tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330781794772059302024-03-18T03:54:51.833-04:00The Refined EdgeDesign + build furniture. Woodworking courses, plans, books, WOODSKILLS magazine at www.woodskills.com Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-43022922424496459132021-07-31T10:09:00.008-04:002021-07-31T10:35:25.676-04:00Makers and Furniture<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Due to the complexity of maintaining multiple blog sites, I decided to consolidate and only blog at my main site WoodSkills. If you want to follow along on my projects and builds, feel free to subscribe at the following link. 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Pundits were proclaiming the demise of woodworking as a hobby. Fewer young people were taking up woodworking and interest in building their own furniture was waning. Why bother, with so much commercially mass-produced furniture available at reasonable prices. In addition, style trends come and go and being saddled with an out of style furniture piece became an issue. Staying on top of style trends has become instilled in us through the proliferation of interior design and renovation shows on television. Furniture has slowly become a disposable or recyclable object instead of a heirloom piece to be handed off to future generations. When you think about it, this trend flies in the face of environmentalism and celebrates the creation of even more trash. Out of all this doom and gloom rose the maker movement. </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252e33; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252e33; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This younger generation of makers has slowly begun to appreciate the creation of things with their hands. Increased waste going to landfills brought awareness to the never-ending cycle of consumerism. Let's face it, people are much less likely to throw out something they have created themselves. The virtues of designing and making an object has returned people to their heritage of being self-sufficient, inventive and to not be reliant on industrially produced goods. Through handcrafting, people could imprint their own mark on an object and customize the design to reflect their own aesthetic. The current maker movement is simply an evolution of the arts & crafts movement which has defined creative people for countless decades. The maker movement is an updated form of the craft movement where new materials, technology and ideas are being incorporated into craft.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span data-trix-cursor-target="left" data-trix-serialize="false" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px 0px -1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1px;"></span><figure class="attachment attachment--preview" contenteditable="false" data-trix-attachment="{"contentType":"image","height":548,"url":"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1302/1531/files/IMG_0129-1200_e92282cd-0933-4c58-bb3b-8d519b8c4485_grande.jpg?v=1529848308","width":600}" data-trix-content-type="image" data-trix-id="45" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 2em 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 746.25px;"><img data-trix-mutable="true" data-trix-store-key="imageElement/45/https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1302/1531/files/IMG_0129-1200_e92282cd-0933-4c58-bb3b-8d519b8c4485_grande.jpg?v=1529848308/600/548" height="548" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1302/1531/files/IMG_0129-1200_e92282cd-0933-4c58-bb3b-8d519b8c4485_grande.jpg?v=1529848308" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; user-select: none; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></figure><span data-trix-cursor-target="right" data-trix-serialize="false" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px -1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1px;"></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252e33; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A spin off of the maker movement has been the return to creating one's own furniture. In fact, a large and growing segment of the maker movement revolves around designing and building furniture. The best part of this is how young people have once again embraced the creation of their own furniture for reasons different than in the past. In the past, the younger consumer could not afford furniture so instead built their own. Today, the reasons for building your own furniture revolve around handcrafting, channeling creativity into a furniture design, and the process of creating an object. It isn't so much about the result but the experience of getting there. Younger makers today are turning furniture design on its ear by shunning age old design constructs and paradigms, and instead embracing a fresh outlook on furniture design.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span data-trix-cursor-target="left" data-trix-serialize="false" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px 0px -1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1px;"></span><figure class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--jpg" contenteditable="false" data-trix-attachment="{"contentType":"image/jpeg","filename":"IMG_1750-1200.jpg","filesize":1389016,"height":959,"href":"https://coachtestprep.s3.amazonaws.com/direct-uploads/user-126264/73061296-f5a5-42b4-8707-934328aa062d/IMG_1750-1200.jpg","url":"https://coachtestprep.s3.amazonaws.com/direct-uploads/user-126264/73061296-f5a5-42b4-8707-934328aa062d/IMG_1750-1200.jpg","width":1200}" data-trix-attributes="{"presentation":"gallery"}" data-trix-content-type="image/jpeg" data-trix-id="70" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 2em 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 746.25px;"><a contenteditable="false" href="https://coachtestprep.s3.amazonaws.com/direct-uploads/user-126264/73061296-f5a5-42b4-8707-934328aa062d/IMG_1750-1200.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" tabindex="-1"><img data-trix-mutable="true" data-trix-store-key="imageElement/70/https://coachtestprep.s3.amazonaws.com/direct-uploads/user-126264/73061296-f5a5-42b4-8707-934328aa062d/IMG_1750-1200.jpg/746/596" height="959" src="https://coachtestprep.s3.amazonaws.com/direct-uploads/user-126264/73061296-f5a5-42b4-8707-934328aa062d/IMG_1750-1200.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; user-select: none; vertical-align: middle;" width="1200" /></a></figure><span data-trix-cursor-target="right" data-trix-serialize="false" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px -1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1px;"></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252e33; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In the past, bolder and radical furniture designs were the product of reclusive studio furniture makers with limited means of communicating with one another. Today instead, younger makers are informed primarily through social media. Practicality and functionality of design have become the new criteria for furniture design. The furniture of this new generation of makers embraces universality and democratizes design. Social media plays an important part in design today within the maker movement. Through social media, furniture designs have become instantly available to both inform and influence other makers. Through social media, makers can quickly adapt an existing design to their own aesthetic or style. The process of fleshing out designs is considerably accelerated through social media and democratization.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span data-trix-cursor-target="left" data-trix-serialize="false" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px 0px -1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1px;"></span><figure class="attachment attachment--preview" contenteditable="false" data-trix-attachment="{"contentType":"image","height":826,"url":"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1302/1531/files/SideTable-ePub_1024x1024.jpg?v=1529848452","width":900}" data-trix-content-type="image" data-trix-id="96" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 2em 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 746.25px;"><img data-trix-mutable="true" data-trix-store-key="imageElement/96/https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1302/1531/files/SideTable-ePub_1024x1024.jpg?v=1529848452/746/685" height="826" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1302/1531/files/SideTable-ePub_1024x1024.jpg?v=1529848452" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; user-select: none; vertical-align: middle;" width="900" /></figure><span data-trix-cursor-target="right" data-trix-serialize="false" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px -1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1px;"></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252e33; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />So from what I observe, things are looking up for furniture making and woodworking in general. There is a resurgence occurring in this decades old creative outlet. A new awareness of the virtues and benefits of creating objects using wood as a medium is occurring. I am fairly active on social media and an often awed by radical new furniture designs from this new maker movement. Along with this, the democratization of design will hopefully benefit us all as we can extract elements of shared designs to incorporate into our own work.</div>Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-21295433361285358352020-03-04T18:45:00.001-05:002020-03-04T21:49:23.731-05:00Cabinet on StandA while ago, I created a small cabinet that had been designed to be table-mounted. Over time, the issue was lack of table space causing me to move the small cabinet here and there. It seemed to always be in the way. Of course, it could have been converted to a small jewelry cabinet, but there was no demand for this. A little thought went in to the next life of the cabinet and the idea of mounting it on a dedicated stand came up. So this is what I did. The cabinet itself is not deep and a stand would need to compensate and add depth to the structure. Unless the depth was increased, there would not be sufficient stability.<br />
