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/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/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/309 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/309#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:43:33 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=309 On Friday afternoon I arrived home to find a package containing 10 freshly-printed copies of the Oct/Nov Woodcraft Magazine which includes the feature story on my shop! It went something like this: Navin R. Johnson: The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here! Harry Hartounian: Boy, I wish I could get that excited … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/309/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/303 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/303#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:23:57 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=303 I’ve finally had a chance to clean the shop…so I took some time this evening to “photosynth” it. Click the image below for the result and let me know what you think!

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/303/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/252 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/252#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 18:39:19 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=252 What a blast! Last Friday, Woodcraft Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jim Harrold spent the day visiting my workshop to supervise a photo shoot of the shop for an upcoming issue. With him was Chicago-area photographer Mike Crews, his assistant John, and numerous road boxes filled with some pretty slick photography gear. A Dust-free Dust Collection System The … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/252/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/230 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/230#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:41:48 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=230 Over the last couple months things in the shop have been fairly quiet…mainly due to things in the house being more noisy! Of course, our now 5-month-old son Nathan’s an absolute joy and easily the least-demanding baby of the three. This weekend I snuck away for a bit to put the finishing touches on my … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/230/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/188 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/188#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:45:12 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=188 I’ve been informed today that my entry into the WoodCentral.com/Woodcraft “America’s Top Shops Contest” won third place! Be sure to check out the other entries — especially the first and second place winners. Truly impressive! Thanks!

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/188/feed 2 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/90 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/90#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:25:59 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=90 I love craigslist. Around the same time I begain the planning for my new shop, I started using “igoogle” for my browser homepage. I also discovered a couple cool “craigslist” widgets for igoogle that display search results for preconfigured searches on your homepage. So, for example, if I’m considering the purchase of, say, a new … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/90/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/76 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/76#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:04:35 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/76 My original design for the shop included multiple compressed air outlets scattered about the shop. At the heart of this system would be a 60gal Ingersol-Rand 2-stage compressor providing at least 15 SCFM@90psi. Now months later, I’ve significantly revised and downgraded my plans. Part of it was financial, but most of it was a realization … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/76/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/75 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/75#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:35:38 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/75 Over the past month I found very little contiguous time to make progress on the shop setup. Consequently I never felt like I had made significant enough progress in any given week to warrant a new post. While I’m still quite some distance from the finish line, I finally feel like I can actually say, … Continue reading »

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