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The Flatter, The Better
With the bench standing on it's own 4 legs a sense of overwhelming relief and satisfaction washed over me, but so did a wave of sadness. The bench is nearing the end of production and I have to admit...
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This is the End, Beautiful Friend, This is the End...
So the bench is drawing to a close, and this will more than likely be the end of the road for the string of build posts. True, I do have plans for a some upgrades and additions, like the nesting...
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A Stitch in Time
Now that the workbench is 98.314159265% complete I wanted to turn my attention to another project to sort of shake out the cobwebs...not that the Roubo build wasn't challenging; more like MASSIVE and I...
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A Tale of Two Tails
It was a dark and stormy night...HmmmOk not really...but it sounds so much better than, the shop was brightly lit and comfortably air conditioned.How about we just get on to the real reason we're...
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Over the past few weeks I've been pushing more and more towards giving up the day job and getting into the shop as the full time gig. The inherent problem with this is simply how to make this...
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It's What's Inside that Matters!
This post was going to be titled "it's all about the bling bling and the pinky ring!" but I thought the revised version was more fitting. Especially after my last post concerning the 4 steps to my...
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The Difference a Day Makes
Or in this case 3 weeks. In all honesty the sewing boxes have been finished for nearly 2+ weeks now and have actually sold.But in all fairness to you the reader I think we should button them up before...
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The Year of the Dovetail
Recently I've been feeling the woodworkers itch, and no amount of powder or cream seems to stop it, *insert rim shot sound effect here!But seriously, after completing the Split-Top Roubo build I've...
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Dovetail Daily: Day 8
We've made it a solid week of our daily dovetail challenge...Yaaaaaaaaaaay (arms flailing ala Kermit the frog).Here's a look at today's creation. Still not as tight as I would really like, but hey, for...
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Dovetail Daily: Day 9
Let's take a peek at day 9 in our Year of Dovetails. Nothing special today...no frills and no hoopla. Just a dovetail, plain and simple.[caption id="attachment_683" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Day...
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Dovetail Daily: Day 10
Today's dovetail actually came together very nicely and only required a slight paring of the pins to fit snugly together. I think I might be getting the hang of dovetailing in soft woods.Alright, in...
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Dovetail Daily: Day 11-18
This week has absolutely just slipped right past me. One minute I'm prepping to head to a Board meeting in Wisconsin and the next I'm not due to a cancellation. But man what a week it's been. Between...
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Dovetail Daily: Day's 19-25
So my goal of posting a daily write up and picture of the latest dovetail seems to be getting off to a rocky start. I could go into all the finer excuses details but I won't bore you with them. However...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 26-32
Do my eyes deceive me? Could it be true, have we hit the month mark on the daily dovetail? Why yes, yes we have. Huzzah!!!In all honesty I really didn't think I was going to make it this far, but...
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What's New?
Life in the shop has been fairly busy over the past few weeks. Our Etsy presence has seen some success and as a result I've had a few custom orders come in. I've also taken on the challenge of...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 33 & 34
With 30+ days of dovetails under my belt, I found myself scrounging though the cutoff rack for something I could dedicate to another month of joints. Thankfully I found a couple sticks of old white...
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Naughty Box
Ever have that one project that just won't behave? Well, this is what I do with mine.[caption id="attachment_782" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Naughty Box[/caption]Why yes, that IS a microwave and...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 35 & 36
Its been an interesting few days in the dovetail world.Day 35 and 36 churned out a couple of decent joints on the outside but on the inside they're ugly as ugly gets. I'm easily at least a week overdue...
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Roots
I'm sure every woodworking blog/podcast/tv show out there at one point or another travels down this road and talks about where they started and how they got the woodworking bug. So too, shall I travel...
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The 3D is Great!
Unless you've been living under a rock or have had your head buried in the sand, you have more than likely heard about Sketchup. I know, I know, I can hear the moans and groans coming from the...
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