Comments on: The Errors of Our Ways

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:09:50 +0000

I AM GUILTY PUSHING TO HARD ON THE LUMBER I AM CUTTING AGAINST THE FENCE WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SAW TABLE IS I NEVER GET A STRAIGHT LINE CUT PLUS IT IS DANGEROUS YOUR PUSH STICK MAY SLIP WITH TO MUCH PRESSURE. i KNOW NOT TO DO IT BUT I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF OVER AND OVER. THIS MISTAKE IS COSTLY HAVING TO BUY MORE LUMBER. THE LANGUAGE GETS PRETTY ROUGH SOME TIMES IN MY SHOP

By: m.traber

m.traber — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:03:41 +0000

Re; Making scarfs. The marine craftsman rule of thumb was a 6 to 1 ratio.
Tht is for every inch of thickness the scarf should be 6 inches long.
Also a mouldmaker friend once ran tests using many different ahesives soaked some moulds. The results were, unless the mould would be subjected to boiling water,
common white glue worked best.

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:32:07 +0000

I’ll kick off with one I keep on repeating for some reason. Marking up a line in the same spot on several pieces of timber knowing I have to drill to the left or right of the line and completely stuffing it up by drilling on the wrong. I know the fix is simple but I still seem to do it often enough to be annoying.