Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Innovative Way to Carry Lumber in a Car

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A friend of mine sent this amusing link that was posted on the Fine Woodworking website. Trust me, before I owned a cargo van and a truck, I...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Waterfall glazes

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A few people have written asking if I'm making any tile these days. I used to blog about my tile escapades fairly frequently, but it...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

How to Adjust Your Miter Gauge

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In the last post, I showed how the Wixey digital cube has revolutionized setting up a tablesaw. Getting your blade perfectly plumb with the ...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Wixey Digital Angle Gauge

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A gentleman who recently took my Basic Woodworking class told me about the Wixey digital angle gauge, which he had just purchased. I wasn...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Mega-snowman

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You've heard of Mega-millions, or MegaDeath, or Mega Man, but have you ever seen a Mega snowman? My mom sent me this photo, taken from h...
Friday, January 08, 2010

Set design (gone bad)

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If you poke around through some of the books in my office bookcase, you'll see more than a few on theater set design. I've always ha...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Cleaning up the shop

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Classes don't start until next week, but I've been doing a good deal of maintenance and cleaning of the school during this break. I...
Friday, January 01, 2010

Mechanical Movements in wood

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A woman who recently took a class with me told me about a group of artists who make contemporary automata. They call themselves the Cabaret...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

A quickie cabinet

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Many of the students who take classes at the woodworking school come straight from their day jobs, so the first thing they do is head to the...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Mele Kalikimaka!

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

What's on your nightstand?

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It feels like most nights, I climb into bed and fall asleep so quickly, there is never time to read a chapter or two of a good book. But lat...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Bookcases

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Here's a very cool article on bookcases . My favorite is the first one, the "cave" by Sakura Adachi. Which one is yours?
Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Repairing cracks in wood

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One of my students sent this link to a really simple method for repairing cracks in wood. Thanks Christine! Woodworkers Journal : Gluing Tec...
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Friday, December 04, 2009

Winter gardening

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Here's a little glimpse of my Friday morning. I've been spending way too much time in the woodshop lately, so I thought I'd work...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

A few more pictures...

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