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33 minutes ago
by sandhill
A few weeks ago I posted a project had built that I am sure everyone has seen in the woodworking magazines as well as a few books and in the post I had shown my third book rack and yes I am tired of making this exact project but I cant stop. I lik...
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4 hours ago
by JoeyG
I figured I would let my friends here now that I am in the process of clearing out all the angelfish and fish tanks and getting back to the shop. Since our youngest son as been born the fish have just become a real burden. Unlike the shop, I can...
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4 hours ago
by iamcliff
I’ve wanted a vise for quite some time. I was finally able to get one with some money I received for Christmas. I went with the Rockler quick-release front vise. I wanted the Veritas one, but there were other things I needed as well, so I...
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7 hours ago
by palaswood
I have been dragging home interesting logs I come across in the woods from time to time over this past year, and I have amassed a sizeable little pile (ok not little at all!). Thing is, without a huge bandsaw or a chainsaw mill, processing th...
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9 hours ago
by grizzman
This is the day i’ve been waiting for , about three months ago i felled a black walnut and a red cedar tree, it took my sawyer a bit longer to get to it , but he did, and i’ve got a stash of walnut that will last me into the millenium,...
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11 hours ago
by derosa
Between losing part of a job, a toddler, a at the time 8 month old and having to move twice life has been too hectic to be on here. Not to mention the 7 months it took to get DSL, 4 of the 5 telephone poles that surround our house has service goin...
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13 hours ago
by Blackie_
The story continues into this past couple weeks of 4/2014
12 years later, I am now deep into my woodworking and the Mesquite was on it’s last leg, wasn’t providing the shade it used to aside the thorns falling to the ground and the ...
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13 hours ago
by Canadian Woodworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4pGVH2uJ00 Walk through my shop with me while I show you some pieces of a pair of rocking chairs that are being built during my 10 day build your own rocking chair course.
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13 hours ago
by Blackie_
This story starts around the time I purchased the house back in 1996 with this house in the back yard came a Mesquite tree, I had not yet got into woodworking during this period and the Mesquite was in it’s prime full of brilliant green colo...
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14 hours ago
by chrisstef
The sickness is back and its bad, real bad. To satisfy my urges for rust and vintage tools I finally turned to ebay. I cant believe I did it. I always enjoyed the hunt and was satisfied in what I could scrounge up in the wild That is until I g...
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14 hours ago
by ~Julie~
As I said previously my beam is made like this, with the bottom piece having tongues on each edge which sit in grooves in the side pieces. So the next thing I did was put grooves in all the side pieces and made rabbets on the bottom pieces, which ...
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16 hours ago
by Michael Anthony Zelonis
Did some repair work today. Broke off a small piece of the jowl and almost let it go, but decided to do the full workup. homemade clamp for the chip, hand shaved inserts for the band saw over cuts. A little fitting, gluing, and tapping them home, ...
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16 hours ago
by Michael Anthony Zelonis
Worked on the Sawcliffe green man for a day, getting ready to shape the acorns. Should be fun, I have never carved acorns before….
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16 hours ago
by RaggedKerf
Today, taking advantage of the 50° temperatures outside after another cold snap (yes, it snowed two days ago) I used my hand planes to knock down the slight lip on the maple support of the shortened desktop and the pine trim piece I glued up las...
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17 hours ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
Yesterday I spent the day writing our bi-monthly newsletter and sending it out to our customers. We have been doing pretty well with gaining new subscribers as out business continues to grow. We are also happy that we seem to be figuring out how ...
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22 hours ago
by cdaniels
Hi my name is chris and i came across this site in researching woodworking in a wheelchair. Im still active duty air force and i live in japan currently. Ive recently been put in a wheelchair and im 25. from what im told i will be in one for the r...
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1 day ago
by Mark Kornell
I made this plane for the 2013 Plane Swap. It is also posted as a project, but I thought I’d give more details here.
First, I draw up a plan. Fairly simple, but it helps me work out the shaping details and sort out any conflicts with the ...
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1 day ago
by Mark Kornell
SpokeshaveMade from the Lee Valley small shave kit. Beech body.
Knives
The outer ones are small carving knives. Jatoba on the left and african mahogany on the right. The middle is an ebony marking knife.
The blades on the carving ...
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1 day ago
by Mark Kornell
I made this plane as a gift for a friend. He took a woodworking course to build a chair, and ran out of time. Hasn’t had any luck finding a shop to get some time in, so the pieces for the chair are sitting on a shelf in his apartment. I was hoping...
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1 day ago
by Mark Kornell
Neither as long nor as wide as Derek Cohen's, but still pretty hefty:
24” long jointer, bedded at 45 degrees. The iron is a LV woodie, 2 3/8” wide.
Beech body with ipe sole. The tote is cherry, knob is jatoba. Finish is tung oil.
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1 day ago
by Mark Kornell
I knew I’d come to this point – and I don’t mean throwing out pithy blog entry titles. I’d have to decide what kind of dog holes I want.
Jameel Abraham (Mr. Benchcrafted) feels pretty strongly that square dogs are the on...
