I’m working on a Buffet/Sideboard cabinet for our kitchen at the House in the Woods and, because it has four side by side inset doors, have decided to use Knife Hinges to mount the doors. Knife Hinges are very discreet, barely visible and allow the two center doors to be … Continue reading
Category Archives: Woodworking
New Tool! Wide Belt Drum Sander
I’ve gotten a ‘new’ tool (new for me, it is ‘previously owned’), a wide belt drum sander! This sander is a Performax 16-32 Plus Drum sander. It has a sanding drum that is 16 inches wide but, because one end is open, you can run a piece that it wider … Continue reading
New Woodworking Project, Pizza Peel!
It was a synergistic week this week with the acquisition of a new tool (wide belt drum sander) and attending a “Pizza and Wine” class at Southern Season, which was very thoughtfully given to us by our daughter, Clare. Needing to have ‘something’ that would use the new tool and … Continue reading
New woodturning class!
I attended a woodturning class at the local Woodcraft store. This one was focused on spindle turning hollowed objects, such as, in this case, a lidded box turned from a single piece of wood. The class was taught by Alan Leland, the instructor who taught a Woodturning Fundamentals course in … Continue reading
Latest woodworking project
Just before Christmas, Kerry got a very nice clock based on a Frank Lloyd Wright ‘Exhibition’ design. We liked the looks of the clock, but for the space it was in, we wished it was slightly larger diameter. Also the face was about 3/8″ thick, but, due to the mechanism, … Continue reading