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Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 8:46 am
by nuhobby
Yes, that's the number 3, same number as in the acronym O-C-D
I cleaned up some small but pretty pieces of wood. Using double-side tape and a couple of scrap boards, I slotted all 3 bases together on the SS Table Saw, and I saw that it was good.
Later I ganged together the 3 upper arms for shape-cutting and further truing. Final nuances of the filigree shapes were done while ganged together (again with double-side tape), on the SS Strip Sander. I saw the SS Strip sander and saw that it was very good.
Bases and arms were put together with glue, quite tight, and 'tapped' with the SS Rawhide mallet to make them dead square. All will wait for a bit for glue-curing, and then final oiling is the plan to make them prettier.
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Happy woodworking!
Chris
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:47 am
by robinson46176
Very nice...
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Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 10:04 am
by Hobbyman2
Nice , looks like a fun project
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 10:49 am
by berry
They look great.
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 5:05 pm
by john
Very nice, and useful too!
I always admire hand made tools but have never had the confidence to make them.
Well done.
Take care everyone.
John
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:55 am
by nuhobby
Thanks All!
I got bored and made another one. This one, I used the SS bandsaw rather than tablesaw for making the bridle joint portion.
This is oak on the bottom leg, locust on the upper leg. Both pieces culled to near-perfect quarter-sawn-ness from larger stocks, using the SS bandsaw.
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Happy Woodworking,
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:52 pm
by Gene Howe
Excellent, I say, excellent!
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:44 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
It’s mighty pretty!
But I’ve just gotta ask: How square were you able to make it? I’m accustomed to tuning up metal squares, but I’m clueless as to how you tune a wooden one.
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:19 pm
by JPG
BuckeyeDennis wrote:It’s mighty pretty!
But I’ve just gotta ask: How square were you able to make it? I’m accustomed to tuning up metal squares, but I’m clueless as to how you tune a wooden one.
According to the first post, 'tapping with a rawhide mallet until dead square' after gluing, but before the glue sets.
Re: Getting in my 3 Squares, even on furlough !
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:17 am
by nuhobby
BuckeyeDennis wrote:It’s mighty pretty!
But I’ve just gotta ask: How square were you able to make it? I’m accustomed to tuning up metal squares, but I’m clueless as to how you tune a wooden one.
Hmmm.... how square? I don't have a measurement, but I look for a nice even light-reveal when I compare it to my metal squares, swapping directions of the metal square reference back and forth.
I do use these wood squares in the shop, but not much for marking purposes. More for checking assemblies and glue-ups, especially if I need to confirm more than one wall at the same time.