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• I wish this were a wood gloat. - 01-28-2011 03:55 AM | 13 comments

  Sometimes, seeing some wood can bring complex emotions… My father-in-law was a woodworke...

• Workshop Upgrage 2010 #7: All over but the shouting - now the work begins. (plus pictures/tour) - 11-08-2010 03:55 AM | 3 comments

  It’s been a long time since I posted an update on the remodel… What with summer and ...

• Weird woodworking dream/nightmare. - 10-07-2010 10:37 AM | 3 comments

  Maybe it’s the cold pills. Maybe it’s the sleep deprivation from being sick… ...

• Of wives and workshops - 04-21-2010 08:06 PM | 9 comments

  Well, I got put in my place this weekend… Reading various entries here over the last wee...

• Workshop Upgrage 2010 #6: Major construction - pictures, progress, and lots of sawdust. - 04-13-2010 07:10 AM | 13 comments

  Whew, it’s Monday evening and I’m still one tired puppy… But we got ‘er ...

• Workshop Upgrage 2010 #5: Today is the big day. - 04-10-2010 03:58 PM | 1 comment

  It’s just shy of 7AM, and I’ve been up since 5… Partly because kid-at-Christma...

• Workshop Upgrage 2010 #4: The final countdown begins - 04-03-2010 06:31 PM | 0 comments

  Well, here we are just a week before the Big Day (when all my buddies show up to hang drywall and...

• Recreated Medieval Instrument - the Organistrum - 03-08-2010 05:22 PM | 4 comments

  One of my many hobbies is the SCA, recreating Medieval history. One of the things we do is recre...

• Workshop Upgrage 2010 #3: Falling behind the curve - 03-02-2010 07:27 PM | 3 comments

  It’s been a while since I’ve been able to get out and work on the shop, partly due to...

• Workshop Upgrage 2010 #2: Work is started, progress is made. - 02-08-2010 09:49 PM | 4 comments

  Spent the weekend working in the shop starting the clean up and rearranging that needs to be done...

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