Tumblewood @RenaissanceWW Nice..thanks for stopping in Teach! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn ditto RT @SMeekWoodworks: @RenaissanceWW One of these days, I really will join the HTS. I drool everytime … #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Take care Jim. Happy Thanksgiving RT @JimAAshley: Gotta run a bit early tonight folks, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @JimAAshley Night Jim #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @Tumblewood His thing is Milkbones and Beggin Strips. #woodchat

@mamader @asliceofwood 3/4″ if your BS will truely accept it. (some are speced for it, but they don’t work well) #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood 1/4″ is what I use..or 3/8″ depends. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @JimAAshley Happy Thanksgiving!!! #woodchat

@kdwmson I struggle a lot with my bandsaw. Much to learn. Very poor luck resawing. Suggestions for good book? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @theboisshop I’m all about making you look good Rob #woodchat

@dividedlight Me too. Shop next to my house. Tools paid for. RT @DJOfurnituremkr: @SMeekWoodworks Im so happy I have very low overhead. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DJOfurnituremkr my girls have a couple raw knuckle bones I let them chew in the yard for an hour/day #woodchat

@woodbard @WoodworkGuy Same here. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Have a wonderful time with loved ones!!! #woodchat

@asliceofwood I’ll have to look into buying a bs. I feel like my shop would run so much better with one. #woodchat

@mamader @kdwmson keep practicing on it. you will get the hang of it. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @kdwmson Michael Fortune wrote a good article recently in FWW. He seems to be the BS guru these days #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @MansFineFurn @SMeekWoodworks hey I’m not going anywhere and it only gets better over time so whenever you’re ready #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson I must be a little slow tonight I just figured out BS is bandsaw. Duh… #woodchat

@Tumblewood @kdwmson get with me after and I’ll find Michael Fortunes set up method..it’s low tension..works very well for me #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @asliceofwood I do almost everything on my BS now that I used to do on the TS. Soon, I will get rid of that TS #woodchat

@mamader @asliceofwood Definitely look into it. Go with at least a 14″ with 1HP. Bigger if your budget will allow. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath Lots to do in the am for t-day, goodnight all. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, great chat tonight. #woodchat

@asliceofwood @benjamenjohnson lol its ok #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @benjamenjohnson BS is something else too, we don’t tolerate it here though #woodchat

@sleepydogwood @mamader @asliceofwood mine says it will but I have never tried one #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @MansFineFurn been more than 2 years w/o a TS and my BS hasn’t stuttered yet. Love the extra space too #woodchat

@Tumblewood @RenaissanceWW Shannon..can you send me another email? I keep forgetting to pay my tuition #woodchat

@asliceofwood It seems safer than having a TS as well. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy @JC_McGrath Take care JC Happy Thanksgiving! #woodchat

@sduffy68 Any of the bloggers care to be a mentor for a wannabe blogger? I am trying to start one and just looking for general guidance. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @RenaissanceWW if I didn’t own a TS already, I’d stick with a couple BSs #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Yes especially for resawing RT @asliceofwood: It seems safer than having a TS as well. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @asliceofwood at least it feels safer and that is all that really matters #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @RenaissanceWW You’re my inspiration for losing the TS… #woodchat

@theboisshop @kdwmson Your bandsaw is worth investing time in fine tuning and getting to know. It will repay you 10x if you do. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @sduffy68 I just set up with Blogger..super easy..not as versatile as Word press, though #woodchat

@asliceofwood @RenaissanceWW you still have a bs? just kidding. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @sduffy68 What advice are you looking for? #woodchat

@mamader @Tumblewood even TWW said he is using his more now on his latest video #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @asliceofwood for a while anyway, until I sell it and buy a bigger one! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn Just a matter of time…RT @asliceofwood: @RenaissanceWW you still have a bs? just kidding. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @asliceofwood some call the BS the neanderthal’s apprentice #woodchat

@asliceofwood @RenaissanceWW bigger is better, sometimes. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @theboisshop definitely..make sure the wheels are dead on coplaner #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr @sduffy68 Try to make regular posts. I’m terrible with that and need to work on updating more often. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood This is what I have been working on carving of chocolate covered bananas and cheesecakes with nuts #woodchat http://t.co/WHK8CCDs

@Tumblewood @RenaissanceWW I call ALL my corded slaves apprentices #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DJOfurnituremkr I was gonna say. LOL #woodchat

@MKatFWW Quick howdy. Pulled out some apple wood that I cut up about 18 months ago. Using it for drawer fronts on small wall shelf. #woodchat

@mamader a good band saw is indispensable. I started turning recently, and use the band saw a lot in relation to it. #woodchat

@sduffy68 @tumblewood @benjamenjohnson Well I know it sounds ignorant but just where to start. I setup a Blogger site, but need direction. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @DJOfurnituremkr @sduffy68 I only post when I have subject matter. #woodchat

@asliceofwood Must have a full staff. RT @Tumblewood: @RenaissanceWW I call ALL my corded slaves apprentices #woodchat

@theboisshop @RenaissanceWW That reminds me I owe you footage of that frame saw from WIA #woodchat

@Torch02 Sorry to miss #woodchat, I was doing some more work on my shop floor

@MansFineFurn @Tumblewood Its a great perspective, I always feel guilty turning to power, when I could do it by hand, then I think – apprentice #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @MKatFWW Nice. I need to find some Apple wood blanks big enough for a plane or two one of these days. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @DJOfurnituremkr @sduffy68 It’s much easier blogging for someone else than yourself. #woodchat

@mamader @sduffy68 just start posting your thoughts and projects. Thats what I do on mine. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @MKatFWW Love apple wood #woodchat

@Tumblewood @sduffy68 First pick a template and them start designing it. It’s all pretty plug and play on Blogger #woodchat

@SMeekWoodworks @Tumblewood Speaking of subject matter… #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW @theboisshop I’m working with a local blacksmith to create some parts to build my own. Totally unnecessary but way cool #woodchat

@dividedlight @mamader Turning is the one area that seems to require more than 6″ BS capacity. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @SMeekWoodworks I’ll post again when I get the top of this Roubo done. #woodchat

@asliceofwood Everyone i’ve got to go. Had fun tonight. Have a great thanksgiving. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @sduffy68 The platform doesn’t really matter. Write your posts where ever you feel comfortable. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @SMeekWoodworks Hopefully, tomorrow #woodchat

@mamader @dividedlight agreed, I am probably going to have to break down and get the riser block before long. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Have a great holiday! RT @asliceofwood: Everyone i’ve got to go. Had fun tonight. Have a great thanksgiving. #woodchat

@MKatFWW @MansFineFurn Mine is planing as easily as madrone. Nice smell, too. Very pretty stuff. #woodchat

@Tumblewood @asliceofwood enjoy tomorrow…turkey coma! #woodchat

@Tumblewood @MKatFWW hey Matt #woodchat

@MansFineFurn @MKatFWW never planed madrone, but It’s so silky and sweet #woodchat

@sleepydogwood @MansFineFurn @MKatFWW I have some I am going to use on a strummer back #woodchat

@MKatFWW @Tumblewood howdy. just dipping in for the last few minutes. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @sduffy68 Here’s one step by step guide to getting started with blogger. #woodchat

@dividedlight @mamader It’s not that expensive so I figured I could take the riser block off if I didn’t like it. #woodchat

@MKatFWW @MansFineFurn madrone works better than the best cherry. it’s a wonderful wood. my favorite. too bad I live in CT. Got to ship it. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! See you next week. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson @sduffy68 Sorry here’s the link: http://t.co/pbwsQYKI #woodchat

@MKatFWW @sleepydogwood @MansFineFurn That sounds nice. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy Back at ya! RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! See you next week. #woodchat

@Tumblewood Hey all, thanks again for showing up tonight. I still need to work on another venue. But, my shop time is coming first right now #woodchat

Winter Shop Cleanup: Finishing Products I Keep On Hand

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:10 +0000

During #Woodchat Wednesday last week we talked a lot about what you can do with just a little shop time. Sometimes you get just a little shop time after dinner, or sometimes you’re in the shop all day waiting for glue or finish to dry and you have a short amount of time where you could be productive instead of sitting on your thumbs.

Saturday I had some time while waiting for a finish to dry so I organized my shelf of finishes.

Organized Finishing Shelf

Finishing Products I Keep On Hand

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On the far left in the back I have gallons of Denatured Alcohol and Mineral Spirits. In front of those I have my Enduro Var. In the center back, I have a collection of General Finishes Water Borne Dye Stain which is now my favorite way to add color to wood. With a fine mist you can tint, tone, and because these are compatible with Transtint Dyes you can make your own custom color.

In front of those you can see the finishing bottles I bought from Eagle America. These are great for keeping shop chemicals handy when using them in small amounts. They help a clumsy guy like me prevent spills too so I have some extras on hand in the back. They keep me from dunking dirty rags into full cans, and from the lids of my cans getting ratty.

Furniture wax and Renaissance Wax which is a microcrystalline polishing wax and is great for tools and furniture. I’ve used this with a power buffer before to bring up a shine on a glossy desktop.

I have a few Transtint Dyes which I keep on hand and really like because they are completely compatible with the General Finishes Water Borne Dye Stain. I mix these into alcohol when I’m using them solo.

On the far right I have rattle cans of Shellac and Lacquer, and quarts of Danish Oil, Boiled Linseed Oil, and Minwax Wipe On Poly which is a good wiping varnish right out of the can. You can make your own wiping varnish, but why bother when Fine Woodworking rated the Minwax very highly.

Considerations When Organizing Your Finishes and Chemicals

Safety: wear gloves and eye protection.
Expiration: Many products have a shelf life, if your finish is past its shelf life, don’t use it.
Mixing: don’t mix a product from one can into the other. The formulation may have changed, or the expiration dates may vary.
Disposal: if you’re going to dispose of any finishes or chemicals, do so responsibly.
Replacement: because of expiration dates don’t replace a supply unless you’ll need it in the near future.
Storage: ideally my chemicals would be stored in a metal locker that is more suitable.

Other Finishing Supplies I Keep on Hand

This just covers the items that are on my chemical shelf, and doesn’t cover the Preval gun or the Timbermate wood filler. I keep a lot of other supplies in the shop that are related to finishing:

Wooden stir sticks bought at a craft store. These are essentially tongue depressors but are great for stirring chemicals or mixing up epoxy.
Small paper cups bought at a grocery store. These are wax free cups and are great for removing small amounts of chemicals from a can, or for mixing up epoxy.
Rags from the paint store. These are essential for any wipe on finish like the Minwax Wipe On Poly, and are also used for buffing wax. They can also be used for shellac, dye, and stain.
Respirator stored in a gallon zip bag to keep it clean. I wear this consistently (now) and I’m glad I do.
Spray gun tips, cleaning supplies, extra cups and finish filters.
Paper towels to clean up spills. Dispose of all rags properly.
Gloves to keep hands clean and protected.

Tip: when putting the lid back on a can, cover with a paper towel before tapping closed, this will catch any splatters.

Organizing the shelf took longer than writing this blog post. I’m really glad I took the time to go through the supplies on my shelf and get things organized. This freed up half a shelf which I now use to store my spray gun and related accessories in a sealed bin. I hope you see that in little bits of time you can get things accomplished and be productive in the shop.

After seeing my clean shelf and all the great products on hand I was inspired to do some finishing on a small gift project.

Winter 2011 Shop Cleanout Sale

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:43:46 +0000

Over the years woodworkers get piles of stuff that at one time they thought was awesome (like a Chia Pet), and they hold onto those things for a long time (like a Mullet). Then they get wise and realize they don’t need those things anymore.

I’m at that point with some tools and accessories, so all this stuff is for sale. Local is better so we can avoid shipping, but I will ship if necessary from my local UPS store. As things sell, I’ll mark them sold. If you want any of these items at matt at uppercutwoodworks.com. These items are in good shape and rarely used.

DeWalt biscuit jointer with a bag of biscuits. Sells for $152. $60.

Sears 11 inch Buffer/Polisher with 3 cotton bibs, no polishing compound. $10.

Plunge base for Porter Cable 690 This is the plunge base only, no motor. $40.

Porter Cable router edge guide. $20.

Harbor Freight 67181 20oz HVLP, never used. $15.

Porter Cable router templates. 1/4” ID missing. $10.

SOLD ~~Lots and lots of dust collection fittings. Gates, wyes, clamps. $20 for all.~~

SOLD ~~Kreg Jig Master Kit, used once. Sells for $139. $60.~~

SOLD ~~Halogen lamp, great as a raking light for finishing. $10.~~

SOLD ~~Sanding drum kit for your drill press. $10.~~

SOLD ~~Miles Craft blade changer. $5.~~

Quick Project Craft Store Photo Tray

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:08:23 +0000

This is a tray my wife bought at a craft store. It’s made of pine, and the bottom is a photo frame. We’ll be giving this to my Mother-in-law for a Thanksgiving hostess gift. Projects like this are quick and easy and great reasons to keep some rattle cans of lacquer on hand. This tray was sanded, dyed with General Finishes Water Borne Dye Stain, and then sprayed with two coats of lacquer.

48 Woodworkers You Should Get To Know – #Woodchat Follow Friday

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:00:18 +0000

Below is a list of 48 great woodworkers that participated in Woodchat on November 16, 2011. They want to get you into the shop and make you a more successful woodworker. You should visit their blogs, follow their tweets, and engage them in a conversation about woodworking. We’re committed to learning from each other and keeping each other motivated.

@woodbard, @Tumblewood, @fwmagazine, @uppercutwood, @MKatFWW, @kenstonge, @asliceofwood, @imaginer99, @DyamiPlotke, @WoodworkGuy, @TomsWorkbench, @sduffy68, @JimAAshley, @NGBfurniture, @TheRealNeal, @UserOfWood, @BobbyHagstrom, @theboisshop, @Treeworkz, @50splinters, @Seanw78, @MansFineFurn, @JC_McGrath, @thewoodninja, @DJOfurnituremkr, @kweinert, @HighRockWW, @mamader, @Tooltutor, @Torch02, @ebeckham29, @lucaspeters, @Wood_Jedi, @bltww, @JinkerPlex, @wilburpan, @Kinniska, @Black_SheepWW, @pickettfurnitur, @woodshaver101, @LaMacchiaDesign, @sawdustislife, @weilworks26, @kring_l, @ramblinrdesigns, @statweestics, @WoodWhisperer, @benjamenjohnson

If you’re interested in the conversations we’re having, check out these transcripts:

Online Woodworking Thrives with 48 Woodworkers – Woodchat Transcript November 2, 2011

46 Woodworkers Chat About Tools – Woodchat Transcript November 9, 2011

48 Woodworkers Get Off Their Butts – Woodchat Transcript November 16, 2011

And don’t forget to review the Woodchat Announcement and principles, and Vote for Topics.

48 Woodworkers Get Off Their Butts: Woodchat Transcript November 16, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000

48 woodworkers got together Wednesday November 16th to get each other motivated and out in the shop. We discussed tasks you can do in a short amount of time, and strategies for identifying and conquering inertia, getting through dreaded tasks, and other things that might keep you from spending more time in the shop.get in the shop.

We stuck to Twitter again tonight because we’re still having problems with Wompt.com. The best way to contribute to woodchat is Tweetchat.

Woodchat Transcript November 16, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood confirmed. #woodchat is still on twitter tonight. The wompt chatroom is very flakey right now.

@MKatFWW: So, is #woodchat on for tonight?

@kenstonge: RT @MKatFWW: So, is #woodchat on for tonight?

@woodbard: Guess I’ll be the only one using the list…#woodchat

@asliceofwood: Is #woodchat still on? Havent seen much advertisement.

@imaginer99: RT @uppercutwood: #woodchat topic get your butt in the shop, optimize your week 2 get more shop time & things to do in the shop when you don’t have much time

@DyamiPlotke: RT @MKatFWW So, is #woodchat on for tonight? @WoodworkGuy: “Are we using TweetChat tonight or something else?#woodchat”

@TomsWorkbench: Y’all ready for #woodchat? It starts in 20 minutes! Gaak! I need my wine!

@sduffy68: Is #woodchat using the new chat client or Tweetchat?

@Tumblewood: @sduffy68 tonight is on Twitter #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy We’re on Twitter… #woodchat #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Are we gonna finally get @BobbyHagstrom on #woodchat tonight? The man is a organizational guru!

@TomsWorkbench: @NGBfurniture Go to http://t.co/hX0CgKTy and enter Woodchat in the box on top… baby! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench How much wood would a #woodchat chat, if a #woodchat could chat wood.

@JimAAshley: T minus 15m until #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood I’m so confused! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @JimAAshley gonna listen to some Kevin Pollack and pull a few nails while I wait #woodchat

@NGBfurniture: like this? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @NGBfurniture JUST like that #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @NGBfurniture Exactly like that #woodchat

@NGBfurniture: hope somebody has notes on how to use a slot mortiser tonight! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I’ve got all the stuff packed up for the Great American Teach In tomorrow… BOYEEEE #woodchat #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: “Ahhhh, no need to put #woodchat in when I’m using Tweetchat.#woodchat”

@TheRealNeal: @TomsWorkbench It does auto-magically! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Nice thing about tweetchat is no need to put in #woodchat, the #woodchat is put in for you. That’s cool they put in #woodchat #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: So, you are saying that Tweetchat #woodchats all #woodchat posts with #woodchat? AMAZING! #woodchat

@UserOfWood: what up woodies? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: RT @Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench How much wood would a #woodchat chat, if a #woodchat could chat wood.

@theboisshop: Well, I had to ditch a work dinner early, but I managed to get home in time for #woodchat!

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench Yep, it’s the #woodchattiest #woodchat that’ll #woodchatchatchat #woodchat

@sduffy68: Has the topic for tonight been officially determined? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JimAAshley #woodchat? #woodchat #woodchat, #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat! #WOODchat! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @theboisshop No one at word could possibly appreciate your Bad Axe saw like us, Rob. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #woodchat #WOODCHAT!! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench and so on… ! #woodchat

@Treeworkz: Hi all – I’ve been chasing #woodchat around the interwebs, but I found it! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Gosh, we are but MOMENTS away from the start of something big! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JimAAshley #Woodchat? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I am here, just in a meeting. HUGS! #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: Chat chat…#woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: #woodchat Waiting with baited breath, or it beer breath…

@TomsWorkbench: Alright, everyone.. let’s kick the tires and light the fires! #woodchat

@50splinters: What am I missing on #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: #woodchat Just getting started

@Treeworkz: what’s the topic? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So, why aren’t people getting off their butts and getting in the shop? Too tired? Not sure how to spend their time? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Or maybe you don’t want to deal with the mess? Or you’re scared of scewing something up? #woodchat

@Seanw78: Yuengling in hand, I’m here. Let’s do this #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood Spent some time in there earlier after work. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Money could impact shop time… #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: “too many things to do, can’t decide which to do, so I do them all, ineffectively …need focus#woodchat”

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood If my shop’s messy or things will take too much time to set up, I tend to wait until I have a larger block of time #woodchat

@Seanw78: My shop time is often limited to what I can do after the kids go to bed before my own bedtime #woodchat

@Treeworkz: Too busy tweeting! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood There’s a lot involved with inertia… if you are in the swing of things, you have no issues getting out there.. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Well, personally I had a break through two weeks ago thanks to this #woodchat group #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’ll be at #woodchat in just a few minutes. Sylvia just got home.

@imaginer99: @Seanw78 Your lucky, not everyone can get that! #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JC_McGrath We are in twitter tonight due to an issue with the chatroom. try http://t.co/XjehUYxu #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sduffy68 Please share your experience #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: “distractions. (read: woodchat, twitter, FB, blogs…)#woodchat”

@UserOfWood: i’ve been spending time on a SketchUp drawing for a new bench, i think that counts #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: And, when you aren’t pushing a project along… wow, it’s tough to get out there! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: “@sduffy68 nice! let’s hear it#woodchat”

@JC_McGrath: @uppercutwood Got it thanks! #woodchat

@thewoodninja: My previous break was due to a mess in the shop. Took 2 days to clean it up but it was worth it. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @MansFineFurn Oh, those take a lot of time for sure! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ToddInMontana You should join #woodchat http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@imaginer99: @BobbyHagstrom part of my problem, don’t start it unless I can finish it. #Woodchat

@Treeworkz: Sometimes I get into the shop and my head’s not in the right space. I then end up fiddly round, cleaning, oiling, bits and pieces. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @UserOfWood I think sketchup counts too. #woodchat

@sduffy68: After posting the question two weeks ago, I sort of realized that no one was going to kick my buttock into action #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @imaginer99 You really only do projects you can finish in one shop session? that’s pretty cool. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Unless of course I took action myself, so…. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood I’m late to #woodchat because I’m in the shop!

@BobbyHagstrom: @imaginer99 I find that if I define “stopping points” to myself, I can cope with that and not delay until I have time for it all. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @DyamiPlotke Oh, you bastard! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Sometimes work has been too frustrating. I don’t want to make safety mistakes from lack of focus. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’m one of the lucky ones. The studio is a great place to be and it’s only a few steps away so I never really have a problem #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @Seanw78 My shop time is often limited to what I can do after the kids go to bed before my own bedtime #woodchat -mine too

@Seanw78: I have chisels that need sharpened, skills that need improved, and multiple projects in the works, both in wood and in my head #woodchat

@imaginer99: @TomsWorkbench like to finish at least one setup per session! That would be nice though! #Woodchat

@NGBfurniture: i find my work flow suffered due to the move #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: One thing that helps: Break a project into a series of difficult, but achievable goals. Each day set out to complete one. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Good goal, Tom. #woodchat

@kweinert: I’ve been trying to get my site/online shop set up so I can (hopefully) sell some pens/ornaments and be self-supporting #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @imaginer99 Nice… so you set up a ‘goal’ to get to, and finish when you get there… #woodchat

@sduffy68: That weekend I took the purpleheart and hard maple I had forseveral months and made the customary endgrain cutting board. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @BobbyHagstrom thanks! That’s going to help rethink my timing. #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: I think setting a realistic goal for your shop time is a good idea “i’m going to go out there and do x” #woodchat

@Treeworkz: We can’t all get into the shop everyday – but how do we make the most of each opportunity?? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Be right back folks #woodchat

@Seanw78: @sduffy68 a rite of passage, that is #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I ‘m finally cleared to do stuff 6 wks after a hip replacement. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @sduffy68 Nice project to tackle… #woodchat

@sduffy68: After I finished the cutting board, I went out and bought a few small pieces of red oak. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @uppercutwood i agree i always have goals when i head to the shop #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Matt – that’s the only way to fly… #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Usually get home later than I’d like, and have many other things in the house hat need doing also. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Hello #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy Well, welcome back to the shop! #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @NGBfurniture Good opportunity to re-organize your layout, though! Perhaps that’ll be your project for now? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @MansFineFurn 1 thing that helps: Break a project into difficult but achievable goals Each day set out 2 complete 1 #woodchat @MansFineFurn: @Treeworkz plan the work, work the plan. It may seem like a waste of shop time to spend planning, but then you work efficiently #woodchat

@sduffy68: “With oak and left over purpleheart I made my first box, with box joints and dovetails#woodchat”

@TomsWorkbench: @HighRockWW WORD! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood goals are a great way to use time efficiently #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @sduffy68 Boxes are a great challenge.. very cool stuff. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Thanks. I snuck in the charity rocking horse build over the last 2 weekends. Don’t tell my doc… #woodchat

@asliceofwood: heyheyhey. Hows everyone tonight. Whats the topic? #woodchat

@Treeworkz: I agree – it always works better if I have a clear plan. RT @MansFineFurn: @Treeworkz plan the work, work the plan. #woodchat

@NGBfurniture: @BobbyHagstrom hah it’s been a few months already! ive been working on new pieces, but still getting used to the new space #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench Yo! #woodchat

@sduffy68: The dovetails were handcut or maybe gnawed is more appropriate #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy Oh, I’m sure he’d understand! #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @MansFineFurn that is a great approach that I have tried and put in place recently with great success. Just one process or item #woodchat

@imaginer99: @TomsWorkbench that’s kind of my minimum that I try to get done #Woodchat

@mamader: Evening all, first time on #woodchat #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @mamader Welcome! #woodchat

@Treeworkz: @mamader Hi #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @MansFineFurn @Treeworkz planning my overall steps is worth the time investment for me. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @mamader Welcome a “board” pun intended #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @TomsWorkbench: @mamader Welcome! @UserOfWood: @mamader welcome #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Hello @mamader #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @BobbyHagstrom Yeah! You showed up. #woodchat

@sduffy68: I hope to put the finish on the box this weekend if time allows. #woodchat

@Seanw78: how much time do you normally get in your shop at a time? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JC_McGrath Arrr arrr arrr! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat I can say that of I don’t have a specific goal when I get in the shop I tend to waste my time

@MansFineFurn: the number of goals (tasks) you set out to accomplish isn’t relevant, just have realistic, achievable ideas of which you can do #woodchat

@NGBfurniture: sooo what exactly is the topic for tonight fellas? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @Seanw78 On avarage, about an hourish. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Seanw78 Not enough… but, I get the most out of the time out there. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @Seanw78 mostly weekends for me #woodchat

@asliceofwood: I try to make a goal….but it never happens the way I want it. Things always come up. #woodchat

@Treeworkz: SMART goals? Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timed. I feel like I’m at work. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @MansFineFurn It works #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I agree @HighRockWW. Otherwise I start puttering around and not accomplishing much. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @tumblewood I just checked, and I’m here too! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @BobbyHagstrom me too, helps prevent the “hmm what should I do now?” moments #woodchat

@Tumblewood: That I hadn’t heard, but since @BobbyHagstrom is in, how about workflow, or organization? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: #woodchat whats the topic tonight?

@HighRockWW: @WoodworkGuy exactly! #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I find that sometimes you have to kind of force the shop time, or small tasks around the house fill in the gaps. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: “@Treeworkz You nailed it. Learned it years ago in the suit world, works even better when you’re the boss and the worker bee#woodchat”

@asliceofwood: @BobbyHagstrom and there is always stuff at the house to do #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m out here fairly regularly for 2 plus hours a night , this time of year. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @BobbyHagstrom You’ll find yourself cleaning your baseboards with a Q-tip #woodchat

@sduffy68: @BobbyHagstrom No doubt about that!!! #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @Tumblewood Yep!…! #woodchat

@Treeworkz: I have a white board to list what needs doing. If not in the head space to work on the ‘big’ project, I’m still productive. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @BobbyHagstrom I know what you mean, so when you only have small increments of time u make the most out of it #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’ve got one more board to clean then start laying out parts!! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Fortunately, I have a bunch of holiday gifts I want to make/give this year. So shop time will be focused the next few weeks. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: “@JC_McGrath what works? missed the thread#woodchat”

@Torch02: @Treeworkz I’ve found it helpful to actually write down those SMART goals as well. Easier to be self-accountable w/ a list #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tumblewood that’s great Vic! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @Tumblewood Go get ‘em, Vic! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m more of a work one project at time in the shop. I always have a lot of balls in the air across the board, though. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: looking foward to the #woodchat transcript, wish I coulda made it

@TomsWorkbench: @WoodworkGuy The holiday gift thing is a definite motivator #woodchat

@theboisshop: I put a chalk board on the wall of my shop – great way to keep track of my tasks, hours, and goals. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Am I still in time for #woodchat ? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @HighRockWW That’s why it’s important to have the shop ready, so you don’t have to set up so much at the beginning of a session. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Going to Flax seed oil my Benchcrafted wheels. Sweet look #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TomsWorkbench I wish I only had one project underway at once. Definite Woodworking ADD here. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @theboisshop like that idea #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @MansFineFurn Your comment on the number or tasksof time, just that you set those incremental goals to maintain progress. #woodchat

@sduffy68: What gift projects do you all have planned? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @ebeckham29 We’re still chatting! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: “@theboisshop Chalkboard? Dude you are OLD SCHOOL!#woodchat”

@DyamiPlotke: @lucaspeters Yep. Welcome. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: â€œ@theboisshop: I put a chalk board on the wall of my shop – great way to keep track of my tasks, hours, and goals. #woodchatâ€ > mine too – great if you have one #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @JimAAshley I love having it. Makes sharpening very easy and convenient. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @MKatFWW I’ve had success with the DMT xtra fine ones.. cut like a champ. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: while we’re on sharpening: dumpster dive at your local countertop fab shop, they toss lots of good flat stone (sink cutouts etc) #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: RT @HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench @treeworkz I need a dedicated sharpening station, I have to set up each time #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tumblewood @mkatfww Vic, I love your sharpening station, really cool. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @Treeworkz If not sink, just bring in a tub or set up some kind of cooler with a spigot. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: “@WoodworkGuy http://t.co/hmQSUI1G #woodchat#woodchat”

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench exactly my problem! #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @TomsWorkbench You get a high polish from those? = to 8000 grit stones? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @HighRockWW Thanks, Chris #woodchat

@mamader: For those who have wet stones in an unheated garage, do you bring them inside for the winter? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @MansFineFurn That’s how I have mine! The owner didn’t care, he even put it in my van for me! #Woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Mine’s in the laundry room. Not bad, but could be better. At least I have a sink #woodchat

@MKatFWW: I do know english, just can’t type it that well right now. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @MansFineFurn Awesome idea; didn’t think of that…need a 24”x24” flat granite slab for sharpening… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @mamader I would, Mike #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @MKatFWW High enough… Even with the Tormek, I keep the xtra fine by the bench for touchups #woodchat

@MKatFWW: The most important thing is to have it always at the ready. That way there’s no excuse not to sharpen. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench You’ve got a Tormek!?!? You bitch!! #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @Tumblewood Vic’s sharpening station is an inspiration for real! #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @TomsWorkbench Cool. I’ll have to check some out the next time I see them. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @MKatFWW #woodchat goes very fast! It’s speed reading and typing!

@bltww: woot… just joining the fun #woodchat

@sduffy68: @Tumblewood Vic, that sharpening station is the bomb. Excellent!!! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: “@JC_McGrath Aw, you’re bein’ sweet, Jon. shucks#woodchat”

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Come to my shop, Vic. We’ll sharpen shit there.. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @bltww welcome to the show! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @bltww Yo! Erik! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @bltww welcome! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @bltww cool, welcome! #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: Just got here, what’d I miss? Can we start over? #woodchat

@Seanw78: Agree! “Tumblewood @TomsWorkbench You’ve got a Tormek!?!? You bitch!!” #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’m still on it myself . Have problems w/ vowel movement RT @MKatFWW: I do know english, just can’t type it that well right now. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: Sometimes I build stuff for friends, which elevates my motivation to be in the shop, because I can’t wait to give it to them. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I’m more comfy in mine..I’ll buy the beer #woodchat

@sduffy68: @JinkerPlex good evening #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @bltww Hey, Eric! #woodchat

@Seanw78: @JinkerPlex in a word, no. #woodchat

@bltww: @JinkerPlex you just missed me just getting here #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: RT @Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench You’ve got a Tormek!?!? You bitch!! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JinkerPlex Aaron! WORD! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @JinkerPlex only for you Aaron! #woodchat glad you made it.

@Tumblewood: @JinkerPlex Hey, Aaron..how’s fatherhood treatin’ ya? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @Tumblewood hehe… #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood OK, Vic. You win. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Deadlines help me get stuff done #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Uber laptop connectivity failure. To tweetdeck on the phone. I’ll #woodchat one way or another!

@JinkerPlex: @bltww Sweet, Erik. People are going to think it’s a Clark Kent/Superman thing. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Is sharpening the topic for tonight? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @bltww @JinkerPlex welcome to the party #woodchat

@MKatFWW: I prefer sandpaper and granite for grinding primary bevels. Never got used to hollow grinds. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I always win, cause I’m a horrible loser! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @thewoodninja Getting there in a hurry. #woodchat

@bltww: I’m getting 2x 220V@30A 2x 220V@20A and 2x 110@20A circuits installed this weekend. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @thewoodninja no, just another tangent. Motivation for shop time is the subject at hand. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @JinkerPlex @bltww Those glasses make you look totally different! #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @Tumblewood I’ve been away on biz for 3 days. Hotel was nice and quiet, got lots of catch-up sleep. Kiss that goodbye! Ha! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: “@thewoodninja no. it’s how to be productive in the shop or something like that (they’re all procrastinating with sharpening) #woodchat”

@JC_McGrath: @thewoodninja Brother, there are so many topics flying by, strap on dude, this thing is FLYING #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja we’ve covered tracking hours, sharpening, and there was one more thing. anyone? #woodchat

@Treeworkz: @thewoodninja bit of everything tonight. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: The strop wheel on the Tormek is awesome for touching up edges during a chisel session. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @bltww nIce #woodchat

@Seanw78: @bltww Nice. That should get the juice(s) flowing #badpun #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: I’m reorganizing the shop now. How many have dedicated sharpening stations permanently setup? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: About ten seconds with the hone going and BANG, I’m back to the bench. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @TomsWorkbench I just rehit the chisel with my 8000 and then the 12000 japanese stone #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Tumblewood @thewoodninja some of everything. motivation to get into shop at the beginning. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW I like the hollow grind, don’t need a bevel jig after hollowing it seats itself #woodchat

@MKatFWW: re: shop productivity. Don’t try to renovate a 100 yr. old house. It eats into my shop time every weekend. I work mostly at night. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: OK, Gov. Perry… RT @Tumblewood: @thewoodninja we’ve covered tracking hours, sharpening, and there was one more thing. anyone? #woodchat

@Treeworkz: Soon RT @DyamiPlotke: Im reorganizing the shop now. How many have dedicated sharpening stations permanently setup? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @DyamiPlotke i do it’s nice #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @DyamiPlotke I’m semi-permanent. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @DyamiPlotke Not me:( but I will grow up and be like Vic one day #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @DyamiPlotke Don’t have one, but I really need a dedicated area. Have you seen the recent FWW article? #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @bltww Just dropped in a 220 @30amp last weekend. Installed a heater, finally! #woodchat

@wilburpan: @DyamiPlotke I do. It was the first thing I built. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @MKatFWW amen to that #woodchat

@thewoodninja: A paying client is always good motivation for me #woodchat

@Tumblewood: “@Treeworkz Me#woodchat”

@sduffy68: Seeing we reached full disfunction on the original topic… Does anyone have the 3-1/4HP Triton Router, if so comments #woodchat

@imaginer99: Not me, but mine only takes about 5 minutes to setup. #Woodchat

@bltww: ya, definitely having a dedicated sharpening station in the new shop #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @MansFineFurn That’s nice, but I jig up for primary bevels and its the same setup for secondary, too. #woodchat

@wilburpan: Am I doing this #woodchat thing right? Just drop in the #woodchat hashtag to my tweets?

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters And, it’s about to get COLD in Des Moines, right? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @lucaspeters How’s that workin? good, yea? I had the same one in my little garage shop I had at the last house #woodchat

@bltww: @lucaspeters I live in Oakland, CA.. no heater required. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: +1 on dedicated sharpening station #woodchat

@Kinniska: +1 RT @BobbyHagstrom Sometimes I build for friends, which elevates my motivation to be in shop, bc I can’t wait to give it to them #woodchat

@MKatFWW: I also get in some shop time at work if I get there early enough. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW as a teenager I gutted & rebuilt my dad’s 100 yr old colonial. I know what a (great) time sink it is. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK I can finally join the party. Sorry about that. Wilbur, it’s easier if you go to http://t.co/XjehUYxu #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @wilburpan if you follow http://t.co/mfDUtbN4 you can just type and not use a hashtag #woodchat

@Treeworkz: yep – love it to death! RT @sduffy68: Does anyone have the 3-1/4HP Triton Router, if so comments #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: I’ve been forgetting the # for #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @bltww Occupy Eric’s shop! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @MKatFWW #woodchat in fact, any renovation eats into my shop time

@uppercutwood: You can practice a lot of skills and do fine work with small projects like boxes. Explore new woods, joinery, finishes. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @wilburpan yep #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench Yes, sir. Though it’s been pretty balmy here the last few days. Haven’t been able to test it. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JinkerPlex no,but I’m SO behind in my magazine reading. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Treeworkz Rob? Isn’t that what you have? #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @Tooltutor It is a time killer. I’m almost done with the kitchen. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @Treeworkz am i suppose to read anything into the death comment? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @wilburpan that’s it, Wilbur! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Consider it your stay of execution! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @lucaspeters Mine kept up in a really leaky, but insulated garage. #woodchat

@bltww: @TomsWorkbench Haha… please do. I’ve got a guest room if anyone’s visiting the area. #woodchat

@wilburpan: “OK, I’m on the TweetChat thing. Boy are tweets scrolling by fast.#woodchat”

@lucaspeters: @Tumblewood I’ve only just ran it a bit; it’s only been down to about 50Â° in the shop, so not a good test. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood Good point. A beautiful new piece of wood is always great motivation to get into the shop! #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood Good point, just got my new scrapers in and only had 30 minutes. So I went to go play for a little! #Woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW shop time and a jointer bigger than my shop! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood are you hanging out? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood how do you keep focused on accomplishing if you are undertaking multiple small projects? #woodchat

@MKatFWW: When I do get time in the shop I make sure i have a definitive project to complete: mill the drawer parts or cut dts for a drawer. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @Tumblewood That’s good to hear. I’ve heard good things about it. For the price, I have high hopes. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @wilburpan it goes very fast! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @bltww Sweet! West side! #woodchat

@Treeworkz: @sduffy68 No – just my enduring love for it! #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: “i’m late. what’s the topic(s)?#woodchat”

@MKatFWW: @DyamiPlotke Yes, a 16 in. SCMI jointer is one of the benefits of my job! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @lucaspeters I’ve always kept my shops above 45*, just for the glues and other chemicals #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Things you can do with little time: sweep, sharpen, practive a dovetail, make a to do list, sketch a new design #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: Spending more time in the design phase can help you be more excited for your customer to see your work. #woodchat

@wilburpan: Any way to get to posts that have scrolled off the screen? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: “@uppercutwood no..just on TweetChat#woodchat”

@thewoodninja: I tend to keep a notebook with step by step tasks as I’m working on a project. I check them off as I complete them. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: RT @MKatFWW: When I do get time in the shop I make sure i have a definitive project to complete: mill the drawer parts or cut dts for a drawer. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Hey, by the way, Lucas – thanks to @wood_magazine for their support of #woodchat

@sduffy68: @Treeworkz Does the power lockout feature create major issues with under the table adjustments and powering on and off? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Thought size only mattered to women… RT @DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW shop time and a jointer bigger than my shop! #woodchat

@MKatFWW: When i have little time I just clean my shop. Or sort through the wood stack and dream. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood starting one, can I see your handsome face. #gross #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @wilburpan I dont think so #woodchat

@imaginer99: @wilburpan I just wait for the transcripts! #Woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood sure, I’ll pop over #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters yes Lucas, thank you #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @WoodworkGuy It matters to ww’kers, too! at least when it comes to iron. #woodchat

@wilburpan: @MKatFWW You may not remember, but you showed my son how to use your shoulder plane at the LN event in NJ last summer. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench Well, we like wood, and we like chatting. Like chocolate and peanut butter. #woodchat

@Treeworkz: @sduffy68 – No just position it where you can reach it. Still easier than lifting out. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: “how’s it going guys#woodchat”

@wilburpan: “@MKatFWW I posted a picture of that on my blog.#woodchat”

@MKatFWW: @wilburpan I do remember that. Does he still have an interest? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood I don’t see one yet..just checked your G+ page #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat I try and keep out the tools I need for a project so there is less setup time when I get in the shop #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: ROFLMAO! long, sharp & flat RT @MKatFWW: @WoodworkGuy It matters to ww’kers, too! at least when it comes to iron. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @woodshaver101 Howdy #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Ya know, someone at #WIA was giving me the “Bigger saw is better” line. But, I just love my contractor saw so much. #woodchat

@theboisshop: @sduffy68 I have the Triton too. The power lockout becomes second nature. And nice piece of mind too – love that router. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW lucky. Wholesale pricing on polyisocyanurate is my fringe benefit. I’m about to take full advantage of it. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @uppercutwood NP. Let us know how we can help. #woodchat

@wilburpan: @MKatFWW He’s all over the Pinewood Derby thing. He’s figured out the difference between rasps and files. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood should be there now. #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: What’s up everyone? I’m in the shop tonight so I missing most of the chat. I wanted to stop by and say hello though. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @theboisshop good DC? #woodchat? I need better router DC…HATE DUST!!

@MKatFWW: @wilburpan It’s cool when someone’s kid hangs out at LN show. My son loves to be in the shop. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @HighRockWW I assume you mean power tools? Hand tools tend to pile up on the bench if I don’t put them away when I’m done with em #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I just got the Bosch MRC23EVSK great router so far. Love the power button on the handles. Thanks @DyamiPlotke #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @DyamiPlotke I’m sure that’s great, but I don’t know what it is! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters Maybe you can build a chatroom for us? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: “@uppercutwood Dude..are you gonna start a chat? I can’t keep track of both, I’m an old fart#woodchat”

@Black_SheepWW: “Have to say, I do miss my contractor saw. It has severed me well over the years. #woodchat”

@HighRockWW: @theboisshop @sduffy68 is that the one woodcraft has on sale right now? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood does your router have a vac attachment or can you use rockler’s whirlwind? #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: Gotta run guys. Have a happy #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @LaMacchiaDesign welcome! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @theboisshop how’s the dust collection on the Triton? #woodchat

@Treeworkz: @LaMacchiaDesign Glad you did. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: @wilburpan Nice. Pinewood derby is fun. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @uppercutwood That one’s on my shopping list for sure #woodchat

@sduffy68: @theboisshop @Treeworkz Looks like I’ll need to order my new Triton sometime this week then. Thanks for the feedback!!! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @DyamiPlotke Hey, get some sleep! That baby girls needs a wide awake daddy! #woodchat

@sduffy68: @HighRockWW Yuppers!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Severed…nice one. RT @Black_SheepWW: Have to say, I do miss my contractor saw. It has severed me well over the years. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @JinkerPlex Later, Aaron. go take care of that wonderful kid of yours #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @JinkerPlex take it easy! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: There will be a standard woodchat transcript again #woodchat

@mamader: I love my contractor saw too. Well tuned, they can perform very well for a very long time. #woodchat

@Treeworkz: OUCH! RT @Black_SheepWW: Have to say, I do miss my contractor saw. It has severed me well over the years. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: I’m out. Got to get some sleep. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @uppercutwood Weren’t you playing with one on your site? Not robust enough? Or was it too hard to migrate folks over? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @Black_SheepWW that new saw you have will make you happier #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @MansFineFurn I mean that I try and set up before I leave for the next time #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: LOVE my Rockler Vortex! RT @uppercutwood: @Tumblewood does your router have a vac attachment or can you use rockler’s whirlwind? #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: i have a 3 1/4 triton dedicated for my routing table as well. does everything as advertised. no complaints. #woodchat

@MKatFWW: And thanks for the chat. It was fun. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW its very high R-value ridgid insulation. R-20 in one 3.3” panel. My shop walls will be R-40 soon. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: I had a cheaper contractor saw, but upgrade to a hybrid earlier this year, love it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters #woodchat the chat solution is having problems

@TomsWorkbench: Speaking of DC.. .I have the Fein DC/shop vac… dude, that thing ROCKS! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @MKatFWW have a good one! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JinkerPlex bye, Aaron. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters folks want to migrate over but too many people had problems with wompt #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @JinkerPlex later Aaron! #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: “@woodshaver101 it does. Bi It the first time I turned it on to use it, it scared the crap out of me. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JimAAshley My contractor saw is an old Ridgid 3612. Love that thing! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @MKatFWW goodnight, Matt. Thanks for joining us. #woodchat

@bltww: @theboisshop your bracketology videos have now gotten Price stuck in my head two days now #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @Black_SheepWW more power #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I finally got a SawStop a few years ago, not so much for the device, but more for the quality and beefiness. I absolutely love it. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @MKatFWW glad you joined us. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Have an opportunity to get a Grizzly 2HP dust collector for $200.00 – Good deal or bad? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @sduffy68 Pretty decent price #woodchat

@wilburpan: @TomsWorkbench Here’s the table saw you need. It takes a 16” blade. http://t.co/BuePOyZL #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench Cool, the Ridgid one is quite a step, or 2 or 3 above what I had #woodchat

@bltww: @BobbyHagstrom which model did you get? I just ordered a 3HP Professional #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: Goodnight gents. A whole bin of topics tonight, good stuff. Thanks for getting this back together once again! #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: I’m cutting out early folks. Too much other stuuf to do to keep up. Catch ya later! #woodchat

@mamader: @sduffy68 Sounds like a good deal too me. Power it up before you buy it. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @sduffy68 take it! #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @uppercutwood I see. I like the tweetchat. Gets a little hectic at times, but not familiar with other options. #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: @woodshaver101 cut through some 2” hard maple with no problem #woodchat

@sduffy68: “@TomsWorkbench has an autostart included#woodchat”

@TomsWorkbench: @wilburpan Easy there, Wilbur… #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @sduffy68 depends how much wear and tear is on it #woodchat

@Treeworkz: Speaking of dusties. Does anyone use one of those blue Rockler cyclone separators? Do they work? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters you can see the chatroom at http://t.co/XbQs2mvQ #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @sduffy68 I have some reward points and may pick that one up. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: “@Black_SheepWW what horse power is that saw#woodchat”

@TomsWorkbench: @sduffy68 Up, that Fein starts with the tool and then shuts off a few seconds after you let off the trigger. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Geez! That gave “Tim Taylor” a stiffy… RT @wilburpan: @TomsWorkbench Here’s the table saw you need. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @Treeworkz Asa from FWW likes them #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: @BobbyHagstrom they sure do have a massive trunnion on them #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: “RT @lucaspeters: @uppercutwood Im Liking #tweetchat as well.. Just need to learn to navigate it to follow along#woodchat”

@imaginer99: @Treeworkz Fine woodworking just did a review on dust separators #Woodchat

@sduffy68: @woodshaver101 about a year old with approx. 200 hours according to what I am being told. #woodchat

@Treeworkz: @DyamiPlotke Thanks #woodchat

@sawdustislife: @sduffy68 I have the Grizzly G0548Z and I love it http://t.co/Rp3mgN5c Added wireless on/off switch, it’s great. #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: @woodshaver101 3 horse power #woodchat

@Treeworkz: Thanks. Ill look. RT @imaginer99: @Treeworkz Fine woodworking just did a review on dust separators #woodchat

@sduffy68: @HighRockWW based on the comments it sounds like a winner to me!!! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @Treeworkz its in the current Shops issue. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @sduffy68 that price isnt bad,see how it works and shuts down #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Alright, gang… I have to hit the hay… Seven presentations tomorrow. Wish me luck. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @Black_SheepWW The only thing I didn’t like about the SawStop was getting it off the pickup truck bed…. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So why can’t people get off their butt and start working. Does it look like too much work? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @Black_SheepWW my delta is 3 hp,not to bad,5 hp is to much #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Take care Tom. Good luck tomorrow. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench Take it easy Tom! Good luck. #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: Good night gang, a whole lot of topics. Good stuff #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TomsWorkbench good luck, Tom. #woodchat

@Treeworkz: “@TomsWorkbench Bye Tom.#woodchat”

@BobbyHagstrom: @TomsWorkbench Good luck! #woodchat

@sduffy68: @woodshaver101 been told to try to look at wear on the impeller, but not sure how easy that is to accomplish #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench later Tom! #woodchat

@bltww: @TomsWorkbench good luck Tom #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench Later, Tom! #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: @TomsWorkbench have fun lol #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: I’m still here, but I’m putting down the phone to focus on the shop. Keep chatting wood. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @TomsWorkbench Later Tom good luck with the knuckleheads tomorrow!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood I think it was too much work to think about that question, seems to have drifted a bit in your absence. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench Goodnight sweet prince #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @sduffy68 I may have to stop by and check it out this weekend. #woodchat

@weilworks26: came in ~30 min after start of #woodchat tonight. took me 20 mins just to get caught up! dang guys you’ll talk fast!

