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My wife gave birth to our first child on August 25th, 2012.  I took 6 weeks off of work to help out, which ended up being more necessary than we expected.  A vacation it was not.  But we got a pretty cool kid out of the deal, so no biggie. In any case, my time in the wood shop has been less often, for shorter durations, and with more interruptions lately.  I tried to find tiny projects I

I finally finished the bedroom closet sliding doors.  Overall they came out great.  I was a little nervous about how the sliding door hardware would work out, but it's been a few months now and they work perfectly. This little addition has made our entire house feel bigger.  It's kinda weird.  We can fit so much stuff in this one closet that we don't really need to keep things in any other

I have an aversion to miters. I have a penchant for the Arts & Crafts style. Thus: through-mortise & tenon picture frames! My only complaint about picture frames is that I find them boring to make. My only complaint about mortise & tenon picture frames is that the recess is carved out after the frame is assembled.  Which means you've already done all the tricky work, and now

I completed the tool cabinet in a little over 4 months. It is not without mistakes, but I'm fine with that. This was my first mostly-hand-tool project, my first hand-cut dovetail project, my first cherry project, and several other firsts. The visible reminders of my mistakes are helping me learn. Since these photos were taken I've lined the drawers with felt, though after I adhered