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Grizzly Tools - The Grizzly Company & Grizzly Woodworking Tools

Grizzly Tools or more officially known as Grizzly Industrial started production in 1983 and has since grown into a woodworking and metal working tool and accessories giant in the USA. Today Grizzly Industrial owns huge warehouses, with almost a million square feet of warehouse space, from where it ships directly to the customer, cutting out the dealer network. Grizzly claims that it ships 99% of all orders the same day.

    Today Grizzly Industrial falls under the watchful eyes of Shiraz Balolia. Shiraz Balolia has been the President of Cascade Tools Inc., Bellingham, WA and Woodstock International Inc., Bellingham, WA since 1989. Mr. Balolia is the Founder of Grizzly Industrial, Inc., and serves as its President. He has been with Grizzly since 1983.

The company started from humble beginnings when Shiraz run his own workshops and realized that the only tools he can get were the very expensive all American made tools. This presented him with an opportunity to import lower-priced machines to enter the market. Grizzly Industrial’s started operations in Bellingham, Washington, with one employee, who ran the computer. Shiraz did everything else from unloading containers, accounting, marketing, answering phones, packing boxes, mailing catalogs, servicing machines to janitorial work. The grizzly company grew steadily over the following years, adding more staff as it was going. In 2013 Grizzly Industries employ in excess of 300 people in the United States and another 15 or so at Grizzly’s overseas offices.

Grizzly today is a true giant in the tool supply business. To get a feel for the scale of the operations have a look at the video of the Springfield, MO Showroom and the wide range of Grizzly tools on display.

  When it comes to woodworking Grizzly Industrial have a wide range of Grizzly Tools Ranging from Jointer to bandsaws, to table saws, etc. Some of the more popular Grizzly Tools are;

Grizzly Tools Range

Jointers,

Planers,

Table Saws,

Band Saws,

Drill Presses,

Lathes,

Dust Collectors,

Shapers,

Wide Belt Sanders,

Edge Sanders,

Combo Sanders,

Drum Sanders.

Jointers

Grizzly has a wide range of Jointers to suit every person or business needs or budgets. In the Grizzly Tool range for Jointers they have: (2017)

Grizzly G0809 – Combination Jointer/Planer with Fixed Tables

Grizzly G0725 – 6″ x 28″ Benchtop Jointer

Grizzly G0814 – 6″ Jointer with Cabinet Stand

Grizzly G0821 – 6″ Benchtop Jointer with Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0452Z – 6″ X 46″ Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0490 – 8″ Jointer with Parallelogram Beds

Grizzly G0490X – 8″ Jointer with Parallelogram Beds and Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0495X – 8″ x 84″ Jointer with Exclusive Digital Height Readout

Grizzly G0656 – 8″ x 72″ Jointer with Mobile Base

Grizzly G0656X – 8″ Jointer with Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0675 – 10″ Jointer/Planer Combo

Grizzly G0609X – 12″ Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0634XP – 12″ Planer/Jointer with Spiral Cutterhead-Polar Bear Series

Grizzly G0634Z – 12″ Planer/Jointer with Spiral Cutterhead (Replaces G0634)

Grizzly G9860 – The Ultimate 12″ Jointer

Grizzly G9860ZX – 12″ Z Series Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G9953ZX – 16″ Z Series Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G9953ZXF – 16″ Z Series Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead & 5 HP, 3-Phase Motor

  6″ Jointers Comparison 8″ Jointers Comparison 12″+ 16″ Jointers Comparison

Planers

The following Grizzly Planers can be found in the Grizzly Tools range;

Grizzly G0505 – 12-1/2″ Planer

Grizzly G0790 – 12-1/2″ Benchtop Planer with Dust Collection

Grizzly G0832 – 13″ Benchtop Planer with Built-In Dust Collection

Grizzly G0453W – 15″ Planer

Grizzly G0815 – 15″ Heavy-Duty Planer

Grizzly G0453 – 15″ Planer

Grizzly G0453Z – 15″ 3 HP Planer with Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0544 – 20″ Pro Spiral Cutterhead Planer

Grizzly G1033X – 20″ 5 HP Spiral Cutterhead Planer

Grizzly G9740 – 20″ Planer w/ 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Motor

Grizzly G5850Z – 20″ Professional Planer w/ 5 HP Single-Phase Motor

Grizzly G0454Z – 20″ Planer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G0454 – 20″ Planer

Grizzly G9740Z – 20″ Planer w/ 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Motor & Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G5851Z – 24″ Planer 5 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G7213Z – 24″ Planer 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase

Grizzly G9961 – 24″ Industrial Planer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Grizzly G9741 – 24″ Extreme-Duty Planer

Grizzly G0603X – 25″ Extreme Duty Planer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

