| This blog is written by PurpLev | 163 entries so far |
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Work(shop) in Progress #19: Bar Clamp Storage
I just went over some old pics and noticed I never officially posted this one, so here it is. ...
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UnsquareD #2: Getting Carbided (?) - or Shopmade Carbide Turning Tools - Version 1
When I started turning wood I wanted to get myself a “versatile” turning kit that wou...
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Woodworker Chronicles #3: Not Another Sharpening Post.... - YES!
With everyone getting stuck up and all sensitive about sharpening and what not lately I figured w...
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UnsquareD #1: Sort of a new beginning, and a new Supernova (chuck)
While I have been turning small stuff for a while, I guess I never really took the time to write ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #18: Finally Took the Plunge (saw)
I have wanted to get one of those track saws for a while now just couldn’t fork out the 600...
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Sketchup Resources #10: The Drill Guide
I’ve had this one on the back burner for a …while… but with family etc never ha...
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New England Events #3: Springfield, MA Woodworking Show 2013
Anyone else going (I know of a couple of you at least)? Jan 11-13 in Springfield, MA : http...
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Whistle Me This #1: Basic Whistle
I’ve decided to start a new series about whistles after my first attempt which was really f...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #4: Planes - Updated
with the growing number of hand planes, it was time to rearrange and add a few shelves which I di...
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Handplanes #6: #7: confused? - good!
So this is Post #6 in this series, but it’s about the #7… Still confused… oh...
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bBox #1: prototype: milling
this project was on the list for quite some time, but because of it’s final size (quantity)...
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Frame Saw Build #6: stressed out... or not enough?
With the blade cut and drilled to length, and the frame shaped and finished (BLO) it was time to ...
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Frame Saw Build #5: Sawing the Saw
been a while since I was in the shop, and since I stopped on this project, and felt it’s ti...
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New England Events #2: Old American Iron and a Special Thanks to a fellow LJ
I’ll keep this short and to the point, and while it does not involve anything that is label...
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Woodworker Chronicles #2: emBRACE the BOREdom
I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is, but I am somewhat attracted to Brace bits̷...
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Woodworker Chronicles #1: Don't be such a ☐
I’ve always wondered why are there sets of squares out there. Isn’t a square a square...
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Frame Saw Build #4: Stainless Steel Blade Clips
It’s snowing here so Its out of the unheated shop and staying indoors – good time to ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #17: Sharpening Station
When I started working with bladed tools (chisels/planes/etc) I wanted a sharpening system that w...
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Frame Saw Build #3: Template me this, Curve me that.
Using my previously made SketchUp model I made a full sizes printed template using the following ...
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Handplanes #5: Ex Skews Me, Is that a block in your plane?
It is interesting how our focus can sometimes hide things from plain site (or is it plane site?)....
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Handplanes #4: You don't know Jack!
It all began when I was building my workbench (blogged here). I was using my first (dedicated woo...
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Frame Saw Build #2: Blades are in, Conceptual design is out
I got my shipment from highlandwoodworking earlier which included the frame saw blades. I couldn&...
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Frame Saw Build #1: design considerations - blades
OK, so I broke the teeth of my japanese saw and it’s time I build a replacement saw. I alwa...
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TheWoodWhisperer Woodworkers Fighting Cancer Rocking Horse #4: Getting a Handle on things
With the horse finished (literally as in 2 coats of shellac) the only thing missing was 2 handles...
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TheWoodWhisperer Woodworkers Fighting Cancer Rocking Horse #3: Childs play (Coloring)
Probably not what I’d do on some projects, but on this one it was the perfect opportunity t...
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TheWoodWhisperer Woodworkers Fighting Cancer Rocking Horse #2: Getting in Shape and putting it together
Following yesterdays work I continued shaping the remaining parts. Yesterday I used a rasp on som...
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TheWoodWhisperer Woodworkers Fighting Cancer Rocking Horse #1: Making the cut
This project is building a childs rocking chair. Marc at thewoodwhisperer.com is organizing this ...
