Tag Archives: Design

Build Yourself a Sokozarai-Nomi (Bottom Cleaning) Chisel

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Greg Merritt

My Hillbilly Tansu project requires the chopping of several narrow and deep mortises.  6mm(W)x18mm(L)x24mm(D) to be exact.  Clearing the waste from these mortises is difficult to say the least.  There is almost no room to lever out any of the waste … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 10

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I managed to get two panels edged and glued together.  Which means I promptly ran out of clamps.  So while those are curing I’m on hold until tomorrow for the other two panels.  I’m not sure why, but I do … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Tansu Front Drawer/Door Bearer

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Joint #2 in the Hillbilly Tansu Project is for the front drawer/door bearer.  This piece, for me, was the key to developing the rest of elements for the tansu construction.  Once I had this element designed all the rest sort … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Tansu Corner Joint

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I touched on my affinity for the Japanese tansu in my last post.  I have wanted to build some version of a tansu for quite some time now.  You can explore several samples here.  There is surprisingly little information available … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 9

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Well as they say, “the best laid plans…”.  Friday I went to purchase the wood that I needed to make the tops and shelves for the end tables.  The first issue was that they did not have enough white oak … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 8

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Well I only had enough energy after work to rub out one table base and add a coat of paste wax to it.  If you haven’t used this method with shellac, words nor photos will do it justice.  You have … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 7

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Today was a holiday.  Memorial Day to be exact.  So thank you to all of you who have or do serve in the U.S. military. As for me I had two tasks that I needed to complete today.  Mow the … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 6

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I almost didn’t post this.  I love using milk paint and am a little worried that photos from mid process will scare folks off trying it.  It’s kinda like showing a sausage making video right before breakfast. I use real … Continue reading →

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End Tables Part 5

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Greg Merritt

OK, table base #2 is in the clamps.  Everything went fairly smooth today as I prepared the rails and fitted the tenons.  That was until I started to glue up.  I was running out of day and broke cardinal rule … Continue reading →

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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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