Sawdust and 5 minute epoxy works better than glue as most finishes stick better to epoxy.
What are you making?
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Nice! I’ve also been looking at a wedged mortise & tenon idea recently. I need to make some new adult sized ones, two old ones I did in 80s are toddler sized so ok for granddaughter for a couple more years, but mostly only useful for plant pots now. I truly hate looking at the plastic stool we keep using in the kitchen.
Mike, that looks great. I've got a big chunk of fatwood that's been laying around for years... never thought it could be turned into something similar to that. We'll see.
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I'm working on a new design for a shave horse/spoon mule for my wife and possible also one for myself. Also working on a couple benches and more foot stools.
Will be on lookout - sounds like more inspiration coming. The two chairs for the 3 season room have worked out with only the two of us. But I definitely need to make a couple of foot rests for more extended lingering - think I got enough of the cedar and cypress for a couple.
I kept this screen shot of a pretty easy tweak for clamping spoons on an existing shave horse
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Yes, that’s what I found as well. Working on one for my wife.
What species of wood , an length ?
Species,, hardwood mostly,, most of these were winter harvested years ago, I didn't tag things,, mainly looking for the distorted and vine deformed.. most are over 5ft to start before working them.. every stick gets an extreme flex and bang test on the floor test , no use spending time if will fail.. any holly sticks get debarked at harvest (keeps them white) sticks from the overgrown yard this year, oak,ash,maple and others,, some with figure caused by being buck rubs..
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Why PT lumber?Billy clubs -out of pressure treated lumber.
Keep that in mind if you come knocking un-invited
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Lots going on this weekend. Started building my hand tool cabinet prototype out of 1/2” BB ply. Norm Abram and Rob Cosman suggest building a prototype, and I listen carefully to their advice.
Turned a couple handles for a buddy who's building a bowsaw/turning saw.
Also surprise received my Byrd Tool Shelix cutterhead for the Mini-Max. I’m so excited to refurb this machine. It has already proven to be such a beast.
Turned a couple handles for a buddy who's building a bowsaw/turning saw.
Also surprise received my Byrd Tool Shelix cutterhead for the Mini-Max. I’m so excited to refurb this machine. It has already proven to be such a beast.
Since I can't keep up with everyone's tool list - can you tell me if your Min-Max is jointer/planer combo (sharing one cutterhead), a multi-tool (multiple cutterheads), just a jointer, or just a planer?
I guess I'm curious as to whether this is for a jointer or a planer. Thanks
Sorry, my machine is a SCM Mini-max FS-31 circa 1989. It’s a fairly uncommon machine apparently as SCM and google don't have much info on them.
It’s a 12” combination machine, so a single cutter head for the jointer and planer, where the jointer tables flip up out of the way during planing mode.
It has all the makings of a proper industrial machine: 3hp motor, metal feed rollers, anti kickback pawls, all metal components, toggle-on infeeds, and lots of adjustability. I have been overwhelmingly pleased with the machine, however the straight knives are loud, and I use a lot of rough lumber and despise sharpening and setting the knives.
Cleaned up, this should be a forever machine for me.
Heres a video I made showing the machine off to a friend. The table change time is very impressive to me at least.
One last thing - on the rear of the machine (in the photos, the side facing the wall) SCM provisioned the machine for a slot mortiser attachment on the cutterhead. The Byrd head comes threaded as well for this same function. Not sure if I’ll ever try and track one down and get it running, but we’ll see… could be cool to have.
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I have an older Jet JPJ-12HH that is set up very similarly. The main difference is that the jointer tables come up in one piece. It also has a 4" dust port.
Looking at yours, I wonder if a metal shop could fab up an adapter so you could hook up dust collection and not have to deal with mountains of chips.
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