Monthly Archives: October 2015

Bookcase-Progress 5

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Greg Merritt

I didn’t get a lot of shop time this week.  Just too busy with the everyday stuff that we all have to deal with.  I did manage to glue and peg the two arched aprons to their corresponding shelves though.

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Not Sure I’m Man Enough

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Greg Merritt

My current project is a bookcase.  When I worked out the design I chose to add a simple decorative cutout to the side panels.  Nothing complex, actually a fairly common motif, four intersecting circles.  Once I decided to add it, … Continue reading →

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Bookcase-Progress 4-Structural Notes

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Greg Merritt

At first glance this wide bookcase is pushing, maybe exceeding, the strength limits of most woods, especially pine.  However, I assure you that it is not and I thought that I would address the structural choices/solutions that I have employed … Continue reading →

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Bookcase-Progress 3

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Progress marches on.  By drips and drabs over the course of the week and with a little more gusto this weekend. Most evenings this past week I was able to slip out into the workshop and chip away at the … Continue reading →

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Bookcase-Progress 2

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Greg Merritt

With a warmup project out of the way, I decided that it was time to start the bookcase.  So Saturday morning I made a quick trip to the Home Depot and rummaged thru the pine stacks until I found enough … Continue reading →

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Sandpaper Quartering Jig in Action

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Greg Merritt

As I was finishing the little Side Table, I used my last piece of 220 sandpaper.  That may not sound like a big deal to most of you, but it meant something to me.  A little over two years ago … Continue reading →

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Side Table-Progress 3-Complete

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Greg Merritt

OK, I last left off with the top panel in the clamps.        

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Side Table-Progress 2

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Progress today on the little side table project.  So far the new shop space is working out great and I’m really liking the extra space to move around in.  Plus, working in an attached garage feels almost like working in … Continue reading →

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Side Table-Progress 1

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Greg Merritt

For the handful of you that read this drivel on a regular basis you are probably starting to think that I have developed age-onset ADHD or maybe worse.  First I droned on about nightstands, then a bookcase and now a … Continue reading →

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New Shop Up and Running-Mostly

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Greg Merritt

I’m finally at a point where I can start working wood once again.  It seems as though its been years instead of weeks and I’m surprised at how much I have missed it.  I took a long hard look at … Continue reading →

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