Blake

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

I’ve got my shop description up (sorry it’s so long), photos will follow soon.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Are you sure you’re not a hat salesman? Welcome Blake – great boxes you’ve posted!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Welcome to the community, Blake. You are among kindred spirits.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

We would like to welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Thanks everyone for the welcome. Dorje, that pic was taken in a hat store. I liked that hat but didn’t buy it. Now I wish I had.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Welcome to LJ.
I just checked out your shop. Love your enthusiasm. LJ is the place for you.
The west coast is fertile ground for high end woodworkers.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

My wife wishes there was room for a car now. Her car has been out of the garage for awhile now. Maybe that is why she has not talked to me in such a long time. Thanks for the comments.

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

You have some great projects. Burl, boxes and benches are my favorite. Keep your eyes out for trees in your area , I hope to bring my mill to Santa Cruz this year. Glad to see you here, I think this is a great site.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Thank you Blake, I knew I seen it but couldnt remember where. But I loved the Idea I had to put it to use with my carving.
Thanks again
Jim

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

thanks for the comment on my lumber rack. I guess that since Dadoo and I both have science backgrounds that great minds think alike (NOT).

When I saw a post of his shop I was pleasantly surprised as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Welcome to Lumberjocks. The projects are an inspiration, the information is priceless and the people are supportive. The only problem is, the site can get addictive.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Hi! You asked how my husband got the top so level and flat on the cedar table. Believe it or not he did it with the chainsaw while he was cutting the tree down. The two pieces we have are from the very middle of the tree. When he first brought the two of them home and told me that he cut them perfectly level, I did not believe him. He prooved me wrong. All I can say is, the man knows how to run a chainsaw! We were all amazed. Thanks for the compliments!

-- Alison Hadden, Wood's Cut & Grind, Milledgeville, GA

Blake,
Thanks for the welcome.
I looked at your projects/blogs.
Re: your sewing table, I don’t know enough to comment, but will make an observation. My mother has a “console” style sewing machine from the late 40’s. The machine’s working surface is flush with the table top. The table legs are 1 3/4 square. The aprons are 9 in. high, 1/2 in panels on three sides (The front is a door). Joints are hidden, but are likely long, shallow mortise & tenon. None of the joints are loose. All this is to suggest that you probably needn’t worry about vibration with m&t joinery.
Re: your radial arm saw. My father had one similar to yours, but about 10 years older (when they were still gray). In about 1970 I bought one, similar, but made after B&D acquired DeWalt. I was a little less cautious then, so got (and used) the shaper attachment—fortunately with no bad consequences. It came with a 192 page book “Newest Ways to Expert Woodworking” (w/ copywrites in 1962 & 1965). The book’s focus is the DeWalt RAS, and includes maintenance instructions, and suggestions and plans for a built-in workbench for it. If you are interested, I could probably copy some of the relevant pages to a pdf file for you.

-- Rick, Menlo Park, CA

Thanks, Blake. Yeah, close…they’re brads. I had planned to hide them under a veneer and tried to test the idea. But then after I had them in, I checked them in the lid and box, I was afraid they would be too weak, so I had to pass on it.

Next time, I’ll just use more magnets under a trim/veneer to make the connection stronger.

-- There are many tempting parking places on the road to success

Blake thats a nice shop.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Great Job. My wife Loves it….and she is hard to please when it comes to design. Good Work

-- J. Jacobson, Rockford Illinois,

hey blake, thanks for the hollar…i definitely agree, as there are never enough of them! especially down here in socal. It’s been great to see you evolve as an artist in your work over the past year since i’ve been lurking, and I envy your marriage situation too with the supportive wife joining forces in business with you. I’ve been looking for some arts/crafts/woodworking girls but the ones i’ve showed the shop all they say is “wow, is that all your stuff?” lol. keep up the good work buddy, always look forward to the next creation….

Congratulations on your upcoming 2 year anniversary being a Lumber Jock. Thanks for your posts and participation.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!