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The seat needs to have 3” notches removed for th

The seat needs to have 3” notches removed for the rear leg joints. They need to be nearly dead square. Nice Bastogne walnut.

Claro walnut slab. Long. Heavy.

Claro walnut slab. Long. Heavy.

Whiskey a Go Go. We are making the rocker laminate

Whiskey a Go Go. We are making the rocker laminated from 1/8th” thin strips of walnut. Safe and sound. Here is J building his own rocking chair. You can learn how to build a chair right here inside the Beltway.

Cutting boards and serving trays at the Westover B

Cutting boards and serving trays at the Westover Beer Garden and Market in Arlington, Va. Cherry, walnut, and maple. No admin reveal yet.

A low back chair class ending as the new rocking c

A low back chair class ending as the new rocking chair class begins. We use some clamps to attach the low back arms to the legs. Next up is lots of grinding and sanding. Maybe even a Smith grind.

Build your own rocking chair. It will last generat

Build your own rocking chair. It will last generations and make your back better. Here J cuts out the rear legs from a nice walnut slab.

Check out the wild curls in the (white) sapwood on

Check out the wild curls in the (white) sapwood on this walnut. This is about to become a rocking chair. The spirit oil helps show what the grain will look like eventually.

Audiophiles unite. Cherry LP cabinet and audio rac

Audiophiles unite. Cherry LP cabinet and audio rack ready for years of vacuum tube use delivered safely and soundly.

Calling all hipsters. LP cabinet with plenty of sp

Calling all hipsters. LP cabinet with plenty of space to hold your albums. 50” tall 33” wide custom cherry cabinet.

Cherry audio rack getting some summer sun. Deliver

Cherry audio rack getting some summer sun. Delivered and installed.

Cherry audio cabinet. Stationary.

Cherry audio cabinet. Stationary.

Back to the cherry game. Routing some fine round o

Back to the cherry game. Routing some fine round overs on this soon-to-be LP cabinet.

Sapwood highlighted in the middle of the seat. Kee

Sapwood highlighted in the middle of the seat. Keep the color change and make it prominent instead of removing it. Walnut over water.

Walnut bar stools getting some sanding and sun.

Walnut bar stools getting some sanding and sun.

Cicada themes don’t stop. For the record this is

Cicada themes don’t stop. For the record this is the left-handed drill bit and the screw extractor. Tools I never owned until I had my first stripped screw.

Today was peak cicada in flight. About 100 landed

Today was peak cicada in flight. About 100 landed on my or the walnut batstool in an hour. Maybe because it’s the Army birthday. This may be my last cicada-based post for 17 years when Brood X comes up again in Arlington.

Brood X. East Coast. Summer 2021. Billions of them

Brood X. East Coast. Summer 2021. Billions of them flying and making noise. Atop some fine cherry.

Celebrate National Wine Day, and support regional

Celebrate National Wine Day, and support regional magazines such as @virginialiving; gravity wine bottle holders in various woods.

Bilateral symmetry is an underrated concept. Check

Bilateral symmetry is an underrated concept. Check out the first photo where you see the walnut sapwood at the back of the seat match itself in the middle. Every seat you see today with sapwood in the middle and an intentional focus on symmetry is all due to the chairfather @haltaylor_rocks

Tape > pencil markings. All day. Crisper line. Eas

Tape > pencil markings. All day. Crisper line. Easier to see on the Festool, easier clean up. Less sanding. I could go on.

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