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Breadboard Ends on a Stove Cover
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
Essential Tools (to Me), part 1: The Stair Saw
A few years ago, I realized I had stopped acquiring tools. Well, more or less. There are always one or two additional tools on my wish-list, and I pick up a new tool (or replace an inadequate one) every so … Continue reading
Posted in Wood and Woodwork
Tagged dado, dado joint, dados, hand tool, handtool, stair saw, stairsaw
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Building Two Saws: Part 1
This week, I began building two saws, each with a different story behind it. First, the stories. Story #1 A few months ago, my next-door neighbor was cleaning out her shed and threw out a lot of junk. My oldest … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, Tool Making
Tagged Blackburn Toolworks, dovetail saw, pecan wood, saw building, saw handle, saw making, saw plate, spalted pecan, stair saw, TGIAG
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Spalt!
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
Posted in Lumber, Tool Making, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged bow saw, cherry, chisel handle, joiner's mallet, mallet, Marking Gauge, pecan, pecan wood, scratch stock, spalt, spalted pecan, spalting, stair saw, turning saw
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Timber Framed Bunk Beds, part 3: Visible Progress
When timber framing, all of the joints must be cut before the whole structure is assembled. That’s because the structure is usually too big for assembly to be done in stages. Another reason is that it’s hard to lay out … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, Furniture, Kids, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged bunk beds, dadoes, lapped dovetail, mortises, panel saw, pipe clamp, pipe clamps, rip saw, router plane, stair saw, wedged tenon
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How to Use a Stair Saw
Stair saws, as the name implies, were originally designed to cut dado joints for stairs, but they are useful for dado joints of all sizes. I got to use my new stair saw a lot recently when I build a … Continue reading
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