A few weeks ago, I turned my first bowl. I wanted to make something on my new mini-lathe, so I found a slab of walnut in my wood stash and decided to make a bowl. I did some things right, some things wrong, and learned a lot about turning in the process. …
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Mar 24 2012
My Daughter and I Built Another Birdhouse
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Mar 22 2012
Fixing a Burgled Birdhouse
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Mar 20 2012
First Lathe Project: Toy Tree
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Mar 13 2012
Tablet Stand
I made a permanent mount in the kitchen for my Android tablet a few months ago, but most of the time the tablet doesn’t live there. I find myself using it a lot around the rest of the house, strangely enough even when I’m at the computer where desk space is at …
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Mar 08 2012
Magnetic Saw Guide
Last month, I watched an excellent video by David Barron called “Hand cut dovetails made easy.” His whole technique was excellent and it was easily the best demonstration for cutting dovetails I’ve seen yet — it made me feel like a hack for posting my dovetail …
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Feb 26 2012
Resawing Safely on the Table Saw.
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Feb 09 2012
Get Woodworking! You Can Make Dovetails
Right after I finished cutting all the dovetails for my toolbox, I thought I should have documented that better. So tonight I while I had some time, I thought I’d throw together a picture tutorial on how to make dovetails with tools you probably already have: a bevel gauge, chisel, …
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