@woodshaver101: @pickettfurnitur a few screws and you can look right at it #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood There must be an underlying “dread” involved, perhaps a messy shop, or people think there’s too many things to do? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: â€œ@weilworks26: came in ~30 min after start of #woodchat tonight. took me 20 mins just to get caught up! dang guys you’ll talk fast!â€ @BobbyHagstrom: @HighRockWW @weilworks26 Yep yep!! #woodchat

@sduffy68: @HighRockWW sale ends the 23rd #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m gonna go clean one more board #woodchat

@wilburpan: @weilworks26 Type fast is more like it. :@) #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: RT @BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood There must be an underlying “dread”… too many things to do? feeling overwhelmed and avoiding #woodchat

@woodshaver101: what clamps do you guys prefer #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: If you find yourself making excuses for not going in the shop, ask yourself if it’s something you can solve. #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: @uppercutwood I’m guilty, I come home from work and watch tv. Been working late lately.#woodchat

@HighRockWW: @Tumblewood have fun Vic! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @BobbyHagstrom @uppercutwood #woodchat well articulated. “dread” of another unfinished project holds me back too often

@sduffy68: @woodshaver101 Jet Parallels Rock!!! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @Tumblewood Have a good one! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @BobbyHagstrom: If you find yourself making excuses for not going in the shop, ask yourself if its something you can solve. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @Black_SheepWW I’m self employed,I work all hours and all days #woodchat

@theboisshop: There is one point in every project where I have to “power through” – usually a tedious or challenging part. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Which ever I can reach… Like Bessey F’s Need to try Jet though. RT @woodshaver101: what clamps do you guys prefer #woodchat

@wilburpan: @woodshaver101 Not a real popular choice, but Wetzler clamps rock. http://t.co/iYDVIudN #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tooltutor what about dread of failing, or dread of the “not so fun parts” like damnit I have to go sand. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: #woodchat break down the project into smaller discrete tasks to help move things forward

@sduffy68: Hope everyone has a great remainder of the week and if I don’t make it next week happy thanksgiving!!! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @sduffy68 I like the jorgensone cabinet master similar to bessys #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @sduffy68 You too! take care #woodchat

@bltww: ok, time for me to check out as well. later all #woodchat

@wilburpan: “@uppercutwood That’s what smoothing planes are for. :@)#woodchat”

@Wood_Jedi: “@uppercutwood The shop and my projects is my livelyhood. I can’t stay away from it#woodchat”

@WoodworkGuy: Back @ ya! RT @sduffy68: Hope everyone has a great remainder of the week and if I don’t make it next week happy thanksgiving!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: ditto RT @woodshaver101: @sduffy68 I like the jorgensone cabinet master similar to bessys #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @bltww take it easy #woodchat

@uppercutwood: “@bltww See you later Eric #woodchat”

@woodshaver101: @sduffy68 take care and a good holiday to #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood Definitely when it comes time for finishing, I like shavings, not chemicals. #Woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood #woodchat definitely. The not fun part definitely stalls progress

@JimAAshley: Have a good night folks! take care. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I like water. RT @imaginer99: @uppercutwood Definitely when it comes time for finishing, I like shavings, not chemicals. #woodchat

@Treeworkz: Later, everyone. Thanks for the ride. #woodchat

@wilburpan: I think a lot of guys are leaving now so they can go watch “Revenge”. :@) #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Off to make the world safe for my kegerator! Take care all and have a great Thanksgiving! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat time for me to call it a night guys, it’s been fun!

@uppercutwood: @Treeworkz thanks for coming by #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: “@wilburpan LOL you might be onto something#woodchat”

@Tooltutor: #woodchat gotta feed the preggo. Catch y’all next week. Hope u get in some shop time before then. Me included.

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood That’s my next thing I want to learn about. I like the cherry table finish you just put on. #Woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: Gotta go, my boss just text me, hope I don’t have to go back to work. #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @bltww Me too…the 3hp version of the SawStop has plenty of power. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Gotta check out, guys. Later! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @Black_SheepWW have a good one,take care #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @lucaspeters have a good night #woodchat

@imaginer99: @BobbyHagstrom Is there ever a time when you need 5hp? I have 3 and never once had an issue. #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 General Finishes Water Based Dye Stain is so awesome. Bought tons of it today. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters See you later Lucas #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: I like Rockler’s Sam Maloof finish. Takes a number of coats to get it right, but it’s totally worth it. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood what color was that one you used on the birch, cherry? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: good night ,have a great thanks giving all #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @BobbyHagstrom I tried it, and hated it. I was brushing and I prefer to spray or use a wiping varnish. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Hey guys when spraying your Lacquer finishes do you sand between coats or before the final coat? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @imaginer99 I don’t think so, if someone does, either they’re cutting something way too dense, or the blade is dull! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Wood_Jedi I usually sand after the first coat and then only lightly sand with high grit to remove any nibs. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @Wood_Jedi 320 gritt between every one and tack cloth to,will get a nice look #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood I still like to use foam brushes; haven’t bought an HVLP yet. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @BobbyHagstrom Thanks #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @uppercutwood but I try to avoid lacquer and go with water based stuff. Lacquer gives me a hangover #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood have you tried Resisthane waterborne ‘pre-cat’ lacquer? #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @woodshaver101 I figured as much, just wanted to make sure i wasnt doing to much unneccessary work… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Wood_Jedi if the finish is smooth, don’t bother sanding at all #woodchat

@wilburpan: @BobbyHagstrom Back in the 1940s-50s table saws came with 1HP motors, and they had to cut the same wood that we do today. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: Im using CAB acrylic for the first time.. Not what i usually use in a lacquer. just thought id try it out.. #woodchat

@Wood_Jedi: @uppercutwood Its sprays very nicely thats why i was asking if i should sand between coats.. but its good to get other opinions #woodchat

@imaginer99: Thanks for woodchat everyone! Is it on for next week? #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: Woodchat is officially over for tonight I’ll get working on the transcript. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Bye guys and/or gals thanks for the chat #woodchat

@kring_l: Sorry im late #woodchat shellac time in the shop trying to catch up

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn thanks for coming by! #woodchat

@ramblinrdesigns: How do you access the transcript? I missed the discussion. #woodchat

@statweestics: #woodchat is getting popular, +900% the last hour : http://t.co/Edzb2mFG

@wilburpan: Tried #woodchat live for the first time tonight. Man, at times that was like drinking from a firehose.

@DyamiPlotke: @wilburpan #woodchat is a fire hose, but one filled with woodworking goodness. Thanks for joining in, Wilbur.

@kweinert: @wilburpan or two #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Poll: Which grain pattern do you prefer for this drawer design? http://t.co/SFUy5otW via @polldaddy #woodchat amplify with @WoodWhisperer

@WoodWhisperer: RT @MansFineFurn: Poll: Which grain pattern do you prefer for this drawer design? http://t.co/SFUy5otW via @polldaddy #woodchat amplify with @WoodWhisperer

@woodbard: @uppercutwood Which water based finishes do you use? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Man, I totally spaced out and forgot about woodchat last night. Guess I’ll try to remember next week. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @benjamenjohnson some nice gems. #woodchat The transcript will be posted soon.

@Black_SheepWW: Donna pointed out l to me that I misspelled some words on #woodchat last night. That’s what I get for trying to keep up on an iPad.

@imaginer99: @Black_SheepWW Happened to me last week, I now read before sending. #Woodchat

@MKatFWW: #woodchat was fun last night, but a blur. It’s a bit tough to keep 4-5 conversations at once, all while watching another 10 or so.

@ebeckham29: Is the #Woodchat transcripts out yet? I couldn’t stay online last night and missed everything. It was worth it though

@uppercutwood: Running late on posting the #woodchat transcript, sorry about that. Will try to get it done tonight.

46 Woodworkers You Should Get To Know – #woodchat Follow Friday

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:20:43 +0000

If you are interested in woodworking, and ready to share knowledge with others, then why not follow the woodworkers who participated in Woodchat Wednesday on November 9th? Don’t just follow them, tweet to them, get to know them, and beging to share knowledge and encouragement about woodworkign.

A full list is below, with a Twitter Hovercard to see their twitter profile and easily follow them.

@DJOfurnituremkr
@DyamiPlotke
@dividedlight
@TwtrChat411
@TomsWorkbench
@Tumblewood
@Black_SheepWW
@cobwobbler
@Tooltutor
@theboisshop
@mitwoodworks
@TheRealNeal
@ebeckham29
@sleepydogwood
@thewoodninja
@csp2430
@sduffy68
@asliceofwood
@FlairWoodworks
@Seanw78
@WoodworkGuy
@UserOfWood
@imaginer99
@MansFineFurn
@Torch02
@benjamenjohnson
@JinkerPlex
@sharpendwood
@HighRockWW
@swedishiron
@kweinert
@JimAAshley
@LaMacchiaDesign
@sonicfedora
@Morton
@DavidJUlschmid
@woodshaver101
@sduffy68
@jmk89
@theodorescott
@blowery
@woodbard
@piratecolie
@lucaspeters
@kennyboat
@celamens

46 Woodworkers Chat About Tools: Woodchat Transcript November 9, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:08:04 +0000

Another great night for #woodchat with 46 woodworkers contributing and sharing their knowledge about great places to get tools and how to care for them. A lot of focus on buying used hand tools.

Tonight’s topic was chosen by the #woodchat participants through a poll. Next week’s topic will likely be “Getting Started and Motivated.” If you want a different topic covered, make sure to vote in the poll.

Woodchat Transcript November 9, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@uppercutwood: Getting the Right Tools and Taking Care of Them” is leading and pulling away! http://t.co/Lso22hrR #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Don’t forget to join #woodchat tonight 8pm Central. It’s the right thing to do

@DyamiPlotke: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Don’t forget to join #woodchat tonight 8pm Central. It’s the right thing to do

@dividedlight: Highlight of my week! RT @djofurnituremkr: Don’t forget to join #woodchat tonight 8pm Central. It’s the right thing to do

@TwtrChat411: Trying to bring your woodworking business into the 2.0 online revolution? Enjoy #WoodChat today at 9:00 pm ET

@uppercutwood: Tonight’s #woodchat topic is set “Getting the Right Tools and Taking Care of Them” See you at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@uppercutwood: So tired today, but so ready to have some fun and laughs tonight during #woodchat. @Tumblewood got any G+ info yet?

@TomsWorkbench: RT @uppercutwood: Tonight’s #woodchat topic is set “Getting the Right Tools and Taking Care of Them” See you at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern http://t.co/RvI4yfOP

@Tumblewood: @BobbyHagstrom we could use your insight in tonight’s #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood @Tumblewood maybe we now set up a #woodchat company page on G+?

@Black_SheepWW: @DyamiPlotke Hope you fell better soon. Are you going to make it to #woodchat tonight?, I hope you do.

@DyamiPlotke: @Black_SheepWW thanks, Rich. I’ll be on twitter for #woodchat unless by some miracle I’m asleep.

@cobwobbler: I might not be awake for #woodchat tonight. need to be up at 5am in the UK.

@Tooltutor: Going to miss #woodchat tonight. Looking forward to reading the transcript afterwards though. #woodworking.

@TwtrChat411: #WoodChat is coming at 9:00 pm ET moderated by @AdamKingStudio don’t miss it!

@theboisshop: @Tumblewood @DyamiPlotke @uppercutwood I may not be home in time for #woodchat tonight. I feel like such a failure.

@DJOfurnituremkr: Only 3.5 hours until #woodchat. Who will be joining in tonight?

@mitwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr I’m in for #woodchat !

@TheRealNeal: Finally leaving work, minor server meltdown. Stopping for some wings and then home to #woodchat!

@ebeckham29: Almost forgot about #woodchat tonight. We still using tweet chat for it?

@sleepydogwood: #woodchat what is woodchat tonight?

@thewoodninja: @sleepydogwood “Getting the Right Tools and Taking Care of Them” #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @ebeckham29 Almost forgot about #woodchat tonight. We still using tweet chat for it? @uppercutwood: 1 hour and 22 minutes until I am full of #woodchat AWESOMESAUCE!

@csp2430: Where is everyone #woodchat?

@thewoodninja: @csp2430 one more hour #woodchat

@csp2430: @thewoodninja Thanks. Having trouble with international time zones. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Ready and waiting… YeeHaw!!! #woodchat

@sduffy68: Cna anyone explain how to easily follow the #woodchat without having to refresh and rerun the search to get updates? I am a Twitter Newbie!

@thewoodninja: @sduffy68 http://t.co/KQm1YcNx #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 You can sign in at http://t.co/72z7D6LO and then enter woodchat in the hash tag box. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Holy Moley Batman this chat client thingy-do-whatty is mad excellent. Thanks Wood Ninja!!! #woodchat #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @csp2430 #woodchat starts in 40 minutes. 9:00 pm Eastern.

@sduffy68: didn’t mean to overlook you either @dividedlight #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @sduffy68 glad you like it! #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @FlairWoodworks are you going to pop in on #woodchat tonight?

@FlairWoodworks: Only if I can schedule benchwork at that time. Not likely. RT @asliceofwood: @FlairWoodworks are you going to pop in on #woodchat tonight?

@Tumblewood: Woodchat has a G+ page..#woodchat

@Tumblewood: Woodchat address on G+ …I’ll get the actual url soon. http://t.co/UVUSYDQ6 #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m adding people to Woodchat G+. I’ve got a hangout going. I’m trying to find y’all #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @Tumblewood: Woodchat has a G+ page..#woodchat

@Seanw78: Get your drink of choice, it’s almost #woodchat time! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Looking forward to it. Couldn’t make last week. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @Seanw78 not yet Sean…working on that #woodchat

@UserOfWood: my drink of choice is Fat Tire tonight #woodchat

@Seanw78: @UserOfWood sounds good! #woodchat

@imaginer99: New Belgium makes some great beers! I’m having Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @imaginer99 Hop Devil, Sierra Nevada Torpedo & Great Lakes Elliot Ness are my main beers. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: I’m out of Stouts, need to go shopping! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: um, is it weird that I just poured a big glass of milk?

@maybe I should go back to the fridge for a guinness? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @DJOfurnituremkr I like Sierra Nevada and Great Lakes too. Haven’t had the others, but sound interesting #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @MansFineFurn I’m drinking black tea so no worries. #woodchat

@Torch02: @MansFineFurn Don’t feel bad – I’m usually a Diet Mountain kinda guy for #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Topic tonight is getting the right tools and taking care of them #woodchat

@asliceofwood: What is the most important tool you think should be taken care of? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: How long do you guys normally go for, I have to put the kids to bed right now? I’ll be drinking a Lake Superior Oatmeal Stout #woodchat

@sduffy68: Maybe next week could power tools and alcoholic beverages? How to properly stock the shop fridge!!! #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: Evening #woodchat How’s everyone doing tonight? #woodchat

@sduffy68: Doing great @mitwoodworks!! How about you?#woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood I think I would put mine as all equal. I’m pretty much a hand tool guy. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Welcome to #woodchat for 11/9/2011. Tonight’s topic is acquiring and caring for tools. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: I feel like i’m at AA. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Great @mitwoodworks. And you? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: There are some interesting ways to acquire tools, who would like to share their idea or question? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @DJOfurnituremkr Great taste! #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DJOfurnituremkr I really take care of my tools and I get them fixed when they break. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood Add to that keeping you blade edges sharp. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Port City Monumental IPA here. Good stuff.#woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I have always liked combing flea markets for other tools #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Neighbors moving away RT @uppercutwood: … interesting ways to acquire tools, who would like to share their idea or question? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: you can get some great finds at auctions and yard sales/flea markets #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood Don’t ever underestimate the power of Craigslist when starting out, especially for power tools #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: and ebay#woodchat

@uppercutwood: There are lots of people who get GAS – Gear Acquisition Syndrome, you see that with woodworkers, fisherman, any hobby #woodchat

@uppercutwood: One way is to start with a basic set, and then only buy tools when you can’t make progress on a project without a given tool #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood I’ve purchase a few tools used. That’s always an adventure. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Just acquired a Stanley No. 6C for $20.00. Needed cleaned a bit but otherwise seemed in good condition. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: #woodchat hello guys whats the topic tonight

@WoodworkGuy: Yard/estate sales can be good. But sometimes they are really proud of their stuff #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: My favorite shop: http://t.co/ZAtsAsEg #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood I’d be curious if anyone has experience with the popular tool pushers – Patrick Leach or Hyperkitten, etc #woodchat

@sduffy68: Should I sand the sole and the sides?#woodchat

@uppercutwood: Good tips are to buy on craigslist, ebay, flea markets, etc. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @MansFineFurn i’ve been burned a few time on ebay. even when i ask all the right questions. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sleepydogwood acquiring and caring for the right tools #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: Buy quality the first time, everytime #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Hey everyone#woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I get my tools from shannon when he clans his shop #woodchat

@sduffy68: I actually found this plane in the pawn shop. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: talk people down when dealing on craigslist. most just want the tool gone #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DJOfurnituremkr I’ve found that I sharpen my chisels more often since I made a jig for setting up the distance on my honing guide #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood I agree on only buying what you need, but the prob i run into is which brand? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood I did that yesterday. Finally bought 4 50” parallel clamps after 12 yrs of woodworking because I had no other option #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JinkerPlex Yes I have bought from http://t.co/jJgmly8N Patrick Leach and he’s been great. Online and at WIA. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Missing #woodchat for this….

@DJOfurnituremkr: I used to be a power to junkie. View link after #woodchat: http://t.co/nNwBjipd #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @thewoodninja I hope you bought the @jettools clamps #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: Cool, something I been doing all summer #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @UserOfWood yeah, you need to be a saavy shopper sometimes with ebay, but more often, a decent deal with a little cleanup. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I’ve had rotten luck at garage and estate sales. All I ever find are candy dished and kids clothes #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 the brand depends on the tool, some companies are better at different things #woodchat

@asliceofwood: sales at local tool stores and the up coming BLACK FRIDAY! great deals #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: I was overwhelmed at Leach’s WIA booth. So many things, and I know so littel about selecting good stuff. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I’ve been getting more into hand tools in the last yr. Like the stronger sense of “hands-on” #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: I’ve had to bow out of many ebay auctions when the prices started getting too high. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood Had to go with 2 jorgensen & Bessey as I only have local access to Lowe’s & Home Depot #woodchat

@dividedlight: @thewoodninja I purchased a rockwell lathe on craigslist. A new motor and some belts and it’s as good as new.#woodchat

@UserOfWood: @benjamenjohnson same here, at least out west where i’m at. it seems there much more back east. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson Garage sales are hit and miss #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @TheRealNeal prices can sky rocket quick on ebay #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Hey #woodchat how is everyone doing tonight!

@MansFineFurn: For stanley planes Leach’s Blood and Gore page is a great resource for research#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @HighRockWW Welcome! #woodchat

@csp2430: Decide on the job, then make sure you have the tools you need. Not other way round. #woodchat #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @HighRockWW Good evening, Chris! #woodchat

@Torch02: @JinkerPlex With Patrick, you really need to know what you want. He’s not a “browsing” store. That said, he’s sold me good things #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I have a new, contractor version, of the Stanley Block Plane. With tuning and honing this plane works fine. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I like jet clamps the best out of the ones I have used #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @HighRockWW great! how are you chris? #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: I’d like to start getting more hand saws and a good brace. Any suggestions on brands and what to look for? #woodchat

@imaginer99: Is it better to store planes on the side or bottom down? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: i’ve had good luck with josh at http://t.co/iXRDjWIK #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Got a great deal @ Woodcraft on #4, 5, & 6 Groz bench planes. $85 + shipping. Very pleased with them. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: know your price limit, and keep looking, if not, its the market RT @asliceofwood: @TheRealNeal prices can sky rocket quick on ebay #woodchat

@swedishiron: Hey Guys.. new to #woodchat I’ve had the best luck buying my tools at auctions.. there are good auctions where the ebay seller buy #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: On the plus side, my father in law retired being a mechanic and I got a whole bunch of his tools — no woodworking tools though #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @Torch02 Good tip. I’m still trying to figure out what I want, I suppose. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @asliceofwood @TheRealNeal Yeah, ebay auctions can ratchet up quick. Sometimes you can snipe a deal, but not often #woodchat

@imaginer99: @TheRealNeal Same here, tried sharpening some old ones but need to look at what’s out there #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Disston saws and a good book on saw sharpening RT @TheRealNeal: Id like to start getting more hand saws … #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: Is it just me or are Josh’s prices generally much lower than Patrick Leach’s? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Hello. #woodchat

@csp2430: @imaginer99 I store them bottom down – gently. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Was $20 to much for a Stanley No6C?#woodchat

@Torch02: @asliceofwood @TheRealNeal The urban legend is used LN planes selling for more on eBay than new ones cost direct! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @imaginer99 Store on bottom if on wood. You risk a cut when stored on side. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @WoodworkGuy especially on much needed tools or tools that can be easily restored #woodchat

@kweinert: I got a perfectly servicable 14” bandsaw from Craigslist – 20 years old or so but it did a fine job. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Torch02 I don’t doubt that. SCAMMERS #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: I stoere my planes on te sole sitting on cork #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: ditto RT @csp2430: @imaginer99 I store them bottom down – gently. #woodchat

@csp2430: Hi to everyone saying Hi. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I found a nice rip saw today for $5 but it needs some TLC but I think it will be worth the work #woodchat

@dividedlight: @Torch02 If only I kept my boxes. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Many plans will tell you what tools you need to complete the project. Thos. Moser’s book is a good one http://t.co/jALdzZrP #woodchat

@imaginer99: @DJOfurnituremkr @csp2430 not worried about cut, just the keeping the edge #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @Torch02 I’ve seen them get real close. Don’t undersatnd the mentality there #woodchat

@Torch02: @asliceofwood Not scamming, so much as the thrill of the auction #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @TheRealNeal Ron Herman’s sharpening DVD from PopWood is great to learn how to sharpen. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I’ve heard many people say they’ve had luck on Craiglist, but I don’t have the time to watch every hour. #woodchat

@csp2430: I have to stop buying saws at flea markets and learn to sharpen the ones I have. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: No ,sound about right RT @sduffy68: Was $20 to much for a Stanley No6C? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Buying old tools and fixing them up is a great option. High quality, low cost, and you have to learn how to maintain them. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @WoodworkGuy: @TheRealNeal Ron Hermans sharpening DVD from PopWood is great to learn how to sharpen. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @csp2430 Maybe I need to find some local flea markets! #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood Thanks i needed this! #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @benjamenjohnson thats what craigslist on smartphones is phone. you can always check on the go #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: You need to know if they’re worth it first RESEARCH! RT @uppercutwood: Buying old tools and fixing them up is a great option. … #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Anyone have thoughts on the Scary Sharp system? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Sounds like a good price to me RT @sduffy68: Was $20 to much for a Stanley No6C? #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @benjamenjohnson There is a site called heycraig that will e-mail you when your search terms come up on Craigslist. i.e.”Bandsaw” #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja where is that sold? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @benjamenjohnson the best deals I have found are from local online auctions #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @JinkerPlex: There is a site called heycraig that will e-mail you when your search terms come up on Craigslist. i.e.”Bandsaw” #woodchat

@csp2430: Restoring is a good start on learning to maintain them. RT @uppercutwood: Buying old tools and fixing them up is a great option. #woodchat

@sduffy68: I bought a Delta Jointer on Craigslist was fairly satisfied after tuning it a bit. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @uppercutwood I’m thinking more about brand/model (Disston, etc.) I’ll get to sharpening later #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @HighRockWW Yeah, are those the auctions you and Todd never tell me about? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Anyone ever had good luck at Estate Sales (olddeadwoodworkers..com) #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood It isn’t that I know of. Just using varying grits of sandpaper for sharpening. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: RT @JinkerPlex: @benjamenjohnson There is a site called heycraig that will e-mail you when your search terms come up on Craigslist. i.e.”Bandsaw” #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @JinkerPlex Thanks, I’ll look into that! #woodchat

@sduffy68: I bought the 6C plane at a pawn shop. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Has anyone used Rob Cosman’s Hand Plane Revival DVD? I’ve enjoyed it and the IBC blade. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @sduffy68 Glad it tuned up nicely. Did you have 2 travel far for it? I had to go the next state over 2 get my craig’s list jointer #woodchat

@kweinert: On Craigslist out here in Denver I either see stuff that’s not worth looking at or it’s like this: DELTA UNISAW table saw – $1200 #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja ha, ok. you can tell I haven’t done any sharpening. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @sleepydogwood I’ve been using Electrolysis as a rust remover with great results! Bigger stuff I use Evaporust. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I am having old planes restored by Steve Nisbett – the guy on eBay that re-machines planes #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @thewoodninja it works great but I prefer stones… #woodchat

@sduffy68: In my area there are some good estate sales but most do not turn up quality tools. Sort of luck of the draw. #woodchat

@swedishiron: @kweinert the Denver Craigslist rarely lists old hand tools.. well at reasonable prices #woodchat

@csp2430: Evaporust works great. For surface rust, I like to use citric acid. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Me either. I just got some new planes today & it seems like the cheaper option to start. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @thewoodninja Hmm last tweet didn’t go through. I use scary sharp. It’s easy if stuff is already sharp. not so easy otherwise #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Works fine, RT @asliceofwood varying grits of sandpaper for sharpening. Get a piece of broken granite from a counter guy (free) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I use my Tormek to regrind a bevel and Sigma Water stones to hone #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Hi folks! Sorry a bit late… we have company at the house, so may be back and forth some. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @HighRockWW where do you get your stones from? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @uppercutwood for vintage stereo equipment, but not tools #woodchat

@sduffy68: @dyamiplotke had to drive 2.5 hours from WV to VA #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @JinkerPlex yea I picked up a LN #7 for $100 new condition. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JimAAshley glad you’re here #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @HighRockWW What’s your best guess of cost to get the required stones etc. to get started? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja i might get some planes for Christmas (maybe) and i need to learn to sharpen #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: don’t forget refurbished tools they can be a great deal and most have at least a year warranty #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: The best option, if you can afford it is to buy LN new. You CAN’t go wrong with them, except the empty wallet…#woodchat

@HighRockWW: @JinkerPlex I still get emails from them on new actions but not tools lately. I will let you know the next time #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @thewoodninja depends on the stones, king stones are cheap. I got the Sigmas. Sandpaper works too. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood thanks! #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @HighRockWW Rub it in, dude. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @HighRockWW A $100? You stole that thing for that price! #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: #woodchat what’s up everyone? Glad to be here.

@DyamiPlotke: @sduffy68 Not too bad. I had to go from Long Island to Mid Connecticut. About the same time. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @LaMacchiaDesign Hello. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @MansFineFurn Therein lies the problem-wallet’s already empty #woodchat

@csp2430: Veritas are excellent planes, as well. Bit cheaper than LN. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Without having used LN or Lee Valley to compare, I’m impressed with the Groz from Woodcraft #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @kweinert Some people are just too proud of their stuff. Got lucky on ebay with a Craftsman 10” saw in great condition for $110. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood sharpening is not hard. Lie Nielson teaches you on youtube and has plans for their sharpening helper jig #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @LaMacchiaDesign Glad you could make it #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Without having used LN or Lee Valley to compare, Im impressed with the Groz from Woodcraft #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @asliceofwood @highlandwood is here in Atlanta so I go there #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja i thought about those. did you get the package deal? #woodchat

@sduffy68: @DyamiPlotke Here in my area there just isn’t the market for older quality tools or newer power tools. Its luck or junk. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Not a fan of their blade adjusters but love LV in general RT @csp2430: Veritas are excellent planes, as well. Bit cheaper than LN. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: LUCKY! RT @HighRockWW: @asliceofwood @highlandwood is here in Atlanta so I go there #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: I try to buy quality tools so that I know the problem is me, not the tool. #woodchat

@csp2430: Just have to make sure you can recognize ‘sharp’. RT @uppercutwood: @asliceofwood sharpening is not hard. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @thewoodninja Did you have to tune the Groz much? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Negative. Individually bought #4, 5, & 6. $85 + shipping #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: @uppercutwood I just got a IBC blade chip breaker and they are pretty nice but I still think I like Hock blades better #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JinkerPlex good point Aaron, don’t buy expensive tools until the tools are holding you back, not your skills #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JinkerPlex I’m the same, though sometimes I break the tools and I say that’s the tool, not me. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @thewoodninja ok #woodchat

@sduffy68: Anyone have luck with the Wood River planes from Woodcraft? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sleepydogwood What do you like better about the hock blades #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: #woodchat I like my LN, Veritas, and old Stanley planes. They each come with pros and cons.

@TheRealNeal: I have a few of the Woodriver planes-the low angle block plane is excellent. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @TheRealNeal Get an old stanley plane and just buy a new iron (LN/Woodcraft/Hock) Makes a HUGE difference (Love the HOCK) #woodchat

@Torch02: I would like to thank #woodchat for making the rest of my timeline unreadable

@WoodworkGuy: @asliceofwood I like the L-N sharpening kit and the sharpening article in the 8/10 FWW #woodchat

@uppercutwood: When the reason you can’t get a good surface is the plane, not your sharpening or planing skills, then maybe get a new plane #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: How about pawn shops? 1) I Never find good deals 2) I don’t want fenced goods — at least I’ve heard. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @DyamiPlotke I paid the extra $3.50 for the sharpening service & was making shavings in less than 10 mins. Still need honing tho #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Anyone think about trying Japanese planes or building your own Krenov style? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @sduffy68 Shannon tried them in a view recently. He said there were nice, but not quite a Lie-Nielson. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: The woodriver stuff seems to be good entry level, no? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: how difficult is it to build a hand plane? is it cheaper? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @JinkerPlex lol…who me..:) #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Yes, IMHO, RT @sharpendwood: The woodriver stuff seems to be good entry level, no? #woodchat

@sharpendwood: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Anyone think about trying Japanese planes or building your own Krenov style? #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @DJOfurnituremkr i made a wooden plane from a Hock kit. it was fun and worked really well #woodchat

@kweinert: I had a 6” jointer and 18/36 drum sander shipped from NY to Denver. Bought off a WW met on Charles Neil’s site #woodchat

@sonicfedora: Just got here. If we are talking about woodriver planes… I have the 6. I’m happy with it. My next plane will be a lv though.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @asliceofwood it’s not hard. @morton just built one from a hock kit #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: Thats my next plane direction RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Anyone think about trying Japanese planes or building your own Krenov style? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @kweinert how much was shipping? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @asliceofwood I saw a video on it and it looked pretty easy. Plan on building a couple myself! #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @DJOfurnituremkr I’ve thought of taking a shot at a Hock Krenov kit. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @DyamiPlotke I consider LN and Veritas to have higher expectations, but the Wood Rivers are more in my price range. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood is it cheaper? #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @sharpendwood I’ve built a couple of them and I have one built by Krenov himself1 #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: I watched that. Made me want to get one! RT @uppercutwood: @asliceofwood its not hard. @morton just built one from a hock kit #woodchat

@kweinert: @MansFineFurn Around $200/$250 as I recall. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @WoodworkGuy do it! it’s not that hard and you can shape the plane anyway you want. Report back on your build #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Japanese planes are my favorite: http://t.co/tbZhtH50 #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @DJOfurnituremkr here’s the one i made. http://t.co/xj0OJoue #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: I have all king stones except my 8000 great is a norton. all have worked well. Purchased at woodcraft. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @DJOfurnituremkr I have built several Krenov style planes including my G&G planes and love them with Hock irons #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I think I just like doing business with Ron Hock better than IBC #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr I’m trying to avoid the japanese tool trend, I’m not good at my current culture of tools yet #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @UserOfWood Very nice! I really like the Hock blades. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @UserOfWood Nice! #woodchat

@csp2430: Nice work. RT @UserOfWood: @DJOfurnituremkr heres the one i made. http://t.co/sBIctZ67 #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @sleepydogwood I can full appreciate that, Hock is a great guy. Is there any difference in performance? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood I want the kit so I can get a hands-on idea on the design. Read Krenov’s books but want something tangible #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @UserOfWood Nice, Maybe I’ll have to try one. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: can you get a cheap plane and just use the parts for a build? #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @sleepydogwood i’ll second that! I’d rather give me money to Ron Hock #woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’ve talked a lot about hand tools and buying them. Regarding care of tools, does everyone have a Wooby for their hand tools? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Only Japanese tool I have is a flush cut saw. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @benjamenjohnson it’s a fun project, and not that hard #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: #woodchat I have a set of Norton’s which are ok. I also have a Japanese stone that I really like. I’d like to try ceramic next.

@Torch02: @sduffy68 @DyamiPlotke There’s also something to be said for buying something handmade locally instead of mass-produced from China #woodchat

@thewoodninja: How about a vote for the very first tool to buy when getting started? #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood School me, Matt. What the heck is a woobie? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood What’s a Wooby? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood I have a wooby sitting around and some oil for it, but I’ve never used it. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @WoodworkGuy David Finck has a good book on making wood planes: http://t.co/uDxocfZy #woodchat

@csp2430: yea, but I hate Chris S’s name for it. RT @uppercutwood: Regarding care of tools, does everyone have a Wooby for their hand tools? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @DJOfurnituremkr @UserOfWood I want to get a couple of Hock blades for my 65 block and No 4. Just order them with the Krenov kit! #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I not gotten to use or sharpen them enough to tell the IBC does come sharpened and the Hock needs to be honed but besides that #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Define Wooby please? RT @uppercutwood:. Regarding care of tools, does everyone have a Wooby for their hand tools? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @asliceofwood cheap planes normally have thin irons, better off buying a decent iron #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Old oily rag for wiping down tools. Rust prevention. RT @benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Whats a Wooby? #woodchat

@sduffy68: @Torch02 agreed, but sometimes price is the ring that rules them all. #woodchat

@csp2430: It’s an oily rag. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @Torch02 TOTALLY AGREE! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @csp2430 What is your name for it. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @WoodworkGuy i’ve bought some of Hock’s replacement blades and really like them #woodchat

@sduffy68: Do you have to sharpen a wooby? — Just Kidding!!! #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood rag with oil #woodchat

@csp2430: Oily rag? But I guess I never actually call it anything.@uppercutwood #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: On the Wooby, I’ve never had a rust problem in my shop. So I don’t use one #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Thats a complicated name. RT @MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood rag with oil #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Yes. A wooby soaked in Jojoba oil. #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: Oily rag, huh? Then I have a ton of them under my old beater car. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I live in Washington. Our skin rusts. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Bag full of microfiber rags at Home depot ~$5, 8oz bottle of camellia oil, ~$20 #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I made a plane last night #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sleepydogwood pictures? #woodchat

@thewoodninja: I can’t say I didn’t learn anything tonight. I now know what a wooby is! #woodchat

@Morton: @WoodworkGuy @uppercutwood that’s why I started with a hock kit. Training wheels. Then jump off from there. Ron is an awesome guy. #woodchat

@csp2430: Yep that’s what I use. RT @MansFineFurn: Bag full of microfiber rags at Home depot ~$5, 8oz bottle of camellia oil, ~$20 #woodchat

@imaginer99: I’ve never had a problem with rust, are you in a humid climate? #Woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: I don’t want to hear that you were causing trouble at #woodchat tonight because I wasn’t around to keep an eye out

@UserOfWood: @uppercutwood i’m up in Bothell not far from you #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: My favorite tool: Stanley #80 scraper, best buy ever #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @sleepydogwood well let’s see it …. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Let’s talk about power hand tools. What power hand tools, what brands, and what sources? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I need a new handheld router, any experience with the PC 890? #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood LOL #woodchat

@dividedlight: @imaginer99 I live in the northeast and rust is a problem. Weather change. #woodchat

@csp2430: I used to live in a dry climate. Now 1 kilometre from the Pacific Ocean with sub tropical rainforest at the end of the road. Yikes #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Rather broad, can you narrow scope?RT @uppercutwood: … power hand tools. What power hand tools, what brands, and what sources? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I’m partial to my Dewalt 14.4 driver with *gasp* Nicads. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @uppercutwood #woodchat Power to the people! I like DeWalt but Hitachi has been doing good in reviews lately

@uppercutwood: @UserOfWood Dude I should come crash at your house, eat your food, and mess up your shop! #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @dividedlight everything rusts up there #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood No opinion on the PC 890, but the consensus vote when I bought last year was the Bosch kit. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: It’s ok, not as good as the older version RT @uppercutwood: I need a new handheld router, any experience with the PC 890? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood I have three and I like them a lot. #woodchat

@csp2430: Triton routers are great! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JinkerPlex did you get the Bosch kit, which one? #woodchat

@imaginer99: I like dewalt also but rigid usually has similar quality but lower price. #Woodchat

@UserOfWood: @uppercutwood funny, but we should hook up, we are starting up a Modern Woodworkers Assoc here in Seattle #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @uppercutwood Looked at the 890. Nice unit. Got a better deal on Hitachi M12VC and really like it. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @benjamenjohnson no gasping. I’ve dumped almost all my NiCads. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @DavidJUlschmid @asliceofwood yea it is ridiculous some of the things they pass off as tools #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @dividedlight You have three of the PC890s? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Love my little Bosch Colt, use it for lots of things instead of the bigger routers #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: Very happy with the Bosch plung Router

@#woodchat

@sduffy68: @JinkerPlex was it the 1617 evs kit? I am considering it, but was looking for confirmation. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @uppercutwood #woodchat All my routers are Craftsman. Figure if I’ll be able to frankentool them if they break. Yay for electronics skills!

@LaMacchiaDesign: Agreed RT @MansFineFurn: Love my little Bosch Colt, use it for lots of things instead of the bigger routers #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Let’s see how many @DyamiPlotke has RT @uppercutwood: @dividedlight You have three of the PC890s? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @UserOfWood I’ll remember , trying to move up to that area soon! #Woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood I got the Bosch 1617, 2.25hp comes with fixed and mobile base. Love it so far. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I want soft start, variable speed, 1/2” collet, pc bushings. dust collection, lighting, are extras. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I have an older 690. Been pretty solid for years. Not much experience hand held, it’s usually in my table #woodchat

@asliceofwood: I got a craftsman…works good so far #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @TheRealNeal I only have one PC890, but I have 9 routers overall. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @LaMacchiaDesign the colt doesn’t have a 1/2” collet #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Hello #woodchat#woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood two mounted in router tables and one hand held with two bases. I don’t care for the plunge base.#woodchat

@thewoodninja: I have the PC 693 w/fixed & plunge bases. Love it. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: http://t.co/WRcLi9NF #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @MansFineFurn I love mine after I returned the first one that burnt out after an hour. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson My 690 almost cut my cajones off the other day #woodchat

@Seanw78: @JinkerPlex I’ve gotten a few things from hyperkitten. Dividers and a brace I needed. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: nope, it’s only flaw RT @uppercutwood: @LaMacchiaDesign the colt doesnt have a 1/2” collet #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DyamiPlotke of all your routers, how do you like the 890 #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @sduffy68 Only quirk so far on the Bosch 1617 is that you can’t use typical PC style bushings. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood I have a plunge craftsman 3hp, it’s big but does everything! #Woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @dividedlight #woodchat. Do you make wood and glass projects? I love the combination. I’d love to hear some design/building tips!

@uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn the Colt height adjustment is also crap. the base is also too small. I got an aftermarket base. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @JinkerPlex whats the workaround? for the PC bushings. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JinkerPlex the Bosch proprietary bushing system is dumb #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood I’m curious , does your router hang low? #Woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Good to know! RT @DyamiPlotke: @TheRealNeal I only have one PC890, but I have 9 routers overall. #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: Ouch RT @uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson My 690 almost cut my cajones off the other day #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood Yeah, mine sent me to the emergency room earlier this year. Stung like a bastard, no permanent damage #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood More Bosch 1617: You can buy adapter that accepts standard PC bushings. Ring inside a ring inside a ring, but works. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @sleepydogwood I second the jet clamps #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DavidJUlschmid I do. I had big plans for artsy projects but I mostly build windows and doors for houses. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DavidJUlschmid I’d like to try glass etching, It looks pretty easy to do. #woodchat

@csp2430: Better than Besseys? RT @Seanw78: @sleepydogwood I second the jet clamps #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood I haven’t used my 890 too much. I like my Bosch 1617EVS best. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @uppercutwood Don’t used the depth adjustment as much, but it’s never slowed me down to badly, it’s not a plunge router afterall #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Found a great way to get the SWMBO happy. She wanted to learn to scroll saw. Now she’s into woodworking! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JinkerPlex still dumb #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JinkerPlex You can also replace the black base with a clear base. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @dividedlight do you build exterior entry doors? #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I have seven routers and I just got a new Ridgit the little one I like #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @dividedlight Have you done stained glass? Foil or came? #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @DyamiPlotke like mine best too, but only competition in my shop is a freebie Ryobi I was gifted. What a POS. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DavidJUlschmid I’m going to start a blog this winter. #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: The Bosh have soft start. #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: Yeah i dont like how the base and motor body interact, very clumsy & awkward adjusting RT @uppercutwood: @MansFineFurn. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: Anyone have the big boy Festool router? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: I love my 690 mounted in a lift with a digital readout. set it to the depth you want, hit zero, and then back it off #woodchat

@imaginer99: @csp2430 I have both and they both work great but jets are nicer but cost a little extra too. #Woodchat

@sleepydogwood: The older PC are a lot better that the new stuff #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @DyamiPlotke The clear base is another good route, Dyami. #woodchat

@csp2430: @woodworkguy We have quite a few ladies in our club who like the scroll work and pyrography. Me? – I prefer joinery. #woodchat

@dividedlight: I build entry doors.RT @sduffy68: @dividedlight do you build exterior entry doors? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @benjamenjohnson I am looking for handheld. I’ll definitely put on a clear base plate. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: amen: RT @sleepydogwood: The older PC are a lot better that the new stuff #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @csp2430 @Seanw78 @sleepydogwood Hmmm.. will have to check Jet clamps out. Need some more… #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Anyone try the Triton brand? I’ve been looking at them @Woodcraft but haven’t ever used them #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @Seanw78 @sleepydogwood #woodchat Hey, Sean Wiz New Ski. What Jet clamps are you referring too? Parallel jaw clamps? I have Ponys.

