| This blog is written by Damian Penney | 31 entries so far |
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Woodworking School Closing - Tools for Sale
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/gms/871299304.html
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How well can you eyeball geometry game
How good of an eye do you have for geometry (I got an avg of 4.5)
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Pulled the trigger on a tablesaw...
So after mulling and procrastinating for about three months now I finally plunked down the cash f...
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Operation Holtzapffel #10: The top finally comes together!
So it’s been a long time since my last post, had a bit of down time where I went on vacatio...
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Super Fun 'Cartoon' Furniture
Judson Beaumont’s “cartoon” Furniture http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/20...
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Operation Holtzapffel #9: Base almost done
So I’ve been making slow and steady progress on the bench, and bit by bit it’s coming...
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Delicate Snowflakes Made of Wood
Just a quick link you may like… Kumiko latticework is a traditional architectural fixtur...
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Quick and Easy Blade Changes on the AP1300 - Update
So on the advice of FlWoodRat I contacted Ryobi support about the seized blade bolts and they wer...
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Quick and Easy Blade Changes on the AP1300... (perhaps in bizaro world)
In this blog entry I’m going to demonstrate how easy it is to change blades on the Ryobi AP...
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Operation Holtzapffel #8: Building the top
This post is just to share some top building pics I’m using a 9’ straight edge to ...
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Operation Holtzapffel #7: Slow Going
So it’s been pretty slow going as of late. The top is proving to be trickier than I’d anticipated...
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The Steam Driven Workshop
Awesome.
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Operation Holtzapffel #6: Making Progress
I’ve been making slow but steady on my bench. After getting my jointer knives sharpened I s...
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Operation Holtzapffel #5: Yup, that's sharp...
So I got my jointer blades back from the sharpener, Standard Saw Works, and they did a great job....
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Operation Holtzapffel #4: Time for a trip to the sharpener
So this afternoon I tried to shimmy my blades around a bit so that the notches in my jointer blad...
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Space Invader Cutting Board
Wish I’d thought of this! Space Invader Cutting Board
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Operation Holtzapffel #3: Lumber Acquired
Made another trip to PALS for the rest of the lumber, and seeing as my lumber rack isn’t wi...
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Great Woodworking Site
Just stumbled upon this great website, getwoodworking.com based in the UK, loads of really good a...
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Operation Holtzapffel #2: Cutlists
One thing I’m awful at is taking a cutlist to the lumberyard and figuring out which boards ...
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Operation Holtzapffel #1: Getting started
So after looking at all the options I decided to just go ahead and build a bench. I really liked ...
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Whittling is Easy
Found this whittling post on another site I read thought it might be of interest to the LJers
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Sidetable #3: Almost there
Here are the pics of the work in progress, amost there :) Looks pretty much how I imagined it ...
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Sidetable #2: Wobble/Flex
The table is coming together nicely, glued the base together last night, and started finishing th...
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Sidetable #1: Sketchup Renderings
So I’m making a small side table from some scrap I had lying around. Some zebrawood left ov...
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Fall Sketchup Challenge Entry - Torii Table
Shortly after leaving England but before arriving in the US I lived in Japan for a year and had t...
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Fall Sketchup Challenge Entry - Honey Table
I didn’t leave England until my early twenties and have loved Earl Grey tea for as long as ...
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Streamline Desk #1: Initial Design
So my next project is going to be a desk that I’m currently designing in Sketchup. I’...
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Big welcome to Takeshi
Takeshi the author of the great traditional Japanese joinery page has signed up after I emailed h...
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Precision Puzzlemaking Primer
Nice tutorial on making puzzles with your table saw
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Put the kettle on
Taking wood bending to the max… A cool looking bent wood Chaise.
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Traditional Japanese Joinery
Just found this great resource for traditional Japanese joinery. Lots of good pictures and some n...
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