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July Highlights
Dual presentations from Peter Leavens & Tim Sabo
August 2012 Volume 25 Issue 8
WOODWORDS ON
THE BRANDYWINE
WOODWORKERS
GUILD OFFICERS FOR
2012
President: Peter Leavens
VP: George Hoffman
Treasurer: Jeremy Noblitt
Newsletter Editor:
Tim Sabo
Librarian: Tony Knisley
Raffle Manager:
Tony Knisley
Webmaster:
Richard Dell
Program Committee:
Jim Stevens
Charles Given
Pell Sherman
Jim Kirkbride
Peter Leavens
Shop usefulness for Finishing Pneumatic Nailers
Some of us might remember a few years back Chuck
Skelley gave a demonstration on pneumatic nail guns.
I believe he brought with him three different types of
nailers; framing, brad and finishing. Last month Peter
showed us his Hitachi finishing nailer he bought from
Lowes. One of the features that impressed Peter
into buying it was that it accepts 5/8” to 2” 18-gauge
nails. That’s equivalent to having both a brad & fin-
ishing nailer in one. The cost was reasonable and it
received pretty good reviews on-line.
To power the gun Peter uses a Hitachi 6-gallon 145
PSI air compressor, also obtained at Lowes. It’s a
small compressor, light weight, sized ok for the appli-
cation but somewhat loud. As with many other guns
it operates at 100 PSI.
Peter chose to demonstrate the gun by building one
of the wine bottle racks featured in last month’s
newsletter. He brought in precut pieces of redwood
and a couple of spacer jigs to help align everything
during assembling. Mistakes are easily fixed with a
nail gun. Just disassemble, remove the nail and reat-
tach. This is something Peter came across after being
distracted during his talk. 18-gauge brads leave a
barely visible hole when removed.
Thank you Peter for sharing.
Tim Sabo
Shop made jigs for sharpening blades and chisels
I thought it might be interesting to trial a couple of
those jigs typically featured in woodworking maga-
zines and books. I chose two simple , but useful
conceptual jigs to try. Both are jigs to help sharpen
chisels, plane blades and joiner blades. I wanted to
evaluate whether the critical points are discussed in
the articles and whether the cost (materials & labor)
make them worth making and keeping for many years
of service.
The first jig tried was featured in ShopNotes, issue 31,
“Low-Speed Grinding Jig”. This device uses a drill
press with some kind of stone chucked into the spin-
dle. The drill press is set on a low speed (I used 360
rpm) so as to not overheat the blade’s edge. The
article suggests a 60 grit stone. I was fortunate and
had access to a 250 grit flat diamond disk that I could
chuck into the drill press. I didn’t have to buy this
item. I spent about $15 in materials on this jig.
It is used by mounting a joiner blade onto a table that
gets pulled past the spinning stone by turning a
threaded rod. I found that a coarse threaded rod is
more desirable because it allows one to gently turn
the crank instead of rushing and jerking the crank
handle to keep the speed up. This jig has the ability to
make micro-adjustments to align the blade flat with
the stone. A good feature, but the jig is only as good
as the drill press and how true the shaft spins without
wobble. The final edge had a strong hook that needed
to be hone away. I was pleased with this jig and will
use it again.
The second jig comes from the Time Life Book Series,
Woodsmith Custom Woodworking: Shop-Built Jigs & Fix-
tures, “Bevel Grinding Jig”. It is used with a bench
grinder. It supports chisel blades, plane irons so that
they can be held against the stone at the correct angle.
With this jig you can easily check your progress then
return to sharpening without fussing with the align-
ment. Bench grinders cut very quickly, especially
those rotating at 3600 rpm. This jig helps control the
sharpening process to remove the blade from the
stone before it has a chance to get too hot. It has a
stop to keep from over grinding. I was also pleased
with this jig and plan on using it again and again.
photos on pages 2 & 3
The presentation time at last month’s meeting was split between Peter and myself. We randomly chose topics we
thought might arouse some interest.