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Lumber #5: hurricane Irene effect
The town usually takes broken trees to be ground down but with the recent storm there just too ma...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #16: The Wheel on the Wagon goes round and round
I wanted to do this for a long time and had the parts ordered and delivered a while ago, but one ...
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Machinist Toolcart #13: Finishing Touch
After realigning the drawers by fixing the slides, and trimming some drawers, I made sure everyth...
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Machinist Toolcart #12: Spoken Too Soon: A Lesson in Drawer Planning/Measuring/Fitting
As I was fitting the drawer fronts yesterday I noticed that the fronts are being located with the...
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Machinist Toolcart #11: Almost there. The end of all marking and cutting
We had a beautiful weekend, blue clear sky, sun shining and smiling, birds were singing, even the...
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Machinist Toolcart #10: Drawers Part III: Decisions and Actions
I was holding off on the last (lower and larger) drawers due to lack of material which in essence...
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Machinist Toolcart #9: Half Finished and Drawers Part II
This project is half finished – Literally I mean. I figured since I’ll be working on ...
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Machinist Toolcart #8: Drawers: Part I
I’ve been sort of stuck with this project once it was time to get to the drawers mostly bec...
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Machinist Toolcart #7: a Trim and a Shave
Now that the construction of the carcass was finished (as far as I can think) it was time to trim...
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Machinist Toolcart #6: Sneaking In the Back
Since I do not find much time lately to get any progress I figured I’d try to sneak in some...
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Machinist Toolcart #5: Front Face Frames are On
Another small step forward. I was able to mill some mahogany today for the face frames. I milled ...
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Machinist Toolcart #4: Gluing up the Carcass
Had another quick chance for some shop time and used that to glue together the fitted carcass. I ...
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Machinist Toolcart #3: Dividers Fittings
A small step for this tool cart, a huge step for woodworking… or not really, but a small...
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Machinist Toolcart #2: Measure twice, Cut Once, then measure twice again, and cut once more.
Its been a while since the previous post mostly because I wasn’t sure I was happy with the ...
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Machinist Toolcart #1: Design
Shortly After completing the toolbox that was posted here: I realized that I’ll need some ...
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Design v1: Walled Sides - Feedback welcome (weight bearing, cross bracing, design)
I’m awaiting a benchtop milling machine which weighs about 500lbs, and with the expense of ...
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Beads Box #10: Get Up on your Feet! Routing Safety and Avoiding Tearout
I was able to get to the garage today as a request for a new shelf for the kitchen was in. While ...
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Beads Box #9: Stringee
Yes I know, I posted the beads box as a complete project: But since I didn’t hear no fat...
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Beads Box #8: Drawers Construction
Today I was able to resaw some 3/4” boards to make the 3/8” (slightly less) material ...
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Beads Box #7: Fill, File, Fo - The filling of Them Pores
I am pretty much done with the construction of the box itself. I had left the pins extra long and...
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Beads Box #6: Incra Style Box Joint Jig/Sled for the Table Saw (998SE)
While waiting for glue to dry I tackled the large drawer that will be faced with the mahogany/map...
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Beads Box #5: Hi, how have you been?!? It's been a while...
Yes it has been a while – and much of it… too much. Since I’m in the zone th...
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Machinist Toolbox #10: Wrapping it up - Lee Valley Style
Not much to say, nor anything to show in this post. Just received the locking hardware from Le...
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Machinist Toolbox #9: Pull My Finger...
Jack and Jill, Went up the hill.To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down,And broke his crown,A...
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Machinist Toolbox #8: Not Yet Finished, but It's Finished
I mentioned it in the previous post and as I was working on the drawers I had the main carcass ta...
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Machinist Toolbox #7: Draw me a Draw
What do you know, I was able to use the last 3 days for some extra shop time! As planned, I cu...
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Machinist Toolbox #6: Wet Fit
Yesterday as planned I was able to trim the back panel, and fit the horizontal dividers and top p...
