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Open Wood Shop
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Come visit my channel as I explore the practical as well as the dark arts of wood working. From whittling to boat building to home improvement, wood working has something for everyone.
Making a Nut & Saddle Sanding Tool
This luthier tool helps to make the base of a nut or saddle flat and square, which aids in the tone of a guitar or other musical instrument.
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Відео
A Tale of Two Tables - two old pieces of furniture tie generations of families together
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This is a SMALL sampling what has come out of Open Wood Shop over the past years. If you are interested in wood working the excuses not to are many but the time to do it is now! Thanks for watching.
Installing a Carbon Fiber Rod Into An Already Finished Instrument
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I made a dulcimer guitar (Google it) last year. They have a very long and narrow neck so naturally over time the neck started to bow. I finally got it back into the shop and was able to fix the problem by dropping a carbon fiber rod into the neck. This video shows the process.
Never Ending Shop Organization Story
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I cleared the bench to work on some organizational projects. Here are some of the things that I bought: Klingspor's famous bargain boxes www.woodworkingshop.com/abrasives/klingspors-famous-bargain-boxes/ StewMac Guitar Shop Tape Deck www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/glue-and-adhesive/tapes-and-adhesives/stewmac-guitar-shop-tape-deck/ excell EX-17/3IN JVCC EX-17 Steel Desk Top...
Neck Angle Adjustment Jig
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Sometimes the angle on the neck needs to be changes so that the strings will lay properly. This jig is for that.
A Unique Custom Ukulele
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Made from a variety of beautiful woods, this custom made uke is for my SIL, Anna. This video was made to show that not all ukuleles are plastic toys!
DIY PortaSpindle Sander Vacuum Attachment
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Portable Spindle Sanders REALLY need dust collection. I don't think I've seen any of them that have it, so I made my own. And it works WAY better than I expected. Making the portable spindle sander: ua-cam.com/video/4sJ3DVazbuY/v-deo.html
Does this also count as wood working? Trying out a $55 mini chainsaw made in China.
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The big name brands come over $200 (without batteries). This is not one of them.
Buying sandpaper ends by the pound
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I just got a package of sandpaper ends with a sticky back from klingspor.com . There are other options but this one was $20 for 5 lbs.
LuxCut III Replacement Helical Spiral Cutter Head
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A short video showing the difference between the original 2 knife cutter head and the LuxCut III Replacement Helical Spiral Cutter Head. The piece of highly figured maple further dramatizes the difference. As of this video, the price for my RIGID TP13002 13" planer was $500. I could have gotten a cheaper brand for $400 but it would have taken over a month to get it to me. I read what others sai...
Electrifying a Dish Sander
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A dish sander is typically used by luthiers to radius sand the edges of the sides of guitars, ukuleles and other stringed instruments. Often times it is done manually but I made one simply that is motorized, saving time and labor. And BTW, I know those corners look pretty wicked when the dish is spinning, but that is mostly a camera trick and the dish is not spinning as fast as it appears to be...
Making a Guitar Body Binding Cutter
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Just thought I'd share a jig I finished up today. Well, sort of finished up. Here are some notes about it: - I found this binding cutter on elevatelutherie.com from 2 years ago, and a similar one on canadianluthiersupply.com from 8 years ago and reverse engineered it on paper, then made a cardboard mockup of the important parts. - Somewhere in my shop is a piece of Lexan and someday I'll find i...
This Week in the Shop - Uke repair - More resin casting - Dulcimer Guitar
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This uke has been on my bench for way too long so I'm trying to move it along. Also, I tried my hand at another resin casting project - this time I cast a fishing lure along with some little people. And lastly, I glued up the back plate for a dulcimer guitar that I'm making. I almost gave up on it, and maybe I should. We'll see...
This week in the shop 12/3/21 - Resin Casting - Making a Ukulele
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I've recently added something new to my wood working arsenal - resin casting. I'll be talking more about this in future videos. Also, a little progress on another ukulele.
Combination Go Bar Deck / Radius Sanding Board
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Combination Go Bar Deck / Radius Sanding Board
Why Wood Rocks, 1000 Subs, & Good Dental Hygiene
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Why Wood Rocks, 1000 Subs, & Good Dental Hygiene
Vacuum Caddy / Walker / Time Machine ?
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Vacuum Caddy / Walker / Time Machine ?
