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Today was devoted entirely to the little dust panels which fit in between the pillow blocks. These panels, though not visible on the table until one's eye's are below the table top level, seemed worth...
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A Square Deal (28)
Post 28 in a series describing the design and construction of a pair of tables for a client on the west coast. Recent installments in this series are listed in the 'Blog Archive' to the right side of...
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A Square Deal (29)
Twenty-ninth post in an on-going series.-----------Onward with the drawer construction and fitting. I kinda thought that today would see me through to the completion of the drawer, but no cigar.I...
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A Square Deal (30)
3-0 reached in the post count for this two-table build. Getting there, I think, with the side table....---------A few pics to share today. I spent the first while at the shop this morning completing...
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A Square Deal (31)
A series of posts describing the design and construction of a pair of tables in bubinga.----------------Demountable Rear Panel.I chose to make the rear panel on the side table demountable - meaning...
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A Square Deal (32)
A new installment in a continuing series. Recent posts can be found in the 'Blg Archive' section to the right site of the page.---------------Demountable Panel, Continued....As mentioned in the...
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A Square Deal (33)
Post 33 in an ongoing series.-----------Today's task was to deal with the double hammerhead keys which lock the ends of the breadboard ends to the table slab:There are two main aspects to the task:...
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A Square Deal (34)
Post 34 in a continuing series describing the design and construction of a pair of living room tables in bubinga.---------Have the distinct feeling of rounding the last turn and heading into the...
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A Square Deal (35)
Post 35 in an on-going series - previous installments can be found in the 'Blog archive' to the right side of the page, and each post links to the next at the bottom of the entry.------------------It's...
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Down a Dusty Road
A bit over two years ago I acquired a 7.5hp dust collection system from a High School in the midwest. They needed a bigger weight training room apparently so the wood shop program had to go. I wrote...
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A Square Deal (36)
Before returning to the table build, here's a pic of the finalized arrangement of two 55 gallon drums under a pants wye at the end of the cyclone, carrying forward what was described in the preceding...
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Study Group Update
A recent objective for the online carpentry study group has been the study of various Japanese joints. The right of the page has featured a rather nondescript looking 3-way connection between a post...
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A Square Deal (37)
Holy cow - 37th post in this series...this is outa control!---------Work continues unabated on the tables. The side table is well along in the finish work. The table top slab has had 5 coats of finish,...
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A Square Deal (38)
A series of posts describing the design and construction of a pair of tables in bubinga. Currently working on table two.----------'Apron' is a curious word as it comes from the French word naperon....
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A Square Deal (39)
A series of post describing the design and construction of a pair of tables in bubinga. Previous installments can be located in the 'blog archive' to the right of the page.-----------A reasonably...
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TAJCD Volume IV - Now Expanded!
The Art of Japanese Carpentry Drawing, Volume IV, has just been significantly revised and expanded. Over 100 addition pages of material detailing a roof carpentry application for the sawhorse -yes,...
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Gateway (XVII)
Things are moving along with the kabukimon project for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I've pulled all the wood out of the dehumidification now, and it has emerged in excellent condition after 6...
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A Square Deal (40)
Post 40 in a continuing series describing the design and build of a pair of tables in bubinga. Previous installments, stretching back to the very dawn of time, can be found in the blog archive to the...
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I made some changes of late to the online Carpentry Study group, the foremost of which is to open the forum section up to the general public.This forum is meant to serve as meeting and connection place...
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A Square Deal (41)
Post 41 in an ongoing series. Previous installments can be found in the blog archive to the right of the page (scroll down a bit and you'll see it).------The past several days have been that phase of...
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