Posted in Shop Log Book on Jan 21st, 2008
Much of my spare time this last weekend was spent working on the website doing some under the covers upgrades to help support some of my future changes and additions. I did take some time in the shop to finish up my VMWare inspired frame.
As you can see I added maple splines to help reinforce the […]
Posted in Shop Log Book on Jan 20th, 2008
Here is Des Moines we have a Half Price Books store that I like to shop every once and awhile. This is the type of place that sells used books, magazines, etc that people in the area bring in, along with new books that did not sell well in “normal” book stores for various reasons. […]
Posted in Shop Log Book on Jan 19th, 2008
Last Saturday January 12th I took the opportunity to attend one of the Small Furniture Meetings here in Des Moines and listen to discussions on drawer building. It was a good discussion with lots of experienced information from seasoned woodworkers on a topic that one surely cannot avoid when making most furniture. I wanted to […]
Posted in Shop Log Book on Jan 15th, 2008
Some positive feedback on my work and website in the last few weeks. First off is the new link to TWWNetwork site which is operated by Marc Spagnuolo. If you do not know of him in the world of woodworking and podcasts, where have you been? He and his wife Nicole put together this great […]
Posted in Web Site Changes on Jan 14th, 2008
I finally decided to add a contact page with a form to fill out to so anyone can easily contact me. I have always had my GMail address available for use, but the fact that you need to use another application to email me was not the best method.
The contact page still needs some tweaking, […]
Posted in Shop Log Book on Jan 7th, 2008
Well I finally get a chance to work on something for myself while getting motivated to return back to the shop and start up some new projects after the holidays. The Christmas and and New Year season is tough for me to be in the shop with family, events, and errands and to top it […]
Posted in Veneer Class Fall 2007, Shop Log Book on Jan 3rd, 2008
My edging on the 12-way was completed last weekend and over the New Year holiday. I started out as mentioned with some strips of white oak cut down to 1 1/2 inch wide by 6 inch long and 3/4 inch thick. The ends were mitered to 15 degrees and then butt glued in pairs which […]