I like to spray Chroma Craft Wood Dyes from cheap Harbor Freight Airbrushes. The airbrushes are cheap. Around $22 each on 4/30/2022. Thus, I like to have one airbrush for each color. Like Nick Agar does in his demos and classes.
The airbrushes are a pain to deal with when not in use. They don’t stand up on there own. Thus, I created a cheap holder out of a 2×4 with a series of 1-1/2″ diameter holes.
I painted the 2×4 white so I could spray color samples next to each hole.
I really like this holder. I can easily move it around and store it on a shelf.
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Carl’s Tenon Size and Hole Size jigs for the Oneway Stronghold Chuck with #2 or #3 profiled jaws.
Over the years I have seen and used a lot of different jigs for Tenon Size and Hole Size
needed to match #2 or #3 profiled jaws on a Oneway Stronghold chuck. Here is what I am currently
using. Two very simple and easy to make jigs.
Remember that chucks hold best when the jaws are almost all the way closed. Continue reading Oneway Jaw Jigs →
If want to sharpen your tools at home, the same way you learned in a class, then you need to have the same grinder setup at home.
If you want to match the setup in my Studio, then here is what I recommend.
Continue reading Wolverine Grinder Jig Setup →
I like to create sharpening templates for my woodturing gouges. The templates allow me to quickly and easily set up my grinder. I get a consistent grind every time.
Click here for PDF file of Tool Sharpening Templates.
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I could not live without my Custom Centering Cones that I have turned out of ultar-high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene. I have turned lots of different shapes and use them often.
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Life's Too Short To Use Crappy Tools!
