The Priest of wooden toys. Itsik Cohen’s Toy shop part 2
What I really like about Itsik Cohen's toys is their shapes, and the clever – and innovative – way he incorporate moving mechanisms in his designs. By the way, the word...
Back to woodworking….: Itsik Cohen’s Toy shop part 1
While in Israel last August, I had a chance to visit my friend Itsik (nickname for Isaac) Cohen’s shop on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Itsik in a self taught...
What is this guy talking about?… or: It is all about tools!
My first attempt of making a soup this season was successful, and yes you are in the right blog, and yes I will talk about tools.. just bear with me...
The people I met at the Lie Nielsens event
One of the remarkable artists who demonstrated her unique talent and skills at the open house, was Stefanie Rocknak. Steff is not just an amazing carver and sculpture, she is...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House and the making of a table top part 7: Finishing the table
The last part in the coffee table project, was to add a corner detail to emphasize – even farther – the presence of the slanted chamfer. I decided to create...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House and the making of a table top part 6: Dealing with eventualities
After the glue, which secure the dowels dried, I planed the dowel and its surrounding surfaces flush. Then I started to rabbet the boards edges to allow them to fit...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House and the making of a table top part 5: Edge joining completed
After making the keys and forming all the the mortises, I made the dowels. To make a dowel I first used the band saw to re-saw and form a square...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House and the making of a table top part 4: Edge joining strategies
The most common and easy way to glue two boards together (in order to make a wider board) is to joint the edges, apply adhesive and clamp them under pressure...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House and the making of a table top part 3: Planing the table top’s boards.
As you recall in my first posting about the Lie Nielsen's open house, I wrote that in order to make the new coffee tablet top, I used the remains of...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House and the making of a table top part 2: Touring the factory’s floor.
In my last posting I said that part of the Open House event included a tour of the Lie Nielsen’s plant. Scroll down to see few of the pictures I...
Lie Nielsen’s Open House event and the making of a table top part 1
Last month I have had the pleasure – and privilege – of attending Tom Lie-Nilsen’s annual open house event. If I were to describe Thomas Lie-Nielsen in only one sentence,...
Belmont Hill School Summer Program Students’ work part 3: Making a troller boat, or the early days of a marine architect.
William’s first woodworking project was a New England trawler boat. The kind of boat you see in the quaint harbors of shore towns and villages along the North East coast....
