Category Archives: 7-Methods

End Tables Part 4

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Just a quick dog and pony of table base #1 out of the clamps.  So far, so good.  Joint lines are all nice and tight and the base is square and sits level with no wobble.  I hope to have table base … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 3

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Managed to prepare and fit the lower rails for end table #1.  It’s glued and in the clamps.  The rails went, to my surprise,  just a smoothly as the upper rails.  Maybe I’m starting to get the hang of this … Continue reading →

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Knotted Pull No. 1

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Greg Merritt

As promised here is the instructions for creating knotted pull no.1.  This pull consists of four crown knots and one wall knot.  So it is just a simple combination of the knots that I have posted about thus far.  The … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 2

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Greg Merritt

My shop time has been limited as of late.  My day job mostly and, now that spring is here, there is three hours of mowing grass every week.  However I did manage to get into the shop for a couple … Continue reading →

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Knotted Pulls are the Goal

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I can almost hear you screaming at me through the internet, “What’s with all the knot tying!?”.  So I thought I had better create this post so that you can better understand where I’m heading with all the knots that … Continue reading →

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The Wall Knot

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Greg Merritt

The wall knot is the reverse of the crown knot.  Like the crown knot, the wall knot is of limited use by itself.  However, when used is combination with other knots, the wall knot is the basis for a number of practical … Continue reading →

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The Crown Knot

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Greg Merritt

The crown knot, in and of itself it has very little use.  So why did I go to all of the trouble of creating an instructional drawing and writing this post?  The crown knot, along with  the soon to be introduced wall … Continue reading →

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Geometric Construction-Octagon from a Square

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Greg Merritt

If you work wood sooner or later you will need to create an Octagon from a Square.  Maybe you are preparing a table leg, creating a table top or maybe a lamp base.  You may want to layout a picture or … Continue reading →

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Lanyard Knot-Photo Tutorial

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I thought a few photos may be useful for those of you who are trying to learn to tie the lanyard knot.  I do not show the loop being passed through an object here but you will obviously need to … Continue reading →

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The Constrictor Knot

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Greg Merritt

The constrictor knot is a very effective binding knot and was first termed by Clifford Ashley in his seminal work, “The Ashley Book of Knots“.  Although Mr. Ashley implied that he invented the knot, further research has shown that the knot … Continue reading →

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