03-11-2013 04:58 AM
by Boxguy |
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A Quick, Accurate Way To 45 Your Corners
If you build boxes at all, eventually you tire of cranking your blade from 90 degrees to 45 degrees and back…I did. So I built this simple jig, and now I can cut all 8 ends of a box accurately in about 5 minutes, AND STILL LEAVE MY TABLE SAW SET AT 90 DEGREES.
Assumption: I am assuming that you have already laid out the board for your sides and have cut all four sides of your box to length. Short side, long side, short side, long side...
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10-15-2013 09:34 AM
by MsDebbieP |
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This interview with Dennis Zongker from the October 2013 issue of our LumberJocks eMag.
1. How did you first get started working with wood?
When I was 14 years old, during summer time I worked at an architectural mill shop sweeping floors, and tailing on the moulder or planers. On occasion I would be able to help a cabinetmaker or a machine operator when they would need an extra hand.
2. What was it about woodworking that initially caught your interest, en...
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06-02-2013 12:51 AM
by huff |
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How to price my woodworking?(And sell it) Part 4
Putting all the numbers together(Creating a shop labor rate)
Shop labor rate; what is that and why would I want or need to have a shop labor rate?
I’d like to take credit for coming up with this, but I learned this from another woodworker and you might have even heard of him; Marc Adams. He’s well known for his woodworking classes that his school teaches, but I was lucky enough to attend one of his seminars years ago and this was ...
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01-27-2013 07:05 PM
by blackcherry |
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One of my favorite finishes is the classic French Polish technique, the use of shellac and a lubricate in a hand pad wiping on method. Now I’ve seen plenty of ways to go about this technique from melting down shellac flake and thinning with cutting medium, so over the years I came up with a procedure of my own by trail and error and have simplified this technique to my own liking and so I would like to share with any of you who would like to try this out. So I would like to post a blog...
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