Drillpress Drum Sander - My quest for perfection
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Drillpress Drum Sander - My quest for perfection
Ukulele Neck Making Jig - Making Ukulele Necks pt. 1
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Ukulele Neck Making Jig - Making Ukulele Necks pt. 1
Bridge Setter - A jig for accurately setting an instrument bridge
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Bridge Setter - A jig for accurately setting an instrument bridge
Making inlay dots with a paper hole punch
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Making inlay dots with a paper hole punch
WEN 6307 Detailing File Sander Demo / plus some custom modifications
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WEN 6307 Detailing File Sander Demo / plus some custom modifications
Are there plans available for this canoe
Plans are sparse. There are a couple of books that have drawings. I made a list of them on the website: paddleandoar.com/notebook/snc/index.php Good luck!
Why can’t you just simply touch it heat it up and bend it ?
You just have to be able to evenly heat the area where you are bending (without overheating.) I did a lot of wood bending when I did this so it was how I was set up.
Do you heat the trex up to bend it ?
Yes. Here’s another video of that. ua-cam.com/video/-OpHrNuttDw/v-deo.htmlsi=LLAIOjeKiZuxktuZ
Not sure how to contact you in order to show you some photos I took of my attempt to build a bowlback mandolin up to the stage of actually gluing ribs across the bowl form, but meanwhile a big thank you for your posts, musings and instructions. Also made up a rib sanding jig the way suggested by you. Works like charm.
Do you think needing to add a riving in case kickback? Looks like it could get added if needed
A riving knife works good on a table saw but not on a circular saw.
Since you are on top of and holding the circular saw with two hands, and the motor is a lot weaker than a table saw's, you probably don't need a riving knife because it'll just seize up instead of kicking material.
I want to reinforce a banjo neck to straighten it. Now it is a bit hollow from nut to the pot. Is a carbon rod stiffer then steel or just smaller? I want to set the neck under tension after routering a groove and epoxy the rod then in. 5:12 Hope to get info before I start.
A round steel rod is easily bent and should only be used as a truss rod, which would give you some adjustment which a carbon rod won't. A carbon rod is easier to install and is lighter than steel. It's also rectangular in profile which gives it added stiffness. If you can you might want to put the neck under tension before you route. This way you would have a more solid connection between wood and rod. Good luck!
nice one. i couldnt justify a planer so im aiming to make somesort of jig to get planks nice and smooth. atm ive bought a table that fits and some 2020 extrusion ($80 for both). aiming to have something adjustable where i can run the planks over some runners and have the bench belt sander take a shaving off. problem is its a bench sander and getting that on its side or upside down is a pain, so im trying to work with gravity and top loading the wood somehow.
Love this. Did you keep the hive? Do you take on custom work? I have an idea for a Honeybee Observatory in Reno and would love to pick your brain some time.
Glad you liked it. I don’t presently do custom work sorry. This was educational, both in watching the bees and with the things I learned about my hive. For instance, it filled up fast because it’s small. That meant a lot of maintenance. Also the bees seemed to be more aggressive than our other bees even though they came from the same stock. Also bees like it to be dark, and perhaps that is why they were aggressive. They were in the shade to keep them from over heating. If I were to do it again I would try connecting a dark space to the viewing space. Not sure what the outcome would be but I’m sure I would learn something new. Thanks for watching!
Are you sure this isn’t a wooden flux-capacitor?
Love the jigs you made. Sound wood working/luthier practices with terrific results. Thank you.
What are the two blue-colored channels that you fixed to the underside of the plywood and how do the two guide fences get bolted to that channel? I see you've got some kind of bolts that presumably pass through holes that you've drilled in the guide fences, but how do those bolts fix the fences to the two blue channels?
That is T track. The bolt heads slide in those tracks.
Seems like it would be easier to cut the handles into the side pieces before assembly.
Yes but these already completed boxes were being retro fitted.
Looks nice
What glue did you use ?
Original Titebond.
Very good. I agree that with jigs the circular saw can be used for many tasks and mostly eliminate other saws. For example, I was making kitchen cabinets and was using a table saw for cutting the plywood. I made a table sled for that task and while I was able to get those big sheets cut, it was a monster chore, especially since I was using 3/4" Baltic Birch plywood, which is very heavy. Later on, I bought a rather expensive track saw system and discarded the use of the table saw almost completely. I do not regret buying that track saw, but I could had made my own jigs and probably saved well over $500. I bought a Mafell system which made Festool seem inexpensive. This was a few years ago when the big international companies were not making them yet (probably still under patent protection ).
I came here from The Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Great uke, beautiful wood and well built!
Brilliant
Found this while searching for a tray for myself. I hope to not need this wheelchair forever, but for now, i need a tray and/or other kinds of accessories. I'm very independant, and it's important to me to remain so! Im hoping to find a tray that can "snap on" to the existing chair arms, and can easily detach, swivel, flip up to one side, etc etc, but am not having much luck so far. I see trays on amazon that don't seem to have much in the way of directional movement. I don't have access to a shop with tools, or Id love to try my creativity.
