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I feel I am getting a little better at it. I noticed my miter were problematic because of the way I was using the veneer saw /scalpel to do the cut...
As you know, Black Friday is a big event around the Stumpy Nubs Workshop. Every year we put on our parkas and confront the horrors that officially ...
In the previous blog in this series, we left of with the template ready. Once I had the template it just a matter of tracing the pattern and the pr...
My last entry here was almost a month ago and I was about to leave for Arizona for the winter. Well, I’ve been here (Az.) for almost a month now an...
I practiced some more today with panel #3. I chose to do similar pattern as panel #2 since I had so much trouble with veneer curling and gaping mit...
While the turkey was baking in the oven, I thought I have few hour to kill. I decided to practice some more veneering. I just cooked a new batch of...
In this installment of the blog I will be cutting the template. The rib cage will depend on it. I used my home made beam compass to layout my arcs ...
Intro: I have seen the work of Enrico Konig and l like several of his pieces. I particularly like this coffee table I had thought about it a bit. I...
Today I set to finish up the first panel of the veneer box and tackle the second panel. The First Panel was in this state when I stopped last time....
Just a small upgrade but a worthwhile one nonetheless. The links – in the notifications – to the new posts in discussions you’re following will now...
Well this is the day, the final assembly of the legs, the stretchers, and the bench top. We held a quick briefing and took note of the time. The gl...
First a big Thanks to Paul. Paul has been mentoring me in veneering through long distance learning; emails that is. Two great videos, among many, I...