Shop Notes /////////////////////////////////////////// Requisite badge picture. My German is a little rusty, but... Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:52 AM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/122781922589 Requisite badge picture. My German is a little rusty, but I’m pretty sure the description translates roughly to, “Special Machine for Wooden Bearfighting.” /////////////////////////////////////////// Oh man So this showed up today - an old Maka SM-6... Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:47 AM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/122781583964 Oh man… So this showed up today - an old Maka SM-6 Mortiser, courtesy of (and much thanks to) my friend Martin, aka @martinpasi. If you’ve never seen one in action, do yourself s favor and check them out- basically, they make super-fast, super-accurate square-walled mortises, like a cross between a hollow-chisel mortiser and a Festool Domino. SOOO excited to get this thing back up and running… /////////////////////////////////////////// Resawing mallet parts to almost-final dimension after letting... Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:11 AM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/122775008294 Resawing mallet parts to almost-final dimension after letting them settle over the weekend. This Osage eventually oxidizes into this really great rust color, but when you first mill it it looks like something Gatorade would invent.- just this bonkers highlighter-yellow.