| This blog is written by PurpLev | 59 entries so far |
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Beads Box #4: Mild Cutting, Doors part, Dadoes, and rabbets
I’ve had this project on the back burner (literally- it was standing in the back on the bur...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #5: Thanks Everyone - That was a Fun Day!
With the number of tentatives, and number of cancelations, I knew we’d had less people that...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #4: Last Call.... All Aboard!
The Picnic is coming up this Saturday Sept 19th 2009, Noon at Lexington Woodworker's Guild (click...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #3: Update - the Date is near!
As you all recall, We have been granted the use of the Lexington Woodworker’s Guild for our...
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Handplanes #3: Fore play ...err... Fore plane that is.
While working on building my workbench, I ended up breaking the Y part that is responsible for bl...
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Handplanes #2: Cap Iron, and Lever Cap Positioning
Hi, I’ve seen these questions raised on several threads, and for many years didn’t...
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Lumber Storage #3: Medium Rare, just like I like it.
OK, so that’s how I like my steaks, but as for lumber – I really like it dry, and jus...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #14: Chop Chop Laddie. (the leg vise)
This project is a fine example of the 80/20 concept. it takes 20% of the project time to complete...
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Techniques & Methods #2: Fixing Messed-up Blind Dovetails
As I mentioned in my recent workbench blog, I had used inverted dovetail joinery to connect the s...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #2: Dates and Location
We have been granted the use of the Lexington Woodworker’s Guild for our LJ Picnic Event! I...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #13: The Top #3: Putting it Together with an Inverted Dovetail
Didn’t have much shoptime lately, which made me try to squeeze every moment I got to try an...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #12: All is not lost... or is it? HELP!!!!!!!
I was working on fitting the skirt to the front of the bench, and it looks fantastic. in order to...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #11: A Cap for the Gentlemen, a Skirt for the Dames
I picked up today where I left off yesterday, and finished the longer mortise in the end cap. tha...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #10: The Top #2: Flat and Shine
I had some good progress on the top today. it actually started a couple of days ago when I went a...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #9: The Top #1: Tip, Tap, Top
finally getting to work on the actual bowling alley part of the “bowling alley workbench...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #8: Recap - some mistakes, some saves, and a finished base.
After last week’s ongoing progress, it felt a bit slow this week (which it is), but I did h...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #7: Moving forward at 0mph
It’s interesting how it feels like you’re standing still when you’re working on...
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Sketchup Models #4: Lee Valley/Veritas Tail Vise Screw Hardware
Now that I received the tail vises for my workbench, I have modeled them in Sketchup so that I ca...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #6: There is more than 1 way to skin a cat - not so with bowling alley floors though - finally success
Yes. Finally some light at the end of the tunnel, reverse thinking, and this project seems a bit ...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #5: Rain Rain go Away - Rail Rail Done Today
July, and it was pouring rain here in Boston, MA. for the past week. go figure. (although today i...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #4: Look at them Legs...
Picking up where I last left off (each leg glued, and hand planed to clean out the glue lines), I...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #3: Back to Square1... Committed to new Design - legs are ready.
so After setting on the last design (see previous post in this series) I went out to disassemble ...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #2: Design B...B...Because I said so. -more criticism please
So after giving some food for though, and going back and forth between 2 designs – my origi...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #1: Picnic Time!
I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while, and was waiting for the right moment to ge...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #1: Conceptual Design 1 - feedback appreciated
So after we've got the bowling alleys. now it’s time to put them to to use (not really R...
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What I learnt in 1 Year on LJ
Looking at the stats, it’s been 356 days. and a whole lot more of a woodworking since day 1...
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Work(shop) in Progress #9: so, what's the plane?
I guess this is a tool gloat more than anything. I like hand planing boards, but sometimes, an...
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Beads Box #3: Handcut Dovetail Carcass
Finally after getting the table saw and tuning it, I’m able to get back on track with woodw...
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Work(shop) in Progress #8: New Table Saw: Low Profile Riving Knife for Ridgid R4511
So among the few shotcuts that were made by providing the R4511 at the market price was the fact ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #7: New Table Saw: Phenolic Zero Clearance Inserts and Fence Faces for Ridgid R4511
So, New Saw, New Zero Clearance Inserts are due! Actually I was planning on working my the Bea...
