Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 8/9
I was going to post yesterday’s work this morning, but I was having trouble with the computer I was using. So you get today’s post and yesterday’s post all rolled … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 7
Ok, the goal today was to get the base skirt attached without placing any nails through the face of the trim. I started by trimming and attaching the first piece. … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 6
I didn’t have much time to work last night, so I focused on finishing the lids. I used my new pull saw to trim the splines back to within 1/16″ … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 5
What a long day in the shop yesterday. Time to start putting these things together. I started out by trimming down the long ends on the panels, and making sure … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 4
The plan today was to get all eight of the sides cut and assembled. Since I have decided to do raised panels, I grabbed both of my routers, that are set … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 3
I decided to prioritize the processing of the maple. I was lucky enough to have several large pieces of walnut, reducing the number of glue-ups I had to do. I … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 2
I had a chance to work on the chests last night. I pulled the tape off of the epoxied boards, most of it came off… After running the large panels … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 1
I started another project today. Actually, it will be two projects. I am going to be building two blanket chests using maple and walnut. The goal is to mix the … Continue reading
Breaking down plywood
I am gearing up to start another large project. It will eventually be a large storage cabinet, 4′ wide x 3′ deep x 90″ tall, with five adjustable shelves inside, … Continue reading
Finishing party
Just a quick post today. Adam and I both had some finishing to do, so we took a bit of time just before he had to go to bed. Adam … Continue reading
Adam’s piggy bank – day 3
While Adam was finishing up his schoolwork today, I prepped his piggy bank for finishing. I decided to put walnut plugs in the eye and nose holes. I found a … Continue reading
Woodworking in America day 2/3
So I was out a little late Saturday night, hanging out with the podcasters from Woodtalk Online as well as the guys from The Modern Woodworkers Association, So I didn’t … Continue reading
Woodworking in America day 1
I got here in Cincinnati a day early for the conference. That gave me a chance to see a few sites. Along the river you can see a lot of … Continue reading
Adam’s piggy bank – day 2
Adam finally finished up his school work, so he had some time to work on his pig. He got to use the scroll saw for the first time. My scroll … Continue reading
Adam’s piggy bank – day 1
So my 10 year old, Adam was rooting around in my shop and found a book that I bought years ago. It was a book about making toys out of … Continue reading
A few more carvings
I have been busy the last few days working on some designs for the next couple of projects, so I haven’t posted much. I have been running the Carvewright a … Continue reading
Finishing the last supper
I want to start finishing the carving today, but first I need to figure out the mounting. The relief should be able to hang on the wall, or stand on … Continue reading
Carving the last supper
The high-resolution scan, done by the Carvewright, with the scanning probe, was completed after 10.5 hours. I pulled in the scan to the software this morning. It looks like everything … Continue reading
Scanning the last supper
I have another big project coming up, so I have a couple little projects that I need to get out of the way first. I need to do a few … Continue reading
Laptop shelf for dorm bed – Delivered
We picked my son up at school and dropped off the laptop shelf today. It looks pretty good, except for the black stain that was in the piece of scrap … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 