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Earlier this year I followed a Craigs List ad for some Pacific Northwest “maple burl” that was at least 75 years old. The story was that the father was a PNW logger and acquired some timber over the years that had been stored until the son decided to sell the stock. Being a sucker for wood with a good backstory, …
I’m old and slow but not so slow to miss when I’m being hustled. “She Who Must Be Obeyed” decided that the yard-sale table that graced our front room for eons needed to be replaced…with mahogany versions. She thinks I don’t know that this table has been the host for a porcelain Santa for the last few years leaving me …
So…this month we celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary and of course, that needs a project. What better way to mark the milestone than with some slave labor (of love) in the shop? Thusly, the Princess commanded a quilt rack of specific dimensions and character to serve as a door-side table. And…it was so. I was fortunate to find some mahogany …
When “She Who Must Be Obeyed” cracks her scepter, even trees tremble. Such was the case when I was awakened from a deep sleep after a brutal day in the mines and the Princess declared she was in need of a “ruler rack.” (OK, maybe it didn’t happen that way but it could have.) Apparently, the precision measuring devices most …
The world of quilting has so many different skill sets that there really isn’t just one piece that represents all the elements of “quilting.” Aside from the beauty of a full size quilt, the intricate work in each of the small areas called “squares” is really impressive and gives quilters an opportunity to display their work on a smaller scale. …
I learned (ok, maybe not “learned”) how to make these after watching some videos for ornaments. The ones shown at the beginning are prototypes for the design I want. The idea is to have them small enough to hang on tree or sit on a shelf. They have battery powered tea lights or lantern lights in them. The lights come …
This is an easy project with only a few steps. OCD may not be your friend here but I guarantee that a little extra effort will set your snowpeeps out from the pack. I bought a bunch of maple from a baseball bat manufacturer. These are seconds, so they are not completely round and the grain differs from piece to …
I probably shouldn’t joke about this but I’m gonna any way. Unbeknownst to me, a zillion years ago someone sadistic soul decreed that each year of marriage is marked with a traditional gift. The traditional gift was to prepare the couple for their life together. Who knew? Certainly not me when Miss Thang announced that in honor of our nuptials …
Over the years, I’ve saved the cards and letters from “She Who Must Be Obeyed” but lacked a space to put them. While I enjoy making things for her, making something for me was not on the list. Alas, despite having outlived my usefulness, my collection of fan mail offered an excuse to ruin some wood. I started with some …
I like chess and especially well made pieces and boards. It was obvious at a young age that I was more a “Boring Spastic” than “Boris Spassky” but my appreciation for the boards and pieces never waned. My girl plays chess and I bought her some Staunton pieces a long time ago be we could never find a board that …