@benjamenjohnson: @sleepydogwood when hand routing it would be nice to have a built in speed control and soft start, but again mine lives in table #woodchat

@woodshaver101: I like my stanley #45 plane for small runs of molding#woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @MansFineFurn @sleepydogwood I sadly second that… #woodchat

@csp2430: yep – have 3 – fantastic RT @ebeckham29: Anyone try the Triton brand? Ive been looking at them @Woodcraft but havent ever used the #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DyamiPlotke Although the 890 is tall it seems to balance very well, stable. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @dividedlight one of my future projects will be to rebuild our front door. Its arched top and use to have a round window. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @dividedlight I totally look forward to that! #woodchat I blog at http://t.co/vXPfzSrO. My best glass project is at http://t.co/JSK0LATD

@sleepydogwood: @ebeckham29 @Woodcraft I looked at them but when I went back to get one they were out #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DavidJUlschmid No. Wooden muntins and stained glass though. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @JinkerPlex Much as I love the PC 890, the PC 690 gets the most work in my shop. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: @thewoodninja SWMBO won’t let me refinance for Festool… Like my house is worth anything these days… #woodchat

@imaginer99: Does anyone use or recommend scrapers? #Woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: #woodchat how about favorite 3hp routers for table mounts?

@uppercutwood: What are the five essential power hand tools? router, circular saw, drill, jigsaw, what else? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @csp2430 Great they are actually reasonably priced and they normally have them on sale#woodchat

@JimAAshley: the one router I have is Ridgid, which was an upgrade to a Craftsman (1/4” only collet)#woodchat

@Tumblewood: Woodchat is up in G+…check it out when you get a chance. Let us know what you want from #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 yes, scrapers are unbelievable #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: a thousand times YES!!! Best tools ever, card scrapers and the Stanley #80. RT @imaginer99: Does anyone use or recommend scrapers? #woodchat

@sduffy68: @uppercutwood RotoZip LOL #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DavidJUlschmid I can’t remember if I’m following you but I will check later. #woodchat

@csp2430: sander RT @uppercutwood: What are the five essential power hand tools? router, circular saw, drill, jigsaw, what else? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @ebeckham29 I got an email from @Woodcraft that the Triton 3 1/4hp is on sale for $199 #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I keep getting spammed for using G+ #woodchat

@asliceofwood: any recomendations for buying? RT @uppercutwood: @imaginer99 yes, scrapers are unbelievable #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JimAAshley How was the Ridgid, it looks good from a feature perspective #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @uppercutwood I think you are right, about essential hand tools although I would add a few sanders #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Dremel

@RT @sduffy68: @uppercutwood RotoZip LOL #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood Sander maybe? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @MansFineFurn @uppercutwood thanks! I’m looking to get a few. #Woodchat

@Tumblewood: @asliceofwood I just get them a few at a time from Woodcraft or wherever..doesn’t matter much..they all need a good amount of work #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ebeckham29 Winner winner chicken dinner, a ROS and maybe a detail sander #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: @ebeckham29 Its a shame to I always have like PCs tools my belt sander has lasted 15 years and is going strong. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 Restoration and new? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @HighRockWW I got that one, I was in there today and saw them and held one, felt pretty good. Just wish I could had trial ran it. #woodchat

@csp2430: The Triton routers are terrific in tables – you don’t need a router lift because they wind up so high #woodchat

@jmk89: @uppercutwood ROS #woodchat

@asliceofwood: my dremel 3000 has worked pretty good so far. RT @uppercutwood: Dremel RT @sduffy68: @uppercutwood RotoZip LOL #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood what do you mean “spammed”? Haven’t had any issues…yet. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @MansFineFurn @imaginer99 #woodchat Love me my Sandvik scrapers. Thick for course removal, thin just before finish. Down with sandpaper!

@Tumblewood: @MansFineFurn I’ve got three in my Mentions right now. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Tumblewood do they wear out quick? are there different sizes? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood Ilike it, definitely an upgrade for me. Soft start, variable speed, does both 1/2” and 1/4” bits. Also has LED. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Could any of you get by with out a table saw? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @sleepydogwood We had a few PC sanders come through our shelter’s thrift store today, flew out the door before I could get there #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @ebeckham29 I may pick one up this weekend… #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood I got it on deal from HD, was display unit. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @DJOfurnituremkr Are you serious? No, not me #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: maybe if you have a good bandsaw RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Could any of you get by with out a table saw? #woodchat

@csp2430: No. I’m in love with my Powermatic. RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Could any of you get by with out a table saw? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @DJOfurnituremkr i could..but, I have room and don’t see the need to do without #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DJOfurnituremkr NO, you can pry my table saw from my cold dead hands! #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @DJOfurnituremkr it would be hard for me, but a band saw could replace a TS for most of what i do #woodchat

@dividedlight: @DJOfurnituremkr No way. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @UserOfWood Word…I want a 20” BS #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: DITTO: RT @DavidJUlschmid: @MansFineFurn @imaginer99 #woodchat Love me my Sandvik scrapers. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @dividedlight My mother had the door replaced 10-12 years ago and they put in a solid slab. So I will be replacing new. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Don’t buy until you have the $$$ to get a good file & burnishing rod. They need to be sharp to work right. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr Maybe if I had a quality bandsaw #woodchat

@kweinert: @DJOfurnituremkr Right now I am, but that’s because I’m very limited in space, been turning lately. Bandsaw would work for me. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: @uppercutwood I have the palm size Ridgit and its a good strong router I like that it came with a edge guide and two bases #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: Yes but I really love my TS and probably wouldn’t consider it. RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Could any of you get by with out a table saw? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja Depends on what you use them for. @ToddinMontana has a great vid on using them for more agressive work #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @DJOfurnituremkr I don’t think I could make it without a table saw. Do have respect for my 18” band saw. Do you use a table saw? #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @JimAAshley @uppercutwood I have the Rigid as well. Very well made, the highest quality power tool I have (not sayin’ much) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Ten minutes left what questions can we help people with? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: hmmm…guess I got to wait a little while RT @thewoodninja: @asliceofwood Dont buy until you have the $$$ to get a good file & bur #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @HighRockWW If I wasn’t flying to Maine and having my lil girl, I might. Might get to run by LN store its only 45 mins away #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @DJOfurnituremkr Not me. It’s the heart of my shop. #woodchat

@csp2430: Anyone like Yankee screwdrivers like I do? #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood 12 volt drill, router, jig saw, Random Orbit sander & another sander (or router) #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I would take an Aggazzani 24” band saw over a Saw Stop any day. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Yes, I think so, Bandsaw and handtools can do most of it . RT @DJOfurnituremkr: Could any of you get by with out a table saw? #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr THEY ARE GOING TO BURY ME WITH MY OLD UNISAW #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @DJOfurnituremkr BS is much safer than a TS any day. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TheRealNeal Nice! Yeah, I’ve learned a lot from my early tool purchases. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: RT @woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr THEY ARE GOING TO BURY ME WITH MY OLD UNISAW YES! #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: I could for the furniture I build but not the carpentry or mill work I do #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Everyone knows to avoid harbor freight power tools, right? :0 #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr i LIKE MY OLD INCA 710 BANDSAW,i COULD GET BY WITH THAT #woodchat

@imaginer99: What degree do you it on your bench and mortifying chisels? #Woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Anyone have the new DeWalt DWP611 routers? #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @uppercutwood could get by without a TS. Have you seen that guy rip boards by hand? Ouch! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TheRealNeal @uppercutwood Nice! Yeah, I’ve learned a lot from my early tool purchases. #woodchat

@jmk89: @csp2430 Yes, I reckon Yankee screwdrivers are the forgotten gem of tools #woodchat

@asliceofwood: I got a drill press as gift. not impressed RT @uppercutwood: Everyone knows to avoid harbor freight power tools, right? :0 #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood harbor who? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @uppercutwood I’ve actually found a few harbor freight tools that work decent… as paper weights #woodchat

@Tumblewood: RT @Tumblewood: Hey Everyone..be sure to Add Woodchat to your G+ circles. #woodchat

@Torch02: @DJOfurnituremkr ‘Yes’ for everyone – we all could; we’re too resourceful to not be able to. But that doesn’t mean we should #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodshaver101 That is a great saw. #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @uppercutwood I have a friend that swears by them. I don’t risk it though #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @JimAAshley My previous one was Craftsman too-a real cheap one that my dad bought in the early eighties-night and day. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: I am hoping to get a 14” bandsaw soon for resawing and other things. #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: @csp2430 I love my yankee and with a bit holder it even is better #woodchat

@Seanw78: @DavidJUlschmid @sleepydogwood I’ve got the parallels and f style. Grips are great, work smooth. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @asliceofwood HF is only good for bits and pieces.#woodchat

@theodorescott: @DJOfurnituremkr I am getting rid of mine within the next month. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: RT @ebeckham29: @uppercutwood I’ve actually found a few harbor freight tools that work decent… as paper weights #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Matt..you grabbing the transcript for tonights #woodchat???

@thewoodninja: @WoodworkGuy Get a Wood Slicer blade! Got mine today & LOVE it! #woodchat

@csp2430: yes – needs the bit holder RT @sleepydogwood: @csp2430 I love my yankee and with a bit holder it even is better #woodchat

@asliceofwood: You have to be selective on the purchase RT @Tumblewood: @asliceofwood HF is only good for bits and pieces #woodchat

@blowery: @DJOfurnituremkr I sold mine and I’m getting by. Have my eyes on a decent bandsaw though, mostly for long rips and resawing. #woodchat

@sduffy68: Made the big mistake of jumping into an inexpensive craftman TS early on and to date haven’t replaced it. Any suggestions on used? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja I use timberwolf..have a Resaw King, too #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @Seanw78 @sleepydogwood #woodchat. I need some new F-Styles. I’ll check out the Jets. Where do you get them?

@ebeckham29: @WoodworkGuy I hope to get one eventually, I was looking at the Rikon’s seem to be decent. Better then my 10” ryobi #woodchat

@Tumblewood: The Resaw King is overpriced in my opinion #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Thoughts on the the Wood Slicer Bandsaw blades from highland ww? #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: thewoodninja @WoodworkGuy Get a Wood Slicer blade! Got mine today & LOVE it!— I need a bandsaw first #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: Dont forget to look for HOW I WOOD DO IT the last friday of the month. we got 2 new blogger and this month we are doing mortices #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @Tumblewood I plan to buy the Timberwolf next #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @MansFineFurn I hear good things #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @DavidJUlschmid @ebeckham29 @uppercutwood. my dust collector is HF, that’s the only thing though I have from them. #woodchat

@JinkerPlex: @sduffy68 I got a Grizzly cabinet saw on Craigslist, but really you just have to shop the deals for used stuff. #woodchat

@UserOfWood: @MansFineFurn i use woodslicer blades and really like them #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @JimAAshley how is that dc? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja be sure to use the loose tension…they do a good job of resawing #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @thewoodninja @WoodworkGuy #woodchat I second the Wood Slicer recommendation. Smooth cuts and they somehow demand less power from the motor

@sduffy68: QUESTION – What to look out for on used Dust Collection? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Wood Slicer: I’ve had mixed results: First one dulled REALLY fast, current one, going strong #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @DavidJUlschmid My thoughts exactly #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Thanks everyone for showing up tonight, we’ll post the transcript on a few sites tomorrow. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @DavidJUlschmid @sleepydogwood think I got them from rockler on sale a few years ago. Not sure where now. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @sduffy68 look for a motor that runs and a unit you can replace the filter on. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: RT @Tumblewood: @sduffy68 open the housing and look at the windings #windings #woodchat

@kweinert: I have a benchtop DP from HF – have yet to get to drill without wobbling. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @JinkerPlex agreed I just got 7 18v Rigid drills 15 batteries and 5 chargers for $40 and only 3 of the bats. are bad #woodchat

@sduffy68: Kinda what I figured RT @JinkerPlex: @sduffy68 I got a Grizzly cabinet saw on Craigslist, but really you just have to shop the… #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @thewoodninja @Tumblewood #woodchat I had a timberwolf. Wood slicer is superior IMHO

@JimAAshley: @asliceofwood It sucks (ha, ha)… seriously, it works well, don’t have much to compare it to #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: @DavidJUlschmid @Seanw78 I got mine @rockler and they were kits so they were $99 for 4 clamps #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: Man that went by fast #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @uppercutwood damn that was quick! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sduffy68 check the motor, impeller, and bags. those are the keys #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @uppercutwood I’ll put it on mine too if you want to send it to me #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Take care everyone, see you next week. #woodchat

@woodshaver101: IHave the new jorgenson parallel clamps I like em better than my bessys #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @uppercutwood We’ll soon be setting up a transcript page on http://t.co/HkZmqHXZ #woodchat

@woodbard: Guess I am late…#woodchat #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @DavidJUlschmid I produce almost smooth cuts with my Drift Master and Timberwolf #woodchat

@woodshaver101: @DJOfurnituremkr later dale #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @DJOfurnituremkr good night, Dale. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: If anyone is still here: recommendations for benchtop mortisers? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard hey Al. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 I have a 10” jet cabinet saw and I like it. I see cabinet saws on CL locally. #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: @woodbard hi Al. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: See everyone next week! #woodchat

@csp2430: Thanks all. #woodchat

@Morton: @MansFineFurn careful with the use. Exotics will dull it fast. So will non-straight cuts. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @woodbard Hi Al. #woodchat

@WoodworkGuy: Great chat all! #woodchat

@LaMacchiaDesign: #woodchat later y’all! Until next time…

@thewoodninja: Thanks for all the great content guys. And thanks for teaching me what a wooby is! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @MansFineFurn Do you do a lot of mortise / tenon? I like floating tenons..my bench top is a waste of space #woodchat

@woodbard: Hi, everyone – sorry I totally missed a good one! #woodchat #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @woodbard. Evening Al! #woodchat

@dividedlight: See you next week. #woodchat

@sduffy68: @uppercutwood The one I am going to look at this weekend is the Grizzly 2hp model. It seems to get good reviews “new” anyway. #woodchat

@thewoodninja: @Tumblewood I agree. Floating tenons are way more forgiving.#woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodbard welcome Al! quick question: your top 5 handtools… go! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: G’night all! Now I know what a wooby is too! #woodchat

@sduffy68: @DJOfurnituremkr Take care! See you next week! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @sduffy68 it’s all about the sustained static CFM #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood space I have, using the drill press setup now, but I hate switching it out every time I want to mortise/drill. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @thewoodninja not just forgiving…functional! #woodchat

@woodshaver101: I got here late see you all next week #woodchat

@sduffy68: @JimAAshley Take it easy. See you next week!!! #woodchat

@ebeckham29: must read transcript and learn what wooby is… things to do things to do #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Thanks everyone for showing up. I’m going to start working on the transcriot now. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Got to go guys. So long and thanks for all the fish! #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood I have a LN rabbetting block plane that is high on the list. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ebeckham29 wooby is oily rag to wipe tools down and prevent rust #woodchat

@sduffy68: @dividedlight Have a great week!!! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK it’s daddy time now. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @uppercutwood Matt..you’re catching the transcript, right? #woodchat

@woodbard: Stanley 4-1/2, Ray Iles 5/15-inch mortise chisel, Czeck Edge dovetail chisel, Stanley beader tool, ToolsForWorkingWood turning saw #woodchat

@sleepydogwood: @uppercutwood pencil, hammer, block plane, coping saw, 3/8 chisel. #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @MansFineFurn Did you watch @WoodWhisperer video about mortisers? It was a good one. Might use that to inform you decision #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Thanks to all and good night. We’ll see you next week. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tumblewood yes, I’m doing the transcript and will post it to my site and send it to whoever wants it for their site. #woodchat

@imaginer99: Goodnight all.. Till next week. #Woodchat

@ebeckham29: @uppercutwood totally not what I was thinking… but its a new fun thing to say. Thanks! #woodchat

@sduffy68: @uppercutwood Thanks for the #woodchat have a great week!!! #woodchat

@piratecolie: I wish my husband wood make me a ring out of wood. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DavidJUlschmid nope, but now I will! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @DyamiPlotke I need to start a page for just suggested topics for #woodchat on http://t.co/QD6bGSuZ

@woodbard: @Tumblewood Who is Woodchat Woodchat on g+?#woodchat

@sleepydogwood: See everyone next week, say safe #woodchat

@sduffy68: Everyone have a great week and no splinters. See ya’ll next Wednesday!!!!! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: off to clean some more timbers..ciao all #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Rats! I missed #woodchat. I look forward to the transcript.

@DavidJUlschmid: @benjamenjohnson #woodchat chemical or abrasive etching?

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood if you’re still there, I can’t find you on G+ (woodchat that is…) how do I find you? #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @MansFineFurn Look up Woodchat Woodchat..first and last name..couldn’t find a business account way in #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sduffy68 You too. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Look at “setup a google+ ‘PAGE’ RT @Tumblewood: @MansFineFurn Look up Woodchat … find a business account way in #woodchat

@DavidJUlschmid: @lucaspeters it was GREAT! The hour flew by. Lots of good stuff #woodchat

@kweinert: I just created a calendar file for this meeting. Not sure it’s correct, could someone try http://t.co/1iJCqerv ? #woodchat

@kweinert: @MansFineFurn From my main page I just put woodchat in the search and he came up right off. #woodchat

@kennyboat: #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @kweinert woodchat is not it, it’s blank, instead search woodchat woodchat, he’s there. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: It opens, but it’s not an invitation (can’t be added to my calendar by accepting.) RT @kweinert: I just created a calendar file… #woodchat

@benjamenjohnson: @DavidJUlschmid Chemical. Like this only with stencils: http://t.co/GNkZSmgX #woodchat

@celamens: Dang! Looks like I missed woodchat! #Woodchat

Woodchat is Yours: Vote on the Woodchat List of Topics for Woodchat Wednesday

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:49:26 +0000

Last Wednesday 48 Woodworkers got together to bring #woodchat back to life. After mining through the transcript and finding lots of gems I’ve summarized, paraphrased, and organized topics into the following list. Because Woodchat is Yours we need to know which topics you’d like covered first. If there are topics I’ve missed, please write them in the comments section. For those of you who are more experienced, you’re encouraged to participate in Woodchat Wednesdays to share what you know about these topics.

Getting Started and Motivated

Encouragement to get moving and focus on the craft and worry less about mistakes
Identifying causes of inertia – things keeping you from starting or finishing projects – and getting past them
Starting with simple projects to build success and teach techniques
Conducting project retrospectives to learn from success and failure and get you moving on the next project

Learning Design and Prototyping to Increase Confidence and Success

Learning about design: classic forms, proportions, and techniques
Free or Cheap Design Inspiration Sources (books, museums, catalogs, blogs, designers, nature, …)
Building a prototypes in foam or inexpensive wood
Design for error-free production and repeatability
Sketchup and other software tools for design Q&A

Safety in the Shop

Controlling dust, cleaning air, protecting lungs
Toxicity of certain woods
Chemicals in the shop
Jigs, fixtures, and other safety equipment

Getting the Right Tools and Taking Care of Them

Starting with basic tools and buying on demand to avoid GAS
Inexpensive tools you can’t live without, Expensive tools you can live without
Jigs you should buy/build
Maintaining power tools (rust, lubrication, wear) and tuning them to high specs
Acquiring, restoring, and maintaining hand tools

Choosing and Using Materials

Choosing materials
Hardest wood to work with
Great woods to work with
Hardware choices and sources
Local woods from local mills, urban wood
Incorporating other materials (wood, glass, stone…)
Storing materials correctly (straight, dry, pest free, …)
What to do with waste (chips, dust, scraps, rags, chemicals)

Tips and Techniques for Successful Woodwork

Stock preparation
Practice drills to increase speed, quality, and confidence
Cutting classic joinery
Finishing techniques and products to embrace
Durable finishes for cabinetry

Shop Tips

Controlling the environment (humidity, temperature, lighting, dust, …)
Avoiding common problems, fixing them when they happen
Small Shop setup, tools, projects, and other tips
Keeping the shop tidy
Avoiding the Square Dance and Being More Productive (shop layout, material flow, …)

Starting and Running a Successful Woodworking Business

Types of Woodworking businesses (LLC, Sole Proprietor, Corp) and how to create them
Online resources for the woodworking business
Woodworking markets (cabinets, crafts, furniture, gifts, …)
Marketing strategies for finding clients online and offline
Selling your work online on your site or through Etsy or other sites
Shows as a way to promote business (swap meets, farmers markets, fairs, …)
Webhosting for woodworkers, web technologies, sponsorships, ads
Shipping large items (KD furniture)
Reducing the cost of supplies internationally or through a group buy

Learning and Sharing

Newbies guide to Online Woodworking with Woodchat, Blogs, and Podcasts
Starting local woodworking meetings or guilds
Introducing kids to woodworking with fun projects and easy lessons

Take Our Poll

Thanks for your vote, and we’ll see you Wednesday November 9th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern on Twitter. Just follow #woodchat on Tweetchat for the easiest way to participate.

48 Woodworkers You Should Get To Know – #woodchat Follow Friday

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:06:58 +0000

Each Friday on Twitter, you’ll see lots of tweets that list Twitter handles with the #FF hashtag. It’s basically a recommendation from the sender of the tweet to their followers letting them know that “hey, if you like my tweets, you’ll like this person’s tweets too.” It’s one great way to find people to follow because they might be tweeting about something you care about.

With Twitter’s 140 character-per-tweet limit, it can get kinda hard to include everyone that you recommend, and that’s what this post is about.

If you are interested in woodworking, and ready to share knowledge with others, then why not follow the woodworkers who participated in Woodchat Wednesday on November 2nd? Don’t just follow them, tweet to them, get to know them, and beging to share knowledge and encouragement about woodworkign.

A full list is below, with a Twitter Hovercard to see their twitter profile and easily follow them.

@uppercutwood
@BobbyHagstrom
@Black_SheepWW
@JimAAshley
@imaginer99
@_sduffy
@Tooltutor
@ChrisHasFlair
@woodsplinters
@woodbard
@ebeckham29
@MansFineFurn
@wha64
@HighRockWW
@lucaspeters
@JC_McGrath
@FlairWoodworks
@DJOfurnituremkr
@asliceofwood
@mitwoodworks
@pickettfurnitur
@TheRealNeal
@JustSqEnough
@dividedlight
@Tumblewood
@csp2430
@sharpendwood
@jmk89
@KALAstudios
@TomsWorkbench
@CustomMade
@kweinert
@wortheffort_sg
@RenaissanceWW
@Seanw78
@HtownFurniture
@sonicfedora
@MBWPodcast
@WalnutWeasel
@hamptonpaulk
@theboisshop
@mlehikoinen
@DyamiPlotke
@thecasualwdwrkr
@blowery
@gerodere
@TwtrChat411
@WOOD_Magazine

Online Woodworking Thrives with 48 Woodworkers: Woodchat Transcript November 2, 2011

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:47 +0000

Tonight was a great night, 48 woodworkers participated in the new and improved #woodchat - thanks to all who participated!

Remember that #woodchat is every Wednesday at 6pm pacific/9pm eastern. We used Twitter for tonight’s chat, Tweetchat is the best tool for now. We’re looking at moving #woodchat to Google Plus in the future.

The Woodchat Team will scrub through the transcript to create a list of topics, and we’ll cover those in future chats. If you have topic ideas, please let us know by leaving a comment below.

Woodchat Transcript November 2, 2011 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

@TomsWorkbench: Online woodworking- FULL OF LIFE! http://t.co/chAgNH37 (And, join us on tonight at 9 eastern/8 central)

@lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench @FlairWoodworks @DyamiPlotke @Tumblewood Is there a topic for #woodchat tonight? Or are we freestylin’ it?

@DyamiPlotke: RT @TomsWorkbench: Online woodworking- FULL OF LIFE! http://t.co/chAgNH37 (And, join us on #woodchat tonight at 9 eastern/8 central)

@DJOfurnituremkr: @DyamiPlotke @lucaspeters @TomsWorkbench @FlairWoodworks @Tumblewood To start I suggest open topic & how we can improve on old #woodchat.

@DyamiPlotke: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: @DyamiPlotke @lucaspeters @TomsWorkbench @FlairWoodworks @Tumblewood To start I suggest open topic & how we can improve on old #woodchat.

@ebeckham29: #woodchat tonight at nine. one more thing great about hump day

@WOOD_Magazine: RT @TomsWorkbench: Online woodworking- FULL OF LIFE! http://t.co/dBStaRed (And, join us on #woodchat tonight at 9 eastern/8 central)

@gerodere: @FlairWoodworks oh yay!! I missed #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @gerodere @FlairWoodworks oh yay!! I missed #woodchat <- we missed it too & We’ll see you there tonight.

@uppercutwood: Tonight #woodchat is back join us Wednesdays at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern bit.ly/sf1yng to learn, share, and socialize about #woodworking

@DyamiPlotke: RT @uppercutwood: Tonight #woodchat is back join us Wednesdays at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern bit.ly/sf1yng to learn, share, and socialize about #woodworking

@TomsWorkbench: So, before #woodchat, you can check me out on Prepare to Survive at 7 p.m. Eastern! http://t.co/xyDCIIBl – gonna be a busy night!

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’m looking forward to the new & improved #woodchat tonight 8pm Central. I hope many of you will join us: http://t.co/GhTImLyp

@DyamiPlotke: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: I’m looking forward to the new & improved #woodchat tonight 8pm Central. I hope many of you will join us: http://t.co/GhTImLyp

@FlairWoodworks: MT @DJOfurnituremkr: I’m looking forward to the new & improved #woodchat tonight 6pm Pacific. I hope you will join us: http://t.co/HXfYwrd9

@Tumblewood: RT @FlairWoodworks: MT @DJOfurnituremkr: I’m looking forward to the new & improved #woodchat tonight 6pm Pacific. I hope you will join us: http://t.co/HXfYwrd9

@theboisshop: I heard through the grapevine that some good folks are bringing back #woodchat. I might just have to dust off my keyboard tonight!

@DyamiPlotke: @theboisshop dust it off, Rob.We’ll be rocking #woodchat tonight!

@DJOfurnituremkr: I don’t chat often but when I do I choose #woodchat. Stay chatty my friends: http://t.co/GhTImLyp

@uppercutwood: Tonight #woodchat is back join us Wednesdays at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays to learn, share, and… http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays

@DJOfurnituremkr: I don’t chat often but when I do I choose #woodchat. Stay chatty my friends: http://t.co/GhTImLyp Wednesdays 8pm Central.

@Seanw78: So, what’s the best for #woodchat , tweetdeck?

@woodbard: What is the best way to set up TweetDeck for #woodchat? I simply added a new column called WoodChat – but not sure

@gerodere: @woodbard that’s how I did it – just a dedicated column on Tweetdeck that checks for new posts with the #woodchat tag

@uppercutwood: @woodbard new column, search term #woodchat, but tweetchat.com is better

@uppercutwood: #woodchat starts in two hours, are you ready to get back in the saddle?

@woodbard: @uppercutwood If I use tweetchat.com as the name of the column, then not much shows up for #woodchat.

@woodbard: @uppercutwood Got it – I am now sendint this from http://t.co/v1SxJABb, where I am at #woodchat. Interesting stuff #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MBWPodcast @woodwhisperer are either of you joining #woodchat tonight? Note: only Marc has an excuse. He’s singing the Mario Bros. theme.

@DyamiPlotke: I’ll B dividing my thoughts between #woodchat & finishing Light Ring which goes 2 CA tomorrow Hopefully @aristotledreher will help #woodchat

@uppercutwood: #woodchat is in ONE HOUR are you ready to talk about woodworking with the Modern Woodworkers? http://uppercutwoodworks.com/2011/10/woodchat-wednesdays

@uppercutwood: @Seanw78 I prefer www.tweetchat.com for #woodchat.

@Seanw78: @uppercutwood Sounds good. I’ll be there. #woodchat #woodchat

@woodbard: Test — Can anyone see this? #woodchat http://t.co/PmMHWQ3V

@Seanw78: @woodbard I see it and it looks good! #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Nope RT @woodbard: Test — Can anyone see this? #woodchat http://t.co/yVpXp6aI

@woodbard: @Seanw78 Thanks- testing unknown and deep waters with #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: RT @woodbard Test — Can anyone see this? #woodchat http://t.co/nsq3dxPT <- looks beautiful!

@Tumblewood: 25 minutes to #woodchat In the meantime, join us on G+ in a hangout. check Matt Gradwohl

@uppercutwood: 15 minutes to #woodchat, get in here! http://t.co/XjehUYxu #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: Test #Woodchat

@Tumblewood: @JC_McGrath It’s working Jon #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JC_McGrath works! #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: Thanks and howdy #Woodchat

@asliceofwood: Glad to see #woodchat in a room! Hows everyone tonight? #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Eight minutes to the first session of the new #woodchat! Will you be joining us?

@uppercutwood: We’re doing well, glad you could make it Tim #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Wood looks at him, and cuts dovetails in itself #woodchat #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I don’t know about no G+… but I’m here! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: I’m here early, wife is getting ready to watch Top Model. #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Yeah #woodchat! #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: Glad to see you could make it @hamptonpaulk #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @DJOfurnituremkr Your skipping out on Top model #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Hey woodchat! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I’m getting jacked… This could be kinda fun… #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: So who has the first question or comment? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat yo fellas!

@Tumblewood: Welcome Lucas!! #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Me too. @uppercutwood #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Hello @lucaspeters glad you could make it #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Chris in the house #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Hey @lucaspeters – good to see you! #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Hey #woodchat, I’m here

@uppercutwood: I think we start by reviewing the Four Principles of woodchat and the Prime Directive #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: Evening all #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat going to be better than ever!

@DJOfurnituremkr: @asliceofwood You bet, she has the TV for the next hour. #woodchat

@blowery: have fun at #woodchat folks, have to be up at 4:30AM EDT.

@TomsWorkbench: Rule number of of #woodchat… TALK about #woodchat! #woodchat

@asliceofwood: looks like a good turn out so far! #woodchat

@Tumblewood: Hey hey Tom! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Three minutes until the official start of #woodchat – preparty has begun #woodchat

@dividedlight: I’m here too. Hey everyone. #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: I had one. 12′ long 6×6 SYP beams. How to handle them by myself to get to 8′ lengths resawn for the Roubo! #woodchat

@imaginer99: It’s great to see woodworkers here! #Woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Rule number two of #woodchat… TALK ABOUT #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat how’s it going Vic!

@asliceofwood: Seems like easy rules to follow #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Tumblewood Dinner tonight is chicken cutlets with a salad. #woodchat

@theboisshop: Is this where the cool kids are hanging out? #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Hey all #woodchat

@Seanw78: You aren’t cool if you’r not in #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat did you guys meet on G+ before here? I had a meeting and couldn’t make it.

@uppercutwood: Welcome to Woodchat everyone! Glad you all could make it. Let’s start by reviewing the four principles of woodchat #woodchat

@thecasualwdwrkr: What’s the discussion about tonight on #woodchat

@Tumblewood: OK….6pm…let’s roll. WElcome to #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: I was just doing an emergency preparedness video two hours ago… Busy night! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 1. Easy for People to Get Involved #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 2. Approachable for All Skill Levels #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 3. Focused on Actual Woodworking #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 4. A Team to Make it Successful #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: Hellol my woodworking friends. Let’s get this rolling. Welcom to #woodchat

@wha64: #woodchat Hows it going Chris? Ready for our next MWA meeting?

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair NIce…I’ll have 2nds #woodchat

@uppercutwood: and the woodchat PRIME DIRECTIVE Woodchat is Yours #woodchat

@Seanw78: @TomsWorkbench I hope you’re prepared for what’s about to go down. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: And @tomsworkbench added another rule – Tell Others About Woodchat #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: @Uppercutwood, did you see the question pass by? #woodchat

@imaginer99: Thank you tumblewood #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: I hope those make sense to everyone. #woodchat

@Tumblewood: That’s the problem with #woodchat on twitter..

@Tumblewood: hard to keep up #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Seanw78 Hey, man, I was born ready… I hope! #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Rule number 2: you don’t not talk about #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m working on a G+ solution #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @wha64 yep I am ready! You coming? #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: I see this is going to move pretty quick tonight! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @hamptonpaulk has a question: 12′ long 6×6 SYP beams. How to handle them by myself to get to 8′ lengths resawn for the Roubo!” #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Vic – are you following on tweetchat? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @Tumblewood yeah it’s real busy, the posts move quick #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @Tumblewood You can adjust re-fresh speed, it may help. #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Hand tools are ok! #woodchat

@DyamiPlotke: To my friends: I’m working in the shop as #tweetdeck progresses. Sorry if I’m not quite on the ball. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: My first visit to woodchat so far so good, but FAST #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @mitwoodworks it always did! #woodchat

@wha64: #woodchat yes Chris. I may bring my new purple heart plane

@Tumblewood: I’m total hybrid …my corded apprentices are my bitches #woodchat

@lucaspeters: I will be alternating between woodchat and #getParkerreadyforbedchat. So if I ask you to put on your PJs, please excuse. #woodchat

@imaginer99: Tweetchat is definitely the best way to keep up! #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: We’d like to move to new technology, but we’ll stay here today. If you’re having problems keeping up, try http://t.co/RvI4yfOP #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @wha64 Definitly! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @hamptonpaulk Those are big beams… can you have the lumberyard cut them down, or bring a battery operated saw… #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: @wha64 Bill, there are a couple of us named Chris. If you can address him @HighRockWW that would be helpful. Thanks. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So what topics would people like on the #woodchat topic list over the next weeks and months #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @hamptonpaulk I think you need to take the tool to the wood on that one #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @lucaspeters I’m with you Lucas, putting mine to bed too… #woodchat

@dividedlight: what would the next generation of technology be? G+ #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: @Tomsworkbench already in the shop. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @TomsWorkbench @hamptonpaulk that or make it a really thick bench #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Matt – I’m thinking stuff like shop setup, ways of cutting particular joints… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @dividedlight yes we’re likely to move to G+ @tumblewood is investigating. #woodchat

@Seanw78: boys are in bed, wife is out (for the time being) Let’s do this #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @hamptonpaulk DEFINITELY bring the tools to the beams… WAY large #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @FlairWoodworks I suppose it would be too much to ask one of us to change our names….:) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Are there any beginner woodworkers in here that would like a question answered, or talk about shop setup, we’re here to help #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @hamptonpaulk handsaws and elbowgrease, mine were not 6X6, just 4x 6 but that was quickest #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @HighRockWW @flairwoodworks could be chris 1 and chris 2 #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @TomsWorkbench I’ll be joining a joint of the month group. Details on my blog next week or two. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: BRB – gotta put some kids to bed here in Florida… #woodchat

@imaginer99: Matt, I was going to ask how we should handle questions, when are they closed and when to ask? #Woodchat

@MBWPodcast: #woodchat I can only stay for a chortle or two

@sharpendwood: I was interested in #woodchat being a resource for those of us doing it as a business

@Tumblewood: Matt V in for #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat so what’s on the agenda for tonight, just establishing the new #woodchat ?

@wha64: #woodchat @HighRockWW you could take the D out of your name like I did.

@mitwoodworks: @DJOfurnituremkr That sounds like an interesting group. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Me too. RT @sharpendwood: I was interested in #woodchat being a resource for those of us doing it as a business

@ebeckham29: I know 84 lumber here in FL has resawn several boards for a minimal charge. #woodchat

@mlehikoinen: Just popping in to say hi to the #woodchat ers. Have to pop out again, but will catch the transcript. Will there be one?

@hamptonpaulk: @mandfinefurn – kind of what I expected, need to get those saws sharpened. @tomsworkbench, got a local guy? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: So who is making gifts for Christmas? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @mlehikoinen Oooh, great question, Mike… How can we do transcripts? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @hamptonpaulk forget the handsaw, didn’t see the “resawn” part. Circ saw followed by handsaw, then a cleanup with planes/planer #woodchat

@uppercutwood: I agree, we can definitely help chatters that are in business #woodchat

@asliceofwood: i’m doing wine bottle holders and candle holders…just small stuff #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @TomsWorkbench @mlehikoinen Who can type quickly? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @mlehikoinen You should be able to come back and visit past posts though. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @mlehikoinen yes I’ll try to capture a transcript #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: @ebeckham29 will have to remember that, no way these are leaving my shop. 100+ lbs each. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @chrishasflair Honestly I’m planning on all my gifts to be made… much cheaper. besides the baby’s toys #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair what business topics would you like covered #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @asliceofwood I may be doing a few cutting boards… #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ChrisHasFlair I’m working on small boxes that go to a gallery in Japan. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @ChrisHasFlair Ideas but haven’t started yet. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood I can’t think of any right at this moment. #woodchat

@Seanw78: @ChrisHasFlair I am, I just don’t know what yet. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: This might be a place to set up future transcripts http://t.co/xGfplFI0 #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @TomsWorkbench thats a good idea, might have to do a few as well #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: Hey #woodchat welcome back!

@theboisshop: Hey, is anybody taking minutes? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Luckily, I don’t have many gifts to make so I’m able to spend more time on them. No furniture though! #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Do I really need an oscillating spindle sander? #beginners #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @tomsworkbench I’m also making an address sign for the parents #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @DJOfurnituremkr: @ChrisHasFlair Im working on small boxes that go to a gallery in Japan. very cool! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Hey, Matt.. for business questions… perhaps something about sponsorships/ads on blogs… #woodchat

@jmk89: Do you agree with Bob R and that good joinery means you don’t need clamps? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Hi Folks! #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @chrishasflair haven’t made a cutting board since middle school, might have to try it again, and a chess board and a bunch o pens #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Not necessarily. RT @jmk89: Do you agree with Bob R and that good joinery means you don’t need clamps? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @hamptonpaulk If you want one, go with the Ridgid.. spindle and belt in one… #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Hi Jim #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW glad you could make it Shannon! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @theboisshop I thought you volunteered for that Rob? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Good call. RT @TomsWorkbench: @hamptonpaulk If you want one, go with the Ridgid.. spindle and belt in one… #woodchat

@Tumblewood: I’m trying to write down all the topics. keep them coming #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @hamptonpaulk Do you do lot of curved work? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JimAAshley Welcome Jim glad you could make it! #woodchat

@Seanw78: @jmk89 Kinda the reason I’m making drawbore pins this weekend. #woodchat

@dividedlight: @TomsWorkbench Laptop desk for the wife. She works a lot. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tumblewood Vic – you will have writer’s cramp! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: #woodchat I like the cutting board idea but man are they a lot of work! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: First results of working with Fijian Mahogany tonight. Almost identical in behavior. Little more pin knots in the Fijian #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @MBWPodcast Glad you could make it buddy! #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: Topic idea: the importance of a physical presence (eg. gallery) to sell furniture. #woodchat

@wha64: #woodchat for presents I’m going to try compound angle serving trays with dovetails.

@TomsWorkbench: @dividedlight THAT should be a good gift! #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Thanks @uppercutwood @hamptonpaulk #woodchat

@Tooltutor: Seconded on the Ridgid. Got one myself #woodchat @TomsWorkbench @hamptonpaulk

@Seanw78: @TomsWorkbench here! here! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW How do “regular woodworkers” get that kind of wood? #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Vic – if you are here, who is running G+? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @TomsWorkbench @tumblewood or run out of ink #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: hello woodchatters! #woodchat

@hamptonpaulk: Rigid it is. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW Jack Plane did a bit on this in the past week, did you catch it? I’ll try and find it… #woodchat

@WalnutWeasel: How often have you used dowels and what success/failure did you have using them? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Can I just say how freakin’ cool this is… There are so many friends I have met over the years… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Tooltutor talking about the Ridgid sander #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Going to do the Bell Forest Products paddle type cutting board for xmas gifts #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @pickettfurnitur Welcome buddy! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @WalnutWeasel I’m coming to LOVE my dowel jig.. it’s convenient, and the joints are very strong… #woodchat

@HighRockWW: RT @TomsWorkbench: Can I just say how freakin’ cool this is… There are so many friends I have met over the years… #woodchat

@woodsplinters: One of the most used tools in my shop RT @Tooltutor: Seconded on the Ridgid. Got one myself #woodchat @TomsWorkbench @hamptonpaulk #woodchat

@Seanw78: @JimAAshley good stuff, there. #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Yep! Staying away this year. RT @HighRockWW: #woodchat I like the cutting board idea but man are they a lot of work!

@TomsWorkbench: @JimAAshley Bell has some sweet kits… those paddle ones are very cool. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @WalnutWeasel Not often, I prefer actual joinery. I am a big Krenov fan though. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @jmk89 I think even good joinery needs clamps. I need something to hold the work still while I brad nail (joking) #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @WalnutWeasel #woodchat Rarely use dowels in favor of pocket holes or biscuits. Can’t get them to line up well.

@ChrisHasFlair: @sharpendwood @HighRockWW Are cutting boards really THAT much work? Compared to other things? #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: is there a topic this week or just free form? #woodchat

@kweinert: @uppercutwood The orange one only available from HD? I use it a lot and really like it. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @ChrisHasFlair Yes, as @renaissanceww they are a pain and the glueups take a long time. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @pickettfurnitur Sorta freeform tonight #woodchat

@jmk89: @uppercutwood I agree – I think Bob was going a bit far #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: I agree. Don’t like dowels one bit. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @pickettfurnitur Free form, and trying to come up with topics for future #woodchat meetings

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench @walnutweasel I have always used my dowel jig when a project allows. It done right can be a strong joint. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @pickettfurnitur seems free form so far #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @RenaissanceWW here it is: Would The Real Mahogany Please Be Upstanding | Pegs and ‘Tails http://t.co/pf1clzeb #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench @seanw78 cool, first crack at giving out self made xmas gifts #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @pickettfurnitur The topic is “what should future topics be” and “what tech would people prefer” #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: good evening #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @pickettfurnitur I think it’s free form to get started and select topics for future chats. #woodchat

@jmk89: @uppercutwood @RenaissanceWW For me go to the local timber merchant and pay $10 bf #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @pickettfurnitur I don’t like dowels, or biscuits. Who wants to buy my biscuit joiner? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood #woodchat yep, the sander. very versatile tool. Makes dust faster than I can suck it up.

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood Then you need some wider boards! #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @ChrisHasFlair One is not bad, but as Marc said on WTOR…they multiply #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @JustSqEnough Good to see you here David #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @jmk89 NO..but, good japanese joinery means no glue required #woodchat

@dividedlight: @WalnutWeasel I use dowels to join blank segments for curved work. Always successful. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: how are Veritas dovetail saws? I noticed woodcraft started selling them recently but haven’t ever tried them. #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: OK, then. Advice wanted: I have a Lamello Biscuit Jointer, but tempted to upgrade to Festool Domino. Opinions? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: RT @Tumblewood: @jmk89 NO..but, good japanese joinery means no glue required #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @uppercutwood thx, its good to see a nice turnout here! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: So, lets get some topics listed for future chats #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ebeckham29 I have one of the Veritas DT saws… one HELL of a great deal. Nice saw… #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @ebeckham29 #woodchat never used one myself but always hear great things about Veritas

@ChrisHasFlair: @pickettfurnitur I have a friend who loves his Lamelo and doesn’t quite get the appeal of the Domino. I’m the other way around. #woodchat

@dividedlight: I don’t have G+ but I could work on that. Already hooked on woodchat. #woodchat

@imaginer99: Could we do a separate trial in other places such as G+ , see what works the best @uppercutwood #Woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @pickettfurnitur Do the Domino.. biscuits are OK.. .you can get a good BJ for $100 (the Ryobi) #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @TomsWorkbench @ebeckham29 I second Tom here. Love mine. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @ChrisHasFlair @sharpendwood I would say it has to do with how your shop is set up. If I had a drum sander for instance… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @DJOfurnituremkr agreed @tumblewood is handwriting them. We may have to capture them from transcripts. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Um… what? RT @TomsWorkbench: @pickettfurnitur Do the Domino.. biscuits are OK.. .you can get a good BJ for $100 (the Ryobi) #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @dividedlight there is hugh amount of ww folks on G+, definitely check it out #woodchat

@uppercutwood: RT @TomsWorkbench: @pickettfurnitur Do the Domino.. biscuits are OK.. .you can get a good BJ for $100 (the Ryobi) #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @pickettfurnitur #woodchat Domino is very strong compared to a biscuit but not always necessary. Think you’d still want to keep the biscuit

@RenaissanceWW: @MansFineFurn yep I saw it, he cited some of the same sources I did in my own post. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @HighRockWW Or a hand plane. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Thats all I needed to hear, for less than 100$ I was thinking about it soon. Just have a old walmart/stanely hand saw. #woodchat

@jmk89: Topic – where should we be looking for new inspiring design ideas? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ChrisHasFlair Uhhh, yeah I realize what I just typed… #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: do you use the domino on furniture or just casework? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @pickettfurnitur I love my lee valley dovetail. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @tomsworkbench proposed 2 topics: shop setup and cutting joinery. I’d also add “strategy for buying tools” #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: RT @jmk89: Topic – where should we be looking for new inspiring design ideas? #woodchat

@kweinert: #TopicIdea Things you can do in a small shop (mine is microShop, 80sq ft or so) #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @TomsWorkbench Tht would be biscuit jointer for $100, right! #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood it’s tough now because the harvesting has really just begun but expect more in the coming years #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @TomsWorkbench Oops #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Yes. RT @pickettfurnitur: do you use the domino on furniture or just casework? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: By that, I mean both. RT @pickettfurnitur: do you use the domino on furniture or just casework? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @uppercutwood Good topics #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @mitwoodworks Yuppers… WOW! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: So many people get G.A.S. Gear Acquisition Syndrome and buy tools when they don’t need them. Or they buy cheap. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @jmk89 Woodwork magazine, The Furniture Society, FWW, Blogs. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench @ChrisHasFlair LOL…I let it slide (no further pun intended) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Great Idea RT @jmk89: Topic – where should we be looking for new inspiring design ideas? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood I have ordered 2MBF for @hardwoodtogo #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Yeah, took me a while to figure that out. RT @mitwoodworks: @TomsWorkbench Tht would be biscuit jointer for $100, right! #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: @TomsWorkbench Just checkin! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood And Bob Crosman showed how to cut dovetails with minimal gear… #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @ChrisHasFlair on casework, is the domino a real step up for strength/accuracy? #woodchat

@imaginer99: Topic : sharpening chisels, hand saws and planes. #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @jmk89 nature, galleries, museums #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood I’ve beat G.A.S. for the most part. #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW @uppercutwood & we don’t want it to be over-harvested and lose the resource! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @ChrisHasFlair @pickettfurnitur #woodchat Are Dominos worth it over pocket screws for casework?