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Machinist Toolbox #5: Carcass Joinery
Yesterday I was able to cut the tails on the carcass side parts. I used the bandsaw to cut the ta...
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Machinist Toolbox #4: Bad Weather, Kitchen Bender
It was pouring outside, and so grey, but somehow the train kept on going. I somewhat planned for ...
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Machinist Toolbox #3: Carcass parts ready for some groovin'
Yesterday was such a beautiful day, wasn’t too cold, and the sky was blue (today is cloudy ...
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Machinist Toolbox #2: Milling some Lumber
I am not sure how much time I’ll have for this project, so I’m taking every moment I ...
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Machinist Toolbox #1: Design - Feedback Welcome
I’ve seen machinist toolboxes here and elsewhere a couple of times, but never felt they wou...
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a Family in Need of LIFE Donation
I would like to dedicate this post to Duane Moore, a fellow LJ, and a true positive spirit. As so...
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Bread Board (s) #3: Routing Foes
Time to dress up that middle section and hollow it out for a drawer. the idea is to hollow out ~3...
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Bread Board (s) #2: Milling Woes
I found time to get some shop time, and wanted to get back on track and get this project going (h...
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Work(shop) in Progress #15: I got it, I got it, I got it.... I ain't got it - fixing the DW735 planer rollers
As mentioned in a previous post, I was in the midst of planing quite a bit of hard maple, when my...
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Bread Board (s) #1: Recovering the Lumber - or - how I leant to love bowling alley flooring
OK, so now that the kitchen challenge is all over, I guess it’s a good time to post a blog ...
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Lumber #4: Urban Logging Starts Here
OK, it didn’t really start HERE, but way back about the time I signed up for lumberjocks wh...
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Work(shop) in Progress #14: Greasy Business (wasn't mine, but it is NOW)
Did not post this as a project although it IS a woodworking finished project – yet not made...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #15: Falling Off the Wagon... (vise that is)
Hard to believe, I know. It’s been over a year since I announced the workbench complete, al...
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Work(shop) in Progress #13: Reorganizing Single Car Garage IV - Getting in Shape(r)
I mean literally – I got the shaper to work :). I guess that would constitute as a tool glo...
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Work(shop) in Progress #12: reorganizing Single Car Garage III - Give or Take a Few
Had some good progress on the garage reorganization, Although it may not look like it. To star...
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Work(shop) in Progress #11: Reorganizing Single Car Garage II - Machines are Resting
Hmm… I thought this step would take longer, but after ~3-4 hours of labor and some sweat I ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #10: Reorganizing Single Car Garage I - The plan.
Lately, everytime I go to the garage whether it be to get something, or work on something I tend ...
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Sketchup Resources #9: Wudworx Board Maker Plugin
OK, so it all started when I was trying to write a blog to post as a tutorial for people starting...
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MDB #4: The Age of the Machines - Final milling and profiling
Disclaimer: This blog follows my Magen David Board that is already finished and posted here On...
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MDB #3: So many cubes - GULP! ....I mean GLUP..... um - GLUE UP
Disclaimer: This blog follows my Magen David Board that is already finished and posted here Th...
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MDB #2: Shave and a Cut - Cross Cut that is
Disclaimer: This blog follows my Magen David Board that is already finished and posted here At...
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MDB #1: Milling S3S ...yes, triangles.
Disclaimer: This blog follows my Magen David Board that is already finished and posted here In...
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Techniques & Methods #4: The Infamous Dovetails Scribed Line
I keep seeing these posts pop up more often than not about the scribed line for dovetails, should...
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Sketchup Resources #8: Other things are out there
I was playing with Bonzai3D lately, and must say that the workflow and the built-in basic functio...
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Sketchup Challenges #2: Not much of a challenge - more of a conceptual enlightenment
This has always been, and still is by far one of my favorites. so simple, yet so thought provocat...
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Adventures in Spraying #4: Piece #2 - SUCCESS!
So the first piece was really a “how does the trigger works” more than anything. some...
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Adventures in Spraying #3: Piece 1 finished - recap
OK, I’m actually already nearing completion of the 2nd piece which looks much better, but ...
