Monthly Archives: April 2011

Sometimes you just get lucky

Posted on April 24, 2011 by yaakov

Yup, sometimes you do get lucky. Today was somewhat of a lucky day. This morning I managed to get a freshly cut log chainsawed into two good blanks, and I turned one of those very wet blanks into an interesting … Continue reading →

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On the bench

Posted on April 22, 2011 by yaakov

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 →

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Scrap transformation complete

Posted on April 18, 2011 by yaakov

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 →

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Heap o’ learnin’

Posted on April 12, 2011 by yaakov

On March 14th, I wrote about a hollow vessel I was working on, and today I finally completed it. Every time I make something, I like to think that I learned something from it. Well, I did a heap o’ … Continue reading →

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One-minute report

Posted on April 11, 2011 by yaakov

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 →

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Two Hours and Scrap News

Posted on April 4, 2011 by yaakov

I decided to combine two topics today because…. Because errr well…..Becasue I just felt like it. Progress is slow but steady on the Two Hours a week student project. Once again, I am simply amazed at how much young men … Continue reading →

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