uncivlengr
@uncivlengr.bsky.social
Woodworker, dad, engineer from the Maritimes, living in Ontario.
You should let the lumber acclimatize to "normal" conditions and then flatten it. Any method with water is only going to be temporary and you'll just deal with warping in the final piece.
But to answer your direction question, I used hand planes to get stock to flat!
But to answer your direction question, I used hand planes to get stock to flat!
June 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You should let the lumber acclimatize to "normal" conditions and then flatten it. Any method with water is only going to be temporary and you'll just deal with warping in the final piece.
But to answer your direction question, I used hand planes to get stock to flat!
But to answer your direction question, I used hand planes to get stock to flat!
Mostly fiddly nights done today, got the dividers in place and mounted the board to the sides. The only thing left is to oil everything, then add a few more trim pieces that can't go on until the insert is staying in place for good. #woodworking
June 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Mostly fiddly nights done today, got the dividers in place and mounted the board to the sides. The only thing left is to oil everything, then add a few more trim pieces that can't go on until the insert is staying in place for good. #woodworking
I made templates to cut out the plywood sides, and with the back panel it's pretty quickly starting to look like a till. #woodworking
May 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I made templates to cut out the plywood sides, and with the back panel it's pretty quickly starting to look like a till. #woodworking
Half an hour in, I've got the middle glass panel removed and a rough notch cut out of the middle shelf. This is where the plane till will go. I was hoping the shelves would come out but they seem to be integral with the casework, so I'll leave them in place. #woodworking
May 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Half an hour in, I've got the middle glass panel removed and a rough notch cut out of the middle shelf. This is where the plane till will go. I was hoping the shelves would come out but they seem to be integral with the casework, so I'll leave them in place. #woodworking
Right now my plan is to leave shelves behind glass doors on each side. The middle glass section doesn't open, so I'm removing that glass to add a plane till and storage for the most used tools (chisels etc).
May 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Right now my plan is to leave shelves behind glass doors on each side. The middle glass section doesn't open, so I'm removing that glass to add a plane till and storage for the most used tools (chisels etc).
I ended up on the same page but got totally thrown off the objective after finding "ding-dong" on the list.
April 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I ended up on the same page but got totally thrown off the objective after finding "ding-dong" on the list.
Seems like the quintessential "could have done physics" guy.
March 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Seems like the quintessential "could have done physics" guy.
I like how he accuses you of "endless scolding" after his 3000 word essay in his first comment.
March 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I like how he accuses you of "endless scolding" after his 3000 word essay in his first comment.
Seems like the laser/diffraction grating could just be reflecting the scattered light coming from the lens of the laser? You can see the light coming from the tip of the laser in camera, so this just seems like a repeat of the light bulb demonstration.
March 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Seems like the laser/diffraction grating could just be reflecting the scattered light coming from the lens of the laser? You can see the light coming from the tip of the laser in camera, so this just seems like a repeat of the light bulb demonstration.
Her name is Gillian Turnham, from Peterborough, Ontario.
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Her name is Gillian Turnham, from Peterborough, Ontario.
You typically will see the end grain on the face of a mallet as it's going to be more resistant to crushing if you're using it a lot.
February 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You typically will see the end grain on the face of a mallet as it's going to be more resistant to crushing if you're using it a lot.
Not the same plane brand but the same configuration, the first bit is all about sharpening, after about 9:30 it gets into putting it together.
youtu.be/gE4yVgdVW7s
youtu.be/gE4yVgdVW7s
Sharpening and Setting the Bench Plane | Paul Sellers
YouTube video by Paul Sellers
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Not the same plane brand but the same configuration, the first bit is all about sharpening, after about 9:30 it gets into putting it together.
youtu.be/gE4yVgdVW7s
youtu.be/gE4yVgdVW7s
Hello, what kind of plane?
February 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hello, what kind of plane?
I bought prescription safety glasses; much easier than wearing or looking through two pairs.
February 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I bought prescription safety glasses; much easier than wearing or looking through two pairs.
My sarcasm was a little too dry, I'm agreeing with you both.
February 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My sarcasm was a little too dry, I'm agreeing with you both.
My sarcasm was a little too dry, I'm agreeing with you both.
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My sarcasm was a little too dry, I'm agreeing with you both.
But have you considered that someone might just imagine a scenario where someone wants to look in? Isn't their imagination as valid as your experience?
Incidentally, I enjoy the notion of emergency response feeling the need to look in the window at a crash. "Yep, they're still in there."
Incidentally, I enjoy the notion of emergency response feeling the need to look in the window at a crash. "Yep, they're still in there."
February 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
But have you considered that someone might just imagine a scenario where someone wants to look in? Isn't their imagination as valid as your experience?
Incidentally, I enjoy the notion of emergency response feeling the need to look in the window at a crash. "Yep, they're still in there."
Incidentally, I enjoy the notion of emergency response feeling the need to look in the window at a crash. "Yep, they're still in there."
Reminding me of how N F Ts were going to change the world and people tried shoe horning them into everything.
February 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Reminding me of how N F Ts were going to change the world and people tried shoe horning them into everything.
I've been thinking of doing coasters for misc gifts with all the offcuts I've got. Just need to figure out a good holder that isn't an order of magnitude harder than the coasters, but still looks good!
February 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've been thinking of doing coasters for misc gifts with all the offcuts I've got. Just need to figure out a good holder that isn't an order of magnitude harder than the coasters, but still looks good!
In my field, I routinely get told "we've done it before without [some measure I've implemented] and it's been fine!". My counter has always been, "I drive to the office every day and never crash but I still need to wear a seatbelt." Finger crossing isn't part of the analysis.
February 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In my field, I routinely get told "we've done it before without [some measure I've implemented] and it's been fine!". My counter has always been, "I drive to the office every day and never crash but I still need to wear a seatbelt." Finger crossing isn't part of the analysis.
Probably the same though that minimum keeps going up into my 40s. Though after a stint of night shifts in my early career and then kids, sleep is thoroughly broken and mediocre at best.
February 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Probably the same though that minimum keeps going up into my 40s. Though after a stint of night shifts in my early career and then kids, sleep is thoroughly broken and mediocre at best.
Some simple painted shelves out of poplar, with trim pieces added for some depth #woodworking
February 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Some simple painted shelves out of poplar, with trim pieces added for some depth #woodworking