open studio 2013
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here we go again ... vermont open studio weekend. year 21. i missed a
few in the late 90's when we were building and moving, but typically, we're
t...
Robo Reel Long Overdue Rated A+++
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[image: Robo Reel Long Overdue Rated A+++]
This review is long overdue, which is a good thing. I wanted a long
courtship. I don’t know if this thing has ...
Ribbon Display End Table #2: Finished pocket holes
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So last night I completed drilling all the pocket holes with my Kreg pocket
hole jig. My next step is is use my table saw and dado blades to make a
1/4” ...
how nuts and bolts work...
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Rudy, at my local ACE hardware store was telling me yesterday that folks
are getting dumber all the time. He's had customers who've not known how
nuts and ...
Link of the week
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Tremont Nails Centuries ago, nails were a very important – and expensive –
method to join boards for projects. So valuable, in fact, that old homes
were ro...
Flower Crate from Pallet Wood
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I made this crate from pallet wood I had and 3 Mason type jars that I
bought at the grocery store, that once contained spaghetti sauce.
To get the correct...
Woodworking In America
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Woodworking In America, the annual extravaganza hosted by Popular
Woodworking magazine, will be held Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2013 in Cincinna...
New Router Table: Adding Dust Collection
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In a video at The Penultimate Woodshop, Dyami Plotke is interviewing Fine
Woodworking magazine art director Mike Peckovich. The subject turns to dust
co...
On Line Finishing Class Begins NOW !!!
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Those of you who have subscribed to the on line finishing class, we are
beginning to get some videos up. So go check it out. We are starting at the
beginni...
New Model - The Side Bead
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Hi Folks
We're pleased to announce a new addition to our line of planes - the Side
Bead. I love these planes, very simple to use, and you dress up a simple ...
Down the Rabbit Hole III
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“Ornament is an act of love – or at least a token of esteem. We embellish
what we revere. We adorn that which we love. We do not decorate the hero,
returni...
Confidence from Minimal Experience
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I’ll get a bigger blog post out about the progress I’ve made on the Roubo,
but first I wanted to share about my shop session last night. I consider
myself...
Entertainment Console - Design Phase
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Sometime last year, Sylvia and I were having dinner at my friend Ken's
place. He'd recently got a copy of The House That Sam Built. Sam is one of
my favo...
Small Ball & Claw Table
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Lets face it 99% of woodworking is just working with straight timber and 90
degree joints. Being able to work with compound curves and even a little
carvin...
Frankenstein’s Dust Port
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Stop laughing, it works. I mentioned last time that I would cover the dust
collection for my planer as a separate item, and now you understand why.
First, ...
Blues Friday… Friday Blues…
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The sun was out, it was a beautiful warm spring day. There were guys flying
signs at Ross Island, and Kirk was at the Hawthorne trolling, so I decided
to g...
I'm Not Dead
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About three years ago I finished my last oud. Six years of tedious
"workmanship of risk" can get to you. I burned out. I also found that I
neglected impo...
A large bookshelf for a large number of books
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It has been a while since I last posted on my blog, but there has still
been woodworking going on in my shop. My latest project is a large
bookshelf for m...
All Stoned Up
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Achew!! Excuse me… sorry, but the dust on this blog is thick. Not wood dust
unfortunately, but the normal kind of dust (i.e. mostly Soylent Green).
I’ve be...
Workbench Project: Done!
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This winter was a fairly productive one for me because I completed two
major projects: a doll wardrobe and (drum roll, please) my new workbench.
This wor...