http://tenonandspline.com/blog My adventures in woodworking, remodeling, home automation, and technology Thu, 17 May 2012 11:56:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/691 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/691#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:00:32 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=691 Laying out the Ends Typically I find a detailed SketchUp drawing to be sufficient for my builds. For this project, however, I felt the need to do a full-size drawing to lay the components out on. After drafting an end on a 4×8 sheet of MDF,  I started ripping down another MDF sheet to 6″ … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/691/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/510 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/510#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:11:42 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=510 A few years back I was conversing with a co-worker and fellow guitar player. Aware I was an amateur woodworker, he suggested I build a guitar. “Luthiery requires special tools and skills…training. Naw, I couldn’t do that,” I said. Google search. Fast forward to last year when essentially out-of-the-blue I recall this conversation and start … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/510/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/483 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/483#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:13:36 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=483 Upon seeing the version I built for my kids this past Christmas, my brother-in-law suggested that his daughter, Veronica, might like one as well. I’d already fielded a few requests for these and figured I really needed to come up with a more practical design — something a bit more portable/shippable and lighter weight. The … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/483/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/458 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/458#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:21:03 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=458 Rehearsals are over, costumes and makeup finalized, and last minute script changes incorporated. On Christmas morning, the curtain went up on the new Jaromin Family Puppet Theater!

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]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/437/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/416 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/416#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:32:25 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=416 A New Technique When I first designed the theater, I knew it needed something in the top arched panel. To me, the most natural thing would be the traditional comedy/tragedy masks. Although I’ve done a number of inlays in the past, it seemed like this called for something more dimensional, like a carving. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/416/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/392 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/392#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:54:16 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=392 Now We’re Getting Somewhere The front came out so nice, I’ve updated the design to include frame-and-panel side wings instead of plain edge-banded cherry ply as I had originally envisioned. It’s been a busy couple of weeks and there hasn’t been much shop time available, but I’ve scraped together enough hours — usually after bedtime … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/392/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/384 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/384#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 04:06:42 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=384 The annual woodworking show is this town weekend and I was determined to stop in to pick up some basic supplies that I can’t typically find locally in bulk. I thought it might be fun to bring the older two kids along. This turned out to be a great idea as the show ended up … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/384/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/256 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/256#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 16:53:22 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=256 My little shop got a workout this weekend when gal pals Kathy, Cathy and Tracy spent Saturday building new cabinet doors. “The Angels,” as they’re known to workout pals, picked up irons of the domestic variety to apply preglued birch edgebanding to simple plywood doors for a client of Kathy’s. I think Charlie would have … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/256/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/195 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/195#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:07:20 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=195 Or, more accurately a “Shark Guard” by LeeWay Workshop. Installation I’ve only had the opportunity to install this today, so I haven’t really had a chance to put it through its paces. However, so far I am impressed. The improvised packaging the unit arrived in was demonstrative of its small shop origins; the actual contents, … Continue reading »

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