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30 projects in 30 days #24: a look back at the first 27 days
Okay, so I’ve been good about the projects challenge, just bad about the posting. 27 days ...
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30 projects in 30 days #23: days 8-10
Between all the requisite taxi service during this, the last week of play rehearsals. The lit...
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30 projects in 30 days #22: days 4-7
Part of the problem, or challenge, of getting a project done every day (or doing anything in the ...
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30 projects in 30 days #21: 11/12 days 1-3
So, I’m a sucker for challenges. A few years back, the ‘Couch to 5k’ progra...
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30 projects in 30 days #20: egads!
Oh foul temptress, how you always sneak up on me ill prepared, but (partially) willing to do it a...
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The shop #8: Setting up shop, again.
3rd shop in under 3 years, and the space just keeps getting better! At least potentially. (Yea...
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30 projects in 30 days #19: Unofficial? three-peat.
So here I am on Day 8 of what may, or may not be a run of thirty projects in 30 days. 30 new proj...
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Woodworking and the super cold shop #1: fingers and toes
How to deal with wanting to keep on working, without having to make too much of an investment to ...
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Ghosts of Christmas Future #6: Ornament evolution
Started playing around with some… “new career options” for some of my unsold or...
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Project 365 #4: days 63 & 64, camera phones eye view
Pardon the sometimes slightly out of focus glimpse of these little, teeny tiny bowls coming to li...
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Project 365 #3: 62/365
Sitting by the computer afterwork, wondering what I should get a photo of today. Wait a minute, i...
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Project 365 #2: Days 60 and 61
As often as not, my photo a day project involves me asking my daughter to “do somethingR...
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Life, the universe and anything
Despite having a backlog of projects to share, now that Christmas has come and (long) gone, and n...
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Project 365 #1: worth 365,000 words?
New year, new projects and new ways to share. Twitter updates from the computer and phone have al...
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Ghosts of Christmas Future #5: What wood you do?
This is the entire gift under the tree: Approximately 1 board foot of red oak. Label attac...
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Ghosts of Christmas Future #4: the ornaments
ok, so 87 days ago I worked out (and blogged) the plan, and workflow to knock off a series of 100...
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Ghosts of Christmas Future #3: Jam Chuckin' my way to the Christmas Tree.
We woodworkers are a thrifty, if not funny bunch. Small bits of hardwood, no matter how small or ...
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1950s church pews #2: wonky box too
the little oak version of its bigger brother: This one started its life as a pew in a Manc...
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Ghosts of Christmas Future #2: too
YES! More pictures of stuff I can’t show you yet! I had a fairly productive afternoon in...
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Ghosts of Christmas Future #1: RRS
So, Todd @ToddInMontana is over on Twitter asking us how we spent the day in the shop. Now I can&...
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craft / handmade #4: Art for Life, buy handmade
So, the granddaddy of all Craft Fairs hits NH this weekend, and for once we’re going withou...
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The shop #7: Clearing the air
My grandfather had been holding onto some hand-me-down tools and equipment until I was ready for ...
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New "Antique" Lathe Stand #4: Out with the old, in with the,.. well,.. much older.
After the final phase of glue up for the legs, putting the top on was a piece of cake. Clamp,...
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New "Antique" Lathe Stand #3: stand up
The second piece of old fashioned book binding equipment (nearly 2” thick Maple!) going int...
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New "Antique" Lathe Stand #2: putting the base together
I spent, (what started off as) a nice cool Saturday morning, cutting and fitting the mortise and ...
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New "Antique" Lathe Stand #1: step up to the stand
I wasn’t totally happy with the former workbench, turned lathe stand. So, when we moved, I ...
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30 projects in 30 days #18: Off Center
I like asymmetry, and am particularly drawn to projects that do not appear to have been created o...
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30 projects in 30 days #17: Make art everyday
or at least try to. In the past I’ve taken a couple of stabs at turning out 30 projects ...
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30 projects in 30 days #16: obligation blogging
is not much fun. Nor, is obligation anything – even woodworking. OK, so I was ITCHING to...
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The shop #6: moving on up
I’ve been long in need of a decent drill press. Trying to get a bench top model with decent...
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30 projects in 30 days #15: round III... around the corner
Ok, the snow is still falling, but the temps are rising – so to speak. We are coming out of...
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30 projects in 30 days #14: round III... TBD
So, of late I’ve been wondering if I should start gearing up for another 30 days challenge ...
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craft / handmade #3: Sold on Etsy
I stuck my toe in the Etsy waters some months back… just to see what would come of it. It s...