  15″ Planer Comparison 20″ Planer Comparison

Table Saws

Table saws are arguably one of the hardest working tools within a woodworkers workshop. It is no thus wonder that the table saws within the series cover a wide range and that a significant amount of engineering has been done to make the table saw a power house in the Grizzly Industries armour. The following table saws are within the Grizzly Tools table saw range:

Grizzly G1023RLW – 10″ 3 HP Cabinet Left-Tilting Table Saw

Grizzly G1023RL – 10″ 3 HP Cabinet Left-Tilting Table Saw

Grizzly G1023RLWX – 10″ 5 HP Cabinet Left-Tilting Table Saw

Grizzly G0690 – 10″ 3HP Cabinet Table Saw with Riving Knife

Grizzly G0771Z – 10″ Hybrid Table Saw with T-Shaped Fence

Grizzly G0696X – 12″ 5 HP Extreme Series® Left-Tilt Table Saw

Grizzly G0697X – 12″ 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Extreme Series® Left-Tilt Table Saw

Grizzly G0691 – 10″ 3HP 220V Cabinet Table Saw with Long Rails & Riving Knife

Grizzly G0651 – 10″ Heavy-Duty Cabinet Table Saw With Riving Knife

Grizzly G0652 – 10″ 5 HP 3-Phase Heavy-Duty Cabinet Table Saw with riving knife

Grizzly G0605X1 – 12″ Extreme Table Saw – 5HP, Single-Phase

Grizzly G0606X1 – 12″ Extreme Table Saw, 3-Phase

Grizzly G1023RLX – 10″ 3 HP 240V Cabinet Left-Tilting Table Saw

  10″ Cabinet Table Saw Comparison 10″ G1023 Table Saw Comparison 12″ Table Saw Comparison

Band Saws

No workshop should be without a band saw. Bands saws fill the midrange detail cutting sector between scroll saws and table saws in the fixed saw category. For this reason, a lot of focus has been placed on band saws and we have been blessed with the biggest range of band saws, of any tool supplier, within the Gizzly Tools range of Bands Saws. The following Band Saws can be found in the range;

Grizzly G0803 – 9″ Benchtop Bandsaw

Grizzly G0817 – Super Heavy-Duty 14″ Resaw Bandsaw with Foot Brake

Grizzly G0457 – 14″ 2 HP Deluxe Bandsaw

Grizzly G0555LANV – 14″ Deluxe Bandsaw – Anniversary Edition

Grizzly G0555LX – 14″ Deluxe Bandsaw

Grizzly G0555X – 14″ Extreme Series Bandsaw

Grizzly G0580 – 14″ Bandsaw 3/4 HP

Grizzly G0778 – 14″ 1-3/4 HP Deluxe 110V Bandsaw

Grizzly G0555 – The Ultimate 14″ Bandsaw

Grizzly G0513ANV – 17″ 2 HP Bandsaw, Anniversary Edition

Grizzly G0513X2 – 17″ Bandsaw 2HP w/Cast Iron Trunnion

Grizzly G0513X2BF – 17″ 2 HP Extreme-Series® Bandsaw with Cast-Iron Trunnion & Foot Brake Micro-Switch

Grizzly G0513X2B – 17″ 2 HP Extreme-Series Bandsaw w/ Cast Iron Trunnion & Brake

Grizzly G0513 – 17″ Bandsaw – 2 HP

Grizzly G0513X2F – 17″ 2 HP Extreme-Series Bandsaw with Cast-Iron Trunnion & Foot Brake

Grizzly G0636X – 17″ Ultimate Bandsaw

Grizzly G0636XB – 17″ 5 HP 220V Extreme-Series Bandsaw with Brake

Grizzly G0514X2B – 19″ 3 HP Extreme-Series® Bandsaw with Motor Brake

Grizzly G0514X2 – 19″ Extreme Bandsaw-3HP, Single Phase

Grizzly G0514X – 19″ 3 HP Extreme-Series Bandsaw

Grizzly G0514XF – 19″ 3 HP Extreme-Series Bandsaw with Foot Brake

Grizzly G0701 – 19″ Ultimate Bandsaw

Grizzly G0514X3 – 19″ 3 HP 3-Phase Extreme Series Bandsaw

Grizzly G0531B – 21″ 5 HP Industrial Bandsaw with Brake

Grizzly G0566B – 21″ Super Heavy-Duty 3 HP Bandsaw with Motor Brake

Grizzly G0569 – 24″ Industrial Bandsaw 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase

Grizzly G0568 – 24″ Industrial Bandsaw 5 HP Single-Phase

    14″ Band Saw Comparison 17″ Band Saw (Part 1) Comparison 17″ Band Saw (Part 2) Comparison

  Drill Presses

Every workshop has a drill press. Drill presses are essential if your woodwork requires you to drill precision holes at precise angles. The Gizzly Tools range includes a wide range of drill presses;

