We had a bit of an audio glitch, but once we got going things went great. Thanks to all for hanging with us, and participating.
1:17 Bowtie vs. epoxy2:50 Making runners for a table saw
4:38 Jigs and Fixtures circle jig, fractional calculator
7:38 Pocket holes for a toe kick?
10:18 Phillips vs tork heads
11:10 Glue for rub joints
11:42 Easy Wood detail chisels
13:36 Silicone glue brushes vs acid brushes
14:43 Shop-made turning finish vs. Mylands Friction Polish
16:25 Recess or tenon when using a four-jaw chuck on bowls
19:52 How much clamp pressure?
22:12 Table saw fence; left or right side of the blade?
25:15 Light wood to contract with Sapele and blood wood
26:14 Ash for turning?
27:00 Concave edges from a jointer
33:08 Epoxied board through the planer?
33:25 Glue for edge to edge gluing?
34:40 Short vs long lathe chisels
36:12 Oil based finish for dresser top?
37:22 Wipe wet glue?
40:27 Problems gluing cedar
43:35 Inaccurate tape on table saw fence
44:42 Purple heart for turning?
45:42 Starter turning projects
48:29 Jointing on the router table
54:00 Sawmilling wood
56:00 Plain sawn four faces table legs
1:05:00 George’s teaching schedule www.vondriskawoodworks.com
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Hi George, I would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of a jointer with
(a) spiral head over blades:
(b) parallelogram jointer over dovetail. Thanks.
I’ve got a spiral head, for the first time, in the jointer I own now. I love it. It provides a better surface than the straight knife jointer I previously had. It’s typically easier to dial the beds into coplaner (should you need to) on a parallelogram jointer than on a dovetail ways jointer.
I’m making some table legs that will be close to 1.5 inches both wide and thick. I’m making them fro flat-sawn 3/4 in wood, so I need to rip four pieces for each leg, so that each piece will have a triangular cross-section. I’m trying to figure out the best/safesr way to cut them on the table saw. How would you recommend doing the beveled rips?
Answered at 56:00
How is the router table set up to do edge jointing a board. I have an Ingra Router Table
Answered at 48:29 Check out this article https://www.wwgoa.com/article/edge-joint-on-a-router-table/
Hello – I just joined wwgoa, very impressive. Also from WI, Monroe, and my local sawmill has a great selection – but I am considering starting to mill/dry my own logs. Have you ever dabbled in that?
Answered at 54:00 Also, check out Matt Cremona http://www.mattcremona.com/
How good is purpleheart for turning for pens?
Answered at 44:42
My measuring tape on the right side of the blade on my Ridgid table saw is accurate when using over 18″ settings, but it is off progressively more as the width from the blade is smaller. The adjustable marker can’t be the issue, as it is accurate at wider settings. Any ideas?!
Answered at 43:35 Kreg self-adhesive tape
to Ginny, ( no need for live review) Years ago I built an Ice Boat (do a you-tube search) my wife came out to the garage and asked if it was gonna work, my reply was ” well it Aughtago” (Aught to go ) hence the name of my ice boat and my user name, you can call me Stan.
I’m new to using a jointer, my edges are coming out slightly concave, like a frown, what am I doing wrong?
Answered at 27:00
Thanks for your tips. This has likely been answered before but don’t catch all the shows. If one had a choice between a planer and a joiner, what would you recommend. Also the Dewalt vs the Ricon. I see the Ricon, for minimally more has higher rpm and helical blades. Thanks
Hi George, am calling from Canada. Can you tell whether ash is too hard a wood for turning? Would you recommend it? Thanks.
Answered at 26:14
Hi George… What is your opinion on the short vs longer tools for the lathe?
Thanks… John
Answered at 34:40
Would an oil base finish be the best finish for a dresser top? The dresser is over 70 years old made with figured walnut.
George. What about the glue? Been seen putting glue on and NEVER wiping it off! So what’s up with that? And thanks for what you do for all in the community of sawdust makers.
Answered at 37:22
I have a Craftsman table saw that will not take a standard size runner it is odd shaped were do I get runners to fit this Sears offer none
Check out the ZeroPlay runners from MicroJig if you don’t want to make your own shop-made runners http://amzn.to/2wtmZb3
I have an oval kitchen table that has a laminated top with an oak edging around the laminate. The oak edging (Approx 3/4″ tp 1″ wide) needs to be re-finished. What is the best approach to re-finishing the edging?
Doug
Sorry, but I’m not a refinishing guy. I’m not familiar with today’s strippers and refinishing chemicals.
I recently used some Cedar on my patio. I then needed a curved shelf for my observatory and decided to use the 3″ wide scraps from the patio job. I edge glued several of these together with Titebond II. I did NOT let them dry very long (only a couple hours) and tried to run them through the planner. Several joints failed. I regaled them and let them sit overnight, next day when removing from the clamps, I was able by hand to pull two of them apart. I re-glued them again clamped for 24 hours and they have sat all week . I am afraid to try and work with them. Have you had any issues gluing red cedar?
Answered at 40:27
What is the best glue to use for joining wood pieces to make wider pieces?
Answered at 33:08
Oops, answered at 33:25
Can you use a player on wood that’s you used epoxy on?
Answered at 33:08
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Like your show very much keep up the good work from Tofield Alberta Canada
Thanks!
From the Emerald Mountain in rural Colombia I would like a recomendation for a minimum price CNC like a Carbide 3D or Piranja from New Vision
Which city in the U S is this live event coming from, I need to set my world clock as it is 10:00am here in Brisbane, Queensland in the land down under?
We are based out of the Midwest. If you’d like to use a “city” to reference for time, you can use Minneapolis, Minnesota! Cheers and thank you for viewing.
