The Sawdust Chronicles
Breaking down woodworking for the beginnersEpisode 40 – A Welcomed Critique
Hey everybody! While I was at the New England Home Show (NEHS), Neil Lamens showed me a new creation of his. It’s a lamp/side table combo piece that I’ll podcast at a later date.
The base of the lamp is a stack lamination which got my creative juices flowing once again. The next morning, at breakfast, I came up with a new table design. I plan on making this table in the Fall, around the time of the next The Sawdust Chronicles Build Challenge.
During a trip to the Society of American Period Furniture Makers in CT, Neil critiqued my table design on camera (with the help of David Pruett). Unfortunately, the microphones weren’t plugged into the camera properly and the 40 minute video was scrapped.
I recently talked with Neil on Skype about the table again, and this episode is that critique. Enjoy.
Below is a SketchUp of the table in question.
SketchUp of the Pizza Pie Table
Hand Sketch 1 of the Pizza Pie Table
Hand Sketch 2 of the Pizza Pie Table
Episode 39 – 30 Seconds with Tommy and Justin
After the announcement (and by after, I mean immediately after) that Tommy would be the host of the next woodworking television show on WGBH (pending funding), Neil Lamens, David Pruett and I sat down with Justin DiPalma and Tommy MacDonald for another announcement.
What Tommy did for Justin shows what a great guy Tommy really is.
Episode 38 – First Episode of 2010
Click here to play Episode 38, Part 1
Click here to play Episode 38, Part 2
A new year, and a lot to talk about. Get ready for a couple of hours of Rick and Pete talking about what they are doing and what plans they have.
Episode 37 – A Special Year End Gift!
Click here to play The Year End Gift
Here all all of the great things that have happened to The Sawdust Chronicles this year.
Thanks for being such great fans!
My Mr. Miyagi
If you weren’t following the conversation that Adam King and I had in the latest episode, I told everyone the story of my own ‘Mr. Miyagi’. Well, totally by chance, we started talking over Facebook again this week. Turns out the guy has a HUGE 40’x60’ woodworking shop at home. It looks like it’s a big detached building that also houses some farm equipment, but still!
Turns out he’s been a woodworker for some time, and he’s probably much more proficient than I am. Due to his many deployments, he is only able to do light woodworking a few times per year. Still, I wish I had his shop!
