Posted in Woodworking on Jan 23rd, 2008
Having waited a suitable amount of time with the eight sticks in clamps, it is now time to remove the clamps and continue making the cutting board. Be sure that you have had the sticks clamped for at least three hours. More is better. If your shop is cold, you should be [...]
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Posted in Photography on Jan 16th, 2008
The SIGMA 50-500 is a challenging lens that can be very difficult to use well. The real secret to it, as I’m sure those of you who have shot it successfully have discovered, is that you need a lot of light. If you don’t expect the SIGMA to be something it isn’t you’ll find you [...]
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Posted in Woodworking on Jan 11th, 2008
At the end of Stage II we had all the sticks cut. Now it’s time to do the first construction on our board.
I’ve noticed that a lot of people ask about what glue to use on cutting boards, so I want to address that here. When I began thinking about making an end-grain cutting board, [...]
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