This is what machinists call a Sine Plate. It is used to accurately establish any angle for his drill press. It is made from Birch and Baltic Birch with no finish.
7/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
Sander Fixture John made this fixture to hold his hand held belt sander so that he could use it as a fixed sander.
3/7/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
On the left, Gene made a height gage. On the right is a table saw push jig to keep the hands away from the blade when pushing small pieces.
1/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
Stephen found a broken engraving hammer at a garage sale. He polished the head and added a new Olive handle and finished it in oil.
1/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
This Block Plane was made from Padauk, Maple, Brass rod and a Hock blade.
1/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
Table Saw Alignment Tool by Dan is made from Walnut, Red Oak, Padauk and King Wood. The tools is used to align the blade parallel to the miter slot. Also used to align the rip fence parallel to the blade.
1/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
The first is a Non-magnetic Screwdriver made from Soft Maple and finished in shellac and wax. It was used to tune a MRI system where the use of a magnetic screwdriver would have been very difficult.
1/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.
Arlen's Solvent Bottle Holder is made from Mahogany and finished in Lacquer.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.
Marshall buys tools from Harbor Freight but they do not have nice cases. So he made this one
for his pneumatic stapler. It is made from 1/4" Baltic Birch and finished in Tung Oil.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.
This is Jordan's set of hand made tool boxes. The boxes are made from various woods and finished with Jordan's special finishing process.
4/7/2007 Click on image to see closeup.
This Custom Storage Case is made from Cherry, Maple, Figured Redwood - book-matched veneer with Padauk trim.
The finish is wipe-on Maloof Polyurethane. This is used to store Andrew's carving tools and bits. It features a
lift out tray for the bits.
11/3/2006 Click on image to see closeup.
This hand made beam compass is made from Walnut and brass.
4/8/2005 Click on image to see closeup.
This
box cutting tooling is for edge cutting of keys in wooden boxes. It is made from fir and plywood with Conejo Valley Woodworkers guide handle. The finish is tung oil. This is unique in that it positions the box for cutting support keys in box edges safely and uniformly.
1/7/2005 Click on image to see closeup.
Attached are pics of the new, patented "Gun Control Push Stick" with tool-less blade change.
Materials used: Government-destroyed Smith & Wesson revolver, brass, walnut, beech, maple, rubber.
No finish used.
7/19/2004 Click on image to see closeup.
Jordan created this light standard from solid oak donated by members of the club.
6/5/2004 Click on image to see closeup.
The adjustable angle fence has marking for every degree up to 60
degrees and includes the 22 1/2 degree mark. For safety purposes, the
sled has a protective cage on the front of the frame board where the
blade protrudes through. A hold down board runs from front to back
providing two adjustable hold down bolts. He used MDF for the base and
hard Maple for the frame and fence. Some UHMW tape was applied to the
bottom to improve it's sliding ability.
3/10/2003 Click on image to see closeup.
This dog ramp for a physically
challenged dog, required near perfection to keep the balusters aligned.
To accomplish the task, Stephen built a saddle jig, for drilling angled, centered, equally spaced
holes. It is Oak-veneered 3/4" plywood, with a banister made from one 3/4" x 6" x 5' board and 1/2" dowels.
From the same piece of wood, first drill the desired hole, centered, and at the
angle desired. Then drill a second hole at the desired distance between holes. Glue/tack two additional pieces to make a saddle to fit over project
piece. Cut a dowel the same size as the desired hole, about 3", and sand
one end so it slips in and out easily. Drill first hole at desired location, place saddle over project piece and fit dowel through saddle into
freshly drilled hole. Move entire piece along fence to the other hole. Fit
drill in, and continue to drill second hole. Continue in this manner until
desired number of holes are reached. All the joints fitted so tightly
that it was tapped together without needing glue.
11/12/2001 Click on image to see closeup.