Comments on: 105 – Oh For Keepsake! http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/ Education and entertainment for the modern woodworker. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Randy http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52897 Randy Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:30:17 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52897 Hey Mark I finished mine today. I did make a change that I thought I would share. I made the bottom male dovetail much wider. Wider than the hole in the bottom. Then the top female dovetail is only about a 1/2 inch on each side. That way I get to keep the depth of the hole and the dovetail does not interfere with it at all. Hey Mark I finished mine today. I did make a change that I thought I would share. I made the bottom male dovetail much wider. Wider than the hole in the bottom. Then the top female dovetail is only about a 1/2 inch on each side. That way I get to keep the depth of the hole and the dovetail does not interfere with it at all.

]]> By: Asa K, http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52501 Asa K, Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:20:20 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52501 Thanks for another great video. I made 2 for my relatives with a rosewood bottom, a south american wood for the top (Im not quite sure what type), and oak corners. I will try to post pictures up soon. Thanks for another great video. I made 2 for my relatives with a rosewood bottom, a south american wood for the top (Im not quite sure what type), and oak corners. I will try to post pictures up soon.

]]> By: Derek L http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52475 Derek L Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:22:54 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52475 Yeah, I shouldn't have been watching the video so late. :) Rewatched this morning, and what I thought I saw wasn't actually there. Yeah, I shouldn’t have been watching the video so late. :) Rewatched this morning, and what I thought I saw wasn’t actually there.

]]> By: thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52440 thewoodwhisperer Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:51:18 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52440 Not sure what you mean Derek. Isn't just about every cut between the fence and the blade? Not sure what you mean Derek. Isn’t just about every cut between the fence and the blade?

]]> By: Derek L http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52439 Derek L Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:38:36 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52439 Watching the video tonite, I twice noticed you doing something I thought was a Big No No - running a workpiece through the table between the blade and the fence. Watching the video tonite, I twice noticed you doing something I thought was a Big No No – running a workpiece through the table between the blade and the fence.

]]> By: Randy http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52163 Randy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:49:55 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52163 Thanks Marc. I guess the frustrating part is I did have the piece against the fence. I had it clamped down and had a firm grip on it. I had this happen several times. I think that a couple times the point of the bit was not in the wood. But the last time it was. Well this was my first time to ever use a Forstner bit. I will chalk it up to experience. I will take your advice and go old school first. I don't have any experience in using a block plane either. If that does not work I will use the router sled that I have done before. That is what makes it all fun, the learning process. Just keep getting smarter. Some day I will start that first furniture project to actually display/use in the house. Thanks for the ideas and the inspiration Marc. Thanks Marc. I guess the frustrating part is I did have the piece against the fence. I had it clamped down and had a firm grip on it. I had this happen several times. I think that a couple times the point of the bit was not in the wood. But the last time it was. Well this was my first time to ever use a Forstner bit. I will chalk it up to experience.
I will take your advice and go old school first. I don’t have any experience in using a block plane either. If that does not work I will use the router sled that I have done before. That is what makes it all fun, the learning process. Just keep getting smarter. Some day I will start that first furniture project to actually display/use in the house. Thanks for the ideas and the inspiration Marc.

]]> By: thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52162 thewoodwhisperer Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:39:37 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52162 The forstner certainly can be dangerous if you take a partial cut. But I find that if you have the piece secure against the fence, its usually fine. The other thing I like to be sure of is that the center of the bit is firmly in the wood. If you plunge with the center spur in space, you can easily have a mishap. But again, the fence helps keep things pretty safe. Ideally, you would clamp the piece down for the operation, but I will admit to being a little lazy in that area. But with clamps in place, you have a lot more flexibility with how much you can plow away when overlapping. As for fixing the top, I would not really be comfortable telling you to joint it again. That's a very short piece and if its less than your manufacturer's recommended minimum length for the jointer, I wouldn't do it. Another option would be a bench plane. Go old school on it and get a nice flat face. Worse case scenario, you could make a little router sled that suspends the router over the box. Immobilize the box and run the router over the top of the piece with a straight bit. Think of a CNC machine. People use this method all the time to flatten the tops of their end grain cutting boards and it works great. Hope that helps. The forstner certainly can be dangerous if you take a partial cut. But I find that if you have the piece secure against the fence, its usually fine. The other thing I like to be sure of is that the center of the bit is firmly in the wood. If you plunge with the center spur in space, you can easily have a mishap. But again, the fence helps keep things pretty safe. Ideally, you would clamp the piece down for the operation, but I will admit to being a little lazy in that area. But with clamps in place, you have a lot more flexibility with how much you can plow away when overlapping.

As for fixing the top, I would not really be comfortable telling you to joint it again. That’s a very short piece and if its less than your manufacturer’s recommended minimum length for the jointer, I wouldn’t do it. Another option would be a bench plane. Go old school on it and get a nice flat face. Worse case scenario, you could make a little router sled that suspends the router over the box. Immobilize the box and run the router over the top of the piece with a straight bit. Think of a CNC machine. People use this method all the time to flatten the tops of their end grain cutting boards and it works great.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Randy http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52145 Randy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:21:20 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52145 Love the project idea Mark. I got a question about using the forstner bit. When overlapping the holes can the forstner bit catch on the edges and cause problems. Are there any do's and don't about overlapping? I ask because I had some problems. Also when the bit jumps out of the hole (actually the wood moved. I am using a drill press) you are starting and cuts outside of the circle how would you go about getting the top flat again? Could I run it over my jointer again? Not sure I could sand it flat enough to look right when the lid is on. Life is tuff, even tuffer when you are stupid. Love the project idea Mark. I got a question about using the forstner bit. When overlapping the holes can the forstner bit catch on the edges and cause problems. Are there any do’s and don’t about overlapping? I ask because I had some problems. Also when the bit jumps out of the hole (actually the wood moved. I am using a drill press) you are starting and cuts outside of the circle how would you go about getting the top flat again? Could I run it over my jointer again? Not sure I could sand it flat enough to look right when the lid is on.

Life is tuff, even tuffer when you are stupid.

]]> By: thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52033 thewoodwhisperer Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:50:35 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52033 Sorry to hear that John. I would love to see what happened. Can you post the images on the Community site? http://community.thewoodwhisperer.com/ Sorry to hear that John. I would love to see what happened. Can you post the images on the Community site? http://community.thewoodwhisperer.com/

]]> By: John http://thewoodwhisperer.com/oh-for-keepsake/#comment-52030 John Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:23:37 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=10743#comment-52030 I have now made two failed bottoms and two failed tops building a 5 inch box as I did not have any 6 inch stock laying around. If anyone is interested I can post pix of the various errors - sort of funny. I am now on my second set of boxes - building them - and I have again already ruined one top so I am on my 5Th top for two boxes. Speak about learning curves... I have now made two failed bottoms and two failed tops building a 5 inch box as I did not have any 6 inch stock laying around. If anyone is interested I can post pix of the various errors – sort of funny. I am now on my second set of boxes – building them – and I have again already ruined one top so I am on my 5Th top for two boxes.

Speak about learning curves…

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