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A Delightful Mill

I got to visit Texas Kiln Products Direct Mill!

This is a business that I am pleased to support!

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What a Pencil Shave Can do!

I took about 20 minutes and tested what a pencil shave can do.

Sweet little tool, made with one of the cutters from a pencil sharpener.

Here, I am pushing it into some pine,

On the left is cut with the grain in pine stopped to show a curl or spill. On the [...]

South East Texas Tomato Festival

This weekend, I traveled to Washington on the Brazos to see the South East Texas Tomato Festival!

The bridge was out, so we had to take a detour, but it was all worth it. The folk there are testing, and comparing heirloom and a bit more recent varieties of tomatoes.

They had a huge [...]

Carving Rope Columns By Hand!

I hope I am this good when I grow up!

He also give good explanations of how he does it.

Jameel shows what woodworking is all about.   He is no stranger to power tools, yet hand tools abound in his work.

Khalaf Oud Luthiery is a site well worth exploring!

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Pixel Inlay Posibility

On the Jointmaker Pro front, John’s Blog shows off the ability to make cubes.   My thoughts went to the checkerboard inlay borders.  I think I will try some inlay experiments shortly.  This looks like fun.

Bob