Tag Archives: woodworking
Thursday Doors – Save the Ville
On the other side of Farmington from Miss Porter’s School, is an area known as Unionville. Unionville is not one of Connecticut’s 169 towns, but a lot of people talk about Unionville as if it’s a free state. Several years … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, History, Thursday Doors
Tagged farmington, Thursday Doors, Underground Railroad, Unionville, woodworking
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Brackets, No Not Those Brackets
Usually, the only time I use the word ‘bracket’ is during March Madness, when millions of people try to guess the ultimate outcome of 64 college basketball teams working their way to one winner. I do dumb things with those … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, SoCS, Tools, Woodworking
Tagged 4x4, brackets, construction, D-I-Y, Metric System, Mortise and Tenon, SoCS, woodworking
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Thursday Doors – 27 Quality Avenue
If you were opening a custom furniture shop, you might think “27 Quality Avenue” would be a pretty perfect address. That’s what I thought. I remember that thought lasting just long enough to apply for a commercial loan. When I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Thursday Doors
Tagged cats, Doors, history, Mill, Renovations, restoration, Scantic River, Thursday Doors, Tuxedo Cats, woodworking
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One-Liner Wednesday – Limitations
That would be as in “know your limitations” and find a way to work through life anyway. The actual one-liner was delivered by me to my daughter Faith, as she worked her way through a fairly difficult bit of woodworking. … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, One Line Wed, Woodworking
Tagged Bookends, drill press, facetime, Locust, One Line Wednesday, photography, woodworking
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One Man’s Trash
As I look around my workshop, I see hundreds of objects that are important to me. Some are favorite tools. Some are jigs and fixtures that I’ve made to make woodworking easier. Some are antique tools that were given to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, cherished blogfest, Family
Tagged bridgeville, cherished blogfest, dad, faith, family, stool, woodworking, workshop
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It’s Not Failure
In 2005, I worked with an old friend to develop a training program for our company. We wanted a program that had clear objectives and a consistent feel. He developed a framework for a series of one-hour sessions that would … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Perspective
Tagged failure, Grook, mistakes, Piet Hein, Wisdom, woodworking
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Hand Crafted
Woodworking in the winter is a hit or miss hobby, but it always feels good to complete a winter project. December was unseasonably warm, so I was able to make a set of bookends to give to a friend for … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Photography, Woodworking
Tagged Bookends, burl, fire, hnad crafted, scrapers, woodworking
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