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How to Measure a Ball and Claw Foot
When I'm carving a ball and claw foot, I use a gauge that includes all the info needed to carve the foot. The information is transferred to the gauge from an original or from a prototype that I’m satisfied with. Most feet I carve are from 3" stock, so the foot will live inside this 3" cube. Initially, two circles are scribed on the bottom of the foot, one is the diameter at the equator of the ball and the other is the footprint where the ball meets the floor. Usually I just write these dimensions on the gauge. [...]
Make Your Own Woodworking Tools
As a woodworker there are a few times when you need something unusual or just in a hurry, and [...]
Six Legged Highboy – Part One
My wife has wanted a 6 legged William and Mary highboy forever. I am finally chipping away at it bit [...]
A Broccoli Car
Do you have a special car that you bought that you only use to go out and buy broccoli? Do [...]
There’s Something About Fill in The Blank
There’s something about wooden planes. There’s something about a really nice piece of clear pine. There’s something about riving out [...]
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