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• Still Here - 12-18-2007 11:02 PM | 24 comments

  G’day woodworking Mates! I note on my calendar that 365 days ago I joined LumberJocks. T...

• Practice Makes Perfect - 10-03-2007 09:11 AM | 9 comments

  When I saw OutPutter's stool and viewed the dovetail joints, it caused me to reminisce about the ...

• Making a Small Wooden Box #7: The Fiddly Bits - 09-18-2007 09:46 AM | 21 comments

  When I get to this stage of a project, I have to work hard at not becoming impatient and rushing ...

• Making a Small Wooden Box #6: Confessions of a Box Maker - 09-12-2007 09:49 AM | 18 comments

  Quote Bwillie: ”Looking at these dividers reminds me that I always struggle here to get the...

• WASP SANDER REVIEW - 09-01-2007 01:02 AM | 12 comments

  I’ve referred to using the WASP Sander in a number of my projects. It’s a great Aussi...

• Making a Small Wooden Box #5: More Detail - 08-31-2007 09:58 AM | 15 comments

  In the last installment, I showed some of the detail work involved in making the trays for my Jew...

• Making a Small Wooden Box #4: It's the Small Details that Matter - 08-28-2007 08:11 AM | 15 comments

  After my detour to make this box, I’m back to working on the box that is the subject of thi...

• Miters, miters, miters… - 08-22-2007 05:08 AM | 10 comments

  [I posted this as a comment here.] A beautiful joint with no end-grain showing and really simp...

• Making a Small Wooden Box #3: Lid and Trays - 08-21-2007 04:12 AM | 16 comments

  This past week has been less productive than I would have liked. I’ve been struggling with ...

• Where will these Feet Take Him? - 08-15-2007 04:42 AM | 26 comments

  I am thrilled to let you all in on some good news from my family. Isaac Thomas, 7.5 lbs, was b...

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