http://semiww.org/blogs Words from guys working wood. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:26:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I attended an informal class on spray finishing put on by two members of the SEMWW, Dave Zaret and Jim Biddle.  They did an outstanding job of presenting an overview of spraying.  They focused on spraying Target Coatings products, and since I haven't used anything ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/63-Spray-Finishing-Class.html Today I attended an informal class on spray finishing put on by two members of the SEMWW, Dave Zaret and Jim Biddle.  They did an outstanding job of presenting an overview of spraying.  They focused on spraying Target Coatings products, and since I haven't used anything ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/63-Spray-Finishing-Class.html Well I've finally completed a few new projects.  Check them out on the main website:  dulcitars and my new outfeed bench.The bench went together very quickly due to my use of a premade slab and Dominos for joinery.  It's a great design and I'm already thankful ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/62-Website-Updates.html Well I've finally completed a few new projects.  Check them out on the main website:  dulcitars and my new outfeed bench.The bench went together very quickly due to my use of a premade slab and Dominos for joinery.  It's a great design and I'm already thankful ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/62-Website-Updates.html I occasionally have lulls in my woodworking hobby.  They don't happen often, and they usually don't last long, but there are occasionally times when I just don't feel like getting into the shop for some unknown reason.  This spring was one of those times, and this ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/61-Back-In-The-Saddle.html Over the past several days we've been reviewing the insurance coverage we have for our home, cars, life ("lives"?), etc. A few years ago we added a "rider" to our homeowner's policy expressly to cover my tools. Without the rider our basic ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/60-Insurance.html My shop serves several purposes.  Primarily it's a place for me to build stuff.  But one of it's important secondary functions is to provide a place of respite from the rest of the world.  A place to go and forget about the issues of life and ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/59-Working-at-not-much.html My shop serves several purposes.  Primarily it's a place for me to build stuff.  But one of it's important secondary functions is to provide a place of respite from the rest of the world.  A place to go and forget about the issues of life and ... http://www.chrisbillman.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/59-Working-at-not-much.html One of my greatest investments has to be my automatic backup generator. With the power going out several times in the last few weeks... this storm season would have otherwise got the best of me. Preferring to by my meat by the half cow, owning several refrigerators/freezers would have been ... http://semiww.org/blogs/2008/07/14/i-heart-my-generator/ Well, we had the second Galoot meeting dealing with the construction of the more hand tool oriented of the two benches last Thursday.  It was kind of an unusual meeting in that we accomplished quite a bit.  Stretcher tenons were finished, leg mortises were bored and a couple of tenons ... http://semiww.org/blogs/2008/06/10/daves-first-bench-part-b/