[blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
- From: "Tom Hodges" <tomhodges@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:39 -0500
John, those different colors for contrast make perfect sense to me. My eye
problem is the same. Maybe we have the same problem. I had a blod clot in
my optic nerve in one eye then it happened to the other eye a year later.
Everything is very dark and totally out of focus. In addition, my straight
ahead vision is gone, so everything I try to see is only in my peripheral
vision. Those contrasts sure help a lot. I tell my wife I can spot a blond
a block away because of the contrast. Grin
Regards, Tom Hodges
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Sherrer
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:19 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Hi John
Thanks for the info. Does Lee Balley send out their newsletter by email?
The big difference with the bench I am making the the ability to flip the
top over to change color, giving contrast. for INSTANCE, YOU WOULD WANT A
LIGHT COLORED TOP FOR BLACK WALNUT, AND A DARK TOP FOR MAPLE. tHIS IS FOR
VISUALLY IMPAIRED, IT WILL NOT HELP THE TOTAL BLIND.
i CANNOT SEE MUCH, BUT i CAN SEE EXTREME CONTRAST.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: JDM <mailto:sunnyday001@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:17 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Gooday John,
In the current Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter, there's an article
on the fanciest Woodwork bench I ever did hear about. Actually, apart from
the fancy Brasswork and concealed vise mechanism, it doesn't sound to very
different to one I built about 2 years ago. I built mine from Tasmanian Oak,
an Australian hardwood species.
Mine has both a front and end vise, and four rows of 3/4", or 19mm
bench-dog holes which precisely align with dog holes drilled into the top
edge of the vise face-plates. If I want to quickly make up a panel by edge
joining 2 or 3 planks, I just apply glue to the plank edges, and then
squeeze the planks up tight between a couple of dogs in the bench top and a
couple of dogs mounted in the top of the vise faceplate. To prevent the
panel buckling or bowing upwards, I just use a quick release clamp at one
end of the bench, with 1 clamp jaw below the rail and the other jaw on top
of the workpiece, and using a spare dog hole, I flatten out the panel with
a right angle bench holdown clamp at the other end. For a quick job it works
well, and saves a lot of bother not having to get out and adjusting several
T-bar Sash cramps.
The Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter, can be found at the following
URL:
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/4/2/article1.htm
I hope this is of interest,
John Milburn
Melbourne Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sherrer <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:19 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
They say that a black locus fence post will last 70 years without any
treatment.
John
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http://BlindWoodWorker.com
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http://anellos.ws
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Martin <mailto:woodworkingfortheblind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:12 PM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
But they sure made great fence posts!
On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Tom Hodges wrote:
It was good to hear from someone on this list.
I've never used the black locust wood but hearing about it brought back a
lot of unpleasant memories.
I lived on 5 and a half acres in Florence, Kentucky about 30 years ago and
there were plenty of black locust trees around. I especially remember the 2
to 4 inch long thorns that went right through my riding mower tires. I also
remember getting stuck with those things and it would temporarily cause a
pain to run from your finger all the way up your arm. I guess the is some
kind of poison in those thorns and they sure hurt.
Again, thanks for the memories. Grin.
Regards, Tom
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John E Sherrer
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:43 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Work Bench
I am currently building an adaptive work bench. The primary wood I am
using is Black Locus, also called Black Acaicia. It may be in the top three
of the hardest woods grown in the U.S.
Since I live 200 miles from my shop, it is a slow process getting it done.
We have a second home in the North Carolina mountains and we do plan to move
their. While my business is going good, we will not move.
John
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Larry Martin
woodworkingfortheblind@xxxxxxxxxxx
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