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My First Incomplete Project
In my short time in this great craft, I’ve many times wanted to give up on a project. Sometimes the difficulties seem too great, or the things that go wrong seem unfixable. Yet I’ve always… more →
Adventures in Woodworking
My First Incomplete Project
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Eric wrote 6 months ago: In my short time in this great craft, I’ve many times wanted to give up on a project. Sometime … more →
Okay, uncambered smoothing plane. You got my attention.
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Eric wrote 6 months ago: Okay, so I had 30 minutes to work on the TSDC desk organizer build challenge. I figured the first st … more →
Lego Table Finished!
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Eric wrote 9 months ago: I swear, my shop time is so infrequent it takes me forever to complete a project. But I had a decent … more →
Making Our Mark(s)
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Eric wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday I had just a little bit of shop time. Enough to make sure the tops of the legs are all lev … more →
Oh Yeah, I Was Building a Lego Table
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Eric wrote 10 months ago: My wife sent me into the shop yesterday, saying, “It’s been forever since your last post … more →
Lego Table Taking Shape
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Eric wrote 11 months ago: Today I had a decent amount of shop time for a guy with two kids and an infant – a whopping fo … more →
Everything Is a Workbench and the World is My Shop
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Eric wrote 11 months ago: Today is a national holiday (it’s Eid ul-Adha, the big Muslim holiday celebrating Abraham … more →
Hand Planing and Hand Sanding
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: On Saturday (the day after our baby was due, and he’s still not here!), my wonderful wife said … more →
My Saw Bit Me. Three Times!
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: In my video for Woodworking Safety Week 2008, I repeatedly reminded my viewers to keep fingers out o … more →
A Tough Day in the Shop
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: So yesterday I went to the lumber yard and bought all the wood I expected to need for the lego table … more →
Marking Knife - Almost Done!
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: So I had a good couple days in the shop before I packed it all up the other day. Besides doing the c … more →
When the Bit's Too Small for the Brace
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: Still working on the marking knife. Now I need to drill a small (3/32″) hole for the tang of t … more →
Making a Marking Knife: The Stock
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: I was wading through my old woodworking bookmarks, and stumbled across this great guide to making a … more →
Yeah. A Bandsaw Would Be Nice.
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: Today I began a little reverse engineering project for a friend. He saved a sofa from the junk heap, … more →
Giving the Tenon a Wedgie
Eric wrote 1 year ago: I know, I know. Juvenile title. I can’t help it. So it’s time for the wedges. By the way … more →
I Don't Need No Stinkin' Jigsaw
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: When I was contemplating my curves and complaining about my coping saw, Marco suggested that I could … more →
Hand-Chopping a Mortise (with Video)
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: After I posted about doing my first hand-cut mortise and tenon, Scott over on LumberJocks wanted to … more →
How I Fixed the End Grain
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: From all the feedback I got on my end grain finishing problem, Kaleo’s had the biggest word (o … more →
First Hand-Cut Tenon
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Eric wrote 1 year ago: Today I was able to do both tenons for the supporting rail (rail? stile?) for the step stool I … more →
