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Blog entry by Chris McDowell posted 03-15-2014 11:56 AM 1806 reads 0 times favorited 6 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I have posted 8 videos on YouTube thus far and have never introduced myself. I enjoy watching other woodworkers introduction and shop tour videos, so I thought I might as well do one and get it over with.

I give a few facts about myself in my home page here on Lumberjocks, but I go into a little more depth in the video.

Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZIV_OyTaCo

-- Chris, http://www.youtube.com/CMRwoodworks , FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/cmrwoodworks1 , Proverbs 16:9

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Smitty_Cabinetshop

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#1 posted 03-15-2014 01:01 PM

“Come closer and have a look.”

Love it!

A fine tour, nice diaper storage system, and I loved the former lumber rack. Looks like you are on your way with the Veritas DT saw and vise. A dovetail a day in some of that ‘burning scrap’ for about three weeks and the joint will be yours. Need some decent-ish chisels and a coping saw, oh plus a marking gauge, to complete your dovetailing setup.

I’ve never introduced myself via video either, btw… :-)

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive --
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#2 posted 03-15-2014 01:23 PM

I’ve been planning to learn dovetails for some time now, it’s just taken a while to acquire all the tools. I already have some chisels and a marking gauge from when I was learning how to chop mortises. I think I’m ready to go! Just want to attach that vise. I also have a coping saw.

That’s a great idea about using scraps to practice dovetails! Didn’t think about that. Thanks!

-- Chris, http://www.youtube.com/CMRwoodworks , FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/cmrwoodworks1 , Proverbs 16:9
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#3 posted 03-15-2014 01:27 PM

Not a video, but decent pics and story of my foray into mitered dovetails…

http://lumberjocks.com/Smitty_Cabinetshop/blog/22296

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive --
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#4 posted 03-16-2014 12:48 AM

Another entertaining video my friend.

Your friends have been a big help for your shop. So you must be a good guy to have friends like that!

Enjoy the journey.

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
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#5 posted 03-16-2014 01:43 AM

Glad ta know ya Chris. When you said come closer, you kinda freeked me out… LOL

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. Kentuk55@yahoo.com
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#6 posted 03-17-2014 03:44 PM

gfadvm: yes, the people who gave me the drill press and table saw have been very good to us over the years. This is just one example of their kindness!

Roger: haha, sorry about that!

-- Chris, http://www.youtube.com/CMRwoodworks , FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/cmrwoodworks1 , Proverbs 16:9

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