In this episode, I discuss a fundamental woodworking joint, the mortise and tenon.
Duration : 0:9:42
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Wood Shop Fire Prevention
By Lee Bowman
Fire prevention is cheap compared to the cost of your equipment.
The best fire prevention is a clean shop and good wiring.
Sawdust flies through the air then settles down in hard to find places that do not get cleaned up and creates a fire hazard. Your first investment should be a dust collection system connected to your table saw, miter saw, and anything else that creates sawdust. The dust collection system should be grounded with a copper wire running through the inside of the plastic tube to your saw. Sawdust traveling through the tube causes static electricity, which can start a fire in the tube.
Other ways that fires start in wood shops are usually caused by sparks and bad wiring. If the motor on your table saw shorts out, for example, and throws a few sparks that land in sawdust, you have a fire starter. Same is true for bad wiring in the shop.
A hazard that people often overlook is spontaneous combustion caused by rags soaked with turpentine or other flammable solvents. Always put them in a tightly closed container.
Remember to post a couple of no smoking signs around the shop to remind friends who stop by not to smoke in the shop. A hot ash in the saw dust could mean new equipment and maybe new friends.
With a nice clean shop, and everything in good working condition, there still is a chance of a potential fire. To make sure no fire that might get started gets out of control you need the right fire extinguishers on hand. If you do not have fire extinguishers, you should invest in them as soon as possible. The best fire extinguishers for a wood shop are ones with a rating of 2A10B-C.
Depending on the size of you shop, you should have an extinguisher every 25 feet of walking space. They should be mounted near doors in your shop. Keep all the extinguishers charged and up to date. Dead extinguishers are as good as not having any extinguishers at all.
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Lee Bowman
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Part 1 of 3 -
John W. Nixon from Eagle Lake Woodworking demonstrates how to build a classic oak blanket chest. Some of the notable features include - Dovetailed Construction, Exposed Spline Joints, An Arts and Crafts inspired style, and replica hand-hammered hardware.
The 23 minutes video covers:
* Gluing up wide panels.
* Making a dovetailed box.
* Pattern routing.
* Spline joints.
* Shop-made laminate press.
* Installing hardware - hinges, lid support, & lockset.
* 3 step finish process using dye, stain and polyurethane.
Visit www.eagleLakeWoodworking.com to see the rest of the videos in this series, as well as videos on other woodworking topics.
Eagle Lake Woodworking is the home of the world’s first foot-activated motorized router lift that makes router table mortising quick and easy.
Duration : 0:9:37
If you’re an avid woodworker, then you know that when it comes right down to it, the quality of your craft depends on your woodworking tools. It really doesn’t matter if you’re a do it yourselfer weekend enthusiast, or if you’re a professional of the craft, having the right woodworking tools makes or breaks your project. It also goes along way of increasing your enjoyment of the task
These days, there’s many more choices and a much higher quality to the equipment that you have at your disposal. This gives you the chance to stock your workshop with a ton of superior quality tools at more affordable prices. You’ll be able to get better known brand names like Rockwell, Sears’ Craftman Tools, as well as tools like Hitachi and Rigid. You can then be sure that your tools will last and enjoy great guarantees if they don’t.
Remember that higher quality woodworking tools and equipment increases your safety as you’re working as well. Choose a sturdier tool as often as you can, even if you have to wait to make your purchase until you can find a better deal.
There are a ton of places you can go to get tools for your workshop, and obviously your best bet is to find the place that offers the finest choices as well as the greatest value for your money, which isn’t exactly easy all the time.
One idea that people often overlook when shopping for tools is to find great deals at woodworking shows, rather than the large home improvement centers. You’ll likely get a better choice at these shows, as well as save money since there isn’t a ton of overhead to pay such like there is at the larger home improvement stores.
It does take a degree of patience though because there are times when you’ll find limited choice at these shows as well. You can find some difficulty finding the perfect combination of quality, low price, and wide choice when it comes to purchasing your workshop equipment, however it’s possible to get all of this easily, and conveniently. Always look to get the best value for your money.
If you’re looking to score the best deal on your equipment and woodworking tools, the Internet is a fantastic place to start. These days it easier than ever to get excellent value on your workshop equipment from places like the reputable Rockler Woodworking. You’ll be able to enjoy excellent quality, an abundance of choice, as well as the ever-important low prices.
You’ll also be able to easily browse through the tools and equipment, as well as easily compare prices right from the comfort of your home. Once you find what you’re looking for you can put in your order and process your payment safely through a secure browser, and sit back and wait for your goods to be delivered. Can you think of a better way to get through the tedious shopping? It certainly beats running from store to store dealing with mostly unknowledgeable sells staff.
Ray J. Walberg
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