2012 Meeting Schedule
Guild meetings are held on the third
Wednesday of each month. All interested persons are invited.
Our upcoming meeting is:
August 15th
JD McCormick will detail handsaw use and sharpening
7:00 PM Woodcraft
166 South DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
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166 South DuPont Highway
Treasurer’s Report 08/01/2012
Raffle Income $ 36.00
50/50 Income $ 4.00 Current balance $ 1119.04
Raffle Winner
Bob Stozek won the raffle prize
(Diamond Sharpening stone)
Bill Davison won $4 in the 50/50
Upcoming contest The topic for this contest will be “Toys”. This will include whirli-
gigs through checker boards. Entries will be due in December. Multiple entries are acceptable, however, one prize per individual.
Contest is open to all current members. Rules on how the judg-ing will take place will be distributed at a future meeting. The
judges will be selected by the program committee and will include only non-participants. If you don’t plan on having an entry and
would like to be a judge, please see any member of the program
committee.
September Meeting Update
The September meeting will be held at our regular time and
place. However, we will be sharing the floor with the First State Woodturners. They have arranged for a guest dem-
onstrator and wish to share the opportunity with us as
well.
Alan Carter is a nationally known artist who has been fea-
tured in magazines like: American Woodworker & Woodturn-ing Design. The June 2011 issue of Woodturning Design fea-
tures one of his pieces on the cover. There are number of galleries which have elected to show his work. He fre-
quently does well in juried shows and is a popular demon-strator at many symposiums and shows.
Visit his web site to learn more: www.alancarterstdio.com
Christmas tree ornaments needed We will participate in the Festival of Trees by decorating a 6’ tree
to be auctioned with proceeds going to the Hospice of Delaware.
Since the auction occurs before our regular meeting date in No-
vember all ornaments will be collected in October.
We would like a good mix of all styles and need approximately
100 to fill the tree.
Each year our tree has been very desirable and typically bring bids
near the $1000 mark. We are looking forward to another quality
effort. Please plan to participate.
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The classified section is open to any paid member. Have your classified information into Tim Sabo by the first of the month to be included in that month’s newsletter. Email your information to:
Classifieds
Jerry Sheeran has a mortising attachment Delta Model # 17-905 with bits barely used. $50.
Email Jerry at [email protected] or call (610) 268-3467
Dave & Anne's Sawmill
Dave Peregmon Custom Sawing, Hardwood lumber for sale
Hardwood Lumber for sale
33 Chestnut Street, Pennsville, NJ 08070
Phone: (856) 981-9483 (cell) or (215) 295-3758 (home)
Woodcarvers of Delaware club
The “Woodcarvers of Delaware” club meets every Monday night (6:30-8:30), while school is in session. We meet at
McKean High School in the old woodworking room. The meetings are informal. People bring and work on their projects at the meetings. Experienced woodcarvers are available to help you master the art of woodcarving. If you would like to add a new dimension to your wood working skills, come and check this club out. For additional infor-
mation contact Roger Earley (president) at 302-998-4855.
Jim Stevens has the following for sale: call (302) 545-6937
Rockler Clamp Storage Rack Asking $75.00
2 Walnut logs
A recent wind storm that went through the Middletown area downed a walnut tree.
For sale, 2 logs: 20” diameter, 7’ long - approximately 120 bft
1 log: 14” diameter, 9’ long
Or: the tree (with its branches) may be purchased for firewood
Phone: (410) 755-6158
Woodworkers Guild of Delaware
38 Jay Drive
New Castle, DE. 19720
WE’RE ON THE WEB www.delawarewoodworkers.org
Open to all woodworkers novice to experts
Woodworkers Guild of Delaware
Benefactors of the Guild Please keep these friends in mind when you make purchases:
Woodcraft www.woodcraft.com Lee Valley www.leevalley.com Veritas www.veritastools.com