Category: Projects
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Course, Medium and Fine – Japanese Hand Plane Edition
Converting a rough sawn board into lumber that is planed flat and to the appropriate thickness and width is the foundation for building furniture from wood by hand. While there has been a recent revival of this hand skill, it is primarily discussed from a western handplane perspective. Here I discuss how I use Japanese…
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Kind of blue
I learned that Picasso went through a blue period where he only painted monochromatic work in shades of blue. Looking at some of my recent builds, I noticed a monochromatic theme (charred finish and waxed white spruce) and, when turning to color, I used a shade of blue milk paint for painting my Dutch tool…
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Ebonizing wood
A formal event calls for the elegance of a black dress or well-tailored black suit. The point of clothing made from black fabric is that it doesn’t have the distraction of a pattern or varying color pallet. In composing your outfit, a fine necklace or tie can provide a singular focal point. In creating a…
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Kanna Kabinet
In the interest of creating a home for some Japanese kannas that protects them from fluctuations in humidity, I decided to build a small cabinet to fit about 6 kannas for finish planing in the space between the bigger hanging tool chest and a side wall. To tie in the design with the larger cabinet,…
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Tea box in sweet gum
In the interest to try full blind dovetails, I decided to make a small box to house some tea packets in a 3 by 1 arrangement. I used a piece of sweetgum rescued from the local municipal dump pile for urban logs. It seems that most of the logs are destined for firewood. However as…
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