Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Dowels-Basndsaw

10 February 2013

Re: [DIY] Dowels-Basndsaw

"a poor workman always blames his tools,"

Everyone has that moment. ;)

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Dale S <dalu@hbcomm.net> wrote:

My only comment to that is, "a poor workman always blames his tools," and he does have the presence of mind not to publish his mistakes, but a poor workman he is not. Oh and a little aside is that he may have a bit more financial availability than some of the rest of us are blessed with. Some of the homemade items in his shop were built by his father who was no slacker either.

Dale in the Flatlands.
subprong wrote:

Well, I guess we all have different view points. In my mind he's a genius with what he does. Innovative and as you opined.. an inspiration. I admire the way he thinks outside the box. I've seen several of his videos/work and the refreshing thing is that one can see that he truly has a passion for what he does. I have only one complaint. He is way too mild mannered and patient! I want to see a video of him chewing out his tools or barking at his wood.....like the rest of us do! :)

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Dale S <dalu@hbcomm.net> wrote:

I don't know whether I'd call him a genius or an inspiration. He displays what the possibilities are using only the materials and tools a person has at hand. He would have fit in real well with the innovative individuals who pioneered the western prairies. I was blessed to grow up in a time and place where the blacksmith was often the local inventor, and knew several who had built their own lathes, forges and trip hammers using the discards of the railroad and available materials that others had deemed to be only junk. I'm sure many around town may have tired of my presence but as long as I stay back out of the way they would let me watch and often took the time to explain what and why they were doing. The education I received from these masters of their craft has been invaluable. The old Santa Fe round house where they overhauled the steam locomotives of the day was but one of my favorite haunts, and I even had my own stool back in one corner where I could sit quietly and watch and become amazed.

Dale in the Flatlands.
subprong wrote:

Ah, yes, the same guy in the dowel video. He's a genius. He then turns his homemade bandsaw into a saw mill...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU-Gykz2ADY

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Dale S <dalu@hbcomm.net> wrote:

Here is the link that shows you three that he has built. http://woodgears.ca/bandmill/bandsaw.html

Dale in the Flatlands.
subprong wrote:

Oddly enough, last night I found myself watching several woodworking videos. It can be addictive watching all of the techniques and homemade jigs. I was actually watching some videos of people bending wood and bending plywood. There was even one guy who took a tree section and basically lathed it down to a perfect sphere.

I'm not sure if I've seen that video that you are speaking about but would definitely be interested in it. Awhile back, I was trying to search for a cheap technique to cut or route a circle. I searched and searched. Found a lot of router jigs for sale and a lot of elaborate jig plans. Then one day I come across a video of an English kid who was probably about 13 years old or so. He was demonstrating his very simple jig for routing a circle into a piece of wood. Easy....free. It's what I love about woodworking. It doesn't matter your age or gender or anything else....everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student.

I'm jealous of your wood access. Plug in your planer and you're ready to roll! We had a downed tree because of a hurricane a few years back. I cut it into sections but to this day regret that I never sealed the ends of each stump. Now it's all blackened dead wood with splits in the center.

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Dale S <dalu@hbcomm.net> wrote:

There really are some very talented and innovative young people in this world, and with u-tube they are able to share their skills with others. Have you seen the young man in England that has build his own band saws and a 12 inch joiner. I like to Google homemade machines and tools of all kinds. I just wish we had access to some of the affordable hardwoods that are available in over parts of the country. I could get half a pickup load of rough sawed oak in Missouri or Arkansas for what a couple of boards will cost here.

Dale in the Flatlands.
subprong wrote:

Check this out, Dale. First off, if you've never seen this guy's videos then you should check them out. Great stuff!

Here is a video of him making homemade dowels (unfluted but the "spiral" action from the chisel may help with the glue). The whole video is great but the "magic happens" at 2.36. This guy always has great jigs and/or methods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3MNbm3NCHE