A glimpse into the sacred, sawdust-laced temple of craft
Goblin at the Mighty DeWalt DWS780 Miter Saw, sizing up a Cherry board.
Goblin squaring up a Cherry board to make a mark with the aide of his Narex Marking Knife, PEC Tools Double Square, and Empire 48" Precision Straightedge.
Goblin using the Cutline Blade Positioning System on the Dewalt DWS780, to make a crosscut through an 8/4 thickness (about 2 inches) piece of Cherry wood. This allows for alignment of the kerf of the blade precisely with the incredibly thin mark left by the Narex marking knife – making for a cut with no guesswork on precision.
The Dewalt DWS780 Miter Saw in action, releasing tension slowly from the dense 8/4 Cherry stock, with the aide of a 60 Tooth, 12" Diablo Blade.
The waves of the Cherry end grain on full display after the smooth crosscut, with minimal to no tearout or splintering.
Goblin running a piece of 8/4 Cherry through a Grizzly Industrial 8 Inch Jointer, face jointing for flatness.
A top down view of the spiral cutterhead on the Grizzly Industrial 8 Inch Jointer in action - the spiral cutterhead makes for a glassy, smooth finish even on figured grain like that of the Cherry.
Goblin running 8/4 Cherry through the jointer, this time to joint the edge - giving a 90 degree edge square to the flattened face. Again, the spiral cutterhead does wonders.
Goblin unsheathing a mighty CMT Orange Tools, CMT Orange Chrome 10" sawblade, mounted to the powerful and precise Grizzly Industrial G1023RL Table Saw, with Riving Knife.
The mighty CMT Orange Chrome blade.
Goblin setting the height of the blade relative to the piece of stock he's about to rip cut.
Goblin using his PEC Tools Double Square, machined to near perfect tolerances, to ensure 90 degree squareness of his blade and setup before making a cut.
Goblin positioning the Bow Products FeatherPro Featherboard - a useful tool for keeping the stock against the fence when ripping, to help prevent kickback, and to minimize forces in the event of kickback (scary!).
Goblin pushing Cherry through for a rip cut, with the aide of a Bow Products PushPro push stick to keep his fingers safe from the screaming blade.
The Cherry further into the rip cut - Goblin removing his other hand for safety now.
A more top down view of the latter half of the cut.
Another cut through more Cherry.
Goblin putting a glued up Cherry Edge Grain board into the Grizzly Industrial 16 Inch Dual Drum Sander, for glue removal and perfect flattening, plus a buttery smooth finish.
The Cherry board exiting the drum sander - the dust collection system, powered by a 2HP Grizzly Industrial Dust Collector with 1 Micron filter, doing a terrific job of minimizing airborne dust.
Goblin sanding the top of a Cherry Edge Grain Board with his Ridgid Random Orbital Sander, hooked up to his Ridgid shop vac for dust collection (yay clean air!).
Goblin sanding roundovers into the edges of a Cherry board with the Ridgid Random Orbital Sander - this creates a smooth edge for ergonomics and aesthetic.
Goblin sanding the end grain of an edge grain Cherry board.
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