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Colgate East Asian Language Department Remodel Project Complete
A few months back I completed the remodel of the EALL at Colgate. Some final tasks needed completing in that space in regards to wiring, plaster and paint, and at last those aspects are buttoned up and...
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Wadkin Resurrection: Back Miter Fence
The previous post in this series dealt with the first stages of milling the rough casting of the protractor head. In this post, we look at the back miter fence, the rough casting for which was obtained...
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The Unknown Known (Bandsaw)
Today’s post title comes from a humorous, if not infamous, Donald Rumsfeld press conference: I have two Hitachi bandsaws, as regular readers of this blog have likely observed. One is the CB75, which I...
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Wadkin Resurrection: Back Miter Fence (II)
For Part I of this Wadkin saw revamp sub-project, click here. ————- When working on an irregular object, like this rough back miter fence casting, I would like to think that I could find an initial...
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Storage Screwed; Trouble in DC (this just sucks!)
The post title is a tad dramatic perhaps, but accurate. In recent weeks I have been working on organizing and cleaning my shop. One area that has long vexed me is how to store commonly used fasteners...
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A Minor Project
I’m finally completed some work that was under a N.D. Agreement, so I can return to regular programming, blog-wise. Look for another post in the Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake series soon! Meanwhile, I...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (11)
Amazingly, to me at least, the last post in this series occurred on March 29th of this year. Where did all the time go? Well, that’s easy enough to answer – most of it went into the project work at...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (12)
In the last post I was sorta getting my sea legs again in regards to this project, and had spent a fair amount of time going over the previously done drawings and making sure I was completely...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (13)
After 2018, I’m working on a theory that odd-numbered years are better than even numbered years….. I have decided, and not recently, as a result of numerous personal quirks and failings, that by and...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (14)
Rolling along, in the past few days I’ve been continuing to chip away at the fabrication of various components on the top and bottom frameworks of this futon storage cabinet.Some readers will likely...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (15)
The shop, being unheated, has been a little unpleasant to hang out for the past couple of weeks, so shop hours have been reduced. I go as long as can, but once my hands get cold I start to worry about...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (16)
Next up in the layout and cutout scene are the parts which comprise the framing for the bank of 2 drawers in the middle of the cabinet. There are 4 rails which serve as the front and rear supports, 7...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (17)
Things have slowed in the shop. I have been keeping my hours on the shorter side as the deep freeze has set in. A lot of times the shop interior is colder than the outside air as the bricks of the...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (18)
A little bit of trial fitting still needed on the drawer bank framing, as I had to mark out the locations for the peg mortises on the tenons of connecting parts. Here’s the connection between rear...
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A Sketchy Situation
Draw first, then build – seems simple enough in theory. Drawing is best informed, I would suggest, by how the item is to be made, and this is where a person who makes as well as builds has a inherent...
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On the Eave of Construction
Judging a fair curve can be a refined skill, and some seem better at it than others. I think most of us can spot, especially if it is pointed out, a curved line of surface which is not fair. I mean...
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Dark Chocolate and Sponge Cake (19)
Chipping away at the chipping away. The sill is getting close to completion. It employs sliding dovetails, which I might more usually avoid in favor of other connections, as the assembly sequence for...
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On the Eave of Construction (II)
With weather remaining endlessly cold, my shop remains under that 40˚F threshold, a mark which I have decided is my cut off for working in there. I’ve been continuing on therefore, with my work at home...
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On the Eave of Construction (III)
I’ve been making good progress on the drawing, and have reached a point where I am satisfied with where things are at. That doesn’t mean the drawing is perfect, but I feel I’ve absorbed some good...
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Tool Sale
I’m lightening my load a bit, and have some specialized woodworking equipment for sale. I’ll list it here for a week, and then will list it elsewhere if some items are not sold. Makita 1805C 155mm...
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