When I watch you work I am often reminded of a sign that hung in the shop where I learned to do automotive bodywork... it read A laborer is one who works with his hands A craftsman is one who works with his hands, and his head An artist is one who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart ~ Unknown ~
My sign read: A labourer gets paid for his time. A craftsman hopes he gets paid for most of his time. An artist puts in the time regardless of the pay and glances a little enviously at the labourer driving by in his shiny new truck.
Hi The the process of constructing the Stem using LePage PL premium construction grade - looks okay ( it is cheap & easy to apply) Limited to about 1-1/2 inch glue up piece. It has worked for garden laminated pieces. ( laminating oak about 1/4 inch thickness). Keep the Vlogs coming since the ice should be gone by mid April this year.
Wobbly workbench: I added a set of drawers built into a cabinet. This drawer cabinet is then slide onto the bottom shelf of the bench and is attached to the bench legs their entire length and is removable. Just leave enough room for the hold downs. Alot of people don't like drawers but I like them because closed they don't collect dust and shavings.
Which category do the automotive panel adhesives fall into? That stuff is incredible! My favorite is the foaming gorilla glue for its gap filling, adhesion, rigidity and "toolabilty". Love your channel 👍.
Hi Mark, I'm binge watching at the moment and playing catch up. Question, did you drill and tap the bed of the table saw to make the Feather board useable for smaller stock? The track looks a distance from the blade. I have just received a couple of Feather boards in the post for my quite small DIY (Destroy it Yourself) table saw and I'm hoping they will fit the track. I'm a tad under the weather at present and the good wife wont let me out to my shed to play! I watched your "Short" on sharpening the Slick. I had just watched a Rob Cosman video on preparing and sharpening new chisels. I thought to myself, I wonder how he would tackle a slick. I followed his method on a bunch of old chisels and some new ones, using a diamond stone set and a stropping kit. I got those chisels mighty sharp, cant wait to use them. Not going to shave my arm though. 😄
@@Nomadboatbuilding Havent seen them before, I'm interested now. Is it just a super strong magnet or one of the pushbutton type used on Dial test indicators. I'm very familiar with that type from years in Aircraft Maintance.
Nice episode thanks for posting it Mark. I just finished a rather grueling 9 month job for a client and am heading off to The Great Dismal Swamp "with a name like that who wouldn't want to go?" and the outer banks with my kayak, after which I will start work on my fourth and positively last shop I am going to build which brings me to the point as either my first or second project will be a water vessel of some type kayak ,canoe, or something like you are doing now. It might be a toss up which will be first as even though I am not a musician I want to build a violin. BTW, was that Record a #4 ? That was my first plane I bought new back in the 80's.
That is a Record #4. My main whip. $30. Bought in the 90's. I think I have half a dozen other smoothing planes including a Veritas. Never use them. Since you bring up swampland, I'm going to encourage you to look into deceased boatbuilder Robb White. He has an autobiographical book out there called "how to build a tin canoe", but dig up his old Wooden Boat magazine articles. Food for thought regarding future projects in there. And since you mention fiddles, I've been doing a deep dive into that too. Check out Luthier Peter Westerlund here on YT. He has a fascinating approach to construction that I have never encountered before. The videos take some commitment but I am hooked.
Just a question, not a criticism.. How would you have avoided that gap in the deadwood you filled. Was it a matter of locating the part in the cedar blank? Or was the blank a little small in one direction. Could it have been avoided via the mylar layout, or would a door-skin mockup have been more useful.
A larger bit of stock would have been the simple answer. Looking back on the footage, I notice that when I first laid out the deadwood, I was sacrificing a little depth on the lamination side relative to the pattern. Then when I was laying it out the second time, after fitting the deadwood piece, I returned to the pattern design, forgetting I had made a change. That left the deadwood shy by that tiny amount which I should have just let epoxy fill. But I’m kind of an idiot that way.
@@Nomadboatbuilding Idiot.... noooo. Ya can't see every eventuality.. You're not perfect, even if your family disagrees.. Though patterning it out fully in cardboard or whatever could be an advantage... Hmmm
AVEs version of keep your stick on the ice is stuck in my head forever.
Ah yes, I opted to not get the T-shirt, as enticing as that was.
I think of the wobble in your bench as being a little shock absorber…the forgiving nature of that is easier on your elbow.😉
A generous excuse for my outright laziness.
Another cracking video
Glad you enjoyed it
Great way to end a lazy Sunday Afternoon...cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.
Such a pleasure to watch you work. The most enjoyable 29 minutes on UA-cam!
Glad you enjoy it!
When I watch you work I am often reminded of a sign that hung in the shop where I learned to do automotive bodywork... it read
A laborer is one who works with his hands
A craftsman is one who works with his hands, and his head
An artist is one who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart
~ Unknown ~
My sign read: A labourer gets paid for his time. A craftsman hopes he gets paid for most of his time. An artist puts in the time regardless of the pay and glances a little enviously at the labourer driving by in his shiny new truck.
Thank you again Mark. Made an enjoyable evening watch. Have a great week ahead.
