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Yellow Pine, Poplar or Plywood for Workbench Storage

Glen D. Huey — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:14 +0000

This week, I swear I’m getting started on my workbench. To heck with my computer, I need to make dust or something. It’s time to get into the shop. Trouble is, I don’t have, as of yet, any tools at the Popular Woodworking Magazine shop. I need a place to store my tools when I … Read more »

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Final Notes on Hannah’s Inlaid Chest

Glen D. Huey — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:46:14 +0000

My trip to Winterthur greatly impacted my knowledge of Hannah’s Inlaid Chest (what others may know as the Darlington Chest) I built for the June 2013 issue (#204). I posted a few things that would tilt the chest toward being a closer reproduction. I also promised I would point out which drawer was the imposter … Read more »

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String Inlay Tools – Radius Cutters

Glen D. Huey — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:30:12 +0000

On Hannah’s Inlaid Chest from our June 2013 magazine (issue #204), I scratched most of the string inlay by hand using tools from both Lie-Nielsen Toolworks and Lee Valley/Veritas. Of the string inlay tools used on the chest, the most import is the radius cutter. For that job, I selected the tool from Lie-Nielsen (item … Read more »

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A Day at Winterthur: An Eye-opening Experience

Glen D. Huey — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:01:12 +0000

This week I’m at Acanthus Workshop LLC teaching a class in which we are building the cover project from the June issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, the Hannah Darlington Chest. Tuesday morning started out great: Breakfast at Annamarie’s; pancakes to die for. Then it was off to the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Winterthur, … Read more »

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Choose Dovetails, But Choose Wisely

Glen D. Huey — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:00:09 +0000

I spend hours looking at photos of furniture. If I don’t have my nose buried in books, I gaze upon photos sent to me by other woodworkers. In a flickr set sent to me by Mark Firley (thanks, Mark), I stopped on a bow-front chest photo. (I think Mark was on a dovetail expedition that … Read more »

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What is it With Southern Joinery?

Glen D. Huey — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:38:39 +0000

Since Bob Lang and I returned from our scouting trip for potential book projects at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, I have had the opportunity to build a few southern projects. A couple or projects came from our book “Furniture in the Southern Style” and the project on which I’m working now was … Read more »

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2013 Woodworking Classes

Glen D. Huey — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:48:31 +0000

The best way to learn more about woodworking, besides the arduous path of hard knocks of which lessons are not soon forgotten, is to take woodworking classes at a dedicated school. I’ve been back at the magazine and posting blogs for more than a month, so I feel I can post about my 2013 teaching … Read more »

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Woodworking is What You Make It

Glen D. Huey — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:30:36 +0000

Woodworking is not a difficult endeavor. It’s not, really. It is woodworkers that make it difficult. Over-thinking and sweating the small stuff causes us to pause, or even stop. It’s better to get out in the shop and make something – anything – happen. Just recently, in a comment posted to my personal blog site, … Read more »

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More on Workbench Drawers

Glen D. Huey — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:42:01 +0000

As I read many of your comments and suggestions for my bench drawer storage, I also talked with executive editor Bob Lang. Bob suggested that I consider making my drawers depths in multiples of 2″, such as 2″, 4″ and 6″ deep drawers. If I then position the grooves cut into the case sides at … Read more »

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Routers: Change Your Woodworking for the Better

Glen D. Huey — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:04:24 +0000

Take a look inside almost anyone’s shop and you’ll see the regular assortment of power tools. You’ll see a table saw and a band saw, and you may stub your toe on a jointer and planer. Those machines are most useful at the beginning of a project, but as you get into the project, there … Read more »

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