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• A Wonderful Windfall Of Wood

  Posted on Friday September 5th, 2008 at 08:37 in ash, birch, birds eye maple, bowl blanks, curly maple, fiddleback maple, in the shop, maple, turned bowls, woodturning, woodworking

  I lucked into a wonderful windfall of wood recently! A woodturning friend of mine decided to retire and was emptying out his wood shop and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. ...

• A Spagnuolo-Style Cutting Board

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 09:51 in cherry, cutting board, end grain cutting board, maple, marc spagnuolo, my projects, wood, wooden cutting board, woodworking

  Well, I finally got an end grain cutting board made in the style demonstrated by The Wood Whisperer, Marc Spagnuolo. By using different types of wood cut in various widths this style creates a very pl...

• A Splendid Spline Jig

  Posted on Wednesday August 20th, 2008 at 05:18 in contrasting color splines, jig to make splines, jigs, spline jig, tutorials, wooden splines, woodworking, woodworking jigs, woodworking tutorials

  In addition to the Crosscut Sleds I also had to make a jig to cut the slots for the splines on the Maple And Padauk Box that I made. This is basically a cradle that holds your workpiece at a 45 degree...

• A Couple Of New Crosscut Sleds

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 16:57 in crosscut sled, cutting 45 degree angles, jigs, woodworking, woodworking jigs

  When I made the Maple And Padauk Box last week I needed a 45 degree crosscut sled to cut the sides so I had to stop and make one first. I also made a 90 degree crosscut sled at the same time. Both sle...

• A Couple Of Simple Bowls Of Ash

  Posted on Monday August 18th, 2008 at 12:36 in ash, ash bowls, bowls, my projects, turned bowls of ash, turning, turning wood, turning wooden bowls, woodturning, woodworking

  Here’s a couple of simple bowls made of Ash that I turned recently. This was the first time that I turned Ash so I found this to be a real treat since Ash is a local Nova Scotia tree. As an adde...

• A Maple And Padauk Box With Splines

  Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 08:20 in box maker, custom wooden boxes, gift box, handcrafted wooden jewelry boxes, jewelry box, jewelry chest, maple box, my projects, padauk box, presentation box, rustic boxes, treasure chest

  Small, decorative wooden boxes have been on my ToDo list for quite some time and this week I finally got to make one! This was a fun project and I can see myself making more. It is made of Maple with...

• Craftsman Style Coffee Table - Part 5

  Posted on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 at 11:23 in arts and craft, coffee table, Craftsman, handcrafted furniture, how to make a coffee table, my projects, oak, wooden furniture, woodworking

  I got a bit more done on the Craftsman Style Coffee Table that I have been puttering with on and off for the past few months. I was able to get the mortise and tenon completed for the bottom shelf. As...

• A Visit To Windsor Chairmakers

  Posted on Saturday July 19th, 2008 at 08:52 in chair making, chairmaker tips, chairmakers, chairmaking instructors, chairmaking tools, chairs, combback, continuous arm chairs, handcrafted chairs, handcrafted sackback, handcrafting techniques, milk paint windsorchair chair maker

  A couple of miles north of Camden in Lincolnville, Maine is Windsor Chairmakers, where owners Jim and Nance Brown invite you into their showroom, to watch chairs being made and talk Windsors. I had a ...

• The Ducktrap Bay Trading Company

  Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 07:13 in camden, carving, ducktrap bay trading company, maine, out and about, rockport, wildlife carving, wood art, woodcarving, woodworking

  Continuing down the road a few miles from Rockport, Maine and my stop at The Center For Furniture Craftsmanship I drove to the seaside town of Camden and stopped in at The Ducktrap Bay Trading Company...

• LumberJocks Woodworking Awards 2008

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 18:56 in Announcements, contest for woodworking, lumberjock awards, lumberjocks, the best overall lumberjock, woodworking, woodworking awards, woodworking contest

  Wow! LumberJocks has done it again! Not only is this one of the best online woodworking forums around but now they have just upped the ante with the LumberJocks Woodworking Awards for 2008! This is yo...

• Simple Garden Benches Add Accent

  Posted on Saturday June 28th, 2008 at 05:13 in benches out of lumber, build a simple bench, building with 2 x 4's, deck furniture, garden bench, my projects, patio furniture, Projects, simple woodworking, woodworking

  In keeping with the garden and patio theme here are two small garden benches that I built a couple of years ago. I (my wife) had to give them a new coat of paint this year to ’spruce’ them...

• A Wild And Wonderful Woodcraft Tour

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 17:41 in buy woodworking tools, out and about, visiting a woodcraft store, woodcraft, woodcraft stores, woodworking, woodworking tools

  While on a recent visit to Sacramento, California I had the opportunity to visit a Woodcraft store. Now, at the outset, let me say that this post may not be of interest to some of my American friends ...

• West African Zebrawood Bowl

  Posted on Thursday May 29th, 2008 at 08:55 in bowl, bowl turnings, my projects, turned bowl, turning, woodturning, woodworking, zebrawood, zebrawood bowl

  Here’s a bowl that I turned made out of West African Zebrawood. Zebrawood, also known as Zebron, has a figure that reminds of a Zebra with its contrasting light and dark coloring. The bowl is al...

• Maple And Walnut Cutting Board

  Posted on Tuesday May 27th, 2008 at 08:32 in hand made cutting boards, maple, maple cutting board, my projects, walnut, wooden cutting board, woodworking

  Here’s a Maple cutting board with Walnut accents that I recently did. It’s about 7″ square and the Walnut strips are 1/4″ wide. It’s finished with beeswax. This was a co...

• A Maple And Cherry Cutting Board

  Posted on Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 14:44 in beeswax, butcher block cutting board, cherry, cherry cutting board, cutting board, linseed oil, maple, maple cutting board, my projects, wooden cutting board, woodworking, woodworking projects

  Here’s a cutting board that I just finished today that is made out of Maple and Cherry blocks in a checkerboard style with two Cherry ends. It measures 8 1/2″ X 10″ X 1″ thick ...

• Building Benches Is For The Birds

  Posted on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 10:38 in bench, birdhouse, garden bench, my projects, Projects, scrap lumber, tutorial, tutorials, woodworking

  When asked what hobbies I have I often mention, in addition to woodworking, how I enjoy gardening. However, lately I realized that the majority of the gardening I do would be best termed as ‘yar...

• A Red Oak Hall Table

  Posted on Monday April 14th, 2008 at 12:56 in my projects, oak, Projects, table, woodworking

  Here is a table that I built about two years ago for just inside the entrance to our living room. It is made of red oak and stands 31″ tall X 34″ wide and 11″ deep. It is finished wi...

• Woodworking Show And Tell

  Posted on Tuesday February 12th, 2008 at 18:03 in awa, the awa, woodworking

  Although the guest speaker was unable to make it to tonight’s Atlantic Woodworkers Association meeting we had a great ’show and tell’ and Q and A session. One of the members brought ...