Checkerboard Christmas Present #5: Custom Carved Checkers Completed!

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After several hours of carving with my Dremel tool over the last two days, I completed the custom checkers for this project. This was my first attempt at wood carving and with 48 sides to carve, it was a bit tedious, but not too difficult. My skills improved a good deal by day two and I took some extra time to go back over the first day’s checkers and make sure they were all pretty consistent.

I took some video of the carving process to post as a separate blog entry once I have time to edit it.

I tried out several stain colors on some scraps and decided on Ebony and Natural Danish Oil for the two colors. They are drying at the moment. After I seal them, I’ll polish them with a coating of Bee’s Wax to make them nice and slippery.

I think Lila is going to enjoy these. I know I can’t wait for our first game on Christmas Eve.

Regards,

Jeff

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toy box #2

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this is my second toybox, for my second daughter. it turned out great and was a blast to build. i used “premium pine” from home depot and glued each side (panel) together with an offset to allow each panel to slip into one another, much like a puzzle. i used red oak dowels to pin the panels together. there is also two strips of red oak on the lid. another great part of this box is the lid support. i used these on my first box as well.. but heres some advice, i have a second one that i will install in a few months, because the spring will wear out and not do its job properly.

thanks for looking!!!!!

-ben

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LJ Book Draws #1: Archive

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The following are books that have been offered for free book draws here at LumberJocks.com

• Fox Chapel Publishing Turning Vintage Tools by Chris Reid


• Fox Chapel Publishing American Country Furniture


• Fox Chapel Publishing Great Book of Wooden Toys by Norm Marshall


• Fox Chapel Publishing To Turn the Perfect Wooden Bowl by Ron Roszkiewicz


• Fox Chapel Publishing New Masters Of The Wooden Box by Oscar Fitzgerald


• Fox Chapel Publishing Wooden Puzzles


• Fox Chapel Publishing Carving the Human Face


• Fox Chapel Publishing Simply Wood


• Fox Chapel Publishing Outdoor Furniture


• Fox Chapel Publishing Fixtures and Chucks for Woodturning by Doc Green


• Fox Chapel Publishing Whittling Little Folk


• Fox Chapel Publishing Bench Planes


• Fox Chapel Publishing The Big Book of Intarsia Woodworking


• Fox Chapel Publishing Woodcarving Noah's Ark


• Fox Chapel Publishing Handcrafted Christmas


• Fox Chapel Publishing Pinewood Derby


• Fox Chapel Publishing Workbenches & Shop Storage Solutions


• Fox Chapel Publishing Wild & Wacky Birdhouses and Feeders


• Fox Chapel Publishing Creative Wooden Boxes From the Scroll Saw


• Fox Chapel Publishing Big Book of Whittle Fun


• Fox Chapel Publishing Bird-Friendly Nest Boxes & Feeders by Paul Meisel


• Fox Chapel Publishing Make Your Own Ukulele


• Fox Chapel Publishing Woodcarving Magic


• Fox Chapel Publishing Cigar Box Guitars


• Fox Chapel Publishing Woodcarver's Workbook


• Fox Chapel Publishing Shaper


• Fox Chapel Publishing Routers & Router Tables


• Toolemera Woodwork Joints


• Toolemera The Art and Craft of Cabinet Making


• Toolemera The Painter, Guilder, and Varnisher's Companion


• Toolemera Art of Mitring


• Toolemera Woodwork Tools and How To Use Them


• Toolemera Our Workshop


• Toolemera Working Drawings of Colonial Furniture By Frederick J. Bryant


• Consulting Woodworker Frontier Logs Playset

Thanks to Fox Chapel Publishing, Toolemera, and Consulting Woodworker for the donation of the books!

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