Posted in Hands-on, Lathe, Maple, Training, Turning, Uncategorized, future projects on Jun 11th, 2008
Today was another HOT day in Texas with temps reaching near 100 degrees and me with some spare time to spend in the shop. I was looking for a project that wouldn’t take much time, so while reading in the library throne I reread the March issue of Wood Magazine and saw the plans […]
Posted in Bandsaw, Hands-on, Maple, boxes, future projects on Jan 16th, 2008
At the show (earlier blog entry) I took a bandsaw box class and learned a new project technique. In the below picture I am showing my three first boxes. The dark one is made out of walnut and it was made at the class i took. The two maple ones I made as gifts […]
Posted in Hands-on, Uncategorized, antique, boxes, future projects, mesquite on Nov 7th, 2007
Well I finally finished my living room shelf. It is funny how neat it is to work with mesquite. After being sanded it has this soft pink look that is so nice but kinda uninspiring. Then I hit it with the Tung oil and WOW …. an explosion of grain and color. It is so […]
