Sculpted Rocking Chair: More Rear Leg Work
Well, I have finally gotten back to work on the Sculpted Rocking Chair – yes, I know it’s been a while! When I last left the project, I had completed sculpting the seat. With that task completed my...
View ArticleDVD Review: Basic Inlay Techniques by Larry Robinson
Another in the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University. This time I review the DVD: Basic Inlay Techniques by Larry Robinson. This DVD is the first and most basic in a...
View ArticleDVD Review: Beginning Woodcarving by Everett Ellenwood
Continuing with the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University, this time I review the DVD: Beginning Woodcarving by Everett Ellenwood. This DVD is one of two done by...
View ArticleDVD Review: Forgotten Hand Tools by Chris Schwarz
Next in the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University, this time I review the DVD: Forgotten Hand Tools by Christopher Schwarz. This DVD is one of several done by Schwarz in...
View ArticleDVD Review: Profiles of Sam Maloof and Tage Frid
Another in the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University, this time I review two profile DVDs: Sam Maloof and Tage Frid from Taunton Press. While these DVD’s do not solely...
View ArticleSculpted Rocking Chair: Front Legs and Initial Leg Shaping
With the band sawing of the rear legs completed and the head rest holes drilled I set out to shape the rear legs and to band saw and shape the front legs. Some of the shaping of the legs could be done...
View ArticleSculpted Rocking Chair: Rough Shaping the Arms
The arms for the chair start with two rectangular blanks about 5 inches wide. These blanks needed to be roughly shaped before the outlines of the actual arms can be cut out at the band saw. The...
View ArticleDVD Review: Router Joinery by Gary Rogowski
Next in the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University, this time I review the DVD: Router Joinery by Gary Rogowski. This DVD is one of many DVD’s produced by Taunton Press...
View ArticleSculpted Rocking Chair: Front Leg Transitions and Gluing the Legs
The moment of truth finally arrived and it was time to glue up some of the parts of the chair that have been worked on for some time now. I can tell you that with so much time put into creating these...
View ArticleDVD Review: Basic Box Making by Doug Stowe
Next in the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University, I’d like to review the DVD: Basic Box Making by Doug Stowe. This DVD is one of many DVD’s produced by Taunton Press...
View ArticleDVD Review: Wood Finishing Basics with Michael Dresdner
Next in the series of reviews of DVD’s from the SmartFlix Woodworking University, I’d like to review the DVD: Wood Finishing Basics by Michael Dresdner. This DVD is one of many DVD’s produced by...
View ArticleSculpted Rocking Chair: Sculpting the Leg Joints
Well, now that the legs have all been attached it was time to start the shaping of the leg to seat joints. If you’ve been following along, you know that there was a good amount of material that at...
View ArticleAl Stirt Demonstration
Last week my woodturning club (www.fingerlakeswoodturners.com) had the pleasure of hosting a demonstration by world-class turner, Al Stirt of Enosburg Falls, Vermont (http://www.alstirt.com) at our...
View ArticleWoodworker’s Safety Week 2010: Lathe Safety
Once again, it’s Woodworkers Safety Week for 2010. Because there is a lot of content about safety with other power tools and hand tools, I thought I’d cover safety with another tool in the shop that...
View ArticleA little shop time…
Well, as you can tell I have not been posting much to the blog recently. That’s not to say that I have not been busy but, most of what I have been up to did not involve woodworking. About as close as...
View ArticleClass with Binh Pho at the Marc Adams School
I am once again going off on a trip to visit the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. You’ll recall that I took my first class there (or anywhere, for that matter) last year when I built a Cherry...
View ArticleThin Walled Vessels and Surface Design Class – Day 1
Today was the my first day of class on turning Thin Walled Vessels and Surface Design with Binh Pho at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. The morning started with a demonstration by Binh on turning...
View ArticleThin Walled Vessels and Surface Design Class – Days 2 to 5
Well, the best laid plans to blog after each day of classes with Binh Pho at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking did not really pan out. Sorry about that. There was just too much going on and I was...
View ArticleSculpted Rocking Chair: Cutting and rough shaping the headrest
I bet you were wondering when and/or if you’d see me writing about the Sculpted Rocking Chair build again here at the blog. Well, wait no longer, at long last I’m back at it and writing about my...
View ArticleWoodturning a Hollow Form
I’ve created a 4 part video series of myself turning a hollow form using green Cherry wood. The videos show the complete process starting with a rough chunk of green Cherry, roughing it out,...
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