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Weird Jimmy · 02-05-2010, 03:12 AM

Other than growing pot, my hobby is woodworking and I know I'm not alone on this. Also I'm kind of a tool nerd, and I work mostly with hand tools, old school style.

I wanted to make this thread for myself and other woodworkers to post pictures of their projects or pics of their tools (no matter how envious they may be).

this was sort of a spur of the moment thread so I haven't taken any photos yet, but I'll post some tomorrow.

Weird Jimmy · 02-05-2010, 06:10 AM

fuck waiting until tomorrow, here's a pic of two of my favorite tools. The bigger saw is a carcass saw, and if you know handsaws you can probably guess the smaller one is a dovetail saw. They're both hand made with folded brass spines and walnut handles; the blade teeth are also hammer set by hand and file sharpened by hand. They're made by a small company named Gramercy tools.

I love using both of them, especially the carcass saw. Even if I'm doing a quick job with mostly power tools, if I need to make a quick cross cut I turn to the carcass saw before any power tool. It's so fast and leaves the smoothest finished surface....

anyway, I'll post a tool that I made next.

Clackamas Coot · 02-05-2010, 06:16 AM

Weird Jimmy

Are you familiar with bending wood products using ammonia gasses in a closed chamber by any chance?

Just curious.

CC

Weird Jimmy · 02-05-2010, 06:22 AM

can't say that I am familiar with that. The only bending technique I really know of is to make a "mold" out of mdf and then cut your stock into thin bands. Once you have your banded stock you glue each piece, fit them back together in the mold and clamp it all together until it drys. I've never done it, but I've seen it done. That technique wouldn't work for panels though.

Clackamas Coot · 02-05-2010, 06:27 AM

Weird Jimmy

Here's a web site of a friend of mine from Laguna Beach - Randy Bader Woodworking

Basically using ammonia gasses to 'bend' wood works like this. You place the wood piece into a chamber where ammonia gasses are injected and the time needed is relative to the size/girth of the piece that you're trying to bend.

Once the right amount of time has passed, I've personally watched 2" x 2" pieces tied into an actual knot. Seriously.

Once the piece of wood has been removed from the chamber and allowed to 'mellow out' it becomes as strong as it was before it was bent.

Worth checking out, IMHO

CC

unclefishstick · 02-05-2010, 06:30 AM

my humble little carving bench

02-05-2010, 06:34 AM

I build speaker boxes during the summer and I bend by kerfing. I back fill the kerf with glue and dust. I have been doing it that way for years and it works great. It helps flare the port while looking cool too. Remember to incled the flare in the calculation of port length.

My favorite projects are folded horns out of birch ply but most of my work is all mdf with pvc or slot ports.

Clackamas Coot · 02-05-2010, 06:36 AM

An example of Randy's work......

Weird Jimmy · 02-05-2010, 06:41 AM

wow, awesome link man. Great addition to this thread already, thanks for that. His furniture looks amazing. The bending is killer.

Weird Jimmy · 02-05-2010, 06:42 AM

unclefish, dude nice carvings man. That's something I'd like to try but it's just too many more tools to buy right now.

02-05-2010, 03:12 AM	#1
Weird Jimmy Licensed Patient/Caregiver & All-Around Cool Ass Boss Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,519	Woodworkers of IC Other than growing pot, my hobby is woodworking and I know I'm not alone on this. Also I'm kind of a tool nerd, and I work mostly with hand tools, old school style. I wanted to make this thread for myself and other woodworkers to post pictures of their projects or pics of their tools (no matter how envious they may be). this was sort of a spur of the moment thread so I haven't taken any photos yet, but I'll post some tomorrow. __________________
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02-05-2010, 06:10 AM	#2
Weird Jimmy Licensed Patient/Caregiver & All-Around Cool Ass Boss Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,519	fuck waiting until tomorrow, here's a pic of two of my favorite tools. The bigger saw is a carcass saw, and if you know handsaws you can probably guess the smaller one is a dovetail saw. They're both hand made with folded brass spines and walnut handles; the blade teeth are also hammer set by hand and file sharpened by hand. They're made by a small company named Gramercy tools. I love using both of them, especially the carcass saw. Even if I'm doing a quick job with mostly power tools, if I need to make a quick cross cut I turn to the carcass saw before any power tool. It's so fast and leaves the smoothest finished surface.... anyway, I'll post a tool that I made next. __________________
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02-05-2010, 06:16 AM	#3
Clackamas Coot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The People's Republic of Oregon Posts: 3,987	Weird Jimmy Are you familiar with bending wood products using ammonia gasses in a closed chamber by any chance? Just curious. CC __________________ One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discoverd that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
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02-05-2010, 06:22 AM	#4
Weird Jimmy Licensed Patient/Caregiver & All-Around Cool Ass Boss Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,519	can't say that I am familiar with that. The only bending technique I really know of is to make a "mold" out of mdf and then cut your stock into thin bands. Once you have your banded stock you glue each piece, fit them back together in the mold and clamp it all together until it drys. I've never done it, but I've seen it done. That technique wouldn't work for panels though. __________________
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02-05-2010, 06:27 AM	#5
Clackamas Coot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The People's Republic of Oregon Posts: 3,987	Weird Jimmy Here's a web site of a friend of mine from Laguna Beach - Randy Bader Woodworking Basically using ammonia gasses to 'bend' wood works like this. You place the wood piece into a chamber where ammonia gasses are injected and the time needed is relative to the size/girth of the piece that you're trying to bend. Once the right amount of time has passed, I've personally watched 2" x 2" pieces tied into an actual knot. Seriously. Once the piece of wood has been removed from the chamber and allowed to 'mellow out' it becomes as strong as it was before it was bent. Worth checking out, IMHO CC __________________ One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discoverd that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
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02-05-2010, 06:30 AM	#6
unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,463	my humble little carving bench __________________
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02-05-2010, 06:34 AM	#7
arrg Guest Posts: n/a	I build speaker boxes during the summer and I bend by kerfing. I back fill the kerf with glue and dust. I have been doing it that way for years and it works great. It helps flare the port while looking cool too. Remember to incled the flare in the calculation of port length. My favorite projects are folded horns out of birch ply but most of my work is all mdf with pvc or slot ports.
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02-05-2010, 06:36 AM	#8
Clackamas Coot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The People's Republic of Oregon Posts: 3,987	An example of Randy's work...... __________________ One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discoverd that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
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02-05-2010, 06:41 AM	#9
Weird Jimmy Licensed Patient/Caregiver & All-Around Cool Ass Boss Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,519	wow, awesome link man. Great addition to this thread already, thanks for that. His furniture looks amazing. The bending is killer. __________________
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02-05-2010, 06:42 AM	#10
Weird Jimmy Licensed Patient/Caregiver & All-Around Cool Ass Boss Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,519	unclefish, dude nice carvings man. That's something I'd like to try but it's just too many more tools to buy right now. __________________
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