666 days ago
by grovemadman |
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The frame is easy to make out of pine, fir or any soft wood. We want to make it look precision yet old at the same time. The hardest part is convincing the sun to age your project for you 2000 years in about a few days time. The sun owed me for a few sunburns soooo… Just kidding, we’ll get to the aging part later.I remembered a frame I had seen at the museum in grade school. I jumped in my truck that weekend and went to the museum to look at ancient lacquered furniture. I took not...
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666 days ago
by Jim Earl |
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Well its been a while seince I have been able to get on a computor, ours at home was shut off and no others to work from. I have been trying to sign in to my mail but having trouble.
I was rushed into the UW Hospitol last Monday with severe Stomach pain and have been put through the mill since then. they think they have found part of the troublebut not all of it. I dont know how much longer I will be in the hospitol, hopefully not long, so I can get back home. I will not be able to get back...
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671 days ago
by Mark Mazzo |
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I had the opportunity to listen to a lecture by Thomas Pafk – a Roycroft Master Artisan about his work and methods of construction. His work is made unique buy his use of veneers in its design and construction. I wrote about the tlk in this post on my blog. Thanks for readng!
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673 days ago
by HybridIndie |
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Well I must say that I am lucky to have a woman in my life willing to give up the garage space to allow me to really set up a shop. Living in the Northern Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania has it perks, and like all places, it’s down sides. This is the first in a series of how I convert my garage spaces into a functional shop for me to produce my work without causing problems if and when we would decide to move.
My area like a lot of others has it’s dynamic swings with temperatur...
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674 days ago
by Peter O |
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Some common kinds of jigs are available for sale at woodworking stores and even big-box retailers. Every time I see a jig for sale I think, “I could make that.” I imagine most of us think that! If I see a jig for sale that seems like something I could make, I try to be realistic about whether it is worth the time and effort.
I’m a cheapskate, and I almost always build jigs out of scrap, so the expense to build is very low. If you enjoy building jigs, then even if it takes an hour or tw...
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677 days ago
by Mark Mazzo |
6 comments »
After contemplating adding a smoothing plane to my shop for quite some time, I finally took the plunge. I looked at some of the beautiful new tools available out there and made my decision…what I decided may surprise you. I take you through the process in this post on my blog.
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683 days ago
by Damian Penney |
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Found this whittling post on another site I read thought it might be of interest to the LJers
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686 days ago
by Olaf Gradin |
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For those of you who know Chris Schwarz and the quaint little magazine he’s been producing for a number of years now, you’ll be excited to know that Woodworking Magazine is now available via subscription. They have no advertisements and are packed full with expert technique, plans, and editorials. I couldn’t find the magazine locally, so I bought electronic editions online. Now I’ll be getting one of the better magazines known to the craft 4 times a year.
I shoul...
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694 days ago
by Peter O |
7 comments »
This blog entry is an apology.
First: to those of you who are following this blog series, I’m sorry it has taken me so long to get to the next entry. It’s almost ready and I’ll try to post it soon. It’s a masterful piece of literature that will have you begging for more. Okay, well I think it will be informative.
Second: to my wife, who graciously took the time to read and critique several of my posts and entries and informed me that women like to be called by...
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701 days ago
by Robert Smith |
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This is something we all have trouble with, i made a strop from an old belt for use on Knives. But i purchased a Power Strop from Wood Craft it really works good, just be care full on the corners of small V tools and Vieners. I folded a piece of thin leather used super glue on the insde ,clamped for a few minutes to make a strop for the insde, of small viener’s . if you have any sharpening tip’s please share them.
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