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Shop Cleanup, Catch-Up, and Redo #3: Slow Progress but the Air Compressor...
Been busy and my Air Compress is very problematic at best I was hoping by putting it up in the loft that I could just leave it be and when the money came around I would replace it. However it had other...
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52 Weeks #38: Two Games finished.
So this week I was able to put some finishing touches on two of the items I will be offering up at the craft fair. My tic-tac-toe games, and some sets of Bewitching Cubes. For those not familiar with...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #15: He shoots, he SCORES!!!
For a day I didn’t spend any time building a project for myself or for my home, it’s been a pretty awesome woodworking day. First, there’s the building of my son's toolbox. That was pretty cool all on...
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Shop Cleanup, Catch-Up, and Redo #4: Blast Gates - It works! It really does!
I was not very happy with my dust collection run and blast gate solution the last time around. So I put some thought into how I would make it better this time. First was I wanted gates that wouldn’t...
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Making a Penn spice cabinet using hand tools. #3: Long division... the short...
I spent the last few days trying to decide on my drawer layout, as it has a huge effect on the next step. Since I am done the top, bottom and both sides, its time to make and fit the inside drawer...
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Entertainment Center #6: The Doors
I’ve got my own site where I like to write about my projects so rather than duplicate them here I’ll just provide a little teaser. If you’d like to read the full post just click here. The final things...
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Graham Nash Music Stand #5: Building the Podium (the lost photos!)
Ok, so I just found these photos on my other camera so this entry is a little out of order. This bookmatched pair came from the most figured and beautiful section of the original slab and I have saved...
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Customer Service: Where did it go? #1: Penn State Industries
What ever happened to caring about your customers? Why is it that once a company starts to grow and become successful, their customer service falls apart? Really big companies give the absolute worst...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #480: Monday Madness
I am typing fast, as I am running out early this morning. There is lots to do on this busy Monday and I want to get an early start. One of the things that is on the list is to contact the place where I...
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B Sized Drawing In-box
I do a lot of drawing approvals at work and have been using the top of a copier box for a long time to hold my drawings from the drafting department. The copier box lid looks unprofessional and I had...
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Horizontal File Cabinet for drawings #2: Drawers installed and finishing done
Finally finished this project. Turned out pretty good in spite of the table saw at work being way out of whack.
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ScrollSaw Information and Resources #14: First Craft Show - It Was Fun
As any or you know who have looked at my postings for the past month or so I attended my first craft show last Saturday. This was a local event at a mission location of my Church. Seemed to be a safe...
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Reclaimed Cedar #2: Oh no! It is not cedar; it is Hemlock
Well, I bought my new saw. Set it up, installed my wood slicer blade, and started figuring out how to use this saw and the process I want to use for resawing all of this cedar…funny this does not...
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State Fair Success
I decided to take the plunge and enter 3 of my turnings in the State Fair last month. Imagine my surprise when I won a ribbon for all 3 entries, including one Best of Show. Since I’ve been turning...
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Rocking Horse Charity Build #1: Part 1
Right Click to DownloadRight Click to Download in HDSubscription Options The rocking horse is a great project for new and experienced woodworkers alike so its perfect for our charity build. The...
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Rocking Horse Charity Build #2: Part 2
Right Click to DownloadRight Click to Download in HDSubscription Options The rocking horse is a great project for new and experienced woodworkers alike so its perfect for our charity build. If you...
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New dust collection set up
Here is a picture of my new set up for dust collection.I had to make 2 extra trips to Woodcraft to complete it. I bought the top of the bucket at woodcraft for 22.95 then I had to go back and get 4...
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My work is in a Museum!
My work was accepted into an exhibit at the Museum of Art and History (MAH) at the McPherson center in Downtown Santa Cruz, CA. It is in the “Furniture Design” exhibit on the third floor. I have two...
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Refinish my Shaker Table Top
My Shaker Hall Table that I had placed against the wall in the kitchen became a final resting spot for some items. The ones that caused the problem was a Sheave of Wheat which had been died dark...
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Wood Magazine November Issue
I received the latest issue of Wood in the mail today. As everyone knows, Martyn's Zee is featured in this month’s issue. Very good article on his EZ Mitre technique and more than a brief nod at the...
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