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30 projects in 30 days #13: round II, in review
So I had a little company this go round, (Thanks Darryl and Russel!) I hope a few more join the ...
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30 projects in 30 days #12: Nightmare on Wall Street
I’ve posted two Wall Street twist models recently, and tonight I tried my hand at a cli...
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30 projects in 30 days #11: week three in re-view. redux
Happy Solstice and Happy Fathers Day! Whether it’s the first day of summer or winter, it...
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30 projects in 30 days #10: week three in re-view
new photo… but it otherwise looks about the same as the beginning of the week, eh? I...
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30 projects in 30 days #9: week three in pre-view
I didn’t take on this challenge having to make a project every day, just start and finish 3...
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30 projects in 30 days #8: week two, in review
6 days, 7 more projects: To date:six pens, six rings, three stoppers, a bowl, garden water...
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30 projects in 30 days #7: week one in review, with supplemental projects!
One week, three pens, three rings, two stoppers, a bowl, garden waterer/composter, and something ...
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30 projects in 30 days #6: 3 days, 3 pens...
Sure, I’d prepped a bunch o pens going into this contest… But now that I’m post...
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30 projects in 30 days #5: And it begins (again)
Starting this second challenge/journey, this time accompanied by two fellow jocks. Darryl and Rus...
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30 projects in 30 days #4: Round II, June 2009
I had a great time with this challenge last Nov, learned a lot, and made a lot of sawdust. Took a...
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craft / handmade #2: to meme the impossible meme
Just wanted to share the inspiration I got from my friend Barb… She’s offering up som...
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craft / handmade #1: I (also) took the handmade pledge
Thanks for the information and inspiration from Lumberjock extraordinaire, Mark Decou, I also too...
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30 projects in 30 days #3: review
Here’s the “class” photos for weeks 2, 3 and 4. check out my projects for more ...
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30 projects in 30 days #2: thirteen days in...
Meant to do a first week in review… but I’ve been a little busy with turning and blog...
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30 projects in 30 days #1: intro
Off and on, over the past few years I had the idea to try to do a series of projects over the cou...
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1950s church pews #1: a house full of pews!
These have been on my front porch for a couple weeks now, had to do something with them while the...
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The kindness of strangers
Oh what a month for wood finds! This summer I was sitting at the computer as I received a guil...
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another mans trash contest... #4: recycling, in more ways than one
After much deliberation, clearing out of old wood in various states of decomposition, and a 1/3 d...
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another mans trash contest... #3: other contenders
While I’ve certainly been excited to try something new for this, and while I’m runnin...
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another mans trash contest... #2: for the birds
I was struck with inspiration for the piece I found with a hole in it. What purpose the not round...
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another mans trash contest... #1: fixin to get ready
I’ve been very excited about this particular contest. Making things out of other things, an...
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Home reno #2: disproving old adages
at a nearly glacial pace. Back when I had an office job in the “9-5” world, I got ...
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feeling good
Updated my “to do list page – over at my original (and oft-neglected) blog, and IR...
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The shop #5: jigs jigs jigs
This morning I finally got around to making a sled for my tablesaw. Thanks Niki! great plans. eas...
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2x4 project #5: the inspiration
as promised… the inspiration of my “secret” 2×4 project that never ...
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this artisan house #5: stoobles for two
When I met my wife-to-be, I noticed her parents had some side and coffee tables made out of small...
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The shop #4: A first - a "Daddy Day" in the shop!
My little one (5) was excited to work on a project or two with me for her room. I was hoping ...
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The shop #3: strip tease
Almost 5 years back, my wife and I figured out how we’d like to remodel our bedroom. (we ha...
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The shop #2: making good on resolutions
One of the things that was delaying my (failed) 2x4 project was a promise to myself that I would ...
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2x4 project #4: behind the scenes
Yesterday a.m., I made my bending jig: MDF, 2 pieces thick, repurposed from my “zero...
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2x4 project #3: Three to get ready...
and four to blow. I spent the morning getting jiggy – had some bending to do, and though...
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2x4 project #2: second verse, same as the first
To look at my progress so far, you’d think I haven’t done anything… but I have!...
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Where some of our ideas come from...
I did a little housekeeping yesterday – going along with the forum topic I posted. I pul...
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this artisan house #4: a triptych of balloons
Continuing the theme of filling my house (and those of my loved ones) with art and pieces of func...
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2x4 project #1: a late start
The story so far… I had this idea for the 2×4 project… actually I had 2 ideas...
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wine, wood and (no song)
This one may seem off topic, but it is still (really) about wood. I was listening to a back lo...
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The shop #1: New Year, "new" shop
So, I brought my new lathe home – my belated birthday present!... but being a week before C...
