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/745 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/745#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 11:56:58 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=745 Over the last couple weeks I’ve completed the construction of the side and end rails and cut the slats for supporting the mattresses. I also settled on somewhat novel connection hardware for the rails. Woodcraft sells a very inexpensive bed rail set bracket set that are nonetheless very sturdy and heavy duty. I’ve augmented the connection … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/745/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/663 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/663#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:17:04 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=663 UPDATE Based on some excellent feedback, I’ve made some changes to the design. The front rail was a bit troublesome from both a design and stability perspective. I’ve replaced it with 1-1/4″ tube steel posts extending from the head and foot of the top bunk, with angles that mimic the back “X”.   UPDATED DESIGN … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/663/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/615 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/615#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:56:50 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=615 Back to work I took some time off guitar building to spruce up the shop and make some much needed improvements. Also, with the parents visiting for the week, the shop was occupied for a time with more pressing matters… Alterations This weekend I was finally ready to get back to the build. Since carving … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/615/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/589 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/589#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:14:03 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=589 Although I’m rather anxious to make progress on the acoustic guitar project, the recent departure of a close family friend caused me to shift gears briefly to build them a going away present. During the glue-up process, I was frustrated by the lack of suitable bench space. My old glue up table was a $50 … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/589/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/363 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/363#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:33:37 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=363 Birdseye Maple on Cherry The design for the top panel calls for birdseye maple. It seemed a shame to use my only piece of birdseye maple up on just one project. I decided to resaw the board. A few passes through my old Grizzly G1066 sander later and I had a beautiful 3/32″ sheet of … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/363/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/350 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/350#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:49:23 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=350 The other night my wife’s best friend’s daughter stopped by to help out with the kids while we ran some errands and completed some chores. She showed them a new game. They spent the evening in the basement hiding behind a blanket draped over a couple chairs, putting on puppet shows with the numerous dolls … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/350/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/330 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/330#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:07:54 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=330 I had the distinct honor of hosting the DuPage Woodworkers as they toured my shop this past weekend. I had a great time talking about the shop and sharing ideas with the club members. I had a blast meeting you all! Thanks!

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/330/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/321 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/321#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:58:36 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=321 It’s been a very busy past couple of months. I’ve built a couple more mantels that I still need to post some pics of and in my “day job” we’ve moved offices…which meant a great deal of planning and work on setting up a new server room. I also had the Woodcraft Magazine article matted. … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/321/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/315 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/315#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:16 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=315 It’s been a bit crazy around here. Work (at my “real job”) has been hectic and busy …a good thing…, I’ve started back to school to finally finish a software engineering degree ...another good thing…, and now I’ve been contacted by a designer specializing in fireboxes and mantles who’s sending work my way …a very … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/315/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/289 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/289#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:33:48 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=289 It’s been a very busy summer and I opted to spend most of my free time with my family rather than in the shop. Other than a couple cutting boards (after seeing all the cool ones posted at lumberjocks.com in the past few months I just had to try a few myself!), I really haven’t … Continue reading »

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