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After some thought, re-visiting earlier designs of mine, and perusing though James Krenov's designs, it came to me. The cabinet would float over the stand allowing me to increase the depth by approximately 1.5 inches. Along with is, I introduced the technique of bird's feet at the bottom. These elongated, arced wood elements extended the depth or form another 2 inches. All told, the new depth was sufficient to make the cabinet on stand stable.<br />
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The build also consisted of some modifications to the actual European beech cabinet. New drawer faces, applied contrasting edging and lowering of the base. Cherry was selected for the stand to contrast with the much lighter beech of the cabinet. The cherry stand was built separately. Legs are rift-sawn cherry and the rails are staggered to lighten up the façade and introduce strength and rigidity. Since there are no lower rails in this stand design, the upper, offset rails would need to be mortised into the legs. I also added a contrasting piece of inlay to the upper front rail of the stand to balance the aesthetic. Images below are after the completion of the build and approximately a week later. Cherry has become darker since, as seen in later images.<br />
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-31998361441245021412020-01-01T11:12:00.001-05:002020-01-06T17:29:23.727-05:00Sliding Tail ViseOver time and with increased use of hand tools, I enjoy creating jigs and tools to make the experience a better one. As a left-handed woodworker, I struggle with tools that are primarily designed for right-handed use. Regular bench planes are not an issue as they are symmetric in nature. When it comes to joinery and specialized hand planes however, the handedness is a little more critical. I have adapted for the most part but in some cases prefer a left-handed version of a tool as it feels more natural to me. In summary, I need to work on both sides of a workbench to accommodate either a left-handed or right-handed tool.<br />
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To overcome this, I developed this interesting workholding jig that plugs into the tail vise, in my case a twin screw vise, and serves to extend the operation of the vise over the workbench surface. Twin screw vises or end vises when used as tail vises, introduce a large gap between the moving jaw and the workbench surface. Another consequence is that the workpiece is hanging over the end of the workbench, not an ideal orientation for working with hand planes. The sliding tail vise emulates a real tail vise in its operation. Racking is also eliminated when clamping narrow boards through the four point system.<br />
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The sliding tail vise transfers clamping to the main workbench top. Inherent in its design ,it attaches through four points. Two fixed points in the outer jaw and two sliding points within slots. I can now quickly clamp a workpiece to the workbench surface through a wide bearing surface and if necessary lock it in place through two knurled bolts.<br />
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The sliding tail vise is also designed to be portable. I can easily use it on either side of my workbenches depending on the tool being used ( left or right hand orientation). I have also updated the design to work better with plow planes and the depth adjuster on this type of hand plane. This can be seen in the last image. So what began as a project to allow me to use the twin-screw vise to clamp on either side of a workbench, has turned out to be a really versatile clamping aid for an end vise or twin-screw vise regardless if you are left or right-handed.<br />
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Instructions and CAD diagrams are now available on how to create this sliding tail vise along with detailed plans. The plans are specific to Veritas workbenches, but easily adaptable to similar workbenches with either an end vise or twin screw vise. Plan available through <a href="http://www.woodskills.com/" target="_blank">www.woodskills.com</a>Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-81267996472651838382019-11-12T12:30:00.001-05:002019-11-12T17:56:57.074-05:00Kumiko DemoI came across an opportunity to both demonstrate and talk about the traditional Japanese craft of Kumiko at an annual woodworking event. In discussion with a local wood supplier and mill <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">(Wood Source Ottawa, Ont.)</span>, they mentioned their upcoming annual open house and how they encouraged local vendors and artisans to participate. I quickly signed up at the opportunity to present and share my passion of Kumiko. Proceeds from the open house silent auction also went to a good cause, so this became another motivation for me to participate. I truly enjoy discussing woodworking and love to engage with people and hopefully motivate them to either start or continue to pursue woodworking.<br />
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I had several days to prepare and had sufficient time to create enough Kumiko components to last through the open house. The opportunity also challenged me to devise an innovative way to hold Kumiko guide blocks without having to continually unclamp and clamp the critical guide blocks to a vise. I was able to enlist my Moxon vise along with a small workbench to perform this. The opportunity also provided me the impetus to market a Kumiko Course I had been working on. I could offer the video-based course at the open house! So this all came together and I enjoyed two days at the open house engaging with people and introducing them to the centuries-old traditional Japanese craft of Kumiko.<br />
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At first glance, people would be in awe at the small scale of components in Kumiko. Their first reaction was how intimidating and difficult it was to tackle. After engaging and demonstrating the ease of forming and shaping the small interlocking parts, their fears vanished. Often, people need to have a technique presented in a live setting to grasp its intricacies. I get this and can easily relate to this form of learning and visualization. Techniques of safely using a wide chisel to pare wood were also demonstrated, being the core of Kumiko component creation.<br />
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I enjoyed the experience and in the process made a few local contacts. Hopefully, I have encouraged a few people to tackle Kumiko and woodworking in general. Working in a solitary studio environment often keeps me from interacting with like-minded people that share a common interest in woodworking. People enjoy sharing their passion and the timing of this open house was ideal since I was between projects and needed a break from my furniture design + making.<br />
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Link to <a href="https://woodskills.com/collections/courses/products/kumiko-course" target="_blank">Kumiko Course</a>Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-76939489806976992272019-10-18T12:41:00.002-04:002019-11-12T15:47:55.884-05:00Kumiko Course I have been immersing myself into the world of Kumiko over the past year. The intricate patterns or motifs draw you in where the possibilities are endless to the application of the panels in furniture. Another interesting fact is how Kumiko is a traditional Japanese form of craft. To be able to recreate the same motifs that were designed centuries ago intrigued me. At first I thought the delicate technique would be difficult to achieve since the scale of the components in Kumiko is quite small. Kumiko can be intimidating to a novice. Upon further research, I decided to further explore and experiment. As a woodworker, I enjoy challenges and this would be yet another in a long string of challenges over the years. How else do we grow as woodworkers if we don't embrace new skills and techniques.<br />
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So one thing led to another and after a few early failures and struggles, I was successful at mastering the Kumiko process of creating intricate lattice-like patterns within a grid or frame. The prerequisite to even beginning Kumiko is to create a couple of guide blocks. The blocks have preset bearing surfaces shaped at various angles. These angles are instrumental to the components within a Kumiko grid. Through the judicious application of a chisel to the miniature Kumiko components, precise angles that interlock the pieces are shaped or beveled. The process is methodical but enjoyable. Small or large grids of components can be created, where time and patience are the only variables.<br />
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There are several motifs or patterns to choose from, my focus was the asa-no-ha pattern or hemp leaf pattern. Although Kumiko patterns are considerable, nothing stops one from designing their own patterns. The challenge soon was overcome and the process became second nature to me. The next logical step was to integrate Kumiko into a display cabinet. This worked out surprisingly well!<br />
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Most recently, I packaged together several instructional video on how to make Kumiko. The videos show the detail involved and how to create the grids from rough blanks. Other videos focus on creating the small parts within the grid forming the intricate patterns. I also realized that creating the guide blocks is a prerequisite to Kumiko and this step kept many people from experimenting with Kumiko. So other videos describe how to create guide blocks in detail (from rough blanks). Guide Block plans are also included in the Kumiko Course.<br />
