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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...
View Article4 Steps to Woodworking Sanity
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"...
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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" caption="Naughty Box"][/caption]Why yes, that IS a...
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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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Dovetail Daily: Days 37 - 53
Yup! You read that correctly...Days 37 through 52! It's been two and a half weeks since I last posted a dovetail daily update. OUCH! I wish I had some phenomenal announcement as to the reason why it's...
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TOOL REVIEW: Stanley Tools Sweetheart 750 chisel set | How Sharp It Is!
A little over 3 weeks ago I picked up a complete set of the new Stanley Tools Sweetheart 750 chisels as my new go to set; especially for dovetail work. As soon as the man in brown dropped the box off,...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 54 - 61
Well the days have continued to roll on and I have continued to get distracted with anything and everything but keeping the daily posts coming. Oh well....let's talk wood, or more specifically...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 62-75
Yowzers!!!Where has the time gone. Although I might have fallen behind in keeping the blog updated with the latest and greatest each week, the dovetailing madness has continued on.We're currently...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 76- 95
I know you've just been beside yourself with anticipation for this posting - after all it's the one that brings you back up to date with the current progress...But before we get to the action I do have...
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Just Dropped In
To see what condition my condition was in.I have no idea why, but the bowling dream from The Big Lebowski always pops into my head when I think about turning bowls. You are familiar with the scene I'm...
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Dovetail Daily: Day's 96 - 104
Well after attempting to amputate my finger during the last round of dovetails, I decided that it was time for a little Thanksgiving break. When the holiday festivities came to a close I jumped right...
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Ghosts of Christmas Orders Past
It's been a ghost town in here lately...sorry...my bad.I kind of got a bit blind sided with Christmas this year. I had always intended to produce a number of family presents but wasn't expecting the...
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Beer is Better aka Dovetail Daily: Days 105-111
As you may or may not be aware, this post is exactly 54 days behind my last post. Why is that important you ask? Well...I guess it's not really...just a random number that I thought might make things a...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 112-119 aka What I've Learned
I'm trying to get better at blogging...really...I am...can you tell?So here we are at days 112-119 of our daily dovetail practice...What have I learned after 119 joints, well hows about I make a nice...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 120-129
Can you believe it? We're actually giving this posting on a regular basis a run for the money...scary...I know... Day 120 (ignore the fat finger in the upper left...or treat it like a photo of Big Foot...
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What'r You LOOKIN At!!! aka Dovetail Daily: Days 130-131
In today's post we're looking at dovetail daily, days 130-131. We're also talking about shaking the program up and shifting gears into cutting half blind dovetails. That's right...we learned our...
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Let's get to the Hookin!!!
For far too long I've been using a bench hook that, well, I'm a bit ashamed of. It was simply a scrap piece of Red Alder MDF core ply that I had lying around that I screwed some stops on and have been...
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Dovetail Daily: Days 132-136
And here we are at Days 132-136 of our Dovetail Daily experiment. I think moving forward I'm going to begin pushing out our weekly update on Monday mornings. Seems like as good a day as any to review...
View ArticleSay What!?!?!
I've been writing and rewriting this post over the past few days and I always come to the final conclusion...What the Hell am I trying to say here?So rather than bore you all with the details I'll give...
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Daily Bench 3.6.13
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Rockler Pitch and Resin Remover
I'm not much for product reviews...let alone one for writing them, but every once in a while I break down and pull one together when I find a product that every shop should have.A few months back I...
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Daily Bench 3.9.13
[caption id="attachment_1148" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Daily Bench 3.9.13"][/caption]Oi, who thought 9 dovetailed boxes at the same time was a good idea.
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Master Procrastinator
I've been meaning to get to this post since before Christmas...that should give you some insight into the level of procrastination I'm capable of. That's right...I'm a master procrastinator!Every year...
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Daily Bench 3.10.13
[caption id="attachment_1151" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Daily Bench 3.10.13"][/caption]Careful....caaaareful!
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Daily Bench 3.11.13
[caption id="attachment_1155" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The last of the set. Now for tops and bottoms.[/caption]
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Daily Bench 3.12.13
[caption id="attachment_1159" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cleaning up some sexy Ribbon Satin Wood[/caption] Sexy, sexy ribbon satin wood.
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Dovetail Daily: Days 137-142
One of the toughest thing about trying to grow and build your business is finding time to give to those smaller projects; such as Dovetail Daily. I make attempts each week to get back into a regular...
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One Tool to Rule Them All!
I admit it, I've been bitten by the hand tool bug. I think it's safe to say that if I had more expendable income I would quickly have a problem on my hands.For you see, I have discovered a sweet...
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What's the Problem!
My last bowl project took me far longer than I have ever intended.- Side note -I truly hate segmented bowls, and I don't mean the kind of hate you reserve for vegetables or that really fit guy/girl on...
View ArticleWhere the Buffalo Roam
I make no excuses for my lack of posts as of late. Life at times gets in the way of even the most die hard writers and I am most certainly not a die hard writer, so you can only imagine the...
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Good Intentions
What's that saying about good intentions? Something about them going to hell in a hand basket? That's what I thought...Basically what I'm saying is that my uber plan of documenting the whole transition...
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And Then There Were Walls!
With the floor primarily buttoned up, I had to turn my attention to the ever growing pool of water leaching its way into the shop via the rear man door.When we moved into the shop I noticed an...
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Turn Baby, Turn...
It only took a mere 5 months, but just like that, I'm back up and running in a functioning shop again. Now that this day has arrived, I'm kind of at a loss...now what? I have to admit that I'm kind of...
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So Conflicted
I think I'm a victim of my generation. So torn between technology, work and passion. Between those 3, I seem to have little time left for much else. I think I need to do better...Could that be any more...
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