I think that Joseph was 13 when we did this. I was to travel from Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma to demonstrate hand tool woodworking at the Woodworking Shows’ show, a three-day event I used to enjoy. It was mainly to promote my classes in Elm Mott in Texas, just south of Dallas and north of…
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We did it! Thank you to everyone who helped me reach 450,000 subscribers on YouTube! To celebrate, I am giving away a starter kit of tools to the winner: Dovetail Saw Tenon Saw Sliding Bevel Gauge Combination square Stanley #4 Plane Woodworker’s Knife Set of Chisels To enter, visit https://ift.tt/2S4tspZ and fill out the form.…
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I decided not to use the name of the disease sweeping the world because of the negative connotations we conjure up in our minds thinking about it. I want to tell a story about the last six months that will ultimately span around 35 years from today. It’s too long for a single blog but…
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I have a lot of photography and videography gear that uses AA batteries. I prefer AAs over the built in Lithium batteries a lot of gear comes with now, because you can get them anywhere and they can be shared across devices. I’ve owned a lot of different AA battery holders/containers over the years, but […]
My vegetable Frittata Frittatas are a wonderfully quick and healthful meal and are not specific to a particular mealtime, although breakfast and lunch would be a favourite time for me. I love quiches but the pastry makes them prohibitive for me because the pastry is so high in carbs and I am long-term diabetic striving…
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After completing the full 4-part series for Nicole’s desk, I asked the community if they preferred the long in-depth videos or the shorter/faster summaries. The most popular answer was “both.” So this is a heavily edited version of the build. If you’re interested in the full series, head on over to Part 1.
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. . . looked up, and I said to myself, in my head, ‘Perfect!‘ This was a month ago. Last night I mowed my grass. It was just before dark. I looked up and I said to myself, ‘Hmm, not so perfect!’ An ancient proverb states that “Pride comes before a fall, but humility before…
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3D printing common 60° V thread profiles can be a frustrating experience. To generate an accurate profile thread needs to be printed in the vertical position, but this leads to overhangs of 60°, and that can be problematic to print. How problematic it is depends on a few factors, the filament in use, the print […]
I have similar problems. It is difficult for me to decide how to spend the limited time that I have to devote to this hobby. To make matters worse, I’ve become more of a tool collector than a woodworker. Now I find myself believing that a $1000 dollar black and green floating tenon machine will…
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The idea that perfection is attainable is more the myth and mystery than the reality. Because there is no way to actually measure perfection in some finite way, we must then establish how we ourselves feel about the thing we made first. Is it indeed the final outcome of that made thing or is the…
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I woke with a feeling about something this morning. Is perfectionism truly a part of who we are or is this pride that just gets in the way of our enjoyment in making? Are we obsessed about getting every facet of our work just right and is it possible that we do it not so…
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Yes, not woodworking! The amount of work I get through in any given day requires my best health. It doesn’t take much to take a body dow so keeping fit and trim is critical. Add to that any kind of serious disease and its all the more important to exercise, work and eat well. I…
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The mortises for the drawer front were cut in Part 3 and now it’s time to make the drawer side tenons. I use a “hybrid” method making the shoulder with the table saw and using a hand saw and chisels to cut out each tenon. One thing you might notice is that the mortise and tenons joints are not arranged in the way that benefits the drawer. Most times, you want your drawer joinery oriented in such a way that the interlocking components resist the front to back motion of the drawer. But in this case, I wanted to make a strong visual statement and given the kind of use this drawer will see, I have zero concerns about the drawer coming apart in the future. The tight fit and the glue bond means that drawer is going to easily outlive anyone reading these words.
You should also notice that keeping the drawer sides at an angle creates a lot of extra work for us. Installing the drawer bottom and the slides both become trickier than usual but I think the extra work is worth it for such a unique drawer. And the angle is necessary for our parallelogram through tenons so I’m very happy with the design choice.
The finish I’m applying here is Rubio Monocoat, a hardwax oil. It’s an incredibly easy to apply, low-luster finish that provided enough protection for a desk. And perhaps most importantly, makes future finish repairs very easy.
I hope you enjoyed this series and thanks for following along.
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As we are close to reaching 450,000 subscribers on YouTube, the time has come to announce our next giveaway! I would love for you to help me reach my goal and so to celebrate I’m about give away a bundle of tools: – Dovetail Saw– Tenon Saw– Sliding Bevel– Gauge– Combination square– Stanley #4 Plane–…
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The art in all crafts is more about our ability to flex in the moment and the motion of working according to sensitivities we were born with or that were developed through rote persistence to master our work and working. Rigidity rules doesn’t work too well for us, we must relax into most tasks and…
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For the most part, I’m a pretty even-keeled guy. I don’t lose my temper easily I don’t usually get too emotional (outside of laughter) in the shop. But when disaster struck while routing mortises in my drawer front, I kind of lost it and threw my bluetooth headset on the ground. Perhaps it was my subconscious giving me an opportunity to try out the new version with the gel ear cushions. Anyway, the reason I got so upset was because the error was due to a bit malfunction. Oddly enough, I’m much better at dealing with mistakes caused by my own stupidity. Thankfully, I did make a backup piece and was able to use that to complete the drawer front. I also upgraded my bit to this one from Eagle America, which features a much better design for securing the bearings.
Aside from my temper tantrum, this video covers the construction and shaping of the top, attachement to the base, and the mortises in the drawer front. It’s jam-packed with information and problem-solving.
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After I reshaped my saw handle, the one on the new-version, inexpensive Spear & Jackson resharpenable saw I recommend to just anyone and everyone, the one shown above in its original state from the maker, I felt all the more in tune with it! yesterday I crosscut 20 boards with it running my saw plate…
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