Wood Carving

I’ve recently started making wooden knitting needles by whittling away the ends to come to a point and sanding smooth. However, I’d like to find an easier, faster, more efficient, and uniform way of doing this. I have very limited knowledge of woodworking, but the ideas that have come into my mind is using a lathe, a bench grinder, or possibly a stationary belt sander. Preferably I’d like to spend as little money on this venture as possible… So what are your ideas?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. A pencil sharpener works really well on some of the smaller needles (though the angle is a bit off), but some of the ones I’d like to make are a full inch in diameter.

My ideas;

A lathe is over kill and if you had one you would be sanding your stick ends anyway,
A bench grinder will not work, all it will do is clog the metal grinding wheel,
A belt sander is good, it will work,

Better, a vertical sanding disc with a solid rest. Use the outer faster moving edge to get the roughing of your sticks, then move to the inner part to smooth them. The outer and inner discs can also be different grits.

This might be a faster way once you have set up your jig;

http://woodgears.ca/dowel/making.html

Get a series of chisels shaped and sharpened and each stick will take 10 seconds!

Also check out the dowel pointers here;

http://www.fine-tools.com/bohr5.htm

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Tell me a reason why you should be careful in a woodwork class and explain your reason.
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I’m guessing it is mainly due to safety reasons.

For example, lathes may have heavy loads on them and if they are not fastened properly, they may spin off. Also, the tools would be sharp and dangerous.

A lot of things to do with wood are sharp and if you are stupid you may cut yourself or others very badly. For example, chisels, saws, drills etc.

The final thing would be that there are a lot of machinery that would be extremely dangerous if used wrong, such as a table saw and bandsaws etc.

Hope this helps!

List some ways of being safe in woodwork and write a paragaph or two about it.
Example:
Working Safely
Accidents will happen in a Woodwork Class,but this number can be reduce by…

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Safety goggles.

Can you give me some paragraphs stating why it is important to be safe in a Woodwork Class.

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U can get splinters, wood can go in ur eye (a small piece of wood can give u a big infection), etc
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I have this wooden piece and it’s glossy (I have no experience with woodworking and carpentry so I don’t know of the proper terms). Point is I want to spray paint a design on it using a stencil.

Should I sand it down and use a primer or whatever or should I simply paint the design and put a clear coat on top of it?
Would I have to sand the whole piece or just the area that is going to be worked on? I’m worried it might cause an uneven paint job if I sand it down.

Thanks for your help!

Any shiny or glossy surface should be sanded before painting. Use a 180 or like grit just to remove the the gloss and create a surface that your new paint will adhere to. You don’t need to remove all the paint, just make it dull.

The hubby developed a new interest in woodworking recently when helping out another with some projects. We do not have woodworking materials at our place and we live in an apartment so no garage etc. to work in. It would have to be a small enough project that it could be done in the apartment and he is very creative/artistic so if it involved some sort of design aesthetics after etc. would also be nice. Don’t say bird house lol. I would need to get him materials and tools. We don’t have tools minus the normal hammer, screwdrivers that every house has. So not something that is going to require tons of money on tools because we really can’t be having some circular saw up in an apartment anyways I just want to get him a woodworking project that he would enjoy. This is one of my ideas for his birthday or fathers day coming up, so not much time till then. Any ideas please share and if you could, include the materials/tools I would need to get as I know nothing about woodworking.

Thanks!

portable work bench that clamps projects, chisels, jig saw, mitre saw, electric sander, assorted screws or nails, project books can be good. any of these he should like. nothing more satisfying than creating things.

This is just suggestions, because I’m having trouble figuring out what I want to go into.
Here’s some info about me:
15 years old, and I live in Alberta.
Currents grades(before final exam)
Math 10 – 59%
English 10 – 78%
Social 10 – 81%
Science 10 – 83% (I don’t mind chemistry and biology, but I hate physics)

Media (Adobe Photoshop/In Design etc. class) – 94%
Construction (Woodworking) – 83%

Based on these grades, what field would you recommend for me?

Your grades seem to reflect someone who is fairly creative and enjoys design. However, your math grades are low and you don’t care for physics so that puts most engineering jobs out. Your English (and assuming composition) grade is low as well so let’s axe the notion of creative writing and journalism. I’d say you’re on track as a skilled worker perhaps in news media, graphic arts, or possibly computer gaming but all of those require a degree.

Are your grades low because you do not understand those topics or are they because you don’t do the assignments and homework? If you are smart but lazy, take more time in 11th grade to get your grades back up to A’s and B’s. Consider taking a summer course if those topics are truly difficult for you. With better grades, more white collar employment fields will open up to you.

My dad are in that mood of building stuff and today I want to build a nice fancy chair for our deck but we’re new to the DIY stuff. Can anyone tell me where I can find great woodworking plans for beginners?

I was once a beginner too… Lowes and home depot have books but they don’t have everything in one book. Looked online and found what I was looking for. Beginner’s Woodworking Plans….. You should check it out..

Is there anywhere that i can sell my plans and designs online? I know i can sell them to individuals online through Amazon or Ebay but I mean a big company known for woodworkingbuilding plans

I doubt it because most companies won’t deal with an outside designer. But don’t let that stop you! Having a website is very cheap, and they’re not hard to design. Use the shopping cart features from paypal, and presto, you are the big company! The only hard part is making sure you rank high when people google for plans, so I’ll give you some links for that.

Good luck!

I have just stepped into woodworking field and have been hearing from many folks that you can find plenty of free woodworking plans on the internet but after hours of searching I have come to know that these are available but not for free. Kindly share your sources where you get free woodworking plans that can be downloaded.

I was in your place few months ago when I was also looking for free woodworking plans on the internet. After spending plenty of weekends on various woodworking forums, one of the members there was kind enough to share with me his collection of woodworking plans which contains new as well as old fashion projects that you can start with.

You can Download the Free Woodworking Plans here:
http://goo.gl/m6W9Z