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    Bravo, sir, bravo.
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    A similar pattern from the library: And another:
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    My one question is: can you install the rotary tool upside down? I have an application where is would be necessary.
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    Yesterday I started the test. I used my countertop roaster oven and used walnut cooking oil. I had enough oil to just cover the 1/2" wood. I started at 200 degrees and let the temperature stabilize in the cooker. Next I raised the temperature 25 degrees every 15 minutes until I got it to 300 degrees, then let the wood "cook" for two hours. After the two hours were up I moved the trivets to the "press"; one cinder block on the bottom, one bamboo cutting board, then the trivets, another cutting board, and finally five cinder blocks stacked on top. I'll give it five days to stabilize before I check for flatness.
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    Yes, they are fancy, but not overly so. Here's a couple pictures of them installed. I'll pull them down after it warms up enough and apply BLO.
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    The book is in my cart
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    Couple of things 1. There are two basic ways to grip the knob; the pinch ( photo 1 ) and the wrap ( photo 2 ). Photo 3&4 show the large wooden egg I found at Hobby Lobby, it is very comfortable in my hand. You could use one to make a handle for a T bolt.
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    Are these the downsized patterns? What did you do to downsize them? How thick are the lines? Are you cutting on the line, the outside of the line, the inside of the line? I print my lines in red, at .005 width. I can micro adjust the size of slots by changing where I cut relative to the line ( I start by trying to erase the line, centering the blade on the line).
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    I have read that with steam bending, the ligin in the wood has to "melt" and the quickly put in a form and clamped until the ligin cools and resets. Some hardwoods lose to many oils in the process and are prone to splits and checking. I have also read that some European countries use an oil based heat treatment on the wood. I figure that a flat form is still a form; so we'll see. As for keeping the cuts perpendicular, just shear dumb luck.
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    To keep myself busy I'm making some brackets. I used a Steve Good pattern and reduced the size. I intend to use 1/2" dowel rod to hang the curtains. About an hours cutting for each bracket. I used FD Polar blades throughout, 2/0 for the flower petals, #1 for the rest of the interior, and #3 for the outside. The wood is 1/2" Elm.
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    I think I see some confusion about the "hockey stick". In my limited experience there are two types of hockey stick and three causes. Type 1; this is the blade bending sideways, typically caused by a set screw misalignment. Type 2; front to back bending. first cause, swivel binding up and then two much pressure on the blade and it bends or the pinch point of the thumbscrew catching and bending the blade. Type 3. front to back bending. Second cause, to much pressure on too small a blade; the blade is being held by a pinch point (any style clamp) and when cutting the blade bends at the pinch point. Either accept the limitations of the blades or use the next larger blade (continue to try larger blades until the bending stops).
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    My favorite for 2025 was the pencil organizer that I based off of a Charles Hand pattern:
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    Very nice
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    Paul, I am hoping that cutting the frets out will help with the flattening process. I have used lightly warped boards in projects before, where I was using pinned mortise and tenon joints. I used clamps to hold the board in place, then installed the pin. The warp put pressure on the pin and prevented movement Sometimes you can use "defects" to your advantage.
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    The two trivets cut out and first sanding. These are about eight inches in diameter and have a 3/8" warp. I'm hoping that all the frets will allow the trivets to flatten out easily.
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    When I laid out the pieces for the Secretariette I had two sections of warped board and I wanted to try to flatten them, with a twist . After cutting I'm planning to heat the boards in Walnut oil, 275 degrees for two hours then press with weight until cooled ( about two days). I want to see if the oil bath will limit the checking and cracking that can happen with steam bending. The test pieces, pattern by Charles Hand :
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    Key fobs

    Wichman posted a topic in Bragging Rights

    Some key fobs I made for friends and family members. I used Steve Good's font to create most of them. For two of them I substituted "Birds of Paradise" and "Z003" fonts for Steve's font, these two fobs are intended as collectibles, as the recipient collects fobs.
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    I like it! As a fellow Vet, thank you.
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    search for "twelve" . I just did, it was the first of three results
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    Welcome back
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    One last post Key fobs!
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    New here

    Wichman replied to Craig55's topic in Introductions

    Welcome to the village from SE Idaho
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    Here's my system. An eight foot length of 1/2 inch rebar hung from the rafters of my shop. Non slip, velvet covered clothes hangers. I can get a - lot - of ornaments hung with this system.
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