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We spent a bunch of time on a half wall for our basement remodel. We are trying to get the effect of an old warehouse, with a bar tucked in the corner. Speakeasy style. Well, the first was to stain...

I was able to get the pine ready for a wall cap in our basement remodel all planed down. All set for some stain, and my fiance decided she wanted to rethink the color as the wall seemed a bit dark to...

I too, had the boss telling me to build some boxes for the tools. And on my own time. Didn't have much room at home at the time, so I got permission to stay after on the job site (we built custom...

Spring seems to be here finally. And so is the basement remodel. Decisions have been made, now that my fiance is home, so we can move forward.

Friday night I pulled out the lawn mower and got it...

One tape measure, no pencils. I usually end up bringing my pencils in the house. Then periodically take them back to the shop.

I did find three utility knives though. :rolleyes:

Plus it frees up your thinking. You don't walk into the the shop going "I should clean this up some day..."

Andrew, you are treading on thin ice there... ;)

Yes, you too can have double the shop space with this one weird trick. Well, maybe not so weird, and not really a trick.

I cleaned out all the cruft and shorts from the winter last night. Set the...

Well, I didn't get murdered... My fiance returned from her gig in North Caralina, and she was okay with the way I kept the house clean. :)

We picked up a walnut slab for our bartop. 99" x 16" x...

No woodworking for me this last week. More cleaning. My fiance returned on Saturday, so I spent time cleaning the house to 'her' spcifications. Must have done pretty good, as she only complained...

Hey, people DO read my posts.

Thanks for bringing this back up, Andrew.

Glad to hear you are up and about, Dennis. It is amazing what a bit of movement will do.

I finished up the drywall for the basement remodel. Now I need to clean up in preparation for the...

Friday night and Saturday, I participated in a GiveCamp. Our company, along with its foundation, sponsors a couple of projects a year to help a local non-profit. This one was to redesign/update the...

Count me as a member of the back pain group. Mine comes from a fall, hmmm, 30 years ago when I was a carpenter. Scaffolding let go, and two of us dropped 20 feet. I ended up with a crushed vertebrae....

Or that little 'erk' of the cork coming out of a bourbon bottle...

I like the smell of the workshop when I walk in.

The smell of some fresh cut lumber, not the smell of white oak though...

I like the smell of opening the shellac, because it means I am almost...

Friday I went to watch the High School state bowling tournament. I coach about 10-12 of the kids that made it to state, either as an individual or part of a team. One girl ended up in 10th place. She...

Spent Saturday milling some maple for a new project. It is now clamped to the bench hoping that it will settle in to somewhere flat. I also did the final fitting of the hardware for Tantalus II....

Dennis, if you think it is bad when one of your team of three is gone, try being a team of one. When I am out, only the emergencies get taken care of. The rest are waiting for the 'team' to get...

I picked up a 4000/8000 waterstone on Friday, so I was testing that out on a couple of chisels. Then I made up a board to hold my jointer knives and sharpened them up. After that, I put them back in....

What I did last week was hunker down and stay warm. We went from record low on Wednesday night (-28* F air temp) to a high in the 40s in about 48 hours. So no, I did not get out to the shop at all...

Wow, I am definitely the slacker of this group. Everybody's projects look great. While I am just getting out to the shop one day a week for now. I don't like to heat up the shop if I am only going to...

I finished up putting new scales on a kitchen spatula. It has been in my family for as long as I can remember. It is my favorite for omelets, and one of the scales broke. So I hade some African...

You should be able to view past episodes online:
http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/watch-on-line/watch-season-episodes/

You will have to select your local station, and maybe sign up. But it is...

Jim, learning is always good. Sometime frustrating, but it keeps you sharp.

My fiancée left on Friday for a 13 week gig in North Carolina, so I didn't do a thing all weekend but eat, drink, and...

Well, this last week has been kind of wide and varied.

I made small bracket to hang an oar in the newly decorated 'Maui Inspired' bedroom. That didn't work out so well in my fiancée's vision, so...