Grizzly G7943 – 12 Speed Heavy-Duty Bench-Top Drill Press

Grizzly G7942 – 5 Speed Baby Drill Press

Grizzly G7948 – 12 Speed 20″ Floor Drill Press

Grizzly G7947 – 12 Speed 17″ Floor Drill Press

Grizzly G7944 – 12 Speed Heavy-Duty 14″ Floor Drill Press

Grizzly G0794 – Floor Drill Press with Laser and DRO

Grizzly G0784 – 15″ Heavy-Duty Floor Drill Press

Grizzly G0823 – Drill Press with Auto Downfeed

Grizzly G9969 – Radial Drill Press

Grizzly G7946 – 5 Speed Floor Radial Drill Press

Grizzly G7945 – 5 Speed Bench-Top Radial Drill Press

  Lathes

Lathes are the fun part of woodworking, which releases the creative juices of woodworker. The Grizzly Tools range includes a wide range of Lathes;

Grizzly G0624Z – 10″ Benchtop Wood Lathe

Grizzly T25926 – 10″ x 18″ Variable-Speed Wood Lathe

Grizzly H8259 – 10″ x 18″ Bench-Top Wood Lathe

Grizzly G0632Z – 16″ x 42″ Variable-Speed Wood Lathe

Grizzly G0766 – 22″ x 42″ Variable-Speed Wood Lathe

Grizzly G0694 – 20″ x 43″ Heavy-Duty Variable-Speed Wood Lathe

Grizzly G0462 – Wood Lathe With Digital Readout

Grizzly G0733 – Heavy Duty Wood Lathe 18″ x 47″

Grizzly G0799 – 20″ x 48″ Heavy-Duty Wood Lathe

Grizzly G0800 – 24″ x 48″ Heavy-Duty Wood Lathe

  Dust Collectors

Dudt collectors are an essential part of any modern woodworking shop regardless if it is a professional shop or if it is a hobby woodworking shop. It is pointless to have a fun hobby or business if the people working in the workshop is exposed to dangers and ends up with disabling sicknesses. The Grizzly Tools range includes a wide range of dust collectors to fit just about any size of small to medium sized workshop;

Air Filters

Grizzly G0738 – Hanging Air Filter, 3-Speed

Grizzly G0573 – Large Floor Air Filter

Grizzly G5955 – Heavy-Duty Hanging Air Filter

Grizzly G0572 – Hanging Air Filter w/ Remote

Single Stage Dust Collects

Grizzly G8027 – 1 HP Dust Collector

Grizzly G0548ZP – 2HP Canister Dust Collector with Aluminum Impeller – Polar Bear Series/li>

Grizzly G0710 – 1 HP Wall Hanging Dust Collector

Grizzly G1030Z2P – 3 HP Dust Collector with Aluminum Impeller – Polar Bear Series

Grizzly G1029Z2P – 2 HP Dust Collector with Aluminum Impeller – Polar Bear Series

Grizzly G1163P – 1 HP Light Duty Dust Collector – Polar Bear Series/li>

Grizzly G0671 – 4 HP Dust Collector

Grizzly G0786 – 2 HP Portable Dust Collector

Grizzly G0673 – 10 HP Industrial Dust Collector

Grizzly G1028Z2 – 1-1/2 HP Dust Collector/li>

Grizzly G0562ZP – 3HP Double Canister Dust Collector with Aluminum Impeller – Polar Bear Series

Grizzly G0672 – 5 HP Industrial Dust Collector

Double stage Dust Collecting

Grizzly G0672 – 5 HP Industrial Dust Collector

Grizzly G0442 – 5 HP Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0443 – 1-1/2 HP Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0443HEP – 1-1/2 HP Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0637 – 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0440 – 2 HP Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0601 – 5 HP 3-Phase Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0777 – Ultra-Quiet Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0601HEP – 5 HP 3-Phase Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0637HEP – 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0777HEP – Ultra-Quiet Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0441HEP – 3 HP Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0638HEP – 10 HP 3-Phase Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0638 – 10 HP 3-Phase Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0440HEP – 2 HP Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

Grizzly G0442HEP – 5 HP Dual-Filtration HEPA Cyclone Dust Collector

    Shapers

The Gizzly Tools range includes a wide range of Shapers;

Grizzly G0510Z – 1 HP Shaper

Grizzly G1035 – 1-1/2 HP Shaper

Grizzly G1026 – 3 HP Shaper

Grizzly G9933 – Three Spindle Shaper

Grizzly G5913Z – 5 HP Professional Tilting Spindle Shaper – Z Series

Grizzly G5912Z – 5 HP Professional Spindle Shaper – Z Series

Grizzly G8622 – Sliding Table Shaper

Grizzly G8621 – Sliding Table Shaper

Grizzly G7214Z – 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Spindle Shaper

Grizzly G7215Z – 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Tilting Spindle Shaper

