Valentine's Day gift made of purpleheart and cherry. Shellac finish with pastewax.

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A few gifts I made over the holidays. Bandsaw mantle clocks.

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Decent used bandsaws don’t often show up around here and when they do its for a premium price or goes quick.

With the holiday sales coming up I’ve got the Jet JWBS14-SFX, Rikon 10-324TG, and Rikon 10-326 on the short list.

My main question is will the 1/4 hp difference be noticeable as a hobbist resawing from 1.5 to 1.75? I mostly work with cherry, walnut, hard and soft maple, and red oak. 8-10” or larger boards sometimes, most are under 6” wide.

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This is a moxon vise I completed last week. The basic design and dimensions were taken from an article on the Fine Woodworking site. This jaws were made of some 8/4 cherry I had available from my last project. The top ledge and bottom of the back jaw are made from 3/4 cherry. Jorgensen press screws were used for the tightening mechanism. I removed and discarded the square press piece on the ends and embedded the 'bolt' in the back piece. The front jaw is lined with cork rubber.

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I finished this library table based on Norm Abram’s New Yankee Workshop S03E09 project. The plans I used were from Norm’s book Mostly Shaker.

Like Norm, I used cherry for the primary wood and poplar with 1/4 inch plywood for the drawer runners, interior supports, and drawer boxes. Four screws were use to secure the top to the frame and is the only hardware in the build. The finish is blonde shellac and a coat of wax applied with 0000 steel wool.

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Now that they’ve been given out I can share pictures of some of the cheese cutters and cutting boards that were made for Christmas gifts this year. Hard Maple, Hickory, and Walnut. A couple included Purple Heart.

I provided ~4oz tins of ‘board butter’. A 4:1 mixture of mineral oil and beeswax. Heated and mixed in a double boiler.

I forget to provide a card for the care of the boards; how often to apply the mixture, drying after washing, don’t use the dishwasher, etc.

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I’m delveing more into finer woodworking (furniture) I’m finding myself in need of a couple of more chisels. Mostly I have a need for under 1/2 inch sizes. I have a 3 piece set right now 1/2, 3/4, and 1 inch big box store versions.

I’m looking into getting a better 6-piece set. Before spending the money I’m wondering what do I want to look for other than the blade material? Is there a thickness or build style to look for? Handle comfort vs material consideratiosn?

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Woodworking is just fixing the problems in the shape of the wood that you acquired.

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