This turned out to be Andrew’s project with some help from dad.  He got to add another tool to his list of tools he can use, the band saw.  At first he was not sure, but then once he saw me using it, he decided to try it.  Now he loves it.

We decided to build one chair first to see how it goes and then dive in to build more after we learn the in’s and out’s.  That was a good idea, because as I said earlier, the plans were a bit lacking.   The end product looks really good and is very comfortable.  I am sure that after the move, we will be making a few more of these chairs.

Project Details

• Plans from Fine Woodworking
• Lumber Ceder – Dimensional Lumber purchased at Home Depot
• Cost – @ $90.00 for materials
• Hours – 12 including teaching

Steven

As of late last week we started taking down the current shop.  It was in desperate need of a good cleaning anyway.  For the next couple of weeks we will be packing up the rest of the house in preparation for the move.  So needless to say for the next several weeks there will be little to no actual woodworking going on.   One of the first projects in the new house will be to get the shop insulated and heated for the winter.    Why the first project, because there is a long list of furniture projects stacking up to keep me busy over the winter.  So the project for the month of October will be to set up shop.  I will post pictures of the new shop and the progress I make on it as I go along.

Thanks again for keeping up with my exploits and look for posts to come out on a more regular bases starting this week.

Steven

1. Work with my son on learning wood turning.
2. Organize and build storage for my wood turning tools.
3. Actually turn a bowel or two and maybe some new tool handles.

I am already having a blast with this challenge.  Drew, my son, is really good at turning.  He has an eye for it and the focus.  We have already turned a couple of Ice Cream Scoops, and some screw drivers.  We have attempted several honey dippers, but every time something has gone wrong.  We’ll keep trying though and eventually we will make it work.

With this new found wealth of information I am primed and ready to go.  Let’s get this done!

The middle post is all milled and ready to go.  The four sets of legs are ready for glue up and then shaping.  The top is also ready for glue up.  I have made a little change to the design and I will be using Festool Dominos instead of dowels  in the legs.  I will still use the doweles for the decorative parts.

I will be on Vacation for the next week, but I will plan on getting back at it on my return.

All in all, the 12 n 12 Challange is working for me.  It is getting me out in the shop and making sawdust.  I figure as long as I am out there working the schedule is not as important as long as progress is being made.  I still plan on completing 12 projects in one year.

Look for more next week when I return.

The night started off with another unexpected hurdle. I pulled out the Jointer and Planner to mill the wood and found that the Jointer’s bed had a lot of rust on it. So the first order of business was to tune up the Jointer. I took mineral spirits and steel wool to it to clean the bed and fence. I checked the alignment of all the blades, table and Fence and then set up the portable dust collection system.

Once all was set up, I cut the rough wood to length, and then squared the wood. Once I was through with the Jointer and Planner, I moved into the back shop to dimension the wood on the saw table.

By the end of the night, I had all the wood for the base milled and sized. Next up, I will move on to making the templates. More to come.

Wood Cut to Length for milling

Joiner and Planner ready for action

Sized and Milled wood for base

Raw wood

As you probably saw in my last post I did get the plans done and into a Google Sketchup model. So basically I am right where I should be schedule wise. I think the sawdust should be flying this week.

You will notice that this model is a little different than the design in Popular Woodworking.  For instance I will use the Festool Domino to create a mortis and tenon joint on the legs instead of dowels.  The only reason for this is that I have everything I need for the Domino.  The model is lacking some detail still, such as rounded corners.   And I will be adding the dowel pins on the sides of the legs for looks.  When I get a little more time I will go back and update the model with these details.

I know this hasn’t happened to any of you, but when I went out to the shop to put in an hour or so last night.  I walked into what looked like a tornado had hit.  I would like to blame others, but it was me.  We had been working so hard on getting our house ready for sale, that the remnants of all the little projects where left laying around the shop.  So my son, Andrew, and I spent the evening cleaning the shop.

I hope to put up some before and after video tonight of the aftermath.

From Popular Woodworking Article

Today I am announcing the first 12 in 12 Challenge.  This challenge will be for the month of July.  I plan on doing a Sam Maloof Style Side Table.   I first saw this table at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking.  It was one of the Projects Marc has on display at the school.  At the  time I just thought is was a nice looking and challenging piece.  In recent years I have really taken to Maloof’s style and with my recent run in with him and with his passing last month, I feel it is only appropriate that I start my Challenge series with one of his pieces.

Luckily for me, Popular Woodworking has just republished an artical that they did years ago on this piece.  They have updated the artical with dimensions and drawings.  You can see the full artical here.  I will spend the first week planning and update this blog as I go.  I think I have everything I need for the project, including wood, so it should not be long until I start cutting some wood.  I hope to do pictures and video as I go along, but the main purpose is to do woodworking and not a blog, so we will see what I can do as I go along.