| This blog is written by Tomcat1066 | 89 entries so far |
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #16: Crossed into the dark side
I’m terrified of table saws. Not many woodworkers will admit it, but I am. I know that, i...
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The Joiner and the Cabinetmaker #3: Delay on the packing box
I was planning on building the packing box today, and I may still get some of it done. Unfortuna...
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Ponderings #31: H.O. Studley was a freak of nature
Most folks who love woodworking have seen the H.O. Studley tool chest. Well, Christopher Schwarz...
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The Joiner and the Cabinetmaker #2: The Packing Box Part 2
Well, my intent to start with the packing box project still holds. As of today, I have gotten al...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #15: He shoots, he SCORES!!!
For a day I didn’t spend any time building a project for myself or for my home, it’s ...
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Adventures in parenting
I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but Lowe’s has a product line called Red Toolbo...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #14: Tools are multiplying like rebates
I need a rebate plane. It was an inescapable fact. The problem is, finding the right one. I lo...
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The Joiner and the Cabinetmaker #1: The Packing Box - A Preamble Ramble
I had previously mentioned my intention to, more or less, follow the steps as outlined in The Joi...
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Ponderings #30: The path to enlightenment
I’m a hand tool guy, at least for the most part. While I can see myself using power saws t...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #13: Buying frenzy on eBay
Yesterday was an expensive day for me…somewhat. I picked up what was advertised as a Diamo...
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Da Workshop #5: A snag with only one possible solution
After the old gazebo gave up the ghost, it became apparent that I needed something else to keep t...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #12: A couple of steps back
After much work, I had finally gotten my tools pretty much gathered. Now, I can’t find som...
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Various Projects #10: Sometimes, you just need a sawmill
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been somewhat fortunate. Finding out I was going to be...
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Ponderings #29: Taking setbacks in stride.
Almost three years. That’s a long time to walk away from something that had consumed so mu...
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Personal Announcements #3: Anyone miss me...or remember me?
I’ve been away from Lumberjocks for a while, and I’ve been away from woodworking for ...
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Da Workshop #4: The New Chapter
OK, so, by now I assume you’ve read my previous blog entry. If not, just click here and go...
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Da Workshop #3: Well...That Sucked!
I woke up this morning to a storm. The “shop” is a total loss. One wind gust was re...
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Ponderings #28: An Open Letter About Safety
It was 365 days ago I posted my first blog here on LumberJocks. In that time, I took a prolonged...
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Various Projects #9: Mom's Bookcase Part 6: Great. I Can't Cut a Stinking Dado Right
It’s true. Apparently, I am unable to cut a sufficient dado to join the shelves of MomR...
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Ponderings #27: Reflections on 2008
So, we find ourselves with only a few hours left in 2008 (here in the US. Elsewhere, it may be 2...
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Various Projects #8: Mom's Bookcase Part 5: Getting Jiggy With It
Jigs are a part of every woodworker’s life it seems, especially for power tool users. Howe...
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Various Projects #7: Mom's Bookcase Part 4: Steel to Wood
After the hiccup a week or so ago, it was time to get back into the swing of things. I had the w...
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Da Workshop #2: And So It Begins
What with Christmas, this seemed like the perfect time to put together the various Wal-Mart gift ...
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Ponderings #26: Do We Ever Have Enough Stuff?
A bookcase. Seems like such a simple project. I looked at the tools I had, or were going to get...
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Ponderings #25: Another Year Older
Almost a year ago, I came to LumberJocks for the first time. In that time, I’ve learned a ...
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Da Workshop #1: The Plan
Yes, at some point, I hope to have a workshop for real. In the mean time, I’m stuck using ...
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Ponderings #24: So Many Sketches That I Think I'm A Painter Or Something!
I hate it, but then again I don’t. I get random ideas for pieces of furniture that run thr...
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Various Projects #6: Mom's Bookcase Part 3: A Slight Hiccup
After making a run to Lowe’s today and dropping $200 on pipe clamps and router bits, I get ...