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Adventures in Spraying #2: First Spray Job Done (sort of)
We had the day off today at the office, so I figured this is as good a time to spray some finish....
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Adventures in Spraying #1: Surface Preparation
Ah… finally some woodworking at last. I don’t really have any time or the mind spa...
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Sketchup Resources #7: Another Joinery Plugin - Presenting M&T This time around
Next in line, the WWX M&T Plugin is now officially available! I’m happy to finally brin...
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New England Events #1: LN HAND TOOL EVENT at Furniture Institute of Massachusetts
Anyone planning on Attending as well? I’m going to be there tomorrow SAT at ~10am when the ...
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Sketchup Shorts #6: Compound Angle Cuts
I just posted this as a comment/response on another thread but figured this might be something th...
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Sketchup Shorts #5: Dimensioning Lumber - Virtually
OK, I just updated my Dovetails plugin video, and had it relinked on my other post. since I don&#...
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Sketchup Resources #6: WWX Dovetails Plugin for SketchUp - It's Official!
I have finally been able to bring this plugin to the state at which I’m happy with it, and ...
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Sketchup Challenges #1: Dovetail Galore
So, I figured I’d try something new, and was working on something involving sketchup. Wh...
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Router Table #13: Leveling the Insert - Incra Style
Up until now I was leveling my insert (also on my TS) with blue painters tape – yeah, ghett...
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Router Table #12: The Good the Bad and the Ugly... New Fence Arrived
I saw an ad on craigslist for a Jointech 12” router fence positioner which is similar to th...
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Techniques & Methods #3: Gradually dividing drawers in a cabinet
for all those that missed it, or those that didn’t know about the article. here’s a l...
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Sketchup Resources #5: Incra 17" LS Positioner System
Finally got the fence and was able to model it out last night. I wish I had the opportunity to do...
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Router Table #11: Drawer Fronts in Front(s) of the Drawers
hand’t got the chance to post this on sunday, but I did get a chance to mill the drawer fro...
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Router Table #10: A Cold Front - Drawer Fronts that is
day started with a snow blizzard mixed with slush. no fun at cleaning that up as it’s super...
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Router Table #9: Drawers, Bits, and a little Playtime
Had some shop time today with 42 degrees outside, it was quite a lovely day. my compressor came b...
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Router Table #8: Insert an Insert an Insert an Insert an....
OK. I caved in and bought an Incra Insert for the router table after they posted it back in stock...
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Router Table #7: Drawers Under the Weather
and I mean literally – we’ve had a snow storm here, and the garage is covered with mo...
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Router Table #6: Cast(ers) Away
Not much done today, had time to install the casters. had to go the lowes for some lag bolts (5/1...
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Router Table #5: Half Throttle - Cabinet is Framed!
I picked up today where I left yesterday. today however, I had a bit more time to work on this. I...
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Router Table #4: cabinet frame started
Started last night, I remembered that I forgot (go figure) the glue in the garage last time I use...
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Router Table #3: Simplifying and Completing the Design
Finally had a weekend with shop time, but alas – mother nature had other plans. Saturday...
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Router Table #2: The Motor's In - Triton 3.25hp TRC001 1/2" Precision Router
It really started a while back, I got hooked on the idea of a router lift for the table after see...
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Dust Collection #3: Fine!....... particles that is
After many months in the planning, designing, and reding on other peoples builds of air cleaners,...
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Beads Box #4: Mild Cutting, Doors part, Dadoes, and rabbets
I’ve had this project on the back burner (literally- it was standing in the back on the bur...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #5: Thanks Everyone - That was a Fun Day!
With the number of tentatives, and number of cancelations, I knew we’d had less people that...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #4: Last Call.... All Aboard!
The Picnic is coming up this Saturday Sept 19th 2009, Noon at Lexington Woodworker's Guild (click...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #3: Update - the Date is near!
As you all recall, We have been granted the use of the Lexington Woodworker’s Guild for our...
