This segment of ‘The Autodidact’s Chair’ picks up with rough dimensioning the poplar for the lower frame. The stock is ripped, crosscut, and then dimensioned square before the frame parts are laid out. I hope everyone…
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DNF-2
wood and leather wallets
This weeks installment of ‘definitely not furniture‘ features a few examples of the wooden card holders/wallets I’ve made over the past month. Simple and clean, they’re a great way to use up those little offcuts around the woodshop. These ones have a leather strap that’s…
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The Autodidact’s Chair part four
Chair stiles and joinery
After the bent laminations are cut to length and smoothed, the rails are made up from solid poplar. The parts are dimensioned and the joinery begins. I decided to use twin tenons on the corners for some extra strength and glue surface. The parts are…
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The Autodidact’s Chair part three
Dimensioning the Lamination
After the laminations are complete, the lengths and edges need to be defined. The chair stiles are a little awkward to work due to their shape but a hold-fast comes in handy and helps keep them in place while I crosscut them to length. Once…
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Definitely Not Furniture
Part One
Welcome to the Unplugged Woodshop- where THINGS are made by hand. So, that said, and this being Friday, I’d like to start a new series to showcase some non-furniture projects I’ve been working on. Working wood and building furniture is obviously my passion, but I…
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The Autodidact’s Chair part one
Making the bending form
As mentioned, this design was inspired by the ‘scoop chair’ I hold in my memory. The bent seat was a given, but I wanted to re-design the frame as well as incorporating a woven leather seat. I want this piece to have a contemporary feel…
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The Autodidact’s Chair
an introduction
“What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.” – Aristotle Autodidacticism is self directed learning and an autodidact is a self-teacher. I think this suites me to a tee. From writing and playing music, to boat building and onto working wood, I’ve…
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Skinny Legs Texas style
A readers project
I received a letter from Dan in Conroe, Texas ( just outside The Woodlands) about 30 miles north of Houston. He recently completed his version of my Skinny Legs and all, side table. Dan used cherry for the table with walnut drawer fronts and custom…
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Mitre Shooting Board
1964-2012
Its been a very busy week here in the wood shop. Some shop made tools were at the top of my list both new book projects as well as a few made out of necessity. A furniture project that incorporates a mitered box with splines…
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Ain’t no Feathers…
From Greg in Glastonbury, CT
I just received an email from Greg in Glastonbury, CT. He just finished the second project from Made by Hand, the dovetailed wall shelf. Here is his letter and some pics. Great job Greg! And thanks again for sharing~; ) …
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