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Dual Drum Sander from SCTX Woodworkers Club     Hard Wax Finishes Overexplained   Applying General Finishes Hard Oil Finish    

The Panto Router was created by Mattias Wandel, a Canadian woodworker and inventor who invented the pantorouter to make creating joints easier, faster, and more precise. His original pantorouter was make out of wood and plywood and he sold DIY plans for woodworkers to build their own. “Kuldeep Singh of Kyoto, Japan saw the woodenContinue reading “Panto Router”

Take a tour of the club here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQD2kgb5Jedopc49RvQiY9ZZvvQAF1JDB9_JltRr2erIZGcbjmjxo9mMt5ip-4yGNCKU7HgodZZR-tQ/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000

Here are some of the projects that our members have completed: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR-yDHoRjsCak5oE-vs1YuYfWfW1HB95gmEFrKfwJp0x2MtQWB18IStUBoGCmJ33MvRkWHbWKYjSFYd/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000

The annual meeting of the Champaign Woodworkers Club will be held on Tuesday, Feb 25 at 7 PM at the club. The agenda for this meeting is as follows: Election of board members for the upcoming year. Allan Tuchman will give a presentation of the proper use of the Work Sharp sharpening tool. Allan hasContinue reading “Annual Meeting – Feb 25, 2025”

UV Resin Finishes – How to apply and cure Link to the short slide show from the meeting: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18vWkGaj-BMEhAIoTQ7QlZnvAyIYEodMPclKhrPG0h_Y/edit?usp=sharing

Steps for making a segments bowl Make a plan.  Draw the cross section of your bowl out on graph paper.  This will help determine the outside diameter of each ring.  You will need to know the height of each ring – they do not need to all be the same height but it might beContinue reading “October 2022 Segmented Rings for Bowls”

The club owns a Festool Track Saw system. Some track saw tips. Festool TS 55 Track Saw – This video is lengthy but does show how to use the Ffestool TS 55 System. If you can put up with the over the top talk there is some excellent information here. Bent’s Woodworking review of theContinue reading “July 2022 – Track Saw”

Miter Joint starts at 3:40Bevel Joint starts at 10:30

This month’s demonstrations are on how to safely and efficiently use the club’s SawStop table saws and the club’s drum sanders. Here are some videos on these topics. This next video is a long one but worth watching as a reminder that even experienced woodworkers make mistakes. Safety is ALWAYS the most important thing. MistakesContinue reading “February 2022 – Saw Stop and Drum Sanders”