I just thought I’d share a few things I’ve learned about installing inlay banding. Everything I’m going to say will be pretty elementary to most, but might be helpful to some who haven’t tackled this technique yet. Here is a closeup of one of the corners of my recently posted chess table project: The easiest way to install banding on a mitered frame like this is to do it on the individual pieces before the frame is glued up. Once I had the four sides roughly cut...
I have been reading and commenting recently about shop air filtration and the concern for it. My decision to write this was to give the LJ’s community some facts about air filtration. Let me start with my knowledge base. I started my own air filtration business after my son was diagnosed with severe asthma at the age of 18 months. He is now 20 years old. My wife (an RN) and I immersed our selves into learning as mush as we could to make his breathing easier. We attended numerous seminar...
Ya know after reading the emag, I thought that it would be nice to meet all the Lumberjocks in West Michigan and yes other LJ’s in Michigan or surrounding areas would be welcome. So Lumberjocks of Michigan unite!!! Lets get together and share ideas or whatever. I would be glad to set it up. See ya soon
The project is entering its final stages with assembly and finishing remaining. The 2 hinged ‘roof’ pieces are now in place and this gives an idea of the various storage areas. The small triangular piece in the top unit is the access to the second hiding place. The door hinges on a dowel through an elongated hole in the door. I had thought a straight hole through would do the trick but neglected to realize that as the door pivoted open, it also had to drop down as ...
This is the first of a series of posts on the contemporary rocking chair on Furnitude: http://tinyurl.com/89zrf3
I woke up this morning to a storm. The “shop” is a total loss. One wind gust was recorded at the nearby television station at 62 MPH. I suspect that’s the gust that did the shop in. I was planning on anchoring the gazebo but just hadn’t had the chance. I guess this is what I get for that. So, now I get to drop back and punt. Hopefully this can be turned into an opportunity. Unfortunately, my tools got wet, the bookcase I’ve been working on got soaked, a...
Just a quick update. Firstly thank-you to everyone who sent me messages. Well after a very busy day yesterday moving my friends stuff out of her house into mine (she has seen the light after he tried to hit her again). He is currently in the local lockup being processed and we took all that is hers out of the house and she is getting a friend whose husband to drive her to <hidden> where she will be safe and can start to rebuild her life. Anyhow this afternoon we were enjoying a cu...
Okay, with most of the headaches behind I figured it was time to dive into the twin screw for the front. This should be easy right. I look at the lumber pile. It is much smaller than a lot of the other jocks here, but it does have a couple of options. I had planned to use poplar, but was thinking it may just be too soft. I had picked up some 3/4in oak at the HD for a project that I haven’t gotten to yet. I figure the oak is a better choice for the vise. So I mark out and do my ...
I have come to see a photograph as a good analogy for woodworking. my new year resolution is to make more pieces for sale as oppossed to doing mostly commition and ordered work. This “photo” theme is the reason for this new direction. The world seems to have sped up. I have poeple that complain about how long things take to complete. In connection to that, they can’t beleive the price of my service even though I have one of the lowest shop rates for 100 miles. A still ...
With the tapered legs complete, I moved on to the arched aprons. There’s a slight complication in making these so that the legs will ultimately splay out by 2 degrees. I cover all of the details in this post on my blog. Thanks for reading!
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