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1 day ago
by BigRedKnothead
False drawer fronts are very common in furniture, but getting the fronts installed precisely can be frustrating. Here’s a little trick or technique for this task. -Here’s the big ol’ drawer front I’m installing on my joiner...
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1 day ago
by Sandra
I’m notorious for over-thinking, overanalyzing and basically spending too much energy navel-gazing. This blog is intended to get some of it out of my head. I’ll be glib, sarcastic and flippant in my other posts. Who knows how this one will turn ou...
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1 day ago
by Ajs73
Why isn’t there any 5” dust collector fittings ?
Long story short, I bought a HF DC (dustcollector) The first one didn’t have a basein the box, Took it back with no prob.
Opened new one and upon inventoryfound 2 filters,...
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1 day ago
by jjw5858
For the many of you out there that are always on the hunt for great hand tool buys at a Flea Market this one is for you. I would say this is also for the beginner or curious onlookers that may want to start using hand tools but may feel overwhelme...
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1 day ago
by AtlasRook
Wow, I never expected what I post here to have so many responses. I like that. It seems to me that a wider range of skill sets are represented here, which is nice for advice purposes. The projects are seem wonderful, and have given me some good...
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1 day ago
by HardPine
Now that my pine bow is done I am working on my rod holder. I have plainer almost all the pieces and cut almost all to size. My biggest issue is forgetting were I left off yesterday
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1 day ago
by filiplaw
I had a small piece of pine laying around and a free afternoon so I decided to carve another spoon. I wanted it to be small (somewhere between a teaspoon and a tablespoon) and simple in shape.
I traced around some plastic spoon I had in my kitc...
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1 day ago
by Daris
Here is a Wooden Crate that I made recently. It turned out great. Check out my video below and I have a more detailed entry over at my other site on woodlogger.com
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1 day ago
by OregonBurls
This is what we have been waiting for. I finally get to announce the show that I will be in. Yahoo! Everyone watch and let me know what you think! Filthy Riches linkWe premier this Sunday at 10pm eastern time. Thanks all!
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13 hours ago
by Canadian Woodworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4pGVH2uJ00 Walk through my shop with me while I show you some pieces of a pair of rocking chairs that are being built during my 10 day build your own rocking chair course.
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1 day ago
by Daris
Here is a Wooden Crate that I made recently. It turned out great. Check out my video below and I have a more detailed entry over at my other site on woodlogger.com
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1 day ago
by OregonBurls
This is what we have been waiting for. I finally get to announce the show that I will be in. Yahoo! Everyone watch and let me know what you think! Filthy Riches linkWe premier this Sunday at 10pm eastern time. Thanks all!
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Step 10 is one of my favorite steps, because you get to see the true beauty reveal itself in the wood, and the grain patterns shine forth! I’ll admit it, I’m not one of those woodworkers who love complex finish recipes, but I love making it as ...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Every project has different requirements for assembling, gluing, and clamping, but these videos can help with some basic tips. It’s important to have plenty of clamps so you don’t miss clamping a vital area of a project.
9.1 Fastening
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
People called “Joiners” cut joints in wood, in order to get the wood to fit (and stay) together. There are many, many different joints for many different applications. I’ll keep adding joinery videos below (I’m starting with the more basic join...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Before you can accurately cut joints to fit your wood together, you need to learn to accurately measure and layout your work pieces. My below videos will help you understand the different marking, measuring, & layout tools. They’ll also sh...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
In order for wood joints to fit together properly and for edges to glue together tightly your boards need to be perfectly square, straight, and smooth. Although this process isn’t as quick as “milling” boards through power tools, it doesn’t tak...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
You can definitely find plans for furniture and projects that other woodworkers have built, but I personally love the creative bliss that comes from designing my own projects. I also love looking at furniture in antique stores and on Pinterest ...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Step number 4 gets into actually using your new or old traditional woodworking hand tools to create something! But just like a bike a car, or a sword, these tools will work properly and get you where you want to go (e.g. building something beau...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
My wife loves to say, “hun, I think you love restoring hand tools almost as much as woodworking!” I think she’s right. There’s something magical about taking an antique (and very well built) woodworking hand tool and bringing it back to working...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
I’ve always loved planning what I’m going to do with a space, and my first traditional workshop was no exception. I feel very fortunate to have a walkout basement with nice natural light, but my space is very limited to say the least. But that’...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
1.1 Which Hand Tools Do You Need?
After woodworking for several years, conducting “research”, and attending Roy Underhill’s Woodwright’s School, I’ve compiled three lists of hand tools: (1) urgent (what you need to get started), (2) semi-urg...
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2 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Have you ever wanted to feel the ancient satisfaction of building beautiful wood furniture by hand? Like your great grandfather built? Have you felt a longing to be connected with your ancestors by common work? Do you want to build a legacy th...
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3 days ago
by CueballRosendaul
If you use a clipboard on the job, you know how difficult it is to find a place to put it down while you handle the tape measure or tools you’re using. There’s never a good place to put it except to tuck it under your arm where it ofte...
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