In class, we can nail down some scrap wood on the tabletops to keep the wood from moving all about. But where I’m doing my woodworking when not in class, I can’t do that. So recently, this is an example of how I was working: This picture shows my leg holding…
Shitage Kama is a two-shouldered mortise and tenon with a half dovetail, double wedged in. I googled it and others have called it Stringer to Leg joint. Jay said that this is one of the strongest joints and one that he uses often. You can make a sawhorse with this…
I’m not sure for what instances these joints are used, but I made one anyway. It’s called bird’s mouth joint. We started this on Sept 27, but I’m the slowest person in class. So I just finished it tonight.
Ah… more woodworking. Last week I learned to make mortise and tenon joint. it’s one of the more recognizable joints. I haven’t done the drawing for this, but I will… eventually. Meanwhile, here it is, in all of its glory! (with a drawing!) I made a mistake when…
A pictorial journey into the compound joint: 2 lap joints and bridle joints. This was quite challenging for me, but I was surprised to see the result: I did it!
This is made of lap joints and bridle joints and completely fancy. The red marks indicate the “waste.” This is Jay’s example from his 15 minute demonstration. ! lap joints. Will you look at the straight sawing of this wood? He always makes it look so easy. (wait til you…
In the third class of the semester, I made a bridle joint. And here’s my drawing of it. Here’s the real thing: View of the underside: I love it when all the lines meet up. So satisfying. Top view: You can see where I initially pounded the mallet to the top but…
So here’s a terribly not to scale and freehand drawing of a lap joint I learned to do in class a few weeks ago. I initially wanted a reminder of what I did in class, as in: step one: start with wood! step two: draw center line, measure out the width…
Two of my interests combined: drawing and woodworking. There’s also an ant that walked across the area where the tools were modeling for me. I often make notes in my drawings as a way to remember the what, why and how. None of my drawings are ever to scale though…