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How to Figure a Rafter
I finally put together my first howto video on framing! It explains how to figure rafter length and layout. I gotta say that it was a lot harder to do than I thought it would be. I’m going to make...
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Thank You LumberJocks
This is my first activity on Lumber Jocks and I just wanted to take the time to thank those of you who post on this great forum. By looking through some of the projects that were posted on here I have...
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DragonFly Harp #12: 5-11-2011 to 6-11-2011 Disaster!
6-18-2011The harp broke as the strings were tightened- way back to a month ago. I was devastated, since I had little time to fix it (and everything else I had to do) in time for the show, carving and...
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2010 Sawdust Chronicles Build Challenge #7: IWW Eps 10 Part 7 of my project...
In this episode: Finding a way to flatten the top. Building a large sanding block. Planer Sled Construction and putting a blade on my band saw.
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Hand saw restore blog #1: Intro and rust removal.
Hand saw restoreIntro and rust removal. THE SAWS Two years ago I bought an old English tool box full of old tools. In the box lid there were two saws, a panel saw ‘Disston Canada’ and a tenon saw ‘W...
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Two New Uses for Lose Tenon Joinery #1: Two New Uses for Loose Tenon Joinery...
Part 1 described how a rather complicated cope and stick joint used in the construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright Frances W. Little Sconce was replaced with simple loose tenon joinery. In Part 2 you...
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WIP - Curved Box Lid Handles
I was able to steal a little time out in the shop to work on these lids for the Birdseye Maple boxes. http://secondwindworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/thrown-for-curve.html
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Rehabing Record Planes!
Here are a few planes I’m doin for use in my shop. It’s funny of all the planes that got a new life I haven’t seen to many record planes being done with their same blue paint and everything. Mine have...
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Arbor/Trellis #2: Arbor/Trellis #2
Wow, I can’t believe that it’s been 3 months+ since I started this project. Good thing that I don’t try to earn a living on my project production. Anyway, the pieces are all cut and ready to assemble...
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Grumbles from the shop #13: Woodworkers spark the end of western civilization
Not many grumbles from the shop these days. It seems that when a contractor orders a kitchen he expects a completion date. Go figure. Health issues have limited my work day to an hour or two a day. So...
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Staining Question
I am making side doors for a jewelry cabinet framed in walnut with maple splines. How can I stain the walnut without staining the maple?Thank you,Pollock
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"Remember?" #4: Finishing up
I completed a few details and completed this practice piece this weekend. Overall, it turned out ok and it improved my confidence and helped jog my memory a bit …..I just need to practice more of what...
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Ok I got a HUGE wood Gloat
So a man from my boy scout troop is moving to California for a job offer and he had a woodshop. Well he was in the middle of building a snake tank and asked me to finish it for him. I asked him in a...
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QUADRANT HINGE INSTALLATION
I spent a lot of time looking on the internet for a Jig or fixture to use to install a set of quadrant hinges. The quadrant hinge is a complicated-looking L-shaped hinge that is use in the jewelry...
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8 drawer dresser #5: making drawers, adding hardware, attaching drawerfronts,...
Finally wrapped up this project. Here is the 1/2” russian birch for the drawers: .. Here it is sliced up and then trimmed to size and grooved: . . . . Here are the drawers completed (rabbit and...
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List of workshops by state
Would be nice if the workshop list could be sorted by state. Would like to find some local connections.
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Trestle Table #2: Progress on the base
Progress continues on the trestle table base….http://mybrainonwood.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/trestle-table-progress-on-the-base/
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52 Weeks #24: Daddy, how does a teeter totter work?
This was the question that my daughter asked me on the way to dinner last night. I tried to explain the central pivot point and she kind of got it, but since most teeter totters or see-saws today are...
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Workbench Build #10: Lots of holes drilled.....
So it was hole drilling day today (and yesterday too I guess….) Did I mention that I decided to go with the Veritas Twin Screw for the end vice? Up to that point, I had less than $100 invested in the...
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Restoring History-Auburn Tool Co Try Plane #1: A look into the past
I normally don’t buy old wooden planes, since I can make wood planes much better that are suited to my purposes. However, like any other hand tool addict (lets face it, we’re addicts not casual users)...
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