This week’s question comes from Martin. Let’s see what he has to say: I’m a relative newcomer to woodworking and have been watching your podcasts for a month or so now and am finding them very interesting. One major point I have picked up on is how much attention needs to be paid to the way in which wood moves over time as this never really occurred to me before. I am currently working on my 2nd ever project which is a jewelry box which will hopefully be made out of a nice piece of cherry.
I have attached a couple images of what I’ve designed so far.
The problem I am stuck on is with regards to the top of the box. I have designed the box to have the top made out of two bits of cherry butted up against each other which will then sit in a rabbit around the top of the side pieces. From what I have seen online recently it looks like this could result in the top expanding and “popping” the dovetails out, or cracking the top piece. I’m pretty m...
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Ceiling Height Installation Concerns- Question of the WeekFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 11:32:14
This week’s question comes from Brad. He writes: “I have to build a set of cabinets for an 8ft room. I have to build off site, so how do I determine the proper height of the cabinets so that I can stand them up in the room? Is there a formula or just a guessing game? The depth of the cabinets are 16″ and 24″. Can you help me?”
And here was my reply: “The key is to make sure that the diagonal measurement, from the front of the top, to the back of the bottom...
more March FesCool Giveaway!From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 08:15:25
Here we go tool lovers! It’s time for the Fescool Giveaway. For March, we are giving away another ETS125 5″ Random Orbit Sander , which is probably one of the most-used tools in my entire Festool arsenal. Well, except for a CT Dust Extractor. But I digress.
So all you need to do to enter the drawing is answer the Monthly Challenge Question and fill out the short form on the Fescool Giveaway Page . Good luck everyone!
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more Wednesday Chat 3/5From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 21:04:50
Here’s a little snippet from tonight’s chat. If you haven’t stopped by yet, you really should. It’s a lot of fun!
Be sure to hit the little “Full Screen” button on the player, otherwise you wont be able to read the chat. Thanks to all who participated!
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more March Wood Whisperer GiveawayFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-08 14:03:28
Sorry I’m late with this one guys. But here’s what’s up for grabs for the February Wood Whisperer Giveaway:
The third installment in Gary Katz’s Mastering Finish Carpentry series: “Conquering Crown Molding”. This DVD includes Program 5- The Fundamentals and Program 6- Advanced Techniques. I don’t know about you guys, but crown molding is one of those projects that always drives me crazy. Well, you can bet that it’s going to be a whole lot ...
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