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I like it. I'm a seventies kind of guy.

Nice work.

Bret

Tri,

Nice chairs.

It's seems I inadvertently named my thread the same as yours. I apologize for that. I don't know if I can re-title it or not. I'll try.

Bret

Gregory,

The seat to leg joinery is a double lap joint and is indeed also screwed together. Screwing the joints is how Sam Malloof showed me how to do it. All the joints in the chair are either...

I recently completed this "pair" of rocking chairs in walnut and spalted western maple burl. The joinery is done primarily with hand tools.

Enjoy, please comment.

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Almost missed this one, glad I had a look-see. Very nice Craig. You set the bar pretty high.

Bret

Peter,

I have an almost identical scar on my forehead but mine reads correctly when looking in the mirror so to most people I look like even a bigger looser not being able to write correctly while...

Harvey, Band saw and edge sander. We could call it Parquet. Which is what I used to call before someone said it should be called inlay.

Bret

The top has a frame perimeter into which is inset a plywood panel that has been rabbeted to fit the plough in the frame.I set the plywood down from the top of the frame about 3/16" and then fill that...

There is enough separation between the crest rail and the seat that they can move independantly without really affecting one another. But if you have a wide area of cross grain with a rail running...

Fellow WWs,This project utilizes some black walnut which I acquired by purchasing some "Urban" logs and having a portable mill saw it into lumber, some of which has dried thoroughly. I got lucky,...

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Most of the "Maloof" style chairs have thicker seats and therefore are stronger and don't require the cross rail under the front of the seat as my chair does. I used a thinner seat to keep...

The armrest/backrest is flat on the bottom. I drilled a 1/4" deep hole above each of the four legs into the bottom of the armrest using a 3/4" forstner bit. I then created a short round tenon on the...

Nice project Craig, well done.

I'm not familiar with Western Birch. How does it differ from Eastern Birch? Is that the same wood I've seen offered on Craigslist?

Bret

To All,



I wanted to build a set of bar stools and had built a prototype earlier this year but I sold it. So, here is the second prototype with some refinements. As always, I start from scratch...

Craig,

Nice work. Fir is a nice wood to work except for the splinters. I love the patina it gets with age.

The photo shows cabinets, doors, trim and soji screens all from my shop. All in fir...

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Ignor the knife grinder and see the Rolair in the background. I've had it so long I can't remember how much it cost or how long ago I bought it. If it ever dies I'll buy another just like...

Very nice! I like tastefully done free edge stuff. I guess we have George Nakashima to thank for making this style repsectable.

Bret

Interesting that you would pose this question. I've been pondering the same problem. What I came up with was some pizza slice shaped thin laminations pressed and glued into the proper radius. I don't...

On a nice shelf that you are going to look at for many years you want wood tape? Wouldn't you agree that a nice solid wood edging will look better, be stronger and last longer? Hardwood veneered...

You don't need a router table. Quit procrastinating and use the money to buy some nice wood and build something nice. I produce a lot of nice stuff out of my shop. You would be surprised how few...

David,

Looks like the saw I sold for $200. Mine did not have the riser block but with only the 3/4 HP motor it would be way under powered anyway. I sold the saw because I didn't like it. I moved...

She's a beauty! Nice job!

Bret

I bought one at HD for thirty bucks or less. I use it as Harvey suggested, to "judge" relative moister content. It has some small pins attached to the case that should only be pushed in by hand. With...

Wow, That some pricey house. I've worked on some pretty upscale homes in my day and also for some famous people but I think $34m tops any I've worked on. There was one that was $10m but that was over...

193853Here are two methods. I use the simple rabbet, glued and clamped most often. You could nail it to save time but 1/2 hour in the clamps is all you need and then you don't have those ugly nails...