I’ve finally started the final assembly on the basic nightstand I’m building. I’ve glued up both of the sides and put them in clamps to dry for the night. Tomorrow I’ll put the other apron boards in as well as the bottom shelf. Then It’s just some finishing work. I’m still trying to decide what type of finish to use. I like to keep wood looking its natural color, so I might not use any stain at all.
Hi Lumberjocks! Just a quick first post here as I’m on lunch break. This looks like a cool site, which means there must be bunch of cool people behind it. Although I don’t have anything specific in mind, I intend to post some real content here in the near future. But, the struggle I have then is it would mean more time sitting at a computer (what I do all day at work) and not at the bench. Oh well. LJ looks to be very informative and inspirational. And the process of th...
I was walking through Canadian Tire today, walking quickly past the tool section with eyes diverted from the possibilities, when I overheard the following conversation between a father and a 5 year old little girl.Dad: checking out some curtain rods or something… Little Girl: you can never have enough poles, right Daddy? ... I’m sure he has taught her this so when he’s looking at clamps or tools in general he’ll get the same response: you can never have enough, r...
It’s that time again! Does anyone have a woodworking meeting (etc) to include in the next eMag? We need:datetimelocationcontact information
Homelite 26 LCS I thought I would post an-other one of my collected chainsaws here from the bygone days of ‘golden oldies’.... ....and when one really gets to studying these ‘beasts’, one can also much more appreciate where we are today, with chainsaws in terms of safety, (don’t you just love the safety word) weight, horsepower and ease of the cut in the wood…. ....the Homelite 26 LCS was introduced in 1951 and discontinued in 1953…. ...
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000) was an Austrian Painter and sculptor. Born in Austria he lived and worked primarily in Vienna but eventually made New Zealand his permanent home. He was one of Austria’s best known contemporary artists though he remains controversial. I first got to know Hundertwasser from my own time spent living in Vienna and like Hundertwasser I too now make my home in New Zealand, so it seemed appropriate to use his work as my inspiration. The common themes in hi...
What a three months it has been since I stumbled onto an online community called LumberJocks. I leafed through the project pages amazed at the craftsmanship of this group. I began to question whether or not I was worthy to join this group. Did I have any knowledge, ability or skill to share? Like Sparta, facing the hords, I was afraid that like so many forums you find disagreement met with hostility and unsupported bias. Projects lacking for whatever reason not met with constructive c...
Hello freinds. I started a new project, that makes 3 I’m working on. I had some 1” slabs in the shed and everytime I look at them the same idea popped into my head, bookmatch opposites. I cut away the unusable wood, basicly just a wavy consistant pencil line that would trace clearly on the other piece. So I used a jig saw and put the two pieces together. At first the fit wasnt too good so I trimmed with jig saw til they fit together. I then added bar-clamps to tighten fit, there w...
My wife and I decided that since we were going to be empty nesters this fall, we would take the opportunity to redo the flooring in the main level of the home. We started the project in the latter part of February finally finishing it up in the late part of May. My wife is a nurse and ended up being called to another facility for several weeks which slowed up our progress considerably. Originally the living room and dining room were covered in a Berber carpet and the kitchen and foyer ...
At the LA Coliseum grounds, circa 1942, prior to mustering out for North Africa with the 35th Infantry Division. Blame it on Ken Burns. I just have caught snippets of “The War” being shown on PBS. The poignant glimpses into the individual lives of men and women caught up in WWII has sparked memories of my personal war hero and my first wood-working mentor, my Father, Clark Edmond Victor Bordner. Although we buried my Dad 23 years ago this coming October 3rd (in blue jeans a...
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