| This blog is written by dsb1829 | 38 entries so far |
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Around the shop #12: Combination of hobbies
Well, last weekend I borrowed a stand from a friend to put together my latest bicycle. I think I...
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Around the shop #11: Waterstones revisited
I have been working to swap over to oilstone and freehand sharpening in my shop. Overall I reall...
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Around the shop #10: New shop tour
It has been a while since doing a shop tour. That wouldn’t normally be an issue, but since...
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Around the shop #9: Just hanging out
Well, I have a nice drawer system in my garage. Problem is that a No6 is the biggest plane that ...
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Hand Planes #12: Sentimental plane restoration complete
Back at the end of November my Father rolled into town. He had brought a truck-load of booty fro...
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Hand Planes #11: Blade prep, freehand
I have tried a few different methods over the last few months to flatten blades. Here is my go-t...
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Around the shop #8: Geeking out
Well, what’s new there. Check this outGrizzly Shop PlannerIt is a fun little flash layou...
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Weekend Bench #12: Stick a fork in me
Took about 3 hours this afternoon. I am going to close out this series. Yes, still have a few m...
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Weekend Bench #11: Flushing up the front legs
Okay, started the afternoon with a very rough and checked 9ft x 8in poplar board. Oh, it was cup...
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Weekend Bench #10: Finishing Touches on the twin screw
I spent a couple more hours on the twin screw this morning. I had a few details to straighten ou...
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Weekend Bench #9: Some comments on the twin screw
In my last installment I ran through my basic install criteria for the twin screw and how I chose...
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Weekend Bench #8: Front twin screw vise
Okay, with most of the headaches behind I figured it was time to dive into the twin screw for the...
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Weekend Bench #7: A bit of reflection
Okay, I am nearing completion on the bench. I am currently working on the front vise. I will ...
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Weekend Bench #6: Getting a little closer to being done
I had to take a couple of days off for Holiday travel. I got back at the bench yesterday for abo...
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Weekend Bench #5: Advice
Okay, more like add vise. Not much doing today. I spent a good 4 hours in the garage, but only ...
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Weekend Bench #4: Rounding 2nd
Okay, so another 8hr day in the books. Again I am humbled by what I can get done in a day. And ...
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Weekend Bench #3: Aprons for the MDF top
I should refer to this entry as “more work than I had anticipated”... I put in clo...
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Weekend Bench #2: Rough lumber
Rough lumberCould be worse, but without a proper bench it is pretty hard to deal with. My secr...
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Weekend Bench #1: Getting Started
Okay, I should probably preface this by stating that I started this bench about 2 months ago. I ...
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Christmas Cheer
I have been trying to spread the woodworking Christmas cheer around these parts. Here are my sto...
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Hand Planes #10: Taking inventory
I posted this photo on my last blog (it may get clipped, if it is just click the image to see...
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Hand Planes #9: Plane fun
I caught the hand tool bug back in July. Since then I have been adopting promising candidates fo...
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Around the shop #7: tooling about
Starting up a new series here. Just random drivel pouring out of my shop. Comments are welcome....
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Hand Planes #8: Little woodie
Well, this one has been on the workbench for about a month now. Before that it was on the shelf ...
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Around the shop #6: Enter the Sharpening Station
I have been lugging around this heavy duty workbench for a few years now. Acquired from part of ...
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Hand Planes #7: No5 Restoration
I have been recieving some questions on plane restorations, so I figure I will put together a sta...
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Hand Planes #6: Working on planes
Been fussing over some hand planes in the garage. Okay, so what’s new there? Evapo-rust...
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Around the shop #5: In the garage
I have been cranking in the garage, trying to get some semblance of a table together. My parents...
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Hand Planes #5: Plane restorations
Over the last several months I have taken time that could have been spent woodworking to adopt an...
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Around the shop #4: Where in the world is Doug??
Work, home, or on a beer run. Those would be the most likely candidates. So weekend followup....
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Around the shop #3: Finaly some woodworking to talk about
Well, a banner weekend in the books. Great weather. Good beers. Family fun. Garage time. Yah...
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Hand Planes #4: My newest sweety
Once I started using scrapers I was caught with the bug. They are just so handy, but the drawbac...
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Around the shop #2: Over the hump?
I wish I could remove that big question mark. I was very excited to be buying a home this summer...
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Around the shop #1: Thoughts on setting up my bandsaw
I have spent a bit of time wrestling with the Rigid bandsaw that I picked up. I have gone back a...
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Hand Planes #3: No.7 rehab
I got my No.7 in the mail on Thursday. They have been getting a bit higher in price on e-bay as ...
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Hand Planes #2: Another plane rehab
Stanley 78 this time around. No patent dates and no marking other than the brand and model. Pro...
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Hand Planes #1: Groz planes, Plane and Simple
I have commented all over the net about Groz planes. I really think they are a good option to sa...
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First blog entry
I am really enjoying the Lumberjocks site. As I am continuing down the road of a new woodworker ...
Just a hybrid workshop run by a mad man at wits end. Okay, not that bad really. Here you can follow some of my projects, mistakes, victories, and growth as a woodworker. Hope you enjoy.
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