Walnut Burl
How do you tell the worth of wanut tree burl? Who could give me an idea? Is there a market for it? What do you do with the leftover parts of the tree? Obviously my knowledge is extensive (ha ha)...any ideas?
My first real piece of equipment.
Things just keep getting better and better! Feast your eyes on what I came into possession of today. My buddy has been remodeling his house for the last two years, and had purchased this Rigid T3650 10” table saw during the process. Well the remodel is over, and the saw is all mine to use. Needless to say the saw needs a good cleaning after sitting idle for a few months, but you think I’m complaining …HECK NO. In fact, one reason I’m posting is to get some suggestions for cl...
the woodpile #2: Saving Stock for the Winter
It’s quickly becoming my favorite time of year. The gardens and farmers markets are overflowing with their bounty, almost everything is fresh and in season, the days are becoming comfortable – not yet crisp, but not too hot. Time to preserve and make preparations for the winter. The freezer down in the basement (shop) is almost completely stocked with goodness to keep me going well into next year! I promised “more about this later” during my shop tour... so here it...
Handcut
I recently got “Hand-Cut Dovetails” with Rob Cosman and started practicing. This is the first attempt which is now a baby toy (no lead).Lessons learned. The stock is 1/4” thick. I think thicker material (3/4”) would be easier.
ARRRRGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WORK-PAY BILLS-WORK-PAY BILLS-WORK-PAY BILLS…...WILL IT NEVER END????? Well, I am sick and tired of working and gettin no where. I built a new picnic table for the family earlier this summer and we haven’t gotten to use it but once. Between working and the darn weather here in middle TN (our hottest/driest on record) we just haven’t been able to get into the yard. However, I can feel the change is coming. I know that shortly it will be fall and I will be able to get into ...
Better File handles
Better File Handles – An article by Bob Patrick in December 1989 Vol. 2, Number 6 – Projects in Metal. A friend from the Mason – Dixon Woodworking club is getting ready to move and he was getting rid of all of his old issues of magazines. His wife suggested that I might want them instead of putting them in the trash. I got 3 boxes of old Fine Woodworking, Wood and Woodsmith along with some misc magazines. I was getting ready to pitch some of the magazines that I didn’t have any in...
Woodworking 101: My Class at Palomar College #1: Week 1
Let me start by thanking everyone that has commented on my blog thus far. The warm welcome is appreciated, and the voiced interest in my experience is great motivation to keep me committed. As far as pictures are concerned, I’m a photographer, so be careful what you ask for. Just kidding, I will do my best to document the process with plenty of eye candy. With that said, let me just say that my first day of class was one of the most enjoyable things I’ve done in a long time, and I never to...
The Best of Fine Woodworking
Wow….that’s about all I can think when I look at what is contained on this one DVD. I just received “THe Best of Fine Woodworking” , one of the prizes for the Summer Challenge (Thank you all again BTW). What an amazing treasure trove of knowledge that is sitting on a tray in my laptop. If you don’t subscribe to FWW online, and even if you do, this is a great library. It’s a very straightforward interface. You can search by keywords, or a simple set of...
Cribbage Board Techniques #1: Vacation's Over
Well I haven’t been here in a while. Summer is usually slow for cribbage board business and I actually spent two months doing no woodworking at all. First break I’ve had since I started making boards about 4 years ago. I did spend some time improving my shop and putting in a dust-collection system. I’ll update the pictures of it soon. Anyway I was contacted by a potential customer who liked my newest board design (the paua rosa with maple burl board in my projects page). ...
Miters, miters, miters…
[I posted this as a comment here.] A beautiful joint with no end-grain showing and really simple – right? NO! Well the first part is right – they are attractive, but making a good miter joint is not as easy as it looks. And they get more difficult than just matching two 45 degree cuts together – there’s the compound miter joint that introduces another angel, or the mitered dovetail joint, and many other variations – all difficult to make. I can always make a three-sided picture frame...
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