Grizzly G0608X – 7-1/2 HP 3-Phase Extreme Series Tilting Arbor Shaper

Grizzly G9968 – 7-1/2 HP Shaper

  Wide Belt Sanders

The following Wide Belt Sanders can be found in the range;

Grizzly G0677 – 24″ 15 HP 3-Phase Planer/Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0582 – 24″ Wide-Belt Sander- Platen Model

Grizzly G0487 – 51″ 30 HP 3-Phase Double Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G9979 – 43″ Wide-Belt Sander, 3-Phase

Grizzly G0486 – 43″ 25 HP 3-Phase Double Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0581 – 43″ Double Drum Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0446 – 37″ 15 HP 3-Phase Platen Type Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G9962ZX – 24″ Wide-Belt Sander 10 HP 3-Phase

Grizzly G9980 – 51″ Wide-Belt Sander, 3-Phase

Grizzly H2934 – 37″ Double Head Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly H2933 – 24″ Double Head Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0539 – 37″ Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0445 – 24″ 10 HP 3-Phase Platen Type Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0447 – 37″ 20 HP 3-Phase Double Head Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0527 – 18″ Wide-Belt Sander 5 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G9962Z – 24″ Wide-Belt Sander 10 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G0571 – 37″ Wide-Belt Sander, Single-Phase

Grizzly G0819 – 15″ Open-End Wide Belt Sander

Grizzly G0527 – 18″ Wide-Belt Sander 5 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G0677 – 24″ 15 HP 3-Phase Planer/Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0582 – 24″ Wide-Belt Sander- Platen Model

Grizzly G9962ZX – 24″ Wide-Belt Sander 10 HP 3-Phase

Grizzly H2934 – 37″ Double Head Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly H2933 – 24″ Double Head Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0571 – 37″ Wide-Belt Sander, Single-Phase

Grizzly G0539 – 37″ Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0445 – 24″ 10 HP 3-Phase Platen Type Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0447 – 37″ 20 HP 3-Phase Double Head Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0487 – 51″ 30 HP 3-Phase Double Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G9979 – 43″ Wide-Belt Sander, 3-Phase

Grizzly G0486 – 43″ 25 HP 3-Phase Double Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G0581 – 43″ Double Drum Wide-Belt Sander

Grizzly G9980 – 51″ Wide-Belt Sander, 3-Phase

Grizzly G0819 – 15″ Open-End Wide Belt Sander

Grizzly G0527 – 18″ Wide-Belt Sander 5 HP Single-Phase

  Edge Sanders

The following Edge Sanders can be found in the range;

Grizzly G0512 – Edge Sander w/ Wrap-Around Table

Grizzly G1140 – 6″ x 80″ Floor Model Edge Sander

Grizzly G1531 – 6″ x 80″ Benchtop Edge Sander

Grizzly G0574 – Guitar Fretboard Radiusing Sander

Grizzly G0563 – Oscillating Edge Sander 2 HP

Grizzly G0564 – Oscillating Edge Sander 3 HP

Grizzly G9984 – Industrial Oscillating Edge Sander, 3 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G9985 – Industrial Oscillating Edge Sander – 3 HP 3-Phase

Grizzly G0679 – 6″ x 186″ 3 HP 220V Stroke Sander

  Belt Disc Sanders

The following Belt Disc Sanders can be found in the range;

Grizzly H6070 – 1″ X 30″ Belt/5″ Disc Sander

Grizzly H7761 – Combo 2″ Belt Sander 6″ Disc Sander

Grizzly G0547 – Combo Sander 4″ x 36″ Belt 6″ Disc

Grizzly H8192 – 1″ X 42″ Belt with 8″ Disc Sander

Grizzly G1014Z – Combination Sander 6″ x 48″ Belt 9″ Disc Z Series

Grizzly G1014ZX – Combination Sander with Cabinet Stand

Grizzly G1276 – Combination Sander 6″ x 48″ Belt 12″ Disc 1725 RPM

Grizzly G1183 – Combination Sander 6″ x 48″ Belt 12″ Disc 3450 RPM

Grizzly G0775 – 20″ Heavy-Duty Disc Sander

  Drum Sanders

The following Drum Sanders can be found in the range;

Grizzly G0716 – 10″ Drum Sander

Grizzly G0459 – 12″ Baby Drum Sander

Grizzly G1079R – 16″ Drum Sander w/ Rubber Conveyor

Grizzly G0449 – 37″ Drum Sander, 10 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G1066Z – 24″ Drum Sander w/ VS

Grizzly G0458 – 18″ 1-1/2 HP Single-Phase Open End Drum Sander

      Grizzly G1183 – Combination Sander 6″ x 48″ Belt 12″ Disc 3450 RPM

Grizzly G0775 – 20″ Heavy-Duty Disc Sander

  Drum Sanders

The following Drum Sanders can be found in the range;

Grizzly G0716 – 10″ Drum Sander

Grizzly G0459 – 12″ Baby Drum Sander

Grizzly G1079R – 16″ Drum Sander w/ Rubber Conveyor

Grizzly G0449 – 37″ Drum Sander, 10 HP Single-Phase

Grizzly G1066Z – 24″ Drum Sander w/ VS

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Jointer - Why do I need a wood jointer?

