Author Archives: Greg Merritt

Knots, Drawings and Journaling

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Greg Merritt

The weather has dropped below freezing and decided to stay there all week.  So no shop time after work this week.  It just takes too long to heat the shop to a reasonable temperature in order to get any work … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 12

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I began the weekend by finishing the fitting of all of the drawer frames.  I must say that leaving the bottoms out for now has been a very good way to go.  It has been much easier to work on … Continue reading →

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Build Yourself a Sumi Pot (Sumitsubo?)-Part 3

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Greg Merritt

My little sumi pot is complete.  Over the last few days I added a couple of coats of Tried and True original finish and then finally a coat of paste wax to the outside surfaces.  I like the way it … Continue reading →

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Build Yourself a Sumi Pot (Sumitsubo?)-Part 2

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Greg Merritt

After a few hours of carving, actually let’s call it whittling because I wouldn’t call what I do carving, my sumitsubo is a little more refined.  It may actually look like a koi fish!  I would like to point out … Continue reading →

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Build Yourself a Sumi Pot (Sumitsubo?)-Part 1

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Greg Merritt

The sumitsubo, literally ink-pot, is a traditional Japanese layout tool.  It works much like a standard chalk line except that it uses ink in place of the chalk and the line is made of silk.  You can see several examples … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 11

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Time flies when you set a crazy goal. I only managed to get about an hour in the shop over the past week.  So my goal this morning was to complete all of the drawer frames and have them glued … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 10

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I’m extremely disappointed in the 4-5 people who read my sporadic drivel.  In the last installment you let me drone on about drawer fronts and frames and how I was going to spend Sunday in the shop fitting and making … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 9

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Now that the carcass is assembled, it’s time for drawers.  My shop is small and I have found that is much easier to build one drawer at a time in my confined space.  Not exactly conducive to production, but thats … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 8

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Today was carcass glue-up day.  Always a little stressful, but getting less so every time I do it.  I started by addressing all of the small areas that I identified yesterday as needing work.  Once that was done, I gave … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu#2-Progress 7

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Greg Merritt

It’s been a rough week all around.  The server at work crashed while trying to install an upgrade to the accounting software.  Since I double as the IT department, the problem fell to me.  Unfortunately it was beyond my capabilities. … Continue reading →

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