Author: Jami Gibbs
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Exploring mitered dovetails with hidden inside groove
What happens when you combine a miter with a dovetail?
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Restoring A Classic Wooden Footstool
This footstool was my great-grandmother’s (but originally her mother-in-law’s, my great-great-grandmother’s). I don’t know its exact age but there are many clues that suggest that it’s been around for a few years. Great Grandma lived until the age of 100. When I took possession of it, it was still functional but clearly on its last…
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Making a Shadow Box using Hand Tools
Shadow boxes are a great way to preserve objects or display items that honor someone or something. When our dog recently passed, we knew that we wanted to do something for him and after looking at some of his personal things, we thought a shadow box would be a perfect way to honor him. Step…
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Workbench Build Photolog
A woodworker’s bench is the most important piece of equipment in a shop. When I first started woodworking, I attached a small 6 1/2 inch Irwin woodworking vise to a wobbly old drafting table and got to it. But hand-planing on an unstable surface causes more frustration than it was worth. Not to mention poor…