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Set of eight chairs.
Cherry and ash.
The Comeback.

Call it a comeback.

All things Japanese!
#japanesetoolbox
#kanna
#tcb20scontest

Shop Mood.

1:6

Bathed in sunlight.

It's time for Poplar to get its place in the sun. These shavings came from a particularly vibrant board, with purples, browns, green and white.
Part Four of #shavingsportrait .

Blind Dovetails Sample.
More details in my Story.

Detail, cherry dining table.

Cherry Dining Table.

Half Scale. Designing at the bench, with no plans, is not something I do often. I should, though, it's so satisfying. This quick prototype puts me in the ballpark and gives me immediate feedback on the areas I'd like to change or tweak.
Also a Mathieson & Son jointer plane for #handtoolthursday .

Steeples.

#stilllife
#woodshavingwednesday

Tapering octagons.
#handtoolheaven

Part one. Tapering octagons.
#handtoolheaven

Two Pairs, Twin Tenons.
The sound in my last post was made by removing the thin piece in the center of the board.

Slide Whistle, twin tenon version. Tap for sound.

TacoNite

#shopstilllife

Sometimes at this point I want to go straight to putting on the finish. Cross-hatched tool marks, left after flattening this tabletop with a jack plane.

Woodstock can get pretty wild.
#halloween

HELIX

Since I post so many planing videos, I thought I would add the counterpoint to the thin shavings. Here I am quickly removing wood to have the wood grain run parallel to the edge of the board. This will pay off when two boards are edge glued together. The straighter the grain at a seam, the harder it is to discern exactly where the joint is. Tap for sound.
#cherrydiningtablebuild

Finished Bathroom Cabinet. 2016.

For absolutely no reason.
#woodshavingwednesday

Cerusing, final step. There was only one chance to get the middle step on video, and it turns out I didn't actually record me using a squeegee to push the white paste into the pores of the ash. However, here I am using a piece of burlap to remove the excess paste and burnish the surface.

Quick trip to the shop. Sticks at the ready.

#woodshavingwednesday
I've just added a new 13000 grit stone to my sharpening lineup. I keep this piece of easily planed, mystery pallet wood to set the blade's adjustment.

Hot Diggety!

Cerusing Ash. Initial steps.

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