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Sewing Table, part 1

Sewing Table, part 1

Posted by on Oct 1, 2022 in Projects | Comments Off on Sewing Table, part 1
The bowfront chest left a bad taste in my mouth, although Julie was happy with it. So I needed a project to cleanse my palette, as it were. Something challenging, but in a different way from the bowfront. And, ideally, something we...
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A Quick “Hunny-do”

A Quick “Hunny-do”

Posted by on Aug 9, 2022 in Projects | Comments Off on A Quick “Hunny-do”
We all get these projects from time to time, don’t we? In this case, it was a paper towel holder we’ve had for years that we’d finally had enough of. The design was fine, mind you. It’s designed to hold one roll,...
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Julie’s Bow-front Chest, final

Julie’s Bow-front Chest, fina...

Posted by on Aug 7, 2022 in Projects | Comments Off on Julie’s Bow-front Chest, final
It was time for the final fitting and finishing … which, frankly, was some of the worst woodworking I’ve done in a long time. I’m pretty unhappy with the final product. But here goes. I suspected I had a problem when the...
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Julie’s Bow-front Chest, part 2

Julie’s Bow-front Chest, part...

Posted by on Jul 23, 2022 in Projects | Comments Off on Julie’s Bow-front Chest, part 2
With the case finished for now, I wanted to turn my attention to the tricky part of this build — making the curved drawer fronts. There are 12 total drawers, each with a drawer box front of 1/2″ poplar and a false front of...
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Julie’s Bow-front Chest, part 1

Julie’s Bow-front Chest, part...

Posted by on Jun 27, 2022 in Projects | Comments Off on Julie’s Bow-front Chest, part 1
My wife works hard, and finds time to do all sorts of things to make our lives better. So when she complained about her cheap-ass Ikea drawer units that were starting to fail, I jumped at the chance to make her something to replace them....
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Cool! (and Warm!)

Cool! (and Warm!)

Posted by on May 31, 2022 in Shop | Comments Off on Cool! (and Warm!)
We recently had a home energy audit, prompted by a winter in which the downstairs (main floor) would be 10-15 degrees colder than the upstairs. The main takeaways from that were (A) my furnace, which was original to the house in 1997,...
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