tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48527319886829464882024-02-22T08:22:59.491-08:00Beneath the GrainAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03369686831674206282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852731988682946488.post-84465396129346209102012-08-06T08:59:00.003-07:002012-08-06T12:50:48.995-07:00Obstacles into Opportunities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a woodworker, problem solving skills are an important
part of the trade. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing is perfect
and once in a while, you get an “in your face” reminder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s when you have to remind the materials
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We have a customer that wants built-in lockers with a bench
seat in their mudroom for coats, book bags, and shoe storage. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a semi-simple design and should be a
straight forward and relaxing build.<b> NOPE!!</b> Not when your distributor pawns off
a stack of 4x8 Birch plywood that is shaped like a bunch of skateboard ramps. I
know, I should have taken them back, but I was under a dead line and convinced
myself very quickly I can make it work. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
I DID! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me tell ya how. </div>
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Does everyone know what a Dado is? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Dado is a wide groove that is cut from front
to back of a component that an intersecting component fits into. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This “puzzle piece” fit ensures proper
placement of your parts and is a very good structural joint. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will also flex my plywood parts flat and
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There are many ways to cut a Dado. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can stack Dado blades on a table saw, use
specially milled bits in the router table, and even set up a straight edge for
a handheld router. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every project is an
equation filled with variables. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s up
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With this particular project, I did not mill
my parts to thickness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problem here
is being at the mercy of the plywood manufacturer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know better than to trust that every sheet
is going to be identical in thickness, so I needed a system that would allow my
Dados to vary in width as needed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
obstacle has given me the opportunity to construct a much anticipated shop made exact width Dado
Jig. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>SWEET!!</b></div>
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Fortunately, there is a very generous online community of
woodworkers sharing their wealth of knowledge and ideas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I turned to “the King” that helped start it
all, Mr. Marc Spagnuolo, AKA the <i>Wood Whisperer</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had built this jig for one of his previous
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I modeled my design from his,
with a few modifications that will fit my needs for this project and how I function
as a craftsman for future projects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Thank You Marc!!</div>
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some Dados… and find another obstacle to turn into an opportunity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our next issue arises as our badass jig
stretches across our work surface. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well,
the jig is milled and fabricated as flat and true as possible, our plywood is not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When placing the jig across the “potato chip”
plywood, it sets tight at both ends with a gap in the middle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means when I cut my dado it will not be
deep enough in the middle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I leave
this and call it done, our cabinet wall will have convexed walls. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will keep their shape unless this problem
is solved by removing equal amounts of material across the length of the Dado. Its finally time to get an old school router plane, even
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router plane STAT! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crossing my fingers,
I pick up the phone and call Woodcraft. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
Dice. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next, I look to my Lee Valley
Catalog. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$150 and 5-7 days for shipping,
a good fall back, but I need it NOW! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
final option is to call my local antique mall. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chatted it up with an employee and they gave
me a number for a vendor that would be my one and only hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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there waiting for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having bought some
tools from him before, I knew exactly where to look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I approached the glow of the glass cabinet
and scanned the inventory of side by side heirloom contraptions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHA-CHING!!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There it sits, a prestine Stanley No. 71, patented
1901, with a ¼” blade that has been rode hard and put up wet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sixty Bucks, the <b>SWEETEST!!</b></div>
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Now that I solved the hunt, a new challenge awaited me as I
drove back to the shop with a childish grin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How to sharpen this beaten and battered blade?? I geared up my
waterstone, some YouTube videos, and some good tunes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking some good advice and my mad scientist
approach to sharpening, I had a blade that could shave the hair off my chiny
chin chin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the same time the blade
was so worn, it wouldn’t hold a sharp edge for too long. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Fortunately, Lee Valley replacement blades are
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With the razor edge set to depth, I moved this bad boy
through the dados that didn’t register correctly from the jig. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so much fun I thought I would go ahead
and do them all! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was shocked with the
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With every dado hand planed to a near perfect depth, I was
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components went together like a dream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As everything drew up tight, my questionable sheet goods turned Bona
Fide. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cabinet built and problems solved!</div>
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It’s all about having the right tool and mind for the right
job. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, we always find a situation
that allows us to get or make those tools and jigs on our wish list. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once they are in the arsenal its great! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just getting them there that’s a
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03369686831674206282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852731988682946488.post-37951750371677042352012-07-10T11:55:00.003-07:002012-07-12T08:10:40.917-07:00Meet Open Grain Woodwork<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would like to tell you a little bit about
who we are and what we do. Open
Grain Woodwork world headquarters is located in Louisville, KY Bluegrass Industrial Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Josh
Peters, owner/craftsman, and Samantha Farmer, office/business manager, make a great team and backbone for an ever expanding small business.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Josh, aka Grain Guy, started Open Grain Woodwork five years
ago to pursue his passion for woodworking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His love for wood grew while working for his
father remodeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He ventured off and
started his own business in order to focus solely on woodworking and become an
incredible craftsman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Josh focuses on
four main things in life, his family, disc golf, video games, and woodworking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Samantha is a new addition to the company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She recently moved back home after graduating
from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelors in Marketing and
Management.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She found our company, and
man are we glad she did!! Her organization spread throughout our manly office
environment by her second day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samantha
is jumping right in our business and helping with several important aspects of
running a company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are very excited to start blogging about what happens
beneath the grain here at Open Grain Woodwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We decided to start a blog for several reasons:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span>We are really bad ass and wanted to share our
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</span></span></span>We rarely do repetitive projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, something new and unique is always
being created in our workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span>We are continuously learning and bettering our woodworking
craftsmanship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want to be able to
share our successes along with our mistakes, and hope that you can learn from
our mistakes and successes to better yourself as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our creations are highly functional and innovative pieces of wood art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have done projects which include furniture, signage, jewelry boxes, pens, household items, displays, and children’s décor & toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our motto is <strong>“Building Today, Tomorrow’s Antiques”</strong> because not only are we building something for our current customers, but we are building something that will last for generations and can be handed down as something to cherish.</span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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