Jointer – Why do I need a wood jointer? This question has been asked by many new woodworkers and probably the best way to answer it is with the question many salted woodworkers have asked themselves “Why DID’NT I buy a jointer?” This question is usually asked just before they took the plunge and got themselves one. The short is that a wood jointer makes your life as a woodworker a lot easier, and I mean it a LOT EASIER.

Jointer with Mathew Cromora

What Does a Jointer Do? – Ask Matt

Why do I need a wood jointer?

So you are new to woodworking and to date have been using the expensive pre-dressed wood chances are that you may have been lucky and were able to create some wood art without difficulty. If that is the case I can assure you that you have been very lucky. My experience is that very few pieces of pre-dressed wood I bought did not have any form of twist or cup in it which made it very hard to join two pieces of wood together, to get two parts to sit flush on each other, or to create a flat surface without the use of an army of clamps or backbreaking finishing work to get the parts to align or to look respectable.

Adding to that, as you get more experience and you do more woodwork, you will very likely start to use more and more exotic and expensive woods, or you will start to source you own raw wood. As a general rule, most of these types of wood have not been dressed and can only be found as raw cuts, often not been allowed to dry properly. Wet wood will need to be allowed to dry (a specialty topic to be discussed in a future post) which will cause it to bow, cup, and twist. Before you can use the dried raw cut wood the wood needs to go through some sort of process to make it usable. Old-school woodworkers are very good at using hand planers to do this. Doing it by hand is,  time-consuming, backbreaking, and requires some sort of mastery. The modern way of doing it is with a wood jointer.It quick, relative easy, and very accurate.

Definitions: (my version, if you can word it better let me know)

Bow – wood bend along the length of the wood (like a bow in a bow and arrow)

Cup – wood bend along the width of the piece of wood

Twist – wood bend with a twist in it from end to end

What does a wood jointer do?

A wood jointer’s task is to prepare your wood to create perfect flat surfaces with a 90 degree (or any other angle you like) side/s to the wood which will allow you to easily and with great precision and accuracy join pieces of wood together. If you do use raw wood your wood jointer will be the first stop for any piece of wood which enters your woodworking workshop.

Why can’t I use a planer to flatten wood?

The main function of planers is to create two parallel surfaces and not to remove bends and twists out of the wood. Planers press down on the wood which artificially removes the bulk of the bends and twists out of the wood before the wood is being planed. As soon as the wood exist the planer the wood regains its old shape which means all the bends and twists re-appear.

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How to Use Hand Planes

How to use hand planes is a bit of a dying art form, which is a pity as this skill in many aspects embodies the pure spirit of woodworking. Fortunately for us, there are woodworkers which have taken upon themselves to keep the skill alive and is willing to teach us how to use hand planes.

How to use hand planes – Homestead Heritage School

I am not going to pretend that I am the world’s authority on how to use hand planes. So I have to refer this topic to someone who knows a lot more about how to use hand planes than me. At the Homestead Heritage School of Woodworking, they do an awesome job of passing the skills on to a new generation. Frank Strazza is an authority on how to use hand planes and though his connection at the Homestead Heritage School of Woodworking he has made a video covering the different types of hand planes, how to set up a hand plane, and how to use a hand plane.

  How to use hand planes – Homestead Heritage School of Woodworking

Types of Hand Planers

Hand Planes are grouped into 5 categories, each category has got a different function. The different sizes range from a number 1 to a number 8 of which the number 1 is the smallest and the number 8 is the biggest. The numbering system predominantly refers to the length of the hand plane

A bevel-down smoothing plane.

A bevel-up smoothing plane.

A bevel down jack plane.

A bevel-up jack plane.

A jointer plane.

Difference between a bevel-down and a bevel-up hand plane

There is a lot of discussions about what is best a bevel-up or a bevel-down hand plane. In short, the wood is not going see much of a difference. What is more important is which one of the two options is going to the more comfortable for you.

Difference between a bevel-up and a bevel-down hand plane

Smoothing Hand Planes

Smoothing Hand Plane

Two types of smoothing hand planes are available.

bevel-down smoothing planes (high angle plane)

bevel-up smoothing plane (low angle plane)

Standard smoothing planes have their plane iron roughly at an angle of 45 degrees while a bevel-up smoothing planes plane iron angle is much lower at approximately 12 degrees.

Smoothing hand planes are the smallest of all the hand planes and range from 5″ to 10″ in length.

