Visiting Chicago to see my bro and little sis in her first show as a professional dancer…and it’s her birthday. Haven’t been to the Field Museum in forever. Sue the T-Rex #Chicago #fieldmuseum #trex #sue http://ift.tt/1Jebmu1 December 29, 2015
Here’s another shot of my recently completed cherry and beech Roubo workbench. No real progress out in the shop today unfortunately… #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1QVm3UO December 27, 2015
My hope was to have my white oak Roubo workbench done by Xmas but it’s just not going to happen. I started training to become a Home Inspector and that has been a significant time investment. The new goal is to get it done by mid January. That should be doable. Why does everything take so long?? #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1YBZRy8 December 23, 2015
I used my #festool domino for the first time and cut 12 mortises to give some extra strength to the glue joint. I went ahead and made my own floating tenon stock using more white oak. Do you guys make your own “domino” stock? #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1RyyTIG December 20, 2015
Trying to plan things out for placement of my Emmert turtleback patternmakers vise. This will be an extra work holding device at the leg vise end of the bench. I’m disappointed I will need to remove so much material from the underside of the bench to accommodate the screw and back of the main housing, but I don’t see a way around it… #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1PdfHwJ December 19, 2015
Pretty crisp. I have to remind myself sometimes that one needs to strike a balance between accurate/clean work and weighing too heavily on the OCD side. Initial test fit seemed good on all the legs. #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1m4LC8B December 15, 2015
Finished the last of the double mortises tonight. I need to do a bit of cleanup tomorrow but otherwise I’m good to go… #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1SYfUoo December 14, 2015
Because of the thickness of this slab (6") and the overall size of these mortises I’m unable to use my normal method of cutting. Lots of hand tool work here - which I enjoy, but it slows things down. I’m scheduled to reupholster a sofa and two chairs for my house after I’m done with this workbench. I can already hear my wife asking why it’s taking so long. Hahahahaha! #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1QmK5aW December 13, 2015
Detail shot of cherry Roubo workbench… #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #cherry #beech #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1Y6rR1Z December 13, 2015
December 11, 2015 Waiting for my student to show up. Figured I’d warm up with some Bach. Here’s the beginning of the Courante from the 1st Suite. #Bach #cello #suites #bachsuites #solo #warmup #courante #music #playing
I’m using my slot mortiser to hog out most of the waste on these massive 2-1/8" x 6-3/8" mortises. I can’t quite reach through the entire slab (or to the top of the mortise) so it will need to be flipped and attacked from the other side as well. #workbench #roubo #workshop #woodwork #woodworking #wood #whiteoak #jointer #handmade #handtools #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #shop http://ift.tt/1lUGTX8 December 11, 2015
Flat to within 0.004" for the center glue joint on my new Roubo white oak bench. The jointer did 95% of the work, but the last 5% is the hard part and takes the longest… #workbench #roubo #workshop #woodwork #woodworking #wood #whiteoak #jointer #handmade #handtools #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #shop http://ift.tt/1QhH6R9 December 10, 2015
Cutting the massive 6"x12" white oak beams to final width. Lots of infeed and outfeed support on this one guys! #workbench #roubo #workshop #woodwork #woodworking #wood #whiteoak #jointer #handmade #handtools #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #shop http://ift.tt/1XWCEvz December 9, 2015
Name change is coming… Here’s a quick sketch of a possible rubber stamp. Designed by my bro @mikemcchillin. #stamp #mcmfurniture #logo #design #madeinchicago http://ift.tt/1OQDrbB December 9, 2015
Ok here are the two white oak slabs for the top of my new Roubo workbench. I did the heavy lifting with my 16" Northfield jointer and my 24" Oliver 299 planer. The final flattening of the centerline joint was done with my #lienielsen #7 plane. It has a slight hollow along the 110" length. The last 5" on each end will eventually be cut off to give the finished length. #workbench #roubo #workshop #woodwork #woodworking #wood #whiteoak #jointer #handmade #handtools #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #shop http://ift.tt/1R695mZ December 7, 2015
Using my #lienielsen jointer plane to create a super tight glue joint seam for my workbench top. These 6"x12" white oak beams for my new workbench weigh about 200lbs each. I used my 16" Northfield jointer to flatten a face and square up and edge. That being said, it was difficult to keep a consistent feed rate because of the mass and weight. This left a less-than-perfect surface for the center glue joint. I almost always follow up machine work with hand tools for the final finish. #workbench #roubo #workshop #woodwork #woodworking #wood #whiteoak #jointer #handmade #handtools #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #shop http://ift.tt/1OJeUFm December 6, 2015
So I finally drilled a through hole in the spindle of my Wadkin RS lathe. Now I can easily knock stuck things from the MT#2 headstock and also keep my eyes open for a vacuum chuck. Pic 3 of 3… #wadkin #lathe #turning #drilling #rs http://ift.tt/1YQo0Tz December 5, 2015
Final pass on my 16" Northfield jointer squaring up this 9ft 6"x12" white oak beam for my new Roubo workbench. This is heavy work to do solo! #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1Nwc8ho December 4, 2015
It is difficult to tell from this picture but the slab is beautiful! I will do the second slab today and run both through the planer. Super excited! #condortails #madeinusa #madeinmichigan #Benchcrafted #woodshop #workshop #woodwork #handmade #workbench #roubo #tenon #dovetail #legvise #wagonwheel #woodworking #mcmfurniture #lienielsen #whiteoak http://ift.tt/1TzYQWu December 3, 2015