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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Jun 07 2012
Wooden Bookmark With Pressed Clover
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May 08 2012
(Mis)Adventures In Dyeing
After watching this video about staining vs dyeing over at WoodWorkWeb, I decided to give dyeing wood a chance. After making a Peruvian walnut bracelet for my daughter, she wanted me to make her a pink one. I was dammed if I was going to paint something I turned …
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May 01 2012
Making My Own Riving Knife
In February Tom Hintz of NewWoodworker.com posted an article with a video about kickback that got the woodworking community talking. In the video he pushed a board through his table saw without a riving knife and twisted it at the end of the cut. The board and push block …
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Apr 25 2012
Toy Car 3: Sports Theme
I planned on making another toy car for my nephew and I wanted it to be different. My brother-in-law loves the Vikings, so by default his children do too, and the Vikings colors are purple and gold. I figured I’d make a car out of yellow and purple heartwood. Purple heartwood is a favorite contrast …
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Apr 20 2012
Lathe Tool Handle
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Apr 19 2012
Table Saw Fence Update
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Apr 18 2012
Tops, Three Different Ones
I was watching a video by George Vondriska about using CA for turning and saw him turning a top on the lathe. I thought this would be a cool project to try. So the other day when I cut some blanks out of 8/4 ash for some handles, I …
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Apr 17 2012
Fixing The Bow In My Table Saw Fence
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