Smoothing planes are predominantly used for finishing work and is typically the last plane to touch the wood. Due to the small size of the planer, it tends to follow any unevenness of the wood and is thus not really suited to level out large surfaces.

Jack Hand Planes

Jack Hand Plane

Two types of Jack hand planes are available.

bevel-down Jack planes (high angle plane)

bevel-up Jack plane (low angle plane)

Similar to the smoothing planes jack planes have their plane iron roughly at an angle of 45 degrees while a bevel-up smoothing planes plane iron angle is much lower at approximately 12 degrees.

Jack planes have a sole that ranges from 14″ to 20″ long. The traditional job of the lack plane is to remove material quickly. By virtue of its longish sole it also tends to level the wood to some degree. The jack plane is typically the first hand plane to touch the wood to get it to rough size.

Jack hand planes are the allrounder of hand planes and can be used for both smoothing and leveling. In future updates of how to use hand planes we will have a special addition to jack hand planes.

Jointer Hand Plane

Jointer Hand Plane

Jointer planes have a sole that ranges from 22″ up to 30″. The primary job of jointer planes is to level the wood, a task it does well at by virtue of its long sole. The jointer hand plane is used after the jack plane but before the smoothing plane.

Conclusion

Ishitani Makes a Black Walnut Table

The making of a black walnut table.

Ishitani always amazes me with his woodworking skills and attention to detail. Making this black walnut table is in no way different and his amazing skills are on display again.

  In this video, the process used by Ishitani to build the black walnut table project are as follows;

Ishinati started of measuring raw cut wood,

this was followed by processing the wood through a jointer to remove any unevenness from the wood,

the raw wood is planed through a thickness planer to get the desired wood thickness.

Ishitani joined the individual the table top parts together using a biscuit joiner and clamps

Legs and supporting parts are cut to the right width and lengths using a table saw.

The cut pieces are again processed through a thickness planer to ensure that all the pieces are at exactly the right thickness.

To ensure the structural strength of the table Ishitani glued some of the cut pieces together to create thick enough pieces for the under table support. These pieces are pressed together to ensure an evenly glued part.

The table top edges are cut off on a sliding table saw to create a perfectly square table top.

A hand planer is used to level and clean the joints on the table top.

The support cross beam joints underneath the table are hand router, with the help of a router jig, to create a v-shape joint slot into which the support cross beams can slide into.

Detailed work is done on the under table joint with chisels to ensure perfect joining fits.

The cross beams are routered on the edges with a V-shaped router bid to create a joint which can slide into the V-shaped joint slot underneath the table.

The cross beam is slid into the tight-fitting matching slot. The process is helped along by clamping a 2″X4″ piece of wood to the underside of the table. This helps to straighten table helping the cross beam to slide in the slot.

Ishitani uses an industrial scale mortise to create the mortise side of the table legs. For strength, each table leg has a double mortise and tenon joint.

The tenons are cut using a table saw for a perfect flat length and depth

Again detail is added to the joints using a hand chisel.

Further detail and joints are added using the table saw and chisels.

Prior to assembly of the table rough edges are shaven of, edges are detailed with an edge router and sanding of the parts. Care is taken not to damage the parts by covering the table with a blanket.

Legs and supporting beams are glued and fitted together.

Ishitani ensured that the legs are square.

For a second time, a hand planer is used to remove uneven spots on the black walnut tabletop followed with some sanding.

The table edge is routered to remove sharp edges.

Finally, the table is finely sanded

The wood is treated and further detailing are done to reveal a beautiful black walnut table.

Ishitani is a woodworking master. His skills are amazing and we hope that he will continue to bring us more fantastic projects like the black walnut table he has created for us in the video above

WoodChip Studio: Building a bee NUC box

Yesterday I mentioned that I started to prepare for a new project but failed to mention what the project will be. A couple of days ago my neighbor who is working as a beekeeper and beeswax candle maker asked me if I would be able to build them to build brood boxes and NUC boxes for the beekeeping business. Naturally, I said yes but then was confronted with the thought that I do not know anything about bees and what the requirements are for a NUC box or a brood/super box.  So onto Youtube I went and downloaded an iBook on beekeeping for dummies.

Armed with my new knowledge on what bee space means and with an example of a NUC box and a brood/super box off I set to build my first NUC box.

Starting with a pile of pine dressed wood (with no knots, a client requirement) and an example NUC box.

Step 1 was to back engineer the NUC box.

At first glance, the design seemed simple enough but on closer investigation, it was obvious that it would be possible to simplify the design and more than half the time to manufacture and assemble the box. If you zoom in onto the diagram the design includes a series of risers which have only one function and that is to create a 10 mm gap in the front of the box (the front door for the bees to enter the box). In this case simplifying the design will be the difference between making the project financially viable or not.

