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Lately (last year or so) I have had a penchant and thirst for knowledge on a more academic level, for anything related to woodworking and the items made from wood, and the tools and process's used to make wood items. This quest for knowledge has come from my own desire to build a woodworkers wiki, where all can enter the wiki, and open edit and collaborate, and contribute to the knowledge base. Click here for our wiki under construction.

I started the build of the mission style chest-of-drawers with QSWO for the primary and poplar for the secondary wood.   The drawers will rest on under-mount soft closed drawer slides.  My wife wanted 3 drawers behind the door.  The door will have the same motif as the nightstand and the bed.  I am not certain if the motif will be applied on the lower drawers.  I hope to finish the corbels and route the mortises, into the four legs, for the twin tenons next week.  The drawer heights are (4) 6", (1) 7", and (1) 8".    Danl

 
I use my shop-made-mortising jig to route the mortises into the legs for the needed mortises for the sides.

 
I use my shop-made tenoning jig to saw the tenon cheeks.

 
Fits together the 1st dry fit as planned.

 
The side panels were made from ½” book matched, solid wood.  Ripped sawn from 5/4 bd.
 
The panels have a recess to allow for a 1/16" gap.  Thanks for looking.   Danl

A friend of mine called me up and asked me if I could repair one of his Windsor chairs, and if I could come over and take a look. So to my surprise, it was the same chair I have always gravitated too whenever I am in his home. His home is one of those homes, where everything is beautiful, in an old way. He has an old fireplace area with 18th century cooking implements around it, he has several hand tool chests full of 18th century tools that are all matched and numbered from the previous 18th century owner, and if he has any late era furnishings, they are all hand made, such as this chair by maker Steven Bunn. His home is one big 18th century fantasy land full of furnishings and tools and collectibles and all sorts of things, I love visiting him.

This may not be the place for the following rant and if so monitors please correct any transgression.
Twenty two years ago today everything in America changed.
Our comfort was high and our guard was down and 2977 Americans paid the price.
We talk about the price of freedom but too often our elected leaders treat this as a talking point instead of a reality. On that day the cost of freedom became real and we all felt the pain.

Twice turned.  Hays County pecan.  Walnut oil as sanding sealer, Danish Oil finish.

Hello everyone. I just turned the largest bowl I have done to date last night. This bowl is 13" in diameter and 4.5" deep. The wood is Arizona Ash from what I can tell by the bark.

Hi Everyone,
in November of 2021 I purchased a small piece of land that had a 30’ by 70’ shop on it. It’s going to be half my shop and the other my living quarters.  Nothing fancy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been almost 15 years since I've carved our house number sign, and hung it above our front porch entrance. Over those years, the weather has taken a toll on the paint and gold leaf, although not as much as I expected. It has been taken down and is undergoing a repaint/gilding that should, I hope, last another 15 years. Completed photos to follow.

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 
 

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 

 

I've had this hatchet since I was a teenager.  I'm under the impression that tool was brought home from Europe after the war ended by my father.   The handle was broken when I got it and I re-handled it back in the '80s with a store bought handle.   I've used it a bunch over the years and it's been hunting, fishing, camping, along with other chores.  Any guru's out there that can tell me more about it?  The text stamped into the head says:
 
U.S.
something something Fork
something something CO 1946
 

 

 
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The Woodwork Institute is a national organization whose primary purpose is to ensure excellence and craftsmanship in woodwork.
Begun in 1951 as a not-for-profit trade association, the Woodwork Institute has grown into a leading provider of quality assurance programs for architectural millwork.
NAAWS
The Woodwork Institute collaborates with the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada to jointly sponsor the North American Architectural Woodwork Standards (NAAWS). Architects and millwork firms rely on this proven standard as the basis for quality architectural millwork.

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 
 

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 
 

Made this walnut bowl from a  piece of walnut log. I think it turned out pretty good.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 
 

My wife wants me to make a dizzy bowl for my nephew's wedding present. So I figured I better make one to work out the details.

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.  

The Chipstone Foundation

I am making a Mission style bed, from quartered sawn white oak, for my wife.  The design was inspired by Tom McLaughlin, Jeremy Zietz, Kevin Rodel, Jeff Miller, Fine Woodworking magazine, WOOD magazine, and Woodsmith magazine.

The crown is built up, by using traditional methods of building crown, just as it was done the old days, they did not have power nor molding knives, so just as they did, we did, by shaping each facet of the crown as an independent piece, then applying them on top of each other.

 
 

"Almost There"
Hi everyone !Mike Mathieu here. Been a long time since I 've had anything to share with the group. Glad to be back.  Here is the latest and greatest progress picture of my latest Intarsia project. I got the birds in the bush and the buck inlayed into the background. I still have the rabbits and a few more bushes and trees to add to the foreground and maybe a pileated woodpecker on the big tree. We'll see if it scales out. 325 pieces from 22 woods so far
 

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 
 

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