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| Steve
LeGrue, owner of The Cutting Edge, talked to Club members about
joinery.
Some tips: Don't bother gluing end grain Golden Rule: You need good surface to surface connection. A tenon should be about one-third width of the stock. A mortise and tenon joint should be tight but not too tight. Make dovetails proud and use a shoulder plain to trim them. Before belt sanding let joints glued with biscuits dry overnight to avoid dimples that temporarily form due to expansion of the biscuits. |
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David VanDerwerker describes how he crafted these heart shaped boxes of oak and mahogany -- and just in time for Valentine's Day. The band sawed boxes were made from a plan in the Jan/Feb 1992 of Woodworkers Journal. |
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David wows Club members with a little "magic" to show how his lawn chair easily disassembles for portability. The chair and table were made from a plan in the book "Woodworking for the Backyard" |
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Denis Muras elatedly shows off his pull toy of walnut and maple finished with wipe-on polyurethane. |
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I don't see any puppies but this item, well crafted by Steve Singleton, is a Hush Pup. A quilter uses this to store pieces for quilting material. |
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| Bill Cole explains that this keep sake box has been in his family for many years. The crafter is not known. Bill says his entry is really a "Show and Ask". | 
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Brian Honey gestures about his "Beveled Beauty", a box made of Bird's Eye Maple and Cherry from a design from Wood Magazine. Brian finished with linseed oil then lacquer followed by steel wool for a rubout finish. |
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| Do you see the resemblance? Rich Thomas crafted an image of his son on maple plywood framed with mahogany using his "machine". Click here to see "machine" | 
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Jeff
Levy got ready to rock as he explained how he crafted his electric
guitar of maple, mahogany and rosewood.
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| Mark Bolinger points to one of the panels that comprises one sliding door of a TV stand. Windows are included so he could use slats that were already cut from a previous project. Mark explained how the bottom is a thin rail and the top is beveled to allow easy extraction. The TV stand is finished with Danish oil and polyurethane. | 
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Carolyn
and "Doc" Cotton explain how they constructed this bookcase
and were quick to point out that you can never have too many clamps. |
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