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End Grain Floor #10: 1st Scroll Work
Before I could glue down the apron I needed to cut out the letters of the compass and get them inlaid in the Black Oak tiles. The last time I used a scroll saw was in high school for my guitar but I...
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End Grain Floor #11: Marquetry Inlaid Sailing Ship
With all the tile work done its was time to move on to the details. The first inlay that I decided to work on was the Old Sailing Ship. I searched high and low for a good scroll saw, marquetry pattern...
View ArticleA Soldiers Story-What happened...What drives me!
First and for most I want to dedicate this blog to Catherine Helshoj, VP of Laguna Tools, whom I call Mum. She has been one of my greats supports since my started receiving help for my injury. She has...
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End Grain Floor #12: Leviathan Part 1
Originally I was going to blog the Leviathan in one section, but I have realized that it would be a terribly long blog as the project is not even done yet. So I will break it up into sections and it...
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End Grain Floor #13: Leviathan Part 2
While the Epoxy was curing on the Mother of Pearl, I started cutting out the body. I started with the lips which I cut out of Tulip. (I have to admit, the mouth looks creepy here:) ) I then started...
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End Grain Floor #14: Leviathan Part 3
Hmm, where was I…O yes. The red material had arrived and so I laid it all out on the table to decide which one would go into the eye. There was Redwood burl, Amboyna Burl, Red Mallee Burl, Roble Burl,...
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End Grain Floor #15: Leviathan Part 4
So, after completing all but the eye of the Leviathan, I was very unhappy with the rest of his body…he looked more like a baby…especially when compared to the ship. I had do change it up. I am...
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End Grain Floor #16: Leviathan Part 5
With the plans all drawn up, I can finally get to work! (no, it was really a fluid process, work a little here, draw a little there, especially when it came to that tail!) I cut out all the sections on...
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End Grain Floor #17: Leviathan Part 6
First I must apologize for my previous blog. There are times when I should not write! at that was one of them! I left of saying that the silver and gold I ordered had arrived. I neglected to get any...
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Lumberjocks, I have just come across a need. I don’t know if any of you know Matthew, fellow Lumberjock, but he is an awesome guy. He is ten years old and is just developing his own video woodworking...
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End Grain Floor #18: Leviathan Part 7
My intention was to complete the Leviathan in this run but just a warning…it will take one more installment. Once the glue had set for 24hours I was free to play with the parts. I laid out the monster...
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End Grain Floor #19: Water around the Lands
After I finish the Leviathan I will start working on the Sea Gulls. However, before I can do that I needed to get the water around the “Land of Celestial Thoughts” inlaid first as one of the wings of...
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End Grain Floor #20: Leviathan Part 8
This should be the final set on the Sea Monster until final sanding and finishing! I received the Transtint Black Dye, a brand of dye I am very familiar with and highly recommend! So I started laying...
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End Grain Floor #21: Sea Gulls
It has been so long since my last blog and I want to thank all of you for your patience! Life has a way of getting in the way of our plans. There is that saying, “If you want to make God laugh, tell...
View ArticleA Soldiers Story #1: Struggles, What drives me!
It has been almost 10 years since I was in combat, 9 since I was wounded. Yet the emotional wounds feel as deep as they were the day the metaphorical knife cut them open, if not deeper. A simple thing...
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Power Upgrade #1: Power Poles
Ok, first let me say Thank You! again to all of you Lumber Jocks for your kindness and encouragement! You guys are amazing! I don’t know how else to put it, you are truly amazing. You have all touched...
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Power Upgrade #2: Trenching
So this last weekend we had a break in the weather and I was feeling pretty good! I went to our local center and rented a Ditch Witch trencher. I got the ride along model on the advice of my...
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Power Upgrade #3: Trenching Adventures!
So I did call USA DIG and had all my lines marked and had the utilities come out. However, being an old house I guess I should have expected some adventures! I have no idea where one of these two lines...
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Power Upgrade #4: Hand Trenching
So after returning the Ditch Witch I still had about 100 feet of trench to hand dig. I had some little helpers to assist in cutting through the top 15 inches. One was a little Angry Bird:). However,...
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Power Upgrade #5: The Main Panel Setup
I let the post cure of a few days before working on them. I needed to add the the cross members and supports before I could add the backboard. I used the Rockwell Sonicrafter Multi-tool to cut the...
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