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Weekend with WOOD

Weekend with WOOD

I and about 219 other middle-aged and older guys gathered in Des Moines, IA recently for Weekend with WOOD, an annual event put on by the staff at Meredith Corporation, publishers of WOOD Magazine and a bunch of other lifestyle and hobby...
Musings on Pipe Clamps

Musings on Pipe Clamps

Unless you work exclusively on small projects or turnings, you probably own at least a couple of pipe clamps.  They are incredibly strong, virtually unbreakable, flexible, and economical — what’s not to like? When most people...
Nine-drawer Dresser build, part one

Nine-drawer Dresser build, part one

My dresser build started with a trip to Woodcraft in Rockville.  They had some beautiful cherry and walnut pieces in 4/4, which I snapped up.  I had intended to use soft maple for the frames and drawer boxes, but they didn’t have...
Nine-drawer Dresser design

Nine-drawer Dresser design

As I mentioned in my recent planer-related post, Julie and I need a new dresser.  Truthfully, we need a bedroom set — what we have now is a hodgepodge of mismatched, craptastic pieces from Ikea, Target, and Mattress Discounters...