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Link: <a href="https://woodskills.com/collections/courses/products/kumiko-course" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">Kumiko Course</a> (WoodSkills)<br />
Link: <a href="http://refinededge.com/kumiko-course/" target="_blank">Kumiko Course</a> ( Refined Edge Design)<br />
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This summer I once again embraced the project and pushed through the technical hurdles. The table saw in the video is a purpose-built prototype for testing of and demonstrating the AKS system. There was a huge learning curve to be able to accomplish this, develop the software to control it all, understand motor control and fabricate the prototype. AKS system can be integrated into any new table saw on the market. Best part is it works and exceeds expectations!!<br />
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Decades of furniture making experience combine with furniture design in this new and refreshing take on woodworking. In addition to detailed furniture making techniques, the book delves into the thought process behind furniture design. Skills and processes to advance you as a woodworker and furniture maker are described. The book is also a window on the life of a furniture maker. Although the focus of the book is hand tools, use of machines in the preparatory phase of a furniture build is addressed. Time and labor-saving precision hand tool procedures are discussed. The emphasis turns to hand tools in latter stages of a furniture build where attention to detail is necessary. A reverence to wood as a medium is featured throughout the book.<br />
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Homage is paid to classic techniques such as dovetail joinery and workbench processes. As well as the traditional, modern techniques and processes are put forward to make your furniture designs stand out and be unique. The focus is one of a kind furniture, the unique furniture and wood objects that separate you from other makers. As a furniture designer + maker, discover my passion, what drives me and where I draw inspiration from. Learn how to develop your own style, aesthetic and voice in furniture design. It is not the how but the why behind the process that is often critical in a furniture maker's mind and practice.<br />
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The premise for this book is to provide insight into the craft of woodworking and more specifically the creation of furniture. The book is composed of sections, each of which is critical to your woodworking journey. Acquiring skills and knowledge in the last century involved taking classes, reading books or mentoring with a knowledgeable woodworker. Today, in comparison, there is a wealth of knowledge available through the Internet. What is lacking however, is the hands on aspect of the craft of woodworking. Learning involves making. I know of no one that learned a craft by simply reading and not applying themselves. It is critical to embrace the often lengthy learning curve involved. This book includes several articles focusing on aspects of woodworking in a contemporary world.<br />
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The book is composed of four sections. Each section contains articles that a woodworker or furniture maker will need to embrace as they evolve. The first section introduces basic woodworking skills. A large part of this book is devoted to hand tool skills. Although machines are combined with hand tools in my furniture making, I advocate that woodworkers should embrace hand tools. It is necessary to form a connection between hand and wood medium prior to seeking efficiency and a production mindset. Hand tools often get a bad rap as being slow and tedious. Instead, what hand tools offer is control, dexterity, quiet and a close connection to the wood medium. In a one person furniture making studio, hand tools offer a healthy balance to the use of machines. Projects include through dovetails, portable board jack build, moxon vise build, and knife hinge install.<br />
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The second or furniture maker section provides a glimpse into furniture making as a career. Woodworkers often aspire to become furniture makers or go into business for themselves. As a furniture maker for several decades, I share knowledge and insight acquired over the years. Some articles will inspire you to take the leap and become a full time furniture maker. Topics in the section include setting up shop, the furniture maker journey, the furniture maker lifestyle, social media for a furniture maker, and insight into diverging from furniture making to other forms of woodworking.<br />
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The third section is devoted to furniture design. Furniture design forms a large part of woodworking. Often, it is necessary to design a complete piece of furniture or modify an existing design. The design process has evolved over past decades with the advent of computer software (CAD). Pencil and paper are now combined with CAD. Articles include how to create and refine a design, the concept of form and function and how it applies to furniture.<br />
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The fourth or advanced woodworking section delves into techniques to further your woodworking and furniture making. Veneering techniques, both manual and vacuum veneering are described. The process of creating a jewelry box is discussed in one article. The Japanese art of Kumiko is described in a final article.<br />
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Having mastered the Kumiko process for the asa-no-ha pattern and in the process created several panels, I soon realized that they should be applied to a project. Kumiko panels on their own are only decorative, they are really meant to be incorporated into furniture, shoji screens, etc.<br />
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Without a new project in mind and after some brainstorming with my wife, the idea was hatched to integrate one of the larger Kumiko panels into an existing piece of furniture. While discussing, my latest Krenov display cabinet was directly in front of us. Hey, why not experiment with the Kumiko panel on this cabinet. So a cardboard mockup of one door was created and a large Kumiko panel carefully fitted in to be able to view the inside of the cabinet.<br />
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After some discussion, we both agreed that the idea was worthy of further exploration. I also secretly wanted an excuse to create more Kumiko panels and become better at it and to develop techniques. Next, two matching Kumiko panels were created and framed with cherry pieces. It was also decided to create the doors out of cherry. Selecting the wood for the doors was not an easy one. Lately, I have been making an effort to draw down my existing inventory of wood. I have so much existing inventory and it doesn't make sense to keep purchasing more wood. The only issue was the grain orientation of the wood. Since these are doors with about 9 inches in width, I preferred quarter-saw or at the least rift-sawn for dimensional stability. After exhaustively searching my pile and deliberating, a single cherry plank appeared to meet the criteria... for the most part. I also wanted a wood that would have the lighter Kumiko panels stand out. Cherry normally darkens with age and exposure to light, so this was an critical consideration. The cherry plank was selected since it was light pink or brown and was not likely to turn a deep red. I preferred a medium colored brown as the final color, to match the cabinet stand and interior drawer fronts. With cherry, the final color is often a crap shoot. So cherry it was for the doors.<br />
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The cherry plank was sawn and laid out for the door components. Doors assembled with an opening for the Kumiko panels. Kumiko panels were fitted in and temporarily attached as seen directly below. All is good at this point, the Kumiko panels fit like a glove. Door components were selected and laid out to minimize any horizontal movement across their width.<br />
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Proceeded to then create a lip and rabbet where the doors meet and to permanently install the Kumiko panels. It was absolutely necessary for the new doors to perfectly match the original doors in both width, length and thickness. This was due to the knife hinges used and the close tolerances necessary for their operation. The door reveals were also an important criteria. In other word, the new doors would need to be dimensionally exact as the original doors.<br />
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The photos above show the progression in both dimensioning the doors to size and creating the lip and rabbet where they meet. The last photos below have both doors installed in the cabinet prior to application of a shellac finish. The single right cocobolo door pull is also prepared and fitted but will only be installed as a last step. A temporary basswood filler piece is inserted in the mortise for the door pull. From previous experience, a protruding door pull seriously gets in the way of applying a French Polish type of finish.<br />
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Original cabinet on stand designed and created in 2012. Door and side panels are veneered with figured Big Leaf maple, interior is soft maple, back panels are Ambrosia maple, stand is cherry.<br />
