Posts Tagged ‘walnut’
Desk and table made from urban walnut
September 1st, 2009
A large walnut tree was blown over in the summer of 2008 on the property of the Busken family of Indian Hill, OH. Read the rest of this entry »
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Oak and Walnut Workbench
August 19th, 2009
In 1999 Norm Abram visited Cincinnati, at the request of Sam, to film a New Yankee Workshop segment on reclaiming urban trees. The Cincinnati Park Service arranged to cut down a street tree for the filming. The felled oak tree was then sawn into lumber by the WoodMizer demonstration team. The WoodMizer guys even put it in their big ol’ pickup and hauled it to my garage in one trip. It took Sam and me three trips in his Ford Ranger to get the wood to his house. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thanks, Sam.
August 19th, 2009
Sam sent Norm Abram some walnut for the French Table New Yankee Workshop project. Read the rest of this entry »
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Shopmade Dovetail Jig
August 18th, 2009
Commercial adjustable through dovetail jigs are expensive. They’re ridiculously expensive when you can make your own with some cut offs and about $25 worth of stuff from a hardware store. I spent more on the router bit than I did on the jig.
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Touchstone Desk
August 17th, 2009
Adding a few million years to the provenance of a desk.
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