Products From The Mind of Chris Wong
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These pieces of Western maple are offcuts from my Tall Workbench with Flair. They include some live edges, splits, worm holes, taper, and spalting. They are unique. There are seven pieces in all. Approximate sizes are listed below. Thick stock, from front to back: 34" x 3-3/4" x 3" 34" x 3-3/4" x 2-1/4" 45" … Continue reading Overflow, Part IX
My cousin, Michael, asked me to make a wooden box to store his torque wrench. When he gave me the wrench so I could make the box to fit, he told me, "It doesn't need to be anything fancy - just something to protect it." My job was just to make the box and he … Continue reading Dovetails and Plywood
Last month, at the end of an article, I included a poll to see what you thought about woodworking videos. Two-thirds of you voted that I should make more videos, while a quarter acknowledged that they are useful for showing certain things difficult to describe with text and photographs. Your encouragement was enough to convince me to … Continue reading Commentary on Videos
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius. - Henri Amiel Find this quote, along with many other interesting quotes on the page titled Quotables.
You know that I, Chris Wong, make woodwork with much flair at Flair Woodworks. However, you may not know that I also make fine woodworking tools at Time Warp Tool Works (read more about my role at Time Warp Tool Works). It is a well-known fact that quartersawn material (where growth rings run vertically along the end grain) is … Continue reading Overflow, Part VIII
My friend Charles showed me this video about Ron Fuller who makes wooden toys and automata. His products are fun, but not particularly inspiring to me. However, I love his life philosophy. I've also added it to my list of Quotables. My philosophy of life, really, is to be able to do exactly what you want … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
Freud's 24-tooth Heavy Duty Rip Blade (LM72M010) is what is installed in my table saw 90% of the time. The blade has 24 teeth 0.126" wide, ground flat on the top and pitched forwards at 20 degrees. These characteristics make it the most versatile and most used saw blade in my shop. As you would expect, … Continue reading Flat-Top Ripping Blade is King
I bought ten of these wine glass kits from Craft Supplies USA. The stems were cut off so that all the maker had to do was turn the bottom half. It seemed like a neat idea at the time, but I've somewhat lost interest in turning. If you would like these ten glasses, please leave … Continue reading Overflow, Part VII
Last week, I built a tall workbench and made a wooden Moxon vise for it. This piece of wormy maple seemed perfect for the front jaw so I squared off the ends. I elongated the holes in the front jaw to allow it to skew to hold uneven workpieces. This was the most that the jaw could … Continue reading My Moxon Vise with Flair
My most recent woodworking article (which I co-wrote with Charles Mak) is featured in issue #74 (March 2012) of Australian Wood Review (AWR). Our article shows how to build a folding ladder that Charles designed and I built. The ladder does not fold the way that you would expect - the rungs have pivot points at the … Continue reading Australian Wood Review #74 (March 2012)
