Friday, April 25, 2008

Cutting dowels with a V-block

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OK, I've been threatening to do this for a while, but this is my first attempt at posting a woodworking video here on this blog. I'v...
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A goof proof finish - exactly what I need for my work!

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I'm lucky that someone that I met early in my woodworking studies told me about Watco Danish Oil. It was roughly 1978, and I was in th...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Acid Test results

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As promised... Here's the same tile (from the post below) after a 3 day soak in vinegar. Not sure if you can tell by the picture, but t...
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

The elusive Waterfall Green Glaze

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Call me persistent. I've been working on and off for over a year trying to develop a green version of the Waterfall Brown glaze. It...
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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Woodworking 101

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A few blog posts ago , I wrote about one of my favorite woodworking authors, Tage Frid. His books were instrumental in filling in all holes ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Confessions of a tool junkie

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Back when I taught woodworking classes at my local college, I always made it a point to give handouts during each class. See, I've taken...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

A Purple Waterfall Glaze?

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About a year ago, I took a glaze making class with my local ceramic supplier , in hopes of learning some basic theory. It was helpful, no do...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Wood Fired effects in an electric kiln

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A couple of blog posts ago, I wrote about a glaze developed by Richard Busch of Glenfiddich Farm Pottery . It's a fabulous glaze- in fa...
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Monday, February 18, 2008

Tan, rested and ready to jump back into the studio...

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Went to Hawaii for a much needed dose of inspiration, good food, and good company. Did some hiking, which is about as foreign to me as astro...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Wood Fired?

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It's important to know your materials, whether you're working with wood or clay. As many readers here might know, I've done exte...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Muscle memory

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This is completely unrelated to woodworking, but then again... well, maybe it's not. My New Year's resolution last year was to learn...
Thursday, January 24, 2008

Art-to-Art Palette

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An artist never argues with a little press. Well... unless it's bad press... Recently, a midwest regional art based online journal featu...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

Furniture on Craigslist

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I love CraigsList, I've found some of the coolest things there, and met some outstanding people, too. Some have even become great frien...