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Giving Up!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’ve been doing this for years now, but I think it was time for me to stop. It’s been nothing but a constant struggle and

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Drawboring

Today we can get a strong mortise and tenon joint by gluing and clamping it together. Our modern day glue and crushing strength of today’s

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Tenonitis

I am suffering from tenonitis. No not tendonitis, in which i would have a condition where the tissue connecting muscle to bone becomes inflamed. No,

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Door of Opportunity

Being a licensed contractor and furniture maker has certain opportunities over others. For example, I know that many people want to remodel their kitchen. But

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Jointer Hand Planes

The jointer plane is the biggest battleship in the fleet. It’s range is from 18” on up and it has a flat blade. Some call

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Bench Planes

Warning– the following blog may make your head explode. Here in America, you probably have heard hand planes called various terms such as the try

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Block Planes

The history of the block plane may not be as old as some of the other hand planes out there, but it certainly has earned

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Razee Hand Plane

Most wooden hand planes body are solid thickness from front to back. But a few breads out there have the material of the body relieved

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Monoxylon

Monoxylon. The word sounds as if could be a musical instrument or one of those mystery ingredients you read on the side of your ice

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Turning 100

Well, here it is. Wood Choppin’ Time has reached it’s 100th episode.  It’s surprising to me that we’ve made it this far. In the beginning,

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