@TomsWorkbench: @pickettfurnitur It’s a floating tenon.. demonstrated to take a beating… #woodchat

@asliceofwood: Ilike this one RT @imaginer99: Topic : sharpening chisels, hand saws and planes. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Great Topic Idea Sharpening is not a dark art RT @imaginer99: Topic : sharpening chisels, hand saws and planes. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Also Google Images, Lark Books’ 500 series… RT @DJOfurnituremkr: @jmk89 Woodwork magazine, The Furniture Society, FWW, Blogs. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Pocket Screws are the Devil’s Work RT @Tooltutor: Are Dominos worth it over pocket screws for casework? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tooltutor Pocket screws have their place… Perfect for cabinetry… #woodchat

@jmk89: Topic – how do you keep your shop tidy? #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Not a topic exactly, but “celebrity” woodworking guests would be cool once in a while. Also, a theme song. #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @uppercutwood whys that? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I like the speed and ease of use. RT @pickettfurnitur: on casework, is the domino a real step up for strength/accuracy? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @imaginer99 Send my handsaws out but use sandpaper on glass for chisels and plane irons. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood I agree with that my recent sale is a testament to GAS #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Matt – you and I have to write a pro/con article on pocket screws… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Hire someone? RT @jmk89: Topic – how do you keep your shop tidy? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @jmk89 twitter, I follow design professionals, most post pictures daily. Like @dwell and @habitus #Woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @jmk89 you keep you shop tidy??? #woodchat

@wortheffort_sg: @ebeckham29 #woodchat I just got Veritas gents yesterday and am working on a compare contrast video w/t LV DT saw, check my channel Friday.

@HighRockWW: @lucaspeters: Not a topic exactly, but “celebrity” woodworking guests would be cool once in a while. Also, a theme song. #woodchat I like

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters What? I’m not a big enough celebrity? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @Tooltutor Dominoes are completely hidden and are a stronger glued joint. I wouldn’t use pocket holes on high-end work. #woodchat

@kweinert: #TopicIdea include turning tools on the sharpening topic #woodchat

@Seanw78: @jmk89 that’s what kids are for #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @lucaspeters you are all celebs in my book #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @jmk89 always in some sort of mess #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Great tip RT @imaginer99: @jmk89 twitter, I follow design professionals, most post pictures daily. Like @dwell and @habitus #woodchat

@woodsplinters: Topic suggestion – tips and tricks for tuning up hand planes. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Seanw78 brilliant! #woodchat

@dividedlight: @uppercutwood Sure was today. I tore the pad off my pinky finger with a pocket hole drill. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @HighRockWW start writing that song. Metallica drums please. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @wortheffort_sg Will do, where’s your channel? #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench @lucaspeters yea but you are this weeks Tom…. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Another good tip RT @woodsplinters: Topic suggestion – tips and tricks for tuning up hand planes. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 I believe Fiji is doing it right with their forestry plans, replanting ratios, and regulation. Think we are safe #woodchat

@imaginer99: @dividedlight same here, how do you know if you are sharpening to often, I love a sharp edge! #Woodchat

@lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench You’re celebrity, but not guest. So 50/50. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @HighRockWW I made a TV appearance #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @DJOfurnituremkr I saw that…very good bit #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Topic: What marketing strategy has worked best for your ww business? Online vs. offline #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Did you get your treats in the green room? RT @lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench Youre celebrity, but not guest. So 50/50. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Oh, Crap… I have to get better! #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @woodsplinters I second the tuning hand planes #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 besides prices won’t be so low that demand will skyrocket. Expect it to still cost a premium. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Please keep the topic ideas coming, we’re recording them (by hand, in Pasco, Washington) #woodchat

@Tumblewood: The reporter was a bit obnoxious, but aren’t they all #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @HighRockWW @theboisshop sang the theme song in one of his videos, I think he might have stolen it from a 70′s show though… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: RT @sharpendwood: Topic: What marketing strategy has worked best for your ww business? Online vs. offline #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @Tumblewood Thanks, it was fun to do. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW the shipping has got to be crazy. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood The bananas were splendid! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Wow – I just caught up! #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW I hope you’re right, but Pacific Island nations have a tendancy to say one thing and do another if $ are offered #woodchat

@imaginer99: By hand @uppercutwood ? Ouch #Woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood Topic suggestion: toxicity of dust from certain wood species #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @ChrisHasFlair Offline is what keeps you in business, but you have to pay attention to online to grow. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: How many banana daiquiris should you give your monkey? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @imaginer99 I don’t think you can sharpen too often. I never grind, use a registration jig to get the angle exact. Veritias. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I get a lot of ideas from design blogs. But I have to filter out a lot of other stuff too. #woodchat

@jmk89: @uppercutwood @RenaissanceWW Shipping not so bad – lots of ships go there with goods and leave empty #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @pickettfurnitur you run a business, would love to have you share your experience in the future to help others be successful #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @ChrisHasFlair Shows shows and more shows. Folks are not likely to buy from a website unless your a big name or big company. #woodchat

@jmk89: @TomsWorkbench enough to make him go quiet! #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: @pickettfurnitur how do you go about finding clients offline? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Half way through #woodchat already!

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 true and they don’t care about CITES and Lacey, but they want FSC cert and that won’t last if they flake #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @tomsworkbench when Iggy misbehaves, do you spank your monkey? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Damn right… He’s a very naughty monkey… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Or do you shock the monkey? RT @uppercutwood: @tomsworkbench when Iggy misbehaves, do you spank your monkey? #woodchat

@dividedlight: @sharpendwood I do local work mostly and it’s all word of mouth. #woodchat

@sonicfedora: @DJOfurnituremkr I don’t know if I’ve ever even heard of a furniture show. #woodchat

@woodsplinters: @DJOfurnituremkr what typr of shows do you find work best? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: This is a great turnout. Future woodchats will be focused on the topics you’re sharing. If you have a question you want answered #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Feel free to throw those questions out for the second half #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @JustSqEnough word of mouth is best way to sustain and grow. one good job completed above expectation begets another. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Question (maybe topic): What do you folks use for shop heat. We’re likely to see our first snow of the season tonight. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood Pins or tails first? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 @uppercutwood agreed, it’s not shipping it’s all the fees at every port & customs stop + cert fees. #woodchat

@imaginer99: How do you find shows or enter them? #Woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood Yes.. and some BIG names in Twitter woodworking! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Another topic: how to use Etsy or other online sites to sell your work #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @lucaspeters A jacket and pants. #westcoast #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Climate control, Lucas. Very good topic. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @woodsplinters High end art shows and of course the Fine Furnishings Show, Milw, Prov & Balt #woodchat

@asliceofwood: @lucaspeters little heater, small shop #woodchat

@sonicfedora: @lucaspeters nothing right now… I’d love to get a wood stove in the basement though #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW @uppercutwood Get your congressman to start understanding why free trade is the answer #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: RT @uppercutwood: Another topic: how to use Etsy or other online sites to sell your work #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @ChrisHasFlair @uppercutwood tails….. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: RT @woodsplinters: @DJOfurnituremkr what typr of shows do you find work best? I’d like to her more on this. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: That would be perfect. RT @sonicfedora: @lucaspeters nothing right now… I’d love to get a wood stove in the basement though #woodchat

@sharpendwood: @uppercutwood Or, should you be selling thru etsy at all vs. your own site. #woodchat

@imaginer99: How to ship large items? I have had to turn away clients due to not knowing how to get it to them. #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench @lucaspeters how about controlling rust/humidity #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @lucaspeters conditioned basement. real lucky #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 @uppercutwood I was shocked at how many people take a cut on a stick of lumber from forest to yard #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @sonicfedora a single head ductless HP is a good solution #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters I really need to install a through-the-wall air conditioner… #woodchat

@dividedlight: @ChrisHasFlair stirring the pot! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Build a crate. RT @imaginer99: How to ship large items? I have had to turn away clients due to not knowing how to get it to them. #Woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @uppercutwood Etsy is good for SEO, but I have yet to sell anything on their site. but at $.20/listing such a small investment. #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Start you show search here: http://t.co/AmQ0NGSc #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @imaginer99 #woodchat local swap meets and farmers markets are another option for showcasing work outside of art shows

@ebeckham29: web hosting for woodworkers #woodchat

@MBWPodcast: @lucaspeters the furnace in the middle of my shop #woodchat

@kweinert: Is there a fundamental difference between those of you that do furniture and those of us that are more crafters in bus. approach? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @uppercutwood A problem for sure in my shop… #woodchat

@sonicfedora: @Tumblewood hp? #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @lucaspeters small electric space heater, beauty of a small shop I guess, hand work keeps me warm anyway #woodchat

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW @uppercutwood And many of them do NOTHING (I mean NADA) #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Topic idea: controlling dust in the shop #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @lucaspeters Get yourself a BIG ROUGH board, and flatten with a small plane…it’ll warm up quickly! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @ChrisHasFlair @sonicfedora @lucaspeters my dad had a wood stove in his shop and it’s awesome! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: Topic Idea: Getting kids out to work in the shop… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Are people interested in power tool maintenance and setup as a topic? #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @ChrisHasFlair Ply Con. Not only do they ship, but they will come to your shop and crate for you as well. narrows liability. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood do the shop air purifiers work? #Woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Shows as a future topic? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @TomsWorkbench Child labour? #woodchat

@jmk89: @uppercutwood Topic – what to do with your dust/shavings.#woodchat

@JustSqEnough: RT Thanks Dale @DJOfurnituremkr: Start you show search here: http://t.co/785ZpQeo #woodchat

@HtownFurniture: @WalnutWeasel I’ve had great success w dowels in small cabinets. Krenov used them in almost every one of his pieces. #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @jmk89 I see it every day. My buyer is often scared stiff cause with our import volume you better believe Uncle Sam is watching us #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Nice! I was in the process of typing this, myself. RT @TomsWorkbench: Topic Idea: Getting kids out to work in the shop… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: A list of great projects for kid and teaching curriculum RT @TomsWorkbench: Topic Idea: Getting kids out to work in the shop… #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @uppercutwood I’m down for that #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Wow. MT @pickettfurnitur: Ply Con. They ship and they will come to your shop and crate for you as well. narrows liability. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @ChrisHasFlair Errr, I was thinking more along the lines of introducing your kids to woodworking… #woodchat

@Seanw78: @TomsWorkbench another good one. Mine are young, but I want to get them involved. Introduce them to every tool I get. #woodchat

@csp2430: Loving this #woodchat Can anyone join in?

@asliceofwood: and which woods are safe to recycle RT @jmk89: @uppercutwood Topic – what to do with your dust/shavings.#woodchat #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @RenaissanceWW Did you see Gibson (?) guitars get their wood taken? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Great Minds thinking alike #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @MBWPodcast @lucaspeters small space heater when needed, otherwise house furnace #woodchat

@Seanw78: @csp2430 absolutely! Join in! #woodchat

@imaginer99: @jmk89 when I get a larger shop I want to install a briquette machine! #Woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @csp2430 Absolutely! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Don’t forget: http://t.co/7zslEAZC for shows. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @csp2430 Yes welcome aboard? Have a question or topic? #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Should I be worried? RT @TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Great Minds thinking alike #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @kweinert I think so. Crafting is usually a batch thing don’t you think? Highly repeatable processes? #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @csp2430 jump in! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 what’s a briquette machine? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: #woodchat @HtownFurniture @WalnutWeasel What’s the popular dowel jig everyone’s using?

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Very much… #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @lucaspeters one of the very few things good about FL… really don’t need heat. But space heaters I hear work great #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @lucaspeters @TomsWorkbench Behind every great mind is a crazy monkey @IggyMonkey #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tooltutor I’m using a Joint Genie… #woodchat

@RenaissanceWW: @uppercutwood oh yeah industry is pissed about it. They are a client #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Dowelmax is very good. RT @Tooltutor: #woodchat @HtownFurniture @WalnutWeasel What’s the popular dowel jig everyone’s using?

@TomsWorkbench: @ebeckham29 I have a space heater for my Florida shop… #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @Tooltutor I have a Bead Lock #woodchat

@kweinert: @RenaissanceWW sort of – I’m currently turning pens, Christmas ornaments, etc – so a mix of repetition and individuality #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TomsWorkbench #woodchat Thx, I’ll check out the joint genie.

@imaginer99: Put wood dust in one end, the other end pops out a wood brick that can be safely burned in fireplace or wood stoves. @uppercutwood #Woodchat

@ebeckham29: @TomsWorkbench Then again… I love the cold #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench @ebeckham29 it gets cold there?? #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @TheRealNeal #woodchat Thx, will check that out too.

@Tumblewood: Anyone have a sawmill? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @Tooltutor It’s a very intuitive and simple jig. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @imaginer99 similar to how they make pellets for pellet stove it sounds like? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @HighRockWW Not crazy cold.. but cold enough to make it uncomfortable… #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @HighRockWW It got low 20′s in jan and feb.. But I was in Maine at the time so I didn’t know this. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I have a friend who runs an Alaskan mill. RT @Tumblewood: Anyone have a sawmill? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 Cool have a link to share? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @uppercutwood tuning your power tools to better specs could be another topic. #Woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @Tumblewood Alaskan mill, but I need a new power head. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: RT @imaginer99: @uppercutwood tuning your power tools to better specs could be another topic. #Woodchat

@csp2430: #woodchat I had a small cast iron wood stove in the middle of my shop when we lived in the cold. Great place for ‘mistakes’.

@mitwoodworks: @Tumblewood No mill but wish I did at times #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair That’s a fairly lowcost option #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Might make a good topic. Designing for repeatability RT @RenaissanceWW: @kweinert Crafting is a … Highly repeatable processes? #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @Tumblewood just an alaskan mill, works well for small runs #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @kweinert @renaissanceww turners have the market on Christmas presents! Ornaments are a great idea. #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @uppercutwood various finishing topics would be cool #woodchat

@Tooltutor: There’s such a thing? Got a link? @imaginer99 @uppercutwood #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Depends how far you get into it. RT @Tumblewood: @ChrisHasFlair That’s a fairly lowcost option #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @JimAAshley YES! Finishing is such a misunderstood process.. #woodchat

@imaginer99: @JimAAshley pretty sure it’s the same. @uppercutwood I promise to have a link next time. not on a computer #Woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Any notice that this is the most active woodchat has ever been? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Keeping bugs away from your wood #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: by the way, happy to let anyone nearby use my alaskan mill… #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @DJOfurnituremkr Uh-huh! #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @DJOfurnituremkr Ain’t it great? #woodchat

@wortheffort_sg: #woodchat who uses Premiere for editing woodworking vids? Need tip for speeding up rendering.

@lucaspeters: Topic: Sketchup Q&A? #woodchat

@sharpendwood: RT @lucaspeters: Topic: Sketchup Q&A? #woodchat

@uppercutwood: 15 minutes to go, anymore questions or topics? #woodchat

@csp2430: #woodchat – for fuel try rolling tight tubes of newspaper with sawdust in the centre-burn great

@kweinert: #TopicIdea Problems and how you solved them – thinking of specialty jigs, but could be anything. #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @lucaspeters I like that one. #woodchat

@imaginer99: http://t.co/ASh4CcpB just give you an idea @uppercutwood #Woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @DJOfurnituremkr its pretty cool. i’m a sucker for shop talk. it’s what working with ear protection on all day will do to you. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood How to be more productive in the shop? #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: Anyone use AutoCad for their designs? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters How about why Lucas is so damned cool? #woodchat

@asliceofwood: and maybe pros/cons of sketchup RT @lucaspeters: Topic: Sketchup Q&A? #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: How to fix common problems? (GOD, I make ‘em…) #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: Topic: Thing I’ve tried that didn’t work (so you don’t have to learn the hard way)… #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Definitely a great topic â€œ@lucaspeters: Topic: Sketchup Q&A? #woodchatâ€

@jmk89: @RenaissanceWW @uppercutwood We’re from the Govmint, we’re here to help #woodchat

@lucaspeters: I already said. It’s the snow coming in. RT @TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters How about why Lucas is so damned cool? #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @BobbyHagstrom i use auto cad if working on casework with designers/architects. for private clients, it’s sketch up. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood #woodchat Topic: Shop setup (tool dolleys/storage) when you have to share it with 2 cars, laundry and baby “accessories

@uppercutwood: Great topic! common repairs RT @TomsWorkbench: How to fix common problems? (GOD, I make em…) #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: @lucaspeters Bada BING! #woodchat

@csp2430: Like this one RT @TomsWorkbench How to fix common problems? (GOD, I make ‘em…) #woodchat

@ebeckham29: starting local woodworking meetings #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: I second this: RT @ChrisHasFlair: @uppercutwood How to be more productive in the shop? #woodchat

@jmk89: Topic – experiences with [insert type of finish] #woodchat

@wortheffort_sg: #woodchat anyone here any more on Van…. Japanese woodworker in tablesaws incident?

@woodsplinters: topic: favorite woods to work with. #woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: YES! This is awesome! RT @ebeckham29: starting local woodworking meetings #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Need @jinkerplex for this one RT @HighRockWW: Definitely a great topic â€œ@lucaspeters: Topic: Sketchup Q&A? #woodchatâ€ #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Jay van Arsdale (sp?). No news. RT @wortheffort_sg: #woodchat anyone here any more on Van…. Japanese woodworker in tablesaws incident?

@JustSqEnough: RT and in what situations @woodsplinters: topic: favorite woods to work with. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Like this one. RT @ebeckham29: starting local woodworking meetings #woodchat

@asliceofwood: or hardest woods to work with RT @woodsplinters: topic: favorite woods to work with. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Lignum vitae. RT @asliceofwood: or hardest woods to work with RT @woodsplinters: topic: favorite woods to work with. #woodchat

@csp2430: Good one RT @MansFineFurn Topic: Thing I’ve tried that didn’t work #woodchat

@woodsplinters: Could call them woodworkers anonymous RT @ebeckham29: starting local woodworking meetings #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: For future – one or two topics per hour? #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @ebeckham29 Yes! #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @pickettfurnitur @BobbyHagstrom I use SolidWorks, can even render with simulated wood grains and colors. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I’d say it depends on the topics. RT @DJOfurnituremkr: For future – one or two topics per hour? #woodchat

@KALAstudios: @pickettfurnitur Do the domino- it’ll change your life.Well maybe not- but it is a great machine- i use it in almost every project #woodchat

@wortheffort_sg: RT @csp2430: Good one RT @MansFineFurn Topic: Thing I’ve tried that didn’t work #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench @ebeckham29 were working on it #woodchat #MWA

@uppercutwood: You people are crushing it with great topics – nice work keep them coming. #woodchat

@MansFineFurn: @DJOfurnituremkr Depends on the topics…some might die quick, some may take two hrs #woodchat

@kweinert: Woodworkers Anonymous: a 12 step program to get people involved in woodworking #woodchat

@csp2430: One only RT @DJOfurnituremkr For future – one or two topics per hour? #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @woodsplinters That would mean we would have to admit to having a problem… I see no problem here #woodchat

@jmk89: Can we find a way to reduce cost of sending WW supplies, tools, books internationally?#woodchat

@TomsWorkbench: How to prevent ugly kickback with hand rip saws? #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: TAA – Tool addicts annonymous. #woodchat

@jmk89: @DJOfurnituremkr For me – one will usually be best #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Aren’t we over that yet? RT @TomsWorkbench: How to prevent ugly kickback with hand rip saws? #woodchat

@imaginer99: @chrishasflair @djofurnituremkr when to know topic is answered and when to start next one(layout). #Woodchat

@CustomMade: RT @kweinert: Woodworkers Anonymous: a 12 step program to get people involved in woodworking #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @TomsWorkbench @uppercutwood Buy a tablesaw. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Agree â€œ@uppercutwood: Need @jinkerplex for this one @HighRockWW: Definitely a great topic â€œ@lucaspeters: Topic: Sketchup Q&A? #woodchatâ€

@csp2430: #woodchat – expensive tools you could live without

@pickettfurnitur: @TomsWorkbench its like caddyshack – see the board, be the board. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: God grant me the money to buy all these tools and wood RT @DJOfurnituremkr For future – one or two topics per hour? #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @imaginer99 Sounds good. Primary topic and one on deck if time permits. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: And inexpensive tools you can’t live without. RT @csp2430: #woodchat – expensive tools you could live without

@TomsWorkbench: OK, folks… I’m gonna have to roll here… Nite y’all! It was a blast! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Topic Idea: pool, or pond? @tomsworkbench pond would be good for you though #woodchat

@KALAstudios: What’s up everyone dropping in late- long day in the shop making stuff #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @TomsWorkbench G’night, Tom. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @ChrisHasFlair @TomsWorkbench @uppercutwood #woodchat haha…took the words right out of my…

@JimAAshley: @TomsWorkbench Have a good one! #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: later tom #woodchat

@_sduffy: #woodchat newbies guide to #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @kweinert @woodsplinters I retract my problem statement. I like this idea . Might make a good hashtag #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: @uppercutwood Nite Tom! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @TomsWorkbench thanks for being here Tom – good to have you on board! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: @TomsWorkbench See ya next week. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: @TomsWorkbench have a good one Tom! #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @TomsWorkbench nice chatting! And to everyone: nice meeting most of you for first time. follow me and I’ll follow back ) #woodchat

@lucaspeters: @TomsWorkbench later, Tom. #woodchat

@jmk89: @TomsWorkbench ..me too – lunch beckons #woodchat

@sharpendwood: Yep, kids taking over here. Great 1st #woodchat back!

@uppercutwood: @pickettfurnitur Thanks for joining us! Please come back next Wednesday. #woodchat

@_sduffy: #woodchat how does one jump into this woodchat discussion?

@uppercutwood: Lunch? Australia time I guess RT @jmk89: @TomsWorkbench ..me too – lunch beckons #woodchat

@imaginer99: I must say this is one great mix of people and talent in here! #Woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: I don’t understand this one. RT @uppercutwood: Topic Idea: pool, or pond? @tomsworkbench pond would be good for you though #woodchat

@ebeckham29: @_sduffy you just did #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @_sduffy just jump in! #woodchat

@csp2430: You just did welcome RT @_sduffy #woodchat how does one jump into this woodchat discussion?

@mitwoodworks: @_sduffy just jump in #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @_sduffy you are already jumped in, ask a question or post a topic for discussion. We’re collecting topics for future chats. #woodchat

@HighRockWW: â€œ@_sduffy: #woodchat how does one jump into this woodchat discussion?â€ you just did!

@uppercutwood: Love it RT @imaginer99: I must say this is one great mix of people and talent in here! #woodchat

@woodbard: Sorry I’m late – hot date with Sandy. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Make sure you tell new woodworkers about woodchat, we’re here to get them moving in the craft and to share your knowledge. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard Bravo. And welcome! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: And for you that aren’t beginners we want to help each other move along in the craft as well, business or hobby #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Did anybody get a count of how many people showed up to #woodchat?

@JimAAshley: @woodbard Welcome Al #woodchat

@Tumblewood: @woodbard late is right, Al!! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodbard welcome Al! we’re officially done in 5 minutes, but I’m sure people will hang out longer. #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Thanks! No topic suggestions yet from me. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: Thank you all qho got #woodchat going again. Had a good time #woodchat

@csp2430: #woodchat -it was a great idea guys – thanks – I’m off now – have to get back to work – see you all next week

@Tumblewood: Uppercut is recording #woodchat

@_sduffy: #woodchat topic for discussion for newbies how to stop over-thinking and actually start a project

@ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard How about tips to get a hot date? #woodchat

@woodbard: @ChrisHasFlair Secret stuff from a previous generation LOL #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: RT @ChrisHasFlair: @woodbard How about tips to get a hot date? #woodchat

@imaginer99: How’s your hand doing? #Woodchat

@dividedlight: Great time. See you next week. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @uppercutwood #woodchat topic suggestion: Durable finishes for cabinetry (especially around renters and kids)

@woodbard: @_sduffy Excellent idea! #woodchat

@JustSqEnough: RT and good starting projects @_sduffy: #woodchat topic for discussion for newbies how to stop over-thinking [...] #woodchat

@TheRealNeal: Gotta go everyone. Got a desk to finish up! Great hanging out with everyone! #woodchat

@pickettfurnitur: @uppercutwood excellent job hosting! very enjoyable tonight! i hope you can keep this up,seems like the interest is def there. #woodchat

@mitwoodworks: Alright, i’m out, thanks for a great chat. looking forward to more! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Great topic RT @_sduffy: #woodchat topic for discussion for newbies how to stop over-thinking and actually start a project #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: thanks guys I think with tonight’s energy and a little help from technology this is going to even improve further as a great tool #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @mitwoodworks hope to see you next Wednesday #woodchat

@asliceofwood: i’m gone as well. Thanks guys for putting this on!!! #woodchat

@_sduffy: #woodchat I have been reading, watching vids, etc. for a year but no projects yet

@JimAAshley: @woodbard @_sduffy Like that one (esp as someone that took a while to get 1st proj done just recently). #woodchat

@BobbyHagstrom: So glad this is back!! #woodchat

@DJOfurnituremkr: Rain is letting up so I better try to get a walk in with Porter. See you next week everyone. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @_sduffy Gotta start somewhere! #woodchat

@FlairWoodworks: RT @BobbyHagstrom: So glad this is back!! #woodchat

@woodbard: @_sduffy What seems to be holding you back? Great thing to discuss #woodchat

@JC_McGrath: Gnite fron the East Coast – Florida – Represent! LOL #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @_sduffy same advise that was given to me by experience folks… just buy wood and build something! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @_sduffy good topic: encouraging others to make stuff, even if they make mistakes. the first project doesn’t need to be perfect #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Agreed RT @woodbard: @_sduffy What seems to be holding you back? Great thing to discuss #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @_sduffy #woodchat Start with something small. Confidence will build with each one you attempt.

@woodbard: DeeOgee needs to take a walk. First rain since August, and I don’t need peeing in the house. #woodchat

@lucaspeters: Later folks. Gotta run. Great chat! #woodchat

@HighRockWW: Good night all and see you next week! #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: @DJOfurnituremkr Thanks for your efforts putting this together (along with the others!) #woodchat

@imaginer99: Confidence is key, after that , bring it on #Woodchat

@JimAAshley: @_sduffy for me, it was the “do i have enough/the right tools” #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @lucaspeters thanks for joining us, see you next week #woodchat

@wha64: #woodchat It’s bedtime. G’night all. I enjoyed it.

@_sduffy: #woodchat fear of failure or imperfections

@MansFineFurn: Thanks all, my first time was great (er, I mean my first visit with #woodchat)… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: Just pick a simple project and start building. Buy tools when you can’t make progress without them. #woodchat

@ebeckham29: G’nite everyone thank you again to everyone who started this up ! #woodchat

@woodbard: Until next time, folks. Thanks for letting this old hand participate, even if too late. #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @wha64 thanks for joining us, see you next week #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. I’m off to the shop again. #woodchat

@woodsplinters: will try to check in next week, off to play golf for a week with some friends. #woodchat

@imaginer99: Great point @uppercutwood #Woodchat

@JimAAshley: @_sduffy mistakes are great learning tools #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @woodbard it was great to see you Al, hope you can join us again. #woodchat

@Tooltutor: @_sduffy #woodchat That’s inevitable. Practice to improve. Every failure is part of the process & a learning opportunity.

@uppercutwood: Even this broken clock is right twice a day RT @imaginer99: Great point @uppercutwood #woodchat

@imaginer99: @Jimaashley that was topic someone brought up, how to help someone else not make some mistakes. #Woodchat

@_sduffy: #woodchat is it same time next week?

@uppercutwood: maybe build the same simple project twice. evaluate the first build to improve the second one. #woodchat

@ChrisHasFlair: Not if it’s digital. RT @uppercutwood: Even this broken clock is right twice a day RT @imaginer99: Great point @uppercutwood #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @_sduffy yes, Wednesdays at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern hope you can join us next week #woodchat

@JimAAshley: @imaginer99 Cool #woodchat

@Tooltutor: Thanks for letting me in on this first #woodchat The time went by so quickly. ’til next time.

@uppercutwood: ouch RT @ChrisHasFlair: Not if its digital. RT Even this broken clock is right twice a day RT @imaginer99: Great point #woodchat

@uppercutwood: OK woodchat is ‘officially’ done this week, whatever that means. feel free to hangout and use the #woodchat hashtag all the time #woodchat

@_sduffy: #woodchat until next week! Thanks!!!!

@imaginer99: Good night all! Thanks for getting it going @uppercutwood #Woodchat

@uppercutwood: @imaginer99 thanks – see you next week #woodchat

@JimAAshley: Thanks to the folks that got this kicked off! Good night all… #woodchat

@uppercutwood: another topic idea: making a mockup with styrofoam, cardboard, etc. #woodchat

@Black_SheepWW: Just got on twitter, was with one of my friends for his birthday having a few beers and missed #woodchat. Ill be there next week.

@BobbyHagstrom: @uppercutwood Foamboard, tape, pins, and hot glue!! #woodchat

@uppercutwood: @Black_SheepWW we’ll see you next week buddy! #woodchat

Woodchat Wednesdays on Twitter at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:35:13 +0000

Once upon a time, woodworkers gathered on Twitter to chat about woodworking. It was usually driven by a topic, with lots of great participation and sharing of ideas. It was really good. But then it stopped, and we miss it. For some, their path to becoming a better woodworker took a detour. It’s time to get things back on track.

Woodchat’s Future

After a lot of conversations in the last three weeks with Dale Osowski (Timberwerks Studio), Dyami Plotke (Penultimate Workshop), Vic Hubbard (Tumblewood Creations), and Tom Iovino (Tom’s Workbench), we will be restarting #woodchat this Wednesday November 2nd at 6pm pacific time, that’s 8 central and 9 eastern. We’ve got permission from the former woodchat crew and have been working behind the scenes to ensure to define how we’d like this to work best for everyone.

Our First Four Woodchat Principles

1. Easy for People to Get Involved

There are lots of woodworkers already on twitter, and it’s easy to sign up, so continuing to use the #woodchat hashtag makes things very easy. No special download, no separate account. So we’ll start on twitter but may incorporate other technology as things progress. Right now, Tweetchat is the easiest way to participate.

2. Approachable for All Skill Levels

If you’re a beginner woodworker, you will be welcomed in and find people ready to help and encourage you. If you’re a skilled woodworker, you’ll also find encouragement and help, and be asked to share your experience and knowledge by welcoming and being helpful to new woodworkers.

3. Focused on Actual Woodworking

In the past #woodchat drifted off topic at times. We’ll focus on woodworking: inspiration, design, stock prep, joinery, finishing, tool selection, shop safety, or shop layout, for the beginner, part time hobbiest or full time woodworking business. No preference towards power tools or hand tools.

4. A Team to Make it Successful

To make sure that chats happen on Wednesdays without one person carrying the workload, we’re going to work together to ensure success. We all have busy schedules with our day jobs and families, but with five (or more) people committed to making this successful I’m sure we’ll establish a regular rhythm.

Woodchat is Yours

Ultimately though, woodchat is ultimately driven by those who participate, so we need to know what topics you’d like to discuss, what technology you might suggest that we incorporate, what days and times work best. Let us know on Twitter or leave a comment below. See you all Wednesday night.

Preval Touch Up Gun Great Tool for Dyeing Small Projects – Like a Whirligig

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000

My sister-in-law had me do a small project for her. I said yes, without knowing what it was “yeah, bring it on over” I said. It was a whirligig. No, really, you read that right. A whirligig. Actually, not even a whirligig, she already had one of those. She just needed a base for it.

What does a whirligig base look like? Well, it’s a block of wood. “Big, and hopefully dark” she said.

Can You Make a Block of Wood For Me

Yes, I’ve been woodworking for over a decade, have attended two Woodworking in America conferences, and even had George Walker himself comment on my projects on my blog, but I’m not above creating a “big, dark, block of wood” for my sister-in-law’s whirligig.

New rule: this blog post is a drinking game. Take a drink for every mention of whirligig. Go back and start from the beginning. You should have six drinks in you now (or more).

I cleaned up some old cedar 4×4, cut it into four equal sections, and glued the sections together with all the growth rings coming together nicely in the center to make this block look like it came from one large log. I know, attention to detail even when making a block of wood for a whirligig.

I’d Like It To Be Dark

The cedar was clear, and smelled wonderful, but it wasn’t dark. I hate stain, it’s horrible stuff. Gigantic molecules that just don’t get into the wood evenly and now manufacturers are mixing stains with other finishing products like varnishes, urethanes and gels to try and make the ultimate all-in-one product. I like dyes. Specifically I like Transtint alcohol soluble dyes. The molecules are smaller, go deeper, and you can shade much easier.

Luckily I had recently picked up some Preval guns at a big box store. These have a ton of uses, I was introduced to them by a professional painter that was touching up some doors when I moved into my house. He put some paint in the jar, mixed in some water, and was ready to paint.

So, I did the same thing. 12 drops medium brown, 6 drops black, 4 oz. alcohol. Swish it around and screw the power unit onto the jar. I’ve never used the Preval gun for this, and I’ve never dyed cedar, but that’s OK. It was after all a big dark block of wood for a whirligig.

Final Results: Fast, Easy, Economical

You can see the final results below.

The Preval gun was fast, the right size for the job, economical (around $10 for one jar and one power unit), and cleanup was really easy. I was pleased with the results for the amount of effort I put into this job, and my sister-in-law was very happy with her big, dark, block of wood. I’m going to try this with shellac and other finishes on small jobs when the full spray booth (part 1 & part 2) isn’t required. This would also be a great option for on-site touchups.

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Woodworking Holdfasts Are Like a Third Hand and Quicker Than Clamps

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Over ten years ago I treated myself by purchasing a wonderful nine-foot Sjoberg’s Workbench from Woodcraft. I ordered plenty of square bench dogs and four boxes of drawers for the base. I love my bench – it’s heavy, flat, has relatively good vises, and tons of storage. I didn’t order the holdfasts when I bought the bench, because I thought I’d never use them. I was always able to clamp work to my benchtop, and I thought that was just fine.

As I prepared for the Hand Tool Olympics at Woodworking in America, I realized that clamping pieces was clumsy, slow, and frustrating. Not to mention all the times I stuck myself with the tail end of a bar clamp. I started to look around for holdfasts made for my Sjoberg’s bench, but didn’t really have any luck. There’s also only one pre-drilled (and steel lined) hole in my bench and having just one place for the hold down is pretty limiting. So after reading great reviews about the Grammercy Holdfasts and talking to other woodworkers, I added a pair to my WIA wish list.

On the Expo Floor at Woodworking in America I was able to work with holdfasts for the first time. I don’t know how I ever worked without these, and I was excited to order a pair. Unfortunately you couldn’t order them at the show, so I ordered them from my hotel room on the Tools for Working Wood website that night. A pair was about $30, which is about the cost of a good clamp.

Round Peg, Square Hole

My Sjoberg’s bench has square bench dog holes pre-drilled at regular intervals. These are awesome, but won’t work for holdfasts, so I needed to (gasp) drill more holes in my benchtop. I chose a position about five inches from the front of the bench, a little to the right of the face vise where I’d be sawing dovetails, and marked a spot. The challenge now would be to bore a 3/4” hole through the four inch benchtop cleanly and squarely. Luckily, I have a great set of Jennings bits handed down from my family, and a nice (and now clean and lubricated) Stanley bit brace I picked up from The Superior Tools Works on the show floor at WIA. The trick now is to bore the hole squarely. The series of pictures below describes my process.

Roughing up the Stems

First, the holdfasts need cleaning and roughing up. I wiped the holdfasts with mineral spirits to remove grease and grime, and then roughed them up as recommended so they’d hold better in the bench. Sand around the stem with some sandpaper, not up and down, I want to create rings on the stem.

Boring Straight Holes By Hand With a Drill Block

To ensure the hole I bored was plumb, I first used my drill press and a 3/4” forstner bit to drill a hole in a thick block of scrap fir. This block would guide my Jennings bit.

I placed the bit through the hole in the guide block, and set the point of the bit on the “X Marks the Spot” on the bench. I clamped the guide block down to the bench, and I clamped it down good. I’d be doing the twist through a lot of wood and will want that guide block to stay put.

When I bottomed out on the guide block I removed it. The hole I’d bored so far will guide the bit the rest of the way.

Hole Complete and Holdfast Tested

And now I have a shiny new hole in my bench that fits my new Grammercy Holdfast perfectly. You can see the giant holdfast hole that came with this bench to the left.

The test is snug and the bored is secured very well. But there’s one more thing I forgot.

All the Cool Holdfasts are Wearing Leather

To reduce the amount of damage the holdfast will do to my pieces, I glued a piece of suede on the face of each. Here’s how I did that.

First, I gathered my supplies. Scrap suede and some Gorilla Glue clear. This isn’t the PVA wood glue they were exchanging at WIA, this is their clear glue that says it bonds metal, wood, and other materials.

I roughed up the face of the holdfast and applied the glue. I wetted the suede and applied it to the face, and then using a spring clamp and a scrap block I clamped these for about an hour. In the picture below, you can see the Gorilla Glue foaming out around the face of the holdfast.

After the glue was dry and I removed the clamp, I trimmed the excess suede and hardened glue foam away from the face with an X-Acto knife.

Holdfasts Are A Welcome Addition, Economical Addition to the Shop

I’ve only had these holdfasts installed for a week. I am really happy with how easy they are to install, how quickly I’ve adapted to them, and how well they work. Because they don’t get in the way like clamps, and are so fast to use with just a whack of a mallet, I find myself holding my work more. This decreases my frustration and increases my precision. I don’t know how I worked without holdfasts before, and why I didn’t buy these sooner. At $31.95 for a pair, these are cheaper and easier to use than other holdfasts, and much cheaper than the Veritas holdfast which is currently priced at $78.50. For more information on holdfasts, you might find this article at Popular Woodworking interesting.

Old Tool Sleuth: These Aren’t Gimlets

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:02 +0000

I know these aren’t gimlets. But they remind me of gimlets. Could they be an upholsterers tool, or a saddlemakers?

Can you help me identify the tool manufacturer, model, and date range? And can you tell me what it was used for? If so, leave a comment.

Old Tool Sleuth: What are these (not gimlets)?

Old Tool Sleuth: Spud, Scorp, or Something Else?

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:00:41 +0000

Another tool handed down, but this one is a mystery. It looks like it is made for scooping, or stripping bark from a tree. It’s not a bark spud though.

Can you help me identify this tool manufacturer, model, and date range? If so, leave a comment below.

Spud, Scorp, or Something Else?

Old Tool Sleuth: The Rusty Spokeshave

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:00:10 +0000

This spokeshave was in the batch of old tools given to me by family. It’s very rusty and the handles are cracked. I’m not sure it can be saved, but or if I should even try. I’ll try some Evapo-Rust and if I need knew handles, I’ll either ask a friend to turn them, or make them with the new spokeshave I bought at Woodworking in America.

Rusty Spokeshave

Rusty Spokeshave, Alternate View

Can you help me identify this spokeshave manufacturer, model, and date range? If so, leave a comment.

Old Tool Sleuth: Can you Identify this Old Two-Man Crosscut Saw?

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:00:34 +0000

This saw was given to me by my maternal grandfather. His dad was a Cooper (he built barrels) and most of his tools are in the Nordic Heritage Museum.

It’s clear that the handle (not the tote) isn’t authentic. This saw has a perforated lance-tooth. If necessary, I can bring it down off the wall and take some better pictures.

Can you help me identify this saw manufacturer, model, and date range? If so, leave a comment.

Two Man Perforated Lance Tooth Crosscut Saw

Old Tool Sleuth: Who Made this Saw?

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:00:05 +0000

In the continuing saga of “tools my family gave me” I need your help identifying this saw. It has no etch or makers mark.

This saw is in pretty good condition, but would need a good sharpening. I can’t tell what kind of wood the tote is made from. Maybe the carving is a tipoff.

Can you help me identify this saw manufacturer, model, and date range?

Mystery Saw Tote

Mystery Saw Blade Details

If you can help me identify this saw, leave a comment below, thanks!

WIA11: How to Bend a Saw

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:00:59 +0000

At Woodworking in America I participated in the Hand Tool Olympics. It was the best darn part of the whole show, in my opinion. Truly the only place in the entire show to try out your technique and get coaching. And boy do I need coaching.

I’m a hybrid woodworker, I’ve embraced power tools now that I’m a big boy and my mommy lets me use them. But when I was a kid I was only allowed to use hand tools. When I was sneaky I’d use a handheld power tool. I haven’t crosscut or ripped by hand since I was in my early teens. Yeah, that’s my excuse.

So at the Hand Tool Olympics, I was excited to get back to work with hand tools. I did well in crosscut accuracy, but was a little slow. In the rip, I was also fairly accurate, but boy did I have problems. Not only was I bending the saw (not permanently) in the picture below, but I caused the offcut to split from the board and hit Aaron Marshall in the back. His doctor has told him to rub some dirt on the wound and keep working.

Thanks to Vic Hubbard for the photo. Not only does he do great work, he’s a great photographer.

Matt Bending a Saw, Photo Courtesty of Vic Hubbard (@Tumblewood)

So, why would I post this embarassing picture? Well, I don’t know. Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment (and other things). But honestly, as Mark Hochstein and Shannon Rogers pointed out, it’s a great picture for analyzing my form. So what are some of the many things I’m doing wrong?

Get that stupid badge out of the way. Can you imagine if I was going full force and caught on that badge? Even more of a hazard when using powertools.
Get over the work better. My shoulder, arm, saw, and cutline should all be lined up. They aren’t. That’s why I’m reaching with the saw blade and bending it.
Get a saw that fits. I’m a broad guy, but not a tall guy. My saw should fit nicely from my armpit to the tip of my hand. It looks like I am pushing too much saw in the picture.
Get a bench that fits. Because I’m not tall, I’m having a hard time getting up onto that bench and lining up with the cut line. If I got up on the bench any more, my left leg would be up off the ground.*
Don’t push so hard. I blame my superior genetics, physique, powerful forearms, and German “powercalves.”

*Note: Don’t get a short bench with a long saw. You’ll drive the saw into the ground and ruin it.

What tips would you give me for better sawing technique? Post them in the comments section – even you smartaleks are welcome to post.

Old Tool Sleuth: Japanese Bit Brace

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:11:21 +0000

Japanese bit brace before restoration.

This brace was handed down to me by family. No markings except “JAPAN.” This tool is rusty, but restorable. It seems to have a spring jaw and ratchet, about an eight inch sweep. I believe the handles are wood, but can’t tell what species.

Can you help me identify this brace manufacturer, model, and date range?

WIA11 The Hand Tool Olympics and WIA Report Card

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Everyone’s buddy Marc Spagnuolo didn’t attend Woodworking in America this year. He asked my opinions, and I shared them. Here’s the long form. I hope the event presenters get this feedback because WIA is important part of preserving, and growing the craft. Please share your WIA opinions in the comments section below.

