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Sanding - Assembly Cart


Published Jan. 14, 2009 at 10:32 a.m.
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Shop space is at a premium so my woodworking buddy Rick and I decided that we needed something to contain our Delta AP075 downdraft mat ... This evolved from a table into a cart that could be configured as a dust collector, rough assembly and gluing, or final finished assembly on a carpeted top ... We created two additional tops that would fit over the downdraft mat ... The hardboard assembly/glue top covers the downdraft mat with the edgbanding resting on the cart walls and not on the mat ...

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Kitchen


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Published Jan. 14, 2009 at 8:46 a.m.
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A lot of the work I do is for “others” being contractors or other cabinet shops, then they come get it and most often put the finish on. One particular client gives me about 50% of all the work I do and I am quite sure that he would give me 100% of the work I do but I think its bad Karma to have all your work come from one hand ... This kitchen is perhaps the biggest to date. Hindsight is 20/20 and right now I am wishing that I had made all the kickplates and put them all on castors so

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Using the bowlsaw for the first time


Published Jan. 14, 2009 at 6:35 a.m.
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My first attempt using Dick Steuss’s bowlsaw was a great experience for me ... I had prepared my 6 1/2” blank in anticipation of the bowlsaw arriving, the easy to follow instructions of his web site www.bowlsaw.com was ... enough to get me started ... After rounding the blank I shaped the outside of the bigger bowl but unlike ... the instructions instead of drilling the hole for the chuck I left the sacrifice wood (correct me if I got the name ... wrong) see 2nd Pic ... I then turned the

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The Non-Electric Chair #11: Breaking out the Beech (part 1)


Published Jan. 14, 2009 at 5:48 a.m.

The timber is still moist to the touch and heavy, probably about 28% moisture, but it will be easier to cut in this condition and will dry quickly with a smaller cross-section. It is time to rough-cut the components. You may remember that I have already selected and prepared pieces for the main members – the back legs ... All this hand-work makes you think of efficiency in a way that you may never have thought of it before. If you have ever cycled around the countryside and taken a wrong

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Upcoming Woodworking Shows


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Published Jan. 14, 2009 at 2:08 a.m.

The Woodworking Shows are midway through their 2008-2009 calendar season ... The following shows are scheduled in the coming weeks:Columbus Jan. 16-18Atlanta Jan. 23-25Indianapolis Jan. 30 - Feb. 1St. Louis ...

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Rockin' Ride #3: Router Work


Published Jan. 13, 2009 at 11:04 p.m.
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I started this project out with the SketchUp design so I printed full-size templates to make my pieces. My original idea was to use 1/4” hard board as a pattern for a pattern trimming bit. I cut out the hardboard on the scroll saw and then cleaned them up with my spindle sander ... I tried to use the pattern bit on a practice dog dish stand with some leftover wood and didn’t have good results. I think my pattern bit is probably not the highest quality and I was having trouble with the

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Mirror frame


Published Jan. 13, 2009 at 3:25 p.m.
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Not having any luck finding a mirror for our new powder room that looked right, I decided to make one ... We purchased an appropriate sized framed mirror and removed it from the gaudy frame it came with ... Checking my wood pile I found a few pieces of pine with knots in them ... I tried to incorporate the knots into the design thus the large knot in the center of the top rail highlighted in the center of the carving ...

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Zirbelkiefer Cabinet


Published Jan. 13, 2009 at 2:54 p.m.
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Here is a cabinet for the kitchen or wherever needee ... It is out of solid “Zirbel-Kiefer” ... I do not know what it is called in english but it is one of my favorite woods (I believe a type of pine) ... it grows specifically as far as I know only in the Alps here where I live and smells almost a bit like cinnimon when you cut it ... It has creamylight coloured sap wood and its heart wood turns a deep redish brown over time ... It normally has a lot of knots so it is a more rustical wood

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Garden Bench


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Published Jan. 13, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.
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I rebuilt my deck this summer and couldn’t stand the thought of trashing the redwood railing. this bench was the result. I chose this project so as to give me more practice with mortice and tenons. The bench is finished with Superdeck Natural deck stain. The last picture shows the material I started with. It took me as long to mill the wood as it did to build and finish the bench ...

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Coffee Table: 1st Wedding Anniversery Gift


Published Jan. 13, 2009 at 1:51 p.m.
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Found this picture, over the weekend…Turns out this was my “second” attempt at a piece of furniture. The first was a footstool I built in my 9th grade shop class…I seem to remember getting a “B” on that project, however my Mom still has (and uses it) so I guess that one turned out OK… ... This was built from a plan my wife Elaine found in a Southern Living magazine…I guess she didn’t really expect me to built it since we were living in an Apartment in Va Beach and I had NO

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