Dekker @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

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Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Website: http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/

I am a government IT architect by trade, however I have a love of woodworking that has stretched back for many years. Unfortunately, I do not often get to spend much time in the workshop/garage nowadays since most of my time is spent with my wife and newborn daughter (July 2007).

Who knows, in a few years I'll be helping my daughter use a handsaw to make a birdhouse or jewellery box!

I am very technical minded, and somewhat of a perfectionist, which sometimes interferes with my woodwork but it really helps when it comes to disseminating knowledge. I had started "my own website":http://www.WoodworkDetails.com before I found LumberJocks, but I will keep it going since it has become a repository of my woodworking knowledge.

I intend to continue writing articles in "my blog":http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Dekker/blog here, with most being knowledge based. When I finally get back to the workshop, I'm sure I'll post about my progress on my next project!

-- Dekker - http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/

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commented on	Lever-Action Boxes	09-10-2008 05:08 PM
added blog entry	Back With a New Blog	09-02-2008 02:49 PM
commented on	Anatomy of a mess-up	09-02-2008 02:42 PM
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commented on	Dekker's Workshop	04-09-2008 01:49 PM
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commented on	Five Drawer "Not Just Any Box" Contest Entry	01-11-2008 03:34 PM
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replied on	Band Saw Trouble	01-08-2008 01:57 PM
commented on	Metallurgical Chisel Photos.. After Sharpening	01-08-2008 01:49 PM

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Back With a New Blog

09-02-2008 02:49 PM by Dekker

Well, it’s been ages since I’ve been active on Lumberjocks, however I have been lurking at the edges, admiring all the work that has been done. What have I been doing? Spending time with my daughter who turned one last month! Of cou...

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Downtime

11-07-2007 02:19 PM by Dekker

Well, I have not had much time to work in the shop this week. My chunky boxes are just waiting for final sanding and finish, but I can’t seem to get the free time at home right now. Maybe this upcoming long weekend, with it being Rememberanc...

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Project - Chunky Boxes #3: Milling the Lumber part 2

11-02-2007 08:32 PM by Dekker

At the end of my last blog entry for this project, I had my pieces rough milled. Well, since then I have given the sides of the boxes its 30’ miter, and used my recently-tuned miter saw to cut the sides with nice clean miters. Once that was ...

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Project - Chunky Boxes #2: Tuning Tools

10-29-2007 07:52 PM by Dekker

Well, over the weekend, I was only able to do limited work on my boxes. You see, I discovered the reason for my “clamping issues” on my lever-action boxes… My miter saw is out of adjustment! My 45’ angles were NOT 45’...

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Project - Chunky Boxes #1: Milling the Lumber

10-26-2007 12:38 PM by Dekker

While my other boxes are receiving their final finishes, I have decided to start on another pair of boxes. The design is based on something I saw in a book, but I can not remember which at this moment. They are short (probably only 1-1/4” ta...

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WayneC home \| projects \| blog 14358 posts in 4665 days #1 posted 10-11-2007 04:04 PM	Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community. -- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Max home \| projects \| blog 56000 posts in 4840 days #2 posted 10-11-2007 04:14 PM	Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… *Welcome…* -- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
RobS home \| projects \| blog 1334 posts in 4874 days #3 posted 10-11-2007 07:34 PM	Welcome, even though you are probably a Senator’s fan. From a Dallas Stars fan. -- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Dekker home \| projects \| blog 147 posts in 4448 days #4 posted 10-11-2007 08:34 PM	Actually, I’m not much of a sports fan, of any variety! But I do support whatever team is local, so for the last decade it’s been the Senators ;) -- Dekker - http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/
Branden home \| projects \| blog 321 posts in 4703 days #5 posted 10-11-2007 09:36 PM	Hello and welcome to the group! -- Branden - Sacramento, California - www.ShopDogUSA.com
Karson home \| projects \| blog 35209 posts in 4968 days #6 posted 10-12-2007 01:40 AM	Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. -- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †
oscorner home \| projects \| blog 4563 posts in 4878 days #7 posted 10-12-2007 06:10 PM	Welcome! -- Jesus is Lord!
Greg Mitchell home \| projects \| blog 1381 posts in 4636 days #8 posted 10-15-2007 01:07 AM	Welcome to Lumberjocks! -- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, [email protected]
PanamaJack home \| projects \| blog 4483 posts in 4645 days #9 posted 10-16-2007 02:58 PM	We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you. -- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)
Bureaucrat home \| projects \| blog 18341 posts in 4219 days #10 posted 10-10-2009 01:40 AM	Congratulations on your upcoming 2 year anniversary being a Lumber Jock. Thanks for your posts and participation. -- Gary D.

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