I’m not that bad of a guy

I like the Woodworking in America conference. No, I love it – really I do. But you might not get that impression from reading this post. Please, brotherman, chill. I’ll sprinkle some “attaboys” into this post, but it will also contain criticism. Don’t get all weirdo Buddhist on me for it.

First, let me explain my show priorities:

Priority #1 Renew my connection with my online woodworking buddies.

This was a key purpose for me attending. I definitely met that goal. Many beers were shared at the Keystone Bar & Grill on Thursday night. Vic Hubbard an amazing woodworker and photographer hugged my guts out. He can’t help it, he’s a hugger. We were sharing stories, poking fun, and laughing so hard we were tearing up. Our ride on the Covington-Newport trolley was Epic, and Rob Bois believes I was written up in the Police Blotter. I checked, I wasn’t. We had a great Italian food on Saturday night, and I want to especially thank the bartender at the Embassy Suites for the heavily poured Rum and Cokes in rapid succession. These are the guys that recommend tools, inspire new designs and new techniques, offer coaching, guidance, and motivation. Pretty important.

Priority #2 Get great deals on great tools

I knew I wanted to shop. I have spent very little on tools since last year’s WIA, so I made a list all year long and saved up my money for deals at the show. I bought what I needed to at the show, and I got good deals. The post-WIA rumor mill is that some were offended about the money being spent. I say screw ‘em. Most of my tools were old and restored, all are hand tools, all are well made, and every single one of them would be in any recommended tool list for a hand tool class.

Priority #3 Classes and Seminars

Last year, classes were the main draw for me. This year they were the lowest priority. I’m not sure why that was, but I may have set my priorities this way after seeing the list of presenters and classes. I think I just lowered my expectations.

The most awesome feature of WIA

Besides the social aspect, the Hand Tool Olympics were the coolest thing about WIA11 and should be a marquee event. Perhaps a final challenge of the best performers during a special dinner. That’d be awesome, although might be too nerve-wracking. This was the only time at WIA that I actually got hands-on with a tool and had coaching (and heckling). WIA should have much more of this. The goal of the HTO is to have everyone be a winner, have fun, and learn stuff, and for me they met that goal. Many thanks to Mike Siemsen, his volunteer crew, and the Society of American Period Furniture Makers.

Find out more about the Hand Tool Olympics at these links:

The Renaissance Woodworker’s Hand Tool Olympics Page

Mike Siemsen’s School of Wood

WIA Report Card

Good	The class times were longer. I think this was based on feedback from last year to ensure there was time at the end for questions and hands on time.
Needs Improvement	There were fewer classes overall and fewer compelling classes. Last year was packed, but it was packed with good content that kept us running from room to room. This year was not so packed and in fact there was 20 hours booked on Saturday (40 separate ½ hour blocks) as “Visit the Marketplace.” Some of these were smartly placed after a class incase the class went long. Others were clearly there to fill time. Monday afternoon in classroom 1 was free from 1:30-4:30 with six “Visit the Marketplace” placeholders. What class was supposed to be in that slot On any given day, there were only 1-3 sessions I cared about. Lots of content that wasn’t compelling.
Needs Improvement	Smaller Sunday make-up day. On Sunday at WIA10 they repeated a ton of content, which was great because I had missed so many things that I wanted to see. This year I left early on Sunday and didn’t miss a thing.
Needs Improvement	I attended one after hours event about Saving Woodworking at the Hofbrauhaus. I liked the discussion, but the venue was loud (Oompa band). The speakers couldn’t speak loud enough, and the equipment couldn’t get louder. I left.
Good	They served lunch. A good box lunch, and once you were in the lunchroom you could have as much as you wanted. Friday I had half a lunch and three sodas. I skipped lunch Saturday.
Good	Same facility as last year. I think the venue, local hotels, and local scenery (bars, restaurants, etc.) are perfect. Don’t move WIA12 to somewhere wacky (unless you move it to Seattle, Spokane, or Portland).
Good	Longer class times facilitated more open discussion and hands on time, if you can survive the bum-rush of heavyweights.
Needs Improvement	Bring back George Walker, Marc Adams, Jim Tolpin, Michael Fortune and Frank Klausz, and teachers of that caliber.
Needs Improvement	Tackle topics that they haven’t tackled before. Go somewhere new.
Needs Improvement	Overly focused on hand tools and historical woodworking (going further back in time). Embrace the modern hybrid woodworker.
Needs Improvement	More Hands On Tutorials and Coaching: Ron Herman and others (SAPFM) in a room with handsaws teaching you 1:1
Needs Improvement	Figure out A/V issues (lighting, focus, microphone placement, volume). Repeat questions.
Good	No wacky awkward Roy and Frank keynote dinner.

Final Verdict

Yes, I plan on attending next year, but remember the sessions are my third priority

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WIA11 Seminar Impressions

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:00:51 +0000

17^th Century Joinery, Peter Follansbee

I am a hybrid woodworker: I use power tools and handtools. I like to think I have balance in my force. I won’t run tiny pieces over a power jointer, nor will I start my projects by wandering into the woods with an axe and handsaws. Both power tools and hand tools are awesome, and have their place. I was interested to see Peter Follansbee (whom I’ve never seen speak before) talk about 17th Century Joinery. I was expecting that a lot of his talk would be similar to the Lost Art Press’ The Jointer and Cabinet Maker. Peter took us further back in time though, and I wonder if the trend will continue. Should I expect to see “Woodworking in 50,000BC with Ook-Ook the Neanderthal” next year? I enjoyed the class overall, and here were my key takeaways:

Peter doesn’t use a pencil. Sharp things make lines.
He splits his own logs, and works them when they are fairly green. He doesn’t worry about cracks or splits from cross-grain stresses very much.
He rarely uses a saw, and mostly splits wood to free boards from logs, then planes the boards on the face side if necessary.
He uses a saw to create tenon cheeks, then splits those too
He pins his mortises, and they are rock-solid. He makes his own pins for tenons with a chisel and straight-grain oak.
He tells you to throw a lot of things away. Basically everything invented after 1699 I’d imagine.
His beard is epic. ZZ Top epic.

12 Rules for Traditional Tool Chests, Christopher Schwarz

The Schwarz has moved on from benches, and is now organizing his tools. Based on the work he did collecting data for The Anarchist’s Tool Chest, he’s put together a set of guidelines for building a tool chest. I’ll be building a hanging tool cabinet soon, so I thought some of these ideas would apply. From what I could summarize I think the twelve rules are:

Paint it, but not on the inside or bottom
Nail on the bottom so you can replace it*
Nail on battens that you can replace*
Don’t cram things in, use space
Keep the saws off the floor of the chest*
Stack the molding planes blades against the side, facing down so the blades don’t fall out
Build it light and strong
Don’t French your tools into nice tight little places, it’s less flexible
Be able to get to your tools in one hand motion
If it doesn’t fit, you don’t need it
Sliding bins: 3, or 2, or 4
Opposing dovetails hold it together

*These rules are necessitated because of wet floors that would rot wood and rust metal.

And special rule 13: Benjamin Seaton’s tool chest is a bad example, because Benny didn’t do real work.

Overall these were good guidelines, but I’m not sure how many help me with a wall hanging cabinet. If you have some good links, please share them in the Comments section below.

The Contrarian Cabinet Maker, Steve Shanesy

This was a very open-ended discussion. Steve was basically making the point that there really are no rules in woodworking. If people tell you that you should only use hand tools, they’re wrong. If they tell you that you should only use solid wood, they’re wrong. If they tell you always cut pins first, they’re wrong. He showed an example of a drawer made for shop furniture from Baltic birch with metal drawer slides, rabbet joints and stapled together. He also showed an antique drawer with dovetailed sides, a solid raised panel bottom, and one screw holding the bottom in to the drawer through an elongated slot to accommodate seasonal changes. Both are correct. Because the discussion was so open-ended and freeform, I struggled staying engaged.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Chuck Bender

With George Walker not in attendance, this session covered design and the classic forms. He had great examples of ball-and-claw legs ranging from the very straight and vertical, to the very curved. All were appropriate, but just not for the same piece. Chuck took us through his slide show, and we identified the leg on the piece in the Bender Leg Curviness Scale. I didn’t think the very curvy legs would look correct, but in some cases they were perfect. Here’s a refresher on the class forms:

Tradition Improved at Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Thomas Lie-Nielsen

This was very interesting to me, for a few reasons. First, I was able to listen to one of the great toolmakers describe how and why he got into tool making. I like that his tools are made in America, and he also showed a “How It’s Made” style video showing manufacturing processes in place at Lie-Nielsen today. And he hinted at tools that are coming soon.

Thomas Lie-Nielsen is clearly an expert in tool making and the engineering and science required to be the best. He discussed the properties of brass and steel including discussing powdered steels, carbon content, and hammering the slag out of iron blooms. Thomas also runs a business and discussed the challenges of running a business in a small town, finding and managing labor, and ensuring quality remains consistent. For example: there is one person at Lie-Nielsen that does the final shaping of all saw handles, because that guy is just the best at it.

Watch the video below, but know that it’s incomplete without Thomas’ commentary.

What tools did he say are in the works? I’m not sure I can share that, so I’ll respect that the information he shared is confidential.

WIA11 Look What I Just Won

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:19:01 +0000

Hand Tool Olympics raffle winner!

WIA11 Adam Cherubini talks Chisels

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:27:17 +0000

Great history of chisels starting with the Romans and spending lots of time in the 18th century.

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WIA11 Chuck Bender the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Furniture

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:10:33 +0000

Just starting, he’s a funny guy that teaches small classes. He’s launching an online show next week.

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WIA11 Day One Wrap Up – Beer Will Save Woodworking

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:42:07 +0000

First, sorry that I lost some pictures today. I’ll try to get recreations of them tomorrow. Tom Iovino already agreed to re-enact his excitement at the Gorilla Glue booth. I spent the morning on the Expo Floor, visiting vendors and making some purchases.

Today’s Goodie Bag

Knew Concepts Aluminum Fret Saw	This is a superior fret saw, very light, and very stiff. I’ll use this for removing material when hand cutting dovetails. Very excited to put this to use. Friendly staff at the booth as well.
Vesper Tools 4” Sliding Bevel	This is a real joy to handle, I only which the infill was available on the show floor. I’ll use this for dovetails as well, and I love that the screw that tightens the blade in the frame is out of the way. Nice guy and he joined us on the bus to dinner. Very well made stuff and I hope the show goes well and they are back next year.
Vesper Tools 4” Try Square	Towards the end of the day I went back and got this square from Chris Vesper. Very accurate across it’s length, and nice features like the patented support tab to help register the square. I’ll use this daily.
Superior Tool Works Stanley Bit Brace #923	My family found a set of Jennings/Stanley bits, likely belonging to one of my grandfathers. I felt the need to complete the set, so Patrick Leach hooked me up with a brace in nice condition and a 10” swing.
Popular Woodworking Book Store, Spons on Carpentry and Joinery	The Schwarz calls this “It’s like an encyclopedia of 19th-century knowledge on hand tools. Want to know about the different kinds of oilstones? It’s in there. How to shape the edge of an axe? Eleven ways to prevent rust? How to make a wheelbarrow and a chicken coop? How to use a "crotch punch" to set saw teeth? Want to see drawings of 24 kinds of nails? ” And it was a great price.
Popular Woodworking Book Store, The New Traditional Woodworker	As I transition more into hand tools, I’m sure this book will become essential. Shannon Rogers gave it a great review.
Popular Woodworking Book Store, How to Build Shaker Furniture	This classic contains 45 projects to build, now with color photos and an updated tool section. I’m going to tackle some of these projects, and I’m going to tackle them with hand tools.
Popular Woodworking Book Store, Artistry in Wood	I bought this book as a bundle with the Shaker book, and on the recommendation of Rob Bois. The book is more about furniture and building Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers of Auburn, ME. Full of inspiration.

I have a lot of reading to do, but that’s fine. Summer is over and it’s football and woodworking season. I was even contacted for a woodworking commission today, and I have a lot more in my backlog. Overall I’m excited to get into woodworking season at WIA was just the right kickoff.

Beer is Proof that God Loves Us, and Wants Us to Be Happy

Tonight I attended a sold-out and completely packed after-show event at the Hofbrauhaus Newport. The topic "How to Save Woodworking – Five Views" with Chris Schwarz, Robin Lee, Brian Boggs, Chuck Bender, and Adam Cherubini.

“Our public schools have closed almost every shop class in every state. Professional cabinet shops are closing at an alarming rate because of overseas competition. The power tool business is shrinking and consolidating. And the overall woodworking demographic is getting older. Some people worry that all these worrisome trends will result in the serious decline of the craft. Can anything be done? We’ve found five people who have some insight into this problem and can offer up ideas and even solutions. Come find out what these leaders of the craft community have to say and be prepared to raise your own voice during a question-and-answer session after the meal.”

Chris opened with doom-and-gloom statistics that show the number of woodworkers in the US is declining rapidly. He did have an example of a business and craft that was growing even though customers were declining: beer brewing. His statistics showed that although beer drinkers have declined by 2%, the number of breweries has increased from 40 to 1700+ (sorry, I forget the time period that growth occurred). His point is that although people can buy lots of cheap beer, they aren’t always buying cheap beer, and sometimes they are spending more money for better beer. His question and challenge to us as woodworkers is to create high-quality “micro-brewed” furniture, educate consumers, and sell to them. A great discussion followed, with Adam Cherubini answering one of the most interesting questions of the night: “are we trying to save traditional woodworking as a trade (business) or as a craft?” The experts were divided with some believing that you could do traditional work and make a business of it, and others believing that consumers will continue to buy throw-away items instead of making long-term purchases of higher quality heirloom furniture. If we can’t make woodworking succeed as a business then the craft is relegated to museum preservation. I don’t think that is where we are headed.

Woodworkers are Authentic and More Responsible than Foreign Factories

Consumers are buying more locally and responsibly produced products in many areas of their life. Families attend farmers markets, buy handmade goods on Etsy, pursue organic food and fair trade coffee, and buy electric cars. They do this even when the products aren’t necessarily better, they do it for two other reasons (in my opinion). 1. The product is more authentic, and 2. the product is more responsible. People in Seattle worry about the carbon footprint of the California grown tomato. No really, they do.

It’s hard for me to explain what I mean when I say a product is more authentic. I guess the best example I can give is that authentic means that someone with real skill actually touched the product. Think Adele vs. Katy Perry, or The Gap vs. a hand-knit sweater. Responsible I think is easy – no one buys a Prius because it’s fast, sexy, or good looking. It’s a very ugly, slow, and uncomfortable car. People buy a Prius because they want to be responsible. They may tell you it’s for the economics, but I don’t believe them, especially those that paid a premium when they were in short demand.

So I think the position that woodworkers need make clear with consumers is that locally produced custom handmade solid wood furniture is better quality, but it’s also authentic and more responsible. When customers know that the wood for their piece was hand selected, shaped, joined, and finished by your hands, a warmth is imparted on the piece. You can enhance this by including them in the design, bringing them along to pick out the wood, and blogging in detail as you build the piece. It’s kind of like ultrasound pictures for a baby in the womb, only in this case the baby is their furniture and the womb is your shop.

You can also have conversations with consumers about the responsibility of your product. Use FSC certified woods, safe finishes, and build your product well. Explain to them about mass produced furniture being built from trees that shouldn’t have been harvested in the first place being shipped by the container full across oceans, cite examples of toxic finishes found on foreign made products, and help them understand that your product will never fall apart and end up in a landfill. And of course stand by your product if it does need repair.

Your Thoughts?

I had to leave early tonight when the Oompa band drown out the presenters. It was a great discussion tonight with lots of passionate woodworkers in attendance and I think that is the first step. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Is our craft worth saving? Can it be a real business for many of us, few of us, or is it doomed to historical recreations in museums? What else can we do to understand, communicate, and capitalize on our unique value proposition as woodworkers?

WIA11 Hofbrau Haus Saving Woodworking

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:40:21 +0000

Discussing how to save woodworking with Chris Schwarz, Adam Cherubini (sp?), Brian Boggs, and others.

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WIA11 Christopher Schwarz 12 Rules for Traditional Tool Chests

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:39:33 +0000

The Anarchists Tool Chest us here for the touching. The design of this chest was driven by a spreadsheet.

WIA11 Great Aussie Bevel Gauge

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:16:04 +0000

Love this from Vesper Tools in Australia. Perfect for dovetails and no screw to get in the way. I picked up the small one.

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WIA11 Peter Follansbee’s Split Cut Tenon Pinned in a Mortise

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:44:13 +0000

He cuts the shoulders with a saw, and splits the cheeks off with a chisel. Then he pares the cheeks with a large chisel. Very tight even without the pins.

WIA11 17th Century Joinery with Peter Follansbee

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:15:38 +0000

Moxon planes, vises, benches, and plenty of opinion.

WIA11 Crosscut in 38 seconds with 2 card gap

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:21:52 +0000

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WIA11 Knew Concepts Fret Saw

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:50:46 +0000

Kyle Barton debates titanium vs aluminum. I bought aluminum.

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WIA11 Free Glue at Gorilla Glue When You Trade in

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:26:58 +0000

Tom Iovino loves this stuff!

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WIA11 A Box of Stanley Everlasting Chisels

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:15:57 +0000

Patrick Leach of the Superior Works has a full bin of my favorites.

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WIA11 Stepping in to the Show

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:09:23 +0000

Hello Northern Kentucky!

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WIA11: Great Bar Night With Modern Woodworkers

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:30:30 +0000

After a long flight from Seattle, sitting next to a “broad shouldered” woman and surviving the last thirty minutes of rough air, I was excited for the WIA Blogger Community Gathering setup by Nik Brown. I shared a Taxi to the Embassy Suites (top of the line, baby) and headed for the Keystone Bar and Grill which was just a short walk from the Suites.

I found the woodworking group upstairs sharing beers and stories and poking fun. Some very inappropriate (although factually accurate) things were said and there was a lot of laughter. It’s great to see the group again and meet new faces. Here are some pictures of the night, in case some of you that attended don’t remember the evening.

The Guys at the Keystone

The Group at the Behle Cafe

Not sure what the Panorama Stitch did to Chris Wong, but you can see most of the guys in there. Overall a great night and I can’t wait to see you all tomorrow after you roll out of bed and head to the classes.

WIA11: Follow Woodworking in America action here

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:25:50 +0000

I will be blogging live from the event, just type “wia11″ in the search box.

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WIA11: Watching Videos of Hand Cut Tenons

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:09:24 +0000

Thanks Shannon Rogers!

http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/?s=tenons

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WIA11: Should I Wear This Through Security

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:00:38 +0000

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Practicing Hand Cut Dovetails for Woodworking in America

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:42:02 +0000

I know, it’s hard to believe, you haven’t seen a new post since spring. For the few of you that were concerned, thanks for your concern and encouragement, but I’m just fine. Things have just been very busy (in a good way) this summer. My wife and I purchased a vacation place in Crescent Bar and have enjoyed many family-focused weekends there in the sunshine. Our four-year old is becoming quite a swimmer, and I’ve been fishing the lakes nearby quite a lot. I expect that next summer will be a slow woodworking and blogging time for me as well. I do most of my work in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Thank goodness my shop is well lit and heated.

The Hand Tool Olympics

If you haven’t heard of Woodworking in America, then you must be living under a rock. All the cool woodworking kids are going and we’ll be participating in the Hand Tool Olympics either as teams or individuals. I don’t think we have it figured out yet – we’re slackers that way. There are six events:

One Meter Dash: rip a 1” x 12” x 36” using a hand saw.
Shooting Sports: use a jointer plane to square the edge from the One Meter Dash.
Crosscut Extravaganza: crosscut that same board with a hand saw.
Brace Yourself for a hole in One: bore a 3/4” hole in a plank straight and square to the surface.
Pins First or Tails First: hand cut dovetails.
Greco-Roman Tenons: cut a 3” long 3/4” inch thick tenon on the end of a 2” x 4”

The Dovetail Rules

I’m practicing my hand cut dovetails first, so I went straight to Mike Siemsen from the Society of American Period Furniture Makers and the School of Wood to get the details.

Materials: 3/4” x 3” pine
Tools: 1/2” chisel, mallet, layout gauge, dovetail saw, pencil or marking knife, coping saw, marking gauge, and square
Objective: 2 full tails, 1 full pin, 2 half pins or 2 full pins, 1 full tail, 2 half tails

The tools I’m using and a test joint in some hemlock.

Stock Preparation

I had a lot of 3/4” pine on my lumber rack, so I milled it down today and prepared some test pieces. It’s not 3/4” thick per Olympic rules, but it’s fine for practice and I don’t expect any sanctions.

8” long, 3” wide, 9/16” thick pine boards ready to be hacked up and then burned unless they look good.

Rhythm and Quality

Today while cutting dovetails I had my little girl in the shop. It is very nice to have your kids in the shop with you during hand work. There is no noise, and you can carry on a conversation while you work. She’s only four, but really enjoys the time in there with me. Anyway, today I was working on developing a repeatable rhythm for quickly cutting dovetails. Here’s the steps I went through.

Tails first

Mark the inside face and bottom edge of both boards
Using the marking gauge set to the thickness of the stock, scratch a mark along both ends and faces of the tail board and both faces of the pin board
By eye, mark the half pins on the tail board
With the small square, find the center of the tail board, and mark the center pin (it’s about 1/2” wide)
With the layout gauge, mark the tails on the face of the board
Tilt the board in the vise to cut the left side of the tails, tilt it the other way to cut the right side
Using a coping saw, remove the center pin as close to the line as possible
Put the board in the vise right side down, remove the half pin
Put the board in the vise left side down, remove the half pin
I’m now done cutting the tails; clean up all cuts with the chisel

Pins next

Put the pin board in the vise. Orient the boards so that the inside faces and bottom edges are correct, and the edges are flush.
Trace the edges of the tails onto the pin board.
Cut the tails away on the pin board, leaving the pencil line.
Using a coping saw, remove the tails as close to the line as possible
I’m now done cutting the pins; clean up all cuts with a chisel

Test the joint

Assemble the joint with the inside faces and bottom edges correctly oriented. After three practice joints today, you should get something as good or better than this.

My four year-old Hayden with dovetail joint #3.

Key Takeaways

This is the “what I learned today” section.

Handwork is quieter and therefore lends itself to having your kids in the shop with you. Hayden is building a playground for her dolls with the offcuts.
Handcut dovetails are not that hard. A little practice goes a long way.
The coping saw may be the unsung hero of the dovetail. The better you are with the coping saw, the less chiseling you’ll need to do. I’ll be picking up a nice one at WIA this year.
Hold-downs for chisel clean up are key. Too bad I don’t have a hold-down for my Sjoberg’s bench. If anyone can point me to a hold down that will work, I’d appreciate it.

More Information

Shannon Rogers, the Renaissance Woodworker, just posted an interview with Mike Siemsen the originator of the Hand Tool Olympics. He also has some great videos about the events and a Hand Tool School.

Next Steps

I’m going to watch some of Shannon’s videos and other woodworking videos to refine my technique and improve my time. Today I didn’t actually time myself because Hayden was in the shop but I will do that when I am practicing in the shop alone. It felt great to get some shop time today, and I’m glad I’ve been able to keep up (for the most part) with everyone on twitter. See you all at Woodworking in America!

Limericks for Popular Woodworking

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:50:19 +0000

There have been a lot of editorial staff changes over at Popular Woodworking Magazine lately. Glen Huey is transitioning from Senior Editor to contributing editor. Chris Schwarz is leaving his role as Editor to pursue woodworking and his publishing company Lost Art Press.

These are all big changes at my favorite woodworking magazine. In this modern age of digital publications choking out traditional magazine and newspapers, Popular Woodworking has thrived.

Despite these changes, I’m confident that Popular Woodworking will continue to thrive. Although the roles and titles are changing all three will still be involved with making Popular Woodworking and Woodworking in America conference great. All these changes seem to be on good terms, and the magazine is healthy from a business perspective.

Megan posted a T. S. Eliot poem as a comment to Chris’ Lost Art Press blog:

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”

~ T.S. Eliot

Chris however wanted something more salty:

Unless it begins:

“There once was a whore from Nantucket…”

It ain’t poetry.

So, if it’s salty limericks he wants, let’s give it to him. Post your woodworking related limerick in the comments.

A jointer down in ol’ Kentuck
Threw down his pen, and exclaimed “oh f-ck!”
Tom the plane-maker said,
“build ’til you’re dead!”
So he loaded his tools in his truck

And

A bodger from fair Tennessee
Worried his skills were too rusty
He closed down his Mac book
picked up an old French book
And discovered they were still trusty

Thanks Steve, Glen, Chris, and all everyone else at Popular Woodworking for great contributions to the craft.

A Quick and Custom Dark, Rustic Tray for Our Ottoman

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:21:37 +0000

My wife and I recently bought an ottoman for the family room of our vacation place. Wifey is a fan of leather storage ottomans (full of comfy blankets) with trays on top for setting drinks, remotes, magazines, etc. Our new ottoman is not square, it’s rectangular, so she offered to (gasp) spend Saturday in the shop with me as I put together a quick, custom tray. The tray is built from pine that it leftover from other projects, so the material cost is low. In fact, the only thing we purchased were handles for the ends of the tray.

Dark, Rustic and Restored

The first step was to test out the finishing recipe. I don’t stain wood very much – I prefer letting the natural color show through and get richer over time. I had a pint of General Finishes Java Gel Stain that has been on the shelf for, well – too long, so I tested it on scrap pine to ensure it would still develop the color we were looking for and cure correctly. The pine was sanded, sealed with a spit coat of shellac, lightly sanded, and finished again. I made the spit coat by cutting Bullseye SealCoat with 50/50 with Denatured alcohol.

Wood Selection and Preparation

Digging through the lumber rack, I found some pine boards that would be more than appropriate for the tray. The bottom came from a nice wide piece that has been on the rack for years. It’s got some great detail but also some twist. I flattened this board by removing the guard from the jointer and getting one half of one face flat. Then I flattened the other half of the face with a handplane. When the two halves of the face matched and the board would lay flat on my bench, I used the planer to bring the two sides parallel and smooth.

The boards for the sides were extras from a recent project, and were glued and screwed to some cleats. I unscrewed the cleats and pounded the joints apart, then used my block plane to remove the dried glue. Then I cut the pieces into rough lengths, cutting away knots as much as possible.

Then I face jointed and edge jointed these boards on the jointer. Note my walking boot, yes I was woodworking post-surgery with an ankle boot on – but no painkillers were involved. You can see the disassembled table for the spray booth tucked behind the jointer.

After jointing, the pieces were ripped to width.

Joinery, Maker’s Mark, and Pre-Sanding

The bottom will be let into the sides via a groove, so I chucked up my Eagle America 3/8” Spiral Upcut 1/2” shank router bit and recessed the two sides and two ends.

Then it was time to Miter the sides and ends at matching lengths. I set the the blade with a Wixey Angle gauge to 45.0, and ensured my miter gauge was square.

After all pieces were mitered and dry fit, it was time for the Maker’s Mark. Use a cheap torch to heat the brass.

And burn it into the underside of the pine bottom.

Then, all pieces were hand sanded and sealed with spit coats of Shellac. Doing this before assembly is really going to make things easier later.

Assembly and Splined Miters

A band clamp will make assembly go smooth and ensure tight joints. I don’t have fancy store-bought corner blocks for my band clamp, so I made some from scrap and covered them with tape so that glue would not adhere. I also put blue tape on the inside face of the boards where the miter joint will come together. This will keep squeeze out off the inside joints, and I hate cleaning glue from inside corners or even sanding them.

After the glue dried, I reinforced the miters with splines. This tray will get tossed around and miter joints are beautiful but not the strongest. So I quickly threw together a jig with some scrap ply and staples to cut splines in the corners. I used my rip blade for this cut because it has a flat top grind.

A thin strip of white oak was ripped, sanded to fit, crosscut into eight small pieces, and glued into the kerfs.

After the splines dried, I trimmed them with a small Japanese flush cut saw, trimmed them flush with a block plane, and sanded all outside faces. Then all outside faces were sealed with a spit coat of shellac.

Applying Gel Stain

As I said before, I’m not a big fan of adding color to wood. if I want dark furniture, I’d rather use dark wood. However as a woodworker it’s important for me to learn a wide variety of finishing techniques. I applied the Gel Stain, which is really a tinted gel polyurethane according to the directions. I actually found that applying the stain and then wiping it away with the same (stain infused) cloth instead of a clean cloth worked better for the look I was hoping for. A clean cloth wiped away too much stain.

When the stain was dry, I lightly sanded it with 400 grit and applied 2 coats of spray lacquer.

Finished Product

And here’s the (darn near) complete project. The handles need to be installed, and this tray is ready to go. Wifey approves! She even blogged about it – check it out here. You can’t tell from the pictures but this is super smooth to the touch.

So get out there and use up your scrap and build something for your spouse. Try out a new finishing technique (on scrap first), and a new joinery method. I don’t think I’ll use Gel Stain again, but I will use mitered splines – after I build a better spline jig that I can also use for dovetailed mitered keys. Mitered Splines look good (although you can’t tell when they are covered in gel stain), and they are strong. I’m excited to use them in a project with complementary woods and a nice finish.

Fish Tank Stand: Bracing For 501 Pounds of Water

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:57:17 +0000

The project in the shop that moves the slowest is the Fish Tank Stand. GAKMAN and I are building it together for his house, and we only work on it when we can get together. We both have demanding jobs at Microsoft, so that’s not often. Well, the stand is done finally, but that’s not what this post is about. This post will deal with water. 501 pounds of water.

On the last day of the build, as GAKMAN and I were getting ready to begin spraying final coats of General Finishes Enduro-Var. He started to giggle, and it was evil. I knew what he was giggling about – he had remembered something else that we needed to do, and this meant that we had another project delay.

“How big is the tank?” I asked.

“60 gallons” he replied.

“How much does a gallon weigh?” I worried.

“8.3 pounds” he answered.

“501 pounds, let’s go!” I ordered.

Off to the big box store. I had a plan forming in my head to reinforce the case from the inside with angle iron. We did not want the top to sag and bind on the doors, and I didn’t want to build another stand – the first one took us a year.

The Angle Iron Beam

First, we bought a piece of angle iron and cut it to the right length.

The Bosch jigsaw came with a great metal blade that really made quick work of this.

We only had to cutoff about 3/8 of an inch.

I cleaned up the cut edge with a file.

Rust Prevention

After the angle iron was the right length, and all sharp edges were removed, it was time to prevent rust. Remember, the base of the stand will have a pump, a filtration system, and salt water. To prevent rust, as much as you can prevent rust on iron that is 12 inches away from salt water, we cleaned up the angle iron first with Simple Green, and then with sandpaper.

Shiny angle iron, with no muck.

And then applied multiple coats of lacquer. This should help protect the steel from rust, for at least little while. I was surprised at how well this sprayed out of the can, how fast it dried, and how strong the fumes were even with the Spray Booth in operation.

Custom Posts for the Angle Iron Beam

Beams work by bearing weight, and transferring the weight to posts, so I needed posts to transfer the weight from the angle iron to the base of the case, and because angle iron has, well… angles, the posts would be custom.

Start by tracing the angle iron onto the posts, and cutting away the material with the jigsaw. Refine with a rasp, check the fit, sand, and lacquer.

Install the posts and angle iron with screws. I placed the angle iron about 1/3 back from the front of the case.

Ensure the angle iron fits into the recess in the post nicely.

Done. A cabinet that will stand up to a beautiful and heavy saltwater fishtank.

Note that the hole in the top is by design, it’s so that water can be pumped down from the tank into the stand, get filtered, and then return back to the tank.

Questions for General Finishes

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:19:14 +0000

I’ve really been into learning a lot about finishing lately, and I’m sure I’ve been annoying my woodworking friends on twitter with all of my finishing related tweets. Finishing is important though, it can make your hard work shine and shimmer even more than great craftsmanship. I believe to get great results, you need to understand what the professionals do, and then approximate that as well as you can in your shop. General Finishes is a company that has a line of Professional Finishes and Retail Finishes, and they have great products and sell to small woodworking shops and home woodworkers through retailers we’re all familiar with like Rockler, Woodcraft, and Eagle America.

In my quest for more finishing knowledge, and to share that with y’all, I’ve been discussing finishing with Tom at General Finishes off-and-on since May 2010. He’s agreed to answer our questions about finishing and General Finishes products, so, what are your questions? Leave a comment, and I’ll include them in my interview with Tom.

Update March 8th, 2011: Comments are now closed. Stay tuned for your answers in a new blog post.

Woodworker’s Spray Finishing Tips

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:48:45 +0000

I’ve been using my Earlex HV6900 for about a year, and sprayed with other methods before that. I’ve sprayed paints, lacquers, polyurethanes, and shellac. Now that I’ll be spraying a lot more, I thought I’d write down some tips to share with you and as reminders to myself. I’d love to read your tips too, so please add them in the comments section.

Preparation is key

You need to prepare the piece for finish, prepare the space for finishing, prepare the finish, and prepare yourself.

Garbage in the shop, garbage in the finish. If you are applying finish to a piece that is not well sanded, or not wiped clean, don’t expect good results. If you are applying finish in a messy shop, expect dust nibs in your finish or droplets of finish to settle out of the air and onto your tools. On the day before finishing sand the piece well, clean up your shop, clear a space for finishing, setup your Portable Spray Booth, and let any dust settle out of the air. If you have an air cleaner, run it. But turn it off a few hours before finishing so that you don’t have the circular airflow in the shop stirring up dust and creating a secondary airflow that competes with your ventilation.

Check your equipment. Make sure that you have chosen the right needle for your finish and your gun is clean and working well. Run some denatured alcohol through the gun to make sure everything operates as expected, and re-familiarize yourself with the controls. If your gun isn’t clean, clean it thoroughly.

Prepare the finish. The sprayer manual will tell you how to measure the viscosity of the finish, and the label on the finish will tell you if you can thin the product, and which thinners to use. Test the viscosity, add any necessary thinner, stir well, and filter the finish.

Always, always have great ventilation. This is true for all finishes, and especially true for non-water-based finishes. You do not want to create large flammable cloud in your shop if you have open flame, a furnace, a water heater, or anything else that could create a spark. If you are spraying in your garage, shut off your furnace so that you don’t create secondary air currents or draw the fumes into your home. My Portable Spray Booth is a ‘wind at my back setup’ drawing the airflow from the space behind me, past the piece, and outside.

Always, always wear a mask. Even if you are obeying the ventilation rule you should wear a mask rated for filtering chemicals. All finishes contain things you don’t want in your lungs even in small amounts. Paper masks won’t help you here, get a real mask like a 3M 7500 with Organic Vapor Cartridges. Eye protection is also a very good idea.

Light the piece well. Especially if you’re spraying a clear finish it can be hard to see how well you’re progressing. A raking light is a great idea, cast a light on your piece at an angle and you’ll be surprised at what you see.

Plan your attack. Think about how you’ll spray the piece, and if you’ll need anything to help you spray. You may need Painter’s Pyramids, a finishing turntable, or a ladder to get the top. You’ll need a clear floor so you don’t trip. You’ll need to know if you’ll be spraying the underside, inside, or back of the piece, and in which order you’ll spray. You may want to think about managing the air hose so that it doesn’t get in the way or rub on the piece. Plan where you will place your turbine (if you have one).

In general, for spraying cabinets I spray the underside to seal the wood, set the case up on Painter’s Pyramids, spray the back, then turn the piece so that I’m looking into the case. I then spray the inside of the case from the furthest inside the case and work my way out. Think to yourself “inside out, top to bottom.” At this point, if I touch the top or the sides it’s ok – there is no finish on them. I then spray the top starting at the the point furthest away and working towards myself. If the hose touches the sides it’s ok – there is no finish on them. The front and sides get sprayed last, and then I back away and let the finish dry.

Don’t Spray A Thing

If you’ve done everything above, you might think you’re ready to spray. Don’t you dare. Get yourself a test piece of wood and follow these steps first.

Spray the minimal amount with the smallest needle. Tighten the fluid adjusting screw all the way. You won’t be able to pull the trigger, and nothing will come out of the gun. Begin to slowly back out the fluid adjusting screw until you get a fine atomized mist. If you have to open this all the way the needle is too small or the finish is too thick. If a lot of material comes out when the knob is barely open, your needle is too big. I’d also say that the material is too thin, but you can’t really un-thin your finish.

Test fire your gun. Using your test piece, which should be the same material as the final piece, test the spray and examine the results. Determine how fast you should move the atomized finish across the piece, how far away from the piece you should hold the gun, and how much overlap you need in your spray pattern. If you’re not happy check the sprayer manual and the finishing label. Most have a troubleshooting section to remedy common problems. In my Earlex manual, that’s page six. If the manual doesn’t answer your question, contact the spray gun manufacturer or the finish manufacturer. I’ve been able to get quick informative email replies from Bullseye, General Finishes, and Earlex.

Pass the test. If you don’t pass the test, don’t apply finish to your piece. It’s that simple. You’ve worked very hard and you do not want to make a mistake at this point. Do not move on until your gun is spraying a nice coat of finish consistently. Besides, sanding sucks.

Start On A Good Note with a Good Coat, and Repeat

Hooray! Hooray! It’s time to spray!

You Are a Robot, Not a Meat Popsicle. You are not a human when you spray, you are a robot. Do not swing your arm at the elbow or shoulder, instead you need to articulate your entire arm or move your entire body so that the gun is always the same distance from the material, perpendicular to the piece, and moving at a consistent rate. If you swing your arm or bend your wrist the gun doesn’t travel in a straight line across the piece, it travels along an arc. This changes the angle at which the finish is applied and therefore changes how much finish adheres to the wood because the angle at which you apply is one factor in how much finish bounces off the wood. Moving the gun along an arc also changes the distance at which you apply the finish and therefore how big the droplets are, how wet the droplets are, and how fast the droplets are moving when they hit the wood. If your piece is wet in the center and dry on the edges you know you’re not a robot.

Spray off before you spray on, and spray off again. Start spraying with the gun pointed off the piece, move the atomized finish across the piece in a straight line at a consistent rate and off the other side, and then release the trigger. Don’t point the gun at the piece when you pull or release the trigger. The atomization is a bit inconsistent at these points (high pressure during pull, low pressure at release), so only use the consistently atomized finish that is released between the trigger pull and trigger release.

The first coat of finish is the most important. This first coat is the seal coat will will soak in sealing the wood fibers, and unfortunately raise the grain causing it to feel rough and bumpy. Wood fibers are like straws and they soak up your finish, and when they do they swell creating rough spots and bumps. Any bumps and nibs will be sanded out smooth to create a nice foundation for the rest of the coats. Note that some finishes recommend that you apply a separate product for the seal coat.

Many light coats. The wood will soak up a lot of finish on the first coat, but don’t apply the finish too heavy. Many light coats are better than few heavy coats and you’re less likely to get runs, drips, and orange-peel. After the first coat you’ll notice that much less material is needed to coat the surface, and that the results get progressively smoother. Your raking light will help you see the finish get applied. Without a raking light, you’re more likely to apply heavy coats.

Wait before smoothing and recoating. Really, I know it feels dry and you have a deadline, but it may not be dry enough. If the manufacturer recommends four hours then you should wait four hours. Waiting means waiting, it doesn’t mean “go stir up dust in another part of the shop.”

Smooth between coats. I don’t like calling it sanding because people get too aggressive when I tell them to sand. The goal between coats is to smooth the finish and remove any nibs. Make sure you’ve let the finish dry completely, and go lightly. Do this by hand with a high grit (320) and and use finer grits as you move through coats. Go lightly. Wait, I already said that but it bears repeating. If your fingertips are white, you’re not sanding lightly.

Apply the recommended amount of coats. If the manufacturer recommends three coats, then apply no less than three coats.

Overtime

You still have some work to do. Let the piece go through the final cure while you do the following.

Clean the gun. Using the correct solvent for your finish, disassemble and clean your gun according to the manufacturer recommendation. If you used a water-based finish this can be done in the kitchen sink with warm soapy water, but spray alcohol through the gun and wipe everything down with alcohol as the last step. Water causes rust and you do not want a rusty gun. If you gun requires lubrication, do it. You might want a cleaning kit.

Write it down. For each piece, write down the finishing schedule which includes how you prepped the piece, the needle you chose, the fluid adjustment screw setting, the finish and how much it was diluted, the number of coats applied, drying times, the smoothing and polishing steps, and the wax used. If you are a professional tracking time and costs you may also want to include the time it took from start to end and amount of finished used.

The Finishing Touch

Congratulations! Your piece is done, now it’s time for the finishing touch.

Polish the surface. I don’t even want to call this smoothing, because you shouldn’t use sand paper. Using the finest synthetic steel wool pads which you can get here or here rub the surface to remove any nibs from the last coat. Again, go lightly.

Wax On, Wax Off. Divide the piece into sections and apply a good quality furniture wax to a section, wait for it to set up, and buff it out. Move onto the next section.

Fin. After reattaching any hardware and doing any final post-finishing assembly, you’re done!

Extra Credit

The tips above cover just the basic scenario of spraying a clear finish with an HVLP sprayer. There is so much to learn and know about finishing, and I’d love to see what you have to say in the comments below.

Using different finishing materials for different coats: for example applying oil as a first coat, moving to shellac for subsequent coats, and applying polyurethane as the final coat.
The different spray methods and their pros and cons: HVLP, conversion, gravity, LVLP, pressure pot, etc.
Spraying color: paints, tints, dyes, stains, and other pigments

Please share your tips or ask questions in the comments section.

Enhance Your Woodworking Business for $5 a Pop at fiverr.com

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:15:04 +0000

Somehow I found fiverr.com. Their tagline is “The place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5” which at first, sounds a little sketchy. Is this the website where you can pay the neighborhood kid to eat a booger? Well, I’m sure you could, but I was looking for something more and I found it.

Here’s How it Works

Find a gig you like and order it
Pay $5 by PayPal or credit card
Track your seller’s work progress, exchange files and communicate
Get your finished work!
You will have 48 hours after work delivery to ask for fixes from the seller
Provide feedback and review

This is pretty similar to other sites like elance.com and 99designs.com – remember I used 99designs.com for the Upper Cut Woodworks logo. But on fiverr.com everything is $5 and it is very easy to make a purchase. After checking to make sure it was legitimate, I decided to try it out. I focused my purchases on things that I couldn’t or wouldn’t do, things that were great deals for $5, and some impulse purchases. A lot of my orders will be incorporated into my videos to take them to the next level in production quality.

Take On Me, Take Me On

This first one is a pencil sketch of me working at the bench. The idea here is to fade from the real picture of me to the pencil sketch. Much like the A-Ha “Take On Me” video from the 1980s. Yes, I asked the artist to remove some of the pounds I’ve added in the last four years. But those Popeye forearms are for real, yo!

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Beautiful Calligraphy

The art below was a bit of an impulse purchase but I’ve already incorporated it into the exit sequence of Video #8. I like this because it is nostalgic and reminds of how the company name might be written by the founding fathers. It’s also gorgeous, and was done by hand which as a woodworker I love.

Thank You for the Music, the Songs We’re Singing

I need music for my podcast, and there are great sites out there that showcase musicians from all over the world, offering music in many genres, for just about any purpose you can think of. A couple of my favories are Free Play Music and Audio Jungle. There are musicians on fiverr.com as well, and they create custom music for you.

Here’s a track I bought, titled Beautiful Strength

Listen to Me Now, But Believe Me Later

But there is another kind of audio for sale on fiverr.com, and that’s custom voiceovers. Write the script, order the gig, and literally within a day or so I have a nice 30 second audio spot.

If You Build It, They Won’t Care

I admit it. I feel like I’ve done a lot of work on the website. I know the Number One Rule is to just make sure your site is full of lots of fresh and relevant high quality content, but I guess I also believe there is some trickery behind the scenes. I am constantly reading things like Google’s SEO Starter Guide and running web analyzers like WooRank.com and Websitegrader.com. I work hard to fix the things those analyzers point out hoping that the number of visitors will magically increase, my ad revenue will skyrocket, and I can retire to my own private island. And yes, I will own a Unicorn that farts rainbows.

Do You SEO What I SEO?

There were some tempting offers on fiverr.com, things like “I will send 10,000 visitors to any website for $5″ and “I will tell my 27,000 twitter followers about your web site for $5″ and these seem really tempting. They conjur dreams of living on your own island, cashing checks from Google. Some of those gigs (as fiverr.com calls them) are popular and highly rated. So, I tried one. Yes, I did. Consider it an experiment.

Sure enough, Google Analytics and WordPress saw the traffic, but it wasn’t real traffic. It wasn’t users that care about what I care about, and they weren’t really viewing the content (or the ads). So while this may pad some Alexa ratings, and trick search engines into thinking I am suddenly more awesome than I was last week, it could actually hurt my rating with search engines. I am sure they know which traffic is real, and which traffic isn’t, and will soon start ignoring the fake traffic. They’re smart like that.

The New Phone Books Are Here!