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Various Projects #5: Mom's Bookcase Part 2: There's Wood Here Now
Apparently, my dear old Mom is more impatient than I am! Why do I say this? Simple. We both ha...
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Various Projects #4: Mom's Bookcase Part 1: Planning
Recently, my mother almost broke her foot while trying to put together one of those cheap partica...
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Various Projects #3: Stocking/Coat hanger Part 3: The Finished Product
I normally don’t like posting another blog while I’ve got one on the front page, but ...
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Ponderings #23: Table Saw Versus Bandsaw
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Luckily, I was finally able to make mine. As many of you know,...
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Ponderings #22: The End Result Versus The Process
My hand tools have been a bit frustrating, and I think I know why. Partially because they need s...
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Various Projects #2: Stocking/Coat hanger Part 2: Supplies
No project can begin without supplies. We need things like sand paper and whatnot. Well, I just...
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Ponderings #21: Grand Plans and Harsh Reality
I’m a man with a dream. That dream is a beautiful tool cabinet that makes all others pale ...
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Various Projects #1: Stocking/Coat hanger Part 1: The Beginning
So, just yesterday my wife and I were talking. With Christmas coming up, we were trying to figur...
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The Joy of Handtools #1: And Then I "Saw" it Cut...
Now I’m a believer! I just sharpened a couple of my backsaws. In particular, my Disston...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #11: Where Was THIS When I Needed It?
Some time back, I was finally able to pick up a Disston dovetail saw. If I remember correctly, t...
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Ponderings #20: The Problem with B&D Firestorm Stuff
I’m shopping on the ‘net earlier today and found myself at the BORGs’ sites. I...
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Ponderings #19: Where to start back
So, I find myself here contemplating how to get back working on wood. I’ve spent so long p...
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Personal Announcements #2: Yes...I AM still alive!
I’m not sure anyone here remembers little old me or not, but I wanted to let everyone who m...
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Personal Announcements #1: Sick
Just an FYI for folks, but I’ve apparently come down with something and have been pretty si...
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Ponderings #18: Being to Hasty
I’ve always been a bit of an extremist I guess. No, I don’t strap bombs to my chest ...
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2x12 Bench #5: A Bad Day
Not much got done yesterday. Did you ever have one of those days when nothing seemed to go rig...
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Ponderings #17: Staying the Course?
I’m tired. Only two days of working on my bench, and I’m tired. Physically, right n...
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2x12 Bench #4: Sexy Legs
Early this morning, before the sun was even up, I was sharpening. When you’re a hand tool ...
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Ponderings #16: The Certain Feeling
I don’t smile much. Well, let me rephrase that. I smile all the time, but only when amuse...
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2x12 Bench #3: We're underway!
Yesterday, I stopped by a certain big blue retailer to pick up the materials for my bench. I spe...
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2x12 Bench #2: A Slight Modification
I normally don’t post blogs this close together, but there’s a post that does not nee...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #10: Been a While...but worth the wait
It’s been a little while since I posted in this series, but it’s oh-so-worth the wait...
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Ponderings #15: The Slippery Slope
As of right now, I have completed exactly one woodworking project. I’ve restored tools to ...
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2x12 Bench #1: A challenge for myself
On my drive into work today, I came up with an interesting challenge for myself. Based somewhat ...
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Workshop #4: Tool Storage
With the idea of an outdoor workshop comes a host of other problems. Securing tools and storing ...
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Ponderings #14: The Most Important Tool
There’s always talk of what tool is the most important in any workshop. Is it the table sa...
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Workshop #3: Things that make you go Hmmmmm
With the saw vise complete, I found myself thinking about my workshop once again. The saw vise w...
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The Saw Vise #3: The Aftermath
I noticed that I focused a lot on the negative lessons I learned building this thing, and that...
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The Saw Vise #2: Finished!
So, I have now finished my first woodworking project! Don’t I feel special! Well, honestl...
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The Saw Vise #1: Finally! Makin' Some Sawdust
I finally got sick of waiting until I actually had a shop to start making some stuff. Yesterday,...
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Ponderings #13: Who am I? Why am I here?
