Picture Frame

 Working backward, the needle point finished and framed.

  The frame is about 20 inches by 14 inches and 2 inches wide, cedar with two coats of shellac and one of varnish. I cut the mitered corners and used my KREG Klamp Table to glue the frame together.  Once the glue set (over night) I drilled each corner and drove a 1/8 dowel two inches in to reinforce the joint.  The dowel is not invisible.  Once the wood is sanded and finished the tiny spot of contrasting wood is unobtrusive. 

  

  Making picture frames and small boxes sometimes requires the joining edges to be more refined then they come off the saw so a Shooting Board is the hand tool solution.  Traditionally a shooting board is used with a plane, mine also works as a sanding jig.  The block in the channel is dead square and has sand paper glued to its face.

  Making this frame of soft wood I needed to refine the 45 Degree faces. I didn't have a  fixture for this shooting/sanding board so I improvised, yesterday.

An example using an off cut.

  The head of my combination square gave me the support and angle that I needed to finish sand the angled faces. Today I made a fixture to have on hand next time.

I see I have to make a new board pretty soon,
 this one is getting well used.

there is a dado cut into the
 underside for stability.

  Now I can sand or plane both 90 Degree and 45 Degree ends on this shooting board.

  

  The jigs in my shop are red (or orange). I see I have to make a new board pretty soon, this one is get well used.

  cheers, ianw

Current Projects and Jobs

  Yesterday I spent some time in my shop cleaning floors and discarding bits of wood.  By the time I was done my back was done too.  I seem to be in a sore back cycle again.

  Today I spend time on several small things.

  One, I sharpened my adze

  I bought this adze a year ago and hadn't got around to sharpening it.  Once sharp, it is going to be very useful when making spoons etc.

  I did a pocket hole project, stretchers for Eva's cross stitch. Now I have to make the frame.

  I used the Kreg micro jig.  It is great for 5/8 and 1/2 inch wood.

The front side.

I spent some time sanding a walking stick.

  I picked up this stick while walking on a trail last summer and it has been sitting around awaiting attention. I am going to fit a rubber foot and use some leather string to decorate it, then...give it away I guess.

  I've glued up some scrap that I will round out, fit a bottom and top.  This will hold a cardboard tea container, wood has more style.

  I kept the cut outs and am using them to make a couple of pulleys to haul bicycles up to the ceiling in our garage.

  I been thinking of making some pulleys for a while.  I will refine my method and then I'll have wooden pulleys and tackle to give away.

  Also, remember the train I made for my Brother.

cheers ianw