| This blog is written by Dan Lyke | 20 entries so far |
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Kitchen Cabinets #2: Working on a countertop
This weekend’s goal is getting the cabinet beside the stove to at least have a usable c...
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Kitchen Cabinets #1: Kitchen cabinet doors
I debated whether I should put this entry here or over at HomeRefurbers, but that site reall...
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More excuses for not woodworking
Shortly after that last entry with the second prototype cabinet door, I was pulling 180°s off...
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Back in action, maybe
Been a long time since my last entry over here. I’ve been busy with various things, inclu...
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A work table for the back yard
Here’s the result of my backing off from doing through tenons after injuring my wris...
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Ouch: Or why a drill with more torque isn't necessarily good
Built a utility table for the back shed today, used a 6’ length of bowling alley, 6×4 ...
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A chair for my office #3: Finished, with reservations
Got a client who’s being a little slow this morning, so I took the time to whip together a ...
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A chair for my office #2: Got the backslats in
Nothing terribly profound to say here, just working through and learning a lot, in between a...
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A chair for my office #1: First construction photos
Sunday night we were going to start on the bathroom vanity, but Charlene didn’t feel ...
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A cutting board
This is a cutting board. It’s not terribly flat. The boards which make it up are all ...
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Just keepin' busy
It’s been 198 days since my last post here. I’ve been pumping out entries on my other...
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Finding out about a desk
My sweety procured a desk, under the condition that we figure out how to remove it from the house...
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Explaining an absence
I had hopes of perhaps pulling out a Thorsen table entry. Certainly I didn’t want to be a d...
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My First Rocking Horse #4: Delivery
When my nephew was asked if he wanted to sit on the horse, he promptly sat down on the deck ...
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My First Rocking Horse #3: Finished it!
Finished the rocking horse! Or at least declared it done… More rambling prose and pi...
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One foot in front of the other
For some reason the psychic load of tax season always wears on me. It shouldn’t, I just nee...
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My First Rocking Horse #2: Just a little horse
“We were somewhere around Lagunitas, on the edge of the redwoods, when the screws began to ...
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My First Rocking Horse #1: Sawdust everywhere
While I’ve been involved in the lives and upbringing of several kids (a few of whom are now...
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Carving envy
I’m pretty gifted. I probably say that with some conceit, because I’m pretty conceite...
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Finding an identity...
I’ve been “blogging” for 9 years. I put “blogging” in quotes, becau...
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