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Greenwood Rocker in Red Oak — Installment 1
I’m taking a detour from violin building for a bit as I shift over to fulfill a commission to build a rocking chair. It has been quite a few years since I built my last one, but it has always … Continue reading
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A First Violin — 2nd Installment
With the side, or rib, assembly together, it’s time to mark the outline of the top and back and then carve them to shape and thickness. The pins used to index the top to the rib assembly are seen … Continue reading
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A First Violin – 1st Installment
Though I have yet to chronicle my progress, I have been at work from time to time on my first violin. As mentioned before, my dad dreamed of building a violin, but never quite got around to it. When he … Continue reading
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A Steep-Angle Wooden Spokeshave
One of the most empowering things I learned as a student at the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program many moons ago was the idea that first you think of where you want to go and then you figure … Continue reading
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A Little End Table
I sometimes find that circumstances help to dictate my work and the circumstance that confronted me recently was too many short lengths of interesting wood. What to do? Well, there are many uses for such pieces, from cutting boards to … Continue reading
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Students from Afar
August and early September stayed very busy with teaching individual workshops. Jacob Koehler came down from NYC to dive into dovetailing. He started off making a hand plane and put that … Continue reading
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Guitar 26: 9th Installment — Completion
It’s been quite a while since I last posted about this guitar. Prepping the guitar body for finishing went smoothly: … Continue reading
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Fathers and Sons, Guitars and Violins
My dad passed away last year on the last day of March. He accomplished many of the things he wanted to do in life and he was much loved. Can you do much better than that? He was a man … Continue reading
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A Barn Beam, A Sofa Table: Part III
After fitting each leg to its respective joint it’s time to join the two halves of the table top. The edges were hand-planed to a tight fit and then clamped as shown. I don’t use dowels or biscuits for alignment … Continue reading
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A Barn Beam, A Sofa Table: Part II
I have to admit, the last time I tried cutting dovetails in thick stock the results were not what I had wished for. If you ever stop by my shop you can see them, like I get to nearly everyday. They … Continue reading
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