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Happy (Belated) Birthday to me!
First off, thanks for all the birthday wishes! And thanks for all the advice http://lumberjock...
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It's not woodworking, but it's carving!
(in a letter to my little one, from her pumpkin) Hi (Sweetie), I need a face for Pumpki...
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How not to #2: make a five board bench
I thought I posted this as a project here, but it seems I just did a quickie at my old blog, just...
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How not to #1: Turn a Bowl
The first in a, likely, long educational series, teaching by example. Poor example. Deliberately....
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Virtual table #2: Mt. St. Mich Trestle Table
Not far south of my ancestral homeland (one of them anyhow, as Americans tend to be from lots of ...
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Dear Santa
So my wife is letting me ask Santa for a mini/midi lathe this Christmas! I get to graduate from t...
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Virtual table #1: Desperately seeking inspiration!
I should know better… yet I’m sitting here anyway, browsing through a gazillion web p...
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cool T's #7: Save $5.00!
You can now wear white after Labor Day! Just went in to check out my (dusty) online store, and...
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Le Roi est mort
The king is dead. A few weeks back, while we sure had some fierce gusts of wind, which cau...
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the woodpile #2: Saving Stock for the Winter
It’s quickly becoming my favorite time of year. The gardens and farmers markets are overflo...
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Great Week
What a great week the postman bringeth! You ask your fellow jocks to send you some money ̵...
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LJTV #2: Pen Turning - Fast!
After much inspiration from the other pen turning videos, and much practice… May I prese...
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cool T's #6: Number Three - the "Air Plane" Tee!
Here’s what all the fashionable jocks will be wearing the rest of the summer: (especially ...
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wood joinery / garden contest entry #4: I'm done turning
Was running out of daylight to take pictures in, so I had to finish quick… here’s the...
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wood joinery / garden contest entry #3: more turning in one day...
To date, the most time I’ve spent at the lathe was 3 hours – and that was in a small ...
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wood joinery / garden contest entry #2: another perspective
It’s funny how this contest challenges you to think about wood in different ways. At first ...
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wood joinery / garden contest entry #1: my challenge
Ah, life. It’s what happens while you’re busy making other plans. I had (ok, still ha...
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projects
Looks like I haven’t posted many projects of late. I got so much done this spring, projects...
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lucky day (7/7/7)
Yesterday was busy – but good. Spent most of the day out and about – picnic lunch, mo...
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cool T's #5: another sneek peek
There’s a quote, something to the effect of “I’m so far behind I’ll never...
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cool T's #4: Summer's Here!
To add a little variety to your woodworking wardrobe (if you’re feeling a little cheeky now...
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cool T's #3: (lack of) progress report
So often, as was the case with my comic, I had notebooks full or partial ideas. Lead-ins lacking ...
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Home reno #1: Oak Stairs
What a week for new experiences and big projects. While my nights were spent toiling on the Thors...
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MacGyvering #2: clearing the air
There was a tip a few years back in FWW where someone took a box fan, and attached a furnace filt...
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MacGyvering #1: the router
My cousin (first, once removed if you're keeping score) has a knack for finding deals -closeo...
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Thorsen Table contest #10: Finis!
5000 words on the table, quirks and all: more info in the project post.
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Thorsen Table contest #9: where there's a Lumberjock, there's a way...
I decided that I was going to finish the table yesterday. As I eluded to in my shop tour, the top...
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Thorsen Table contest #8: pile of small parts
I should have made a paper template of the parts for this table (actual size). Until I finall...
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Thorsen Table contest #7: rails into aprons
I have these 2 rails to resaw into 4 aprons. Cutting off the trim detail (that held the window pa...
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Thorsen Table contest #6: one more layer of green
Most of the old door has been milled down in size or thickness in preparations for this table. Th...
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Thorsen Table contest #5: quirks and veneer
Had a few unexpected hours to myself this afternoon – turned that into some useful shop tim...
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LJTV #1: Shop Tour
Our buddy Darryl says he has the Woodworking Dungeon – perhaps now he’ll agree that I...
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Weekend upgrade
Did a bit of unplanned shopping today. Had to pick up a book for some hints on redoing a set of s...
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Kwila, Wenge and what?
I picked up a bag-o-blanks from Woodcraft, 32 assorted exotic and domestic species. I was about t...
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Thorsen Table contest #4: what so many legs you have
Had a slight mishap today when I went to mill the legs down so they'd be the proper width aft...
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Thorsen Table contest #3: getting started
One of my first ideas for this challenge was to make a “green” table – as in re...
