and it goes up and down and round and round.
What's in the mail?
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Well, it didn't come in the mail but normally would have. Bought 2 CBN wheels, wolverine conversion kit and a mini air sander kit from Woodturners Wonders at our Wood Art Expo! Ken sells some great products and I am glad that he took the trip to be a vendor at our show.
Would love to get your impressions of the air sander after you've put it to use. Been considering that one for a while.
Had to order more Anchorseal. Came today. Now if I could sell a bunch of the wood I have, I'd saw more up and seal. You all need to buy more. I need to pay for this stuff. 
Eric - I might help you out,
if you find a couple boards with some character and trim them to around 5/16" thick, I'd be interested. I have a few thins for box lids but not much for box sides. I like to make boxes roughly 8 - 12 inches long, maybe 4 - 6 inches wide and 4 +/- inches deep.
if you find a couple boards with some character and trim them to around 5/16" thick, I'd be interested. I have a few thins for box lids but not much for box sides. I like to make boxes roughly 8 - 12 inches long, maybe 4 - 6 inches wide and 4 +/- inches deep.
I'll see what I have. I know there's some curly maple out there. Maybe ambrosia maple. I can resaw a little thicker if you have a planer to smooth.
I have a couple more of those walnut thin sections with the bird's eyes in them that would look good with curly maple. And I have one really figured curly maple thin that could pair with curly maple sides with maybe a dark trim like Don put on his koa box. But I.m not fussy about wood type, I'll find something to pair with whatever as long as it has some character and uniqueness.
Usually it’s not good when UPS leaves this on the porch. BZ to Firefly for a quality product and packaging, all are 100% intact.
Thats an expensive order
That’ll keep you going for awhile! Great niche! Chuck
Should be a years supply.
Good thing they didn't put a "Fragile" sticker on that box - it would have really been trashed then.
Got a set of hand cut rifflers today. No, they aren't Auriou or Liogier, those are more than a little out of my price range. These are from Gramercy Tools and are made in Pakistan. I've had a modelers rasp from them for years and it's a nice tool. Without putting these to work yet, think they will be a nice addition to the toolbox.
Where did you buy these from? Very handy tools! Chuck
Tools for Working Wood: Welcome
Tools for Working Wood Tools is a Brooklyn based manufacturer and supplier of quality woodworking tools.
A smaller independent supplier in Brooklyn NY. Carries a lot of different things, but not a one stop shop. Bought a few hand tools from him over the years and been happy with all of them.
TFWW sells my favorite clamps: https://toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/MS-ABAR.XX
These are lightweight, very rigid, easy to use, and can apply a lot of clamping pressure. Made in the USA, in Dubuque, Iowa, a little over an hour away from where my wife grew up and where my in-laws still live.
These are lightweight, very rigid, easy to use, and can apply a lot of clamping pressure. Made in the USA, in Dubuque, Iowa, a little over an hour away from where my wife grew up and where my in-laws still live.
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Found some fordite online on facebook...
Cant wait to try it out.
Cant wait to try it out.
You’ve just got to show us what you make! Chuck
Good luck with it, Marc. It’s even more finicky than snakewood. Chips and delaminates if not very careful. Depending on what you plan to make sandpaper rather than cutting tools maybe the answer.
PS that’s some nice stuff.
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