 Great News on the Job front.I have been working at Johnson Controls in Holland, MI for the last year as a temporary employee. 2 weeks ago they gave me a job offer. So I am finally getting hired in next week. Going from $8.50 an hour to $11.05 an hour with benefits. Finally I can relax and not worry about my job and get back to woodworking.  My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #860: Weathering the StormWe made it through the day and night with little incident. It appears that the storm took a turn inland earlier than anticipated and we are out of harms’ way. Besides some rain and a couple of gusts of wind, we did fine. I am grateful for that, but in reading of all the devastation that came in the path of hurricane Sandy, it is difficult to feel a great deal of joy. Seeing what people are going through is terribly painful, and I feel very deeply for those who have had loss. I s...  Just for Fun... #67: A Mitered Box?Working on the last project (the “Shrine” for St. Francis) reminded me how inadequately I am set up for cutting miters…I managed to cut the small mitered roof, but the way that I did it would never work for a box! The tiny discrepancies would be multiplied by the sides and I’d end up with huge gaps… But it got me thinking…I’ve been fascinated with this old thing since I got it in 1999… In the new basement shop, there was a large bench already...  Building a Thos. Moser Design New Gloucester Rocking Chair #19: Wedging Spindles Below the SeatWatch This Video With the spindles locked in place in the top crest with cross dowels, it’s time to quickly move on to wedging the spindles below the seat. Clink this link to watch a short video of me inserting a wedge. These wedges supply an extra bit of security to the joint in case the glue fails. Plus they look real cool! Preparation Prior to assembly, I cut 4 degree wedges for the 1/2” seat tenons on my tablesaw and sawed kerfs by hand in the tenons. I sawed an ...  Grinling GibbonsFor all those who have an interest, BBC Four aired a programme last night on the life and work of Grinling Gibbons the renowned 17th Century carver. The programme is available to watch on BBC iPlayer via this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyfd2 . If the site is not accessible from the US then I am fairly certain that it will be available on your PBS Channel in the near future.Jim  mobile base #2: issues, asking for adviceI found out using solely a compound lever assembly to lower & raise casters on the bottom will not work. The entire carcass will pivot on the lower lever at 1 pivot point. Meaning, the carcass will tip forward or backward, especially if running over a power cord or floor obstruction. I didnt want to give up on my compound lever all together. As my criteria for a mobile base is:1.) all lower and raising operation to be done as i face the machine within arms length.2.) not wanting t...  First Project With the New Powermatic Table Saw #29: Slab water has been layedI’ve installed, hooked-up, and backfilled the water to the slab. The images are below. Today I’ll make-up my 125 amp sub panel and energize the slab electrical. located the main Put in the 2” shut-off and anti-siphon valve for the 1” feeder line. Note the compression fitting and slip/slip Tee! Ran the feeder line to the slab. The gray pvc is my driveway gate electrical line. I’ll vault this shut off and move the gate line out of the way. Installed the 1”...   Scroll saw Blade storageWhile at Mom’s the other day I salvaged an empty pill bottle (fish oil, it’s BIG) thinking “This might be big enough to put scroll saw blades in.” Brought it home and today, while waiting for finish to dry… I tried it out and with some scrap 1/8th inch plywood made the holder. Nothing fancy. I didn’t even sand it. I made a ‘collar’ that will keep the blade ends in the center of the bottle so as to not interfere with the lid and labled it with th...  "BE Art-Full Art" --by RusticWoodArt”BE Art-Full Art” ....and so the journey goes on as i continue my knocking-knot-knock at this my place of being, the incessant and perpetual gnawing in the root of this my tree trunk frame…. —-just stop and look at me now, where i am going is not from where i have been, just as i am not the one i thought myself to be when i started out on this holy pilgrimage carrying my wood piece alms, as i searched for a temple that i might give my wooden relics to…. ...
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