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The design adheres to the principles of Krenov, construction follows his methods and philosophy, and the aesthetic is clean, minimalist and devoid of ornamentation. This has also become my furniture making style in the past 14 years or so. I discovered the work of James Krenov about 14 years ago and read his books quite regularly, each time extracting a new nuance or so. This was the age when learning from woodworking books was the preferred way of understanding woodworking. I followed Krenov's writing and tried to glean as much technical information from the grainy black and white photos in several of his books. A little while later, I attended a furniture making school that was founded on the principles of James Krenov and College of the Redwoods.<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> It wa</span>s one of a very few schools in North America espousing the tradition of hand work. This experience opened my eyes to a slower form of furniture making where the focus is on the wood itself and attention to detail is paramount. Where am I going with this? Well, between the years 2012 and 2018 I pursued a few other interests, mainly wood sculpture, furniture design, video production, writing books and publishing a semi-annual woodworking magazine <b>WOODSKILLS</b>. As well as returning to school to follow a one year business program, my woodworking continued.<br />
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My woodworking (2012-2018) followed a different path where I embraced modern, contemporary design. In this intervening period, I entered furniture design shows with very contemporary console table and chair designs. The years went by while I yearned to revisit that original cabinet on stand and hopefully make another. I had even developed a set of plans and drawings of the cabinet at the time thinking it would be a matter of a few weeks before I could start on another. Fast forward to late 2018 and I finally set aside time to fulfill this build. The following are progress shots. This version of the cabinet on stand has a slightly modified interior layout than the original. The stand is configured differently only because it was possible to do so and I wanted it to be both different and unique. A couple of new additions are a hidden, secret compartment, inlay on the front apron of the stand and the cabinet floats on the stand. Otherwise, the design follows the original piece created back in 2012.<br />
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Installing knife hinges in 2018 version of cabinet on stand<br />
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Fitting door panels an creating lip and rabbet where they join.<br />
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Interior layout of new cabinet mocked up on cabinet base (using a few of the tools I design + make).<br />
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Cabinet mocked up and drawer fronts fitted. Hidden compartment also visible below right-hand drawer compartment.<br />
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New set of three dovetailed drawers created (at bottom).<br />
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New dovetailed drawers fitted into respective drawer compartments.<br />
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The legs, aprons, rails for stand are mortised and prepared for loose tenon and dowel joinery (using modified horizontal mortiser).<br />
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Progress checklist (whiteboard and dry erase markers) on one of two wall-mounted hand tool cabinets.<br />
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Creating mortises for drawer and door pulls ( cocobolo heartwood and sapwood combination)<br />
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French Polish process for door panels and cabinet sides.<br />
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New version of cabinet completed. Note the dropped front apron with inlay and floating cabinet on side rails.<br />
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Cabinet with figured Big Leaf maple door and side panels and cocobolo pull. Cherry stand with inlay.<br />
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Interior of 2018 cabinet. Compartments are flipped from 2012 cabinet. Secret compartment behind the small blue cup at lower right.<br />
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The new cabinet on stand seen here. Final detail was the addition of a single, small bullet catch at top of right-hand door.<br />
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So I've fulfilled my requirement of building a Krenov-inspired piece of furniture every six years or so 👊😉<br />
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As a follower and practitioner of James Krenov style of work and methodology, both hand tool and some machine techniques are included. Although the vast majority of articles refer to hand tools, machinery is not excluded. I find this to be a more realistic approach in this day and age. Machines can do the grunt work whereas hand tools are used to create joinery, shape and finesse furniture components, smoothing surfaces, etc. Advertising is at an absolute minimum and consists of curated advertising, a term gleaned from the art world. Advertising must reflect practices and products that our readers and the team at WOODSKILLS could use or include in their own workshops and studios. Available through woodskills.com (digital) or Amazon (print version) or Blurb (premium print version).</span></div>
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Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-24230370036867948202018-07-19T11:25:00.002-04:002018-07-19T11:41:55.671-04:00Pursue your passion...As a few of you may know, my woodworking and furniture making career is the second one of my life. A long, first career in the hi-tech industry preceded my current career. It is difficult to view life through a rear-view mirror but I often think of how it would have been if the leap had been taken earlier on. When I began in hi-tech, technology was rapidly advancing and I could not absorb enough of it. My life revolved around computer technology and software. I worked for possibly the best multi-national computer firms and there was a mutual respect of what we brought to each other. Hi-tech today is quite likely the same where change is fast and furious. However, sometime in the middle of the hi-tech career I began to realize that grasping the latest technology was becoming a full-time job. It became increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest in hardware and software. I shrugged this off and continued on the journey, after all I did need a career and a pay cheque. My performance was above par but it became obvious I could not keep the façade going for several more years. <span style="font-family: inherit;">The technology was just not as exciting to me anymore. I felt something was lacking in my life and</span> began to seek a creative outlet instead.<br />
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A short time later I discovered woodworking through an evening class and was smitten. The creative aspect of woodworking and making tangible objects with the hands was the part lacking in my life. My focus began to turn to woodworking and the hi-tech career simply devolved into a series of jobs. One thing led to another, I launched a small part-time woodworking business over 20 years ago, it grew but not enough for me to leave hi-tech. The struggle of juggling employment with the part-time business eventually took its toll. I retreated and told myself the next step was to become a full-time woodworker. Life gets in the way however! A marriage, new home, a couple of downsizings later and I could finally live the dream of having my own furniture making business.<br />
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I often ask myself if I remained in the hi-tech industry for perhaps ten years too long. Looking back, I should have possibly exited hi-tech, struggled at woodworking and not look back. The hi-tech employment became a crutch and it was the pay cheque that kept me from leaving. It is difficult to say what the best path would have been. Circumstances were different in my case, it has all worked out in the end, but the "what if" lingers! Today, I see many younger woodworkers taking the leap into full-time woodworking and commend their courage. After all, why pursue a career you no longer have an interest in. This is one of life's biggest lessons and as mentioned earlier it is difficult to look back through a rear-view mirror. I recently read an article that summarized people's biggest regrets later in life. The regret of not having pursued their dream was high on the list. To summarize, pursue your passion!<br />
So I teamed up with a videographer and created the following video in the form of a 5 minute synopsis of my exciting second career in woodworking and specifically furniture making!<br />
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-68368655754891565562018-06-24T09:41:00.000-04:002018-06-24T10:12:43.803-04:00Makers and furniture...Not long ago, woodworking was considered to be in a downward spiral of diminishing followers and practitioners. The pundits were proclaiming the demise of woodworking as a hobby and how fewer young people were taking up woodworking and interested in building their own furniture. Why bother, with so much commercially mass-produced furniture available at reasonable prices. In addition, style trends come and go and being saddled with an out of style furniture piece became an issue. Staying on top of style trends has become instilled in us through the proliferation of interior design and renovation shows on television. Furniture has slowly become a disposable or recyclable object instead of a heirloom piece to be handed off to future generations. When you think about it, this trend flies in the face of environmentalism and celebrates the creation of even more trash. Out of all this doom and gloom rose the maker movement.<br />
