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Making a Penn spice cabinet using hand tools. #4: Pictoral of making the...
I was re-reading my last blog entry, and boy.. was that dry. So I decided to take a bunch of pictures that will better explain the process. I found my wifes tripod and stole her camera. So… here we...
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Treadle Lathe Build #3: Tool rest
Construction of the flywheel and pulleys is taking longer than I anticipated, so I thought I’d skip ahead and show the progress that I made on the tool rest earlier today. I started by sawing the basic...
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setting up the new shop #2: big day tomorrow
my son just got laid off he was doing very well in his new job it looks like the company is on the brink so low man is gone . he is coming over tomorrow to help move the things the drs say i am not...
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Two new ways to check out my woodworking
I’ve just been playing around with different ways to share what I do with potential clients as well as fellow woodworkers. The first is that Blake Weber Woodworking finally has its own public facebook...
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Making a Wood Bracelet with Scrappy #4: Part #4 Finishing and Final Assembly
Welcome Back! We will begin be going over some safety tips. First of all it is always important to know your tools and use them safely. You will be working with very small pieces of wood so, the utmost...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #481: I'm Getting an Early Start...
I got up early this morning. It was one of those days where you just wake up and feel good and get moving. I suppose that there is a lot on my mind, but that is usually the case and I don’t see today...
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New Website
Hello everyone,Just a note to say Lorna (moonls) and I have developed a website. It is www.ekldesigns.netAny comments, criticisms or other feedback is welcome. Ellen
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Wood gloat
I have a wood gloat. A neighbor of mine is going to build a new house in town and purchased a piece property that had a bunch of pecan trees on it. He ended up needing 4 of them cut down and i was able...
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selling product
Hi allI’m new to the site and woodworking but I have a question if anyone could provide some direction. I have discovered a love and dare I say talent for woodworking.I have made a good amount of...
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Exploring new doors through style.
For those of us who do this professionaly we often are forced in a sense to take on projects in a style or wood species we would usualy NEVER make or work with in our own time or by our choice. For...
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A Few Holiday Photos #2: Lots of good figured olive veneer here !
We hopped a bus today to check out the old town of Roquebrune (France). I was intrigued by one of the major attractions listed in the tourist brochures for this little old ville perche just West of...
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Workbench #7: Top Almost Done
Hello. I am now almost done the bench top. The tailvise still needs to be made and I need to glue the shoulder vise together, but the majority of work is done. Since my last post I finished the splines...
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Exactly when did a millimetre get so jolly big?
I found myself a few hours ago, whilst measuring whether or not I had created a perfect square, looking at my ruler and deciding that the diagonal was about (yes, about!) 16.7 mm.What kind of craziness...
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I Carved the Sun #2: - Carving the Larger Sun
The first part of the blog was carving the little sun. However, before I got through carving the little sun I made up my mind that it wasn’t large enough or deep enough so I decided I would carve...
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H.O. Studley Tool chest is the subject of a new Lost Art Press book
Christopher Schwarz posted the “First Look: The H.O. Studley Toolbox”. This is a very early look at then new book “Virtuoso: The Toolbox of Henry O. Studley” by Don Williams. Oh this is so exciting! I...
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Hand Carved Sign #1: Pattern, Carving, Priming
This is my first attempt at carving a sign. I’ve wanted to try it for quite a while. Our retreat center needed a sign by the road so this sign already has a home all picked out. Dimensions: 36” x 12” x...
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Treasures uncovered!
Papaw is my Grandpa, but he is no longer on this earth. However he has left behind a part of himself in our hearts and some artifacts that I will still be able to use and enjoy! Thank you Papaw for the...
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My website
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you all know that my website WoodTechBBQ is up and running now. I’m still trying to figure everything out. Most of it is a work in progress. So what’s this web site...
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New Mexico Magazine Article
We have just been featured in the October issue of New Mexico Magazine. This two page spread talks about us as artists and how our beautiful surroundings inspire us. It shows off our Shangrila II...
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Fantasy Football Trophy a la Lombardi #1: Draw Knifin' and Rough Shapin'
Well i posted about 2 weeks back that i was interested in creating a replica of the Lombardi Trophy which is given to the super bowl winner every year in the NFL. I got abunch of great replies as to...
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