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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2008 7:02:10 GMT
I have always been trained to regard the Jo as a blade. While a Bo to me is a Bo, and a tanjo or hanbo is a shortened staff. I have developed reasoning from constant training to regard my Jo as a sort of like, double-ended sword. This mostly being in the way my school (SMR) weilds it. Anyway, I got a little crafty last weekend and pulled out my 'soon-to-be' retired router and whipped up a Jo in about 15 minutes. Too easy, It is great wood very solid and has already been abused in two classes with no ill effects. I will keep updated on its usage if any are interested. It is hard to catch the grain of the timber but it is a very swirly hardwood that after some varying sanding has come up a treat.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 7, 2008 12:19:51 GMT
Cool Chops. What size was the stock? Why are you retiring your router?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2008 9:15:48 GMT
Cool Chops. What size was the stock? Why are you retiring your router? G'day Brenno, I just set the guide on my Circular saw to 26mm and cut it from 120 X30 mm spotted-gum capping. Again it was an off-cut from a job I did about two months ago. Standard decking is about 19/20mm thick but when I read the plan for this fence had 30mm spotted gum capping, strangely enough, someone ordered a little too much . I used a 12mm(1/2 ") quarter-circle router bit and just basically rounded the corners plus a little more from my square length. I finished it with my little stanley block-plane and some 80/400 grit sandpaper. Then oiled it with some Almond oil as it was all I had, but seems to look good with the timber grain. The finished product ended up with a 25mm diametre. Daz. P.S. The router is retiring because it semprinis me..........and I want a festool router ;D.
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