Tag Archives: furniture

Flying Shtenders!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

I have made reference to the modern/contemporary shtender that I have been working on, and it was completed over the weekend. I was lucky enough to get a long piece of walnut as a “parting gift” while visiting the wholesale … Continue reading →

Posted in In Yaakov's Workshop | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Modern furniture, well that’s interesting…

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Most of you know that I like Christopher Schwarz and his writing (BTW, I “like” him, I don’t “like him like him” if you know what I mean), but I would like to take him out to lunch and see … Continue reading →

Posted in In Yaakov's Workshop, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Flaming Chop!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Not only can I stand on my bench, I am standing on the shoulders of giants. In particular, the shoulders of Graeme Priddle. I decided to do something that would add my particular stamp to the Roubo workbench, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Bench | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

This is it, the night of nights

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Overture, cut the lights, this is it, the night of nights, no more rehearsing, rehearsing  our parts, we know every part by heart. Overture, cut the lights, this is it, we’ll hit the heights. And oh what heights we’ll hit, … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Bench | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Getting my legs on the ground

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

Who knew that making the Roubo workbench would be such a workout! Between the hand sawing, hand drilling, the lifting, and all the hand plane work, I’m getting a full day’s worth of exercise! Overall, the project is fairly straight … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Bench | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event and Reviews

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

The workbench project sent me on another journey. This time it was to Gaithersburg, Maryland for the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool event. I wanted to get a couple of tools to help me with the bench, and I knew a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Bench | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

And so it begins

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

The journey of a thousand miles has begun with the construction of my new workbench. And the journey actually began with a journey! I traveled to White Marsh, Maryland to visit J. Gibson McLlvain Company, a wholesale lumberyard, to purchase … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Bench | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

On the bench

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

It’s time for a new series of blogs from yours truly. For a number of months I have wanted to make a new workbench, not a large table to store things on, but a real workbench. My current bench is … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Bench | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Scrap transformation complete

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Well, the scrap wood hall table is pretty much done. I need a couple more coats of shellac on the top, then a final coat of wax to wrap this project up. All in all, I am happy with the … Continue reading →

Posted in In Yaakov's Workshop | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

One-minute report

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

I’ll take an Hour for $1,000.00 Alex. That’s how I feel about time right now. There is simply not enough of it, and I can’t even buy some of it. I feel badly for my dwindling readership that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in In Yaakov's Workshop | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments