An Ugly “Holy Grail”
Many woodworkers consider hand-cut dovetails to be the end-all, be-all, holy grail of joinery. It is easy to understand why; they are simply beautiful, while being highly functional and strong. Matt...
View ArticleSlowly Taking Over
Last night I finally got back into the garage after a long hiatus, traveling for Thanksgiving and for work over the past two weeks. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve really come to realize that...
View ArticleCleaning, Space, and Dovetails
I didn’t really build anything today, but it was a productive day in the shop. I did a lot of cleaning and rearranging in the garage. I got all of our house paint cans off the floor, on to a shelf –...
View ArticleDesign a Week – 15/52
I know what you’re thinking – two designs in the same afternoon? Well I wouldn’t believe it either if I wasn’t writing this, so enjoy this design for candlesticks: The impetus for this design is the...
View ArticleThe Next Challenge – A Dovetail A Day
Several weeks ago I came across a one of Chris Schwarz’s blog posts where one of his reader’s had followed his path in cutting a dovetail joint each day. This struck me as a great idea for my crazy...
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