Get Woodworking week 2015
My friend Tom Iovino, over at Tom’s Workbench started Get Woodworking Week a couple of years ago. His goal was to inspire people to invite someone into the shop and introduce them to … Continue reading
Another 72 thinline telecaster – day 3
I was getting ready to glue up the two halves of the guitar when I noticed a small problem. The pilot holes for the neck screws were off on the … Continue reading
Another 72 thinline telecaster – day 2
The second half finished its run in the carver. I flipped it over and cut away the tabs. With both halves freed up, I assembled them in a dry-fit … Continue reading
Another 72 thinline telecaster – day 1
I built a 72 thinline telecaster a few months back, and I have had a request for another one. The first one was made for a friend of mine and … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 6 – complete
The last coat of tung oil has dried, so I applied a coat of paste wax. After 15 minutes or so, I rubbed it off and buffed it out. It … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 5
Five of the six coats of tung oil have been applied. Before I add the final coat, I want to drill out all of the holes for the hardware. I … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 4
The upgraded sitar seems to have met with the owner’s approval so far, so it is now time to pick a finish. I did a bit of additional sanding to … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 3
I finished running the carve last night. It turned out nice. I pulled off the tape and cut the tabs that held the body in place. It requires a … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 2
I pulled the clamps on the steam-bent crooks that will be used for a leg rest on the baby sitar. They did spring back a bit as I had planned, … Continue reading
Steam bending kit
I purchased a steam bending kit from Rockler and it arrived this weekend. I have a piece that I want to bend up for the Sitar that I am building, … Continue reading
New toys
Adam and I went to the Baltimore Woodworking show this past weekend, and bought a couple of new tools. I was good, I only bought three things. Adam spent some … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 1
I got a new camera for Christmas. It is a Canon PowerShot SX510. It is not the latest and greatest, but it is perfect for my needs documenting my builds. … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – delivered
No rain today, so I packed up the table into my old Dodge and headed to church. I took my older son and put him and Father Jason to work, … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 8
I applied the first two coats of wipe-on poly yesterday, so I added the last two coats today. Most of the surfaces were vertical, so very little dust landed on the urethane … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 7
Another long day today, but I made a lot of progress. I started today by cutting away the excess trim and dowels sticking past the trim on the tops. Next … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 6
The base is done, so I decided to work on making the table top today. I might be going a bit overboard, but I want the top to be strong … Continue reading
Friends around the world
I started this blog nearly two years ago. I mainly wanted a place to post pictures so people could see the progress of the projects that I was working on … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 5
I had a few hours to work today, so I finished up assembling the base. Since this table will have to fit into the 8′ bed of my truck, I … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 4
The rails dried over night so I pulled the clamps. The first thing I did was to plane down the little shim that was filling a gap on the rails. … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 8 – complete
Rob wanted to take this table home this week, so I put the second coat of polyurethane on Wednesday night. That way it had a day and a half to cure … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 