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Iv’e been wood working for about 4 years since my son gave me a Jet 10 inch power saw. since then I graduated to taking class at Pinole Valley high school and then Mt Diablo adult Ed. I am now retired...
View ArticleGamble Entry table #1: start of new work using Lyptus......
This is a scaled down version of the Gamble House entry Table by the Greene Bros.(Greene and Greene).starting with laminated 1 3/4 pieces to form the legs.planed the balance of the wood to 3/4 for the...
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Still a little bit queesy about uploading picturesI’ve got progress going on a table which i would like to post and I’am progressingHow does one post an ongoing project?
View ArticleGamble Entry table #2: next
next on my adventure to emulate the Greene Bros “Gamble House” Entry Table.After laminating all the leg parts and sawing them on the band saw, I made templates of the dimensions so that I could cut...
View ArticleGamble Entry table #3: It's comming along...
I’ve been busy making the parts fit sanding and then staining with Red Mahagony….Lyptus turned out darker than I imagined but it is cool.. The bread boards were also Lyptus but a darker hue.. so the...
View ArticleGamble Entry table #4: Gamble table finished
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View ArticleCutting board question #1: is ipe, epe ok to use for cutting boards???
My shop group ( Retired folk) was donated many short cut offs of ipe, epe..Can they be used for making cutting boards? I know this stuff is hard and hard on tools…is it hard on people who use...
View ArticleRouter bits and their colors #1: router bit colors
I just did an exhaustive search of router bits on the internetHere is what I found: Colors: Bright yellow: Sommerfield… China? Garnet Red: Porter Cable Purple : Katana and some Grizzly Blue: Bosch and...
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