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Long week of mitered dovetails in gorgeous black walnut. These stack to make a 7’-tall Monticello bookcase with clear pine backboards. Everything on this is matchy-matchy. The dovetails and grain match up the case sides. The vertical backboards match up the case. It has been a crap-ton of work but the customer should like it. And I hope to ship it by next Friday.In my county, chair rail mouldings are common in older, traditional houses. Local people would make peg boards from leftover moulding material. A peg board is a piece of moulding with several pegs. The peg’s tenon must be seated very tightly in the moulding. If the pegs are very dry, 4 to 5 percent moisture content, and the moulding is 10- 12 percent moisture content, the hole shrinks and strengthens the joint. To control the moisture there are pin-activated moisture meters that are handy and time-saving This construction method, together with the wedge and the shoulder, creates a very strong joint if it is done accurately. — from "Slöjd in Wood” by Jögge Sundqvist @surolle #Slöjd_in_WoodOf all the knowledge necessary for cabinetmakers, that of the rules of perspective is one of the most essential. However, it is the most often neglected discipline, nothing being more common than to see work that often lacks merit where the rules of perspective are absolutely violated, whether in the design that the cabinetmaker compose themselves, or in those that they copy, which they often render badly (supposing that they are well made in the first place), and which lack the knowledge of these principles that have served to put these designs in perspective. — from — “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry” by André-Jacob Roubo; translation by Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagán & Philippe Lafargue. #Roubo_on_Marquetry@RudeMechanic on Twitter
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Author Archives: Kara Uhl
Meet the Author: Chris Williams
Chris Williams grew up in a typical, conservative Welsh family (his words). His mother was a homemaker; his father, a tax inspector. He has one sister. Although his parents weren’t craftspeople, Chris’s lineage includes shoemakers, cabinetmakers and joiners. Thomas Jenkins, … Continue reading
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Imagination Makes for Better Design
“Readers of my column will know that I never make two chairs alike. Numbers of sticks, their spacings and length, the size of the seat and its shape, angles of stretchers, type of arm either steamed ash or solid wood, … Continue reading
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Shreds and Patches
“Time brings its revenges. Nowadays the secular world which dispossessed the monks has entered into an age where few of its own treasures are respected by an enemy. To-day a new generation of craftsmen is rebuilding the roof [on] Gray’s … Continue reading
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The Adventure of Living
“Persistence and the courage that goes with persistence are needed, but as the work grows so does the interest. We end by finding ourselves entering upon a new and most illuminating heritage, illuminating because only by the intent, patient work … Continue reading
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The Making of Fine Furniture
“The making of fine furniture – the very words have a full, rich ring to them, bringing the craftsman into line with his forebears, the men who created the English tradition of fine workmanship, and throwing a glow of hope … Continue reading
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Meet the Author: Richard Jones
Richard Jones has lived his life with a simple sense of practicality – he has learned what works, what doesn’t and what must be done to get food on the table, while also allowing for trial and error to explore work … Continue reading
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‘Hands Employed Aright’ Poster Now Shipping
Editor’s Note: For those of you who have purchased “Hands Employed Aright,” you’ll note that we also used Jessica Roux’s illustration as endsheets. It was more expensive than typical endsheets, but worth it in every way. And now you can … Continue reading
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