Monthly Archives: March 2011

California Dreaming

Posted on March 31, 2011 by yaakov

Has anyone seen Spring yet? I personally think someone has moved Baltimore near the Seattle area. As I was working in my shop, with the propane heater going, I sincerely wished I were in California enjoying the warm dry air, … Continue reading →

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Robert Burns on Woodworking

Posted on March 29, 2011 by yaakov

There are dangers to designing by the seat of your pants, and I think Robert Burns said it best: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d … Continue reading →

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March of the Three Toed Sloth

Posted on March 29, 2011 by yaakov

The scrap wood project marches on to the tune of “The March of the Three Toed Sloth”, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The problem part of the project is that I am not logging the hours in the shop … Continue reading →

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What is this joint called?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by yaakov

Work continues on the scrap wood project, and yesterday I finally decided upon the method I am going to use to join the shelves to the legs. So I did a practice run of my idea on a couple of … Continue reading →

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Old fashioned flying

Posted on March 24, 2011 by yaakov

You want to know what I think separates me from the real woodworking masters? I prefer to fly by the seat of my pants, and I guess that is why the little details of a true master’s work really separate … Continue reading →

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That little ‘ole scrap pile

Posted on March 23, 2011 by yaakov

All of us have “our little scrap pile”, and sometimes that pile can get a bit large. A couple of weeks ago I made a new lumber rack for my shop, and I put all my cherry scraps up on … Continue reading →

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Fun with chemistry

Posted on March 21, 2011 by yaakov

After a weekend off for the Purim holiday, I am ready to start blogging again. In an earlier post, I said that I wanted to focus my turning on more artistic pieces, and to be more specific, “artsy fartsy” was … Continue reading →

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Monkeys and My Art

Posted on March 14, 2011 by yaakov

What can I say, life has a grip on those safety rails on my back and is interferring with my blogging. I won’t bore you with the details of my monkeys, but I have started on a new project that I would … Continue reading →

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Overdue book reviews

Posted on March 9, 2011 by yaakov

It has been a while since I have posted anything, but I promise I have a good excuse. I’ll let you guess what it is in the form of a multiple choice question. Yaakov has not written anything lately because: … Continue reading →

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Done at last, done at last!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by yaakov

Around the beginning of January, I started a series of blogs about making turned lidded Tzedakah boxes. Well, after many a trial and error, I finally got the artwork completed on the boxes, and they look great. Laser engraving was … Continue reading →

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