A second issue I had with the design was that the box needed to be 250mm deep (standard depth for the boxes) and the closest standard plank width is 235mm (why the standard wasn’t set to the standard plank width is mind-boggling) which means that I had to upsize the plank width to the next width which is 285mm. Strangely the odd sizes presented an opportunity to cut the sides widths to 250mm, removing the need for the risers. The design was also changed to cut a slot in one of the side panels to replace the bees front door.

The next step was to cut the side panels and lids to the correct widths and lengths. Easy done with my miter and table saws. Due to the design change, I decided to build only one box and to seek the client’s approval before proceeding to build the remainder of the request.

Following cutting the panels to size, I set my router to cut the rabbit rebates on my router table (in my opinion much easier than to do it on the table saw)

For future reference, I kept a record of the settings and to speed up the setup process I have developed a jig. If my neighbor needed large quantities in the future then I will develop a more advanced jig to further speed up the process, but for now, the setup jig will do.

Only the two smaller side panels need to be rebated, which was easily done after the router table was set up.

  A slot was cut using the router in one of the sides to allow the bees to enter and exit the box.

The last thing to do was to test the joints to check for a snug fit. Very pleased with the outcome.

The client requested a flatpack design and therefore the box wasn’t fully assembled. A mock assembly was done to evaluate the overall build. The client also didn’t want recessed handles. Instead, two handlebars were cut which will be fitted to short sides of the box.

  On approval of the design by the client, the wood will be treated with copper naphthenate to make it insect resistant and will be painted white.

My aim is to further develop the NUC box to include an aluminum floor section and to have the option to add recessed handles. A more advanced lid, clad with aluminum will also be added to the design. I will add an update on these in a future post.

From a woodworking perspective, not a hard build. The challenge with this one was to make sure that the design fits the beekeeper’s technical needs while keeping the manufacturing time down to make it financially viable to build.

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Power Tools Needed for a Woodworking Shop

Today is one those days where getting into my woodwork shop was challenging. To be frank despite my good intentions 3/4s through the day I gave up trying to do woodwork and concentrated on getting organized for a new project (building brood boxes for my beekeeping neighbor) starting tomorrow, provided that the universe aligns for me. Not spending time in the workshop did give me an opportunity to reflect on a commonly asked question by all prospective woodworkers.

“What is the essential woodworking tools for beginners?”

This is one of those topics which have a number of answers that very much depends on what do you want to do. My guess is that if you know what you are going to do, you will have a good idea which tools are required for that task. I thus make the assumption that if you read this you need a starting point and that your need is of a general nature. The focus will thus be on the essential woodworking tools for a general woodworking shop.

I am not going to spend too much time on the small tools but will include the basics for “completeness” sake.

Starting off you will need:

a steel ruler, combination square, a tape measure, sliding bevel, caliper and sharp pencils, knife, and awl (if you take your woodworking serious the plastic stuff will not be good enough)

Hand saws. Needed to cut material to size which falls outside the size ranges of your power tools. Sometimes needed to do fine details.

Circular saw, needed for rough cuts (or detail cuts if you use a proper guide fence) on bigger sheets if you have not been blessed with a superduper table saw.

Jigsaw. To cut curved cuts where the material can’t fit in the bandsaw.

Router and router bits. A router is probably the most versatile tool in a workshop. To start off a good but cheap set of router bits will do. The cheap bits can be replaced with better and more expensive bits once you know which bits you use for your projects.

Bench grinder.

Power drill with a range of drill bits

Rasps, files, a random-orbit sander. An orbit sander will be able to do serious sanding without leaving deep scratch marks on the wood.

Belt disc sander. One of the tools which are working the hardest in my workshop

Chisels and a wooden mallet.

A hammer and some screwdrivers.

Plenty clamps of different sizes

 a workbench (probably your first project)

and a shop vac (no point in enjoying your woodwork if it is making you sick)

In addition to the small tools, you will need some serious power tools (the fun stuff)

Jointer and Planer. When starting off you will very likely be using dressed wood which will largely take away the need for a jointer and planer. You will however soon discover that the even dressed wood will warp and that the choices of wood are limited when you use dressed wood. Add to this the elevated cost of dressed wood, the need to have a jointer and planer in your workshop will soon become evident. A jointer followed by a planer will be the first stop for your wood entering your workshop.

Table saw. Versatile tool to accurately cut sheet and in conjunction with jigs is capable of some serious detail work.

Bandsaw. Very useful, if set up correctly, to accurately do detail cutting.

Compound miter saw. a compound miter saw is invaluable for cutting compound angles (beveled, mitered and combination cuts)

Drill press. Much more precise than a hand drill and can be fitted with a mortising tool

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WoodChip Studio Small Child Chair with Minion Upholstery

This week the WoodChip Studio have completed the development of a tiny chair which will melt any child’s hart. Currently, the small chair is manufactured out of pine wood which can be stained to a wide range of colors. All chairs manufactured to date have been upholstered with minion fabric. The fabric used on the chairs are not limited to the minion design and can be customised to suit.

