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/710 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/710#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 01:42:05 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=710 Fits and Starts The last couple weeks have been crowded with both personal and professional activities. I’ve had to work in found time, an hour here, an hour there. My next task was to fit the upper and lower bouts of the “X”s with their panels. Finishing the Wedges The pie wedges are cut from … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/710/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/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/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!

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/458/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/437 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/437#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:55:53 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=437 An Old Coat Rack When I was a kid, I used to spend a fair amount of time in the garage playing with my dad’s “tools.” I use quotes because I believe his entire collection consisted of little more than a handsaw, an old bright orange Sears power drill, and a few random screw drivers. … Continue reading »

]]> 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/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 »

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