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17-inch Jointer Plane Auction Ends
The auction for the 17-inch Red Oak Jointer Plane and doussie and brass adjusting hammer ended at 9 PM EST tonight. The winning bid was $375. Thank you Matt! This sale generated $320 for the College of the Redwoods, James … Continue reading
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Guitar 26 — 8th Installment — The Neck (cont’d)
Before with continuing neck shaping, a quick mention: tonight, 9 PM EST the benefit auction of my 17-inch red oak jointer plane closes. The current high bid is at $355. The beneficiary, the James Krenov Scholarship Fund at the College … Continue reading
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Newsletter April 17th, 2012
David Finck Woodworker Spring 2012 Notes From the Bench… An occasional (very occasional) newsletter Project Blog In October I started chronicling my daily work in the form of an ongoing photo essay. I hope you’ll find time to stop by … Continue reading
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Guitar Number 26 — 7th Installment — The Neck
I want to apologize in advance having gotten pretty lazy with the camera-work as my time to work on the guitar has gotten pretty limited of late — lots of teaching, not as much woodworking! A fair amount of steps … Continue reading
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Guitar Number 26: 6th Installment — Binding
It’s time to install the bindings on the guitar. I glued a veneer of red-dyed holly to a strip of thicker applewood for my material. The bindings are then cut on the band saw. This fence utilizes a magnet at … Continue reading
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Workshops: Band-sawn Veneers
I spent the day this past Friday with Mr. Chuck Howerton from over by Knoxville, TN delving into the topic of Band-sawn Veneers. That’s using the band-saw to to cut your own veneers from solid timber. Chuck is smoothing a … Continue reading
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Making and Mastering Wood Planes — the Movie: Sneak Preview
I have in hand a test copy of the cover art and DVDs for the video version of Making and Mastering Wood Planes: The artwork looks fine, so I’m in the process of running through the entire 2 DVDs and … Continue reading
Shop Upgrade: SawStop Table Saw
In the last few years more and more folks have been stopping by to get one-on-one instruction and work on a project at my shop. While I make every effort to keep a safe environment, the thought of someone (or … Continue reading
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Making and Mastering Wood Planes — The Movie UPDATE
“Making and Mastering Wood Planes” in HD video format is just about ready for release! The production company, Agricola Media has done a masterful job of putting the video together. It’s running about 4 hours and 40 minutes on 2 … Continue reading
Horsehair and Wood: Re-hairing a Violin Bow
The idea for producing musical sounds using a bow fitted with horsehair is thought to go back at least a thousand years to the nomadic horse cultures of Central Asia, while the modern violin bow was perfected in the mid-to-late … Continue reading
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