Tag Archives: woodworking

Pompous Ramblings, You Can’t Buy Skill

Posted on November 7, 2013 by millcrek

After rereading this post I’ve decided I sound like a pompous ass, maybe I am. On the woodworking forums, there are endless debates over which grinder, plane, chisel, saw, hammer or any other tool or machine is the best and … Continue reading →

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Context [ Ways of Working ]

Posted on August 13, 2012 by millcrek

There is a piece of furniture in your minds eye, but you can’t seem to ever get it out. You can see it in your head as plain as day, then you build it, you step back, you look and … Continue reading →

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Wedged Dovetails

Posted on August 9, 2012 by millcrek

If you read Chris Schwarz’s blog at Popular Woodworking, there was recently an interesting post about wedged dovetails. Historically it’s been said that wedging was done primarily to close up gappy or sloppy dovetails. In the coments of that post … Continue reading →

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You Are The Jig

Posted on June 26, 2012 by millcrek

I was reading one of the forums today and saw a post that said a flat back on a parring chisel is absolutely necessary in order to pare without the chisel digging into the surface of the work. This idea … Continue reading →

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Nailing [ things to consider ]

Posted on March 7, 2012 by millcrek

Ever since Adam Cherubini brought up nails, there have been lots of posts of projects built using nails. However there’s been little talk about the pitfalls or the things to consider when using nails, so here’s some random thoughts on … Continue reading →

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New project 3 [ legs for the box ]

Posted on December 29, 2011 by millcrek

You may have noticed, in the previous posts on this project, a picture of a table with splayed legs and low stretchers laying on my bench. That is the table this project is based on, it was built in Georgia … Continue reading →

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New project 2 [ the box]

Posted on December 23, 2011 by millcrek

After the 4 boards were prepped in the previous post, they were dovetailed together. I didn’t detail that process here, but if you want to see my method I did in this post . You can see in the photo … Continue reading →

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New project [stock prep] 1

Posted on December 15, 2011 by millcrek

I recently went to an Amish sawmill to buy some rough-sawn pine to do some remolding in my horse barn. The owner showed me a pile of white pine that had been sitting for about a year. He said that … Continue reading →

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Bad Week and a Tea table

Posted on July 31, 2011 by millcrek

This has been a really lousy week. First last Saturday [ 8 days ago] I was sawing a part for an antique German clock out of a brass sheet with a jewelers saw when the blade broke and went through … Continue reading →

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Planes

Posted on July 13, 2011 by millcrek

Bevel up If you read the woodworking forums at all, you are aware that there are several perennial debates. It seems that at least once a month the relative benefits and weaknesses of the bevel up versus the bevel down … Continue reading →

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