Project of the Day : Engraved Oak 3 Stick Travel Case

[shilala]

Originally Posted by awsmith4

That looks like a neat project Scott, good work

Hey buddy, I took all those pics with your camera.
It takes NICE pics. I got that 2GB SD card from ebay for 10 bucks, and the batterties seem like they're gonna last forever.
I could not be a bit more pleased. Feels good when you get a good deal.
Thanks again!!!

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by shilala

Hey buddy, I took all those pics with your camera.
It takes NICE pics. I got that 2GB SD card from ebay for 10 bucks, and the batterties seem like they're gonna last forever.
I could not be a bit more pleased. Feels good when you get a good deal.
Thanks again!!!

It was my pleasure Scott

[foureyedgeek]

Wow, that thing is gorgeous. Nice work.

(and Hello from down the road in Indiana, PA.)

[rsamos]

Wow.

I am in awe of your skills Scott. That thing is _sweet_!

[massphatness]

Who's John?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by massphatness

Who's John?

He was a Jewish preacher and self-denialist who prophesied flames for the wicked.
Big on baptism, short on patience with bullshit.

[chris45set]

Nice work Scott, I am always afraid to work on anything that small for fear I will lose a finger.
Did you get your dado blade problem straightened out?
I found a 6" stacked dado by Freud on Amazon for a pretty fair price.
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-SD206-6-...0648099&sr=8-4
Bought it on sale for like $50.
I figured I won't be gouging anything deeper than an inch or two, so the 6" dado was OK.
Plus my weak-ass at the time table saw was able to spin this one.
Even now I don't regret not buying the larger model (unlike my humidor . . .).
They do give a very flat bottom cut, where the "adjustables" or "wobblies" leave a rounded bottom in the dado.
Keep showing your work, I might just get a couple of ideas I can steal.
Seriously, it is nice to see that craftsmanship is still alive.

[JSGrewal]

Originally Posted by chris45set

Nice work Scott, I am always afraid to work on anything that small for fear I will lose a finger.
Did you get your dado blade problem straightened out?
I found a 6" stacked dado by Freud on Amazon for a pretty fair price.
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-SD206-6-...0648099&sr=8-4
Bought it on sale for like $50.
I figured I won't be gouging anything deeper than an inch or two, so the 6" dado was OK.
Plus my weak-ass at the time table saw was able to spin this one.
Even now I don't regret not buying the larger model (unlike my humidor . . .).
They do give a very flat bottom cut, where the "adjustables" or "wobblies" leave a rounded bottom in the dado.
Keep showing your work, I might just get a couple of ideas I can steal.
Seriously, it is nice to see that craftsmanship is still alive.

What he said about the dado is true- stacked is better. You can also run a dado with your router. Flat bottoms are really easy that way...

Nice work by the way. I like the engraving. I've always wanted to learn how to do inlays and engraving with the router.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by chris45set

Nice work Scott, I am always afraid to work on anything that small for fear I will lose a finger.
Did you get your dado blade problem straightened out?
I found a 6" stacked dado by Freud on Amazon for a pretty fair price.
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-SD206-6-...0648099&sr=8-4
Bought it on sale for like $50.
I figured I won't be gouging anything deeper than an inch or two, so the 6" dado was OK.
Plus my weak-ass at the time table saw was able to spin this one.
Even now I don't regret not buying the larger model (unlike my humidor . . .).
They do give a very flat bottom cut, where the "adjustables" or "wobblies" leave a rounded bottom in the dado.
Keep showing your work, I might just get a couple of ideas I can steal.
Seriously, it is nice to see that craftsmanship is still alive.

Originally Posted by JSGrewal

What he said about the dado is true- stacked is better. You can also run a dado with your router. Flat bottoms are really easy that way...

Nice work by the way. I like the engraving. I've always wanted to learn how to do inlays and engraving with the router.

I have the 8" stacked Freud. I finally found time to read up on it and I'm pretty certain my setup was borked.
I didn't set the chippers at 90 degree intervals and the first chipper is supposed to be set in the gullet of the outside blade. I have no idea what a gullet is.
I'm going to give it another go this evening and see if I can cut a flat bottom. I'm going to need it to make mortice and tenons later.
I also want to use it to make the insets to do ebony inlays in the humis I'm building right now. It's pretty critical because it would be so much safer and faster and more accurate than using the router table.
I think I'll mess with that stuff tonight and see if I can get things ironed out.
Thanks guys!!!

[troutbreath]

Beautiful work. Nicely done.

[shilala]

Chris and JSG,
I worked with the Dado last night and sure enough, the grooving problem was user error.
I set the chippers at 90 degree intervals and it worked great. Then I made an nice oak inset for my table saw (complete with a tab stay on one end and a locking screw deal on the other end) so the Dado doesn't kill me.
I ripped some ebony last night and I've mentally prepared myself to do a couple dado's and try some inlay work today. I'll start praying for patience right now, cause I'm going to need a big mess of it.

[JSGrewal]

Originally Posted by shilala

Chris and JSG,
I worked with the Dado last night and sure enough, the grooving problem was user error.
I set the chippers at 90 degree intervals and it worked great. Then I made an nice oak inset for my table saw (complete with a tab stay on one end and a locking screw deal on the other end) so the Dado doesn't kill me.
I ripped some ebony last night and I've mentally prepared myself to do a couple dado's and try some inlay work today. I'll start praying for patience right now, cause I'm going to need a big mess of it.

Nice work!

Good thinking on the oak inlay, forgot all about that. I made one from UHMW plastic to keep my fingers too.

Post up some more pics!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by JSGrewal

Nice work!

Good thinking on the oak inlay, forgot all about that. I made one from UHMW plastic to keep my fingers too.

Post up some more pics!

Pics of the inset aren't very sexy. I'm working on a few other things and I'll have another POD thread soon.
I've got about half of a desktop humi done, so it won't be long.

[rrplasencia]

Scott your time and talent for these projects are enviable.

[chris45set]

The Freud dados are pretty cool once they are set up.
They actually are very smooth to use and mine has always produced a very clean cut, even on a cheapie table saw.
I have also used it (the 6") on my old DeWalt Radial arm saw, but I think I might now be wiser than I was then . . .
I love watching what you build, keep sharing the pics, everything is looking great!!