Subject: Re: baidarka FW: Aleut Paddle
From: James Mitchell (mariner@seanet.com)
Date: Sun Dec 24 2000 - 01:37:29 EST
So what's an angle grinder? I've never heard of one... and am very
interested. 600 paddles is a major accomplishment!
At Friday, 22 December 2000, you wrote:
>James, I can't conceive of working without my angle grinder, I'd
be lost
>without it. It has been the tool of choice for over 600 paddles
now. With
>a little practice I am sure that most people could be able to control
it.
>Choosing the right grit is very important.
>
>Once you get the hang of it, you can do amazing things, and with more
>control than you'd think. On the bentshaft and Freestyle blades
that I do,
>I routinely shape to very close tolerances and thin edges.
>
>The shaped blade faces, the ridge, even the groove, would be easy
for me to
>do with the grinder. But, I guess that after 600 paddles, it had
better be.
>
>In the end, we all choose the tools that work best for us.
>
>Douglas
>
>> Phil, I can't conceive of being able to control a disk sander
that well.
>But
>> I cut the hollow successfully with a belt sander all the time.
Rough the
>> shape either by hand or with the shaper, then use the nose of
the belt
>> sander to grind the final curve. It takes some practice, but it will
>work.
>> Someday I would like to get better, more accurate control of that by
>> building a special sanding tool; but for now, my beat-up old Makita
does
>the
>> job.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Philip A Jacobs (jaco0253@jaco0253.email.umn.edu)"
>> <jaco0253@gold.tc.umn.edu>
>> To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: baidarka FW: Aleut Paddle
>>
>>
>> > I haven't tried this but have been following this thread. Some
of the
>> > better wood working catalogs (Lee Valley Tools, Garrett Wade,
etc.) sell
>> > scooping tools ('scorps') used to hollow out chair seats, etc.
on a pull
>> > stroke. Sort of like a ladle with a sharpened edge and a hole
in the
>> > bottom.
>> >
>> > Could these grooves or hollows be carved out with a 4 inch disk
>> > sander/grinder, using the edge of the disk on an angle (like
cutting
>coves
>> > on a table saw)?
>> >
>> >
>> > Oooh, I hate to recommend this to anybody. It is a special
cutter I
>built
>> > up myself with the help of a machine shop (the cutter alone
was nearly
>> > $500). Tricky, expensive, dangerous as hell. A panel cutter
won't do
>it.
>> > This is more like a 2" high cove cutter with a long straight
side set at
>8
>> > degrees. If you really want to go there, I will send you some
photos
>after
>> > I come back from Alaska. You will need a pretty health shaper
for this,
>> > at least 2 hp. I am using a 220v Grizzly. Ask me again next year!
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>From Jim Mitchell
on vacation in Juneau Alaska
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