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/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/256 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/256#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 16:53:22 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/?p=256 My little shop got a workout this weekend when gal pals Kathy, Cathy and Tracy spent Saturday building new cabinet doors. “The Angels,” as they’re known to workout pals, picked up irons of the domestic variety to apply preglued birch edgebanding to simple plywood doors for a client of Kathy’s. I think Charlie would have … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/256/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/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/73 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/73#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:08:36 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/73 If you read my last post you might recall how I decided to purchase an X10 “Powerflash Interface” to test out as a controller for my dust collector. My skepticism about how the unit worked turned out to be well-founded. The Powerflash device sends an X10 “on” signal when 6-18VDC is applied to the contacts … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/73/feed 4 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/71 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/71#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:55:09 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/71 OK, so maybe not exactly a “monster,” but the old Woodtek 3HP double-bag dust collector I bought sure does sound like one…and appears to live up to its 2100CFM (free-air) rating. I’ve finally finished the main duct work runs and over the weekend I cut the hole from the shop into the external “dust collection … Continue reading »

]]> http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/71/feed 0 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/69 http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/69#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:03:03 +0000 Patrick http://tenonandspline.com/blog/archives/69 I’m not what you would call a “neat freak.” However, I do try to keep things generally organized and find it near impossible to work in a cluttered shop. Not only do I find it technically difficult to work in an unorganized mess – I find it hopelessly depressing as well. Consequently, when the shop … Continue reading »

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