Country Style Cabinet
So a few weeks ago i posted a picture of the cabinet I made for American Woodworker Magazine. Well finally I’ve got the video done. Hope you enjoy it.
The Daughter of a Woodworker - My First Woodworking Experience
My daughter wrote this article for my website and I thought I would share it with you all! Written By: Bonnie Bartay Some of my favorite memories as a young kid are spending time with my dad in his workshop. From a very young age, I remember playing in his shop while he worked. As an adult, I have helped my father with his construction business and now with Chris Mobley Designs. I do all of the paperwork part and even draw out plans but he does the real magic. I have never actually done...
The Old Woodworker
I am constantly amazed at the beauty I find here on Lumberjocks. It’s here that generations will share the same “cherish” boxes, prepare meals on the same butcher block island, and rock grandchildren to sleep in the same chair created by our minds and hands. Indeed, woodworking is as much as a pastime as it is a journey. Each piece created here will likely last for generations and that’s the true beauty and meaning of woodworking…in my opinion. ...
Cosmatesque #2: Cosmati Wood Inlay Banding - Part 2
The Cosmati wood inlay banding is glued up in part 2 of this YouTube woodworking video. Watch how the wood segments are fit together to form the wood inlay banding log. See how the decorative pattern of the Cosmati design comes to life in this episode. You will see the woodworking method for gluing and clamping as demonstrated by the woodworker. Cauls with applied packing tape are used to distribute even clamping pressure to all glued segments. The clear packing tape protects the cauls ...
Ed's World of Wood
Well my daughter has made me do this blog so I have fellow craftsmen to hang out with. It’s going to be my tips, tricks, and personal opinions on the business of wood working after 60 years. To start out – Here’s a beef of mine - You know out here in California we have a hard time getting certain finishing products due to EPA rules. Any other California woodworkers having this problem?
HOW TO MILL LUMBER TO SQUARE 4 SIDES #1: Dealing with snipe. How to turn rough-sawn lumber into straight, square stock with basic woodworking
Dealing with snipe. How to turn rough-sawn lumber into straight, square stock with basic woodworking “Video”http://youtu.be/HQ8wT6Z6pQQ
Bandsaw Build ( Mid- Project)
So I have been working on my bandsaw for a while now and it is nearly complete but I thought I would show you where I am now. Although I am not one for following plans this design is so solid and refined that its well worth the cost. I will be Re posting the finished bandsaw next week along with a youtube video so keep an eye out! http://www.youtube.com/user/TeenWoodworker Yes its sitting on a skateboard! It helped when moving it around. I was amazed how little vibrations there we...
Hand Cutting Dovetails
Hey LJ! Sorry to anyone who got the wrong video first time they viewed, I embeded the wrong video but that has now been rectified. I am by no means what you would call an experienced hand tool user and I tend to use them in conjunction with my powertools. Nevertheless following a hand tool project where I made some bookends which I did a few weeks ago… you can check that out by clicking on the link… Here! Anyway after that video I was asked about cutting dovetails so here...
Woodworking as a Art
I have been reading a lot about Greene & Greene lately, gotten a couple of green and green books witch displays the extraordinary style the two Brothers had. Currently I’m Reading Greene & Greene Creating a Style and I must say is is very interesting . I’m very green in woodworking and does not even barley fall in the amateur category. I follow the TheWoodWhisperer.com and saw he has a very nice Greene and Greene project he is busy with a Adirondack Chair. I also seen numerous o...
So you want to be a woodworker eh?
Anybody else find the term “woodworker” a little too simplified? Three years ago, I get a thought in my head. “It would be cool to make my own furniture, toys, and items for the house..” So the tool purchases start. I pick up a mitersaw, table saw, router, drill, the basic power tools. Five minutes after I start, the next thought in my head “I would like to cut one board that is somewhat square looking…” And thats when it really begins… Yo...