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Handplanes #3: Fore play ...err... Fore plane that is.
While working on building my workbench, I ended up breaking the Y part that is responsible for bl...
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Handplanes #2: Cap Iron, and Lever Cap Positioning
Hi, I’ve seen these questions raised on several threads, and for many years didn’t...
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Lumber #3: Medium Rare, just like I like it.
OK, so that’s how I like my steaks, but as for lumber – I really like it dry, and jus...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #14: Chop Chop Laddie. (the leg vise)
This project is a fine example of the 80/20 concept. it takes 20% of the project time to complete...
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Techniques & Methods #2: Fixing Messed-up Blind Dovetails
As I mentioned in my recent workbench blog, I had used inverted dovetail joinery to connect the s...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #2: Dates and Location
We have been granted the use of the Lexington Woodworker’s Guild for our LJ Picnic Event! I...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #13: The Top #3: Putting it Together with an Inverted Dovetail
Didn’t have much shoptime lately, which made me try to squeeze every moment I got to try an...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #12: All is not lost... or is it? HELP!!!!!!!
I was working on fitting the skirt to the front of the bench, and it looks fantastic. in order to...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #11: A Cap for the Gentlemen, a Skirt for the Dames
I picked up today where I left off yesterday, and finished the longer mortise in the end cap. tha...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #10: The Top #2: Flat and Shine
I had some good progress on the top today. it actually started a couple of days ago when I went a...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #9: The Top #1: Tip, Tap, Top
finally getting to work on the actual bowling alley part of the “bowling alley workbench...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #8: Recap - some mistakes, some saves, and a finished base.
After last week’s ongoing progress, it felt a bit slow this week (which it is), but I did h...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #7: Moving forward at 0mph
It’s interesting how it feels like you’re standing still when you’re working on...
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Sketchup Resources #4: Lee Valley/Veritas Tail Vise Screw Hardware
Now that I received the tail vises for my workbench, I have modeled them in Sketchup so that I ca...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #6: There is more than 1 way to skin a cat - not so with bowling alley floors though - finally success
Yes. Finally some light at the end of the tunnel, reverse thinking, and this project seems a bit ...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #5: Rain Rain go Away - Rail Rail Done Today
July, and it was pouring rain here in Boston, MA. for the past week. go figure. (although today i...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #4: Look at them Legs...
Picking up where I last left off (each leg glued, and hand planed to clean out the glue lines), I...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #3: Back to Square1... Committed to new Design - legs are ready.
so After setting on the last design (see previous post in this series) I went out to disassemble ...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #2: Design B...B...Because I said so. -more criticism please
So after giving some food for though, and going back and forth between 2 designs – my origi...
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Lumberjocks New England - Unite! Sept 2009 #1: Picnic Time!
I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while, and was waiting for the right moment to ge...
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Bowling Alley Workbench #1: Conceptual Design 1 - feedback appreciated
So after we've got the bowling alleys. now it’s time to put them to to use (not really R...
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What I learnt in 1 Year on LJ
Looking at the stats, it’s been 356 days. and a whole lot more of a woodworking since day 1...
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Work(shop) in Progress #9: so, what's the plane?
I guess this is a tool gloat more than anything. I like hand planing boards, but sometimes, an...
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Beads Box #3: Handcut Dovetail Carcass
Finally after getting the table saw and tuning it, I’m able to get back on track with woodw...
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Work(shop) in Progress #8: New Table Saw: Low Profile Riving Knife for Ridgid R4511
So among the few shotcuts that were made by providing the R4511 at the market price was the fact ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #7: New Table Saw: Phenolic Zero Clearance Inserts and Fence Faces for Ridgid R4511
So, New Saw, New Zero Clearance Inserts are due! Actually I was planning on working my the Bea...
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Work(shop) in Progress #6: New Table Saw : Unpacking and Assembly of Ridgid R4511
So after much research and debates, I have finally charged the card, and 2 days later the deliver...
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Customer Service - has this ever happened to you?
