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Just Wanted to Introduce Myself
I am so glad that I came across this site. What an excellent venue for woodworkers to share ideas, skills, and knowledge. I’m sure I will learn a great deal here.My interest in woodworking started...
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Is it the Journey or the End
I am interested in finding out what others think. My buddy and I share a shop together, it helps keep the costs down when we buy new equipment etc. We have been having an on going discussion about the...
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setting up the new shop #6: sound abound and shelves and a pair of clamp racks
Ok the last 2 days were filled with good intention.s i had a couple of planes to set up and a few things planed to get done in the shop. WE MY SON AND I and my daughter in law busted some ass in this...
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48" Pocket Door #9: Really this time, milling the stiles and rails
The last installment of this series was originally titled Milling the stiles and rails and described prepping the blanks for the panels. Sigh. Sorry about that. I’ve fixed that entry title. This door...
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Toys #1: Dinosaur Motif Kitchen
My three-year-old daughter likes to help my wife and I cook in the kitchen. It’s nice that she wants to help but isn’t a lot that she can usually do that is both safe and/or unlikely to ruin the meal....
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Getting ready for another show.
I am getting ready for another show on the 12th of November. I hope this one goes better than the first. It sucked only sold 2 pens. In the process of getting things done for the show. I’m taking my...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #497: Chasing My Tail
OK. So I come here to write this morning’s post and I noticed that there is a contest for a Halloween candy holder. I have been kind of sluggish lately with getting some stuff done and kind of getting...
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Old and new Projects in a New Workshop #6: Tool Chest completed
Remember, this is a scrap wood project. It’s just a tool chest tool hang on a wall and hold my more important hand tools and measuring tools. It was never meant to be anything fancy, or the tool chest...
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CNC Routed Salt Box #1: Creating the Top
I will try to describe how I created the design for the Salt Box, and how I told my homemade CNC to cut it out. Here is a picture of the box, and the top. Let’s start with the top. Remember this is...
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Making a Penn spice cabinet using hand tools. #7: A series of unfortunate...
Well, unfortunately I have not been able to get any more work done on the spice cabinet since last post. But that does not mean I have not been busy. Quite the opposite in fact. I have been very, very...
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Interview With Chris Schwarz
I did an Interview with Chris Schwarz from Lost Art Press that I posted on my blog if anyone is interested. Next week I am going to do a review of the Anarchist Tool Chest. Interview
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NEWBEE Blog
Lets See, BLOG= Buy lots of Goodies, Yeah that must be it. Who is up for a trip to the wood store? I guess that all the experienced Bloggers are rolling their collective eyes by now. SO, on with the...
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ban on transporting walnut wood
Is anyone aware that there is a ban on transporting walnut wood due to crankers disease ? The ban within many states covers new wood and some states it covers more. In Pennsylvania it covers all walnut...
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Wooworking Video part 2!
Hey everybody, thanks so much for the great comments about my debut Woodworking Video. I had some more creative ideas to share along with another track that I had recorded about a year back entitled...
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Quest for Wood in Apopka #5: Amazon Exotic Hardwoods
I visited Amazon Exotic Hardwoods (going to call it AEH) today, they are only open 8-5 Monday through Friday so it is not as convenient as woodcraft, but it’s certainly cheaper. Wood was 1-3+ dollars...
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Wardrobe/ entertianment/ kitchen #2: Update 2 More progress
Since our last posting we have been busy working the machinery and keeping everyone hopping around to different projects. This project has now shifted to the home owner site and we have been working on...
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HOW TO REPLACE SANDING DISC PAPER MADE EASY
I am sure many L Js know this, but I’m writing to those who will know it for the first time.Say we have a disc sanding machine with a table infrot of the velcro face holding a worn out sanding disc...
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green horn #1: where do i start in getting into carpenrty?
hello guys im here new and badly eager to get into carpentry. i got a couple tools but only the basic for constriction work thats what i do off and on due to economy but i truly want to get into fine...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #498: Unexpected Inspirations
As a designer, part of the daily job is depending on inspiration from outside sources to fuel our creativity and increase the flow of new and exciting projects. Without this stimulation, we can quickly...
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Surprise in the Mail
Today I got this surprise package in the mail from Denmark. I saw it was from my friend , Mads Felding, and could not wait to open it. Inside was a beautify hand turned wood Exacto knife with 2 blades!...
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