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
The mortise and tenon joint is a fundamental in furniture making. It has been around for ages and has stood the test of time. The joint consists of two parts - the mortise, which is the hole, and the tenon, which fits into the hole. What makes this joint so strong is the large gluing … Continue reading Yet Another Way To Make A Mortise
I realise that it’s been a full month since I’ve written here. But I’ve been busy. Haven’t we all? As always, there’s day-to-day life. On top of that, there are the holidays looming over us. But for me, I have another task to keep me busy – starting a business.Upon completing high school, I told … Continue reading Starting to Start a Business
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
Benchtop saws are the most portable. Most come with a folding stand of some sort and can be carried with relative ease. These saws are ideal for job sites because they are easy to transport but are good for a shop too. The tables are usually cast iron and may have stamped steel, aluminum, or … Continue reading An Overview of Table Saws
I just got back from a 5-day work trip to Costa Mesa, California. While I was there to work a three day trade show at the Costa Mesa fair grounds, there was enough free time to get out and about to do some sight-seeing in the surrounding area. From a woodworking point of view, Laguna … Continue reading California
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
It's been about three years since I left high school. When I left school, I said that I would take one year off to see where life would lead. That year went by so fast. And the two subsequent years went by just as fast if not faster. So now I've decided to take the … Continue reading Pondering the Start of a Business
