Hello all,
Interested in seeing what toolmakers are up to everywhere.
B
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Hello all,
Interested in seeing what toolmakers are up to everywhere.
B
Hi Brendon,
Welcome! :welcome:
Very nice - is that a scribe of some sort?
What's next on your build list?
Ken
Hi Ken,
Thanks for the comment.
I like cutting dovetails by hand when making drawers etc.
But I find that most marking or cutting gauges do not cut a crisp, neat
line for me when marking the baseline. I like a decent, dead straight cut
that I can register my chisel into when chopping out the waste.
So, I made my own cutting gauge; it is a bit heavier than most and has a replaceable
sharp blade. It cuts across the grain beautifully
and with no effort. Dead straight. Just the ticket for dovetail baselines.
My next 'build' is actually a few more similar cutting gauges made from different
wood. I am working on one in Cocobolo at the moment.
What are you making at the moment?
Cheers,
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
What a beautiful gauge - thanks for the explanation!
I'm currently building an Ultima GTR kit car, which I'm hoping to have completed and on the road sometime this fall. You can follow the project here: Ultima-Builders.com
Ken
Wow! Ken,
some project.
You'll knock some fun out of that when you have it on the road.
Cheers
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
Your dovetail marking tool is a work of art. It must be very inspiring to use such a well made tool.
Thanks for sharing to photo, Paul
[QUOTE=Paul Jones;27228]Hi Brendon,
Your dovetail marking tool is a work of art. It must be very inspiring to use such a well made tool.
Thanks for sharing to photo, Paul.
Attachment 3934
Thanks for your very kind comment Paul. If only it was a work of art!
Yes, it's lovely to work with tools you've made yourself.
Here is another one I finished just this morning. This one is made from Cocobolo.
What are you making at the moment?
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
When I return to the USA I will be making more improvements to one of my metal lathes. While on a trip overseas, I drew plans for 1018 CRS tapered knurled knobs for the power feed and half nut control knobs to a 12" gear-head lathe. The knobs replace the old black plastic knobs that have cracks and chips. I am writing this while on a 777-300 flight from London to Los Angeles and can't wait to get back in my home shop and start making these parts. Lucky to have Wi-Fi at 36,000 feet.
Thanks, Paul
Have a good flight and good luckQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul Jones
with your project . I know that feeling
of wanting to get home to the workshop.
Cheers, and thanks again for your kind
comments regarding my cutting gauge.
Brendon
Hi Ken,
Just thought you might be interested in seeing this handplane I made a couple of years ago.
The infill wood is Amazon Rosewood.Attachment 3941
Cheers
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
Beautiful work! I'll get each of these posted to the site today.
Ken
Thanks Brendon! I've added your Marking Gauges and Hand Plane to, respectively, our Marking Gauges and Planes categories, as well as to your builder page: Brendon's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
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Hi Brendon .. Wonderful their work (tools).
great debut in HT.net :welcome:
Thanks for sharing ...
:hattip:
First Brendon, your scribe Is a work of art with precision function as well...exceptional!! Ken your kit car blew me away. Your Craftsmanship and "Clean Shop" are praiseworthy beyond words. Hope you can do a video with sound when you spark her up and road test her! Years ago a buddy and I built a show car from a 49 Willys on a funny car frame and a real 500hp 302 we built...but that was pale in comparison to a hand built LS7 and your beautiful fabrications! Thanks to you both for sharing! ~PJQuote:
Originally Posted by kbalch
Both Brendon and Ken have taken building to the high-end of perfection and I am looking forward to seeing more of your projects. Thank you Ken for your link to your website and seeing what you are working on (also your exceptionally clean and organized shop provided motivation by example for my shop clean-up work this weekend). Thanks, Paul
Thanks to PJ and Paul for the very kind words on my project and shop. I'm very particular about build quality (especially in a car that'll do ~230 MPH!), but I often find my work area far too cluttered for comfort. Never overly disorganized, but cluttered.
I'll definitely have my wife shoot some video of the first start-up, as I'll have my hands full. I'm planning to have two friends assisting on that day, one to watch the engine for leaks, smoke, etc. and the other to simply man a fire extinguisher. Should be fun!
In the spirit of sharing interesting projects, here's a link to one of my personal aviation-related pages: Ken's RV-8 Project
The shop photos are of a different space, in a different state, and a different decade. A younger, hairier, heavier me. :rolleyes:
I built that airplane between late '99 and early '02, flew it until the end of '04 and then sold it. I miss it every day, but not its attendant expenses. Still, I'm thinking ever more seriously of jumping back into aviation. Once it gets in the blood, it never goes away.
Ken
Ken, obviously you like the thrill of fast machines! I will be reading more from your website this weekend. I am delighted with watching from the sidelines. Too much clutter can be mentally distracting and counter productive to some people. The close I have come to racing cars is following the Formula 1000 work of Ludemann Engineering at https://www.youtube.com/user/jjludemann/videos . Thank you for the updates, Paul
I've been a racing fan all my life (and aerospace-obsessed since Apollo). Cars, motorcycles, airplanes, etc. Learning to drive and race the Skip Barber formula cars is the most fun I've ever had on the ground, though I expect the Ultima to surpass that experience.
I've been aware of Ludemann for awhile (nice stuff). In a similar vein, this shop is scratch-building a replica of the venerable Porsche 917: Icon Engineering - Replica 917, 917RSK, Design, Engineering and Manufacture or Retro Sports Cars.
I could talk about go-fast stuff all day long. Feel free to write me directly anytime to chat.
Ken
Hi Brendon,
Very nice work! Your Marking Gauge is the 'Tool of the Week'!
You'll be receiving one of our official HomemadeTools.net T-shirts:
Just let me have (via PM) your details (size, color choice, and mailing address) and we'll get things processed directly.
Congrats!
Ken
This thread has been moved to the Must Read subforum. Congrats (and thanks) to Brendon for making such a valuable contribution!
Congratulations Brendon! :clapping: Oh My! 917! My favorite all time...used to sketch them in class when bored! :drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by kbalch
The 917 always makes me think of Mark Donohue. I was a huge fan and just re-read his book The Unfair Advantage. If you haven't read it yet, consider it highly recommended.
Ken
Congratulations Brendon! :clapping: Oh My! 917! My favorite all time...used to sketch them in class when bored! :drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by kbalch
Sorry, Got sideways watching Canepa at Laguna Seca...thought I hadn't posted it. I'll take a look for the book, Thanks!
Brendon, both the plane and scribing tool are beautiful! Where can I find the plans to make them? Thanks for sharing.
Laura
I really like the brass inlay on the face, that tool should last forever. Inspiring ideas.
Ralph
Hi Brandon! First off, beautiful workmanship! I'm assuming the tool in the picture is not in the state you would use it? I noticed the end of the blade sticking out of the holder. Do you have plans to "clip" those before use? I wouldn't want you to cut yourself on the part sticking out.
