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/138 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/138#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:30:31 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=138 One of my favorite features of the top, is actually technically a defect — a quarter-sized knot hole. While both my wife and I agreed that it added “character” to the top, I couldn’t simply leave it as it was; it was large enough to swallow up small objects whole and naturally not very stable. … Continue reading »

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]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/128/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/110 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/110#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:16:24 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=110 OK, so I “cheated.” I typically assemble face frames with pocket screws. It’s simple, fast and strong enough. Since this face frame is composed of 1″ x 3/4″ members, pocket screws seemed a bit weak to me — I’d only be able to use a single screw in each member, which would allow it to … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/110/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/104 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/104#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:29:20 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=104 The Day Begins I started the day by marking out and cutting the slots for the biscuits into the inside faces of the sides and back. Following this, I decided to “rehearse” the glue up of the main carcass — the sides, back and bottom front apron. After yesterday’s “flip” I have to admit to … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/104/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/97 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/97#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:40:39 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=97 Construction Begins… In between trips to the zoo, the Children’s Museum and backyard “play dates” with the kids, I’ve logged some decent shop time on this project the past couple weekends. Last weekend I dimensioned the lumber and assembled the two cherry and walnut frame-and-panel sides. Due to a misaligned rip fence, I wound up … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/97/feed 1 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/81 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/81#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:25:12 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=81 A few months back, we learned that we were expecting our third child. My wife, the youngest of five kids, is adamant that this child have their very own crib and dresser. Who am I to argue? A couple weeks ago we learned it was a boy – so, I set off to design and … Continue reading »

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