Ahhhh – Paradise

After the clocks and this and that’s, (Sherri will be uploading the clock episodes this week) I finally had time to get to the step back we need done by next Monday for the FWW photo shoot. Here is the deal, I have to assemble the upper case, feet, crown and raised panels for the [...]

Well, I’ve got to tell ya….

The clock build is about done. How did I get five clocks, Geez. As usual, the video is longer than I thought it would be. In about a day and a half I can have five clocks built and ready to go, start to finish, filming and explaining and all of the details, five days. [...]

You’ve Got to See This!

It’s Wednesday – time is getting close, I’ve got to get the step back going for the photo shoot and I am going to start my next DVD. Not sure what the title will be yet but the content is all about building cases. Thought the step back would be a good one [...]

Just What I Needed

Yesterday I went hard and furious, getting my clocks ready for filming…they are at the point now that they just need assembled and finished up, but wanted them where we could take them apart to show how we did what, then we go do it, gets a little tough, alot more work than one thinks, [...]

Yabba Dabba Dooooooo….

it’s Monday and feels like it toooooo!
The desk is dry, ready for a final rub out and finish the assembly. The step back is about a week behind it – oil finishes do take longer, nice ones any way.

The clock video is about done as well, then I get to start the 2nd step [...]

Just chatting

well its Saturday morning, having some coffee…and fixing to go wrap up the clock build….I really think you will like this…what I had to do was to build the clocks, then basically do it again…so we have a visual reference, and as well I have several different ways to accomplish different task…I try to think through different skill [...]

At It Again!

Well, I’ve kind of been here and kind of not the last couple of days. Did enough to wrap up the “Door and Drawer” DVD – a really good thing. Probably surprised you with that one! been working on it for a little while now and just wanted to wrap it up, [...]

Cherry Finish and More

Jeff Fleischer (chpcrvr) was over yesterday wrapping up his cherry bathroom project and he brought a copy of American Woodworker (Feb/March Issue), article by Tim Johnson.
There was an article in it on using gel finishes to color cherry. Now, because cherry likes to blotch and it almost always does, gels are super. Well, [...]

ACE is Expecting…..

his chisels to get home any day. We will let him be the judge if they are sharp. Now….Ace’s chisels had uh-well been sharpened at a time or 20 and while I have a bevel gauge, I wasn’t quite sure where these were so I started with 80 grit on the Worksharpand a 25 degree [...]

A Hardware Thing

Now this is just my personal preference and perhaps some food for thought for you as well. Most guys (gals) when locating their drawer puls drill the center of the drawer (vertical). I don’t, especially with bails and pulls as we have here. I prefer to center the whole pull. I measure from the top [...]