There were some other SEO things I did that will hopefully be more useful. There are a lot of directories you can submit your sites to, but the submission process is a pain. Being listed in a directory is kinda like being listed in the phone book. Navin R. Johnson was excited to be in the phonebook, and that’s what the directories are like. Big lists that some people refer to some of the time. But if no one is looking for you in the first place, just being in the directory doesn’t help much.

Like Navin, I want to be in the directory. For $5 a seller on fiverr.com submitted my site to DMOZ and the Yahoo directory. The upside is that the seller provided proof of their work with screenshots that prove the process was completed. The downside is that the submission could take weeks to be reviewed. The seller also submitted my RSS Feed to 60 directories for free. We’ll see if that has any impact.

Back to Rule Number One

Just make sure your site is well organized, full of lots of fresh, relevant, high quality content, and inviting. By inviting, I literally mean it – make sure it’s easy for users to subscribe to your content, or get notified when you update. So in recent weeks I’ve done a ton of things to the site to improve it including:

SEO: Geolocation information
SEO: Dublin Core
Performance: WP Super Cache
Performance: Apache gzip compression
Inviting: IE9 Site Mode
Inviting: High quality favicons
Inviting: Updated banner area with subscription icons
Organized: Built pages for Archives and Categories
Content: Six posts in eight weeks, including four videos

The Fiverr.com Verdict

Like etsy.com I could get addicted to browsing through the listings and finding interesting stuff. Purchasing with PayPal, communicating with the seller, and receiving your order are super easy. The pricepoint is just right and there are a lot of gigs on fiverr.com that are well worth a Fiver. I’ll be back to get more, but I’ll probably stick to pictures and audio.

What sites or services have you used to enhance your business, create your website, or build your marketing materials? Have you ever outsourced a business task like book-keeping? What about a woodworking job to someone with a specialty, like a turner or a finisher?

Video Post #8: My Shop Buddies

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:15:05 +0000

Having a buddy in the shop is always a good thing. Sometimes our buddies are human, like my buddy Greg that helped me build the Thomas Walnut Dresser. Sometimes our buddies are dogs, like Shannon Rogers’ buddy Alex, a great looking dog that sleeps in the shop and occasionally hits his head on things. Tom Iovino has (and is) a Shop Monkey. And of course Tommy MacDonald has Al and Eli. So today I thought I’d introduce you to my woodworking buddies.

Hayden is almost four now, and loves to come into the shop. She has her own little projects and work area, and a little toolbox of plastic tools. I think it’s time to build her a little bench and get her some wooden tools.

Who are your shop buddies? Do you have fond memories of being a shop buddy?

Video Post #7: Woodworker’s $160 Portable Spray Booth Part 2: The Finished Booth

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:44:56 +0000

I’ve been holding on to some video for a while, things have been busy at work shipping the Internet Explorer 9 RC. If you aren’t running IE9, you should, and check out the Site Mode Integration for Upper Cut Woodworks.

Today was a snow day, so I’ve been working at home and getting through some blog backlog. Marc Spagnuolo posted on Twitter “one of the first things I’m going to do in the new shop is make a break-down spray booth. I hate the nibs yo!” and Shannon Rogers replied “@WoodWhisperer I hear that, did you catch @uppercutwood’s post on his knock down booth?” So I figured it was time to get off my butt and post the final video for the spray booth. Marc is currently moving his shop back to its previous location and he’s going to take the time to design a very functional space. I can’t wait to see the completed shop.

The Awesomeness of Woodworking for Mere Mortals

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:23:28 +0000

In the online woodworking world, there is (thankfully) lots of content from lots of sources, covering a very wide range of topics and catering to a broad range of skill levels. If you want to learn about hand tools, their history and proper use, you can follow Matt Vanderlist at Matt’s Basement Workshop, Kari Hultman at The Village Carpenter, Christopher Schwarz from Popular Woodworking, and Shannon Rogers from The Renaissance Woodworker. I read those blogs, watch their videos, and truly enjoy them. Over the past few years the things I’ve learned from those hand-tool bloggers have increased my hand tool knowledge and skills, and helped me deliver better results. They’ve also helped me rediscover that woodworking can be calming and ancient instead of modern, noisy, and frantic.

If you’re looking to push your woodworking skills or venture beyond the simple furniture styles and you’re not entirely hand tool focused, you’ll be interested in Marc Spagnuolo’s The Wood Whisperer, Charles Neil’s Workshop, Tom Iovino’s Workbench, Todd Clippinger’s American Craftsman Workshop, and Neil Lamen’s Furnitology. All of these are great sources of information and I rely on them often for inspiration and education.

If you’re looking for woodworking communities to virtually hang out with your woodworking buddies, share knowledge, bounce ideas back-and-forth, and show off your projects there are many great woodworking forums on the net, my favorites are Wood Talk Online and Lumberjocks. Both are full of great people who are very welcoming and willing to share their knowledge and passion for woodworking.

There are many more sources popping up daily, and today I want to quickly highlight one of my favorites.

Woodworking for Mere Mortals was created to showcase woodworking videos, projects, tips and entertainment for people who want to have fun building stuff in their garages and shops. The WW4MM blog was really started to support the popular WW4MM YouTube channel. Each video is short, entertaining, and informative. I haven’t found a video that is longer than 8 minutes so it’s very easy to consume. I’ve been woodworking for years and consider myself experienced, and I am still learning things from WW4MM. Most recently I watched a video where Steve, the creator and host of WW4MM, uses ammonia to patina brass after protecting parts of the brass with stick on letters. The result is shiny brass letters in a field of brass patina. Very cool, and I love the mix of materials.

The projects Steve highlights on his site will only take a few hours to complete, which is perfect for weekend projects or for woodworkers who are new to the craft and are intimidated by larger projects. They also won’t require a dedicated shop full of expensive tools. Steve has a garage shop, not a professional woodworking shop, but he still delivers great results. The message to beginning woodworkers is clear: you don’t need to build a dedicated shop and fill it with expensive iron to enjoy this great woodworking hobby. Steve has over 4,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, and I’m amazed to think about how many new woodworkers Steve has brought into the hobby. Anyone who watches these videos walks away thinking “Hey, I can do that!” in fact as I watch many of the WW4MM videos I realize that these are perfect weekend projects to do with my nephews to introduce them to woodworking.

Steve puts a lot into his blog and videos, so not only should you subscribe to the WW4MM YouTube channel and WW4MM blog, but head over to the WW4MM shop and get some schwag, or make a small donation on his homepage.

Thanks Steve – and keep the videos coming!

Woodworker’s $160 Portable Spray Booth Part 1: Introduction and Finishing Turntable

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:19:41 +0000

This is the first post in a series detailing a woodworker’s portable spray booth that I’ve built. The design is based Michael Dresdner’s post on Fine Woodworking. I thought I had some original ideas to improve on this, but then I saw Jeff Jewitt’s book Spray Finishing Made Simple. You can build this booth for about $160 with supplies from your local big box store and scraps laying around your shop.

Application Techniques & Finish Choices

There are three main ways that I have applied finish in the past: brushing, wiping, and spraying.

I started, like most I think, brushing finishes. That’s never really given great results – the finish ends up too thick, with deep brush marks. This was early in my woodworking so I’m sure my material choice, surface prep, and brushing technique were problematic. I get much better results now, but don’t enjoy brushing and everything that goes with it.

In recent years, I’ve been applying wiping varnishes a lot. Oftentimes I’ll apply oil, then multiple coats of shellac, and finish with few topcoats of wipe on poly or Arm R Seal. On the downside this still takes multiple days, the rags have to be disposed of properly, and you’re required to store flammable chemicals. The upside is that there isn’t a lot of equipment required and the results are great with this tried-and-true technique so I’ll continue to use it.

I’ve also sprayed finish (including water based paint) with my Little Critter. it works great and doesn’t cost much. It can be a bit fussy and creates quite a cloud, and the guys at WTO made fun of it too. For small projects and with the right finish it works well, but isn’t right for large projects. I only use this with water based finishes though, because I don’t want to create a big flammable cloud in my shop. Polycrylic sprayed nicely and produced a smooth but plasticy finish.

Earlex HVLP and a Spray Booth

I’m pleased with with wipe-on varnishes so it’s time to upgrade my spray finishing tools, materials, and results. Last year my wife bought me an Earlex HV6900 which is a great unit. I’m applying more professional product like Enduro Var and working on bigger projects. With the Earlex and Enduro Var I have a great finish that isn’t flammable and cleans up with soapy water. So I’ve got the right material, I’ve got the right sprayer, so now it’s time to spray in the right place – a spray booth.

The Turntable

Inside the spray booth, it’s important to have a turntable. This lets you spin the work, instead of walking around it, and allows you to have linear airflow. The idea is to have fresh air flowing from behind you to the furniture in front of you. It’s also a good idea to keep the spray unit behind you in the fresh air. Any finish that doesn’t make it onto the furniture moves away from you, into the booth. This is cleaner for the user, keeps the finish from clouding in your shop, and since all spray is moving toward the finish, you get a better application. The turntable below is based on Dresdner’s. It breaks down flat, is easy to move because it rolls, and it’s sturdy.

Step 1: Build braces for the top and base from half-lapped 2x4s.

Step 2: Cut two circles out of plywood for the top and base (these are 42” diameter)

Step 3: Mount the braces to pipe flanges and screw pipes into the flanges

Note that the pipes are sized to fit one inside the other

Step 4: Screw the circles to the top and base

Done! you have a spinning, sturdy finishing turntable that breaks down flat when you unscrew the pipes from the flanges.

Leave me a comment and let me know:

What finishes are your favorite?
What are your application methods?
Do you worry about a flames or fumes?
What are your tips, tricks, or safety concerns?

Video Post #6: USFA Trophy Bases: Cutting the Miters and Clamping Square

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:59:54 +0000

I’ve made a lot of progress on the Trophy Bases this week, as you’ve seen in my recent posts. After ensuring my miter gauge was perfectly square to my blade and my blade was 45° to my table it was time to batch out the sides for the trophy bases. These are just 8” x 8” boxes with mitered corners. After laying out the pieces on the board, I numbered them to keep them in sequence and rough cut them to length with the miter saw. Then I mitered one end on the table saw using a stop block to ensure the piece didn’t slide along the miter gauge fence. When that was done I moved the stop block to the correct length, flipped the pieces around, and cut the other miter.

Here’s a tip: after you rough cut the pieces they may be different lengths. When you cut that first miter, you’ll want to use a stop block for extra precision, but you don’t want to move it for every piece. In your stack of four boards, find out which is shortest, and set the stop block for that piece. You can then cut the miter on all four pieces precisely without moving the stop block.

Clamping Square

To clamp the pieces I lay them out on my bench, inside face down, in sequence. I then use (lots) of blue painters tape to pull the edges together tightly. When the pieces are held together I stand them on edge and check the dry fit and make any adjustments. You can tell you’ve made the tape tight when they sort of snap or pop into place. After the dry fit I lay them back on bench, this time inside face up, and brush glue onto all the miters. The whole assembly then rolls up and the last joint gets taped. I check for square and twist, and while I go cut the miters on the next box, I clamp the box to a board held in my bench vise. This helped keep the assembly square while the glue set.

When the next box was ready for glue up, I removed the previous box from the clamps and stacked it on the jointer table.

Here two boxes are done and waiting for their glue to dry so they can get cleaned up.

After going through lots of blue tape, all six boxes are done.

Tight Miters

So how did they turn out? Check out the video to see a nice, tight, grain-wrapped miter, and please – leave a comment it would be great to hear from you!

Video Post #5: Shop Tip: Squaring a Table Saw Miter Gauge with Magswitch

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:14:11 +0000

Quick video I put together today showing how I use my Magswitch featherboard to ensure my table saw miter gauge is square to the blade for perfect crosscuts.

Check out Magswitch at Eagle America.

Video Post #4: USFA Trophy Bases: Repairing Voids in Walnut with Epoxy

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:24:04 +0000

The stock for the USFA Trophies has been roughed and stickered in the shop for a while. I’m on vacation from work, and now that Christmas is over I had five hours in the shop today and made good progress. Before I did the final thicknessing and dimensioning, I had to repair a split in one board. I’m a member of the Wood Whisperer Guild so I’ve watched Marc Spagnuolo’s tutorial demonstrating a solid tinted fix.

The Supplies

For this fix I need the following supplies:

Blue Tap to mask the area around the split
Epoxy to fill the split
Tint to make the epoxy look all Walnutty
A tub to mix the epoxy and tint
A stick, brush, or some other implement to deliver epoxy from the tub to the split

You can see that I’ve already masked the end of the board and the bottom face of the board. I don’t want epoxy leaking out the end or through the bottom and making this board a permanent accessory to my bench.

The Application Technique

I used my compressor to blow any loose pieces or dust out of the split before starting the repair.

And here you can see the epoxy applied. The procedure is: glop on some epoxy, push it into the split, slam the board down on the bench to work out any bubbles, repeat. Beware, this Gorilla Epoxy stinks pretty bad.

The Cleanup

I waited a full 24 hours to let the epoxy fully cure, and then I used my Stanley Sweetheart Block Plane to cleanup the split. I am very satisfied with how this turned out, and although the epoxy is darker than the walnut it looks similar to the streaks in some of the other boards.

Video Post #3: Shop Tip: Tuning Up A Jointer with A-Line It

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:48:35 +0000

When you tune up your tools, whether they are hand tools or power tools, you’re doing yourself a favor. Beautiful furniture requires excellent joinery, and excellent joinery is not only functional and square, but beautiful and without gaps.

Many of us are hybrid woodworkers – we use machines on our stock, and then clean up the machining marks with handplanes. We flatten the soles of our handplanes on super-flat surfaces like granite or plate glass, and we sharpen our handplanes to 4000 or even 8000 grit with stones. Our shavings are super thin, measured in thousandths of an inch. That leads to very fine surfaces that reveal the full beauty of the wood.

If flattening handplanes to high tolerances is important to you and giving you great results, why not tune your power tools to high tolerances as well?

I recently tuned up my table saw with my A-Line It and I am getting much better results. I am also doing the same high tolerance tune up to my new Grizzly jointer, and I’m getting much better results. Think of this as garbage-in garbage-out – if you want to get good results at the end, you gotta do things right at the start. If you want tight, sturdy, precise and square joinery – why wouldn’t you want a tight, sturdy, precise and square jointer?

My new jointer seemed to be well-aligned when using a straightedge, but using a dial caliper revealed that it was not as close as I had hoped. This was not the fault of the factory, I am sure the cutterhead became misaligned during cleaning. The cutter head was not parallel with the tables (higher on one side) and was not in proper alignment with the outfeed table. After correcting this, there are many noticeable differences: the wood flows through the jointer easily, there is no snipe, the cutting operation is smoother and quieter, the surface is smoother, and the squareness is spot on. This will make the cutterhead last longer and the jointer safer to operate too.

Here’s a quick tour of my new jointer, showing where the shims go under the cutterhead.

And here’s a quick chart to help you convert thousandths on your dial indicator to the fractions you use everyday.

Now, go align your tools, and don’t forget to check the belts and wax the surfaces while you’re out there.

Video Post #2: Shop Tip: Fixing a Zero Clearance Insert

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:40:32 +0000

Keep your old zero clearance inserts and reuse them for dadoes. Here’s a short video showing how I reused a zero clearance insert that I had ruined.

Related posts: Video Post #5: Shop Tip: Squaring a Table Saw Miter Gauge with Magswitch Video Post #3: Shop Tip: Tuning Up A Jointer with A-Line It Video Post #6: USFA Trophy Bases: Cutting the Miters and Clamping Square Video Post #8: My Shop Buddies Video Post #1: Woodworking in America: Frank Klausz on Dovetail Design 2010

Video Post #1: Woodworking in America: Frank Klausz on Dovetail Design 2010

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:16:49 +0000

An introduction to the design of dovetails and their purpose from Frank Klausz. He’s probably cut more dovetails by hand than any other woodworker in the world.

Related posts: Woodworking In America: My Schedule Woodworking in America Conference Video Post #6: USFA Trophy Bases: Cutting the Miters and Clamping Square Woodworking in America: Photos from Day One Video Post #10: Get Woodworking Week With Red Toolbox Kits

Woodworking Shop Upgrades Part 1: Unpacking of Grizzly Jointer and Planer

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:42:34 +0000

More than ten years ago I bought a Delta 22-560 12 1/2” Planer and a Grizzly 1182ZX 6” Jointer. Both tools have served me well, and helped me create some great projects. I need some more capacity now that I’m taking on some bigger projects, and I was really interested in spiral cutterheads with carbide inserts. It’s a great innovation in woodworking tools and I’m excited for the noise reduction and convenience of the replaceable carbide inserts. Both were well taken care of and would be great tools for someone starting out. After a couple days on craigslist I’ve already sold them to a guy from Portland. Wifey will be pleased that soon she’ll be able to park in the garage again.

Attack of the Clones and the Lack of American Made Tools

Both the jointer and planer are critical pieces in any hybrid (power and hand-tool) shop. It’s important to start with square stock and these are the tools that do the bulk of that work. I looked at many manufacturers, and looked hard for American-made tools. Steel City and Delta were promising, but both seem to be made in China. The Delta DJ20, Steel City 8” Industrial Jointer and my Grizzly look like they come out of the exact same factory. I couldn’t find a jointer or planer made in the USA, and that’s too bad. I’m not worried about Grizzly quality for a few reasons: the tools I’ve owned have worked well, I talked to a lot of people about the tools, and they just did best in the Fine Woodworking Bandsaw tests.

So on Halloween night I ordered my long awaited Grizzly Polar Bear Series 15” Spiral Cutterhead Planer and 8” Parallelogram Spiral Cutterhead Jointer. They were delivered on November 5th, so that’s a speedy delivery. The UPS man (they bought a local heavy freight delivery company) unloaded them right into my garage with a pallet jack. I had taken the day off, so I was ready for them with a nice big spot all cleared out.

Wooden Crates and Greasy Steel

The Planer came in one large wooden crate and the Jointer came in two separate packages: a large cardboard box for the base (including the motor) and a very long wooden crate for the jointer bed, fence, and accessories. They were well packed and I was ready with cutters for the steel bands, a pry bar & hammer, and an empty truck ready to be filled with the Chinese version of Baltic birch plywood. The pallets were rickety and the boxes were easy to open, but the tools were well protected inside. I was not looking forward to lifting these heavy tools or dealing with all the grease, but I was keeping my eye on the prize: shiny new iron that cuts smooth and quiet.

Unpacking an Aircraft Carrier

After a short time, I had the boxes mostly broken down. The jointer bed is bigger than I expected, and I’m glad both tools have integral mobile bases. Here’s the bed of the jointer, bolted to the bottom of the crate. Again this is covered in grease and the jointer will require more assembly than the Planer. Mike and I lifted this onto the base today, it was a little awkward because it is 76 1/2” long, but easier to lift than planer. I’ve never owned a Parallelogram Jointer before, and I’m excited to put it to use. This looks like an aircraft carrier in my garage, and I’m thinking if getting some model planes and toy soldiers to line up on the deck.

Check out this comparison shot, I think this is a great upgrade.

Here’s the planer. Completely assembled except for the caster, height adjustment wheel, table extensions, and dust hood. Bolted to the floor of the crate and covered in grease. The P in the model number designates the Polar Bear series, and indeed this Planer was made in China. The black bars on either size of the logo pull out and are meant to facilitate picking up the Planer with a forklift. My buddy and I ignored that recommendation and lifted this off the pallet ourselves today.

This picture shows one of the major reasons I made these purchases, spiral cutterheads with carbide inserts. Quiet, clean, and convenient.

Initial Impressions and Recommendations

These tools were easy to order and arrived quickly. It was was easy to coordinate delivery with UPS and the driver had no problem taking these right into my garage. The packing material was intact which made me feel good about the contents. The crates were made well-enough but came apart easily with a hammer and pry bar. My recommendation is that as soon as you remove a panel from the crate dispose of it immediately. There is a lot of packing material and if you don’t get it in the back of the truck immediately it will get in the way. I took all the packing material to the dump today, it weighed in at 240 pounds including the pallets.

There was no rust at all because of all the grease. I suspect the factory workers get “grease dispersement bonuses” because even painted surfaces were coated. I have no idea how I am supposed to get the grease out of Planer Rollers and Anti-Kickback Fingers, and I already have a few little cuts on my hands from the sharp carbide inserts. I would like the option to have these cleaned and setup in at Grizzly in Bellingham (2 hours or so North of me) and then delivered clean and ready to go to my shop. I would have paid extra for that.

The manuals are clear, contain ample pictures, and are up-to-date. They encourage you to call if you have problems and that’s pretty rare in my experience, companies usually discourage phone calls by directing you to their website or punishing you with automated phone trees. I haven’t had to call, but they have a good reputation for technical support and customer service.

Stay Tuned for Part 2

Check back for updates in this blog series. I still have to complete cleaning, complete assembly, tune everything with my A-Line It, wax the beds, hook up the electrical, and make initial cuts. I’d like to hear from you: do you own Grizzly tools and how have they worked for you? Do you know of American tool manufacturers? Any tips for cleanup or setup? What are your favorite brands, and why? Leave a comment and let me know.

The Woodworking Shop at Boeing’s Red Barn Part 2: Hand Tools and Flying Machines

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:43:04 +0000

Boeing’s Red Barn at the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington

Saturday I traveled to the Museum of Flight in Seattle with my wife and daughter. I detailed the antique power tools and history of the Red Barn in Part 1. At the dawn of aviation airplanes were made of wood, canvas, and wire by very skilled craftsman working to strict tolerances. The Red Barn is full of power tools, and this post continues the story describing the hand tools and some of the finished projects. It’s a great shop with wooden floors, wooden ceilings, and lots of windows.

The Antique Hand Tools at Boeing’s Red Barn

The first hand tool anyone needs can’t be held in the hand at all. It’s a good bench. There were plenty of benches in the space with the original tops, but the bases were replicas. The benches didn’t seem to have vises, bench dog holes, or tool trays. These were work surfaces, and not really proper benches for a jointer or cabinet maker.

Here’s one of the benches, with my wife and daughter in front of it. This was one of the few benches we could get close to, so many things were behind barriers.

Another bench notice the bolt on the front edge. All these tools were unfortunately fastened down, or that chisel would have walked out with me. Those old miter saws have been popular lately. Clearly a replacement base on this bench.

Close up of the saw, I’m pretty sure this is the same saw that is in the background of this picture on the Woodworking Magazine Blog.

Here’s a picture showing the contents of a toolbox at the shop. Again, everything tacked down and can’t be removed from the box. I may build this box some day, but on a bigger scale and with some more purpose-built storage. Part of me wonders if these tools were really used in the barn, or if it’s just a random collection from a flea market.

The Boeing Model C

The plaque at the entrance of the Barn states that this workshop is where 56 of the the Boeing Model C’s were built. From the Boeing website:

The Model C two-place training seaplane was the first “all-Boeing” design and the company’s first financial success.

A total of 56 C-type trainers were built. Fifty-five used twin pontoons. The Model C-1F had a single main pontoon and small auxiliary floats under each wing and was powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine.

The Navy bought 51 of the Model C trainers, including the C-1F, and the Army bought two landplane versions with side-by-side seating, designated the EA.

The final Model C was built for William Boeing and called the C-700 (the last Navy plane had been Navy serial number 699). Boeing and Eddie Hubbard flew the C-700 on the first international mail delivery from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, Wash., on March 3, 1919.

Every Plane Needs a Propeller

Wooden props start out going through the standard power stock preparation steps on the power tools: joint a face, joint an edge, plane the faces parallel and to a uniform thickness, then rip to width. The square and flat boards are then laminated together to create propeller stock. The stock is then cut in the shape of a propeller, but it won’t provide much thrust until it is shaped.

After cutting to shape on the band saw, the propeller is starting to take shape but the complex curves need to be done by hand and perfectly balanced.

A series of cuts into the face of the propeller help the worker add the proper shape to the blades. Here’s a propeller in progress. There wasn’t detail in how the material was removed down to the cuts but I imagine a mallet and chisel was used, followed by some planing and scraping. Behind and to the left you can see a partial wooden airframe. If you don’t balance the the prop correctly, it will pull itself apart and destroy the engine.

Every workshop needs sawhorses, but these were used as barrier, keeping me from getting close to the Model C airframe.

Every shop needs saw horses. These were really just setup as barriers keeping me away from the frame.

And here’s the airframe. Primarily constructed of wood with some steel (no armor) and steel cable to tension the lightweight frame.

Furniture and Flying Machines

These men didn’t build furniture, they built flying machines with simple power and hand tools. During World War I they work protected by armed guards. They helped build an industry and change the world, but I’m not sure they knew it at the time. I imagine a shop with very little machine noise; just the sound of planes whistling through wood, the occasional mallet strike, and friendly chatter between coworkers – focused on the work at hand.

Modern woodworkers focus on furniture and design, these men focused on engineering and the newly discovered laws of flight. After this tour I’m more interested in machines made of wood, if you are aware of contemporary woodworkers building machines from wood (or mixed materials), please post a link in your comment.

The Woodworking Shop at Boeing’s Red Barn Part 1: Power Tools

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:33:33 +0000

The Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington

Today I traveled to the Museum of Flight in Seattle with my wife and daughter. Although I’ve lived in Seattle my entire life, and I can count at least three relatives that have worked at Boeing, and I have at least three relatives that were aviators during World War II, I’ve never been.

The fact that I hadn’t been to the museum yet was pretty shameful, so I fixed that today. And I’m glad I did.

The Museum is located just South of Seattle at the Boeing airfield and has a ton of military and commercial aircraft from the dawn of flight to today, including vehicles from the space program. Airplanes old and new, large and small are stationed inside and outside for you to explore and some times touch. Many planes actually hang from the ceiling, and today there was an active duty Navy patrol plane in the parking lot and the crew was giving tours. They have a mockup of the Destiny module of the International Space Station, and are working on getting a Space Shuttle. It’s a top-notch museum that is affiliated with the Smithsonian, when you come to Seattle you definitely need to visit.

But that’s not what this blog post is about, because this is a woodworking blog.

The Boeing Red Barn

At the dawn of aviation airplanes were made of wood, canvas, and wire by very skilled craftsman working to strict tolerances. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the Museum of Flight feature the original Boeing workshop known as the Red Barn. It’s well restored and although the entrance is adjoined to the main museum when you walk in the sweet smell of wood helps you transition back in time to 1909 when the workshop first opened.

Natural light floods into the building through plenty of tall windows, and the wood inside imparts a glow that every woodworker would appreciate. The building has been expertly restored and maintained, including a tool area that includes some of the original tools that were used by Boeing employees decades ago to build not only a company, but an industry. Dear Santa, please bring me that woodshop for Christmas.

The Antique Power Tools at Boeing’s Red Barn

From right to left, you can see a bandsaw, jointer, the motor, a man working at a planer, and then a table saw in the corner.

The tools are powered by the 6hp Fairbanks Morse engine to my left which turns the shaft on the ceiling, and the tools connect to the shaft with belts. The shop must still work at times (probably for demonstrations) because there is a red emergency stop button near the engine, and it’s a new install. The tools are definitely big iron, and besides the lack of electric motors and safety guards they are the same ones you’d find in my shop.

This bandsaw can definitely handle material with those big 36 inch diameter wheels. Notice that the wheels and backside of the blade are not enclosed, but it’s essentially the same saw we use today. The wheels are not cast iron, but most everything else is.

Next to the bandsaw is a Perine Machinery Company Jointer. The signs in front of the tools were a little inaccurate, but I they usually listed the tool manufacturer. I hope when this guy worked around all those tools, pulleys, and whizzing belts he didn’t wear clothes that were so loose fitting. I like the hat and dress shoes though.

The Fay Planer here has had some repairs, there’s a plywood piece to keep the belt from riding off a pulley, and a weld repairing the cutter head assembly. Fay planers are still available on eBay for sale. Again, note the exposed pulleys, belts, and gears. This is a 24 inch model so it has plenty of capacity, about twice the capacity of my lunchbox planer.

The manufacturer of this table saw is not identified, and it’s clear that this saw was used for ripping and not cross-cuts. There is no miter slot or miter gauge, and the table is long and narrow. Although the sign lists this as a 12 inch table saw, I’m not sure that’s a 12 inch blade.

The last power tool in the display is this lathe, which is really two separate pieces (headstock and tailstock) on a very stout bench. The manufacturer isn’t identified here, but I believe many of the tools were made locally. In a search I found that Perine Machinery (makers of the jointer) was likely local and could have made the lathe and other tools. This guy really should use a tool rest.

More to Come

Keep checking back to see the hand tools that were used in the shop, as well as some of the parts the shop produced and how they produced them.

Have you ever been pleasantly surprised by the role of woodworking during a museum visit? Have you been to a boat building museum, or seen a cooper at work? Share that experience by leaving a comment.

Out-takes from the Upper Cut Woodworks feature on Tom’s Workbench

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:28:48 +0000

Recently I had the honor of being featured on Tom Iovino’s blog, Tom’s Workbench. Tom and I had a great conversation and I thought I’d share some outtakes.

Q: Did you ever take shop class?

I did take a wood shop class in Junior High, but I had forgotten about it until you asked. I don’t remember one thing from that class. I never took shop class in high school because the shop teacher was also my wrestling coach and I figured that I had enough of him at wrestling practice. If you met him, you’d agree.

Q: What was your first “real” woodworking project?

I built my first “real” woodworking project when I was young, married, broke, and in college. Our bathroom was small and had no storage, so I built a little over john cabinet. My father-in-law at the time was good with tools and built all the fixtures and furniture for his wife’s retail flower shop. He let me use the tools in his garage including his old table saw. The cabinet was built of pine with two shelves, a towel bar, and a little cupboard for storage. When I graduated and moved out I sold it to the next family that moved in.

Q: What is your shop like?

My shop is in our three car garage here at the house. I share the space with my wife’s car and some household storage, so I get a section that is about 25’ x 20’. I’m lucky that there are no posts so the space is wide open with two big windows for natural light. I bought this house new and when I moved in I had the walls insulated & painted, the floors epoxied, lots of lighting and outlets installed, and a little gas stove installed for heat. I take most of my time off from my real job in the winter, so it’s great to have a warm and well-lit shop to work in. I’ll spend time this winter working on a shop redesign to utilize the space better. I’ve been thinking a lot about the flow of work, materials, and projects in the shop. I’d like to have an efficient setup that allows me to work on multiple projects. I’m getting ankle surgery this winter to repair a tendon split and remove a bone spur so that might slow me down a bit.

Q: What’s in your power tool collection?

Here’s my power-tool list, I’m getting ready to do some upgrades especially for the jointer and planer:

Powermatic Model 66 Table Saw with router table in the extension
Grizzly 14” Bandsaw
Grizzly 6” Jointer
Delta lunch-box Planer
Jet Air Cleaner mounted on ceiling
Penn State Dust Collector
Jet Mortiser (full-size)
15” Delta Drill Press
Router Table with Porter Cable 7518
DeWalt Sliding Compound Miter Saw
Earlex 6900 HVLP sprayer
Tormek T7 for sharpening

Q: What’s in your hand tool collection?

My first important acquisition for hand tool use was my big Sjoberg’s Workbench that I’ve had for ten years. I also have some quality hand tools from Veritas and Lie-Nielsen and some great old Stanley Everlasting chisels that I got at this year’s Woodworking in America conference. They have been a joy to use and are accurate and fast. Here’s some of the hand tools I use most often.

Lie-Nielsen progressive pitch dovetail saw
Lie-Nielsen crosscut saw
Old Stanley planes that are in various states of being restored
New Stanley Sweetheart #4
New Stanley Sweetheart block plane
Veritas router plane
Stanley Everlasting chisels
Tommy MacDonald marking gauge, mallet
Starrett comination square

What do you hope your readers get from your blog?

When I think about my readers, I put them into different buckets and have different goals for each:

Woodworkers
I hope woodworkers are inspired to start their own business & blog, find some of the information they need to be successful, and spend more time in the shop trying new things. Many woodworkers have great build skills, but don’t know where to start when starting a business: S-Corp, LLC, or Sole Proprietorship? How do I get a bank account? How do I get discounts on materials? How do I keep the tax man off my back? How do I define and build a brand and what does that even mean? What is the deal with Quickbooks?

Potential Customers
I want potential customers to understand all the advantages of working with small woodworking shops: co-designing their piece; custom dimensions; selecting the materials, finishes, fixtures, and hardware; the quality and safety of the materials and finishes; the ability to make changes during the build; watching the build as it progresses; and even visiting the shop. I would like to see families buy furniture from skilled local woodworkers. I think that’s better for the economy and environment, and those families will get better products as well. And after they understand all of those advantages, I want their business!

Current Customers
Current customers get to watch the progress of their projects with blog updates. I’m only posting text and pictures, but in the future I’ll likely add video. They are participating in the design and watching the work progress from material selection to finishing, they are already writing the story about their future heirloom. All of this adds value to the piece and the customer relationship, and I want the customer relationship to be ongoing and span many years and many projects.

My next target customer is tool and accessory manufacturers. I have a lot of experience building software projects and thinking through user scenarios. Almost every tool I use – cheap or expensive – could be improved. Instead of getting into the tool review business, I’d like to partner with manufacturers to refine their tools before they take them to market. There are so many tools that could really go from good to great with just a little bit more refinement. I can list some examples if you’d like.

Q: Now that you are a member of the online woodworking blogger community, how has that affected the way you work? Do you find yourself building projects or doing techniques specifically for the web?

I haven’t built or bought anything just for the blog yet. I try to only build projects for myself or for customers, and I try to buy materials, supplies, or tools only when I need them for a project. That’s new for me, in the past I would by the popular tools even if I didn’t need them. I’ve been slowly selling off or giving away that stuff. My biscuit jointer is next to go.

The business and website have affected the way I work in some small ways. Because I want to produce content for the web on a fairly regular schedule, I need to set aside shop time every week and also set aside time to update the blog. Sunday night has been shop night for me and I often post later that night. Blogging has also affected how clean and organized I keep my shop. You can’t take pictures or have customers in the shop if it’s messy. I’ve always struggled with keeping the shop clean, and I can hear my Grandpa in my ear telling me to clean up, so I’m glad that blogging helps me put things away.

I do have a reader that has asked me to explain how I build and use my router sled, so I will blog more about that. I’ll build a new router sled to document the process, and I might shoot video as well. All those guys buying straight bit sets of various sizes, including those sized for plywood, are wasting their money. You can create perfect dadoes of any size with just one router bit.

Q: What do you enjoy most about woodworking?

I believe that we’re intended to work hard and enjoy it. But work can get frustrating when you don’t feel like you’re making progress. So I break the work up into steps and work through them. I build software all week, and you can’t hold that in your hand, see it, or smell it, so I really enjoy how woodworking feeds my senses. When the work is flowing smoothly and you’re making progress, nothing feels better. It’s pretty cool to see a pile of rough lumber turn into a beautiful table or chest of drawers. Someday I want to start from a tree.

Q: What do you enjoy the least about woodworking?

I used to hate finishing. It involved too much sanding, filling screw or nail holes, putty & wood filler, blotchy stain, and bubbly or brushmarked top coats. I hated it so much I had to change things up, and that meant either hiring someone to do the finishing work or figuring out how to do it well without all the frustration. So I’ve changed the way I work, with better woods, better techniques (so fewer screw holes and no putty), and a finishing process that works for me. Marc Spagnuolo’s blog and podcasts were really helpful, and now I really enjoy that last step.

So now the part I hate is what I call the Woodworker’s Squaredance. When you have a smaller shop and share it with a car and family storage, and you combine that with a suboptimal setup, you are forced to do the dance. In Computer Science we call this switching cost. It’s the time you spend not doing work, but changing context by moving tools, materials, or the project around. It slows down the work, interrupts the flow, and can lead to mistakes, compromises, and potentially unsafe situations. When I can’t get into the flow, I stop and do something else

Q: What does the future hold for you, Matt?

The immediate future is about refinement – taking small deliberate steps to improve the business, the blog, my shop, and my work. I attended Woodworking in America this year for the first time and loved it. I want to connect more with my craft and understand the history including the tools and historical figures. I want to contribute more to the growing woodworker community. And I want to explore more styles and designs and begin to develop my own style and signature design elements. I’ll be experimenting with new and more unusual materials like Kirei board and I’d also like to try some reclaimed woods, high end woods like those from Artisan lumber, and veneers. Neil Lamens has posted great videos about veneering and now I’m really inspired to look into it. Although I don’t think I’ll be using MDF as a substrate – I hate that stuff.

I am a bit worried about the CPSIA and the impact it could have on small shops. I’ve signed the Handmade Toy Alliance petition and joined up as a member. I hope the laws can be improved to keep customers safe without smothering small business. I don’t want the CPSIA to be expanded and push small shops out of business. We need a woodworker in Congress.

When my skills are ready and I can dedicate the time, I’d love to take on some larger and more detailed pieces. Tommy MacDonald has done some amazing reproductions, and I really like the way he works. I’m interested in the Federal and Prairie styles, they are totally different, but both are very American and very cool. I was introduced to Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie style while working on my first project at Microsoft (a multimedia CD-ROM title called The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright). Eventually I’ll develop my own style, but for me that begins with exploring other styles and trying things out.

Tom’s Workbench Spotlights Matt Gradwohl and Upper Cut Woodworks

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:03:32 +0000

The Woodworking community is very supportive and dedicated. Woodworkers are actively preserving the materials, designs, tools and techniques. Some of this preservation is happening on the Internet via traditional magazines bringing content to the web, but a lot of it is being preserved by the dedicated woodworkers themselves. I am a big fan of blogs and online woodworking communities, check out the Blogroll in the right side bar of the main page to see some of my favorites.

Tom Iovino is a long-time member of the woodworking community, and is doing his part to advance the craft. Tom is the Managing Editor of Tom’s Workbench which is one of the most popular woodworking blogs on the internet. Tom’s Tips are featured on Wood Talk Online and he is a published woodworking author. He currently writes the Shop Monkey series of articles for Wood Magazine. I met Tom at the Woodworking In America conference and he’s a great guy, super friendly, and a top craftsman & blogger.

So, with credentials like that I was surprised and pleased that Tom was interested in featuring Upper Cut Woodworks on his blog. I quickly agreed. It’s always great to talk to another woodworking blogger, and Tom and I had a great conversation. This was a really fun process.

Tom’s article about me, my woodworking, and Upper Cut Woodworks is on Tom’s Workbench, here.

Taking a break from chopping out some hand cut dovetails in the shop.

Shop Tip: Perfect Table Saw Tune Up with A-Line It

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:40:06 +0000

Proper Table Saw Tune Up with A-Line It

I’ve noticed that the cuts I’m getting aren’t good enough. A few years ago when I was in my “MDF and White Paint” phase, these cuts would be considered exceptional, but I’m proud to say I’m past that. I want very accurate and very safe cuts, whether I am ripping or crosscutting. To decrease tear out I’ve added a very nice Leecraft Zero Clearance plate, and to increase safety I’ve added a Biesemeyer Splitter.

So now I want to increase accuracy. And now we’re at the point of this post. I’ve used my Starret to setup my saw in the past, but I’m sure my saw needs a tune-up, and I’m sure it’s been out of proper alignment since polishing the Saw Arm Pivot Shaft. A saw that isn’t properly tuned up gets a big thumbs down.

Today in the shop I tuned up my table saw properly and with accurately with the A-Line It. I like the A-Line It because I can use it with my table saw and my jointer, it’s got a very accurate dial indicator, and it’s got a great system for riding in your miter slot snugly

Aligning the Miter Slot with the Blade

The first step is to align the miter slot with the blade. The instructions were clear, simple, and contained tips for moving the top easily. It was easy to do alone, and didn’t take much time at all. My top slot and blade were out of alignment by .002”, but not anymore.

Click on the picture below to confirm that the dial indicator reads zero at the front and back of the blade.

You can see that the bar is in the miter slot, but what you can’t see is that on the left side of the bar there are adjustable spring loaded pistons that push the bar snugly against the right side of the miter slot. This ensures you’re tightly up against the same reference edge when taking your measurements. The other part you can’t see is the groove in the bar that the arm fits in. This keeps the arm square to the bar. It’s a very good setup.

The process is simple: put the A-Line It in the miter slot toward the front of the blade with the plunger on the dial indicator against the blade, and rotate the face of the dial indicator to read zero. Mark a spot on the blade where the plunger was hitting. Move the A-Line It through the miter slot to the back of the blade, and using your hand rotate the blade so the plunger is against the same reference mark. Take a reading, make adjustments, and repeat.

A Note on Table Saw Fence Alignment

Kickback sucks. You don’t want it. I’ve experience minor cases of kickback and they are scary. You do not want the back of your rip fence closer to the blade than the front. That create a channel that gets narrower as the material flows through the saw. That’s how you get burns on your material, overload your motor, and increase your chance of kickback.

If you get your fence perfectly parallel to the blade, you are still creating a potentially unsafe situation because the back of the blade making contact with the work and travels up from the table which could lift and throw your material. A perfectly parallel fence won’t create clean rip cuts anyway because if the back of the blade is doing cutting as well as the front, you’ll get a messy cut and sawdust thrown above the table. You really want the front of the blade pushing the work down against the table and making clean cuts, taking all sawdust into the cabinet.

So, the ideal alignment for a Table Saw Rip Fence is to have the back of the fence move away from the blade just slightly. You will get parallel rip cuts that are clean and safe.

Aligning the Fence to the Miter Slot

The next step is to align the fence to the miter slot. This is similar to the first step. Put the A-Line It in the miter slot toward the front of the saw, move the fence up against the plunger on the dial indicator, lock the fence, and rotate the face of the dial indicator to read zero. Move the A-Line It through the miter slot to the back of the saw and take a reading. Make adjustments and repeat.

My fence was a mess, I’ll admit. I had a rip cut a while back that left burn marks, and without measuring I adjusted the back of the fence away from the blade. Very quickly I was able to get it back in line with the A-Line It. Now the back of the fence fades out .003” click on the picture below to see the full size.

Splitter Installation Centered on the Blade

The aftermarket splitter is a great safety accessory, and needs to be installed correctly. A straightedge, placed on the table in contact with teeth at the front and back of the blade, should not make contact with the body of the splitter. If it does then material will hit the splitter, and you have a potential binding, burning, or kickback problem on your hands. Adjusting this is done under the throat plate, and requires a bit of fidgeting. Click on the pictures below to see the straightedge and gap full size.

Properly Tuned Up and Ready for Work

With the trunnion operating correctly, the miter slot parallel to the blade, the fence set correctly, and the splitter centered on the blade, the saw is making great cuts and is safer to use. So what’s the final verdict?

Shop Tip: A Problem with the Powermatic PM66

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:27:10 +0000

A Problem with the Powermatic PM66

I have owned my Powermatic Model 66 for 10+ years. It’s a great saw and I have no plans to change it out for a Powermatic 2000, SawStop, Delta Unisaw, or any other “new kid on the block.” A few winters ago I noticed the blade elevation wheel was near impossible to turn. I was not excited about tackling the problem, but knew it had to be done. I did all the research I could, contacted Eastside Saw in Bellevue Washington, and they put me in touch with a mobile tool repairman. He was expensive, but was willing to work with me and told me that he’d save me money by waiting until I had the cast iron top off the saw. He’d then diagnose and fix the problem, and let me reassemble. This was going to be an all-day job.

After removing all fences, rails, and the table top (which I recommend you get help with), I cleaned the dust out of the cabinet and called him.

He confirmed that the elevation wheel was tough to move, and originally thought it was that the elevation worm was out of alignment. About 30 minutes into the work it was clear that we had other problems. He spent the next half hour explaining how the saw operated, and we concentrated on how the blade elevated and how to take the saw apart even further. After a crash course he left so he wouldn’t miss the last Ferry home to celebrate his granny’s 94th birthday.

And there I was with a pile of iron and a big job ahead of me. We had a theory that the main saw pivot arm shaft was not moving freely in the trunnion. There was only one way to find out if that was the problem, I had to remove everything piece by piece. The PM 66 was stripped to almost nothing, the motor was laying on the floor, the elevation wheel and worm screw on the workbench. I was more than a little freaked out. Through a process of elimination I determined that we were correct – the main saw arm pivot shaft had to come out of the trunnion.

The shaft is held in place with retaining rings and retention nuts, which were easy enough to remove, but the shaft wouldn’t budge. The only way to get it out was to put on leather gloves, and pound it free with a piece of steel and a short handled sledge. I was very nervous to pound that shaft out of there but after 45 minutes and a few dozen cusswords the shaft was free of the trunnion.

I then cleaned and polished the shaft and the holes in the trunnion. I wanted the shaft to fit tight in the trunnion but not too tight, so I would polish a little bit, test fit the shaft, and repeat until things seemed right. After reassembly the wheel is easy to turn and glides with ease when being raised or lowered.

You can see the Saw Pivot Arm Shaft below, it’s #45 in the center of the schematic.

Read the next post to see what problems I caused when reassembling the saw.

