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• Applying a Varnish - 380 days ago | 2 comments

  In the process of refinishing my dining room table, I’ve learned that I am not very good at...

• Refinishing a Dining Room Table - 386 days ago | 2 comments

  Oddly, I have lived for the last couple of years or more without a dining room table. We have ut...

• Kids' Play Center #2: Slow Progress on Phase I - Leveling - 444 days ago | 0 comments

  I spent Memorial Day weekend breaking ground on the leveling part of this project. Unfortunately...

• Summer Months - 498 days ago | 4 comments

  Northeast Georgia is already into the mid-90’s and sawdust just seems to cake onto everythi...

• Michael Rea Exhibit in Virginia - 598 days ago | 2 comments

  Beginning in April, Michael Rea's fantastic visions of unreality will be on display at the Contem...

• Kids' Play Center #1: Choosing a Plan - 607 days ago | 4 comments

  For my son’s fifth birthday, my wife and I decided to check into an outdoor structure for h...

• Woodworking Magazine Went Pro! - 666 days ago | 8 comments

  For those of you who know Chris Schwarz and the quaint little magazine he’s been producing ...

• Screw Inserts in Hardwood - 691 days ago | 1 comment

  I recently posted a forum question and got some good replies on the topic. I thought I’d w...

• Holtzapffel Bench #5: 8/4 < 2 (Lessons in Math) - 705 days ago | 5 comments

  My grade school arithmetic left me with some rather incomplete lessons in the basics. I learned ...

• Holtzapffel Bench #4: Plane Old Planes - 711 days ago | 5 comments

  Last night I decided to commit to some face planing to get my boards ready for the glue-up. I...

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