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Dave Polaschek
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Building a cane #6: Cutting tenons on the shafts
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6 part
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Building a cane
Had another half-hour in the shop this morning. Got the tenons double-checked and cut, and they’re each just a hair too big for their respective handle, which is exactly what I wanted.
Needed to take 15/64 off both sides in this direction…
And 13/32 off each side in this direction.
The finished tenons, both of which are about 1/64 inch too large to fit into their respective mortises. I’ll fine-tune the fit using a float, and then I can start rounding the shafts.
May you have the day you deserve!
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Seems you have this under control, all should come out great. Working wood in 64's of an inch, your eyes are much better than mine, I can't focus down to that resolution. I'm happy to be accurate within an 8th of an inch.
My eyes are kinda horrible, but nearsighted. With my glasses off, I could probably work to 1/128 in metal. Have to get about 6 inches away from the workpiece, but I’ve had people ask if I want to get eye surgery, and I always say heck no. I like being able to see close.
As for having it under control, I remembered most of my lessons from my first cane, which were almost all of the “do as much as you can with square stock, or stock with at least one square side to measure from” flavor. I’m going to start rounding the shafts tomorrow, which will be interesting. Drawknife or spokeshave work uses back muscles (though I’ll see what I can do with just arms), so I’m going to have to approach it slow and easy, rather than trying to hog off big chunks of wood at once.
As for having it under control, I remembered most of my lessons from my first cane, which were almost all of the “do as much as you can with square stock, or stock with at least one square side to measure from” flavor. I’m going to start rounding the shafts tomorrow, which will be interesting. Drawknife or spokeshave work uses back muscles (though I’ll see what I can do with just arms), so I’m going to have to approach it slow and easy, rather than trying to hog off big chunks of wood at once.
May you have the day you deserve!
Nice progress.
I usually use a small block plane to round square stock. You can work with one hand and even hold the stock by hand. Just a thought.
I usually use a small block plane to round square stock. You can work with one hand and even hold the stock by hand. Just a thought.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
We’ll see, Nathan. I’ve got a jig for octagonalizing square stock that holds it at a 45 degree angle, and that plus a bench plane is often my first step for rounding things, but I also have three projects sitting on things in my shop, many of which are above my 10# lifting limit, so I may just clamp an end in the carving vise and go after it with a spokeshave, because the carving vise is one of the few things that isn’t buried in other stuff.
May you have the day you deserve!
I finally got caught up. Interesting build Dave!