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Thorsen Table contest #2: a couple tables
I had this idea… Dick lit a fire Here are a couple tables I made this morning – wi...
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When it rains it pours
... literally and figuratively. If you’ve been following the weather (or live in the nor...
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back to the box #5: my trip on the waterslide
Finally got to the point where I could try the waterslide transfer decals out. David’s i...
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the woodpile #1: surprise wood pile find
I set aside this log earlier in the season. I knew that deep down inside it was going to have...
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Lilac Lamp #4: steambending box
Been so caught up in my boxmaking, I figured I’d better get this box built, so I can go ont...
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cool T's #2: sneak peek at the next one
It’s taken me a little longer than I thought to come up with some art for the “woodwo...
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back to the box #4: Box 3 - Recipe Box
The third box in my series (the middle one), while still a beginner project presented me with...
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screwdriver #2: replacement
Dear Sir, We are very sorry to hear that our first generation custom made six-in-one screw...
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Thorsen Table contest #1: Showing my hand...
One of three ideas I’m currently pondering involves this natural edged slab-o-pine in some ...
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cool T's #1: in memoriam
A recent string of chatter had me post an obit spoof as a potential t-shirt idea. Chip, Greg and ...
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March comes in like a lion...
goes out with a Lamb. David Lamb. That’s right, next week (OK so it’s April)... to...
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back to the box #3: waiting for the glue to dry
or another title option, I need more clamps! There is nothing as great as an unexpected free d...
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back to the box #2: poplar box
The second box in my series was called (per the book) an old pine box. The author salvaged some o...
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this artisan house #3: two more for the kitchen
Now I have a pair of tongs and a pair of spurtles right next to the stove. Why do I seem to b...
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I'll show you mine...
Of the projects we post here, there is a good mix of ones we WANTED to do, and others that we HAD...
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back to the box #1: little cherry box
Apart from reading just about every magazine that hit the newsstands since we bought our house se...
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Lilac Lamp #3: Tripod all in a twist
Having successfully burned out my Dremel, I went for the cordless drill as well as my chisels. Ju...
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The chips were flying!
Ran down into the basement for a little lathe time… wanted to practice a bit before I got t...
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a grumpy ol' screwdriver, and a good day in the shop
In working out the details for the new and improved screwdrivers, I spotted this piece of map...
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potential energy
More cross-blogging (two-for one) fun. I burned out my Dremel working on my lamp. I put it out...
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screwdriver #1: Admit it, fix it, and move on... (now with pix!)
First the bad news, just after my Bro-in law rec’d his homemade 6-in-1 mahogany screwdriver...
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Lilac Lamp #2: Breakthrough!
Last time I merely defined the legs (or let the crack and grain define them for me), twists and a...
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knot projects ;)
Marks smiley face discovery, and Karson’s Turtle reminded me I wanted to share these from a...
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Dadoes and dadon'ts
Dad asked me recently if I would build him an organizer to go over his desk. (A family heirlo...
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Lilac Lamp #1: Finding some legs to stand on.
Quick update after such a long (long) break from this project. As previously blogged elsewhere, t...
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still growing...
I just added a handful of projects to my list. One curse of having all this time outside of the s...
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What was I thinking?
Ever since the Winter Contest was announced I’ve been wracking my brain for something to pu...
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Fall clean up, or spring cleaning? and more projects!
I spent half my morning shoveling – not snow, but a pile of rocks (pea stone for the garden...
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making good...
Progress begins tomorrow morning!... I’ve updated the projects list on my drawing board page i...
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My new LJ T-Shirt,.. just in time for winter!
As you can see it arrived just in time for the freezing temperatures and drifting snow that a...
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this artisan house #2: more from the artisan kitchen
The two spurtles I made last fall in a woodturning class. The top one is oak the bottom is ch...
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gotta love the kitchen store
Had to make some returns up at the outlet mall today. Popped in to check out the kitchen store, I...
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this artisan house #1: artisan household
Back in my lumberjocks interview, I mentioned one of my lifelong goals was to fill the house with...
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creche #3: Another builder in the family
So my little girl (almost 4!) mentioned tonight (for the umpteenth time) that she “wants to...
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more pre-Christmas blog vagaries
In my last post I mentioned I just brewed up a batch of beer. (Stout if your keeping score.) Toda...
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and in other blogs
Trying to keep a balance while I’m living between woodworking blogs. while doing about a ba...
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creche #2: Stealth woodworking
Delivered the creche this weekend, nearly complete. The woodworking aspects took longer than I ex...
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creche #1: Awaiting a manger
I was commissioned to build a creche for one of my Dad’s customers (Well, Dad was commissioned, b...
