Author Archives: Torch02

April 24, 2012
8:37 pm
by: Torch02

MWA – Mid-Atlantic Chapter Inaugural Meeting

If you’ve been keeping up with the woodworking blogosphere over the last year, you’ve likely heard of Chris Adkins‘s brainchild, the Modern Woodworker’s Association. The MWA’s mission: Today there is a vast amount of information that can be found online … Continue reading →

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January 29, 2012
10:05 pm
by: Torch02

Arts & Crafts Bookshelf – Designing

A few weeks ago, Michelle mentioned that she wanted a new cabinet for the kitchen to keep all her cookbooks. So as a bit of a warm-up project in my new shop, I offered to build her one. I decided I wanted … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2012
4:49 pm
by: Torch02

Planning the New Year

If you’ve been reading this blog for any time, you’l know that I’m terrible with deadlines or timeliness, at least when it comes to woodworking and blogging. So a mere three weeks into the new year, I have my 2011 … Continue reading →

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November 16, 2011
9:01 pm
by: Torch02

Turn for Troops 2011

This past Saturday I visited my local Woodcraft to participate in “Turn for Troops” as part of Veterans’ Day Weekend. I’ve never jabbed a sharp rod into spinning wood turned before, but I had an inkling that I might enjoy … Continue reading →

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September 28, 2011
7:54 pm
by: Torch02

Gottshall Block 2: Electric Boogaloo

If you follow the Popular Woodworking Editors’ Blog, you might remember Bob Lang writing a series of posts about a hand tool exercise called the Gottshall Block. The block is an exercise in layout and handwork, the idea being to … Continue reading →

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September 17, 2011
8:27 pm
by: Torch02

Starting the Shop Floor

I was finally able to make time (and avoid bad weather) to start installing my shop floor. I had previously moved all of my tools to one side of the garage. I had also cut all of the foam insulation … Continue reading →

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July 24, 2011
9:52 pm
by: Torch02

Planning the Shop Floor

The next step in building up a shop in the garage is to put in a wood floor. The floor will server two purposes: 1) provide a more comfortable surface to stand/work on, and 2) provide some insulation against the … Continue reading →

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July 12, 2011
6:41 am
by: Torch02

They Say It’s Your Birthday

Today marks the second anniversary of this blog. Two years ago I starting writing about the tools I had (and didn’t know enough about) and the bookshelves I just finished, hoping that someone would be interested. As it turned out, … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2011
4:58 pm
by: Torch02

About One Half of an Inch

I’ve been avoiding writing this blog post for about five months. It hasn’t been an active avoidance, but rather something unconscious about not writing down what happened. I knew I had a bit of a deadline for getting this out … Continue reading →

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March 23, 2011
9:30 am
by: Torch02

My Pseudo-Decision to Become a Galoot

(Editor’s Note: A recent change has conspired to keep me here in DC instead of moving. Thank you everyone for the input nonetheless! – SJT) For someone whose first major woodworking tool was a Craftsman table saw, the decision to … Continue reading →

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