Woodworking in America: Ron Herman and the Stanley Everlasting Chisels

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:44:24 +0000

On Friday at Woodworking in America, I was excited to spend an hour with Ron Herman learning about the many forms of chisels. The class was described as:

You need a firmer chisel for that job. Or maybe a registered mortise chisel. No, not a paring chisel. How about a sash mortiser? If you are bewildered by the myriad forms of chisels in tool catalogs and junk stores, then you need to spend some time with Roy Underhill. He’ll show you many of the forms you’ll encounter and which ones are for making furniture and which ones are for making wheels or other trades. Plus, he’ll match the chisel to the job so you don’t pare a peg with a bruzz. Hands-on Component: After this session, stick around for the next hour to explore this topic with the instructor. If you have a chisel or two that you have wondered about, bring it along to show to the instructor and the other attendees. We’ll also have wood and benches available for those attendees who want to put some of the chisels to work.

I had brought my Garrett-Wade Czech chisels for the hands on component, but the classes were so close to each other my tools never came out. Ron has a wealth of knowledge and a very cool perspective on hand tools including “if the tool fits in your hand, it still has life in it” and “don’t shitcan old tools.” After going through an introduction of chisels, Ron passed some of his chisels around the room, always warning that he keeps his chisels sharp, so be careful. When one of his chisels came my way, I tested the sharpness slicing through the piece of paper I held in my hand, and shaving the hairs from my forearm with no effort. This guy has hundreds – maybe thousands – of chisels and they are all sharp.

Here is just one of Ron’s chisel rolls. He had many laid out for us to see. None of these chisels look brand new, but all of them are used every day in Ron’s workshop.

The Woodworker’s Multi-Tool

Ron was very well prepared and I was amazed at the amount of things he brought with him to the show. This fake advertisement was used during his introduction, he was making fun of how chisels are used and abused by so many of us. Heck, I’m not even sure what some of those tools are. What is that third from the right?

An Introduction to Chisels and the Stanley Everlasting Chisel

On the display below Ron had on display many of the types of chisels based on use and construction. Firmer chisels, bench chisels, paring chisels, dog leg chisels, mortising chisels, and even some timber framing chisels. Construction of chisels was basically divided into two main groups: socket chisels (the handle fits into a socket in the steel) and tang chisels (the steel fits into a socket in the handle). Watching Ron hold up and flex a paring chisel was cool. His presentation was smooth and well delivered because he wasn’t really presenting he was just demonstrating expertise and knowledge.

One thing I remember was that Ron thought highly of the old Stanley Everlasting chisels. They were both socket and tang, so “a blow struck on the head is transmitted to the cutting edge with undiminished force.” Hearing an expert endorse an old tool is a really good way to increase my purchase intent. I made a note to visit the vendors on the expo floor when I had a chance.

Original Stanley Everlasting Chisel Advertisements

That night I looked up some of the old original advertisements and struck pay dirt thanks to Bing. Click the images for the higher resolution version.

Patrick Leach’s Superior Tool Works

The next day I had more time to visit the expo floor and I found Patrick Leach’s Superior Tool Works booth. This guy has all the great old tools for sale so I was confident that I was on the right track. Patrick would either have my chisels or know where to get them.

Patrick had everything you could think of laid out for purchase. Planes, chisels, carving tools, marking gauges, and squares.

Anyone need a plane, there are stacks and stacks here, some costing almost $4000.

18 moulding planes laying side-by-side, with many more in other areas of his booth.

Carving tools, “if they fit in your hand, there is still life in them.”

An entire tub of old squares of various types, “don’t shitcan old tools.”

Marking gauges by the dozen. Can you imagine what these would cost new?

And then I found them…

Although the one 2nd from the right is a Stanley Socket Chisel, I found Stanley Everlasting Chisels and all of them are about the right size for dovetailing. They are old and dirty and need sharpening, but they fit in my hand and have good steel.

Thanks Ron for the education and connecting me with great old tools. Thanks Patrick for having these in your bin at the show. I can’t wait to put them to work.

Woodworking in America: Tommy MacDonald and Me

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:53:35 +0000

Tommy MacDonald and I at Woodworking in America

Yes, I’m a fanboy. I have been a fan of Tommy since his early days on the Internet. I like that he does things by hand, and I like that he explores traditional american styles. His videos are always engaging as well entertaining, and his work is top notch. So I thought I’d post one of the pictures we took together after meeting him in person at Woodworking in America.

Woodworking in America: Photos from Day One

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:04:00 +0000

It’s late at night after a great day one here at Woodworking in America. I finally met some of the guys from the guild in person and hung out with them during the day, at dinner, and during the pub crawl. The show floor was packed with about 65 vendors showing anything you could imagine.

It was great to run into Kari Hultman and wander through the Sindelar Tool Museum with her. She has a real appreciation and knowledge for antique hand tools, and I can’t wait to see her complete some of her planned reproductions.

I bought a Lie-Nielsen progressive pitch dovetail saw for my dovetail class with Frank Klausz tomorrow, I can’t wait to use it when I get back to the shop. After Christopher Schwarz’s class on planes, I bought the Veritas Router Plane for cleaning up tenons, dadoes, rabbets, etc.

It was a busy day and after the following seven classes, I’m beat:

Sharpening & Using Chisels and Scrapers, Marc Adams
Understanding the Many Forms of Chisels, Ron Herman
Better Design Using Simple Shapes & Forms, George Walker
Planing Impossible Woods, Christopher Schwarz
The Essential Router Plane, Christopher Schwarz
Put Some Mojo in Your Designs, George Walker
Set Up a Band Saw, Michael Fortune

Some pictures are below, enjoy. More detailed posts to come.

Sheet Goods and Clamp Rack

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:31:18 +0000

I’ve spent time over the last few days making sure that the paperwork for the business was in order, sweeping and cleaning, and picking out some Walnut for the USFA trophy bases. I’ve also been spending some time thinking about how I can make the shop more efficient, and I know one way is to get the pile of sheet goods out of the corner and up onto a proper rack with wheels. The concept is that the more things I have on wheels, the more flexible and usable the space will be. My first project will be to build a great sheet goods rack.

Designing the Sheet Goods Rack

I searched online for plans and although most were inspiring there just wasn’t a plan that I wanted to build as-is. So I decided to design my own rack and put my thoughts down on paper and in Sketchup.

Here’s my list of requirements:

Mobility
Store sheet goods (typically 4’ x 8’) and sheet scraps
Store clamps
Store short lumber cut offs
Break down sheets

Sketchup Design of Sheet Goods Rack

Below is the sheet side of the rack. First let me point out that the sides come down at too severe of a slope. I definitely need sides to hold the back on securely, but they can’t be at that angle.

Here are the key elements of this side:

Lip along the front keeps them from sliding off the rack
Storage underneath for shorts cut-offs, circular saws, etc.
Sheets are lifted up off the rack, but supported along their length. This would allow the topmost sheet to be cut in position on the rack if a foam insulation sheet was placed behind it.

And here’s the back, which is essentially flat except for the storage area at the bottom. The flat back would be used for clamp storage.

Of course, the entire unit would be mounted on some nice casters for mobility.

Comments, please!

I’m not in love with this one yet, there are some revisions that need to be made:

I think the storage at the bottom may be more useful if I open up each cubby to both sides of the rack.
The design of the side brace definitely needs improvement.
A system that allows you to flip through the pieces without them all falling toward you would be nice.
The casters may need to be lockable, otherwise when you try to pull a sheet out, you’ll just be pulling the rack.

Leave a comment below and let me know what you think, if there are requirements I overlooked, or if you have a sheet goods rack that you love.

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A Trip to Compton Lumber

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:07:00 +0000

This past weekend I made a trip to Compton Lumber to pick up the few materials I needed for Brian’s Computer Desk. Wifey went along and took some pictures, and I thought I’d share them. Compton is in downtown Seattle and their service (and prices) beat the other guys.

Compton has been in business for a very long time, and the same family is running the business. Sorry about the shadow on the sign.

Here I am, ready to go in with my sample from the customer.

You don’t realize this is back behind the little building you enter, but this huge warehouse of wood is tucked off to the side.

At the racks of the S4S material.

Here I am looking at some very nice figure in some pieces, which you can’t see unfortunately. Dreaming of a bigger truck and a bigger shop.

S4S to the left, rough stock to the right, sheet goods towards the back. There is another aisle that has more building material type inventory, and an elevated shop area.

All this wood wanted to go home with me that day, but I just couldn’t take it.

You pick a sheet, they show you both sides. Here I am checking the underside.

Here I am checking the top. Plain sliced on one side, and rotary sliced on the other. I only needed a half sheet, so it was off to be cut.

They have a nice section of woods specifically for woodworkers, non-domestic and exotics. Check out the wide Padouk board that was begging for a ride home.

Sheet Goods and Clamp Rack

Brian’s White Oak Computer Desk

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:36:01 +0000

In mid August I wrote about a nice little job I picked up from Bing. Brian needs a new bridge to go between the two shelf hutches on his computer desk, here’s an update.

Brian’s Original Computer Desk

First, let’s take a look at Brian’s original desk that he had custom made a few years back. Brian does high end photography so he has lots of computer equipment: battery backups, high end printers (to the left, hidden in this picture), software, extra hard drives and most importantly a high end color calibrated monitor. Well, Brian is upgrading his monitor and wants his hutch modified to accommodate it. See that shelf above the monitor in the picture below? I’m making him a wider one.

Materials and Suppliers

For this project, I used white oak plywood from Compton Lumber (my favorite local source), and white oak solids for the edge trim. I decided not to buy the iron on white oak trim even though I’ve had great results with the solid wood variety from Freud. I cut strips and applied them by hand, then handplaned them flush with the case. The finish on this is Minwax Wipe-On Satin Poly. It’s an easy to use product and Fine Woodworking gave it a good review as well. So after more hours than I estimated, the case is sanded and the first coat of poly is on. This turned out really square, I took my time with the cuts, sneaking up on just the right settings, and I used the Beastmaster to cut the panels.

In this picture you can see the new bridge between the towers. This is essentially a strong box used as a shelf and to hold the towers together.

Glue Cleanup

Quick question? Do you know what sucks more than cleaning up glue squeeze out from inside corners? Two things: forgetting the blue tape trick so that you don’t have any cleanup, and not cleaning it up all the way and having it effect the finish. The picture below shows those inside corners and a bit of the solid edge banding I glued onto the case.

Plain sliced vs. Rotary sliced

One side of the plywood was plain sliced, the other rotary. Can you tell which is which? Pretty easy huh. That rotary sliced side is going to be hidden so that’s why it is on the outside.

All that is left now is to wait, lightly sand, and apply another coat of finish.

USFA Trophy Bases: Brainstorming Ways to Attach Trophies to Bases

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:16:04 +0000

One (critical) part of building the bases for the USFA Western Washington Division will be attaching the trophy cups to the bases. With off-the-shelf trophies the cup usually has a threaded bottom for a bolt. These trophies are the real deal though, and don’t come ready-to-bolt.

Here’s a picture of the trophy cup, pretty cool huh?

So I need to figure out how to attach this to the solid walnut base. Take a look at what I’m dealing with, and notice the lip as the metal rolls under the bottom.

So here are some of the ideas I’ve though of:

Take the cups to a silver smith and have a piece soldered in. I’d be too worried to try this myself because I wouldn’t want to discolor the outside.
Drill holes through the sides, so that I could secure a solid block in the bottom. Not the best looking effect.
Epoxy a block or threaded shaft in place. Worried about this someday coming loose.

Here’s the leading idea, building a bridge across the inside of the bottom of the cup:

Cut a circle that fits in the cup tightly, I won’t be able to get it past the lip and into the bottom but that’s OK
Cut the center section out of the circle, and keep it as the bridge for the next step
Shorten the bridge if necessary so that it will fit in the cup
Put the bridge in the cup
Put the other two pieces in the cup, and push them out to the sides
Secure the bridge to the pieces with glue and screws
Put a threaded insert in the center of the bridge
Attach the cup to the base!

If you have an idea, please leave a comment. Thanks!

USFA Trophy Bases: Sketchup Designs

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:33:16 +0000

A buddy I used to work with when I was a Manager in Xbox Live is a member of a fencing club. No, not the picket or chain-link kind, more like the slice-you-to-bits in the blink of an eye kind. He works with the US Fencing Association’s Western Washington Division and they host the Leon Auriol Open every year. Leon is a fencing master who has been teaching fencing here in the Pacific NW for decades. He’s been instrumental in building the fencing community here in Seattle as well as in Portland, Oregon.

These days, the Auriol Open typically draws 200+ fencers from all over the Northwest and as far away as Alaska. It is run by the WWD organization, and takes place at Salle Auriol Seattle (the club Leon founded many years ago). The Auriol Open has been held every year since 1982, so it’s understandable that they are running out of room on their trophies to engrave the names of champions.

Typically when trophies run out of spaces for names you don’t replace them with a new trophy, you mount it to a base and continue to use the original and traditional trophy. One reason you do this is so that new champions can look back through the years to see all the names of the past champions. Take a look at one of the most famous trophies of all time: The Stanley Cup. While they don’t add a wooden base, they keep adding rings at the bottom, and it’s been going that way since 1893.

That’s where I come in.

I am currently working on a design for the US Fencing Association’s Western Washington Division to build the solid walnut bases for the six trophies they award each year at the Auriol Open. To ensure these look just right, I’ve been sending designs back and forth with Dan. Thanks to the Google 3D Warehouse, it was easy to find a similar trophy scale it to the right size, and place it on the base. The follow-me feature in Sketchup made routing the edges a snap.

Here’s the current design, please let me know what you think before I begin the build.

Upper Cut Woodworks and the Skyline Gridiron Club

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00:25 +0000

My wife Alexis taught at Skyline High School in Sammamish for seven years and introduced my daughter and I to the great community that surrounds the school. Fantastic academics, extra-curricular activities, and athletics. My oldest daughter graduated from Skyline and was a two-time state champion in cheer.

If you know me, you know I love football. College and high school are my favorite, and Skyline has a great program, winning the state championship four out of the last five years. In support of the Skyline Gridiron Club Upper Cut Woodworks is proud to participate in the fundraising auction. I’ll be building a Shaker Table and bidding on some items as well.

You can view the listing here, and even though you might be far away from Sammamish I hope you are encouraged to support your local schools.

Great Roundover Bits from Eagle America

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:40:16 +0000

To round over the trim on the Fish Tank Stand, I ordered some new bits from Eagle America. I am a member of the Wood Whisper Guild, so I get free shipping.

I ordered the four piece set (100-5625) which includes radius sizes 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4” with 1/2” shanks. There are only three in the picture below because the 1/2” round over bit is in my router table. Thick carbide, great bearings, and they include a smaller bearing (3/8“) to convert these into beading bits. I like that these bits are made in the USA. They were packaged well and the cutters were coated in clear peel-away goo to protect them during shipping. These are very smooth cutting and my Porter Cable 7518 didn’t skip a beat as the bit cut through the trim.

Woodworking in America: Photos from Day One

Pocket Screws and the Kreg Jig

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:17:58 +0000

To assemble the face frame on the Fish Tank Stand, I used pocket screws. A lot of people like pocket screws, and use them all the time with lots of success, so I thought I’d give them a try. I ordered the Kreg Jig Master Kit from Eagle America and when it arrived I was excited to put it to use. Here’s my review.

What’s Included

The packaging was good, and it’s nice that it came in a plastic carrying case. The kit includes the drill bit, the drilling block, a clamp, two square-drive bits, some screws, plugs, a bench top base with camp, dust collection (vacuum) shroud, material stop, and a DVD that shows you how to use the system. Some screws are included, but I would expect more screws for an expensive “Master System.” Plugs for the pocket holes are included, but I think they are useless and ugly, and I’d never want a customer to see a pocket hole (plugged or not), so I tossed these in the trash. Many of the parts had oil on them, so they were wiped clean or covered with blue tape before making contact with the wood.

What’s Not Included

No manual is included, I guess Kreg assumes that every shop has access to a DVD player and that no permanent written material is needed. There aren’t enough screws included for the price.

Assembly

I was surprised at the amount of assembly and quantity of small parts. The arm on the clamp that holds material against the drilling block needs to be installed. The dust shroud (vacuum connector) needs to be installed if you intend to collect the sawdust. The brass knob on the drilling block needs to be installed with the block at the right height. And the entire material stop needs to be assembled from a bag of small parts. I would expect this to be assembled at the factory. Installing the jig and the stop on a board is up to the buyer. The stop has a slot underneath it like it would fit on an aligning bar, but the jig base station doesn’t. Perhaps if the jig base station had a slot that matched with the material stop, and the bar was included, it would be easier to install the base and the material support in a perfect line. Instead I think I’ll probably throw away the material support stop. It’s pretty flimsy and useless.

Using the Kreg Jig

I’ve only used the Kreg Jig and pocket screws one time, so these are my initial impressions. It was easy enough to use. I’ve seen enough people use the jig and the screws on the Internet that I haven’t even cracked open the DVD shrink-wrap yet. I assembled a maple face frame, and the holes weren’t as clean as I had expected. The included clamp held pieces in basic alignment, but I found myself using my bench to get things held in the correct position. When assembled the frame was pulled tight and roughly square. The squareness depends on how square you cut your wood (obviously).

Verdict

Overall the pocket jig worked fine and the screws hold the face frame together well. I was a surprised at the number of plastic parts, amount of user assembly required, low number of included screws, and uselessness of the material stop. I find it odd that Kreg is pushing the pocket hole plugs, and would be surprised if they are used. I have no data on the quality of DVD or dust collection.

There are a lot of pocket hole fans on the Internet, but unfortunately my reaction was along the lines of “really, that’s it?” I will probably use pocket hole screws for some future projects, but will lean towards mortise-and-tenon for face frames on my furniture because I am trying to reduce the amount of metal in my woodwork.

Fish Tank Stand: Face Frames and Clamping Dry Runs

Upper Cut Woodworks and The Kyle Kupp Foundation

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:11:50 +0000

Kyle Kupp was my college friend at PLU and the best man in my wedding when I was 20. He’s been gone two years now, and we all really miss him. I was very proud to sponsor the 16th hole at Apple Tree Resort during the Kyle Kupp Memorial Reunion and Golf Tournament this year.

Here we are, just before the golfing started. I don’t golf, so I made sure golfers were hydrated. We make a weekend out of this time together, and we laugh a lot. It’s important for us to stay in touch and make sure our kids grow up knowing each other. This is just the guys, our wives and kids were all in Yakima as well.

Here’s the Upper Cut sign at the 16th tee, that giant man is another buddy from college.

From the Memorial

Kyle Bradley Kupp passed away June 5th, 2008, at home with his family by his side, in Selah, Washington, after a five year battle with brain cancer. He was born February 23, 1969 in Sunnyside, Washington to Jake and Carla Kupp currently of Yakima.

Kyle grew up in Selah and graduated from Selah High School in 1987. He attended Pacific Lutheran University and earned his bachelors degree in Psychology. He later went on to Heritage College where he received his Masters degree in counseling and education.

Kyle was an athlete and enjoyed sports and competition. He participated in football and track at Selah High and later went on to play football for Pacific Lutheran University as a defensive back. After college he continued to play flag football as well as church and city league basketball. One of his favorite things to do was to play golf with his dad and brothers at Apple Tree Golf Course.
Kyle started his counseling career as a case worker with Comprehensive Mental Health and later became the counselor for East Valley Central Middle School where he has worked for the last nine years. Kyle considered the East Valley School District more than just an employer, but as family. They have been an amazing source of support since his diagnosis.

Of the things that mattered most to Kyle was his family. He met his wife Kendra, a teacher in the East Valley School District, on a blind date in 1994. They were married in July of 1995 at First Presbyterian Church in Yakima. July 8th of this year would have marked their 13th wedding anniversary. Kyle and Kendra have treasured and built their lives around their two children McKenna (8) and Kyler (6).

Kyle had a great sense of humor. He loved to laugh and to make people laugh. He was a joy to be with.

Kyle had a strong faith in Jesus and was secure in the fact that he was in God’s hands since he began his battle with cancer. Over the last five years Kyle, Kendra and family have been sustained through the prayers of scores of people in Yakima, our country and across the world. A special thanks to Kyle and Kendra’s home church of Yakima Foursquare who have provided tremendous care and support. Thanks also to the medical community here in Yakima for their personal loving attention they showed Kyle.

Kyle is preceded in death by his Grandpa, Carl Marion of Sunnyside and Grandma, Bernice Kupp also of Sunnyside. He is survived by his wife Kendra, daughter McKenna, and son Kyler of Selah; parents Jake and Carla Kupp of Yakima; brother Randy and wife Nina of Yakima and brother Craig and wife Karin of Yakima; Grandparents Jacob O. Kupp of Sunnyside and Jeanette Marion of Yakima; mother and father in-law Ken and Jean Hereth of Selah and Brother in-law Matt and wife Megan Hereth of Selah; nephews, Cooper, Ketner, Kobe, Carter; nieces, Katrina and Katya, all of Yakima.

Memorial services will be held at 11:30AM Friday, June 13th, at Yakima Foursquare Church, 700 N. 40th Avenue. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Kyle’s children’s college funds or Yakima Young Life in care of Keith and Keith Funeral Home who is entrusted with the arrangements.

Fish Tank Stand: Face Frames and Clamping Dry Runs

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:50:59 +0000

Today GAKMAN and I worked on the face frame for the Fish Tank Stand. For this face frame I did things a little different:

I used pocket hole screws and my new Kreg jig
I cut a rabbet along the back of the frame so it would fit in to the case work

The pocket hole screws helped create a strong and square frame, and the rabbet let me use glue to attach it to the case work. I’m not a fan of nails showing on face frames and trim, or the tell-tale wood putty filled nail holes. Gluing it up was a bit of a trick, but a dry run helped a lot. I highly recommend going through a dry run of you glue-up to figure out where and how you’ll clamp pieces together.

Here’s the piece with the face frame on and the glue dry, just the bottom piece is still in clamps with a sloped caul.

Check out the tight fit between the face frame and the case. My Stanley Sweetheart block plane really cleaned the case up well.

Here’s another shot. Don’t worry about that end grain at the top, the entire cabinet is getting a mitered maple trim along the top and bottom.

I did use nail along the top of the frame, since that will be hidden by the trim.

You can see that one of the nails unfortunately blew out through the top. Not sure that it need to be repaired because the tank will cover it. That’s why we used a secondary wood for the top.

It was good to get back in the shop, and I have a backlog of posts coming your way, including:

A review of my new Eagle America round over bits.
A review of my new Kreg Jig Master System.
Charity events that Upper Cut Woodworks has been supporting.

Some Pictures of Redmond Hardwood Supply

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:04:44 +0000

Today I stopped by Redmond Hardwood Supply to see if they had a half sheet of White Oak Ply they’d sell me. They didn’t, so I have to go into Seattle to Compton Lumber and the bridge is closed so this will be really fun. But I did get to take some pictures of Hardwood Supply’s new shop area. They have a lot of the bigger and newer Grizzly tools, and lots and lots of wood ready to go. Sorry that the pictures are small and blurry, I’m taking them with a pre-release Windows Phone 7 device that I’m not an expert photographer yet.

Take a stick out of the pile.

and head to the jointer, the monster Grizzly G0455 10” four-blade jointer.

Then you head over to the planer, for some reason that photo didn’t make it. But it’s a Grizzly G0454 20” planer. Makes sense to me to pair the jointer and planer size.

Then rip it on the dedicated rip saw.

Or you could rip it and cut it to length on the panel saw, note the Powermatic model 66 to the right.

When you are all done, give them a good sanding – heck put the entire door through if you want. That is a monster sander and I don’t know the brand.

Thanks to Redmond Hardwood Supply for letting me snap these photos. Good luck in your new shop!

Brian’s Computer Desk: Another little job – thanks to Bing

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:04:56 +0000

Over the weekend I got an email from a potential customer. I do this part time and have only done it for awhile, so I’ve only done a few jobs. I have plenty of projects in my backlog from family, friends, and co-workers that I need to get to, but this job was different.

Brian (the customer) had done an Internet search on Bing and found me. That’s pretty cool, and I’m glad I did the work to get listed on Bing local search and Google local search.

The job is simple enough. Brian has a computer desk made of a white oak veneer. On top of that desk are two towers, and they are joined in the middle by a set of shelves. Those shelves support the monitor, books, and other supplies. Brian does custom photo work, and has high end equipment. He’s upgrading his monitor and needs new shelves that join the two towers on either side of the monitor.

So I’m going to get this done for him as soon as I can get the materials. My local supplier – Redmond Hardwood Supply – has moved, and they were closed Saturday when I stopped by.

This will be a great project and hopefully when Brian needs that computer desk replaced with a new custom desk, he’ll think of me. I’ll be posting plans and progress as this project gets rolling.

Brian’s White Oak Computer Desk

Replacement Blades for my old Stanley Planes

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:12:25 +0000

Today I finally ordered replacement blades for my old Stanley #4. I ordered them from Woodcraft, you can see them here. You can kinda see my old collection of planes in this picture:

When the blades get here, I’ll install them in one of my old planes and give them a try.

Woodworking in America: Ron Herman and the Stanley Everlasting Chisels

Piracy in Woodworking and Safe Places to Get Plans

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:19:12 +0000

I have worked in the software industry for years, and one of our big concerns has always been piracy. We have spent a lot of money building technology to make it hard to pirate software, educating the public, and bringing pirates to justice. Software piracy losses around the world are enormous. I work at Microsoft, and they are a global force against software piracy.

But did you know that there is piracy outside of software, music, or movies? Even in the world of woodworking plans there is piracy. Steve in Marin, from Woodworking for Mere Mortals has written an excellent article on his website with an accompanying video.

If you want plans, check our Steve’s list of Reputable Plans.

Woodworking In America: The Schwarz Makes Benches

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:04:17 +0000

I know I haven’t posted in a while. My wife was in Italy for two weeks and I was pretty busy at home. Now she is back, and I’m glad for that. GAKMAN has also been on vacation so we haven’t been working on his Fish Tank Stand. When he gets back, we’ll get rolling on that. I also have some shop redesign ahead of me and the Skyline Shaker Table to build.

Today the Schwarz posted a video showing how he’s making some quick benches for Woodworking in America. Apparently he has a line on Butcher Block Tops, and now I’m more excited for WWIA. I can’t wait for October! Here’s a link to the article.

Woodworking in America: Pins vs. Tails and Booking Travel

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:46:06 +0000

My travel is finally booked for the Woodworking in America conference, thanks to a recommendation from Ravi at work, I saved a ton of money by using Kayak to find a cheap direct flight from Seattle to Cincinnati. Expedia lost my business on this trip, their site was broken for me, and their prices were high.

Cincinnati has two airports, and I’m flying into CVG so I hope that’s the right one. I’m staying at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter which is right next to the conference, so my commute should be fairly easy. I’ll be attending many of the dinners and pub crawls, so I hope to meet as many fellow woodworkers and bloggers.

I was thinking the other day of pins vs. tails, and why I think cutting tails first makes sense. Shannon Rogers the Renaissance Woodworker tweeted about this the other day as well. Without getting either of us in too much trouble with Frank, here’s why I think cutting tails first makes sense. Let’s be clear, I am not even close to being in the same league as Frank Klausz or Shannon Rogers. But, I am a bit of a process wonk and one of my strengths at my day job is getting things done efficiently and at high quality. One way to do that is to eliminate steps when possible

Let’s say you’re making, oh I don’t know, an eight-drawer dresser. Their are 16 drawer sides total, two per drawer. Eight are size “A” and eight are size “B”.

Let’s breakdown the work, add up the steps, and compare:

Pins First

Layout 16 sets of pins
Cut 16 sets of pins (two sets per face)
Trace 16 sets of pins onto sides to cut tails
Cut 16 sets of tails

Total:

16 Layouts
16 Traces
32 cuts

Tails First

Layout tails for “A”
Layout tails for “B”
Gang 8 “A” sides and cut
Gang 8 “B” sides and cut
Trace 16 sets of tails onto faces to cut pins
Cut 16 sets of pins

Total:

2 Layouts
16 Traces
18 cuts (1 gang “A”, 1 gang “B”, 16 sets of pins)

Conclusion

I think tails first wins here from a total labor perspective, it may also win in a consistency perspective. All the “A” boards will be very similar, same with the “B”. Things won’t be so uniform that they look machine made, but they will look great. What do you think? How wrong am I?

Video

Hobomonk on Lumberjocks reminded me of Rob Cosman’s tails first video over on youtube. Check it out.

Woodworking In America: My Schedule

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:28:36 +0000

Today I signed up for the Woodworking in America Conference, September 30th through October 3rd in Cincinnati. This will be my first time attending, and I’m pretty psyched. A PDF of the schedule and the presenters is on the Woodworking in America site.

I’ve signed up for the following sessions:

Dovetailing Drawers: Pins First
Sharpening & Using Chisels & Card Scrapers
Cutting Mortises Quickly
Design a Door with Pleasing Proportions and Good Grain
The Essential Router Plane
Chisels: The Good, the Bad and the Garbage
Set Up a Band Saw for Ultimate Precision
Introduction to SketchUp
Sliding Dovetails Without Fail
Advanced SketchUp
Handplaning Boards: From Rough to Finished
Eliminate Drift on the Band Saw
Designing Strong Mortise-and-Tenon Joints
Planing Impossible Woods
Cutting Tenons by Hand
Put Some Mojo in Your Designs

I’ll also be attending the Toolmaker’s Dinner & Taste of Cincinnati and the Friday Evening Keynote Dinner, and crawling through the pubs during the pub crawl.

I’ve already blogged about who will be teaching and attending, it really is a great opportunity to learn from the best, try out tools, and meet other woodworkers and woodworking bloggers.

I hope I’ll be able to take my video camera, shoot some video, and post it here on the site. I’d especially love to interview Frank Klausz and debate pins-first or tails-first dovetails with him, and listen to him tell stories of apprenticing with his father back in Hungary. He likes to fish, and I’d love to talk to him about that as well.

Watching his father work, Frank asked, "How can you do that so fast?" His father replied, "After ten or fifteen years you’re going to be a pretty good beginner yourself."

Fish Tank Stand: Glued up and Square

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:51:18 +0000

Tonight GAKMAN came over for shop night. We haven’t worked on his fish tank stand for a long time. Our last shop night was May 2nd, since then we’ve both been busy including my awesome vacation to Cabo San Lucas. Tonight we finalized some dimensions after a dry fit of the pieces, and glued the case up. Yes, that’s 11 clamps. I really prefer the Jet clamps, even over the Bessey K-Body clamp. The case is upside-down on the bench in this picture with the back toward you, and that’s GAKMAN smiling because we’re finally making progress on his project.

That is a very square glue up, and the key to this fitting together so well was a full dry fit to adjust the dimensions. The bottom fits into dadoes in the sides and back, and the back is a full 3/4” thick to help deal with the weight of the fish tank and minimize noise from the pump. It’s a very strong case and it’s square because the tools are setup well, we used The Beastmaster for cutting the big pieces, and we checked our cuts often with a square. I can’t tell you how many problems you’ll have trying to get your cases to glue up square if you assemble them on a table that isn’t level or flat. Your garage floor might be somewhat flat, but it isn’t level. An unlevel surface means that gravity will try to rack your case, and it’ll be harder to get square.

Next we’ll put on the top, sand it, and trim it out. Then it’s on to the doors, which will be inset on European hinges. After that we’ll give it a finish, trying to match the tank hood that GAKMAN built a few years back.

It was good to get in the shop again!

Poll: Wood for Skyline Shaker Table

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:45:27 +0000

I’ve signed up to make a Shaker Table for Skyline Gridiron Club. The Gridiron club supports the Skyline High School Football Team. My daughter graduated from Skyline in 2008, and it’s a great school with great kids, teachers, parents, academics, and athletics. I love football and Skyline has a great team and is building quite a legacy as the best high school football team in Washington state.

This build is part of the Wood Whisperer Guild Build. While the rest of the guild members were building this table, I was working on the Thomas Walnut Dresser. Now the guild is building a chest of drawers, so I’ll build the table. I did things out of order, but after this build I should be all caught up.

The plans for the table are here. It’s a shaker side table, and I’ll definitely be building this out of all solid woods. The question is, which wood?

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Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 28 May 2010 07:13:35 +0000

Typically when you buy furniture you get a Use and Care Guide, especially for wooden or leather pieces. When I delivered the dresser, I wanted to make sure my customers new how their piece was built and how to take care of it, so I put a guide together.

Let me know what you think, here’s a link.

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Woodworking in America Conference

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:42:27 +0000

I’ve worked in the software industry for almost 16 years, and for 15 of those years, I worked on games. I’ve been to a lot of conferences over the years: E3, GDC, and Gamefest.

But the conference I’m most interested in attending is the Woodworking in America conference, this October in Cincinnati. If you’re a woodworker, hobbiest or professional, this is the conference for you.

From the website:

Immerse yourself in a weekend of woodworking packed with non-stop demonstrations, evening social activities (dinners, pub crawls) and a behind-the-scenes visit to an unrestored Shaker Village.

Learn skills directly from today’s top craftsmen – dovetails, inlay, handplanes, tablesaw techniques and much more– in more than 40 different classes.

Browse our unparalled Marketplace with top hand- and power-tool exhibitors– many of which you won’t find at any other show: Lee Valley, General International, Lie-Nielsen, Woodcraft and more, plus custom toolmakers including Sauer & Steiner, Eccentric Toolworks, Medallion Toolworks, and many more.

Check out the list of woodworking celebrities:

Roy Underhill
Frank Klausz
Michael Fortune
Christopher Schwarz
Marc Adams
Ron Herman
Jim Tolpin
George Walker
Don Williams
Robert Lang
Glen Huey

And from the podcasting world:

Marc Spagnuolo – The Wood Whisperer
Matt Vanderlist – Matt’s Basement Workshop

I’m putting together my plans right now, hoping I can make it. If you’re going to go, let me know.

Some Comments on the Bosch Colt Router

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:01:00 +0000

A few months ago, I purchased the Bosch Colt Router. I wanted a small handheld router that could get into tight places, was light and easy to handle, and was felt safer. A router is a pretty dangerous tool, spinning very sharp carbide at super high RPM, gouging into wood, and all in the palm of your hand!

I chose the Colt because Bosch is known for good tools, and it was recommended by Tommy MacDonald. I’m pretty sure I remember him using it on his Bombe Secretary.

Anyways, here’s my (mostly constructive) feedback to Bosch:

The base on this thing is too small. I understand why you’d want a small base, but you could do something narrow, but also wide. That would allow it to get in small spaces but also be stable. I’ve upgraded my base to something bigger.
The edge guide is a bit flimsy, although it works. I was expecting a better edge guide from Bosch. I think I’ll research after market edge guides.
Adjusting the height is tough. There is a ‘gross adjust’ feature where you just unlock the base and move the motor in the base to adjust. That works fine although I sometimes doubt it is secured when done. The fine adjust just doesn’t seem to work, and the part about rotating the motor in the base seems wacky. I just try to get lucky with the gross adjustment.
The included wrench for the collet is great. It’s a real wrench.
The collet lock button is nice, but should stick out farther.

And here’s my overall feedback for all routers, I wish all router manufacturers did the following:

Your baseplates should be thick, stable, flat, and clear.
Your bases should have plenty of windows to make the work visible, these should be clear plastic to increase safety.

Father’s Day Woodworking Gift Ideas from Woodcraft

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:41:07 +0000

Scott Phillips, host of The American Woodshop presents great Father’s Day Gifts for Woodworkers Part 1 and Part 2:

Colt MaxiCut Bits – these are amazing Forstner bits that cut fast and clean
Router Speed Control to slow down handheld routers for big bits or figured wood
Rosewood & Brass Marking Set very good looking and accurate marking tools
Sonin Digital Wood Moisture Meter for ensuring your stock is ready to go
Wood Identification and Use by Terry Porter a great book that is standard in any woodworker library
Woodcraft folding blade knife would be cool even for non-woodworkers
Third Hand and Little Hand for installing cabinets, drywall, etc.
Pinnacle Honing Guide for sharpening chisels and plane blades this is a great gift for hand tool junkies that sharpen with stones
Pinnacle Saw Gauge for Table Saw setup, I’d love one of these to help me get super precise setups
Wixie Digital Protractor with digital readout this has magnets to really align well

Great gifts for the woodworker in your family! I don’t have some of the above, so I’m hoping my wife, daughter and friends read my blog and get me some of these gifts.

Great Deals at the Grizzly Tent Sales

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:44:02 +0000

If you are looking for great deals on woodworking tools, check out the Grizzly Tent Sales. Grizzly has three locations: Bellingham WA, Muncy PA, and Springfield MO. They will be hosting other manufacturers, there will be tool demos, and great deals! I have owned a Grizzly table saw, and I currently own a Grizzly jointer

Continue reading Great Deals at the Grizzly Tent Sales

Woodwhisperer Guild: I feel so legit!

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 06 May 2010 06:36:26 +0000

While watching the video of tonight’s Woodwhisperer Guild meeting, I saw the Thomas Walnut Dresser I built! It was very cool to see it in the video and hear Marc’s comments. I guess this means I’m legit. If you are a guild member, check the video at about the 14 minute mark.

Router Upgrades and a WoodWhisperer Guild Contest Prize

Next projects for Upper Cut: Fish tank stand and Shaker table

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:14:01 +0000

Now that the dresser is finished, it’s on to the next projects. I need to get moving on some bids, but the first two out of the gate are ready to go.

What is this pile of maple and birch plywood going to be?

A saltwater fish tank stand for GAKMAN, the Upper Cut intern that donated his labor during the dresser build. Last night we broke down his sheet of maple into two sides, two doors, and a back. the BeastMaster made an appearance to cut these pieces. And most dadoes in the case are already done.

I’m going to try to build a Shaker Table for the Skyline Gridiron Club which is the booster club for the Skyline High school Spartan Football team in Sammamish, Washington. I’ll be using the Wood Whisperer Guild plans, since I haven’t built my table yet. I’ll use the TransTint dye and alcohol above to pop the grain before finishing.

I’m going to try out this Enduro Var from General Finishes on the table, it’s crosslinking and I can spray it with my Earlex HVLP. This is supposed to be a very nice finish,

Stay tuned for more updates in the coming days.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Done and Delivered!

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:29:56 +0000

Yesterday I had a great day with my little shop helper at the Shrine Circus. After the day was done and the shop helper was sound asleep, I hit the shop. After a long night last night and a few hours today, the dresser is done and delivered.

Here’s what’s happened in the last 48 hours:

Two coats of Minwax Wipe-On Poly
One coat of paste wax
Bottom legs installed
Knobs installed

The Original Plan

Pictures of the Final Project

Remember the original design below, one change was to make the drawer dividers come all the way to the face.

Here’s the final with the pulls installed. I like pulls the customer selected and the positioning.

Check out the grain, and here you can see the base.

Another front shot.

From the side you can see the cool patterns on the front.

Another side shot.

From the right side.

From the right side, down along the top. Flat and waxed, looks good.

Here’s the back you can see the bases from behind. This piece could be in the middle of the room and the back would look nice.

Celebration

Now that this project is done, this Bakon Vodka Bloody Mary is my celebration. Wednesday night I’ll clean up the shop, it’s a bit messy after the last few intense days. Next Sunday I’ll start the next project, a saltwater fish tank stand out of maple for GAKMAN. I’ll do a post in a few days about things I learned on this build.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: The Build is Complete! Now on to finishing…

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:42:05 +0000

I am excited to announce that the build portion of the Thomas Walnut Dresser is complete! Tonight I trimmed and fitted the last four drawers and sanded the entire piece to 320p grit. The entire piece has been wiped down with mineral spirits and tomorrow finishing will begin. This has been a long, fun, educational process for me and I’m excited to get this delivered as soon as possible. Pictures below!

Here’s the front of the dresser, with continuous grain across the whole piece, left-to-right and top-to-bottom. The splotchy look is because it’s partially wet with mineral spirits.

Here are the bases, wet with mineral spirits. I think they’ll look good underneath!

Left side, looking down the front. That grain pattern reminds me of the trees in the Wizard of Oz (see below) and remember, the sides match!

So tomorrow it’s sanding, applying shellac, and then wipe-on varnish.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Drawer faces trimmed, installed, and first coat of Shellac

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:02:00 +0000

Two hours in the shop tonight and things went well. Half the drawers are now trimmed with solid walnut edge banding, installed on their drawer boxes, and they’ve been sanded and had two coats of Shellac applied. I don’t mix my own Shellac, I just buy quarts of Bulls-Eye Seal Coat, which is a dewaxed shellac that is ready to apply right out of the can. I wipe it on with clean cotton rags, and I wear gloves during the application. Dewaxed Shellac is best because the wipe-on varnish won’t have any problems adhering to it. Shellac is a resin excreted by the female Lac bug. It dissolves in alcohol and dries quickly. it is used to coat candy including skittles and jelly beans, and coat medicines for slow release. How’s that for safe and organic?

Here you can see the top row and notice the continuous grain. That’s really going to look great.

Check it out when the drawers are pushed in. Nice tight fit!

Here’s a detail of the trimmed out face. The solid walnut edge banding looks good and is easy to apply.

This really makes me feel like I’m getting close to the finish line. My only concern now is having enough time for the finish to cure before delivery. I know I can get the other drawer faces trimmed and installed tomorrow. After that it’s just sanding and finishing.

Thomas Walnut Dresser – Could Shop Night Go Any Better?

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:21:40 +0000

Wow. What a couple of nights I’ve had in the shop. Last night after Fifi (the three year-old assistant) went to bed, I cranked on the drawer boxes making sure they were installed so that the faces would be flush with the fronts. The cut edges on the top got rounded over, sanded, and two coats of shellac. I was in the flow all the way to midnight.

Tonight was even better. I spent less than two hours in the shop and finished the trim along the bottom, and got all the drawer faces cut perfectly, even when the opening wasn’t perfect. The faces are from one piece, so the grain will flow across the front of the dresser continuously.

Next time in the shop I’ll trim out the faces and install them, making any final adjustments for a flush fit. After that all that is left is to apply the finish!

Walnut Thomas Dresser – Drawer Boxes Built and Installed

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:16:51 +0000

Today was a great day in the shop! Things were definitely going well and moving along at a nice clip without problems. Tons of thanks to my wife for giving me so much time to dedicate to the project today. I’m behind on this project so I really want to put in the extra hours to get this finished and delivered. I am confident I’ll be delivering the dresser next Sunday.

The faces of the plywood used for the drawers were already finished. The tops of the drawer sides and backs are rounded over, sanded, and coated with shellac. This makes them super smooth so clothes and fingers won’t catch on them.

Here are the pictures showing today’s progress.

The drawer fronts are locked into the sides with groves, here’s a top down sketch of how they’re locked in. The grooves and roundovers were done on the router table.

Here’s what the dresser looked like at the end of the day. Eight drawers all done and installed and they pass the “can you pull it open from the corner” test.

I put a bit of shellac on the corner to satisfy my curiosity and I’m happy with how this will look when complete.

Next steps

Get the final faces for the drawers cut, trimmed out, and installed. I need to spend some time thinking about how I make sure these drawer fronts line up just perfectly with the face of the case when they are shut.
After that, it’s sand and finish. I’ll put a sand and finish just about every night this week to build up a nice coat.
Right before delivery I’ll install the base.
I’ll either install the pulls on site, or email with the customer this week to finalize their position.

Shop Tip: Thoughts on Woodshop Design

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:40:32 +0000

I’ve been thinking a lot about how my woodworking shop should be designed from a tool layout perspective. Like a chef in a well designed kitchen, a woodworker should move from station to station to get things done, and those stations should be oriented efficiently. Before I go off and figure this out, I need to understand the space I have to work with and the other design requirements:

My Garage Shop

The shop is in our three car garage, and wifey expects to be able to park there (and she can’t right now).
There are other things in the garage besides her car: a fridge, household storage, water heater, furnace, and a gas stove to heat it.
The shop needs to fit into about 320 square feet but can expand to fill the garage when I pull wifey’s car out, but at the end of the workday it needs to fit back into the 320 square feet.
I can’t move storage of household items to the ceiling, because of the garage door tracks.
I can’t add any more electrical, I have plenty of 110, and would like to convert some of it to 220 because I’m hoping to upgrade my planer to something better.
I’d like access to all sides of my bench I made sure I could get to all sides of the bench when working on the dresser and man that is awesome especially when you have a helper in the shop.
I’d like the bench near the window.
I’d like to accommodate helpers in the shop.
I need more clamp storage.

Types of Work Surfaces

I am convinced that my shop needs three (or two if I combine smartly) main horizontal work areas:

Materials Cart

Storing the raw and rough materials for a project, including the hardware. This is different than my flat goods or lumber storage. These are the pieces that are specifically designated for the current project.

Workbench

Reserved for working on single boards or sub assemblies. Nothing is stored on this surface.

Assembly table

Flat and large area for the assembled piece. Designed for clamping, and storage underneath for gluing, nailing (including compressor), sanding, finishing.

Note: the materials storage could be underneath the assembly surface if needed.

