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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Battle Me Vs Airbrush

Yesterday I decided to tackle finishing the table - in the battle of my poorly functioning airbrush vs. me - the airbrush won ...

Ready to paint, the airbrush was barely spraying any air and definitely no paint - I went to adjust the pressure on the compressor and the valve snapped off (top piece above the red ring)

The compressor is pretty old and we found out last night, underpowered for the airbrush - so we ordered a new one - hopefully it will come next week so I can finish the table!

This weekend well be working on the art for the bedroom - fence post ladder planter to go on the patio - and hanging the overhead light in the bedroom

Hope you have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday To Me 2

In the tradition of my last birthday, Axminster Tools and their free next day delivery got the better of me - again! I treated myself to a few shiny things ... as Ive said Its an addiction!.

Firstly, a Lie Nielsen no#4 Iron bodied smoothing plane. I decided against the Bronze body as this more than meets my needs for a smoother. It has the standard A2 blade and I have the option of a high angle frog at a later date if needed. My beater Stanley no#4 will be kept set rough, as thats all its capable of anyway to be honest.

Secondly, an imperial Lie Nielsen Dowel Plate. I have some riven Oak and Walnut stock that will make nice draw bore pegs for Mortise & Tenon joints and dowels for boxes etc..

The other items include, a really posh Cap Iron screw driver which is lovely to hold and prevents scratching up your nice new premium planes as the brass collar captures the large screw head. A joiners Scratch Awl which unfortunately has a round shaft. I thought it had a square shaft when I ordered it... Oh well, it will still be useful.

And Lastly, I decided to get some Veritas honing compound to add to my home made leather strop block. A number of well known wood workers use it and some swear by it, so I thought I would see if it improves my sharpened edges.

Now I just need to put them all to work...