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Recent Posts
- Treat your workbench like it’s scrap August 23, 2021
- Workshop slowly emerging October 11, 2016
- My “Naked Woodworker” Bench October 10, 2016
- My Father’s Workbench October 4, 2016
- Checking in September 12, 2016
Author Archives: Wesley Beal
Treat your workbench like it’s scrap
Workbenches. Left out of the information out there for hobbyists is this: the workbench should be disposable. Not because it will be disposed of often. I haven’t had to replace mine yet; but the more I work, the more I … Continue reading
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Workshop slowly emerging
With my bench built, the workshop is slowly coming together. Getting this done 30 minutes or so at a time, over lunch, for a bit after work before dinner. Going to raise that dutch tool chest about 10″ off the … Continue reading
My “Naked Woodworker” Bench
Work on the garage finally reached a point where I could start work on assembling my workshop. As mentioned in the last post, I put together my father’s workbench. Last Saturday I also purchased the lumber and began work on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Magazines, & DVDs, Experts, Getting Started, Work Shop, workbench
Tagged Mike Seimsen, The Naked Woodworker, workbench
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My Father’s Workbench
Last week I got my father’s workbench put back together. It was one of the first things he built. He never had very much space to work in, and so this bench was a good choice for him. The plans … Continue reading
Checking in
A lot has happened since my last post, and though for a while I worked hard at not doing so, I’ve been thinking about this blog quite a bit. Over the Summer my father died of lung cancer. It was … Continue reading
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My Own Mallet
Work and the world have caught up with me in a big way, and haven’t left much time for anything else. When I’ve thought about posting (or even reading) something, I’ve realized that the same time could be spent woodworking, … Continue reading
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Making a Mallet
If there aren’t too many cracks in all the wrong places, the plan is to turn this piece of Osage Orange firewood into a new mallet. Shavings included in photo, just because Osage Orange is pretty.
Sell a Kidney
When we talk about wood being one of the more expensive components of this hobby, we usually aren’t talking about wood-pulp. This January though, Lost Art Press is staking claim to our meager dollars, first with The Anarchist’s Design Book, … Continue reading
Tools and Family
I recently made a trip South to see my family, and came back with a car load of tools. It wasn’t very long ago at all that I looked at the list of essential tools woodworkers should have, and wondered … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Germane, Tools
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The Anarchist’s Design Book
I just finished reading Christopher Schwarz’s latest, The Anarchist’s Design Book. I won’t give a full review, as even though this is a work of non-fiction I don’t want to offer any spoilers. What I will say is this: if … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Magazines, & DVDs, Experts
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