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Slide Show from January 2010 Seven Day Class

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The RAS 115 Grinder and Dust Extraction are used to do the heavy sculping and keep me healthy!

The matched set of router bits used to make the signature seat to leg joinery are a must.

I depend on my router table for perfect joinery. Kreg's is the best!

Call John at 770 428-3622 to order your walnut lumber kit to make your rocker. $550

 

 

Hand Tools

Lie-Nielsen Router 271 Plane - Click here for more information!

This router is a must for fitting the leg joints. The bottom of the router body rides the tops of the leg shoulders and the blade makes thin shavings of the dado bottoms until they are the perfect depth and fit.

This is simply a must!                                      $80

 
 
         
       

 

Scrapers

Scrapers are a must if you are building fine hardwood furniture. They can do several things wonderfully if you can learn to raise a proper burr. We will work on that in a video at some point. I use a big thick card scraper to clean up marks from the grinders and rasps. I also do shaping on broad surfaces with this scraper. 

Bahco 474 Card Scraper    $6.99 (link)

The scraper I use the most is more flexible allowing me to dig in with my thumbs and move a particular high spot. This is a must!

Bahco 474 Thin Card Scraper    $6.99 (link)

 

This set of contoured scrapers is perfect for this type of wood sculpture. Shape and fefine all the details that make this chair fun to carve. This set is for the woodworker who will spend the time for outstanding results.

Small Curved Scraper Set      $49.99 (link)