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Work(shop) in Progress #6: New Table Saw : Unpacking and Assembly of Ridgid R4511
So after much research and debates, I have finally charged the card, and 2 days later the deliver...
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Customer Service - has this ever happened to you?
I’ve actually heard other’s speak of similar experience, but as I’ve never had ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #5: Drill Press Table
I cannot take full credit for this, as this is an upgrade I’ve made to my old drill press t...
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Sketchup Shorts #4: Virtual Materials II - Tiling it Seamlessly
So a point was raised in my previous installment of this blog regarding tiling appearance of mate...
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Sketchup Shorts #3: Going to the Lumberyard - Virtually
so you wanted to use specific materials in your Sketchup project? exotic/local lumber? metals? le...
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Beads Box #2: Laminated Sides are Cut
So I’m very excited about this project as this is the first project that I’m using ha...
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Sketchup Shorts #2: Outliner - Component Selection - Anywhere, Anytime
Is there an easier way to select components/groups that are behind another geometry? or inside on...
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Sketchup Shorts #1: Zoom-Zoom (and Keeping it dialed in)
I see a lot of great Sketchup tutorials online (here and there), and while they do discuss differ...
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Sketchup Models #3: Woodpecker's Router Table Plate
This is a model for the Woodpecker’s router table plate sized 9-1/4” x 11-3/4”....
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Beads Box #1: Carcass Design (which saw to use to cut the box?)
My mom is doing some amazing bead work. one time when I went with her to the beads store, I saw a...
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Router Table #1: Design ideas, need some feedback
OK, so yeah – another blog about a router table, but since I’m going to make one , mi...
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Sketchup Models #2: Incra Right Angle Fixture
Also added the Right Angle Fixture if anyone needs it for modeling purposes. this is the fixture ...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #3: All aboard the Planes
I saw this FWW Complete Illustrator Guide to Woodworking, and while I found most of the book to b...
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Sketchup Models #1: The Original Incra Jig
while working and designing my router table I noticed that there are no Incra Models on Sketchup ...
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Handplanes #1: What was your first experience with handplanes?
Mine was about 7 years ago, I still wasn’t doing anything woodworking like, and we had move...
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Lumber Storage #2: Shorts, and a T
I’ve got the shorts sorted out, but still don’t have a T ruler… one step at a t...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #2: Chisels on the Left, Markings on the right
Let me start by saying that the first part of this blog although posted earlier today, was actual...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #1: It all begins with a box
I saw this design in a finewoodworking article, and really liked the design, and functionality of...
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Lumber Storage #1: There can never be too much
It seems like everytime someone says that he has “extra” lumber, or “more than ...
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Dust Collection #2: infiltration.... filter me this, filter me that
I ordered a 0.3 micron replacement filter from Wynn Environmental to replace my Jet DC1100 30 mic...
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Work(shop) in Progress #4: Finally the Band has arrived... (saw that is)
So I’ve been planning on getting a bandsaw for a long time, but at first I didn’t hav...
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Batteries, Batt...ttt..eries, Batt...t...t..eries - why wilt you die...
power… give me more power… I’ve had this cordless dewalt set for several yea...
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Incra 998SE Miter Gauge
So I am building a box frame using box-joints. I have my Incra 1000SE miter gauge setup with t...
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Dust Collection #1: (Finally) Upgrading from a Shop-Vac
So for the longest time I’ve heard how much a Shop-vac doesnt quite cut it when it comes to...
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Work(shop) in Progress #3: Bosch 4100 TS - Zero-Clearance Inserts
I got a few questions about the zero-clearance inserts I made for my bosch table saw, so I figure...
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Techniques & Methods #1: Scary Sharp Method
so just like every other woodworker at one point (what’s up with the other every other wood...
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Work(shop) in Progress #2: Workbench: The TOP
72”x24” 1-3/4” thick Top = $25Groz vise = $40Misc fasteners and hardware = $10Building your own w...
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Work(shop) in Progress #1: The Workbench
So like every other woodworker, I take pride in my shop, and always aspire to have the most conve...
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A Bed for the Princess #1: Design Concept
So for a very long time I have been planning to build my daughter a bed. I have been reading a...
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