| This blog is written by jcwalleye | 17 entries so far |
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Cherry Blanket Chest #5: Almost done
With the lid built, joinery done, hinges mortised and everything sanded it’s off to the finishing...
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Cherry Blanket Chest #4: Lots of odds & ends before final fitting
I got a little more time in the workshop and a few more pictures of the blanket chest progress. ...
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Cherry Blanket Chest #3: Frame Joinery
In the last entry, were pictures of the mortises and groves. Pictures of tenons and fitting it a...
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Cherry Blanket Chest #2: Joinery, panels, & starting the top
I’m starting today with the glued up panels for the blanket chest. I acquired some curley maple ...
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Cherry Blanket Chest #1: The plan and milling material.
I’m building a blanket chest for a relative and thought I’d post some pictures. The design is fr...
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3 Day Bench Build Blog #3: DAY 3: Final Assembly & Vise Install
With the top done, set the leg assembly in position next to the face vise. And the end vise sl...
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3 Day Bench Build Blog #2: The Top Takes Shape
Gluing up the top took a fair amount of time. Originally I had planned to glue up sub sections a...
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3 Day Bench Build Blog #1: Day 1: Building the Base
Spent a good chunk of the day dimensioning the materials, 1st one edge on the jointer, then to t...
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Workshop Upgrades #3: Ridgid 4511 router table
Once I got the fence upgraded as described in the second blog of this series it was time to get t...
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Workshop Upgrades #2: Ridgid 4511 table saw fence upgrade
Since opening the door into the new shop I’ve been without a router table as my old one was built...
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Workshop Upgrades #1: Organizing the shop
Shop Upgrades It’s been a month and a half since moving into the new shop and I’ve had a littl...
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New Workshop #6: Shop is done and I'm moving on in
It’s been a couple weeks since the shop was completed and I’m starting to get time to...
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New Workshop #5: Nearing the finish line
It’s been a couple weeks since the last entry. Vacations and other priorities have slowed ...
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New Workshop #4: Still moving quickly
I finally made it into the new space and got to check out how things are going to fit. At 24...
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New Workshop #3: What a difference a week makes
3 full days since the concrete was poured and things are moving quickly. Here is a picture from ...
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New Workshop #2: Ready to pour
Not much to show as concrete is slow to take shape, or at least it seems to me. The builder Stev...
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New Workshop #1: Getting Started
Having retired some 18 months ago, I’ve been picking up some woodworking skills and tools a...
