Thursday, March 6, 2014

Editing SketchUp Materials

Sometimes I find I want to give the idea that the wood grain material Ive used in my SketchUp model has been stained, shellacked or varnished. there are some limited controls available under the Edit tab in the Materials browser. Often, though, it is nice to be able to use an external image editor such as Photo Shop. Fortunately this is very easy to [...]
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

More states and countries

Back in July I posted a state/country map project and asked you to make a wall hanging showing off where you live. Here are the remainder of the responses. You can view them all here. Thanks everybody! This was really fun.*****OhioRepublic of BelarusMississippiHungaryScotlandWisconsinIndianaGeorgiaKentuckyAustriaIt [...]
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Breakfast in bed tray or a laptop in bed tray

I got an email from Daniel Pozzobon in Brazil a while ago. He asked if I could build a small table on which he can use his notebook computer in bed. He says his town get very cold in the winter and he likes to stay in bed using his laptop. The problem is that it is not a good idea to use a laptop on the blankets; it can cause overheating.Really this [...]
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Martin Puryear

In creating spaces of mystery and spirituality, Martin Puryear states, "The most interesting art for me retains a flickering quality, where opposed ideas can be held in tense coexistence." This dialogue of opposites is what I find so interesting in Puryears body of work. In his recent thirty year retrospectives, first at MOMA in New York [...]
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Build a table saw sled

My old behemoth A table saw sled is one of the most useful jigs to have in your shop.Over the past couple of years I have had a number of people ask me to make a video showing how to make a sled. Youve probably seen me use mine many times.I decided to make a new sled to address some of the problems I have experienced with my old one. The [...]
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Monday, March 3, 2014

Merry Christmas

Hey guys. Just wishing you a Merry Christmas and hope you have a wonderful day with friends and fami [...]
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Astonishing illusion

Wyatt found this on YouTube this morning and I knew I had to post it here. This would be so cool to make out of wood! But I think it would be incredibly tric [...]
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Spring Summer Mantel Ledge

Hey friends!  Yep, Im late to the Spring Mantel party, but better late than never, right?  I decided to decorate our ledge for both Spring and Summer because, lets face it, I dont have time to do it again in a month.  So here it is....My starting off point was this amazing green colored soda crate that hubby brought home not long ago [...]
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Woodwork Show Wooden Ideas

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Whitegate Woodworking Bench Wooden Ideas

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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Easy Woodwork Projects Wooden Ideas

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