Thanks, you too!
Hi
The the process of constructing the Stem using LePage PL premium construction grade - looks okay ( it is cheap & easy to apply) Limited to about 1-1/2 inch glue up piece. It has worked for garden laminated pieces. ( laminating oak about 1/4 inch thickness).
Keep the Vlogs coming since the ice should be gone by mid April this year.
Thanks for the info!
Who you callin' freak? 😂 Another excellent, informative video, and yes, thank you for the bonus shavings bit.
Wobbly workbench: I added a set of drawers built into a cabinet. This drawer cabinet is then slide onto the bottom shelf of the bench and is attached to the bench legs their entire length and is removable. Just leave enough room for the hold downs. Alot of people don't like drawers but I like them because closed they don't collect dust and shavings.
I have no problem with drawers in a workbench so long as stuff isn’t rattling around in them.
Another informative masterclass of skill. Thanks again Mark.
Very welcome
Great content Mark Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Mark, you are a funny guy.
Funny haha or…….?
Which category do the automotive panel adhesives fall into? That stuff is incredible!
My favorite is the foaming gorilla glue for its gap filling, adhesion, rigidity and "toolabilty".
Love your channel 👍.
Couldn’t say but the foaming gorilla glue is a polyurethane. I’m not a fan of the stuff but I’m sure it works fine.
"Freaks who like to watch wood chips fall". Hands in pockets looking at the clouds and hummimg a tune. :)
I watched it twice ... don't kink shame
Hi Mark, I'm binge watching at the moment and playing catch up. Question, did you drill and tap the bed of the table saw to make the Feather board useable for smaller stock? The track looks a distance from the blade. I have just received a couple of Feather boards in the post for my quite small DIY (Destroy it Yourself) table saw and I'm hoping they will fit the track. I'm a tad under the weather at present and the good wife wont let me out to my shed to play!
I watched your "Short" on sharpening the Slick. I had just watched a Rob Cosman video on preparing and sharpening new chisels. I thought to myself, I wonder how he would tackle a slick. I followed his method on a bunch of old chisels and some new ones, using a diamond stone set and a stropping kit. I got those chisels mighty sharp, cant wait to use them. Not going to shave my arm though. 😄
No, I didn’t drill and tap the table. The feather-board is magnetic. Highly recommended.
@@Nomadboatbuilding Havent seen them before, I'm interested now. Is it just a super strong magnet or one of the pushbutton type used on Dial test indicators. I'm very familiar with that type from years in Aircraft Maintance.
Check out Mag-switch. It’s that type. I got it from Lee Valley years ago.
Nice episode thanks for posting it Mark. I just finished a rather grueling 9 month job for a client and am heading off to The Great Dismal Swamp "with a name like that who wouldn't want to go?" and the outer banks with my kayak, after which I will start work on my fourth and positively last shop I am going to build which brings me to the point as either my first or second project will be a water vessel of some type kayak ,canoe, or something like you are doing now. It might be a toss up which will be first as even though I am not a musician I want to build a violin. BTW, was that Record a #4 ? That was my first plane I bought new back in the 80's.
That is a Record #4. My main whip. $30. Bought in the 90's. I think I have half a dozen other smoothing planes including a Veritas. Never use them. Since you bring up swampland, I'm going to encourage you to look into deceased boatbuilder Robb White. He has an autobiographical book out there called "how to build a tin canoe", but dig up his old Wooden Boat magazine articles. Food for thought regarding future projects in there. And since you mention fiddles, I've been doing a deep dive into that too. Check out Luthier Peter Westerlund here on YT. He has a fascinating approach to construction that I have never encountered before. The videos take some commitment but I am hooked.
Just a question, not a criticism.. How would you have avoided that gap in the deadwood you filled. Was it a matter of locating the part in the cedar blank? Or was the blank a little small in one direction. Could it have been avoided via the mylar layout, or would a door-skin mockup have been more useful.
A larger bit of stock would have been the simple answer. Looking back on the footage, I notice that when I first laid out the deadwood, I was sacrificing a little depth on the lamination side relative to the pattern. Then when I was laying it out the second time, after fitting the deadwood piece, I returned to the pattern design, forgetting I had made a change. That left the deadwood shy by that tiny amount which I should have just let epoxy fill. But I’m kind of an idiot that way.
@@Nomadboatbuilding Idiot.... noooo. Ya can't see every eventuality.. You're not perfect, even if your family disagrees.. Though patterning it out fully in cardboard or whatever could be an advantage... Hmmm
Nice😃❤️
AVE reference??
The grey metal box by your tool tote 🤔 Fein Multimaster?
Cut down to the extremities 🧐 rather you than me 🎯
Good eye. Yup, that’s the Fein.
Not sure about the AvE reference. I don’t really watch the guy.
@@Nomadboatbuilding l've the same case 🎯
Did wonder, stick 🏒 on the ice probably a 🇨🇦 saying
My "contemplative pauses" are much longer and less fruitful!
Oh, I trimmed that pause down a good piece.