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It looks like it was a wonderful weekend. It takes a lot of hard work to make something like that happens. Many times going to events like this is a waste of time but not in this case. ...

I use 24 in. clamps more than anything else. In making cabinets, they are useful in clamping face frames to the cases as well as other applications. I would recommend buying what you need when you...

Kudos on completion of another great job. When am I going to get a present like that? I am looking forward to next week with the 3 of you(you and 2 brothers) to work on armchairs. Dad

It looks great, and it is surprsing how much room is in it. It was certainly fun to do this partly together and am looking forward to our next project. I guess Ernie will let us know what the...

I just completed these 2 armchairs. They are part of larger project of 12 chairs made for the North Carolina room in the new Chowan County/Edenton, NC library. I made pairs of 6 different chairs...

I bought a 25 in. Powermatic wide belt sander in 1986. It performed well, but it started having tracking problems. A friend, who had a cabinet shop and a 43 in. Halsty wide belt sander, contacted...

Thanks to all who commented and/or looked. These projects sometimes look almost impossible to do, but when you realize that they are only a series of many fairly simple steps it is not so...

Here are some pictures of the dovetails and a picture of Benjamin Calvin Hobbs, III. Thanks for all the kind words. Ben

It is already in our bedroom. I have the upper 6 drawers, and my wife have the rest. Now I need a bed that complements the chest. Ben

The drawer fronts are solid wood. The original was veneered, but since my resawing capacity isn't very good we decided to do in the solid. It also helps to have first class materials.

Ben

We certainly did not get all of this done in just a week. I estimated that it took about 150 hours to build this piece. Calvin bandsawed strips, scraped, and stacked them. After attaching the...

My sons and I have been meeting one week each year to work on a project. This year Don Harris joined us. Many of you saw the corner cupboards we did 2 years ago. This year we copied the...

They look great. I'll see them in May. Dad

I use a BeA 3/8 in. stapler. It does a great job. Previously, I use a Senco. This one is much better--does not misfire. New ones are bit pricey, but there are some reconditioned ones on ebay for...

I started having symtoms of carpel tunnel a few years ago. I decided to force myself to use my other hand more. Sometimes I plane right handed and sometimes left handed. I also do quite a bit of...

As usual, you did a great job. What about the doublechest? Dad

I just finished making sashes for 12 nine over six windows for an eigthteenth century house in New Bern, NC. They were made of cypress and made with through tenons. To match the original profile ,...

I have aStanley 113, some # 13's, and some #20's. All of them are excellent for shaping the rear legs of most chippendale and Queen Anne chairs. I also like them to flush up the upper fronts of...

They look pretty good to me. Dad

Good job. I made a few pieces of banding a few years ago, and I thought it took a lot of time. It is easy to make a little extra for future projects. I am really looking forward to seeing the...

I use white or yellow glue and not the type II or III. Future repairs need to be considered. If the glue joint is irreversible, then the piece will be trashed just trying to disassembling it. I...

We will never get better if we cannot see our mistakes. That is why we must dwell on them. It is certainly pathetic to observe someone who sees no problems with obvious imperfection. Ben

Calvin,

You really did a great job. Everything looks great especially the carvings. Don

You certainly did a great job. All those years of work and study is really paying off. Thanks for sharing your work with us all. Dad

I simply make the child's piece 2/3 of the regular piece. That goes for all the measurements-thicknesses, ht., etc. Ben