Saturday in the Woodworking Shop #13: Insignia Box & Shop Glues
In this video I am talking about my Naval Officer’s Insignia Box, cut on CNC and the glues I use in my workshop. View on YouTube
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Location: Heathsville, Virginia
Website: http://www.AndrewPittsFurnitureMaker.com
For over thirty-eight years I have designed and built custom solid hardwood furniture. For most of that time I served as a United States Naval Officer, but now I have settled in the secluded woods in Northumberland County on the Northern Neck of Virginia, where I have built my workshop and lumber drying kiln. Here I dry lumber from local hardwood trees which fall in storms or which have to be felled for other reasons, and I use that lumber to create my own design of custom hardwood studio furniture to be used every day and appreciated.
Several years ago I began to document all the pieces I make with video. You can see them on my YouTube channel, AndyPitts1000 (https://www.youtube.com/user/AndyPitts1000)
-- Andy Pitts, Heathsville, Virginia, http://www.AndrewPittsFurnitureMaker.com, YouTube AndyPitts1000
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Saturday in the Woodworking Shop #12: Oil and Beeswax Finish
In this installment Andy is talking about an oil, urethane, and beeswax finish, and his recent trip to Camp Aspire.
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Saturday in the Woodworking Shop #11: Measuring Moisture in Lumber
Today I’m talking about how to measure the moisture content of lumber, including oven dry sampling, conductivity moisture meters (pin type) and pinless moisture meters. View on YouTube
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Saturday in the Woodworking Shop #10: Lumber Case Hardening
We hear about “case hardening” regarding lumber drying. What is case hardening, anyway? Is it a problem? Does it always happen when drying lumber? This video will try to explain what case hardening is, how it happens, and why it can be...
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Saturday in the Woodworking Shop #9: Solar Kilns
I bought my Woodmizer sawmill in 2001 in preparation to mill a lot of eastern Virginia hardwood. I had milled lumber in the 1980’s and had air dried it (on the East Coast of the US) and had powder post beetle damage. So, I researched those c...
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WoodNSawdust
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#1 posted 06-14-2015 08:01 PM
Welcome. There are many great people here to help you and looking for your help.
-- "I love it when a plan comes together" John "Hannibal" Smith
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#2 posted 06-14-2015 08:04 PM
Glad to be a new member!
-- Andy Pitts, Heathsville, Virginia, http://www.AndrewPittsFurnitureMaker.com, YouTube AndyPitts1000
TheWoodenOyster
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#3 posted 06-15-2015 10:44 PM
Andy – I’ve been watching your videos for about six months now and admiring your shop and your work. Glad to have you aboard and see your input. Welcome!!!
-- The Wood Is Your Oyster
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#4 posted 06-16-2015 12:55 PM
Thanks Dave. I checked out your site and really like the sycamore and walnut side table. I like the way you did hte load line from the top straight down to the tip of the leg, allowing you to do without stretchers. Neat idea!
-- Andy Pitts, Heathsville, Virginia, http://www.AndrewPittsFurnitureMaker.com, YouTube AndyPitts1000
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#5 posted 07-07-2015 12:56 PM
Welcome to LJ’s. Every avenue of woodworking is here. Work/Play safe. Keep makin dust.
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]
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