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This younger generation of makers has slowly begun to appreciate the creation of things with their hands. The increased waste going to landfills brought awareness to the never-ending cycle of consumerism. Let's face it, people are much less likely to throw out something they have created themselves. The virtues of designing and making an object has returned people to their heritage of being self-sufficient, inventive and to not be reliant on industrially produced goods. Through handcrafting, people could imprint their own mark on an object and customize the design to reflect their own aesthetic. The current maker movement is simply an evolution of the arts & crafts movement which has defined creative people for countless decades. The maker movement is an updated form of the craft movement where new materials, technology and ideas are incorporated into craft.<br />
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A spin off of the maker movement has been the return to creating one's own furniture. In fact, a large and growing segment of the maker movement revolves around designing and building furniture. The best part of this is how young people have once again embraced the creation of their own furniture for reasons different than in the past. In the past, the younger consumer could not afford furniture so instead built their own. Today, the reasons for building your own furniture revolve around handcrafting, channelling creativity into a furniture design, and the process of creating an object. It isn't so much about the result but the experience of getting there. Younger makers today are turning furniture design on its ear by shunning age old design constructs and paradigms, and instead embracing a fresh outlook on furniture design.<br />
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In the past, bolder and radical furniture designs were the product of reclusive studio furniture makers with limited means of communicating with one another. Today instead, younger makers are informed primarily <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">through social media. P</span>racticality and functionality of design have become the new criteria for furniture design. The furniture of this new generation of makers embraces universality and democratizes design. Social media plays an important part in design today within the maker movement. Through social media, furniture designs have become instantly available to both inform and influence other makers. Through social media, makers can quickly adapt an existing design to their own aesthetic or style. The process of fleshing out designs is considerably accelerated through social media and democratization.<br />
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So from what I observe, things are looking up for furniture making and woodworking in general. There is a resurgence occurring in this decades old creative outlet. A new awareness of the virtues and benefits of creating objects using wood as a medium is occurring. I am fairly active on social media and an often awed by radical new furniture designs from this new maker movement. Along with this, the democratization of design will hopefully benefit us all as we can extract elements of shared designs to incorporate into our own work.<br />
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The first series of pics show the original wood railings, the last series show the new wood and metal railing system. Since the deck is a few feet above ground, I maintained the correct height of the railing to meet the local code here. I also wanted to make the railing strong and solid to avoid any risk of somebody leaning over and snapping it. So the railing sections are tied together with bolts creating a strong and solid structure. The four cap rails on each side is one continuous plank and this does wonders in reinforcing the rail sections. A redesign of the posts at the stairs to accommodate solar lamps was a nice touch! In a few weeks I will apply a timber oil finish. The same oil finish can be seen on the gazebo deck in the background of the first and last pic. I have never had much success with water-based finishes on outdoor wood. A combination of sun and wear cause the finish to flake off in a year or two. So oil finish it is now!<br />
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Below, the window in the background is one of a few large windows in my furniture making studio. If you look closely, you can see small scale mockups of a chair in the window.<br />
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We found the new solar lamps to be such an improvement over earlier generation lamps. Glass is "water glass" so light is disbursed in a random, quirky pattern. So we like them so much that another set was just added to the gazebo deck this morning! Actual gazebo going in this weekend. Back to regular scheduled programming next week. Also begin preliminary work on Issue 02 of <b>WOODSKILLS</b> magazine this month.<br />
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-71566787869587980112018-04-06T15:34:00.001-04:002018-04-06T22:51:00.914-04:00Drawer makeover...I have a small Krenov-inspired cabinet which I have enjoyed for the most part. The drawers not so much. The cabinet is solid beech but long ago the decision was made to make two stacked drawers with walnut fronts to provide contrast to the beech. I realized at the time that the contrast was not ideal, but for the sake of expediency, went ahead to see if it would grow on me. Well it hasn't. Another idea at the time was to have through-dovetails to attach the drawer fronts to the sides. This provided another level of contrast and introduced yet another wood to the mix. Overall, I wasn't pleased. So recently I decided to give the drawers a makeover and replace the drawer fronts with something more aesthetically pleasing and to provide not so harsh a contrast. Pic below of original drawer fronts.<br />
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My first attempt was to use some highly figured veneer I had stored away. It is commercial veneer so very thin. The veneer itself is beautiful, light in color and would make the interior of the beech cabinet pop. First step was to scrape down the surface of the drawer fronts and glued a piece of this veneer to each. Did this successfully and began to create the mortises for the new pulls. However, there is something about commercial veneer that doesn't sit well with me and I was not able to get past this. The thickness of the material is paper (thick paper) thin and brittle, too fragile for my taste.<br />
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Since it would be necessary to scrape the surfaces to get a polished aesthetic, this was entirely not possible with this thin, brittle veneer. I typically use shop-sawn resawn veneers in my work. Instead, I created some band-sawn ambrosia maple with beautiful figure between 1/16 and 3/32 in. thick. I decided to go ahead with this shop-sawn veneer instead. Next I band sawed the drawer front to the thickness of this shop-sawn figured ambrosia. Applied the veneer to the drawer fronts and I could not be more pleased with the outcome. Shop-sawn veneers are more workable and forgiving with hand tools.<br />
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I then created two new wide pulls out of blackwood. A single pull instead of two in the original drawer front. Also decided on eliminating the upper and lower shoulders of the pulls to be able to have them thinner. This would not take away from the figured fronts as much. This step introduced a level of risk in creating the mortises, since there is no drawer pull shoulder to rely on to hide an imperfect mortise.<br />
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After some judicious mortising using chisels and a mallet,, then some paring, the drawer pull mortises were created as seen above. The most critical part of this step is to remove the top-most layer of wood; it is so easy to tearout the surrounding wood if the chisel cuts are not clean. Then it is simply a matter of cutting and paring to the correct depth of the tenon for the drawer pull. Contemporary-styled blackwood pull temporarily inserted below.<br />
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So very happy with the outcome and will be completely replacing the doors of the cabinet next. I intend to use veneered figured wood for the doors, similar wood (Ambrosia Maple) as the drawer fronts. I plan to write a detailed article about this in the next issue of <a href="http://www.woodskills.com/" target="_blank"><b>WOODSKILLS Magazine</b></a><br />
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As a follower and practitioner of James Krenov style of work and methodology, both hand tool and some machine techniques are included. Although the vast majority of articles refer to hand tools, machinery is not excluded. I find this to be a more realistic approach in this day and age. Machines can do the grunt work whereas hand tools are used to create joinery, shape and finesse furniture components, smoothing surfaces, etc. Advertising will be at an absolute minimum and consists of curated advertising, a term gleaned from the art world. Advertising must reflect practices and products that our readers and the team at WOODSKILLS could use or include in their own workshops and studios. Available through woodskills.com or Amazon (print version).</span></div>
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-20495907102637742272018-02-07T11:49:00.001-05:002018-02-07T22:52:16.477-05:00Workbench accessories...(Pt. 2)After completing and successfully testing the portable board jack in the previous post, I decided to continue on with workbench workholding accessories. At this point, two clamping attachments came to mind. The first, an edge dog, alternatively known as a bench puppy, was modelled after a <strong>College Of The Redwoods</strong> derived design. This particular design was gained from a Timothy Coleman article on this type of workholding device, also derived from a College Of The Redwoods design.
