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A Period Music Stand – Williamsburg
February 9, 2016

Again this year, I attended the annual Working Wood in the 18th C conference. One of the pieces demonstrated this year, was a Williamsburg Music Stand 1750-1765. Bill Pavlak was…
Working Wood in the 18th C. (Wine Cooler)
January 24, 2016

Again this year I attended the annual Williamsburg program, Working Wood in the 18th C. It is always an inspiring event for me. I return home with new ideas and…
Adirondack Conversion to a Double
January 10, 2016

Our local woodworking club will be making more Adirondacks for an outdoor camp in the Sierra foothills dedicated to families affected by childhood cancer. There is a large redwood clubhouse…
A Catapult – A School Science Project
December 20, 2015

My granddaughter is in Middle School and it is that time of year for science projects. One popular engineering project is a Catapult. So we've been working together to create…
The Carcase Dovetail – Another Beginning Exercise
December 1, 2015

Sideboards, cupboards, desks, lowboys, highboys, and chests of drawers have legs or posts that continue up to the top, and a special lapped dovetail joint is needed (the carcase dovetail).…
A Japanese Box Using Photo Match
November 15, 2015

In the following video I show an example of using the Photo Match feature in SketchUp. This involves importing a photo and making sure that you click on the third option…
Dovetails – A Beginning Exercise
October 31, 2015

Last time I showed an exercise in making the most used joint in woodworking - the mortise & tenon. In this exercise, I show how to make another very popular…
A Mortise & Tenon Exercise
September 29, 2015

The Mortise & Tenon joint is probably used more than any other in woodwork, and there are a great number of varieties. Perhaps the most commonest application of the joint…
Modeling to Install a Box Lock
September 13, 2015

I find installations of key or box locks to be significant challenges. Locks seem to require a degree of accuracy of installation beyond normal work in the shop. Multiple recesses and holes are...
Showing Grain Direction without Spoiling the Drawing
September 1, 2015

I'm currently working this Small New England Six-board Chest for school. Grain direction is somewhat tricky in this rather simple piece. For example, if the grain direction in the End…

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