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  1. Donna's Lap Harp

    Hi guys- long time no visit. Here is a picture of my harp building project, and a link to the blog I have on it from the beginning to now. http://harpmaking.blogspot.com/ The details are all there, but if you have a question I'll be happy to answer it here. Y'all have been having a great time...
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  2. Inlaid Jewelry Box

    Woods used: Tiger maple, bubinga Finish: Oil/Varnish Blend with Shellac Sealer Coat The doors of this jewelry box are hung on classic knife hinges and swing open to reveal four unique drawers. The brass hardware sits in a circular recess which allows the doors to close flush against the...
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    Planning, planning, planning Hi, I'm Donna Menke and I enjoy making things out of wood. You can see more of my projects and links to other woodworking and carving blogs on my web site: www.woodworks-by-donna.com I have some nice cherry wood on hand- so I'm going to make another harp similar to...
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    Start, to almost finished This is the finished bird that I started 2 weeks ago. It took about 24 hours to get it to this stage. I still need to make a mount for the bird, and I'd like to make it unique. That means no 'bird on a stick', but also not the trite 'wren on the edge of the...
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    The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book The book is here now- and I still have a few copies left that I can dedicate, sign, and send off. Let me know if you want one and how you want it signed. Go to my web site for more information: www.woodworks-by-donna.com Please look at the information page for...
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    Donna's DragonFly Harp Project Hi Guys- I'm starting to make another harp and I thought some of you would be interested in seeing how it goes- as it goes. Why am I designing my own harp? I wanted to see if I could modify the Limerick plans I used for the Rainbow harp I made in 2007. I wanted...
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    Grasshopper Pull Toy Back in May our daughter came to visit with us for a few days. We like to work together in the shop so that is what we did. We each knew a young child that we wanted to make a toy for, so I inquired here about good toy books. I bought a couple of them and we made these...
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    The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book- is back in print! First a note of background: At the beginning of 2007 my book came out with the Sterling Publications company. They printed 16,000 copies and we sold them all. In 2010 the book went out of print- sad face. I made a digital download and a CD...
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    Update to Personal Woodworking Web Site http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com A long overdue update to my web site is hereby complete. I hope. I had not added new projects since 2009 so there are some new things to see. New stuff is at the top of each page, and it goes backwards as you move down...
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    How to Make a Ball-Jointed Doll in Wood At long last, my latest booklet, How to Make a Ball-Jointed Doll in Wood, is finished and available. After a year of trials and errors I have made a darn good set of plans and instructions for my 7" ball-jointed doll. The booklet is 48 pages long- more a...
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    Has anyone thought about using a common household vacuum cleaner as an HVLP sprayer? Vacuum cleaners seem to be able to supply a large volume of air. I remember years ago, vacuum cleaners came with a sprayer attachment that worked on the syphon principal.
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    Hi Guys- long time no see! I mean to check in more often, but seem to run out of time. Ever since I made that harp I've been trying to learn how to play the harp. I eventually bought a ready-made new harp that is a lot bigger and has more strings for me to mess up on. LOL You can hear my feeble...
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