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This is a flame birch box with a birds-eye maple top ... The ribbon handle is a combination of cherry with Quina as the outside lamination, and was wrapped and recessed into the box sides ... Quina was also used for the corner points ... A majority of the wood is from Maine, except of course for the Quina ... The finish is natural tung oil ...

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events #1: Anderson Plywood “Tools of the Trade” OLD TOOL SWAP MEET

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 9:58 p.m.

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If anyone is in or near west LA, my local plywood shop is having one of their quarterly swap meets tomorrow morning (Feb 20th, 2010). Here’s a page on the details: ... http://www.andersonplywood.com/swapmeet.htm ... Might not be very big by some standards, but it looks like a pretty big deal for west LA. The woodworking community exists, but is pretty hidden here somewhere behind or underneath trendy clothing and juice shops ...

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buginga slab projects #4: And the Pie Crust Begins!!!

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 9:40 p.m.

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Well the Pie Crust finally begins. I’ve got my Oneida all set up and its collecting all of my dust so now i am off to the races on this pie crust table. It has to be completed and finished by thursday so i should have the construction done by the end of this weekend ... So first today I Turned the pedestal. If you guys know T-Chisel then chances are you know Eli… well Eli let me borrow the design for his pie crust so the pedestal is his design. but well get to that a bit later. To begin with

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my first power tool

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 9:17 p.m.

My husband got me my first power tool! (Well, second if you count my 12v drill). I got a Delta/Rockwell Homecraft Scroll saw. He started me off with over 30 blades… does he think I am going to go through that many until I learn how to maneuver properly?? I am looking forward to combining my pyrography with the scroll saw. Any tips I need to know about? ... Hopefully I will have pictures tomorrow ...

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Extremely Average #49: Henry Wood Detective Agency: The Lab

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 8:55 p.m.

Sylvia looked at Henry, and cocked her head to the side ... It was obvious to her that he was deep in thought ... She didn’t understand why he suddenly felt like he had to sit down ... “Are you ok? Would you like a drink?” she asked ... “I am fine, thank-you, and yes please.” Henry said, still looking at the back of Bobby’s card and the business card that Sylvia had just handed him ... He knew he didn’t want to try and explain to her what he was thinking ... It would have struck

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My Tools #3: More of my new JET JSG-96CS 6"x48" belt/9" disk sander

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 8:21 p.m.

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First, some good news. The dust blowing all over last time was not indicative of poor dust collection in this machine. After closing up shop for the day, it bugged me all night, and I figured there must have been something I missed. There was. Under the belt on the back of the machine is a blast gate. D’oh. Opening that, the dust collection becomes quite good. No more dust spewing in all directions, but this thing sands very aggressively, so hard sanding does result in a little bit kicked

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Mini Wood Gloat...

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 6:52 p.m.

I’ve been running a little short on Box-making wood. Today I came home from work and: ... What to my wondering eyes should appear, ... but a miniature table and not made from Veneer! ... It’s legs were in ruin, and no longer stable, ... but I know what to do, with this former table! ... Up to my Apartment, I ran with it like a flash, ... another Great Find, that didn’t cost any cash! ... I gave it a quick sanding, ... after I had brought it from the landing, ... To see what I could see, to

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Birch Hollow Form

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 6:39 p.m.

A birch hollow form 6×4 This was from the wood I brought back from Maine. It’s finished with Hut Wax & walnut oil. Thanks for looking ... Lou ...

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Make a step stool with free Craigslist wood!

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 6:20 p.m.

Don’t worry…I promise I won’t rap in this project! ... I really like to use wood that I can find for free whenever possible. Basically, I’m a cheapskate. I love to browse through the “free” section on Craigslist every morning. Often times people are giving away free wood. You gotta act quick: it usually goes fast ... So this is a little stepstool I made a few months ago. It’s highly functional, sturdy, and simple to make. And free! ...

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My New Router Station

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 6:18 p.m.

I’ve wanted a good router station for quite awhile now, and so I decided to build one ... It has an MDF cabinet, to match the other cabinets in my shop, and a laminated top, with white Formica on the table-top and fence. It has a Woodpecker’s V2 router lift as well ... I got the plans for the cabinet out of Wood Magazine #192 (Sept. ‘09), and the plans for the fence system out of Wood’s “Best Ever Router Tricks and Jigs (2008 edition) ... This project stretched me a little as a

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