Larry | December 21, 2009
We’re about to finish a year and I’ve just finished a cabinet – with a finish. On all counts I’m happy as I can move into the holidays unencumbered by pressing schedules.
I’m posting this for two reasons. The lesser of the two is that I’ve talked about this project in previous posts and thought some [...]
Larry | December 16, 2009
If you’ve been following my blog you know that one of my current projects is a hanging cabinet that will house a spoon collection. I’m at the fiddly stage. All the basic construction is done and I’m dealing with hinging, wall mounts bracketry, door magnets – the fiddly things. In many ways this is the [...]
Larry | December 10, 2009
When you’re new to woodworking, and trying to learn, it must be frustrating to read “Prepare your surface and then apply your favorite finish”? This is an example of well-meaning woodworkers, and woodworking magazines, attempting to help people while forgetting that those who need advice also need the details. All of us who fall into [...]
Larry | December 4, 2009
“Education is everywhere whether you choose to listen and learn it or not.” – Tom Fidgen
Those of us interested in working with hand tools truly live in a golden age. One wonders what the masters of the 17th and 18th Centuries would think of the wide array of tools we have available currently. And more [...]
Larry | December 2, 2009
I have an itch. It needs to be scratched. The source of my itch is the woodworker who recommends to every newbie that they run out and buy a jointer, planer, and table saw BECAUSE, until they do they can’t work with unfinished lumber and/or create furniture. People who say these things are unfettered by [...]
Larry | November 28, 2009
When I did the post on creating the spoon holders for my cabinet project I didn’t think that cutting the notches was worth mentioning. Two things changed that view. First, I got two emails asking me how I was going to do it. Second, I tried cutting them on a table saw and then with [...]
Larry | November 21, 2009
I’ve mentioned a cabinet I’m making in previous posts. This cabinet is destined to hold the client’s spoon collection and so I’ve got to install holders for the spoons. Back when I was selecting wood I cut up a bunch of 3/8″ maple strips to use for this purpose and this post is but a [...]
Larry | November 13, 2009
I recently lamented having problems with my “skills” while building the back for my cabinet project. I’m happy to say that it’s true – perserverance is a good substitute for ability and my cabinet now has a back.
The hinges are on their way from Lee Valley (the blue masking tape idea is just not going [...]
Larry | November 11, 2009
We all know the expression – “Measure Twice, Cut Once.” If you work enough wood you also know that there comes a time when you don’t cut in the right place no matter how many times you measure. The mystery, to me, is why each and every time I make an error it produces a [...]
Larry | November 5, 2009
It seems I was a bit spartan in my word use in my asymmetric tenon post, leaving much to be desired in terms of explanation.
Shannon Rogers commented, “I’m a little confused or maybe I’m missing a step. After you cut the tenons and mortises then you then go back and run a rabbet on the [...]
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