PzB41

Nicholasville, KY, US
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Born in Kentucky in 1967. Growing up, I was lucky enough to have a Father who instilled in me a good work ethic amongst other things.

Joined the US Army in 1987 at age 19. Paratrooper/Radio Operator. Exited the US Army in 2000- received full disability (100%) due to wounds/injuries received while on active duty. Went to University- Majored in Mechanical Engineering and History (Colonial American).

Happily married to Stephanie, my wife, and we have one son: Sebastian. Spend my time woodworking, building wooden mechanical devices, furniture and tools, as well as practicing other skills such as: cardweaving, coppersmithing, gunsmithing, riflemaking, candlemaking, making clothing (such as a capote, or Colonial shirts, etc), leatherworking, indian beadwork, etc, etc...

In addition to the above, I volunteer as a Den Leader for my son's Boy Scout Troop (Troop 33) so that I can share my love of designing/making things, love of History, and Life Experience, as well as provide a good example for young Boys who need solid Leadership in their lives.

What does the future hold? Only the Almighty knows that, but I hope to be able to build a boat with my son so that we can sail over the horizon together. My wife, God Bless her, puts up with all my nonsense and has supported me 100% the entire time we have been married- through good, bad and awful- even when I was diagnosed with Leukemia. She's one in a million, and I thank God every day I was lucky enough to marry her. She's the best, and most beautiful, woman I have ever had the fortune to meet, hands down, bar none.

Gender: Male

Birthday: 09/26/1967


Recent comments


Re: Shop made grooving planes

I don't think think this is a waste at all... if one just uses deductive reasoning, it's easy to figure out the dimensions of the plane.

Without being snide or insulting to any of y'all reading this:

The author even goes so far as to give almost TOO MUCH information: He says the planes are designed to cut 1/8" in and 1/8" deep, which basically gives you the inner dimensions of the plane. So long as you have one dimension, the rest can be figured out. As far as angle of the plane's blade, well, just use the old GP rule of thumb: 55 degrees for hardwoods, 45 degrees for GP, 35 degrees for soft.

At the very least, one can simply size the given pictures till the center, dark section of the plane's width equals 1/8" (or perhaps a hair over), and you got the width of the plane- once you know one dimension, you got all the others.

Not to mention the planes are nothing but a bunch of rectangles and right angles ('cept for the big hole in the side and the blade angle)...

Y'all want him to give you EVERYTHING on a silver platter?? USE YER NOODLES!! ;D

posted: 5:45 pm on November 4th  

Re: 8 non-woodworking tools for woodworkers

I read through most of these.

There's some fairly good ideas here- and some real stinkers..

If it hasn't been mentioned yet (if it has, my bad), I use surgical tubing of various diameters (1/2" 1/4" etc) to bind glue-ups together. It's cheap, holds without marking/marring, adjusts to any shape and almost never breaks. Wood glue doesn't stick to it either- just peels right off.

Plus, if you get a big enough piece, you can make a gigantic slingshot and hurl all kinds of stuff across the backyard (to the delight of your children- and yourself as well :) ).

That's my 2 cents..

posted: 2:57 pm on October 12th  

Re: Second-Hand Tools

I'm feeling bad about you getting a semi-raw deal on the morticer. But a part of me is saying: "See? You're not the only one."

I buy used tools mostly- all of them hand tools (I own almost no power tools) and I go in knowing that something needs to be replaced, tweaked, cleaned, repaired, etc. I always assume that something is wrong with it to begin with. That way, I'm not suprised or sandbagged when something hidden pops up while I'm cleaning my new prize.

Other than that, I think the others have said what needs to be said re: buying used power tools.

Oh! I do remember one thing: I carry a small 10X loupe with me just about everywhere I go (getting old stinks. At 42, I now need glasses- and sometimes the loupe- to read really small print). It comes in handy when examining a new find for cracks and other flaws.

I wish you better luck in the future and I hope you enjoy that morticer for a long, long time...

PzB41

posted: 2:15 pm on October 12th  

Re: New England Bonnet Top Secretary

Extremely fine work! I have not had the opportunity to try a piece like this... I only hope that I am fated to create something as well as you have done here.

Well done! You earned my vote.

posted: 9:19 pm on October 7th