Wood, wood everywhere.....

westend

Hey Jim,
Do you know any golfers or snow skiers? The airlines still allow for those size and type of bags at little or no cost.

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Mike

Barb, the shipping crates from the granite is a perfect choice but... you need a thickness planer and a jointer to get full advantage of it.

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Please edit your profile with a name and location so we can better assist you.

nikki1492

Crap.. don't that just figure, Mike. Guess it's back to the drawing board.... or in this case the wood links.

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Barb

harrysin

Barb, you really do have to widen your circle of friends, I have bought next to no wood in the nine years since I retired and could carry on for years even if I didn't receive another donation from relatives, friends and friends of friends. BUT, as Mike has mentioned, a thickness planer is essential and a jointer also is very desirable.

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Harry

The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking.


http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/

nikki1492

Wow, Harry, you've really got connections. Maybe one day....

As for equipment..... I'm getting there. I've got a used table saw (table model) coming on Wednesday. It seemed in good condition but what do I know... and you thought I wasn't listening. <grin>
If I keep doing this I'll have to do some remodeling or put my shop in my 12'X24' living room. But I think my parrot would object.

My Aussie BIL works at a sawmill and said he's got some nice local cherry. So with the table saw coming I'll take him up on that and see what I get.

Meanwhile, I'll keep practicing and learning on the construction grade stuff. And the pieces keep getting smaller and smaller. <grin>

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Barb

harrysin

Do please take care with the table saw Barb, they can inflict serious injuries unless shown respect at all times.
This shot shows what a friend brought me this afternoon, salvaged mill ends. He expects me to turn some "masterpieces" (I wish)

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Harry

The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking.


http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/

nikki1492

Thanks, Harry, I will apply all the safety and common sense rules. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on especially the safety things.

That is an interesting lot of wood you got there. What do you do with that wood in order to turn it?

Are any ideas formulating in that woodworking head of yours? I'd love to see what happens to that wood along the way to something masterful. If anyone can do it, it will be you, Harry. Go for it!!!

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Barb

harrysin

I haven't a clue yet what I'll end up with once those pieces get onto my lathe. Often the end result bears little resemblance to what I envisage when starting out, but in the fullness of time Barb. I will show something!

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Harry

The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking.


http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/