Working on the audio issue right now. Give us a sec to see if we can get it fixed. Hoping to be back on line very soon.
I have a hundred foot 20amp extension cord that I reel in from its middle on a cheap garden hose reel. Works great. I take it halfway to the job, pull out both male and female ends at the same time.
What is your deciding factor in deciding what turning finish your home made or the bought friction polish you use
Answered at 14:43 George’s turning finish recipe: 1/3 shellac, 1/3 mineral spirits, 1/3 boiled linseed oil. Myland’s Friction Polish http://amzn.to/2f9VxMM
Just graduated from a radial arm saw to a table saw. When ripping I can position the fence either right or left of the blade. Is there a preferred side of the blade to position the fence?
Answered at 22:12
How much clamp pressure is typically needed in a normal furniture panel, or face frame glue up? Bessey makes Revo and Revo Jr clamps that have 1500 or 900 pounds of pressure. 900 seems like it should be more than enough, or is there another difference.
Thank you, love the show.
Answered at 19:52 Bessey 31″ Revo clamps http://amzn.to/2x5fzhA
any recommendations welcome
From the Emerald Mountain in rural Colombia I am planning on getting a low cost CNC like Carbide 3D Shapeneko and New Vision Piranja and recommendations welcome
Sorry, but I don’t have experience with these machines. Full answer at 18:32
George, since the class in May all I do now is turn bowls! When using a 4 jaw Chuck what determines if I make a tenon or a recess? I’ve done both, but is there a rule of thumb of when to use which? Thanks
Answered at 16:52
what is the deciding factor in deciding what finish you are going to use for turning you 1/3 ×3 home made or your bought friction polish
Answered at 14:43 George’s turning finish recipe: 1/3 shellac, 1/3 mineral spirits, 1/3 boiled linseed oil. Myland’s Friction Polish http://amzn.to/2f9VxMM
After watching your DVD’s, I have been using the “acid brushes” for glue application for years now. I had tried the little plastic spatulas , but they one have limited certain situations where they excel over the brushes (like getting inside biscuit grooves). Recently I bought a set of re-usable silicon brushes, I love them and they are my new goto glue brush, quick wash with plain water and they are ready again. I keep the acid brushes on hand for the narrow dado or other application where the silicon won’t fit, or if I am using a non-water soluble glue. Have you tried these? and what do you think of them?
Answered at 13:36
Acid brushes http://amzn.to/2fmGWL4 are great for small areas. Silicone brushes http://amzn.to/2f03dOa are bigger and will be faster covering a larger area.
7 pm cst that means 8pm edt since were still on daylight savings time? Gets a little confusing when people use standard time when were still in daylight savings time.
We’re having a tech issue. 7 PM CDT was the start time, but the audio wasn’t working. We’re trying to get it fixed.
The other night, you used a couple of the Easy Wood turning tools, a square tip one and a round tip one. Looking at the number of Easy Wood tools available, do you have other ones with different tips and which ones do you use the most?
Answered at 10:42 You can check out an Easy Wood detail set here http://amzn.to/2hFQ8Oc
Oops…answered at 11:42
I read your article on conditions when gluing rub joints is appropriate, but what I was curious about is whether the type of glue matters, specifically between yellow/white glues and polyurethane glues. Is either fine, or only one, and why? Thank you.
Answered at 11:10
I noticed while buying deck screws that some manufacturers use a philips head while some use a torx head. Is one
any better than the other? I would think the torx would be better.
Answered at 10:38
I’m in the planning stages for a bathroom vanity. It will be Melamine case with birch drawer boxes and cherry Face frame, toe kick, drawer fronts and doors. I will use Sommerfelds tongue and groove system for most of the joinery except pocket holes for the face frame and air nails for select locations where it won’t show. Do you think it is ok to use pocket hole screws to hold the toe kick on, with pockets in the Melamine and threads in the cherry?
Answered at 7:38. Titebond melamine glue http://amzn.to/2wbBJw3
John, in Spirit Lake, ID
I just watched “Jigs, Fixtures & Shop-Made Helpers.” When you made the circle cutting jig, it appeared you were using a 3/4″ straight bit. Wouldn’t it be easier to use something like a 1/4″ spiral bit?
Have you tried Woodpecker’s X-mat system? It looks really great.
I see you use the ProjectCalc fractional calculator. I’ve had mine for a lot of years and have yet to change the battery. How long have you had yours and have you ever had to replace the battery?
Keep up the great work and making woodworking so much easier for all of us.
I too have the same calculator, although it only gets seldom use, I love its features when i need them. I have had it for 2 going on 3 decades. I can’t remember changing the battery, but I just looked at it and I wrote in sharpie LR43 on the battery cover (so I would know what battery I needed), therefore I assume I have replaced it at least once. In retrospect after reading your question, the battery should be replaced about once a decade just to make sure it does not leak and destroy the calculator.
Good idea. I’ll do that this weekend.
There is a free fraction calculator in the play store for android devices.
Yep, a 1/4″ bit would be easier to manage than a 3/4″ bit. For anyone interested in the Project Calculator you can see it here https://www.wwgoa.com/product/home-project-calculator/
HOW DO I MAKE RUNNERS FOR A RYOBI CONTRACTOR SAW. THIS IS VINCE CHORASZEWSKI,FROM LIVONIA MICHIGAN. THANK YOU
Check out the ZeroPlay runners from MicroJig if you don’t want to make your own shop-made runners http://amzn.to/2wtmZb3
Answered at 2:56
when would you use butterfly vs epoxy for cracks?
Check out the Microjig ZeroPlay runners http://amzn.to/2wtmZb3 They work great if you don’t want to make your own shop-made runners.
Answered at 1:17