Monthly Archive: June 2012

Jun 29 2012

Ben’s Workshop Is Being Updated

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June 29, 2012

I’m in the process of switching blogging platforms from Drupal to WordPress. The decision wasn’t an easy one as it will take many weeks to make the full transition. Eventually I should have all my content moved here to the new site, until then if you want to see the old site …

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Jun 19 2012

Drill Press Work Holder

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Drill Press, Phenolic Coated Plywood

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June 19, 2012

I saw this idea for a work holder by +Christopher Landy over on Google+ — it’s not the first time I’ve seen something like it, but it kicked me in the butt to make one for my drill press table. Rather than a clamping the work piece to the table like …

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Jun 18 2012

Turning Some More Glue-Ups

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Cherry, Lathe, Maple, Padauk, Purple Heartwood, Tops

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June 18, 2012

I decided it was either time to either throw away part of my growing pile of scrap wood or make something with it. Since I have a hard time parting with toothpicks, my only option was to make something. I’ve had good luck contrasting purple heartwood with maple, so laminating a turning …

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Jun 12 2012

If At First You Do Suceed, Fail, Fail Again

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Bloodwood, Drill Press, Jewelry, Lathe, Padauk, Peruvian Walnut, Table Saw

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June 12, 2012

I thought making bracelets was easy, I guess I just got lucky the first time. I made my first bracelet out of Peruvian walnut. I started from a 1/2″ thick square blank, cut out the hole in the middle with a 2-1/2″ hole saw, and cut off the corners to make …

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Jun 07 2012

Wooden Bookmark With Pressed Clover

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Bookmarks, Defthane, Posts by Finish, Table Saw, Urethane, Walnut

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June 7, 2012

Either my daughter and I are very lucky, or we discovered a patch of mutated clover. While waiting for the school bus, we’ve found about 10 four-leaf clovers and 2 five-leaf clovers in a 2 foot square patch. I’ve pressed every one of them and the question has been: “what should …

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