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2 x 4 Challenge

Blog series by mot updated 225 days ago 2 parts 1103 reads 49 comments total

Part 1: Throwing My Hat in the Ring

228 days ago by mot | 27 comments »

Well, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with this. I had to take a few days to ponder what Stewart did. It just made me want to come up with something entirely different that what we’ve seen. Stewart as well as quite a few other entries since, have really raised the bar, and in the words of a woodworker, whom I greatly admire, Neil Lamens , ”Challenge yourself!” Some coaching on this process has come from a grumpy old woodturner, too. To go along with the in...

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Part 2: All Is Revealed!

225 days ago by mot | 22 comments »

After gluing up the blank in the first part of this series, I moved over to the miter saw. I set the angle for 15 degrees, setup a 15 degree stop and a sub fence/base for zero clearance to minimize tearout. I cut the 2×4 into a bunch of little pizza slices and got ready for the next step. That step involved finding out if my mitre saw read 15 degrees accurately! Two half circles were made, and the pieces taped together. I didn’t have any of the fancy blue tape that ...

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