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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Dining Set Tutorial #1 - Design Process and Back Chair Legs.

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A dining set is quite an undertaking for any woodworker, but I seem to enjoy the challenge. There's a few folks who requested that I blo...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Brass City Records and Toolworks- The Leader of the Band Has Died

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I was on the road to the Handworks show in Amana, Iowa when I received word that Walt Quadrato had lost his battle with cancer. Walt was th...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Handworks 2015 and Mr. Studley

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I had a great weekend attending the Handworks event at the Amana Colonies. Being a furniture maker in Iowa, a show like this is simply too ...
Friday, April 3, 2015

Tour of a Rural Iowa Sawmill

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Recently while making a trip to one of my favorite little mom 'n pop sawmills, I decided I'd snap some pics to share with you all. S...
Friday, March 13, 2015

The Making of Heather's Tea Shelf

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This week I finished a teacup display shelf for my wife. The shelf was heavily inspired by an Arts and Crafts shelf I saw in Fine Woodworki...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Mortise and Tenon Joints (Mortising Machine and Dado Blade Method)- A Tutorial

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Ok, here’s how I make mortise and tenon joints with a dado blade and mortising machine. My zeal for hand tools aside, I can’t get away from ...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

An Inheritance

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Most folks can appreciate when wonderful tools are passed down from previous generations. I hadn't really counted on an inheritance myse...