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  1. Chinese Checker Board

    This is a Chinese Checker board I recently completed in Oak and Walnut. I made the board by cutting strips of oak and walnut to width, cutting the angles and end gluing then together, then edge glued the strips together. the dimples were cut using a template, plunge router, and 1/2" ball router bit.
  2. Mushrooms are growing

    My mushroom patch is growing. The one on the left grew from a green cherry log yesterday. The one on the right grew about 4 months ago. Its also cherry, hope one more grows this summer.
  3. Magazine Box

    Built these to store my magazines.. actually found this idea in Family Handyman…. made of 1/2 inch plywood and 3/4 inch pine scrape
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  4. Wedding box #3

    This morning the lid was cut. Also made the Seats for the lid. Flush cut the keys and lots of sanding. There is still more final sanding to try and remove the burn marks on the panel, and the finger grabs. Might be able to finsh this eveing. I can see that some of the keys could have been...
  5. Curved Lid Box

    All, This is a curved-lid box made from padauk. Ends are milk-painted poplar. Finish was several coats of gloss lacquer. This was based on plans from Woodsmith. You can get a free copy here: http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/502/curved-lid-box.pdf Thanks, Tim
  6. Built in Bookcases

    This is a set of built in bookcases that I did for my daughter. On the right side there is a knee hole so she can use her laptop and have a writing surface. The face frames and doors were made with poplar and the case is MDF. There are no backs on these. She wanted her wall color to show...
  7. Morris Style Rocking Chair

    Me and a buddy decided to make a pair of these rockers together. We found the plans online somewhere, I can't remember now but some basic searching on google pulled it up. A lot of the details in the plan were sketchy so I'd call this a new plan at this point. Lot's of missing and even some...
  8. A New Toy Box for the New Grand Daughter

    My #2 daughter (Remember Charlie Chan?) is going to have her first child and as it happens… my wife & my first grand daughter soon. As requested, I am, along with the new father, making some bedroom furniture for my grand daughter & it is supposed to match a new crib that was purchased for her...
  9. Safety in the Woodworking Shop
    Part of using the Internet and this site safely is to understand the dangers of the internet. We have someone (sonia2007) trying to pull off a Nigerian Scam or advaced fee fraud on the members of this site. In general everyone should be aware of this scam so I am including info on it. From...
  10. Off Topic Coffee Lounge
    Hi, Charles Neil's weekly woodworking show is now in it's 5th episode and it has been extremely informative and fun to watch. Did you ever want to be a 'fly-on-the-wall' and watch an experienced woodworker build a project? That is how the show feels. For this first project of building a...
  11. Off Topic Coffee Lounge
    Good afternoon fellow LJ'ers. I enjoyed reading the feedback from my last forum question so I thought I would throw another one out there. How has the internet enhanced your woodworking experience? (Aside from the obvious pleasure that LJ brings ;) I live in the southeastern LP of Michigan...
  12. Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking
    A good starting point is a brief overview of my experience as a bench mark to use as a gauge . I have been self employed in the woodworking trade for over twenty years working on and off for other contractors now and again. I don't do lots of large jobs but rather a wide variety of small...
  13. Off Topic Coffee Lounge
    I have come across another marketing ploy: If you use Verizon phone/internet/tv services, check your "Miscellaneous Charges and Credits" from E-mailBundle for a monthly fee of $14.97. This is a 3rd party fee that is automatically billed and you can cancel this and have Verizon block all 3rd...
  14. Woodworking Skill Share
    I've tried to continue my education all through my life and have taught myself lots of things that come in handy. I have studied computer programming, electronics, electricity, electrical controls, plc programming, web site technology, and have always pushed myself to learn how to make things...
  15. Off Topic Coffee Lounge
    Even if you do not like politics, please pay attention to THIS as this could even mean an end to access to sites like LumberJocks: PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. SOURCE: Congress is close to destroying the internet This is the holy grail of the...
  16. Blogs
    How many clamps? I started on a small project tonight. I guess I got a little carried away with the clamps. Somewhere after the first ten, I just got curious to see how many more would fit. The really disturbing part is, I've forgotten what I was even making, and I can't see through the...
  17. Site Help and Suggestions
    I thought I had a link on my system, but cannot find it… I woulda bet zillions that I had one… or more… I have Searched… no results. OK, I ask y'all… Post all of the Speed Testing Sites you know about… so I can test my Internet Connection Speed… Please… with sugar on top… Thank you very much!
  18. Blogs
    Selling Your Crafts & Art on the Internet: My new Strategy with Crosslinked Lumberjocks & Etsy.com There is an ongoing debate about whether Lumberjocks should be the focus of a marketing plan by professional woodworkers. There are quite a few professionals on this site now, all of us trying to...
  19. Blogs
    Internet Business, and A Visit from Father Hein, Who was Checking Progress on His Commissioned Work Dealing with Internet Business: I haven't had much time to blog this year. Blogging is fine, I like it, but honestly, who has time to read my dribble? I get enough encouragement to continue...
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