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Tag Archives: Old Brown Glue
Traditional Dovetailed Drawer: Hand Tool Tutorial
It’s not too uncommon for someone to ask me about dovetails and the process it takes to cut them. I thought this would be a good time to document the steps I use, these are the same whether they’re for … Continue reading
Another Dovetail Tutorial: Social Distanced!
The Covid-19 virus really changes how we go about our daily business I figured another tutorial on hand cut dovetails may be something my followers would be interested in seeing and hopefully sharing with their fellow woodworkers and friends virtually … Continue reading
I Love the Challenge!
In almost every aspect of my life, it’s all about the challenge and figuring out how to overcome it. Makes no difference, it can be a woodworking project, ultra-marathon mountain race, personal goal or whatever — rising to the challenge … Continue reading
Posted in custom furniture, Design Process, Finger Joint Box, Recycled Wood Furniture, SawStop Sliding Table
Tagged Chickering Piano, custom box, custom made wooden boxes, Design Process, ebony, Gorilla glue, Old Brown Glue, Osmo Polyx, panel clamps, piano hinge, recycled piano, SawStop sliding table, WoodworksbyJohn
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First Kumiko Box
This has been a wonderful challenging project that was inspired by blogs I had read by Mike Pekovich of Fine Woodworking Magazine and Greg Merritt of HillBilly Daiku. To start this journey “down the rabbit hole” as Greg puts it … Continue reading
Keepsake Box: Wenge & Spalted Maple
It’s been over a month since my latest blog and that’s partially due to our summer schedule but also my latest Etsy commission is one that my client didn’t want to see until it was complete. Here’s a picture of … Continue reading
Chair is Complete — Education Ongoing!
In the first write up about the repair work I’m doing on this chair, I mentioned how much I was learning and now that I’m done I’ve gotten more knowledge about; eh, let’s call it early mid-century furniture production. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged BriWax, furniture repair, Old Brown Glue, teak dining chair
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Drawers One More Time and a Door Too!
I’m just about done working on and talking about drawers for this project. I’ve learned a lot which is always a good thing! The first thing on the list was to clean up and level the dovetail pins. Here’s where … Continue reading
Drawers Yet Again! — Sliding Dovetail Dilemma
Some of you that are following the construction of the drawers have left me comments and likes which I really appreciate. Not having made a unit with this many drawers in quite some time makes me cautious so I enjoy … Continue reading