Thursday, August 28, 2008

Heat alert for Las Vegas

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Don't worry, everything's OK. It's just that we're in the dog days of summer here. While everyone else in the country is sta...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

The Onion's poll of woodworkers

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Interesting "woodworking" data at the 1:12 mark in this video. I had no idea that woodworkers were polled about their choice in th...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Making arched top doors - part five - finishing and hanging

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I'm convinced that two major things separate the professional from the amateur woodworker. The first is having the proper tools. Good to...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Making arched top doors - part four - shaping and fitting

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The next day, I unclamped the first door and prepared to do the final shaping. I rigged a cart in my shop with a drywall mud bucket, I know,...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Back to our regularly scheduled blogging... not!

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OK, this is weird. Every Sunday, I try to work a little bit in the yard, trimming things, pulling weeds, whatever. Why Sunday? Monday is tra...
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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Politically incorrect humor

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Not sure why, but the passing of Bernie Mac made me sad today. I know, people die every day. But sometimes you hear about someone dying and ...
Friday, August 08, 2008

Making arched top doors - part three - altering the door

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The doors and hardware came to just around $100 from my local big box store. The arched opening is 46" wide, so that means two doors o...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

Making arched top doors - part two - the hardware

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One of my beefs about the commercial hardware companies I deal with is that they are often more expensive than buying things from my local A...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Making a set of arched top doors - part one

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I'm working on a project that requires a little thinking outside the box. Assignment: putting doors in an arched opening, at a price ...
Saturday, August 02, 2008

Waterfall Glazes

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The kiln gods have been kind lately, I've gotten some outstanding results from the last couple of loads. Here's a textured platter ...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Who knew I had such a green thumb?

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Let me remind you that I'm a city girl, in case you missed something from that last post. My idea of camping might be a nap at the caban...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

What is wrong with this story?

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Look, I'm not the outdoor-sy type, not even close. I don't even try to fake it. So camping out in the wilderness isn't something...