I've made my share of new furniture pieces, but sometimes friends bring pieces to me that need repair. I love it when I am able to fix an heirloom piece that often just needs the right tools and a little ingenuity. Such was the case with this child's rocker--a 1990 Evenflo. This is a special … Continue reading Repairing a Child’s Rocking Chair
Video 8 – Pie Crust Table: Finishing the Top
We're almost there, I promise! This is Video 8 of what will be 9 videos, with that last one being all about the finishing process. But this one focuses on all the last few details, like finishing the table top braces, refining the routed edges, and adding some hand-cut details around the table top. The … Continue reading Video 8 – Pie Crust Table: Finishing the Top
Video 6: The Pie-Crust Table: Recovering From Mistakes
In this, Part Six of, "The Pie-Crust Table: The Never-Ending Project," I'll show you how I overcame a couple of issues. For one, rather than use solid thickness material for the legs, I chose to cheap it out and laminate two pieces of cherry. It all came out fine... but, there is a minute line … Continue reading Video 6: The Pie-Crust Table: Recovering From Mistakes
Video 5: Pie-Crust Table – All About the Legs
In this video, you can watch as I struggle with the legs for the Pie-Crust Table, knock my bandsaw out of whack, drop one of the legs and break a big chunk off, and overcome all of that to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. I'll cut the legs out, profile them, and then … Continue reading Video 5: Pie-Crust Table – All About the Legs
Book Design, Part One: Using MS Word to get your manuscript ready to publish
My manuscript is “ready” to make that big leap and become a published book. That alone is a big step, because the self-talk will run through your head… “Are you really ready to hit that button?” It's so final. But I’ve reached that point when I’m trying to finish all the edits, make sure I’ve … Continue reading Book Design, Part One: Using MS Word to get your manuscript ready to publish
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