I made this one because I couldn’t find one that would work at all. It was supposed to just be a prototype but was do well liked that it stayed. The most difficult thing is to find a way to clamp to the arms. After that it is just a tray. Good luck!
That is clever. I’m going to make a wooden hinged box so thanks.
This was great!!
The best part is you have a CDC Ministry of Truth disclaimer on this video. This aged well. :thumbs-up:
Omg I literally jumped when he grabbed the iron. I fell for it.
Thank for making the circular saw the green headed step child. I will use this.
Nice job. I also like recycling wood and building custom jibs.
Very cool. Roughly what did it cost in materials?
Not much but I don’t remember. I think the aluminum tube was the biggest expenditure.
Looks great. Are you still using Titebond3? Most luthiers still seem to prefer HHG, but when using Titebond, most go with 1 since the later suffer more from cold creep. I used Titebond 2 on a project, and it slowly pulled apart under tension over a year.
Mostly original titebond now. Epoxy in some places as well. Have used HHG and may come back to it in the future.
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Thanks, useful for me. Making a few myself :) Greetings!
is the cartridge heater better than the charcoal starter? what is a cartridge heater anyway? where do we get one?
A cartridge heater is smaller than a charcoal starter so it fits into a pipe without bending it. A cartridge heater is a tube-shaped, industrial heating element that can be inserted into drilled holes. Cartridge heaters provide localized and precise heating and are commonly used in the heating process industry. I got mine on eBay.
Very pretty ☺️
I have the same fence.
Have you posted plans anywhere for your jig?
I don't make plans for any of my jigs because I feel like they can be done better. Maybe someday. However, there are UA-cam videos that I got my plans from. One of them is here: ua-cam.com/video/XeMCD6pyjYo/v-deo.html Thanks.
Very nice!!!
Another part of "Anna's Ukulele".
I'll be honest, I was really nervous when you were pushing the board through with your older head. Filming is a huge distraction and complacency in woodworking or in work takes a fraction of a second to change your life forever. How are you liking the head now that you've been using it for a while? I'm thinking about getting one.
Fantastic. The machine was becoming more and more unusable and the blades weren't lasting very long. It's now become a first class planer as opposed to being one step away from the garbage can.
You are a funny and accomplished guy! I am building that chair (the leg of which appears in the video) and I was thinking a portable spindle sander sure would be handy for those leg to seat transitions... Thank you for the video.
What size was your circular saw ? You said you were having issues with certain sizes of plywood
Just a standard 7 1/4"" blade on mine.
You are a pro ty great man
Very cool! 😎
Very very useful!!! The answer I have been looking for! Thank you!!
Great! Check back later as I will be posting a video on how I made dust collection for this tool. Definitely makes this tool even better.
Sir your videos are awesome and unique! We would love to see more !
Just fell off my Chair laughing. Tons of great info, ideas and fun. Thank you for brightening my day👍
I'm gonna comment on all these videos......this guy is wearing a coat; it's cold......rubber hates freezing and thawing on a chemical level.....makes it hard.....if your shop is climate controlled at 70 degrees and you use your tools regularly then stick with rubber.....if not.....spring for the linked belt
Was it difficult to swap cutterheads. I'm about to try it myself
I took my time. I could have done it in a day but I chose to take two. If you have ever worked on a car it’s easy. If you haven’t it’s very doable. Pay attention and perhaps take pictures. It’s totally worth it.
Hey! I am a classical mandolin player and i am trying to get as much information as i can so i can maybe build one someday. Your video helped me out a lot! I would love to see you keep going with this project! :D
I hope to return to this project as well someday but for now I am making ukuleles. The mandolin was a bit hard for a beginner. I feel that I could do it now.
Very nice. I need to resale some ipe for knife scales. Something similar but flipped would work. On my chop saw. .
where did you buy the nylon from ??
Got my nylon from George Dyson but that was a long time ago. Don't know if he still sells it and don't really know how to get a hold of him any more.
Would love to see a more in-depth with Meserment. More of a HOW TO. Love the Chanel don’t get me wrong
Awesome, can't wait to see the rest. My grandmothers family made these, guitars and harps back in the late 1800's and early 1900's in Calabria and she used play and sing. I'm thinking about trying my hand at it with almost no woodworking experience.
best observation hive design ive seen !!!!! so awesome. If I build my own, I will model it after this one.
Thanks! It has its pluses and minuses. Because it's kind of small it fills up pretty fast so you have to move bees to another hive. I hung this one from chains but it needs to have a stable base or else maintenance is difficult. It would be a good hive to take someplace to show the bees, like a school perhaps.
Just bought 15 pounds.