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Big thanks to Bruce (AKA Wood Chuck) for taking the time to design another version of the folding stool. This one is in Google SketchUp. Ive also created a PDF of all 6 pages of views, if you would prefer that.

So heres a bunch of options:

• Bruces Sketchup file
• PDF version of Bruces design
• PDF of Tim Barkers very detailed AutoCAD design

Give this a shot. Its a great project!

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Continuing my living room re-furnishing with a floor lamp. Sticking with my retro theming, I decided to make the legs using the same chevron shapes I cut out in my Jetsons wall clock. This is the first piece in the room which I built out of solid wood. I wanted to retain the soft, rounded edges of the table part of the lamp and that would be difficult with plywood.




One problem I encountered was attaching the light fixture to the 1/2" steel conduit. I was kind of surprised to discover that there are no connectors or adapters to fit one to the other. I ended up just epoxying them together which seems to work out fine.



Also of note in this video is a great method for cutting circles on a table saw. Ive used this technique many times and it always produces perfect circles. You could also rig up a similar sled to a band saw.



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Once again, I am humbled that someone tried out some of my stuff. Thanks Adam! Nice work.

A&C style can range from simplistic to ornate and is hard to clarify by appearance alone. Instead it is better defined by philosophy of form, materials and craftsmanship. Drawing from a great resource on the subject Arts and Crafts Furniture, from Classic to Contemporary by Rodel and Binzen I have created the following list of the styles key characteristics starting with form. To help those of us that might be building table I used tables for my examples shown in order of mention below:

The Forms of Arts and Crafts Furniture

• Straightforward form
• Functional with somewhat severe
• Typically: linear motif with flat planes but can range from chunky to rectilinear to It can ornate and highly refined

Examples:

• The heavy simplistic Workaday style of Morris & Company (image from SD Woodworking)

• The lighter rectilinear style of California’s Greene and Greene (image from Fine Woodworking.com)

• The more refined State style designed by George Washington Jack for Morris & Company (image from Arts and Crafts Furniture, from Classic to Contemporary by Rodel and Binzen)
  

• The very ornate style of William Price Rose Valley furniture which even includes Gothic like three-dimensional carvings (image from Arts and Crafts Furniture, from Classic to Contemporary by Rodel and Binzen)

Note:
Morris & Company had two lines, Workaday and State furniture. The workaday furniture was also called cottage style, as it was more simplistic and straightforward as shown in the "chunky" example above. State furniture was more elaborate and challenging in their design, but both held to Morris’ ideal of the craftsman as shown in the example designed by George Washington Jack above.

I want to apologize to Raymond and everyone who tried to view his video the other day and couldnt see it. It was a stupid error on my part. I had it set to "private". Since I was already logged into my Photobucket account, the video opened fine for me. Doh!

So heres Raymonds cool V Twin motor model...again!

From October 1, 2011

I was asked by Wyatts director if I could make a Victorian style hat stand for a play they are working on. Usually stage props are inexpensively made and not meant to be seen at close distance, but I decided to try to make a real hat stand instead. Like a stage prop, I made mine inexpensively using cheap poplar. Unlike a stage prop, this took me a lot of time to build!

All poplar!

Poplar is often thought of as a cheap, secondary wood not meant to be the star of the show. But if you take the time to dig through the poplar bin at your home center or lumberyard, you will find pieces of all different colors.  The darkest board I used for this project almost looks like walnut.

This project threw me a lot of challenges. Most of them revolved around how to connect the turned sections and the legs. I used  sliding dovetail joints to attach the legs and the spindles are joined together with round tenons.

Mostly, now that its all done, I can finally take a deep breath and relax. This one wore me out!





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Would you like to start learning the woodworking craft?
Where To Download Great  Woodworking Plans
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Its not exactly easy, at least not if you want to become good at what youre doing, but its fun and its worth all the effort for sure. You will need some guidance though and you can get it on the net if you want to make it as easy as possible for yourself.
The net is filled with all kinds of information as you probably know already and you will be able to read as much as you want about woodworking there. You will also be able to find as many  woodworking plans as you might need online. Its always of big importance to check the accuracy though since there are a few plans out there which shouldnt be there at all. You should only use easy and accurate  woodworking plans in the beginning since that will make it a lot easier for you to succeed and that will make the woodworking craft a lot more fun as youll soon discover.
You can always subscribe with a woodworking magazine if you want to try another alternative. The woodworking plans that can be found in magazines are mostly accurate and easy to follow and you will most likely get great results if you stick to the plan. The cons with magazines is the price. You will have to pay more to get woodworking plans from a magazine than if you search on the net. Its a lot easier to use the net but you need to keep your eyes open and look with a critical eye before you start following a plan.
One thing to keep in mind in the beginning is that its good to start with simple  woodworking plans where you can use hand tools to complete the project. You need to learn how to handle hand tools before you start using heavier tools. Its very important for your safety that you learn much about the woodworking craft before you start using heavier tools.
Take a look online and see what you can find out there. You will probably be able to find a good online guide for woodworking rookies and the same site might offer you some quality hand tools as well. Some knowledge and good hand tools is all you need to start. You will be able to create your own furniture within a few years if you start practice right away.
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Heres a project I thought about making a long time ago and they forgot about. Last week I ran across this harp and was reminded of my door harp idea. Its a good idea to take pictures of interesting wood things you see throughout the day. They may inspire you to build something.

There are a lot of different ways to make a door harp. I kept mine simple, using only three strings. Making the box was easy. What gave me the most trouble was figuring out a way to attach the strings. I looked at a number of methods that guitars and other stringed instruments use and then browsed around the music store to see what I could come up with. Aside from being expensive, most people dont want to hunt down specialty parts for a weekend woodworking project. So I came up with a method or tightening and tuning the strings using a nut and a bolt.

If you would like to try this one out, heres a PDF template you can download and print out.

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Mothers Day is approaching!

Well now that you have let that sink in and have entered into the panic stage, heres a project that is easy to make and will finally buy your mothers love.

Okay, that was a joke. Seriously, we all want to build handcrafted items for gifts. Why not use some of that special scrap wood youve been saving and make a little box. If you are ambitious, put some earrings in it.

No one needs to know that they were made with cutoffs that we considered tossing out.

Not that I havent been woodworking lately, but I just havent been blogging about it. Im trying to get myself a bit more organized so I will be adding some content in here; things like tips/tricks, progress of my current work, past work and other items woodworking related. Check back often!

First Mere Minutes of the year. Answering a few questions about this weeks cabinet project. And some other odds and ends..

Richard Proenneke Using only hand tools to build his life in the Alaskan Wilderness.



I just had to share this video, its got everything from log cabin building, to furniture making and even some spoon carving - and all with only very basic hand tools. Amazing!...

Two other films about this remarkable man are also available to view.

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