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I posted the Flip-Top Table project to /r/Woodworking as my first project post in that forum.  Several people immediately responded with kind words and commented that they've been following this blog for years.  Years?! "WTF...seriously?" Apparently it stopped occurring to me that this site was open to the public and it felt more like I was just speaking inside my own mind, all private like.  

Final Assembly.  Just need to position the top and screw on the cleats.  Let's take her for a spin! Leg / Apron Joinery Detail Drink the Kool-Aid!  Clock your screws! Barley says "Hi." So that they'll know, 100 years from now, that two brothers were close. 

Stickley Aurora Finishing Schedule: Sand to 120 grit Vacuum clean Dampen all surfaces with hot water, let dry completely Sand to 180 grit Vacuum clean Flood with TransFast Aniline Dye (Antique Cherry Brown, 1 oz by weight powder to 3 quarts water) Wipe dry, let dry completely Aniline Dye going on Aniline dye dries pink and chalky.  Don't freak out!   8. Flood with boiled linseed

Alright, it's not perfect, but it's as good as I can manage on this project.  I'll try harder next time.  And by trying harder, I mean to say, I'll try to be more patient and stop to resharpen more often and take lighter passes with the plane so I don't take off too much.  These table tops are NOT perfectly flat, but they're damn close.  Good enough for my brother, anyway. Hinge mortises!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled woodworking post for this special announcement.  The project took a brief hiatus because my wife gave birth to our second son, Workshop Gremlin #2.  D'awwww! As you well know, if you should ever catch a Workshop Gremlin, he's bound by an ancient agreement to sweep your shop floor.  If you manage to catch two Workshop Gremlins?  Well... that's never

Alright, so next up we need to square those table tops.  The circular saw was on a job site so we had to resort to the router and a straight edge.  Not my cup of tea so I asked Nathan to do it for me.  I hate routers.  One slip and *poof*, all those hours wasted. Then we'll need some elongated mortises in the breadboard ends.  I bought the Lee Valley Premium Hollow Chisels and they