| This blog is written by Olaf Gradin | 14 entries so far |
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Sorscha Valkyrie is Here!
Times, they are a changin’. Our newest addition is here – a healthy girl born yester...
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Applying a Varnish
In the process of refinishing my dining room table, I’ve learned that I am not very good at...
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Refinishing a Dining Room Table
Oddly, I have lived for the last couple of years or more without a dining room table. We have ut...
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Kids' Play Center #2: Slow Progress on Phase I - Leveling
I spent Memorial Day weekend breaking ground on the leveling part of this project. Unfortunately...
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Summer Months
Northeast Georgia is already into the mid-90’s and sawdust just seems to cake onto everythi...
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Michael Rea Exhibit in Virginia
Beginning in April, Michael Rea's fantastic visions of unreality will be on display at the Contem...
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Kids' Play Center #1: Choosing a Plan
For my son’s fifth birthday, my wife and I decided to check into an outdoor structure for h...
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Woodworking Magazine Went Pro!
For those of you who know Chris Schwarz and the quaint little magazine he’s been producing ...
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Screw Inserts in Hardwood
I recently posted a forum question and got some good replies on the topic. I thought I’d w...
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Holtzapffel Bench #5: 8/4 < 2 (Lessons in Math)
My grade school arithmetic left me with some rather incomplete lessons in the basics. I learned ...
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Holtzapffel Bench #4: Plane Old Planes
Last night I decided to commit to some face planing to get my boards ready for the glue-up. I...
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Holtzapffel Bench #3: The Hard Choice of Hardware
A fellow Holtzapffelian, Roger (here at Lumberjocks), is writing about his project regarding the ...
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Holtzapffel Bench #2: A Lumber Jock Meets Lumber Jack
Last weekend I made my first trip to a local lumber yard for the Holtzapffel bench project. Afte...
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Holtzapffel Bench #1: Setting Up the Scene
My first big project will be the Holtzapffel cabinetmaker's workbench. If you’ve kept up w...

