The aim of the WoodChip Studio is that the current pine chairs will be the stock product in the planned range but that in future some of the chairs will be manufactured out of hardwood. It is envisaged that the hardwood versions will be marketed as a set which will include a table to go with the chairs.

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Sound proofing the CNC Router

I am having loads of fun working with my CNC Router, it really is like a new toy, but with most good things there are usually some drawbacks. The CNC Router like most machines in a woodworking workshop can be very noisy and having a woodwork shop neatly tugged into a residential area can be a problem.

The noise coming from most woodworking machines like table saws and standard routers as a general rule is acceptable within a residential area, after all most people have hand tools like these in their homes, but understandable the constant high pitch noise coming from a CNC Router can be very annoying. I had my CNC Router in operation for a single day and quickly realise that to keep the peace with my neighbours I will have to do something and quickly. The machine was switched off, a please help phone call was made to my brother in law, followed with an emergency trip to the local hardware store. The next day work started on enclosing the CNC Router with sound absorbing material.

The first step was to undo the already installed dust extraction system and to build a division wall within the workshop.

    The wall cavities was then filled with a sound adsorbing insulation and was cladded with 9mm MDF. MDF was selected to be the cladding material as I would be able to attach storage units to them in the future. Not sure if this was a good choice.

  The next step was to install a support beam to which sliding doors can be attached.

        The sliding doors was designed to be able to open in two parts. This will allow me to enter the CNC area on both sides of the machine without the need to completely open the door, which will impact on the available space within the rest of the workshop. The doors will only be opened completely when a full sheet of material (1.2m x 2.4m) have to be loaded onto the router table. As with the walls the door cavities have been filled with sound absorbing insulation material.

   Both the doors have been cladded MDF sheeting to cap them off.

Within a couple of days the CNC router area have been enclosed and was ready to be used again.

Enclosing the CNC Router with sound absorbing material did reduced the volume of the noise coming from the machine to a level where it now sounds like a vacuum machine when the doors are closed. I did do a test running the machine when the sound absorbing material was still un-cladded. There was an increase in the noise level when the MDF cladding was added, probably because the sound are bouncing of the MDF. I have since found sound absorbing foam which I will use to cover exposed MDF surfaces to further reduce the noise.

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Taking delivery of my new CNC Router

Two days ago I posted about the addition of the CNC Router to my workshop in my post “Growing the WoodChip Studio Workshop“. This was a significant event for the WoodChip Studio which should have been celebrated at the time (by celebrated I mean I should have posted on my blog about it).  The celebration however did not occur as I was lost in the excitement of getting the new toy to work. You know, those things like discovering that the VSD driving spindle (3 phase power) not being able to be configured to run on a single phase power supply, and a whole list of other things. Fortunately I have anticipated it and have done some homework on how to correct the power issue if it became a reality, as it did. A process which does is worthy of a dedicated post (I will post something on it some other day).

Fortunately I have taken some pictures on the day of delivery, which I have rediscovered today. It was fun offloading the 2.5 ton router and man handling it to my workshop. Fortunately for me I have employed the services of Matcam (the local specialist in the region) to get the job done. I need to give loads of credit to George and his team for the work they have done.

The task actually started the previous day clearing out some space in the workshop.

The next morning the router was delivered

  and was offloaded

   Access to my workshop is limited and the router had to be man handled to the workshop

George and Mick from Matcam positioning the router in my workshop.

Installation and commissioning could not have been completed on the day and had to wait until the electrical upgrades had been completed. In addition to this the computer needed to feed the g-code to the router control system did not come with the router.

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Growing the WoodChip Studio Workshop

During the month of July 2017 great things happened at the WoodChip Studio workshop. A secondhand 1.2 x 2.4 meter CNC Router was added to the workshop to help with production of the more complicated designs. The CNC router is supported by the latest Rhino 5 design software and the latest Rhinocam software, all new to the WoodChip Studio.

It took some time to familiarise myself with the software but with some help from Youtube and the accompanying tutorials coming to grips with the most common functions wasn’t to difficult.

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WoodChip Studio Wooden Train Set

WoodChip Studio have been launched in 2017 with its first product being a large wooden train set. The train set comprised of a engine a wagon and a coach and was designed to bring joy to ages ranging from 1 to 6 years old.

  Wooden Train Set, Engine, Wagon, and Coach

Inline with WoodChip Studio’s founder, Henry, values any toys being designed and manufactured needs to be child friendly. With this in mind the product has got no parts which can be removed from the three core units and if for some reason a part does separate none of the parts will be small enough to cause harm. The products also do not contain poisonous substances.

WoodChip Studio offers the train set as a complete set or the individual can be bought as separate units.