The Crucible Tool Blog- Things That are Made of Ductile IronAccording to the Cast Metals Institute of the American Foundrymen’s Society: Pipe (about 44 percent of all ductile is used in pipes)Valves and pipe fittingsCrankshaftsAutomotive front wheel spindle supportsSteering knucklesDisc brake calipersEngine connecting rodsIdler armsWheel hubsTruck axlesMany suspension system partsPower transmission yokesTurbo housing […]
- Why Our Holdfasts are DifferentI like to think of our holdfasts as a “course correction” for this form of tool. During the last 25 years, holdfasts (when you could find them) became lighter, shorter and shrank in diameter. Other makers made them look quite nice, with crisp arrises and smooth pads. The Crucible holdfast is a thing from an earlier time. It’s heavy, thick and with a coarse s […]
- How to Clock the EyeballsClock Your Dividers from Christopher Schwarz on Vimeo. When you received your dividers, were the eyeballs cockeyed? I thought so. We don’t clock the center pivot screw (despite our rampaging OCD). But you can do it quite easily. In this short video, Raney shows you how to get the eyeballs lined up like you like them. We make ours horizontal. You could make y […]
- A Trick to Open the DividersOpen Your Dividers from Christopher Schwarz on Vimeo. The Crucible Improved Pattern Dividers are supposed to be set tightly so they will hold their setting in any workshop situation. The only downside to setting them tightly is they can be difficult to open when the dividers are completely closed. To make it easier to open them, we’ve done two things: First, […]
- Things That are Made of Ductile Iron
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Category Archives: Workbenches
Work With Wet Workbench Tops
After reading hundreds (thousands?) of historical woodworking texts I have noticed a mantra for making furniture: Use wood that is well-seasoned. It’s fantastic advice. Perhaps it’s even the starting point for all fine furniture making. But does it apply to … Continue reading
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Roubo Workbench: By Hand & Power
The massive French workbench we sold yesterday here on the blog is the subject of an upcoming video on building traditional slab workbenches. Woodworker Will Myers and I built the bench in only three days. And even though we both … Continue reading
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Roubo Bench for Sale – SOLD
Note: This bench sold before lunch yesterday. Thanks for everyone’s interest. This week Will Myers, John and I are building a massive slab workbench in the Roubo style for an upcoming video (more on the video later). We’re just about … Continue reading
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Shelf or Not?
When I built my Roubo bench several years back, I added the customary shelf between the stretchers. I mostly use this area for clamp storage more than tools. For whatever reason, it also tends to also attract scraps of wood, … Continue reading
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Factory-fresh Levard Workbench
While picking up some work from Steamwhistle Letterpress, the owner, Brian Stuparyk, said he had a workbench to show me. Brian’s letterpress shop is where all manner of interesting mechanisms end up, including printing presses, woodworking machines and machinist tools. … Continue reading
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Coming Soon: Issue 2 of Mortise & Tenon
Joshua Klein and company are working hard on the second issue of Mortise & Tenon magazine, and from all accounts it looks like it’s going to be another fine issue. They’ll start taking pre-publication orders on Nov. 1 here, which … Continue reading
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A Video Tour of the Holy Roman Workbench
Megan Fitzpatrick at Popular Woodworking Magazine has posted a video tour of the 1505 Holy Roman Workbench that was filmed at Woodworking in America last month. Roy Underhill has also shot an episode of “The Woodwright’s Shop” about both of … Continue reading
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