I’ve actually heard other’s speak of similar experience, but as I’ve never had ...
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Work(shop) in Progress #5: Drill Press Table
I cannot take full credit for this, as this is an upgrade I’ve made to my old drill press t...
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Sketchup Shorts #4: Virtual Materials II - Tiling it Seamlessly
So a point was raised in my previous installment of this blog regarding tiling appearance of mate...
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Sketchup Shorts #3: Going to the Lumberyard - Virtually
so you wanted to use specific materials in your Sketchup project? exotic/local lumber? metals? le...
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Beads Box #2: Laminated Sides are Cut
So I’m very excited about this project as this is the first project that I’m using ha...
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Sketchup Shorts #2: Outliner - Component Selection - Anywhere, Anytime
Is there an easier way to select components/groups that are behind another geometry? or inside on...
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Sketchup Shorts #1: Zoom-Zoom (and Keeping it dialed in)
I see a lot of great Sketchup tutorials online (here and there), and while they do discuss differ...
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Sketchup Resources #3: Woodpecker's Router Table Plate
This is a model for the Woodpecker’s router table plate sized 9-1/4” x 11-3/4”....
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Beads Box #1: Carcass Design (which saw to use to cut the box?)
My mom is doing some amazing bead work. one time when I went with her to the beads store, I saw a...
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Router Table #1: Design ideas, need some feedback
OK, so yeah – another blog about a router table, but since I’m going to make one , mi...
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Sketchup Resources #2: Incra Right Angle Fixture
Also added the Right Angle Fixture if anyone needs it for modeling purposes. this is the fixture ...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #3: All aboard the Planes
I saw this FWW Complete Illustrator Guide to Woodworking, and while I found most of the book to b...
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Sketchup Resources #1: The Original Incra Jig
while working and designing my router table I noticed that there are no Incra Models on Sketchup ...
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Handplanes #1: What was your first experience with handplanes?
Mine was about 7 years ago, I still wasn’t doing anything woodworking like, and we had move...
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Lumber #2: Shorts, and a T
I’ve got the shorts sorted out, but still don’t have a T ruler… one step at a t...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #2: Chisels on the Left, Markings on the right
Let me start by saying that the first part of this blog although posted earlier today, was actual...
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Hand Tools Cabinet #1: It all begins with a box
I saw this design in a finewoodworking article, and really liked the design, and functionality of...
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Lumber #1: There can never be too much
It seems like everytime someone says that he has “extra” lumber, or “more than ...
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Dust Collection #2: infiltration.... filter me this, filter me that
I ordered a 0.3 micron replacement filter from Wynn Environmental to replace my Jet DC1100 30 mic...
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Work(shop) in Progress #4: Finally the Band has arrived... (saw that is)
So I’ve been planning on getting a bandsaw for a long time, but at first I didn’t hav...
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Batteries, Batt...ttt..eries, Batt...t...t..eries - why wilt you die...
power… give me more power… I’ve had this cordless dewalt set for several yea...
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Work(shop) in Progress #16: Incra 998SE Miter Gauge
So I am building a box frame using box-joints. I have my Incra 1000SE miter gauge setup with t...
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Dust Collection #1: (Finally) Upgrading from a Shop-Vac
So for the longest time I’ve heard how much a Shop-vac doesnt quite cut it when it comes to...
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Work(shop) in Progress #3: Bosch 4100 TS - Zero-Clearance Inserts
I got a few questions about the zero-clearance inserts I made for my bosch table saw, so I figure...
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Techniques & Methods #1: Scary Sharp Method
so just like every other woodworker at one point (what’s up with the other every other wood...
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Work(shop) in Progress #2: Workbench: The TOP
72”x24” 1-3/4” thick Top = $25Groz vise = $40Misc fasteners and hardware = $10Building your own w...
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Work(shop) in Progress #1: The Workbench
So like every other woodworker, I take pride in my shop, and always aspire to have the most conve...
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A Bed for the Princess #1: Design Concept
So for a very long time I have been planning to build my daughter a bed. I have been reading a...
