128 days ago
by Andy |
9 comments »
This is the fun part!
Up to this point,everything we have done has been carefully layed out and measured.This phase is more free form,its where we can cut loose a little, and see what we get.But a little care must be used or we can wind up with a ruined box.That happened on occasion when I first started playing around with this concept a few years ago.Just go slow and you will be fine.
I like to mount my box to the “Moaning Stool”,to keep it from moving.This places it at a...
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131 days ago
by fito |
8 comments »
i buy it for 2 dollars at a flea market.is an Erik Anton Berg Chisel, i read is a good one.
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133 days ago
by Andy |
7 comments »
The handle.
You dont really need a handle to open this box.You can just press down on the top,at the back, and the front will lift up.
But a handle keeps the finger prints down and adds to the overall design too.It can accentuate the linear flow if it is long and delicate,or it may add more of a whimsical feel to the box if it is stubby and rounded.And it is a visual tie-in to the medallion if they are made from the same wood.
For this box, we are going to make a handle, and cut out ...
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138 days ago
by kenn |
18 comments »
I have made lots of progress and actually am using my new bench some, I’ve just needed to get an update here. After putting the top on the base, I marked out so I could start hand planing.I used my scrub plane to get things close, that’s the scrub plane’s results above, and then this #5 to get the top flat and without wind.Here’s a picture of the top in “near” flat and smooth. FYI, I ended up with about 45 gallons of shavings.To trim the ends to final le...
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147 days ago
by PurpLev |
16 comments »
July, and it was pouring rain here in Boston, MA. for the past week. go figure. (although today it cleared out which is really nice). but enough about the weather (as if this will stop us).
After completing the basic construction for the leg ends last installment. It was now the time to connect those with rails. The rails are 45” long with 2 1/2” tenon sticking on each side (to a total length of 50” – do the math). They are made of 2 2×4 that were jointed/plane...
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148 days ago
by Karson |
12 comments »
Well it’s been 232 days since I last posted on my Kitchen remodel. It’s not that I haven’t done any work. It’s just that I haven’t posted.
I’d built the base cabinets and installed them in earlier blogs and it was time to get the drawer fronts created.
Let me say this, “My wife is a trooper, she is willing to live with the mess (begrudgingly), but she still puts food on the table and doesn’t make me take her out to eat until it’s fin...
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148 days ago
by kosta |
5 comments »
Yo whats up everybody this is the first video in my new shop and it is also my first garage shop because here in virginia beach there are no basements because 5 feet down is water. www.kostasworkshop.blogspot.co m
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149 days ago
by Andy |
15 comments »
Three lid choices.
DO NOT CUT THE LID TO SIZE UNTIL YOU ARE SURE OF THE STYLE OF BOX YOU WANT TO MAKE!
At the start of this tutorial I mentioned that we would look at three ways to make this box.
We are at a point in the project,where we need to decide how we want our lid to open.You will need to look at each type and decide which is your favorite or the easiest for you to make.
I suggest following on with this tutorial and weighing the pros and cons of construction,before making a f...
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152 days ago
by cylis007 |
5 comments »
It has been some time since I have updated my blog on my progress. The bench is coming along nicely. I began working on the table top and am learning a lot as I progress.
The top requires a lot of work. I don’t see myself building another bench for a long time. I am glad that I thought about what I would need before ever beginning. Since I started my bench, I have seen other’s benches on this site that look great. It has made me think about a wish list for the next bench,...
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155 days ago
by SawDustnSplinters |
14 comments »
I just started woodworking so I am not so good at it.
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