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A good example of how an edge dog can be used to hold a board on edge can be seen in the following image. One end is held by a edge dog whereas the other end is an add-on to a twin-screw vise which I discuss next. Instead of clamping a board to the surface of a workbench, the edge dog is used to clamp the board along the workbench edge and therefore at a more reasonable and lower height suitable for handplaning. Having a pair of these edge dogs allows either side of the workbench to be used. The edge dogs are created with opposing configurations as shown above.<br />
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My current workbenches do not incorporate dedicated tail vises. In place, I use a Veritas Twin-screw vise which performs as a tail vise when clamping boards on their face. When it comes to clamping boards on edge, the twin-screw vise can also be used along with bench dogs. The edge of the work piece would be then sitting on the workbench top. However, this raises the height of the board considerably and is not very conducive to jointing an edge of a board or handplaning. Ideally, the edge of a board should be slightly higher than the workbench surface to effectively perform hand plane operations. With this in mind, I created this outboard add-on to the twin-screw vise which extends the width of the vise movable jaw past the edge of the workbench.<br />
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Shown above, this newly designed outboard add-on accessory is an addition to the twin-screw movable jaw. In effect, the twin screw vise now becomes an enhanced tail vise capable of clamping boards on edge along the side of a workbench. The clamping is done in conjunction with the previously mentioned edge dog. Images of a board being clamped between these two accessories are shown below.<br />
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In these photos I am jointing the edge of a white ash board. I was surprised at how tightly the board is clamped with minimal tension applied to the twin screw vise. The friction from the leather pads contribute to this as slightly more tension was necessary before applying the leather pads. The outboard extension to the twin-screw vise is removable and can be adapted to either side of the twin-screw vise. I am left-handed so having it located to the right of the vise as shown, is more practical. For right-handed use, the opposite edge of the workbench would be used for jointing. As an added bonus, there is no racking of the twin-screw vise regardless of the clamping pressure I apply to the outboard extension.
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-91147310325442229352018-02-02T15:22:00.000-05:002018-02-07T11:49:59.537-05:00Workbench accessories...(Pt. 1)Soon after completing the Moxon Vise project and creating the illustrated drawings, build steps, images, video... I decided to work on a few other workbench accessories.
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<strong>Workbench accessories</strong> - any workbench add-ons that facilitate the holding and clamping of boards or panels. Boards or panels can be mounted on their edge and along their length. You get the idea...
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Workbenches can be large in size, massive in weight and beautiful looking but their ability to hold and clamp boards is one of their most important criteria. So holding or clamping a long, wide board along its length can be a challenging tasks of a workbench. In an earlier workbench I incorporated a sliding board jack that worked in conjunction with the face vise. This has and continues to work well since I had built this workbench from the ground up and allowed for the addition of the sliding board jack. With two of my newer slab-type workbenches, adding a sliding board jack was much more of a challenge. I did not want to modify the workbenches or drill screw holes through the tops. Adding an apron or skirt with dog holes along the length of the workbench top was an option, but this involved modifying the workbench itself.
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Enter the portable board jack. I designed it to easily attach to the underside of a slab-type workbench top where it serves to support the free end of a long plank or board. It can either be left attached to the workbench or removed when no longer necessary. It can also be moved across the length of the workbench or relocated to the opposite side of a workbench. It can just as easily be moved to another workbench. The nice part is there are no modifications necessary to the workbench.
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After a period of testing, I was pleasantly surprised at how well it works. It is completely unobtrusive and designed to accept standard 3/4 inch or 20 mm accessories such as surface clamps, bench dogs and shop-made planing stops. The portable board jack can be adapted to any slab-type workbench top without an existing apron or skirt as can be seen in the images. A face vise at one end keeps the board securely clamped on edge. Jointing the edge of long boards has become so much easier and second nature to me now.
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The hole arrangement on the portable board jack is optimized for the work I do but can be modified if necessary. I no longer give any thought to attaching or clamping a long board on edge and along its length to my workbenches. Often, I simply need a peg to be able to rest the free end of a board on. This allows me to quickly and easily flip the board around to work both long edges.
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Now, I just selected my most-often used side of a workbench to work on and leave the portable board jack attached. In the future, I will possibly be creating another board jack for my other, similar workbench. This adds to the versatility since it will no longer be necessary to move the board jack from bench to bench.
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Next up in the forthcoming installment or <strong>Part 2</strong>, a couple of cool bench accessories that continue with the theme of attaching and clamping long boards to a workbench. These are boards that are too long to simply clamp to a face vise. It just makes it so much more pleasant to perform handplaning or hand tool tasks once a board or panel is securely clamped. I like for this to be straightforward so I can focus on the task I need to perform instead of spending needless time on securely attaching and clamping a board to a workbench.Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-865590383133958302018-01-10T11:51:00.003-05:002018-01-10T11:52:39.126-05:00Moxon vise build...(Pt. 2)<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Moxon vise build continued and the vise was completed a couple of days after beginning the project. There was a considerable delay in determining the optimum length of the vise. This actually held me back since making it too short is essentially non-correctable later. Too long and there is a weight penalty as these Moxon vises tend to be heavy, especially with the Benchcrafted solid iron handwheels. Although the extra mass and weight can be your friend when clamping boards down, portability of the unit is also a consideration. I would need to determine the size of panels I most often worked with. In my work, I never go over about 20 inches in width so I set this as optimal distance between the screws. Then, using guidelines on screw hole placement provided in the Benchcrafted instructions, a final length of 28 inches was decided on. I did follow the suggested screw hole placement in the Benchcrafted instructions, this saved some time. Next was to mark the 3/4 inch screw holes and begin drilling, careful to have the holes in the front and rear jaws perfectly aligned.</span><br />
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<img alt="Moxon vise mortise captive nut" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3010" src="http://refinededge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0291-1200.jpg" height="425" style="background-color: transparent; clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24.37px; margin: 6px 12.5px 24.3px; max-width: 975px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" width="640" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Mortising for the captive nut in the rear jaw inside face was performed using bevel-edge and mortise chisels. Hard maple is well.. hard! In this case, the mortise chisels excelled at hogging out material from the 3/4 inch deep mortise. With a softer hardwood, lighter bevel-edge chisels would have been sufficient. I also oriented the nut so it would align well with the long edges of the rear jaw, mostly an aesthetic consideration. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /><br /><img alt="Moxon vise captive nut in rear jaw" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3011" src="http://refinededge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0298-1200.jpg" height="452" style="background-color: transparent; clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-stretch: normal; font: 300 15px/24.37px "times new roman"; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 6px 12.5px 24.3px; max-width: 975px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" width="640" /><b></b>
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After test-fitting the Benchcrafted hardware and ensuring it worked smoothly, the next step was to attach a large block of wood to the rear. This block of wood would both stabilize the vise assembly and allow holdfasts to be used to clamp the Moxon vise to the workbench top. Several other intermediate steps were performed, always careful to get alignments exactly correct. There is almost no room for error in making these vises since replacing either of the jaws is both time and material consuming. A more comprehensive article on how I made this Moxon vise will be available at the web site soon. </span> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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A table ext<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>ension and vertical support was then added after ensuring the stabilizer was effective at clamping down the Moxon vise to the workbench. The table allows me to extend horizontal boards for marking..i.e. dovetails. I customized the design to use an extra row of dog holes in the center area of my workbench. I have two of these workbenches set as my primary workbenches, so the Moxon vise will be completely portable between benches. The vise can also be located almost anywhere on the workbench surface as the holdfast locations are optimized to clamp the stabilizer block of wood at rear of the vise. I am using Gramercy holdfasts but any holdfasts can be set up for use with the vise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />More detail of the handwheel, screw, and captive nut can be seen above. The table is reinforced below both long edges for maximum support, this to allow for any mallet work. i.e. chopping out dovetails. A large design consideration was to not make the Moxon vise too heavy as I would often be removing it from the workbench top and/or moving it between workbenches. The table size was optimized for this vise and the type of work I do. When designing your own Moxon vise, you will need to determine the size of boards and panels you most often work with. The overall length of the Moxon vise is the most important consideration in its design, it is best to get it right the first time!
