| This blog is written by EarlS | 43 entries so far |
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Make Some Time - A Clock Build Blog #1: Inside Out
For the 2019 Spring Swap I decided to make a clock based on this picture: Anyone else noti...
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Dice Mallets #2: Heads Up
The heads started out as 2×2x12 (African Blackwood), 2×2x18 (Ebony and Yellowheart) and...
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Dice Mallets #1: Get a handle on it
For the 2018 Summer Mallet Swap I made a “dice” mallet which was well received. Since...
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Prairie Style Mosaics #2: Cut, Glue, Assemble, Repeat
Most of the previous entry talked about the process mechanics (cutting, gluing, and clamping). T...
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Prairie Style Mosaics #1: First Things First
There were some folks that were curious about how to make prairie style mosaics like the one that...
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Dust Collection by the Numbers #2: Terms and Definitions
It’s been a few weeks since I first started this discussion on dust collection systems and ...
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Dust Collection by the Numbers #1: Where to Start?
You are probably wondering why there is yet another dust collection blog, forum, review, or quest...
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Desk Chairs #7: All Done - Except for Finishing
I might as well get another entry written this morning while I wait for the snow to stop falling....
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Desk Chairs #6: Tapered Legs and Pyramid Schemes
Tapered legs don’t sound all that difficult. Honestly, once I got things set up it was ver...
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Desk Chairs #5: Curved Back Splat
I actually looked up “splat” to make sure I was using the word properly. Splat is de...
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Desk Chairs #4: Curvy Chair Backs
I never really paid much attention to the curves and angles on our dining room chairs or wondered...
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Desk Chairs #3: Spending time with my buddies Mortise and Tenon
After getting the FMT Pro mortise and tenon jig as an early Christmas present, I’ve been bu...
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Desk Chairs #2: Chair Legs and the Leg Lamp Major Award
In the spirit of one of the greatest Christmas movies I present the Leg Lamp Major Award I...
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Desk Chairs #1: Have a seat and let me tell you a story
Chair – a seat with a back on which one person sits, typically having four legs. Since A...
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Basic Bed Frame #2: Time Flies - Everything takes longer than expected
When I posted the first chapter in this build I expected that I was going to finish off the ̶...
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Basic Bed Frame #1: A Bed Time Story
A little background before I delve into the details of the build. We bought my oldest daughter a...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #8: Finishing up the Odds and Ends
Even with all of the “woodworking” complete there were still a fair number of things ...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #7: Topping things off
I saved the best for last, or certainly the most challenging part of the project, the desk top. ...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #6: Drawers
Seems like there is always something that needs to be taken care of during the time I could be wo...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #5: Just a little off the top
The legs on the desk are one of the unique features that set it apart from just another desk. Ea...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #4: Time for some Leg Work
I’m on a roll this morning. Things are quiet around the house and I haven’t gotten d...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #3: Gridlocked and Broke Down
It’s been a while longer than I intended since I added to the build write up (sorry I’...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #2: Getting started takes longer than you think
Armed with prints from the SketchUp model I headed out to the shop shortly after posting the firs...
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Charles Mackintosh Inspired Computer Desk #1: Getting Started - Design and SketchUp model
My youngest daughter asked for a computer desk for her 17th birthday. Well, it was last week so ...
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Installing Drawer Fronts
I’ve been building closet shelf organizers lately. I pre-built and finished all of the com...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #17: All Good things Must End
I’m finally finished with the desk. There were a few odds and ends that needed to be wrapped up....
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #16: The Wood Working Blues
I’m a huge fan of the Blues. The Blues are my go-to music in the shop. Stax, Chess, MUddy Water...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #15: Drawers
There are as many different approaches to drawers as there are woodworkers. The way I see it, a ...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #14: Breadboard Ends
Before I jumped into making the breadboard ends I decided to do some reading and get a little mor...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #13: The Big Top
I didn’t really spent much time thinking about how the desk top would be built. I planed and joi...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #12: Framing the Drawers
After dry fitting the legs and stretcher I moved on to glueing things together. Wedges wer...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #11: Moving Along
Things finally are moving along, unfortunately, a little too fast in the case of the beveled thro...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #10: Arches for Aprons
Finally feels like the project is starting to move along. Alex from Glass Heritage just told m...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #9: Time to Talk Tenons
Time to talk tenons. I’ve made tenons using 3 different methods, a router with a straight bit,...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #8: Intermission
I’ve been doing everything but woodworking lately. Our oldest daughter started college, high s...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #7: Mortises Three Ways
As I mentioned in the last entry I broke the mortising into 3 groups. The big mortises were made...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #6: Big Mortises
All of the leg pieces have been cut to length and marked for the multitude of mortises and tenons...
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How old are your power tools?
I was doing some cleaning up and general maintenance around the shop when I realized that most of...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #5: Making Legs
It’s been a few more days than usual since I spent any meaningful time working on the desk. Weat...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #4: Time to make some sawdust
I don’t have any 8/4 or 12/4 to make the legs and side aprons. Online 12/4 X36 square blan...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #3: Part 2B# - Inspiration at the Chicago Art Institute
I realized shortly after posting Part #2 that some inspirational pictures might go a long way tow...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #2: Part #2: Decisions, Decisions, and more Decisions
Great, now I know what I want to build AND I think it will be compatible with the style of other ...
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Taliesin Desk Build - How's and Why's #1: Part #1 - Where to Start
First things first: I am a mostly self-taught woodworker that has been at it for about 20 years....
Rather than write about the "what" that is done to build a project I want to focus on the "how" and "why"of the project as I build a version of Kevin Rodel's Taliesin desk.
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