Tag Archives: cherry

Breadboard Ends on a Stove Cover

Posted on July 19, 2022 by literaryworkshop

When a friend asks me to make her a stove cover, I decide it’s a great time to learn a whole new woodworking technique. Continue reading →

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Tool Chest Guided Tour

Posted on December 18, 2021 by literaryworkshop

Ten years ago, I was collecting hand tools at a rapid rate. I had most of them tucked into various crates and tool boxes, but others were just sitting on the benchtop because I had no better place to store … Continue reading →

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Marking Gauges for Sale

Posted on March 31, 2018 by literaryworkshop

I love making tools for myself, and one of my favorite tools to make is a marking gauge.  Now that I have all the marking gauges I need, I have started to make them for other people.  I made the … Continue reading →

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Making a Dovetailed Recorder Case

Posted on January 3, 2017 by literaryworkshop

Some years ago I was given a wooden tenor recorder.  (It’s a Küng pearwood, made in Germany, if anybody cares.)  It came in a basswood storage case that the previous owner had made for it, but time and use had … Continue reading →

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A New Kind of Advent Candle Stand

Posted on December 4, 2016 by literaryworkshop

It all started with a rat in the attic.  When we brought down our Christmas decorations this year, we found that the old advent candle stand I had built from pine some years ago had been gnawed all over by … Continue reading →

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Last Week’s Spoons Finished

Posted on April 12, 2014 by literaryworkshop

Last week, I had roughed out some spoons from cherry and then set them aside to dry a little bit.  Last night, I finished shaping them with a spokeshave and smoothed them out with a card scraper.  This afternoon, I … Continue reading →

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Spalt!

Posted on January 7, 2014 by literaryworkshop

It all began back in 2009 when a neighbor was having a pecan tree taken down.  I came over to watch the arborist at work, and I asked if I could have part of the trunk.  He kindly dropped a … Continue reading →

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