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I'm not 100% sure of the origins of the Moxon vise design, but it is widely attributed to Joseph Moxon. <b>Joseph Moxon</b> (8 August 1627 – February 1691<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">), </span>hydrographer to Charles II English printer specialising in mathematical books and maps. Moxon's 17th century book<i>. The Art of Joinery</i> first described the double-screw vise. In this historical publication was documented the Moxon vise - a double-screw held to a workbench top with clamps or holdfasts in order to facilitate certain work.<br />
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The main criteria for me was to be able to hold work above the standard height of a workbench. Rather than piece together the hardware for the vise itself, I opted for the Benchcrafted Moxon Vise hardware kit as it includes everything mechanical. I would need to supply the wood and shape the vise jaws (chops). This would be for the basic vise. A more complex version with an additional work table behind the vise would involve several more steps. The overall length of the Moxon vise has yet to be decided on, but will be in the 28 to 32 in. range.<br />
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So after deliberating on the design, I simply went at it and worked on the front and rear jaws. Not having 8/4 stock available to me, I opted to laminate some 4/4 maple pieces instead. In the past, I have had success with the strength and stability of 4/4 boards laminated together. In selecting the boards, I mixed the grain orientations up so each of the laminated boards would counter the grain of the other board. This, in my opinion, balances out the internal stresses of the woods and keeps it all straight and stable. Laminating one of the jaws here with 4/4 boards. As they say, one never has enough clamps. In the pic below, this was almost the case, but it worked out. I do have other clamps, but for the most part, they are lighter. To be continued...<br />
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-66990021531783953442017-11-02T11:16:00.003-04:002017-11-03T08:37:06.042-04:00The evolution...Several years ago, 2006 to be exact, Michael Dresdner contacted me to ask about profiling me in an upcoming <b>Woodworker's Journal</b> online publication. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity to talk about my woodworking and how I got to where I was at the time. I was transitioning from primarily being a box maker to furniture making and the reasons for this shift in direction were discussed in the interview.<br />
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In that period, I had completed a series of courses at a high-end furniture making school and began to use hand tools more in my work. I recall that the year 2006 was an important juncture in my woodworking. I had embraced the Krenov philosophy and his methods of work. Reading and attending the fine furniture making school inspired me to increase the complexity and scale of my woodworking. I also learned to slow down my woodworking and focus instead on each and every piece rather than applying myself to creating in batch mode ( multiples). So my direction changed dramatically in the years 2006-2008 to where I now design + build one-off furniture pieces exclusively.<br />
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The most important takeaway from the interview would likely be the last line: “If you are tired of your day job,” Pirollo advises, “do what I did. Pursue your passion instead.” To this day, I completely believe in this quote. It is never to early to pursue your passion. Get a head start, so if unforeseen circumstances affect your livelihood (career), you will be prepared. Early on my hi-tech career, I pursued many woodworking courses at the college level, set up my own workshops and struggled and worked at learning the woodworking trade. After experiencing a total of 3 downsizings, I gave up on my hi-tech career and moved on to a career in woodworking. This had been my <b>Plan B</b> all along 😉 The important part is that I was well prepared to launch a second career. You never know where fate will lead you!<br />
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<a href="http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/norman-pirollo-the-refined-edge-of-white-mountain/" target="_blank">Norman Pirollo: The Refined Edge of White Mountain</a><br />
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<br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-2413455807219112632017-10-23T17:25:00.000-04:002017-10-23T19:26:18.189-04:00Hand Tool ClassI have recently compiled a series of <b>24</b><strong> </strong>videos into an online class on hand tools. The class combines videos from two different sources. So a background on hand tools is introduced as well as best practices. Many of the video lessons include step by step hand tool sequences. The Hand Tool Class is derived from twenty years of woodworking and furniture making expertise. I work with both hand and power tools today but really only use power tools for preliminary processing of lumber into wood planks. I consider this grunt work. The carrot at the end of the stick comes later when final dimensioning, joinery and detail work occur strictly using hand tools. I find this to be an effective compromise in my real-life furniture design + build studio. <br />
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I also include the Dovetail Jig Plan as well as my Shooting Board Plan ($24) with each purchase. There is so much to grasp with hand tools, especially hand planes. Hopefully, this Hand Tool Class will make it easy for woodworkers (both new and seasoned) to better understand the intricacies of hand tools. The how's and why's of each tool are introduced! The class should provide a good basis and a good foundation to make hand tool processes become a larger part of your woodworking. As time goes on, I am transitioning further in the use of hand tools in my own work. With increased exposure and application, I find that I can simply pick up several of the hand tools and complete a task. Muscle memory kicks in and the tools are kept tuned and sharp. Woodworkers often struggle with hand tools early on unless they are shown how to adjust and tune the tools for optimum performance. The frustration of going through the steep learning curve can easily be circumvented through proper instruction. Once past this hurdle, the tools become a pleasure to use.<br />
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More detailed info on what the Hand Tool Class offers along with a short , lo-res video below of a few of the highlights and segments available at: <a href="http://refinededge.com/hand-tool-class/" target="_blank">Hand Tool Class</a> <br />
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The following topics are covered in detail in this <strong>16 part</strong> design and build class:<br />
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<li>Inspiration and design of the display cabinet</li>
<li>An overview discussing components of the cabinet</li>
<li>Wood selection and resawing veneers used in cabinet</li>
<li>The advantages of using veneers over solid wood</li>
<li>Detailed information on creating and using resawn veneers</li>
<li>The process of applying veneers to the sides and doors</li>
<li>Implementing bake-ins to create panels with hardwood edges</li>
<li>Hardwood edging and the veneer press</li>
<li>The veneer press and joinery used in the cabinet</li>
<li>Card scrapers and the use of a shop-made drilling guide</li>
<li>Dowel drilling guide in-depth</li>
<li>The case construction process</li>
<li>Frame and panel construction of the back panel</li>
<li>Back panel detail and installation</li>
<li>Final case assembly of the display cabinet</li>
<li>Installation process of knife hinges for the doors</li>
