tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post8897279887592817423..comments2024-02-09T05:18:38.009-08:00Comments on Mulesaw: I can't decide what to build for my next project.Jonas Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-58699943119953164972014-06-15T14:32:43.813-07:002014-06-15T14:32:43.813-07:00I am really glad that you like the bench.
I haven&...I am really glad that you like the bench.<br />I haven't taken the time to build one myself yet, but I think I ought to do it some time.<br />Best regards<br />Jonas Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-80991326793549469392014-06-15T10:32:26.649-07:002014-06-15T10:32:26.649-07:00I built two of the Milkman's work benches Jona...I built two of the Milkman's work benches Jonas, I've been using them about a year, and they are the most useful things in my workshop apart from my main bench! Both are made of construction lumber with cut down metal clamps instead of wood screws. They use Jorgensen hold-downs, mounted underneath, to clamp them either to the main workbench or the knock-down base I made. The base makes them portable, so they don"t have to be attached to a rickety (or expensive) table, and the top is at a consistent height. Mounted on the main bench they save my back when cutting dovetails, leaning in with my shoulder on a chisel, and planing small pieces. Thank you so much for your detailed photographs and measurements of the original.<br />Best regards,<br />David<br /><br />David Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974570821445233033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-36790863385961038982014-06-13T12:00:39.791-07:002014-06-13T12:00:39.791-07:00Hi Clark.
That is a good suggestion. Thanks for t...Hi Clark.<br /><br />That is a good suggestion. Thanks for the idea.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-60367699239617262772014-06-13T05:32:12.891-07:002014-06-13T05:32:12.891-07:00Jonas,
Perhaps a fun project would be what we cal...Jonas,<br /><br />Perhaps a fun project would be what we call "whirleygigs". which are wiind driven devices that feature animated things as well as indicating wind direction. These could also be converted later to steam power by replacing the wind rotor with a pulley.<br /><br />Clarkskoonzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578804915455759144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-75294385763918402212014-06-12T13:45:14.286-07:002014-06-12T13:45:14.286-07:00Funny you should mention it, I was actually consid...Funny you should mention it, I was actually considering making a dovetail marker.<br />I too think that elm would look really great for a Rorkhee. <br />Bringing wood on board could be a solution, but I think that I will be more inclined to do it for something a bit smaller like the folding stool. Theoretically I could also bring canvas and some needles, and finish it completely out here.<br /><br />Maybe I am just having a "dead" period, the last home period was a lot of work, so that could be why I feel like relaxing. But that is a bit unusual for me.<br />I thought about bringing my new Stanley Bedrock plane, and do a restoration job like I did with the Anchor plane, but I was afraid to loose my luggage (which happened, even though I got it back), and then maybe I would never get it back. That is one of the reasons why I try to keep the stock of tools brought on board to a minimum.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-33727432785364226982014-06-12T12:53:01.258-07:002014-06-12T12:53:01.258-07:00Make some tools.
Tools are great small projects t...Make some tools.<br /><br />Tools are great small projects that can be done with only a little scrap.<br /><br />The Wierix square is fun, but so is the anarchist's layout square. A mortice guage, panel gauge, winding sticks, even. You should challenge yourself to see how many you can do in the time you have left.<br /><br />My guess is that to build a Roorkee, you might have to take some wood with you. The good news is, you could take the blanks in your suitcase. I'm sure a nice Danish elm would make a fine chair. Better than pallet spruce, anyway.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-81992215094673926752014-06-12T11:11:44.852-07:002014-06-12T11:11:44.852-07:00Hi David.
I am glad that you like the steam idea. ...Hi David.<br />I am glad that you like the steam idea. <br />the typewriter stand looks cool, but I have never felt the need for one, so I think I'll prefer to stick to the steam idea.<br />By the way, did you finish your Milkman's work bench?<br />Thanks for stopping by.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-38487620412204718992014-06-12T11:06:57.944-07:002014-06-12T11:06:57.944-07:00It is nice to hear that I am not alone.
Shop furni...It is nice to hear that I am not alone.<br />Shop furniture will probably just end up with me making yet another tool chest or sea chest, and I need to take a break from these. It should also be something that was fairly easy to transport home.<br />Humidity and the following wood movement can really take the joy out of woodworking. <br />Thanks for commenting.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-9979536567460797592014-06-12T10:14:13.628-07:002014-06-12T10:14:13.628-07:00That last comment was supposed to be for "use...That last comment was supposed to be for "use" in bed, not for "us" in bed.David Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974570821445233033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-3622441177080110292014-06-12T10:11:24.679-07:002014-06-12T10:11:24.679-07:00Anything to do with steam has to take priority Jon...Anything to do with steam has to take priority Jonas! With construction grade spruce you could build a back-saving bookstand for us in bed, or a typewriter/laptop stand: http://buildingdesks.blogspot.com/2014/04/typewriter-or-laptop-stand-part-1.htmlDavid Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974570821445233033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-86144207181359405692014-06-12T05:01:58.442-07:002014-06-12T05:01:58.442-07:00I have no advice to offer, as I am in a somewhat s...I have no advice to offer, as I am in a somewhat similar situation. I suppose that the summer weather in Denmark is a bit more moderate than in my part of the USA, though I'm not altogether sure. Here, we generally have hot and humid weather for much of July and August, though last summer was cooler, with more rain. So far this spring we've had very seasonable weather, but also very wet and fairly humid. Just like I won't usually woodwork when it is very cold, I don't plan on building any furniture during the humid weather we usually get during the summer.<br />However, I may make some shop furniture. If I remember rightly, your workshop already has a nice tool cabinet, but I'm sure you could build a nice saw till or something like that, of course that would be if you actually need or want one. <br />Shop furniture is the stuff that most woodworkers really don't feel like making but at the same time are happy to have done it once its finished. <br /><br />So it looks like I was absolutely no help :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com