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Intarsia follow up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 11:04 AM
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If you are interested in trying some of your own intarsia (and if you have a scroll saw, you really should give it a shot) you will definitely want to check out Judy Roberts aptly named web site, Intarsia.com. Just tons and tons of great patterns.
Patterns such as the one Randy Cosgrove used to make this delightful piece:
(The picture wire was only temporary to take a shot of the finished piece) Randy has been making intarsia pieces for a few years now and offers a few more tips:
  • There is a lot of sanding involved and the best thing I found to soften the edges is a pneumatic sander that chucks into the drill press. You can pump it up to be as hard or as soft as you want and it really makes getting an evenly rounded edge easier.
  • I usually do the finish sanding on each piece with a 220 grit mop sander before assembly. Seems to give the pieces a nice burnish. 
  • It became a lot less messy when I finally got around to rigging up a small hose from my dust collector to “hover” around the sander.
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Mere Minutes following up on the cabinet

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 11:14 PM
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First Mere Minutes of the year. Answering a few questions about this weeks cabinet project. And some other odds and ends..
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Using the miter sled a follow up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 2:57 PM
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I should have spent a little more time explaining the advantage to using a miter sled, and actually showed that in Fridays video.
What I showed was cutting a miter on the same side of the sled, which obviously defeats the beauty of using a miter sled. Essentially, you just need to ensure that the two "fences" are exactly 90 degrees. That is the critical part. If they are slightly off from 45 degrees to the blade, thats okay. Just make sure you cut each piece on opposite fences and they will add up to 90 degrees.
And, I want to know about your vises. No, not your vices. You can keep those secret. Never really thought much about vises before, but well, anyway, heres a video:
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2012 wrap up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 4:29 AM
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Some of the highlights of 2012. This has been a very productive year and Im happy with most of the woodworking projects I completed. The best part about woodworking is that it just never gets monotonous; we are always learning and growing. I hope that in a year I will look back on projects I made this year with fondness, yet knowing that "I could do that much better now."
Thank you for all your support this year. The web site and my You Tube channel have grown immensely. And if you arent already liking my Facebook page, take a moment to sign on. There are about 6500 of us and it has become a very special community. I really enjoy seeing everyones contributions there.
The most satisfying part about producing a woodworking show is seeing the projects you have made based on my videos. All people are inherently creative. Sometimes we just need a nudge to get started. Keep sending pictures of your projects!

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2013 WWMM wrap up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 2:49 PM
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Thank you all for supporting the show this year! Heres a quick look back at some of the hits and misses of 2013.
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Catching up on viewer projects

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 9:51 PM
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Catching up on some viewer projects.
It seems Quarto turned out to be my most popular project this past Christmas season. It has been fun seeing all the variations you have come up with. Jeff Hammond had the clever idea to add a chalkboard top to this one he made for his nephews so they can keep score as they play!
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Bill Wilson made his version for his granddaughter. Not having a lathe,  he used dowels for the round pieces:
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"Byrdie" as he is known around the interwebs, made a couple of Quarto games as gifts and had the great idea to include a set of instructions with each one. If you would like to make a game as a gift, you here are his instructions all ready for you to print out.
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Quick project idea! Even though Christmas has passed, there are always occasions to make quick gifts. Marinos Georgopoulos, a new woodworker in Greece with limited space and no power tools made these candle holders for his first project. Woodworking gifts dont have to be complicated to me well-received. I love the colors on these.
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Another first project. This one from Mike Chambers who was ambitious enough to make this hickory and maple jewelry box for his wife. I always like to tell new woodworkers that boxes make good projects to start with. You can learn a lot of basic woodworking techniques by making one.
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And speaking of boxes, check out Freeman Colemans first hardwood project he made out of tiger caspi wood. (Its based on a video I made ages ago.) Freeman says he never touched a saw until a month ago! Not bad at all.
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It seems no update is complete without including a mallet! Here is one that Eric Duran made from olive wood. 
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Mikk Sülla in Estonia has been making end grain cutting boards. Cutting boards are great projects and leave a lot of room for creativity. He made these using oak, ash, birch, maple and walnut. Every woodworker should make at least one cutting board!
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This little snowman from Randy Cosgrove is too cute not to share. Maple, walnut and padauk. Randy recently got a lathe and discovered Carl Jacobson’s web site and wood turning videos. Even if you dont you have a lathe, Carls weekly videos are worth watching!
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Dont forget: its storage and organization month! Heres a great storage project for you winos. I mean wine drinkers. Stan Peters wine rack.
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A follow-up to Fridays charging station video.
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Quilt rack follow up tostones

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 10:59 AM
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A few quick updates about yesterdays quilt rack video. I also wanted to thank Wil Wilson, who sent me an HVLP sprayer! Im looking forward to using it for applying lacquer, and I hope save money.
*****I also meant to post this last week and forgot. I recently sent my tostonera to Hilah Johnson -- my favorite YouTube chef -- to see what she could do with it. Heres her video. Good stuff!
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Coffee table follow up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 10:20 AM
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Following up yesterdays video with answers to some questions. And a little bit on rabbets vs. rabbits. And dados.
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Pallet project follow up and a little about this and that

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 6:54 AM
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Happy Saturday. Mere Minutes. Following up a little on yesterdays video. And deep discussion about things such as Hunger Games and curling.
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Finishing cart follow up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 9:57 PM
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Mere MinutesJust a follow-up to yesterdays project. Some comments and suggestions from viewers.
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Follow-up follow up. In the video I mentioned going to look at a car for Wyatt. We ended up getting it!
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Router table follow up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 5:04 AM
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Overall, Im pretty happy with the way my router table turned out. I still cant use it until I make my router lift. I hope to get started on that soon so I can get this thing in use. Once in a while its fun to work on a really big project, and to me this one is huge, but I dont think I would have the patience to do it all the time. Looking forward to getting back to some smaller projects.
My wife showed me a picture she took at some store. It was a "jewelry tree". Basically, it looks like a tree without leaves: all sorts of branches. You store and display jewelry by hanging it from the branches. Rings, necklaces, bracelets...whatever. Sounds like a fun project. It was made out of metal but if I can, Id like to figure out a way to make it out of wood. Still pondering those branches.
I wanted to post this video with Fridays video, but YouTube has been foiling my effort for some reason. Finally got it uploaded today. Just to answer a few of the questions about this build.
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Clamp rack follow up

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 12:36 PM
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Answering a few questions about yesterdays clamp storage video.
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