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Each video segment addresses one aspect of the cabinet build. The design process as well as the methodology behind the build are addresses. This is not simply a class on how to build a cabinet on stand. The class will inform you of a similar design process that James Krenov used in his own work. Since I am an ardent follower of James Krenov, the practices I use in this cabinet build closely follow those of James Krenov. Discussions and demonstrations describe how the design of this display cabinet originated and the design considerations in its build. Information on wood selection and preparation as well as the joinery used in this cabinet is covered in detail. Tips and techniques acquired over several years of creating this style of cabinet are shared in this class. The process of creating and applying veneers is covered as well as information on the installation of knife hinges. More info in the <a data-mce-href="http://refinededge.com/tutorials/" href="http://refinededge.com/tutorials/" target="_blank">Tutorials</a> section of my web site.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-47316269796727848152017-10-11T10:17:00.000-04:002017-10-23T19:27:02.874-04:00Furniture Design Course<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this new course, I cover the furniture design topic. This is a topic near and dear to me as I believe that good design is essential in a quality furniture piece. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good design also minimizes wasted resources and provides a furniture maker with essential feedback and pause when creating furniture. Loosely translated, the design process keeps the maker from rushing into a potentially flawed furniture design. The checks and balances give pause to the process as well as streamlining the build. Developing your own style and furniture aesthetic is also covered. Selecting the right woods for your furniture design is critical in determining the appeal of the final furniture piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As with most woodworkers, I was anxious to build furniture early on. With the passage of time and several furniture projects completed, the anxiety of simply creating work had passed. It was far more important to create a well-designed and striking piece of furniture. So I delved into furniture design, studied with some renown furniture makers, and used this knowledge to establish a furniture design process that works.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Furniture design overview, the history of furniture design</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Understand design process, bring your furniture designs to next level</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use of mockups and prototypes to develop a furniture design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In-depth use of mockups to develop a furniture design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Determining a furniture style for your own furniture designs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Selecting a furniture style and aesthetic</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Developing a furniture design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Getting the proportions right in a furniture design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Using the dynamic design process in a furniture design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use of maquettes and prototypes in a furniture design</span></li>
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Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-3135933087430949992017-09-18T17:33:00.000-04:002018-02-03T16:59:57.239-05:00The Wood Artist: Creating Art Through WoodI've been working at writing a book on and off these past few months. Only in the last two weeks has the final title been decided on: <b>The Wood Artist: Creating Art Through Wood</b>. The book chronicles the evolution of my wood art and sculpture over several years. Several discoveries about wood are noted. I am excited about this book as this particular subject is part of the continuum of my second career as a furniture maker and wood artist. A few years ago, I never would have envisioned being part of the art world. It is through the medium of wood that I stumbled into it. One thing led to another and soon I developed a sufficient body of work to make serious inroads into the art world. Shifting from creating functional furniture to creating purely non-functional, non-objective art was challenging at times. At the same time, the creation of art unleashed a newfound creativity and vision that could not be manifested through my furniture designs.<br />
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This is more than simply a picture book. In it I discuss the methodology and processes I developed to be able to create small and large pieces of wood art. As well, discoveries about the inherent characteristics and beauty of wood are discussed. Both sculptural and wall art are part of the journey. The wood art and sculpture closely follow the genre of contemporary art. It has been an exciting period in my career as both a woodworker and wood artist. I continue to work at both today. The book is 215 pgs. in total. So I created this video as a retrospective of some of my recent work. The evolution includes the introduction of curved elements and colored wood at different points. Currently it is in the final stage of completion. The final version is being proof-read at this time. The book is targeted for publication October 12, 2017. Information on ordering will be at: <a href="http://www.refinededge.com/books">www.refinededge.com/books</a><br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733078179477205930.post-80078859078865147452017-08-18T15:08:00.001-04:002017-08-18T16:03:15.150-04:001860's Sawmill & Cabinetmaker shopThis past week while camping I toured an authentic 1860's pioneer village in the area. We camp in the same area each year and try to visit Upper Canada Village while there. With each visit I learn something new or pick out a detail I missed on previous visits. One favorite stop is the authentic sawmill which continues to produce boards to this day. Most of the wood is used within the village. Watching the water-powered bandsaw in operation continues to amaze me. The innovative features built-in to process logs into boards are nothing short of ingenious. There is also a system to use trucks on wheels to transport logs in , then roll them onto the bandsaw platform for ripping. The videos below shows the bandsaw in operation and water turbine at the lower level. Blade is stationary except for up and down movement. The log is advanced into the blade through a system of geared steel wheels and detents. The bandsaw is powered by a shaft driven by a turbine wheel. The water is piped in to the sawmill through a system of square wood pipes which increase the velocity of water to spin the turbine. Water begins at one height when entering the sawmill and exits at a lower level. This is what causes the water to increase in velocity. The bandsaw mill works well with old growth white pine brought in from another area.<br />
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Video here: <a href="https://youtu.be/pXG09RTYsUU" target="_blank">Water-powered 1860 bandsaw</a><br />
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Another favorite stop is the authentic cabinetmaker shop where furniture is continually churned out, albeit at a much slower pace we are familiar with. Most of the furniture produced in the shop is used in the authentic pioneers village. All furniture is created with hand tools as relatively no woodworking machines existed in this era. The Industrial Age was just beginning. Watching the cabinetmaker (David Jones) and apprentice provided a real appreciation for a slower, manual form of woodworking. <br />
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So I had the opportunity to do a short film of David Jones (resident master cabinetmaker) and apprentice. I asked a few questions while filming. They are currently working on a side table with frame and panel doors and drawers. All joinery is either pinned mortise and tenon or dovetails. <br />
I have probably visited this Cabinetmakers shop four times to date and continue to enjoy discussing with the resident cabinetmakers their work methods and current projects.<br />
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I then visited the blacksmith shop which also doubles as the ferrier shop for the horses in the village. Had a good talk with the blacksmith. At the time he was forging a keyway for a geared wheel in a piece of machinery used in the crop fields of the village.Woodskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347827764222486575noreply@blogger.com4