Author Archives: Greg Merritt

Equilateral Footstool-Part 1

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Greg Merritt

As they say…”no good deed…” Management decided that, since my Asymmetrical Footstool turned out “OK“, I needed to build another to be gifted as a Christmas present.  You all know Christmas…that holiday that is only seven days away!!  I explained … Continue reading →

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Asymmetric Footstool-Part 3-Complete

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Greg Merritt

The legs and the underside of the top received a couple of coats of Tried & True Original oil finish.  Once that had dried it was time to tackle the upholstery.  Note that I left all of my layout lines … Continue reading →

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Asymmetric Footstool-Part 2

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Greg Merritt

With my design in hand and materials at the ready, it was time to get started.  The first step was to cut my 24″x48″ sheet of ply into two 24″x24″ sections and glue up my slab.  Nothing fancy to report … Continue reading →

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Asymmetric Footstool-Part 1

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Greg Merritt

I decided that I need a footstool.  Not that I have a lot of time for putting my feet up, but I at least want the option.  With that decision made, I moved on to design. The lowly footstool has … Continue reading →

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Longboard?-Part 2-Complete

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Greg Merritt

I’m a little late getting this post put together.  My nephew and I completed his longboard on Thanksgiving day.  We, for the second year, hosted the big dinner at our house.

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Longboard?-Part 1

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Greg Merritt

My nephew was in from college a couple of weeks ago and told me that he had a project for us to work on over the long Thanksgiving break. me..”Sure, no problem.  What do you want to make?” him…”A new … Continue reading →

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My Stamp of Approval

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Greg Merritt

I finally gave into vanity and pulled the trigger on a custom logo stamp.  I say finally because I have saved the money for this several times over the past few years, but always talked myself out of buying it … Continue reading →

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Concluding the Kanna Journey-Actually Just the Beginning

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Merritt

OK…I’m sure that you all are getting tired of my posting about kanna.  I have to admit that it does seem like my life has been all kanna, all the time for the last several weeks.  Even management has been … Continue reading →

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Kanna on the Cheap

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Earlier this week I need to place an order thru Amazon.  Since I have been doing so much searching on the internet for kanna, Amazon presented me with some “suggested items”.  One those was a very inexpensive little block plane … Continue reading →

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Kanna Fabrication Notes-with Notes

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Greg Merritt

After reading a few of the comments from my last post it is clear that I should have added a little background information pertaining to the drawings that I posted on kanna fabrication.  I’ve been so immersed in this subject … Continue reading →

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