Square trivets

[dmyers]

Made a few square trivets out of scrap black walnut.

[BillK]

I save all the small scraps also. You never know when a little but can be used in an inlay or something.

[jeb2cav]

Also a great example of alternative to top down clamping. I hope other users take note of that... Good to know that I'm not the only compulsive one about scraps. I stumbled across a box the other day that had a milk crate of scraps from projects I built in Germany about 20 years ago...

[Dash]

Hello all!!
Yep, note to self.....Another clamping idea......
Thank you!

Dash

[dmyers]

Dash,

Ok, I hate to admit it but I used this type of clamping on my old CarveWrite.
To fool the machine so I didn't have to add the extra 7" on the wood (3.5" on each end).
You can't see in the photo but my scrap board has 5/16" t-nuts inserted from the bottom.
Spaced the same as the parallel clamps. I have a couple of thickness of the parallel boards 1/2" and 3/4".
I also use other clamps for for top clamps using the same t-nuts in the the scrap board.
I getting close to replacing the scrap board as I have planned it down to where I'm close hitting the t-nuts.
Glad you like it.
NOTE: I use a bar clamp to squeeze the two boards together to tighten the bolts to hold the project before carving.

David