Jan 012013
 
Woodworking Resolutions for 2013: The Down to Earth Woodworker
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13 For 2013… New Years Resolutions From the Down To Earth Woodworker For many years I had a hard time coming up with New Years Resolutions. Either I was smugly (and falsely) pleased with myself or as I get older I am discovering more and more opportunities for improvement. This year the problem was not in coming up […]

Dec 282012
 
January TOTM Boggs Flat Spokeshave
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably at least had thoughts of trying your hand at a woodworking project that breaks away from the square/rectangular form. You may have even gone so far as to buy an old used spokeshave, only to find an ill-fitting replacement blade, or even more likely, a mouth as wide as the Grand Canyon. […]

Dec 202012
 
Morton's Shop: Shaping the Header+Footer
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I created all the joinery while my pieces were flat and square.  That’s some blocky header and footer! So now it’s time to final shape the header and footer before assembly.  I cut the shape on the bandsaw and then started cleaning the convex curves with my Lie-Nielsen #4 1/2 handplane. A little sanding with […]

Dec 182012
 
Morton's Shop: Buttons to Attach the Top
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I like to make “buttons” to attach a floating top to the base of my tables.  The button slips into slots in the legs (or aprons on other tables) and then screws to the underside of the top.  As long as the slot is wider than the button, these allow for the top’s movement relative […]