A conversation with MsDebbie on my last blog entry got me to thinking about why I’m here. ...
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Ponderings #12: Coming to Terms
Four eBay listings in two days. All have gone right in front of my eyes. Most for just a hair m...
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Tool Restoration #2: Norvell Shapleigh Panel Saw restoration
At the same time I got my Disston D-8, I picked up this little gem. The seller on eBay saw the w...
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Workshop #2: Yet Another possibility here
I’ve done a bit more thinking about my workshop situation, and figured I needed to list my ...
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Workshop #1: A New Beginning
By now, my 6’x6’ shop is pretty well bemoaned and documented. Frankly, it sucks. Th...
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Ponderings #11: Fortunate for my Wife!
In my last blog, I mentioned I should write a whole blog about my wife. I know I’m not alo...
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Ponderings #10: Does how bad you want it affect the price?
So, I find myself looking at two different saws (yeah, I know what I wrote earlier, but that was ...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #9: Yet Another Plane
Upon returning home, I was surprised to find a package waiting for me on the bed. Since I’...
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The Workbench #3: The Hybrid
This morning I awoke to the meows of a hungry cat. This is fairly typical. She knows that I get...
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Tool Restoration #1: The New Series Intro
Well, now, most of my work lately has been tool restoration and rehab. As such, it’s not r...
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Ponderings #9: Saws Aplenty
Recently, I’ve been asking myself, “Self? How many saws do you need, and why type of...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #8: I'm cleaning up!
So. As of last night, I’m the proud owner of a #60 1/2 type block plane. I say type becau...
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Ponderings #8: Woodworking for Women?
I was just surfing through Amazon.com and came across this book called Easy to Make Organizers: W...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #7: A Setback
One of my proudest purchases was a #4 Stanley plane and a #919 Brace off of eBay for $1.25. I th...
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Ponderings #7: Boundaries
For some time, I have been setting boundaries for myself. What kind of furniture I would do, and...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #6: Oddities of Gatherings
So, here I sit. I’ve got my Stanley #4 sitting in a nice warm bath of citric acid, getting...
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The Workbench #2: The Next Step
This past Tuesday, Chris Schwarz’s Workbench book showed up on my doorstep. Needless to sa...
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Ponderings #6: A Romanticized View of Hand Tools?
It happens from time to time, a new woodworker asks the inevitable question. The question is wha...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #5: Show off time!
The Thursday after payday is like Christmas for me. Why? Easy. That’s when the tools I b...
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Ponderings #5: "Essential" Shop Machines?
I was just looking at Popular Woodworking’s site a few minutes ago, and noticed they have a...
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Ponderings #4: Getting Antsy!
So, yesterday found me in both Lowe’s and Home Depot. I finally found Home Depot’s s...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #4: Come Together...Right Now...Over me!
Sorry, but Aerosmith’s version was on the radio earlier and it just got stuck in my head, h...
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Storage Bench/Hope Chest #1: The Initial Plans
OK, so last night I sat down and drew out the plans for my sister-in-laws bench. As her family w...
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Ponderings #3: Inching Closer to Building
Every day, I’m a bit closer toward being able to finally build something! I want to finali...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #3: I See No End in Sight!
It’s true, the end is nowhere in sight. I may be gathering tools for my entire adult life....
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The Workbench #1: Starting to plan
OK, so I’ve run my mouth a few times here, and everyone has been great. This is truly a gr...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #2: Disston enter's the mix
After an unsuccessful try at a #71 router plane, I just had to snag something off of Ebay. It wa...
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Ponderings #2: False Start? Or Divine Intervention?
My childhood was…unique. Now, before I get to far into this, let me let you know this won&...
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Ponderings #1: The Great Wide Open
So. I just put a bid on a #71 router plane on ebay. I have my #4 and #5 within arms reach, as...
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The Tool Gathering Odessy #1: The Great Beginning
OK, so I just found out that I can actually do blog series on LJ, and that’s just the coole...
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So...Here I go
I’m a newbie. I make no pretensions to be anything other than a newbie. To make matters w...
