Products From The Mind of Chris Wong
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Today was a beautiful day - warm and sunny. I went to work and, four hours later when I finished, my left side was completely soaked, my right side was dry, and I was standing two inches taller. What was I doing? Do you need a hint? If not, I know that you have done … Continue reading A Riddle
For years, my friend and lumber hook-up Dave has been using a hastily-designed rack for his chainsaw chains. Made of Pacific yew, it is sturdy enough and looks very nice with beautiful colouring and two live edges. However, it doesn't stand up on it's own and doesn't fare much better when propped up against something, … Continue reading Dave’s Chain Rack
I just finished and delivered this demilune table (demilune means half-moon). It is made of Pacific yew and was custom-made to fit against a short wall has a strategically placed shelf above a cold air return duct and below the power outlet and phone jack. The most challenging part in the construction was making the … Continue reading Demilune Table
A few years ago, I built a small treasure chest out of oak and forged the strap hardware for it as well as the handles. It is still one of my favourite projects and I have longed to make another, of larger scale. Two weeks ago, I got word that Peter Turner was working on … Continue reading Treasure Chest
About a month ago, I got an e-mail from a couple who had the maple tree from their yard cut down and milled into boards. And they wanted to turn it into something useful. So I ventured into New Westminster to have a first-hand look at what we were dealing with. The maple that they … Continue reading Natural-Edged Maple Slabs
Well, at 10:00 pm, I just finished cleaning my machine shop. It's definitely clean and pretty organized. Organization is one of those things that is never complete - there is always something else to be done, something that can be improved. And there is nothing - NOTHING - that can take the big grin off … Continue reading The Other Half of the Shop: Clean!
Woodworkers use clamps for many tasks, but most importantly for clamping work together while the glue sets. Some clamps, like spring clamps are fairly weak and apply about 35 lbs of force. At the other end of the scale, heavy duty bar clamps can exert up to 6800 lbs, and C-clamps can exert well over … Continue reading The Fine Art of Sticking Two Pieces of Wood Together
Well, I spent the last week cleaning my shop. There's still some organizing to do, but it's clean at least!
A few weeks ago, I received a call from my friend Dave. He had just gotten word that two large trees - a large Norway Maple and an even larger elm - had just been brought down. He asked me if I was interested in any of the wood and mentioned that the elm was … Continue reading Some Kind of Work
I have been experimenting with different types of joinery. On my second prototype of a seating bench, I experimented with triple offset tenons and wedged triple offset tenons. I liked the cleanliness of the triple offset tenons but didn't care for the complicating detail of the wedges. When a finish is applied, more soaks into … Continue reading Exposed Joinery
