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/640 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/640#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:00:54 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=640 The soundhole rosette is an aesthetic embellishment that provides an excellent opportunity for the luthier (or newbie like myself) to leave his distinctive impression on the finished instrument. Consequently I spent much time considering the design for the rosette on my first guitar build. Although I’ve significant experience inlaying wood, I’ve never worked with abalone … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/640/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/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/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/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 »

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