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Glue-up was simple enough - a couple strap clamps and one bar clamp over cork pads to pull the joints tight for the back stretcher.  [20251023-IMG...

In 2015 I bought a Nova Galaxi 1644 lathe as a Beta tester. I did not like 3 things about it (1)  the quill operated backwards. They sent out new q...

Below pictures from a simple indexing jig for use on a drill press table. [09 Indexing Jig v3.jpg][09 Indexing Jig v3 (2).jpg]

Below pictures of the way how I made a propeller. [08 Propeller 01.jpg][08 Propeller v4 (2).jpg][08 Propeller v4 (3).jpg][08 Propeller v4 (4).jpg]

Below pictures of the way how I make complicated fenders. [1 Fenders v4.jpg][2 Fenders v4 (2).jpg][3 Fenders v4 (3).jpg][4 Fenders v4 (4).jpg][5 Fe...

   With the Wood for the sides of this Chess Set chosen and milled, sizing the sides was done first... [20251027_102831.jpg] When making a size-spe...

I recently bought a couple of used carving tools and decided that working them up would a good place to start this blog.  The first one I tackled i...

I used a 3/8" radius round over bit to shape the stretchers.  To avoid tear-out where cutting (nearly) end grain in some areas, I made multiple pas...

Does anybody have a cantilever arm like Issy Swan's setup? [Yellow arm 1.png]

   At least, I know I do! I made my first Box around 2003 but my interest and fascination with them goes back considerably further... Back in the ...

The most recent session in the shop had a lot of putzy work. Mostly a card scraper and sandpaper, and more CA glue. But I got close enough that I ...

I'm making a set of kitchen knives for our retirement community arts and crafts fair; a chef's knife, a santoku and a paring knife.  I bought some ...