815 days ago
by Lee A. Jesberger |
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It’s been a while since I posted any projects, so I figured I’d better do so before you all forget my name.
I previously posted a Library stair unit, and this table is the accompaning piece of furniture to that.
The client needed a conference table, but he also wanted a workbench, as he was prone to dismantel his computer occasionaly, in name of improving it.
He was a fan a George Nakashima, so he wanted the table fashioned in his style. My design seemed to ...
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1064 days ago
by Donna Menke |
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The book is here now- and I still have a few copies left that I can dedicate, sign, and send off. Let me know if you want one and how you want it signed. Go to my web site for more information: www.woodworks-by-donna.comPlease look at the information page for details about the book, the benefits of getting them from me, and the eight project chapters that were cut in final editing: http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com/UBSBBINFO.html!http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com/BookCover.jpg(The Ultimate Ba...
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777 days ago
by Dekker |
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Boxes and boxmaking have always been popular subjects for many hobby woodworkers. What other project type offers such variety in technique, finish, and final application? A box project can often be completed in a weekend, and noone can ever say they have too many boxes!
The first place to start when considering making wooden boxes is to get some inspiration. Since the best place to get inspiration is to see other finished boxes, I suggest you start by looking through some books on wood...
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134 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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I just tumbled into a fantastic vat of info hosted by the Special Collections Research Center of the NCSU Libraries.
”Radial, tangential, and cross-sections of 350 North American woods from the 14-volume rare book The American Woods, published between 1888 and 1910 by the author, Romeyn Beck Hough. The images can be accessed by volume number or by the scientific or common name of each tree.”
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/forestry/hough/index.html
The 600DPI i...
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930 days ago
by WayneC |
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I made a pass through some local antique stores today on my way home from work and found an interesting book. Interesting that is if you have galloot like tendencies. Unfortunately the trip did not turn up any interesting tools. The book is the 1902 edition of Benchwork in Wood by W. F. M. Gross. The book was orignally printed in 1887. It has coverage of hand tools, techniques, wood, and jointry. It is going to be a very interesting read.
The book is divided into 3 main parts
Ben...
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746 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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Many folks over the past year have emailed me asking about whether investing in a website was worth the money and time. In my opinion (likely to change any day) for many folks that are just wanting to share their artwork with the world, I think a community posting like Lumberjocks is a better effort of your time spent.
If you want to sell your work, or do it full time, then how you use the internet needs to be part of a bigger plan. Almost all “artist-based” websites I have r...
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97 days ago
by kshipp |
4 comments »
I got the tools today so I thought I would show you guys what I got. First you can try to guess the hidden objects. They are shown in their new protective coverings for storage as I am currently workshopless. And if that wasn’t a word before then I just created it.
They are the Lee Valley / Veritas Low Angle Jack Plane and the Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Block Plane in Bronze.
I actually got the Lie-Nielsen plane at Woodcraft a few weeks before the conference but I haven’t...
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367 days ago
by Jojo |
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My copy of the Moxon has arrived a couple of hours ago. Does that make me a Mechanick?
I haven’t got the time but to peruse it a little and it really looks fantastic. Why they don’t make books like this anymore? I’m tired of cheap paperbacks. I love the feel of the good ole hardcover, fabric bounded, gold embossed books. Specially when they sport the signature of ”The Schwarz” on page 3. :o)
It’ll cost you the same as two disgusting italian-named pse...
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681 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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A few weeks ago I blogged that a new book on Scrimshaw artwork was being authored by Jim Stevens from Colorado, called “Scrimshaw Techniques.”
Jim was nice enough to include some of my scrimshaw work in his book, and so I have been anxious to see how it came out. The book was released for sale a couple of weeks ago at Schiffer’s website, and I found it this morning on Amazon as well.
As soon as my purchased copy arrives, I’ll give a book review and tell you what...
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247 days ago
by JimmyNate |
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I stopped by the library this week and picked up a few books on tools. The goal is to educate myself sufficiently that I know what I’ll want to be doing with the tools. This week the selections are:
Jim Tolpin’s Table Saw MagicGreat for my intended purpose. The first 45 pages are nothing but the basics: types of saws, setup, tune-up, upkeep. The rest of the book (the bulk of it) is devoted to the myriad uses of a table saw and while details are occasionally thin, there ar...
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