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Thursday, April 5, 2012

The Reciprocal Wood Sander

Weirdly enough, this machine was fun to use during my process in creating a wooden vessel. However, it did not smooth the wood that well, but sure did cut off tiny excess pieces. 




Let the Cutting Begin!

One photo is of me using the band saw to cut my vessel into snorkeling goggles. 
Another photo is of the result of cutting the top and bottom of my box off of the goggle shaped cherry wood. 




 


Gluing Wood Together

So after clamping, clamping, and then clamping some more, I got some blisters and a few sticky fingers. But for the lost part, the gluing went well and only one clamp result left me with a tiny gap in my vessel.
The below photos show my first gluing of my uncut vessel.