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Veneered Sofa Table #2: Pressing the Veneered Panels
Next step is to create two veneered panels for the top. I believe that a single large, unbroken top would look a little better but I really like the material that I have on hand and I don’t trust my...
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A Peruvian Walnut Cradle #2: Now we are Rocking and Rolling!
After a number of failed attempts on the table saw to match the angles perfectly, I realized I could make the cuts simpler and more accurate with the track saw, and so I set the angle at 10 degrees for...
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A Peruvian Walnut Cradle #3: We have the pieces, let's put it all together!
Finally I can begin to assemble the pieces and get this project finished before she grows up and leaves home… In order to clamp the cradle sides and ends, I had to fashion some “brackets” or cauls to...
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All glued up, now what?
Well today I got out to the shop for about an hour this morning. Not much time, but it’s what I needed to get done what needed to get done. I’ve got three things that I cut up, and also got glued....
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Hickory Chest Build #1: Hickory Chest Build
Recently I started a Hickory Chest Project. This chest will feature raised panels as well as a cedar lining. I have been videoing the build. To share with viewers who might like to watch. I’m right at...
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Check out this Wood Lathe, might have been Scrappy before he got his Jet?
Check out this link to see just how bad we have it with our wood lathes? Sorry Scrappy, just thought of you when I saw this! -Mike http://www.wimp.com/chesspieces/
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A Peruvian Walnut Cradle #4: Lessons Learned (what not to do next time)
It was enjoyable building the cradle, but there were a few things that caused me some grief and hopefully this will help someone else avoid the same mistakes. I used Peruvian Walnut and thicknessed it...
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Where does lumber come from? #1: See where the trees grow and help those who...
As an amateur woodworker I am continually amazed at the incredible variety and beauty of the woods we work with. I live next to an old oak forest in Oregon and, while the wood I manage to extract from...
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Milling Lumber (grudgingly) #7: Now what?
So now I have a fairly large quantity of red oak. Most of it is probably FAS equivalent. No knots, nice straight grain, and some is quarter-sawn with excellent ray flecking. I’ll probably separate that...
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William Booth #1: Action project
Hi,I was recently asked if I could make something to be auctioned at a fundraiser night at the Salvation Army. The funds from the night are to send Daniel and Shella Smith to The Salvation Army...
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Occasional Table Class (Hand Tool Build) #15: Designing a table.
Just a short entry today. Since we are about ready to start with our build, I thinks it’s well past time I let you know something important about the class. There will not be a measured drawing coming...
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Workshop Improvements #4: My New Toys
Well I have been laid up the past month battling allergies & the resulting Sinus Infection. While I haven’t been able to get much done in the shop, I was able to get quite a bit done FOR the Shop!...
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Additional photo
I’ve just added one more photo to my last project, Inserted Segments. Thanks for looking.http://lumberjocks.com/projects/55024#
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #504: Some Mistakes are Just...
We have all done things that we know we shouldn’t do. I’m not talking about kicking a cat or mugging someone’s grandma or anything as drastic as that. I am referring to stuff we do in our shops or in...
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Boards. #3: 10 Cheese boards...
I received an order for 10 cheeseboards… this is only an initial order to see how everything goes… The boards will be used as part of a marketing strategy by some friends who sell continental sausage...
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Boards. #4: 10... sanded ready for oiling...
Here are the 10 cheeseboards… they have been cut to finished shape and sanded to 320 grit. You can imagine what these look like oiled…If you can’t, I will be oiling and posting as finished projects...
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Spalters Inc. #6: determining the temperature of destruction of xylindin
Hey guyzz, So little time these days with all the work at the university. But I finally settled for a while to build a wooden clamp for test tubes to make a first measurement of the temperature at...
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Changes
in my last two projects (1, 2) I’ve shown you my professional work.So time to change ‘Name display’ & ‘buddy icon’. comments are welcome. Alex.
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Green Men an Wood Spirits #1: My First Green Man
This is my first carving of a Green Man. This is carved from the pattern that is in the book, Relief Carving Wood Spirits: A Step-By-Step Guide for Releasing Faces in Wood by Lora S. Irish. She is one...
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ScrollSaw Information and Resources #18: What Accessory Items are Needed or...
While researching what my family might purchase me for Christmas (and I hope they do) I have compiled a list of items that scrollsawer might want. YES a lot depends on what type of scrollsawing one...
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