Just to see if I could do it.
I kinda rushed through it, learned a few things. Made one, then another the second came out better but the jaws were'n't quite parallel,
I could make some more from cut pieces but I have to say the Quick grips work much better. Still a good excercise in picking the right techniques.
Wood was some Brazilian Cherry reclaims from Lumber liquidator pallets.
Some things I learned:
grain should run vertically in the jaws or the split you cut will continue to split (duh should have been obvious but it was one of the things I forgot to think about when I started cutting)
not too hard to cut a 1.25" deep, 1.25" long 3/8" slot and a 1.25" deep 3" long 3/8" slot in hardwood but its hard to do it well.
plans off the internet can have errors!
I kinda rushed through it, learned a few things. Made one, then another the second came out better but the jaws were'n't quite parallel,
I could make some more from cut pieces but I have to say the Quick grips work much better. Still a good excercise in picking the right techniques.
Wood was some Brazilian Cherry reclaims from Lumber liquidator pallets.
Some things I learned:
grain should run vertically in the jaws or the split you cut will continue to split (duh should have been obvious but it was one of the things I forgot to think about when I started cutting)
not too hard to cut a 1.25" deep, 1.25" long 3/8" slot and a 1.25" deep 3" long 3/8" slot in hardwood but its hard to do it well.
plans off the internet can have errors!
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