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I have never worked with Lignum Vitae before, but have read about it and talked to other woodworkers who have. Nothing could have prepared me for actually working with it though. Let me tell you, it lives up to its nickname of Ironwood. I am building a smoother plane and started with a 4" wide … Continue reading Making a Lignum Vitae Smoother (Plane), Part I
Yes, I realize that the temperature is hovering around 5 degrees, there's still snow on the ground, and the sun doesn't come out much. But what I mean by summertime is that I can spend my day out in the yard doing my darnedest to cover the ground with sawdust and wood chips. I started … Continue reading Feels Like Summertime
I am proud of myself. In the past week, I have finished several projects which have been waiting for a while. Some for a week, some more than six months. That I am not proud of. But it's a fact of life. Stuff gets put on the back burner and is left there. While I … Continue reading Out of a Jamb
Currently, I'm down in Phoenix, Arizona, working for Morgan Holt of EarthArt Landscape & Designs, Inc. on a massive dining table being made from one large slab of bubinga. Yesterday was an edgy day, so to speak. The previous day, I had carved the edges with the angle grinder equipped with an Arbortech wood-carving wheel. … Continue reading Bubinga Dining Room Table, Part II
Currently, I'm down in Phoenix, Arizona, working for Morgan Holt of EarthArt Landscape & Designs, Inc. on a massive dining table being made from one large slab of bubinga. Monday morning at 8:00, Morgan and I picked up the Bubinga slab for the table. Morgan had arranged for some help to unload the slab which measured 14' long, 42' wide, … Continue reading Bubinga Dining Room Table, Part I
Well, it's been two months since my last posting. And the bench has come a long way, though there's still a long way to go. I ended up having the Douglas fir resawn in half. Many thanks to my friend and fellow woodworker Doug Ward. I've now laminated the bench top and flattened it. I … Continue reading Progress on The Workbench
Well, it's been a while since I've posted here. I've been so awfully busy lately. I can't even count how many projects I have on the go. And most of them are for clients. But one is for me and only me. I need a new workbench and have been dreaming of one for years. … Continue reading No Holds Workbench
I had this past weekend off, and I made the most of it, turning a total of five bowls, all from green wood. I slept in until 10:00am on Saturday. I had a quick breakfast and headed down to the shop. The first bowl was a result of a co-worker giving me a section of … Continue reading A Weekend That Turned Out Well
My turned screwdrivers are now for sale. They feature a solid dogwood handle and a polished magnetic bit holder which accepts all 1/4" hex-shank screwdriver bits. The price is $30. To make a screwdriver, I first cut a dogwood blank to size. Then I bore a 1/4" hole to accept the shank of the magnetic … Continue reading Heirloom Quality Screwdrivers For Sale
Right now I have a half dozen blocks of green acacia in the garage. I spent a good portion of last Saturday turning a pair of bowls from a single block. I first outlined the shape of the bowl on the block and cut it out on the bandsaw. I screwed the block onto a faceplate … Continue reading Acacia – Block to Bowl