Workflow

So let’s talk about the workflow here so you can understand what I mean. Let’s say I get a contract for, oh I dunno, a Walnut dresser:

I head to my flat goods and lumber storage and pull out what I need. These get set on the materials cart after rough dimensioning.
The assembly table is clean, waiting for finished pieces. The workbench is probably covered in plans.
After letting the rough dimensioned pieces figure out their twists, cups, and bows and dry out further I final dimension all pieces but leave them on the cart.
I pick a subassembly to work on and move those pieces to the workbench for joinery and other tasks.
When the pieces for the subassembly are done, they move to the assembly table where they may be glued and clamped, or they might wait for other pieces.
Back to step 4 until all subassemblies are done.
Now the cart is empty, the workbench is empty, and the assembly table is where the gluing and clamping action is.

Work Surface Design

Since the three surfaces serve three different purposes, they have different dimensions.

Workbench	Mine is already done, it’s about 9’ long and 24” deep. It’s made for working on boards. No change here.
Assembly table	Probably more rectangular than the workbench, which is long and narrow. 4’ x 6’ should accommodate most anything. The top needs to be flat, tolerant of glue and finish (or replaceable), and accommodate clamping (perhaps with large holes in the top). It will also need some storage below.
Materials cart	This could really be anywhere. If I build the assembly table with a space between the top and the storage, materials could be stored there.

Of course the assembly table, cart, and tools need to be mobile so that my shop can expand for work and then contract back to 320 square feet. The workbench will be in a fixed position under the window.

Router Upgrades and a WoodWhisperer Guild Contest Prize

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:56:58 +0000

Last Thursday night when GAKMAN and I were in the shop, I ruined the fixed router base for my PC690. I was trying to install a large offset router base for safer routing, and couldn’t get a screw out. It was old, the screw was locked in, and I trashed it with a screw extractor. The screw never came out but the hole sure got bigger. It ended up cupping the base and instead of fixing it I trashed it. I ordered a new fixed router base, and installed it and the offset router baseplate. I rarely use the router baseplate as my reference edge when routing, so I’m OK with the larger size. It’ll be more stable, and I’ll feel safer, so I’ll get better results.

Here’s that big baseplate installed. Not sure if it’s on there exactly the way I want it, but glad I have a new base. Now I need to fix the cord on the router, and I might need to motor brushes soon.

Another upgrade I made was adding the Woodhaven baseplate for my Bosch Colt. The stock base plate (seen below) is just too small for me to feel safe and get a stable cut. Again, I don’t use the base plate as a reference edge very often, so I’m fine with the larger size. Although it does have a nice flat side if I do want to use the plate as a reference edge.

Here you can see the new base plate with handles, the old small one, and my shop mug from The WoodWhisperer.

Large flat surface, not wimpy like the stock baseplate.

I am a member of The WoodWhisperer Guild and a recent project was a Greene and Greene inspired frame. Well I was pretty excited when Marc emailed me to tell me I won a set of templates. These are high quality templates produced on a CNC and they arrived in perfect condition. Pretty psyched and thanks to Marc Spagnuolo!

MDF templates cut by CNC with centerlines for alignment.

Here’s what the finished frame looks like.

That’s Marc Spagnuolo, The WoodWhisperer, captured this picture of his finished mirror.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Pictures of Trim

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:26:15 +0000

Tonight after spending some time with the family and putting the kiddo to bed, wifey helped me in the shop a bit. I started to plane the trim flush with the case. Here are the pictures I promised yesterday.

Here you can see the trim down the back and along the top. I’m carefully planing it flush with my Stanley Sweetheart #60 1/2 low angle block plane.

Slow, careful, shallow strokes. I am so glad I used blue painters tape to keep the squeeze out from getting out of control. I’ll need to sharpen this blade soon.

The case trimmed out. I know it looks like the top is bowed, but that is just extra trim resting on top.

Just drawers, then finishing!

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Trim is Done!

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:41:27 +0000

Progress

Well tonight in the shop I definitely had the flow. My oldest daughter Katie was actually out in the shop helping. She had the easy jobs: rip pieces of tape, sweep, and hold things in place. The front of the dresser now has solid walnut 1/4” thick trim on all the horizontals and verticals. the pieces fit tight and look good. No pictures though, the camera was missing an SD card. I’ll take pictures when I take the tape off tomorrow or Wednesday. I plan on taking a day off this week to make progress on the drawer boxes.

Remaining Work

Build the drawer boxes
Install the drawer boxes
Cut and trim the faces for the drawers
Install the drawer faces
Install drawer pulls (see below)
Finish
Deliver

Drawer Pull Test

I’ve decided I’m going to make a jig to install the handles, but I won’t install them until I conduct a test. The customer would like the pulls in the top corners of the drawers, and I want to make sure that’s going to work before I drill through the faces. If my test fails, I’ll contact them to see what they’d like to do. I’m confident it will work because I’m using some high quality slides, but I want to be sure. I may install the drawer pulls on site when I deliver.

I think the test will go like this:

Use tape to create a pull in the top corner of the smallest and largest drawer
Load the drawer with some weight
Have my wife or daughter open and shut the drawer 20 or so times

Delivery Date

I’m officially four weeks behind, and now I’m shooting for April 25th for delivery. I completely underestimated the complexity of the build, the amount of hand work involved, and the amount of time I’d have to dedicate to the build. Luckily, my wonderful wife has been really supportive, and the customer has been great.

When Shop Night Goes Wrong: Rock, River, Retreat

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:34:16 +0000

Sometimes when you’re in the shop, things just flow. You make a lot of progress, time passes without notice, the tool you need is always within reach. Every joint is snug and square.

When this happens, you are in the flow.

And then, there are nights like Thursday. GAKMAN couldn’t make it Sunday so we tried for a different weeknight. I’m usually in the shop Wednesday, so we tried for that. We ended up resetting for Thursday.

This scheduling ping-pong should have been my warning.

Thursday started out fine. We did a very small project for Miss Cupcake Lemire at work. She just needed a simple cleat for the hanging rail in her office, to hang Master Chief. This went very well, the right size wood for the project fell into our lap, and router table setup and cuts went perfectly. When I had the perfect screws but they were too long, I shortened them on the grinder. I was in the flow.

You can see Master Chief on Miss Cupcake Lemire’s wall below.

So let me tell you about the flow. I once heard this parable, maybe it’s Buddhist or something, about the rock and the river.

Which is stronger, the rock, or the river? You may think it is the rock, because the strong things are made of rock: homes, castles, walls, etc. But you’re wrong. The river is stronger. The river flows right over and past the rock, and the rock cannot hold it back. The rock fights the river, but loses, and is made smooth by the river over time.

Well, Thursday night GAKMAN and I were rocks. We were definitely out of the flow. We were dumb as rocks.

I was tripping over cords, unable to think through basic problems, and I stripped a screw in my PC690 base plate when I didn’t even need to use the tool. We plodded our way through some trim, making slow progress, and called it a night early. That was probably the smartest decision we made that night.

So here’s my list of things that contribute to a bad shop night. I’d love to hear what other woodworkers have to say based on their experience.

Discontinuity

When you spread a large project over multiple short work sessions, it’s hard to get into the flow. I spend a lot of time at the beginning of a shop night thinking about what I should be tackling and in what order.

Suggested Remedies:

When leaving the shop, write down the steps you completed, and what’s next. If you bill for your work, write down how long the steps took. Next time you’re in the shop, you’ll have a record of what you did, how long it took, and most importantly you can jump right into what’s next.
Try to save long tasks that require flow for your big chunks of time. Little chunks of time get little pieces of work, big chunks of time get big pieces of work.

Mental and Physical State

If you’re too tired, preoccupied with something else (like taxes), or just not into it, you’re asking for trouble.

Suggested Remedies:

Don’t force yourself into the shop if you’re too tired or not thinking clearly – this is clearly a road to one less finger.
If you’re lacking inspiration, then try to find it. Listen to a podcast, pick up a magazine, or go into the shop and clean up. If the inspiration and mental clarity comes your way, use it! if not, at least your shop is cleaner and you feel like you made some progress.
If something else is bugging you, get it out of the way. Go finish your taxes so they aren’t on your mind when you’re pushing wood through your saw.

Shop Mess

It’s hard to work in a messy environment and you’re more likely to have an accident.

Suggested Remedies:

Short-term: Clean your shop!

Every time you enter your shop put 10 things away, even if you’re just passing through.
Pay a neighbor kid or relative to come over and sweep.
Get rid of all those little scraps you will never use that are piling up!

Long-term: Prevent messes! Think about how and why your shop gets so messy.

Do you need better dust collection?
Do you need to build shop carts and shop storage so that everything has a place?
Are you hoarding scraps that should go into the burn barrel (or cutting boards, or other small projects)?
Do you need to finally complete that pile of “almost finished projects”?
Do you need to hire that neighbor kid or relative to long term?

The goal here is to figure out the root cause and deal with it, being realistic about how and why your shop gets dirty and what you can do to fix it.

Shop Flow

I’ve found recently that my shop needs a redo. My shop is in my garage and I am constantly moving things around, tripping over cords, squeezing in between machines, etc. My tool layout needs to shrink when I’m not working so that wifey can park her car. On shop night the car gets pulled out and the tools are moved out into the garage.

Suggested Remedies:

Understand what kind of woodworker you are and the projects you do, and how that drives requirements for your shop (power tools vs. hand tools, wipe on finish vs. spray booth, pens & boxes vs. full kitchens).
Do your research to discover the tricks of the masters. There are lots of books and magazine articles on workshop layout.
Think about how materials come into the shop, work their way around stations, and emerge as finished products.
Measure your space, create a plan, and execute that plan to make the best use of your space.
Be flexible and revisit your shop design annually. As you evolve as a woodworker your shop will need to evolve with you.

Tool Maintenance

When you’re working in the shop, you’re supposed to be working with wood – not fighting your tools. If you find yourself fighting with your tools, stop – you’re just begging for an accident

Suggested Remedies:

Put your project on hold, and do a tools audit:

Do you have the right tools for the job?
Are your tools properly organized and stored?
Are your tools properly maintained?
Are your tools safe?
Are your blades sharp?
Are the tools you don’t need put away, or in the way?

Taking care of the above list will reduce frustration, decrease your accident risk, and most of all clear your head so you can make real progress.

Retreat to the Couch

And here’s the most important tip. If you’re in the shop and things aren’t going well – leave. Forcing your way through is likely to lead to a project error or personal injury. Don’t be as dumb as a rock.

Thomas Walnut Dresser – Could Shop Night Go Any Better?

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Assembly Continues

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:59:05 +0000

Today with the help of my nephew Joshua I got the top drawer dividers, back, and top on the dresser. If you’ve ever heard a woodworker say “you can never have enough clamps” believe them. I had a ton of clamps and cauls on the case today to make sure everything was protected, had even pressure, and was held together flat and straight. Without all these clamps this would never would have come together.

Here’s the dresser from the back. I love it! It fits into a groove in the sides, bottom, and top. I am really glad I took the time to pick the right wood and make sure that the sides are matched.

The last view was the back right corner, here’s the front right corner. You can see the drawer dividers set into the top, and the inside of the case.

So here’s what’s left:

Trim it out with solid walnut.
Build the eight drawer boxes. Those pieces are already rough sized and prefinished.
Install the drawers, trim out the faces.
Install the bottom.
Sand and finish.
Install the pulls.
Done – deliver!

Tomorrow is shop night with GAKMAN and I’ll post another progress update soon.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Assembly Begins!

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:24:36 +0000

I’m pretty excited after this week, I definitely feel like I’ve turned a corner on this project. Today I assembled the web frames together into a sub assembly.

Here’s a view from the top – yes I was standing on my bench. From left to right: top web frame, drawer divider, middle web frame, drawer divider, bottom web frame. If you look closely at the left edge of the leftmost web frame you can see the dados for the drawer dividers for the top bank of drawers. Those will have matching dadoes in the top of the dresser.

Here you can see the sides clamped on as well. Woodworkers always say you can never have enough clamps, well there are 13 clamps on this thing right now. This glue up was a real pain as a one man job, but taking it a subassembly at a time, using a glue with good open time (and plenty of it), and doing a dry fit and clamp rehearsal helped. Everything is pretty square so far. Next I’ll set it up and start to trim it out. I might not put the top on until the drawers are all installed – might as well make it easy for myself.

Here’s one trick: I don’t just have this sitting on the clamps because there isn’t enough surface area to keep it from falling through the bars. It would be a ballet of frustration trying to get that to work. I glued this with the front face down because the bottom is not flush with the web frames. So, I needed a surface that ran perpendicular to the clamping bars to support the project and give the fronts a flat face to register against. If you look really closely, it’s probably easier to see on the right side of the picture, the piece is resting on a strip of ply wood that lays across all the clamping bars. To keep that piece from sticking to the glue it has a generous coat of beeswax on it.

Take the time to do the little things that will save you a lot of frustration. Doing those little helpful things doesn’t slow you down in the long run, makes your hobby more enjoyable, and your projects turn out better.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Cutting and Hand Planing Thin Strips for Trim

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:11:00 +0000

What a great weekend – a lot of progress!

Yesterday I finalized some details on the dresser and cut the strips of walnut for trim. There are many methods for cutting thin strips, here’s how I worked through it yesterday.

Set the distance between the fence and the blade to 1/32” greater than the final measurement. This allows for cleaning up after the table saw cut.
Create a sacrificial push stick out of wood. The saw blade will go into this so don’t use your good push stick. Make sure you have a notch on the back to catch the work piece and push it along.
Always use a feather board, and make sure the notch in your push stick doesn’t catch on your feather board or you won’t be able to push the stock through.
Put a mark on one side of the stock you’re ripping from. This mark will always face away from the fence.
Plane the opposite face so that it looks great, this face will ride against the fence and will be visible on your project.
Adjust your feather board so that it secure the stock tight against the fence.
Make your rip cut, using your sacrificial push stick.
Make a mark on the backside of the finished piece so you know that’s the glue side.
Go back to step 5 until you’re done.

It’s kind of a pain to go back and forth between the saw and bench so many times, but you are guaranteed that your visible faces will look great and all your strips are the same thickness.

Here’s what all those shavings look like. These smell so good, are a great way to get a campfire started, and would even look great in an Easter Basket (according to my mother-in-law). That Stanley Sweetheart #4 is awesome, and so is the Stanley Sweetheart low—angle block plane.

Here’s a pile of the trim pieces all ready to go.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Progress Update

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:21:02 +0000

Tomorrow I will officially be one week behind my delivery date for the dresser. Luckily the customer I’m working understands. One of the reasons I picked the dresser as the first official project for Upper Cut is because of the challenge of the piece, the design elements I’d be responsible for, and the coolness of the customer.

GAKMAN has been helping every Sunday night, and it really helps to move things along. It is amazing how fast you can move with two people, one on each side of the bench.

Here is what is done, and what’s left:

Completed Work

All materials and hardware have arrived (knobs, slides, wood)
All solid wood has acclimated, been rough sized, and the twisting and turning has slowed down
New tools necessary for the build have been bought or built (eight 5’ clamps, router bits, crosscut sled, router dado guide, etc.)
Sides are at final size, and the dados for the dust frames and bottom are done
Top, back, and bottom are at final size
Stock for drawer boxes is rough sized; these also have a finish applied (easier to do before they are built)
Finish has been tested – feels smooth and looks good!
The dustframes (horizontal pieces between drawer banks) are done including dadoes for dividers
The dividers (vertical pieces between drawers) are done
The bottom feet are done!

Remaining Work

Assemble the dustframes as a sub-assembly
Assemble the dustframe sub-assembly into the carcass (top, bottom, sides, back)
Attach feet
Build and install drawer boxes
Size, trim, and install drawer fronts; install drawer pulls
Sand and finish

Some Highlights

The bottoms look awesome. I left them just shy of five inches so I can put felt pads on the bottom.
I made an extra bottom in case the dresser sags in the middle. If we can live without it, I think it will look better, but if we need it, it’s done.
The complicated dustframes are done! Built and assembled yesterday, trimmed and dadoed tonight.
The finish looks awesome and is smooth
The sides look great – they are book matched and have interesting patterns (but aren’t wacky)
The dustframe on this piece is more complicated than other dressers because of the asymmetric drawers (which are a really nice feature)
The drawer fronts are coming from one piece with continuous grain, which will look fantastic

Schedule Impact

I think I’m about 2-4 weeks out depending on the amount of shop time I can carve out. This is a fun, challenging build and will really start to move once the carcass is assembled. Building drawers can move very fast once you get the jigs and tools setup. I want to make sure I include enough proper time for sanding and plenty of coats of finish.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Dust Frames & Web Frames

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:36:52 +0000

I spent the morning with the in-laws having breakfast, but after that I had time to work on the dresser. I worked on the dust frames or web frames. Before I get into the details, here’s a lesson.

A dust frame is a type of web frame. In cabinet making a web frame is the structural part of the cabinet, usually horizontal, between banks of drawers. It usually is not a solid piece of wood (too heavy, too expensive), but is made a bit like a picture frame. It adds rigidity, is used many times to support drawer runners, and is typically made with secondary wood and then faced with primary wood. If the web frame has a solid piece inset then it is known as a dust frame because it keeps dust moving horizontally throughout the cabinet.

Typically furniture is made of at least two woods, primary and secondary. The primary wood is the wood you see, it’s what’s on the outside faces like the top, sides, and drawer fronts. The secondary wood (usually something like Pine) is used for the internal structure, drawers etc.

Here’s the completed bottom dust frames for the Thomas Walnut Dresser. Yes, these are actually web frames because they don’t have the solid piece inset.

Here’s the setup for making the 10 short pieces (that run front-to-back) in the dust frames. The tongue fits into a groove in the long pieces. I have a backer board on the tenon sled, and I use a board on the side to reduce tearout. Those boards, combined with the micro adjust on the tenon sled gave me very clean cuts. I used my dado blade for the cuts.

Running a piece: each piece gets four cuts, and there are ten pieces. That’s a lot of cuts and there is a risk here of getting into autopilot mode, letting the mind wander, and having an accident or making a mistake. I’ve never had a shop injury except for the minor cuts or being sore from standing on concrete.

Here’s the top dust frame complete, sitting on the workbench in front of the bottom dust frame. The top bank of drawers is more complicated on the dresser, so there are more short pieces that run front-to-back. These will get dadoes for vertical dividers between drawer banks, and then they’ll get assembled as a sub frame.

I’m really glad I had enough clamps to do both of these in one day, and I’m glad I have the Jet Parallel clamps – they are super nice.

Tomorrow I’ll use the Beast Master Crosscut sled to square these up and trim them to final dimensions.

Shop Tip: The Beastmaster Crosscut Sled

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:32:48 +0000

I built this to cut the big panels for the Thomas Walnut Dresser. It’s built from Appleply, and weighs a ton. So glad I made this finally. in the picture below it’s out of position on the saw, it’ rides in both miter slots. The wide end is to the right of the saw kerf.

The fences are made from Baltic Birch, three layers thick, with another block to bury the blade.

The corners are rounded to make this easier to handle.

Here’s my shop helper – she had face paint on from a birthday party. She likes to sit on the workbench.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Base

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:19:12 +0000

This past weekend I worked on the base for the dresser. I only had one day in the shop, it was my three year-old’s birthday party on Sunday, and I’ve been sick since Sunday afternoon. The base is solid walnut, and I took advantage of my Stanley Sweetheart #4 smoothing plane for the job.

Here’s the setup to cut the joints. backing board to minimize tear out, and the red handled clamp holds the piece to the miter gauge fence to keep my hands away from the blade.

After all the pieces were cut, I cleaned them up with the #4. Look at the shavings – they were really flying off the blade easily, and smelled so good.

All cleaned up and ready for the glue up. I love my Major League Woodworking marking gauge too.

Dear Jet – I love your clamps. Three base units glued up with tight joints.

Final product, wetted down with mineral spirits so you can see what they’ll look like with finish on them.

Shop Tip: Router Dado Sled for the Thomas Walnut Dresser

Matt Gradwohl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:23:21 +0000

I got about 2 hours of shop time tonight. I was working alone so I wasn’t going to try to push any big pieces through the saw. I need to cut the top, back, and bottom to their final sizes, and also rip the front into the strips that will make up the front for the drawers. I’ll have to do that when I have help.

Knowing that I’ll have to make some dados in the sides for the drawers, and knowing that I’ll want those to fit the dust frames perfectly, I made a Router Dado Sled. Basically, I can set the cutting width of this to match the material thickness exactly, clamp it to the piece, and let the router do the work.

Here you can see the sled, from the bottom. One sled rail is fixed square to the cross rails with glue and screws. The other floats free in two grooves. You can see the grooves in the cross pieces that let me adjust the width. The knobs that lock in the floating sled rail are on the bottom so that they don’t interfere with the router.

Set the sled face down on the workbench, and put a scrap piece of the material that will be going into the dado in it. Push the material against the fixed sled, and the free sled against the material, tighten the knobs. The Router Dado Sled is now set for your material.

Now turn the sled right side up, clamp it to your piece, and rout the dados. Probably best to minimize tear out by putting the back cross member up against the piece. I’m also going to check for square before making cuts, but this could also make angled cuts for shoe racks, louvers, etc.

Here you can see that the bolts for the knobs have flat oval heads. They are recessed so they won’t get in the way, and I cut oval holes for them so they won’t spin.

This sled will be used on this project to cut four dados, and I’m sure I’ll use it on other projects. Now I need to get the perfect router bit for it.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: Project Progress

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:23:35 +0000

Yesterday I went into Seattle after lunch and picked up the materials at Crosscut Hardwoods. The guys there are helpful, and they did most of the labor when picking out the materials, loading them into my trolley and pushing that around, and loading them into my truck. When I got home I was on my own though, and I had a lot of heavy sheet goods to move into the garage myself.

This morning before everyone woke up I made pretty detailed cut lists in sketchup. I had done some on graph paper but I wanted to double check some things and think about the order of cutting. A little time thinking saves you a lotta time working. I noticed a part of the design that was a bit unclear, shot off an email to the customer, and got confirmation from them about which way to go.

My in-laws came over and made breakfast and then I made a short trip out to do some errands. I started in the shop at noon, it’s now 3pm and I’m showered and sitting at the computer. Let’s see how I did.

Real Progress

In the three hours in the shop today here’s what I accomplished:

Back cut to rough width and height after best section picked out.
Drawer box sides cut to final length, rough height, and stacked.
Drawer box fronts and backa cut to rough height, not crosscut to final width, and stacked.
Sides of carcass picked, matched, and cut to rough size.
Top picked from best section and cut to rough size.
Bottom cut to rough size.
Drawer front piece picked and cut to rough size.
Solid stock for trim and bottom frame rough dimensioned (ripped on bandsaw, face jointed, edge jointed, planed, cut to rough length).
Shop cleanup.

Breaking Down Sheets

All the big 4’ x 8’ sheets are broken down. This is one of my least favorite parts. The sheets are big and heavy, hard to move by yourself, and unsafe to push through the table saw. So I put a piece of insulating foam on the garage floor and cut them down with the circular saw. When I have the sheets broken down, they are much easier to manage and push through the saw safely.

Pictures

These big hunks of walnut came as one piece. I’ve cut off the checked end, the end with the knot and twist. This will trim out the piece and be used to build the base.

This is how easy a checked end can split.

This is why you buy more material than you need. Wood is a natural product and there a pieces that you just can’t use.

All cleaned up and ready to acclimate for a few days before final dimensioning. After ripping it on the bandsaw, cutting it down to rough lengths, face jointing, edge jointing, and planing the wood will move. The stresses that were exerted on it by the pieces I removed are now gone. It’s been cut into two shorter pieces, and the knot which exerts stress is now gone. Moisture content will continue to drop, when I run this through the process again to get to final dimensions – it will be much less likely to move. Those chalk squiggles mean that face or side is flat and can be considered a reference face.

Here are the sides of the dresser. I love that they match, and I’m really glad I was aware of this during the cutdown of the sheets. When these pieces have a finish applied they will rock. The pieces for the top, back, and drawer fronts are behind.

Based on the time estimates in my last post, I feel like I’m on track or maybe a bit ahead.

Thomas Walnut Dresser: First Estimate Lessons Learned

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:59:58 +0000

Today I finally got some prices on the materials I’ll use for the Thomas Walnut Dresser, and submitted my first estimate for customer approval!

Things learned

Quickbooks is widely used, but not that easy to use. UI needs polish!
Washington State has a Reseller Permit that I can use to get great prices on materials without being charged sales tax. When I buy wood, turn it into furniture, and sell the finished product I charge sales tax – charging sales tax on the materials and the finished goods would be double-dipping.
I registered today with the Department of Revenue – meaning the Washington Tax Collectors. I’ll need to pay a minimal B&O tax, transfer any sales tax that I collect to them, and get my small business tax credits!
My prices might be high, but I’ll get better at estimating over time.
Printing to a PDF file is useful, and you can do it for free with a product called from Bullzip.

Project Information – The Inspiration

I thought I’d include some information here about the project and the bid, while keeping the customer information confidential.

The first project is a dresser for a former co-worker who is about to be married. He would like it complete and delivered by March 15th. I call it the Thomas Walnut Dresser. It is inspired by a design from West Elm. The West Elm piece is imported and made of wood except for the metal base, has wood drawer slides, and requires assembly. I couldn’t find information on the type of wood they use, where it is harvested, and where this piece is made.

Project Information – The Sketchup Based on Customer Design

The couple-to-be has specific requests for overall dimension and drawer dimension. His fiancé sent some sketches and dimensions, and here’s what I came up with. I’ll build the base out of solid walnut, and I need to see if they want the face of the dustframes showing, my sketch below doesn’t show that. I’ll need to ensure that this doesn’t sag, so there may be a prop in the center of the base.

I then broke this down into cut lists and parts lists so that I could figure out how much material I needed. Then I called around to my favorite suppliers. That’s when I got the tip from Crosscut Hardwoods about the Washington Reseller Permit.

Project Information – The Task List

Here’s how I break down the build tasks and time estimates for each.

Task	Estimate
Break sheets down	1 hour
Prepare solid stock for dustframes and base	1 hour
Build carcass rabbit for top, and bottom, dadoes for dust frames, groove for back	1 hour
Build & install two dust frames	1 hour
Build & install 8 drawers	2 hours
Build & install base	1 hour
Trim out carcass and drawers	2 hours
Sand & finish, multiple coats over a few days	4 hours
Total	13 hours

Project Information – The Estimate

My materials and parts lists, along with their prices and my estimate of hours was entered into Quickbooks, and I created an estimate. I used to show the estimate right here but after a lot of insightful comments, I removed it.

But wait! You can see that I reduced my estimate here by subtracting out 5 full hours of labor. Am I crazy or just bad at math? Well, here’s the reasoning.

This is my first estimate. I’ll use this experience to refine future estimates.
I just couldn’t see adding another $250 to this project. I need to remain competitive.
I like this guy, he’s taking a chance on me being my first customer and this is for his fiancé.
The price at West Elm for the similar piece is cheaper already (damn you cheap rainforest wood and foreign labor).
He helped me move once, and all he got out of it was pizza.

Let me know what you think, please comment on this post.

Updated Shop Photos

Matt Gradwohl — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:26:25 +0000

This weekend my buddy Mike brought his son over to work on their Pine Derby Car. Beforehand I made sure the shop was ready and took some pictures, here you go. My shop is about 2 bays of my 3 bay garage. I get the far side, wifey parks in the near side.

Here’s the workbench with the new craftsman floor mat in front of it (thanks Wifey). I love that workbench and I’m so glad I got tons of drawers instead of doors. Wifey gets to park on the other side of that bench where the ladder is. I’ve put a power strip on a sliding cleat with the power cord running out the back. This makes it super easy to plug sanders, routers, etc. in right at the workbench. I do need an assembly table though.

Here’s the main area, as seen from the ladder. The table saw with my shop made motor cover (I can’t believe Powermatic ships a cheap plastic one). The wooden motor cover has tons of places for hanging necessary things. You can see that everything is on wheels, which is a necessity. Check out that full size Jet Mortiser I got brand new last Christmas for a steal. It was a sunny day and these photos were taken with my camera phone, sorry about that. Someday I’ll take photos with Wifey’s Nikon.

More tools on mobile bases crammed into the corner. You can see sheet goods stacked up, my bandsaw, jointer, and planer. Also overhead I store a 4’x8’ sheet of cheap insulation foam. Great for laying on the floor to cut big sheets of ply down to size safely.

The miter saw, air compressor, drill press, and hardware storage area. Above that is a ton of wood ready to be turned into awesomeness.

You can never have enough of these top rated Jet Parallel Clamps. Above them is a saw owned by my grandfather.

Like I said, you can never have enough clamps. In the bay window are my old planes, my new Stanley Sweetheart #4, and my woodworking books.

Here’s the picture of the car Mike’s son made last year. Stay tuned for pictures of the new car!

Cool Old Tools

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:50:27 +0000

My great-grandfather was a Cooper, so I like old tools. My family knows this and so as they come across old tools they send them my way. I’m totally cool with that. Here are pictures of the latest finds.

This is a very old plane, you can see it’s broken, and rusted, but someday I’d like to clean this up. If you have information that can help me identify this model, that’d be great. I believe it’s pre-1902 because of the low tip (stubby knob on the front).

This very cool set of Auger Bits comes in a custom box, and you can see that it’s a multi-level box. The hinge on the back is a real work of art. I love Stanley’s old Motto “The Tool Box of the World.” I wish they still felt that way.

This is an old Starrett Plumb Bob. It’s heavy, has a braided cord to reduce the never-ending twist that some plumb-bobs experience, and that point is sharp! I mean like, scary sharp!

Starting Upper Cut: More Logo Opinions

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:11:46 +0000

A former co-worker is setting up his business and going through the LLC, Naming, and Logo process, and I offered him some information based on my experience. I’ll present it here more organized.

The Elements

I’m no designer, but I separate the logo into three things:

The Colors

I chose to make the colors represent something for Upper Cut. I also wanted to choose colors that would go together well and look good when converted to grayscale and black-and-white. I also wanted to reduce the use of colors to minimize printing costs when I order business cards, brochures, and other materials. A simple color scheme that is clean and clear is also visible from a distance.

The Image

The Image part of the logo is the iconic representation of your company that someday will become recognizable by everyone on the planet, and it doesn’t usually have letters on it. The NIKE Swoosh is recognizable without the word NIKE below it, same for the IZOD alligator.

The Logotype

This is the part of the logo that actually displays the name of the company. Most of the time this isn’t just the company name in Arial (please, fontgods, no!) – it has artistic elements. The z in amazon.com has curves up on the bottom to allow for the arrow.

Microsoft nudges the o and the s together with a bit of a cutout wedge

This is probably the most famous treatment of text.

Composing the Image + Logotype

I think it is important for the Image and the Logotype to not overlap. This way they stand on their own and can be used separately. You should also make sure your Image + Logotype can be arranged in different ways for different uses. A horizontal and vertical arrangement are usually enough.

File Handoff

You’ll want to make sure when you use an external designer that you get all the elements handed over in the right formats. Usually Adobe Illustrator and high-resolution PNG files are best. If your designer used a special font, they probably can’t give that font to you, because they’ve licensed it for their own use. Get them to tell you what the font is and where they licensed it, so that you have the option of licensing it yourself for use on your materials.

Copyright

Make sure when you pay the designer that they transfer the full copyright of the logo to your company. This way your company owns the logo and can modify it or use it in any way. Designers usually retain the right to display your logo in their portfolio.

Starting Upper Cut – A Great Laptop Recommendation

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:50:57 +0000

Upper Cut needs a laptop so that I can email customers & vendors, maintain the website, blog, stay in touch with other woodworkers, archive project photos, run the business with Quick Books, and most importantly design projects and visit customers!

I have been researching and debating laptops for a long time now. I was focusing on laptops with 14” screens and avoided the gigantic desktop replacements. Here are the 14” class laptops I eliminated:

Mac – I work at Microsoft prefer Windows. Although I can run Windows 7 on Mac I didn’t want to pay the Apple Premium for a Mac. Nice machines though.
HP dv4i – great processor, RAM, and HD. Cruddy display, it’s low-res and LCD.
HP envy – these things are basically expensive heaters.
Toshiba – I liked almost everything about the Toshiba except the screen resolution. There was another model that had really bad trackpad buttons.
Dell – I just couldn’t get a Dell configured with the right options unless I went to the really high-end expensive stuff.
Gateway – I didn’t bother to look.

I learned more and more about the latest processors, display technologies, and other tech I’ve been ignoring the last few years. I knew I was going to order online because I get a discount as a Microsoft employee – but I wanted to see and touch the laptops first hand, so I have made a few fieldtrips to Best Buy. I started to hone in on the faults in each model, hoping I could take pieces from multiple laptops and combine them to create what I wanted. Today I explored some Sony options, and I was happy even though Sony competing against Xbox 360.

I looked at the Sony Vaio VPCS111FM/S which came with free Intel Wireless Display tech – it’s essentially a thing you hookup to your TV so that you can display your laptop on your TV without wires. That’s cool but I didn’t really need it. The on board display was low res, the hard drive spun at 5400rpm instead of 7200, and the graphics chip was an Intel which isn’t great.

With more searching I found the Sony Vaio CCW26FX/W on the Best Buy site, it’s not available on the regular Sony site because it’s a B2B model. It matches the specs of the other Vaio, and is the same size & weight, but it beats the other Vaio (and all the other laptops in some key areas):

Higher resolution display at 1600×1200
Nvidia graphics card
Better processor
Cheaper because it didn’t include the Intel Wireless Display tech.

This deal was smoking, so I definitely bought it, the optional large battery, and the extra AC adapter. QuickBooks Pro is on the way as well. This is exciting, next step is to get it setup and sit down with the accountant – he sent me some great information over email that I’ll blog about later.

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: Winning Woodworking Logo

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:57:50 +0000

I’ve awarded the Logo Prize to the following logo, from sigcode:

Upper Cut Woodworks Logo

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: Woodworking Project List

Matt Gradwohl — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:38:30 +0000

I’m starting to build that project list I blogged about. I’m surprised at how many projects people have asked me to do so far. Here’s the list non-prioritized.

Size	Customer	Description
Large	JP	Bed for her daughter similar in function to this, but without the headboard and footboard.
Medium	JP	Mirror unit for her daughter, similar to this.
Medium	TZ	Garbage can storage enclosure adjacent to his home, sided and painted.
Medium	MT	Dresser, inspired by a design he saw online, but drawn up by his fiancé.
Small	BC	Custom gates in his home to help keep his pets and children safe.
Large	AS	Deacon’s bench for her mudroom.
Small	AS	Raised bed for her garden.
Medium	RI	Buffet

Now I really need to carve out the time!

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: Dedicating Time to Woodworking

Matt Gradwohl — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:40:51 +0000

One of the the things I’ve been figuring out is how to dedicate time to Upper Cut on a consistent basis. As I’ve mentioned before, I have a rewarding but demanding full-time job and a wonderful family that I like to spend time with. Even without a business, woodworking is something I enjoy, so I definitely want to set aside the time for it. So how do I make sure I dedicate enough time to the business in a healthy way?

Step 1: Talk to the wife

If your spouse is supportive of your hobby, they’ll help problem solve this for you. Support comes in many flavors: from encouraging you to spend the time doing something you enjoy to actively participating in the shop. I don’t think I’ll get my wife in the shop, but having her support is great. She doesn’t complain too much about my shop taking part of the garage, she’s bought me tools as gifts (and done well), and she’s asked for more projects – which means she likes what I’ve done so far. She’s also showed off my work to friends, and asked me to build things for them as gifts. This appreciation for my work feels good and motivates me to do more. Over Christmas Break she actually said “we need to get you a dedicated shop!” So yes, I drew up my dream shop – I’ll share that in a future post.

Step 2: Find a shop buddy

If you have someone to join you in the shop, that’s sometimes better than working alone, depending on your personality. Two people working in a shop at the same time might get busy but it will also be friendly and helpful. Someone to bounce ideas off, someone to push you forward, and someone to help get those big pieces through the saw.

Step 3: Be in the shop when you’re not in the shop

If you can’t always be in the shop, you can be connected to your hobby and building your skills. There are great podcasts to enjoy during your commute or workout, and blogs to enjoy during your lunch hour. Stay connected with your hobby, stay up on the latest trends, tools, techniques, and materials, and get inspired! I listen to Wood Talk Online in the shop. Wacky, huh?

Step 4: Create two lists and check them twice

Create two lists of things you need to get done in the shop: one is for projects, and the other is for maintenance. Assign a T-Shirt size representing the time investment for each task, and prioritize your lists. Anytime you get free time for the shop you will have a backlog of things to get done. You’ll know when you last did your maintenance, and you’ll spend your time wisely. I don’t like to work on large projects in lots of little time slices, I’d rather fill those with the small projects and do the large projects in long stretches. It doesn’t always work out, but the continuity of work helps me. For example, if I have three hours free on Wednesday night, I’ll probably skip over my Priority 1 project, and go straight to Priority 2. I bet I can complete a pencil holder in three hours, especially because I know I have the stock ready, and I have already built quite a few. If I’m in maintenance mode I could just go in the shop and put away 10 things (thanks Wood Whisperer and Grandpa Olsen), or I could complete something from the maintenance list.

Priority	Project	Size
1	Dresser for Mark	L
2	Pencil Holder for Grandma’s birthday	XS
3	Cutting board for Auntie	S

Maintenance Item	Size	Last Completed
Annual Table Saw tune-up	M	11/11/2008
Annual Sharpen Planer Blades	S	6/13/2009
Periodic Wax Tools	S	6/13/2009

So, how has this worked out for me? Well, I’m still working through the steps.

Step 1: My wife supports me turning Wednesday nights in to “shop nights”
Step 2: My buddy Greg wants to join me
Step 3: I’m already crazy about blogs and podcasts
Step 4: I need to make my project lists and maintenance logs – when those are done I might publish them

How do you dedicate time in the shop, stay connected to your hobby, and maximize your time?

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: Creating an Identity

Matt Gradwohl — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:48:21 +0000

There are many web sites that will tell you what you need to do to build your company identity. This post isn’t a comprehensive summary of those sites, it’s just my experience so far.

Connecting with Customers

If you read The Leader’s Voice by Clarke and Crossland, you’ll find out that for an important message to resonate with your audience, they have to hear it repetitively. But it’s also best if it connects with their brain Emotionally, Symbolically, and Logically. I think the same may be true for a new Company Identity.

The Name

I feel like the name connects in these ways:

Uppercut like the punch: no I don’t want customers to feel punched, but I do want them to feel like I’m going to approach their project with power and ‘knock it out.’ Symbolic.

Cut is obviously a woodworking term. Logical.

Uppercut will hopefully remind customers of upper crust. I want them to feel like they are getting the best. Emotional.

The Symbol

I’m currently working with designers on 99designs.com to finalize a logo symbol and logotype for the name. During that process, I made some decisions:

The first was about colors:

Upper in Green: friendly, safe, environmental, responsible, natural
Cut in Silver/Grey: tool steel, hard, precise, sharp
Woodworks in Brown: warm, natural, wood (appeals to the sense of smell and touch)

The next was about design goals:

I want it clean, with just the colors above. It must look good on a hat, shirt, hoody, business card, website, etc. It must look good black and white and grayscale.
Sans Serif fonts, and something modern, fresh, clean, and not overused.
I wanted not only a logotype (a treatment of the name) but a Logo Symbol to stand on it’s own.
The word “woodworks” has to be prominent enough so that potential customers aren’t confused about what we do.

The decision on the symbol is going to be hard, there are a lot of great ideas. The symbol also conveys a message to the potential customer, and I need to think hard about what I’m trying to say with my symbol:

A saw blade might be logical, but scary
A geometrical shape might look like a piece of woodworking, but might be a mental puzzle
A human figure might be personal, but might be too complicated or busy
A leaf might convey a responsibility to nature, but might make customers think we are a landscaping service

I’d love to hear what you think, the design is closed for submissions very soon, and then it’s on to picking the final logo.

Check out the submissions here.

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: Project Workflow and Documentation

Matt Gradwohl — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:48:44 +0000

I imagine the workflow of a job will go like this:

Customer contacts me, describes what they want, perhaps sends pictures.
I discuss the project with the customer: needs & wants, budget, materials, finish, hardware, timelines, etc.
I sit down a design the project in SketchUp, create an initial cutlist, and price things like hinges, knobs, and other hardware.
I then write the project up, with the sketch and the estimate, into a document.
The customer signs the document, provides half the payment, and I begin work.
Upon delivery the customer pays the rest, signs that everything was delivered as promised.

It’s interesting to note that I am only billing the customer for step 5. If the customer doesn’t sign on the dotted line, I’m out my design time.

There are some things i need to figure out here though:

What should I do if my estimate is way too low?
What should I do when it’s difficult to get the customer to pay?
What should this document look like from a structure perspective, and what should the content be to make it legally binding without being too unfriendly?
How do I incorporate customer visits and design change requests during the build (between steps 5 & 6)?
What should the relationship with the customer be post-delivery: warranty, follow-up, etc.?

Potential customers: I’d love to know what you think of this process and how I can make it great for you.

Woodworking buddies: I’d also love to know your opinions on how to make this work from a business perspective. If you have sample documents that you’re willing to share, email them to me.

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: The Mechanics

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:51:17 +0000

It’s been very interesting opening this new business. It’s not hard, but there are a lot of steps and pitfalls. Let me summarize what I’ve done so far, and some resources I’ve found valuable.

This is site that really got me thinking about starting my own business. Great podcasts, lots of resources, a helpful community, and a radio show.

Great audio podcast and website. Resources like the Home Business Startup Checklist guide you through the steps. I’ve found the advice clear and useful, and the presentation professional and inspiring.

Before I talk about the steps I went through, you should understand a few key things:

This is a home based business
This is a part-time venture for now
I have no employees
I will not be borrowing money

Here are the steps I’ve taken so far:

Make a few key decisions.
Pick a name, and make sure that name wasn’t already in use.
Choose the business type. I chose to form a Limited Liability Company (LLC). I used LegalZoom to do that for me. They also handled my IRS paperwork and working with the State of Washington to get my Business License.
Register the domain name so I could setup a website, I used HostGator.
Decide on the technology to build the website, I’ve chosen WordPress.
Create a brand identity (logos, colors, taglines, etc.). I’m working with designers on 99designs. You can check on the logo ideas here please let me know what you think.
Get a physical address (not a PO Box) for they company that is not my home address. All business correspondence goes there. I did this with the UPS Store.
Get a bank account for the LLC and keep all finances separate. I opened mine with Wells Fargo because they are very close to the UPS Store and they integrate with QuickBooks.

Here are the things I need to do next:

Meet with a book-keeper or accountant to get my books setup and understand what I need to do as a business owner to keep the finances separate, pay taxes, and have the business pay me (when it makes money).
Meet with a lawyer to understand who should own the tools I already have (me, or the LLC), how to insure them, licenses, permits, etc.
Decide if I need a separate phone number for Upper Cut, and which 800 Service to use. I would love recommendations!
Get business cards, and brochures.
Potentially get magnetic signage for the truck.
Build a network of customers, advisers, suppliers.
Build more content for the website.
Schedule time in the shop to build!

So far this has been fun, and I look forward to the next steps!

Starting Upper Cut Woodworks: Key Decisions, Goals, and Scoping

Matt Gradwohl — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:21:51 +0000

So I’ve decided to turn my woodworking hobby into a woodworking business. When making this decision, I had to take a lot into consideration. I have a family, and a demanding (and rewarding) full-time job at Microsoft. So, here’s some of the key decisions I’ve made to scope the business and the reasoning behind them.

Focus on my family

I have a great family that I love to spend time with. I’m not going to take on so many projects that I can’t continue to spend time with them.

Kick butt at my day job

My full-time job at Microsoft is demanding, personally rewarding, and keeps the family financial boat afloat. I’m going to drive that career forward and work hard at it. Microsoft pays me more per hour than I can make woodworking. That’s the nature of the market.

Stay out of debt

The idea behind starting this business is to gain the tax benefits, earn extra income, and set myself up with something I love to do when I finally retire. Getting shouldered with new debt is not part of the plan.

Choose the right projects & schedules

I will be very realistic about the projects I take on. Installing walnut wainscoting in a 10,000sf mansion is not going to fit. Too much on site work, too much material cost, too much paperwork (contractor’s license, building permits). I’m more likely to build small pieces of furniture, that I can complete with my existing set of tools (or maybe a few new ones) at high quality, in my small shop.

Build new skills

This business, and taking on real jobs, is going to force me to build some new skills in woodworking, but also business: I’ll need to market my business to generate leads, design projects on the computer before investing time and materials in the shop, and run the business from a financial and legal perspective. From a woodworking perspective I’ll need to estimate and price my work, find great suppliers, learn new techniques, and potentially subcontract out certain pieces to experts like carvers and turners.

Build a business

Some day I’ll retire, and I hope that the business I am starting today is healthy and profitable when that day comes. To do this I need to find the right market segment: who am I building for, what do they want me to build, and how much will they pay?

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