13 Jan, 2021 – Oakland, CA I’ve had a feeling lately that I have been struggling to articulate. I still don’t think I can do so with perfect fidelity, but not trying to is starting to make me tired and distracted. So here it is: writing every day for the sake of writing every day […]
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09-11 Jan, 2020, Oakland, CA I’ve been busy in the shop the last few days. I created another of those redwood platters – this one a bit more refined – with small feet and very subtle shaping to the underside. I continue to experiment with ways to highlight the variation in wood density in redwood
08 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA Despite a solid 6h of shop time, I only got one board done (goal was four). It turned out pretty nicely, but was not what I imagined. In the first 15 minutes or so of work I was reminded of how soft redwood can be. That slab from a
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07 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA Today was a busy day. I completed final sanding, polishing & finishing on those pieces from yesterday, then broke down that large slab with a skill saw, then beveled the edges on the table saw and began routing out a dish shape on the tops. Took a walk with
06 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA How to turn a bunch of scraps into beautiful things? A lot of patience. I started with an odd little triangle-shaped piece of eucalyptus that was pretty badly cupped. The cupping looked like a nice shallow dish to me so I got to work on the bandsaw. Once I
05 Jan, 2020 – Oakland, CA Monday (04 Jan) was rainy and the first day back to school for the kids – they were miserable. I, however, chose to be upbeat as I was excited to get some redwood off-cuts that I needed for a project a friend had asked of me. A project that
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03 Jan, 2021 – Oakland, CA Despite my wife and children chiding me for stinking of vinegar last night, I decided to go back to the well, get that plane out of the bath, and see what was what. Again, I failed to take any picture of the process, but I scrubbed the hell out
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02 Jan, 2021 – Oakland, CA` I had some down time today which I used to cruise woodworking videos on YouTube and came across this gem of a lecture from the FineWoodWorkingLive conference 2018. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a visual/auditory learner. In college, I only read the book when I
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01 Jan, 2021, Oakland, CA Well, well well, we made it through 2020 – let’s not dwell on that spectacle. I for one am turning toward the new year with a spring in my step and a resolution I actually intend to keep; the first one in a long time, maybe ever. You see, dear
301 Days of Working and Writing Wood Read More »
