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  1. Kevin Kenny
    I had to develop some push blocks and a push stick to safely use the surface planer. They work great and may be of interest to some of you. I had both for my table saw but they were too big. I felt very uncomfortable using my hand to process this large amount of wood. I should have done this years ago.
  2. Kevin Kenny
    I decided to order another batch which I will process in the next week. This takes me to 29 board feet of finished lumber, much more than I will ever need. It was cut in April 2024 so it’s nice and dry.
  3. Kevin Kenny
    Here is the stock that i have aging for the next 12 months. About half of it has been aged over a year, its only the new lumber that cant be used until November so i have more than enough to start the project later in the year
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    https://youtu.be/sc3f46APJ1I?si=sp2Tt6aDvxfvnpTw
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    https://youtu.be/foC-NDl4CUQ?si=jijgbCyYx70kGIn2
  6. Kevin Kenny
    Just got some fresh Juniper stock from the sawmill. It was processed in November last year. I will leave it to season in my back storage area for another 6 months before touching it. Them to my friend Richard Hubbord for dressing before becoming finished bulk stock.
  7. Kevin Kenny
    Also added a lock screw to the height gauge
  8. Kevin Kenny
    Needed to add a plate as the post was coming out at the bottom. Learning curve
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    Continuous improvement.
  10. Kevin Kenny
    Finial modifications to the building board made.
  11. Kevin Kenny
    Frame layout added
  12. Kevin Kenny
    I had a friend make one of these for me but i was not happy with how it operated. The ends kept melting.
  13. Kevin Kenny
    I just love your finish work. A master class in soldering.
  14. Kevin Kenny
    Building board coming along
  15. Kevin Kenny
    Wow Henry you not horsing around
  16. Kevin Kenny
    Well i have done the 3 frames as promised. So thats it for a while.
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  18. Kevin Kenny
    Sorry built to 1/4” scale
  19. Kevin Kenny
    The building board is made from high quality MDF instead of high quality plywood which is not available here in Trinidad
  20. Kevin Kenny
    Mounted the frame plan on the building board and will have to get it done again on heavier paper as the full strength PVA glue distorted the paper. I will use a photo paper for the next attempt.
  21. Kevin Kenny
    Well you were all correct as I have Judy gotten all the plans at 2/4” scale ancestral frame was over size . So now just trying figure out how to construct the building board.
  22. Kevin Kenny
    Just received the Black brass at my daughter in NY but won’t get it till Christmas
  23. Kevin Kenny
    Is this what you use Greg? kevin
  24. Kevin Kenny
    5:1 Maybe thats my issue GREG as i only diluted mine 1:1. Never got good results. Someone recommended these products to me, i cant remember who. Both bottles say they will blacken brass but no instruction on the label on how to apply the solution or any suggested dilution rate. In terms of heating i use a baby bottle warmer for cleaning brass. It took a while to get Pyrex cups as all my drinking glasses kept breaking. The Pyrex works great. kevin
  25. Kevin Kenny
    Hi Henry i use Jax pewter black and had the same issue as I applied it full strength. Then someone commented that I needed to dilute it with 50% water and it retained the blackness much better. It never made sense to me but it worked better when diluted . Having said that I just took them out and they are no longer as black as I remember so hopefully some experienced person will respond.

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