Wednesday, May 27, 2015

glimmer


taking advantage of every available moment


a half an hour before dinner must be made


maybe an hour on the weekend


after all there's still gardening to do


some activities take only a few moments


it's finally warm enough to glue
I figured, why not let gravity help out a bit


then laying the slab out, constantly checking for wind


I'm grateful there is no other jointing to be done


however,
there is an entire top to flatten
I did end up with a touch of wind, and a bit of a hump on one end
a few more half hour shifts
I learnt to spin the slab on the base
probably not good for the base


speaking of which


a new pair of upper stretchers had to be made


ancient two-by's work for this


slotted lag bolt joinery all the way
and it's whole again


days of details await


till then




2 comments:

  1. Hey Carl, a few questions:

    - What is the make of the axe?
    - Is that the Blue Spruce Sloyd knife and do you like it?
    - What leg vise hardware is that?

    Thanks,
    Shawn

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    1. Hey Shawn,
      That's the Hans Karlsson New Sloyd axe, it is simply amazing all around. the knife is the small Blue Spruce Sloyd knife and yes I love that too, it is perfect for chamfering dog holes and other exacting details. The vise hardware, seriously don't know, it was a gift from my father-in-law to whom it was a gift as well, no maker marks, it's fairly primitive but works like a charm.

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