Category Archives: woodworking

Turning Marquetry

Here are some more details and a few photos on the recent class I took on marquetry on wood turnings.  Putting veneer on a flat surface has certain challenges but a curved surface has a few more.  For me the … Continue reading

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Marquetry and Fear

Tonight I packed for a weekend workshop.  I’ll be traveling a few hours north to take a class in marquetry on wood turnings.  The question is how is this going to turn out?  Part of me is very excited to … Continue reading

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The Great Murphy Bed Project – Update 2

Today Heather and I did the final installation of the Murphy bed.  I’ll do a project wrap up post with more details and pictures tomorrow but I wanted to get a couple of quick pictures up. Here are the major … Continue reading

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The Great Murphy Bed Project – Update

On Monday the edge banding arrived.  I’ve spent most nights this week ironing edge banding on to the edges that will show on the bed.  Heather stained the two largest plywood pieces and now we’re ready for some serious assembly … Continue reading

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