Oak and Walnut Workbench
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.
Sam sent Norm Abram some walnut for the French Table New Yankee Workshop project. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Yankee Visit
In 1999 Norm Abram visited Cincinnati, at the request of Sam, to film a segment for The New Yankee Workshop on reclaiming urban trees. Read the rest of this entry »
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Shopmade Dovetail Jig
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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