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all). You can catch up on the rules here. There are many prizes to be won too. Here’s the timeline: Registration: Now through September 15th, 2010 Begin Building: September 1st, 2010 End Building: October 31st, 2010 End Judging: November 15th, 2010 If you are interested in signing up, you ...
...om the past that involve the evolution of my shop: Article – Evolution of a Workshop Article – My Humble Beginnings Video – October 2009 Shop Tour Video – A Moving Experience Video – Updated Shop Tour Video – The King and His Castle ...
... your tent. You also want to put a test piece of scrap wood in the tent as well. This is your color indicator. Seal everything up and wait about an hour or so. Pull out your test board and see if the color is where you want it. The color change happens gradually and depending on how well sealed...
...0;The Schwarz” and tells us all about it. Around the Web: The Saw Dust Chronicles 30 Day Challenge Tool-Talker.com News: Woodworkers Safety Week 2009 starts Monday. Don’t keep your chargers plugged in: Tool Crib article Registration for Woodworking in America starts tomorrow!!! Furniture...
...p, where the scroll saw is not considered a serious tool. (Its location, by the slop sink, says it all.) Partly in protest, but mostly as a personal challenge, I decided from the outset that I would use only the scroll saw and a variety of sanders. Believing that fine woodworking needn’t be...
Questions or Comments?You can get a hold of us by either dropping us an email at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or you can pick up the phone and leave us a message on our voice mail at 623-242-2450. The shortest WTO ever! Just a little Thanksgiving update from Marc and Matt. Marc is working on a rockin...
...in the garage, I still frequently have the urge to go out into the garage and just be around my tools; maybe practice my hand-planing. Well, about an hour after pouring out the oil, I had one of these urges, so I went out. I immediately smelled something burning, but the smell was unfamiliar to me...
... As I apply this finish, I hold my application device (a square of old t-shirt) firmly against the spinning bowl until it heats up and it dries within 2 to 5 minutes. Next I lightly sand with a high grit, possibly wet sandpaper and follow up with a coat of EEE Polish. I finish the project with eit...
...l of time! Take a face frame for example. If you cut classic joinery on the frame members and then glue them together, you’ll lose at least an hour just waiting for the glue to dry. Then, of course, you have to glue that face frame to the casework. That’s another hour. With the pock...
... system for the very hot Florida summers,Ã? I’ve covered the walls with shelves but I always need more space!” Setting up the shop : 1/2 hour Cleaning the garage and putting the car back : 1h One hour or two of sanding/sawing after work : priceless ...
.... I know that this falls more in the carpentry side of things, but I used a lot of my woodworking skills in the process. There were a couple design challenges to start with. First, we didn’t want to remove the existing stoop so it could be used again, sometime down the road. So the struct...
I am proud to say the barbecue station is finished. It was a fun project, and the most difficult part was deciding what to include and what NOT to include in the final product. But given the time, monetary, and audience restrictions of the 48 hr challenge, I really think this is a good compromise...