The Broken Tradition

The Broken Tradition

my musings on woodworking and other things I do.

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  • Cheep Tools

    Hi; I know that I do not have many readers 😉 but that’s OK. Sorry I haven’t made up a post recently. I’d like to say I’ve been busy, but I haven’t been. I was going to do this once a week as leverage to make myself make things, hasn’t happened yet 😉 sorry. There…

    kaisaerpren

    November 6, 2016
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  • Windsor Chairs

    well if that don’t beat all… I was trying to tell someone about what a Windsor Chair was, because I’m always telling people that I make Windsor Chairs. Only to find that I don’t actually have any pictures of the chairs that I have made! Well let me correct this little omission! here is a…

    kaisaerpren

    August 20, 2016
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  • Spinning Wheel Repairs

    Well I finally finished it. new spindle and whorl, drive pulley, distaff and extra bobbins. I should get some cotton or wool fiber to test it with…. be well

    kaisaerpren

    July 28, 2016
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  • shaving horse pt 2

    Just an update: this is what I ended up with doing for my shaving horse re-build, there is hardly anything left of the original. you can see all that I re-used is the head and lever. it’s also a little bit longer than the old one… we’ll see if that’s useful or if it’ll need…

    kaisaerpren

    July 8, 2016
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  • Bee extraction.

    Went up to Cortland, NY to remove bees from my mother’s house. Set up post jacks, where it looked like the bees would be….. immediately had to go around the corner with a ladder. remove the soffit from the overhang. Someone was living here before… a wad of wasp nest and fiberglass insulation. 3 hours…

    kaisaerpren

    July 4, 2016
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  • Spring pole lathe 2

    I made the points and my first try at a hook tool today (6/23/16). There is something very satisfying about hitting hot metal and having it go where you want it to…   be well K

    kaisaerpren

    June 27, 2016
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  • Spring pole lathe 1

    I’m working on finishing up a spinning wheel repair… and the drive belt broke on my metal lathe. So instead I did some work on the spring pole lathe I’m making. be well, count your fingers; K

    kaisaerpren

    June 23, 2016
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  • How to Use a Scratch Stock

    Hi all; So if you read my post on “how to make a” It occurred to me just after writing it that there may be someone at some time who thinks “yeah, OK, but what’s it good for?” or “How do I use it?” well, “What’s it good for” is making moldings without using a…

    kaisaerpren

    June 19, 2016
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  • How to make a Scratch Stock

    Hi All; The subject came up of how to make a scratch stock, so I decided that would make a good post! Scratch stocks have been used for a very long time. Indeed scratching and scraping to make things from wood has been a technique forever. You can search the interwebs and find all sorts…

    kaisaerpren

    June 17, 2016
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    making tools, mouldings, Scraper, scratch, scratch stock
  • Triangle Stool part 1.5a

    well! I put this out in the wrong order, sorry… And I’m moving right along! made a long “V” block to drill the holes. made holes 7/32″, made the swivel thing out of 3/16″ rod. one part bent 120 degrees, the other with a 1/4″ dia eye. it’s getting more and more like a stool.…

    kaisaerpren

    June 16, 2016
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