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Tag: Dovetail Making

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Tag: Dovetail Making

The Butler’s Desk – Desk Drawer

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off three drawers had been completed for the case.  This post will focus on the process of building the desk drawer.  The desk drawer is a drawer that runs the width …

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The Butler’s Desk – Drawer Building

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off the case back had just been installed, completing the casework.  With the case complete I can now begin building the components which will install into the case, starting with one …

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Humidor Build – Interior Part 2

Hello and welcome!  In this series I am building a walnut and gaboon ebony desktop humidor.  This post will focus on the interior trays, made from spanish cedar and built in the method of kumiko. Kumiko is the lattice work in shoji and it can range from very simply designed to …

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Humidor Build – Interior Part 1

Hello and welcome to my Blog.  In this series I am building a walnut and gaboon ebony humidor.  This post will detail the build from sawing off the top to creating the base panel and beginning to install the Spanish cedar liners. To begin creating the liners I start by selecting the …

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Humidor Build – Casework

Hello and Welcome to my Blog.  In this series I will building and seasoning a cigar humidor.  The humidor case will be constructed of walnut and gaboon ebony and the interior liners will be constructed of Spanish cedar. Typically humidors of this style will be made of plywood or MDF with …

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Framing Kunisada – Complete

Hello and welcome back to my blog!   Today’s post completes the process of building a frame for an original woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada.  We left off with the inner frame having been completed. The next step in the building process is to prepare the outer frame’s stock.  The …

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The Carpentry Way – Japanese Toolbox Part IV

Hello and welcome to the continuation of the Japanese Tool Box build, part of a series in which a Japanese Tool Box, inspired by Chris Hall of The Carpentry Way, is created as a gift to my son. In part IV of this build I will be attaching the caps …

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Medicine cabinet – Door part I

Hello and welcome again to my blog.  In this post I am in the beginning stages of building a door which will enclose my medicine cabinet.  I’ve chosen white cypress for this cabinet and have continued along with white cypress for the door as well. This door may like quite …

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Medicine Cabinets – Casework Part II

Hello and welcome back to my Blog.  Today I am continuing the medicine cabinets build by creating the outer door frame of the case.  I have prepped the stock and cut the first dovetail in the previous installment.  I’m now transferring marks onto the pin board. After I transfer my …

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Medicine Cabinet Build – Casework

Hello and welcome back to my blog for part two of a continuing build to create a pair of Medicine cabinets from white cypress. I’m currently working on the inner case, the inner case will hold shelving and stand as the foundation for the project, it will have an outer …

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