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The Microjig GRR-Ripper System

I picked up the Microjig GRR-Ripper System after reading about in on their site and then seeing a great demonstration at the Moncton Woodshow a couple of weeks ago. The GRR-Ripper is an enhanced ‘pushstick’ system that also works like a movable blade guard for your table saw or router. It’s great for those times [...]

November 30, 2007No CommentRead More

Turned Pens Of Birch And Amboyna

November 26, 2007 No Comment

Here are a few of the latest wooden pens that I turned. The one on the left is a Round Top European style made out of Spalted Birch and the one on the right is a Cigar style made out of Amboyna. I find pen turning to be great fun. You can go out into [...]

Robert Sorby Spindle Master

November 23, 2007 No Comment

I decided I needed a spindle gouge and thought that instead I would get the Spindlemaster from Robert Sorby Tools. The Spindlemaster is design flat on one side and oval on the other side. The idea is that this eliminates dig-ins. In addition to doing the job of a skew chisel it also is able [...]

Self Centering Pen Drilling Vice

November 21, 2007 No Comment

I got tired of all the fiddling around trying to keep my pen blanks straight that I opted for the Self Centering Pen Drilling Vise from Lee Valley. I built a couple of jigs but none seemed to give me the accuracy and ease that I was looking for. What I like about this jig [...]

Some Tips On Maintaining Your Lathe

November 19, 2007 No Comment

Tonight’s Nova Woodturner’s Guild meeting was on Lathe Maintenance and woodturner Don Moore gave us lots of tips! 1. Use a silicon spray on the lathe ways for ease of banjo adjustment. 2. File your toolrest smooth with a file and then sand with a fine emery paper to ease tool movement. 3. Round the [...]

The Moncton Wood Show 2007

November 17, 2007 No Comment

I went to the wood show in Moncton, New Brunswick today. This show is one of a few that runs across Canada. Other locations include Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa and London. The show runs for 3 days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and offers the latest woodworking tools and accessories as well as demos, displays, seminars, carvings, turnings [...]

Sharpening – Man Or Machine?

November 13, 2007 No Comment

The Atlantic Woodworker’s Association meeting tonight was held at our ‘club house’, a local Home Depot and the theme was sharpening techniques. One of the members demonstrated the Work Sharp 3000. It was nice to see this in action after having posted the announcement of this new tool last month. Several members brought in tools [...]

Henry Taylor Skew Chisel

November 7, 2007 No Comment

I picked up the 3/4″ Henry Taylor Skew Chisel from Lee Valley today. It has 1/4″ thick blade and is about 16″ long with a 7″ blade. The skew chisel is used in woodturning for paring surfaces, forming beads, and trimming the shoulders of square sinkings. Back to the shop…