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The Nicked Finger: One Project Down, Another Project Ready To Go
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Monday, August 23, 2010. One Project Down, Another Project Ready To Go. Finally finished the face frames on the built-in bookcases, and they are now done except for painting (and my lovely wife is going to take care of that). Here is the "finished" product that still needs some "finish". We started out with a hand sketch:. I then took this to Sketchup and rendered some views:. Did I mention I have to have these cabinets done by Friday? Thank goodness for the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig! Oops, I meant I have TWO.
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The Nicked Finger: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009. It might have helped that there was $20.00 in the drawer. Monday, December 28, 2009. Vanity Finished and What did YOU get for Christmas? Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even in the workshop, cause the Vanity was finally done. So for Christmas I had a cool list of stuff I thought Santa might like to bring me, and Santa did very well indeed:. I got an Incra Mitre Gage for my Table Saw. Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
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The Nicked Finger: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Well, my new DadoMax jig did show up on Monday, but I'm nearly through a 2 week long preparation for my next cancer treatment and my energy is low. I did look at the stuff on Monday and thought: "Hey, there really ought to be some instructions in here.". After looking the instructions over I went out to try to use my nice new tool and discovered I was missing a piece to my router base plate! Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Recently I saw a video shot by Woodworker's Journal.
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The Nicked Finger: August 2009
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Monday, August 31, 2009. Hand Cut Dovetails - Why? I have started attempting to cut some dovetails by hand. No one has shown me how, though I've watched it being done on The Rough Cut Show. My wife wanted to know why I was doing dovetails. what for? Well I guess, in my mind, being able to do hand cut dovetails is a milestone skill for woodworking. It would make me feel good knowing I can do it. Here are some pictures that show I really can't do it . yet. This end pin is actually pretty good:.
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The Nicked Finger: July 2010
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Don't put my heart on a shelf . or in a box. All has been pretty quite on the blogging front for the last few weeks. I've been working on a little project for my wife's birthday (I won't say which birthday) and she is one of the few people who read my blog so I had to keep mum about what I was really doing. So without further ado, my first bandsaw type box . happy birthday honey. Tuesday, July 13, 2010. My Review of Work Sharp 3000. Originally submitted at Woodcraft. Woodworking...
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The Nicked Finger: May 2010
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Friday, May 28, 2010. A few months back a member of my extended family (on my wife's side) decided to sell their house and move south. In the basement of the house was a collection of old tools from a grandfather who had passed away, and I bought the whole kitten-caboodle for $100.00 (see This Post. After really looking at this for first time I noted some unusual things about this block plane. It has a lateral adjuster for the blade, the blade depth wheel is oriented horizontally:. Monday, May 24, 2010.
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The Nicked Finger: They call it labor day for a reason...
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Monday, September 6, 2010. They call it labor day for a reason. I finished the kitchen cabinets on schedule and my brother and sister-in-law came up this weekend and attacked the project with gusto. First the sheet rock came down, and then most of the wall studs came out. Then the carpet and the kitchen floor had to be cut back to the subfloor level so cabinets could sit down where they needed to be. At the end of the first day, the beam was all done, and the cabinets were sitting in place. The Wood Whis...
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The Nicked Finger: April 2010
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Friday, April 16, 2010. New Tool - Part 2 - The Tax Return. At the end of last year I was kind of hoping that our tax return would be enough to let me buy a new big ticket tool for my workshop (I define "big ticket" as over $200.00). I knew I wanted to that tool to be a bandsaw, the question was really WHICH bandsaw to get. Imagine my surprise when after all my research I ended up concluding that the Sears Craftsman 14" bandsaw (for me) was going to be the best bang for the buck. Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
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The Nicked Finger: It's Time for a Cabinet Meeting
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Saturday, August 28, 2010. It's Time for a Cabinet Meeting. The great cabinet build started in earnest on Thursday. Before any cabinets got built, however, I had to wait for a little help to show up to cut the full sheets of plywood down. While waiting I gave the shop a pretty good cleaning and even managed to organize my sheet good pile. I even manged to measure and label all of the partial sheets with their size, including thickness. Here is the first:. This cabinet will up with two doors opening into ...
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The Nicked Finger: February 2008
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008. It's not health care, it's Simon Says. I rushed right over to my local pharmacist (well, 2 days later) and proudly hand her my prescription form (which was actually hand written, haven't seen that in a long time). Cue the dramatic interlude music.my insurance company won't approve that drug. How about this other one instead? Sure" I say. Well another drug means I have to call the doctor's office back and he has to re-prescribe it. Do they even know WHY I'm taking the drug?
